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DIVINITY SCHOOL
TROWBRIDGE LIBRARY

GIFT OF
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THE

NEW TESTAMENT

OF OUR

LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.

AMERICAN BIBLE UNIO N VERSION.

IMPROVED EDITION.

PHILADELPHIA

AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY,
1420 Chestnut Street.

EDITION- -WITH BAPTIZE.

PREFATORY NOTE.

In 1865, the American Bible Union published
a Revised English Version of the New Testament,
which has been widely used. The demand for a
new edition having been made, and the money
necessary having been furnished, the Executive
Board of the American Baptist Publication Society
— to which Society the home Bible work of Bap
tists was committed by the Bible Convention at
Saratoga, N. Y., May 22 and 23, 1883— appointed
Alvah Hovey, T>. J)., John A. Broadus, D. D.,
and Henry G. Weston, D. D., a committee to pre
pare an improved edition of this Revised New
Testament of the American Bible Union. To
meet the wishes of many persons, this improved
edition is published in two forms, one of which
retains the American Bible Union translations of
baptizo (immerse, etc.), the other has the Angli
cised form of the Greek word (baptize, etc.).

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
MATTHEW.

J The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, son
of David, son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begot
Isaac ; and Isaac begot Jacob ; and Jacob begot Judah
and his brothers; 3and Judah begot Perez and Ze-
rah, of Tamar ; and Perez begot Hezron ; and Hezron
begot Ram ; * and Ram begot Amminadab ; and Am-
minadab begot Nahshon; and Nahshon begot Sal
mon ; 5and Salmon begot Boaz, of Rahab ; and Boaz
begot Obed, of Ruth; and Obed begot Jesse; "and
Jesse begot David the king :
And David begot Solomon, of her that had been
the wife of Uriah; 'and Solomon begot Rehoboam;
and Rehoboam begot Abijah ; and Abijah begot Asa ;
8 and Asa begot Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat be
got Joram; and Joram begot Uzziah; 9and Uzziah
begot Jotham ; and Jotham begot Ahaz ; and Ahaz
begot Hezekiah; 10and Hezekiah begot Manasseh;
and Manasseh begot Amon ; and Amon begot Josiah ;
11 and Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers, at the
time of the removal to Babylon.
12 And after the removal to Babylon, Jeconiah begot
Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel; "and
Zerubbabel begot Abiud; and Abiud begot Elia
kim; and Eliakim begot Azor; "and Azor begot
Zadok ; and Zadok begot Achim ; and Achim begot
5

MATTHEW. 1 : 15-25

Eliud; 15 and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot
Matthan ; and Matthan begot Jacob ; 16and Jacob be
got Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, who is called Christ.
"All the generations, therefore, from Abraham
unto David are fourteen generations ; and from David
unto the removal to Babylon, fourteen generations ;
and from the removal to Babylon unto the Christ,
fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was after this man
ner. His mother Mary having been betrothed to
Joseph, before they came together she was found to
be with child of the Holy Spirit. 19And Joseph her
husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to
expose her to shame, purposed to put her away pri
vately. 20But when he thought on these things, be
hold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take
to thee Mary thy wife ; for that which is begotten in
her is of the Holy Spirit. "And she will bring forth
a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus ; for he it is
that shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this has come to pass; that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the
prophet, saying,
23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
And shall bring forth a son,
And they shall call his name Immanuel ;
which is, being interpreted, God with us.
21 And Joseph, arising from sleep, did as the angel
of the Lord directed him, and took to him his wife ;
25 and he knew her not until she brought forth a son ;
and he called his name Jesus.

2 : 1-13 MATTHEW.

TT And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of
Judsea, in the days of Herod the king, behold,
•wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying,
Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we
saw his star in the east, and we came to do him hom
age. 3 And the king, Herod, hearing(it, was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him. 4And assembling all
the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired
of them where the Christ should be born. 5 And they
said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea ; for thus it is
written through the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Art by no means least among the governors of
Judah;
For out of thee shall come forth a Governor,
Who shall shepherd my people Israel.
'Then Herod, having privately called the "wise
men, learned from them exactly the time of the star
that appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and
said, Go and inquire exactly concerning the child;
and when ye have found him, bring me word, that
I also may come and do him homage. 9 And they,
having heard the king, went on their way ; and lo,
the star, which they saw in the east, went before them,
till it came and stood over where the child was.
10 And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding
great joy. "And coming into the house, they saw
the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and
did homage to him ; and opening their treasures, they
offered to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
". And being divinely instructed in a dream, not to re
turn to Herod, they withdrew into their own country
by another way.
13 And when they had withdrawn, behold, an angel
• Or, Magi.

8  MATTHEW.  2: 14-23
of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying,
Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee
into Egypt, and be there until I tell thee ; for Herod
is about to seek the child to destroy him. I4 And he
arose and took the child and his mother by night and
withdrew into Egypt, 15 and was there until the death
of Herod ; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of
Egypt I called my son.
16 Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the
"wise men, was full of wrath; and he sent, and slew
all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and
in all its borders, from two years old and under,
according to the time which he had exactly learned
from the wise men. "Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children ;
And she would not be comforted, because they
are not.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of
the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 saying, Arise and take the child and his mother,
and go into the land of Israel ; for they are dead who
sought the child's life. 21 And he arose and took the
child and his mother and came into the land of Israel.
22 But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Ju-
dsea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go
thither ; and being divinely instructed in a dream, he
withdrew into the region of Galilee, 23and came and
dwelt in a city called Nazareth ; that it might be ful
filled which was spoken through the prophets: He
will be called a Nazarene. » Or, Magi.

3 : 1-14 MATTHEW. 9
TTT 1 In those days comes John the Baptist, preach
ing in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 saying, Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 Por this is
he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet,
saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
Make straight his paths.
*And he, John, had his raiment of camel's hair, and
a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his food was
locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea,
and all the region round about the Jordan; 6and
they were baptized by him in athe Jordan, confessing
their sins. 'But seeing many of the Pharisees and
Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them,
Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from b the
coming wrath? 8 Produce therefore fruit worthy of
repentance ; 9 and think not to say within yourselves,
We have Abraham for our father ; for I say to you,
that God is able out of these stones to raise up chil
dren to Abraham. 10 And already the axe lies at the
root of the trees ; every tree therefore that does not
produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
u I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance ; but
he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose
sandals I am not worthy to bear ; he will baptize you
in the Holy Spirit and fire; 12 whose fan is in his
hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-
floor, and he will gather his wheat into the garner,
but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquenchable.
15 Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, to
John, to be baptized by him. "But John sought to
» Many ancient documents read in the river Jordan.
' Or, the wrath that is about to be.

10 MATTHEW. 3 : 15-4 : 10
prevent him, saying, I have need to be baptized by
thee, and dost thou come to me? 15And Jesus an
swering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it be
comes us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffers
him. 16And having been baptized, Jesus came up
straightway from the water; and lo, the heavens
were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God
descending, as a dove, and coming upon him. "And
lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I "am well pleased.
T y ' Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the
' wilderness, to be tempted by the Devil. 2 And
having fasted forty days and forty nights, he was
afterwards hungry. 3 And coming to him, the tempter
said, If thou art God's Son, command that these stones
become loaves of bread. *But he answering said, It
is written, Not on bread alone shall man live, but
on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of
God. 5 Then the Devil takes him into the holy city, and
sets him on the pinnacle of the temple, "and says to
him, If thou art God's Son, cast thyself down; for
it is written,
He will command his angels concerning thee ;
And on their hands they will bear thee up,
Lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.
'Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shalt
not b tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again the Devil takes him into an exceedingly
high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms
of the world, and the glory of them; 9and says to
him, All these things I will give thee, if thou fall
down and worship me. 10Then Jesus says to him,
Get thee hence, Satan ; for it is written, Thou shalt
• Or, was. 1 Or, test.

4:11-24 MATTHEW. 11
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou
serve. "Then the Devil leaves him; and behold,
angels came and ministered to him.
12 And hearing that John was delivered up, he with
drew into Galilee. "And leaving Nazareth, he came
and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the
borders of Zebulun and Naphtali ; "that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the pro
phet, saying,
15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
16 The people that sat in darkness, saw a great light,
And to those that sat in the region and shadow of
death light arose.
"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18 And
walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,
Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting
a net into the sea; for they were fishers. 19And he
says to them, Come after me, and I will make you
fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left the nets
and followed him. 21And going on thence he saw
other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their
father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22 And they straightway left the boat and their father,
and followed him.
23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirm
ity among the people. M And the report of him went
forth into all Syria ; and they brought to him all that
were sick, seized with many kinds of diseases and
torments, demoniacs, and epileptics and paralytics;

12 MATTHEW.  4 : 25-5 : 16
and he healed them. 25 And there followed him great
multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem
and Judaea and from beyond the Jordan.
TT 'And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the
' mountain ; and when he had sat down, his disci
ples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth, and
taught them, saying,
3 Happy the poor in spirit ; for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.
4 Happy they that mourn; for they shall be com
forted. 5 Happy the meek; for they shall inherit the
"earth. 6 Happy they that hunger and thirst after righteous
ness ; for they shall be filled.
'Happy the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Happy the pure in heart ; for they shall see God.
"Happy the peacemakers; for they shall be called
sons of God.
10 Happy they who have been persecuted for right
eousness' sake ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Happy are ye, when they reproach you, and per
secute you, and say all evil against you falsely, for
my sake. "Rejoice, and be exceeding glad ; because
great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted
the prophets that were before you.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt be
come tasteless, wherewith shall it be salted? It is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and
trodden under foot by men.
"Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill
can not be hid. 15Nor do they light a lamp and put
it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand ; and it
shines to all that are in the house. 16Thus let your
• Or, the land.

5 : 17-26 MATTHEW. 13
light shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
"Think not that I came to destroy the law, or the
prophets ; I came not to destroy, but to a fulfill. 18 For
verily I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away,
one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from
the law till all things be accomplished.* 19 Whoever
therefore shall break one of these least command
ments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in
the kingdom of heaven ; but whoever shall do and
teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom
of heaven.
20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness
shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it was said to those of old,
Thou shalt not kill; and whoever kills shall be in
danger of the judgment. 22But I say to you, that
every one who is angry with his brother," shall be in
danger of the judgment; and whoever says to his
brother, Raca ! shall be in danger of the Sanhedrin ;
and whoever says, Thou fool ! shall be in danger of
hell-fire. aIf therefore thou art offering thy gift at
the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother has
aught against thee, 24 leave there thy gift before the
altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy
brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou
art with him in the way ; lest perhaps the adversary
deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee
to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26 Verily
I say to thee, thou shalt in no wise come out thence,
until thou hast paid the last farthing. 
» Or, complete.
>> Many ancient documents add without cause.
2

14 MATTHEW. 5 : 27-41
27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not
commit adultery. 28But I say to you, that every
one who looks on a woman, to lust after her, has
already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 And if thy right eye causes thee to sin, pluck it out
and cast it from thee ; for it is profitable for thee that
one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body
be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand.causes thee
to sin, cut it off and cast it from thee ; for it is profit
able for thee that one of thy members perish, and not
thy whole body go away into hell. 31And it was
said, Whoever puts away his wife, let him give
her a bill of divorce. 32But I say to you, that
every one who puts away his wife, except for the
cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery ; and
whoever marries her when put away, commits adul
tery. 33 Again ye have heard, that it was said to those of
old, Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform
to the Lord thine oaths. 3*But I say to you, swear
not at all; neither by heaven, because it is God's
throne ; 35nor by the earth, because it is his footstool ; .
nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great
King. 36Nor shalt thou swear by thy head ; because
thou canst not make one hair white or black. "But
let your word be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay; and that
which is more than these is from athe evil one.
38 Ye have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and
tooth for tooth. S9But I say to you, that ye resist
not "the evil man; but whoever smites thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also. "And if
any man wishes to go to law with thee, and take thy
coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41And whoever
shall impress thee to go one mile, go with him two.
¦ Or, from evil. >> Or, resist not evil.

5 : 42-6 : 6 MATTHEW. 15
42 Give to him that asks thee, and from him that
wishes to borrow of thee turn not away.
"Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love
thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy. "But I
say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those
who persecute you; "that ye may be sons of your
Father who is in heaven; for he causes his sun to
rise on evil men and good, and sends rain on right
eous and unrighteous. ^For if ye love those who
love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the
publicans the same ? 4' And if ye salute your breth
ren only, what do ye more than others ? Do not even
the Gentiles the same? fflYe therefore shall be per
fect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
yj 'Take heed that ye do not your righteous
ness before men, to be seen by them; other
wise ye have no reward with your Father who is in
heaven. 2 When therefore thou doest alms, do not sound a
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do. in the syna
gogues and in the streets, that they may have glory
of men. Verily I say to you, they have received
their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy
left hand know what thy right hand is doing; 4that
thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father who
sees in secret will recompense thee.
5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypo
crites; for they love to pray standing in the syna
gogues and in the corners of the streets, that they
may be seen by men. Verily I say to you, they
have received their reward. 6But thou, when thou
prayest, enter into thy inner chamber, and having
shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret:
and thy Father who sees in secret will recompense
thee.

16  MATTHEW.  6 : 7-22
'And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the
Gentiles do ; for they think that they shall be heard
for their much speaking. 8Be not therefore like
them ; for your Father knows what things ye have
need of, before ye ask him. 9Doye therefore pray
after this manner: Our Father who art in hea
ven, hallowed be thy name. *°Thy a kingdom come ;
thy will "be done, as in heaven, so on earth. "Give
us this day our daily bread. "And forgive us our
debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. "And
bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from
"the evil one.d "For if ye forgive men their tres
passes, your heavenly Father will also forgive you ;
15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither
will your Father forgive your trespasses.
'"And when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a
sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that
they may appear to men fo fast. Verily I say to
you, they have received their reward. "But thou,
when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy
face ; 18that thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy
Father who is in secret ; and thy Father who sees in
secret will recompense thee.
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth,
where moth and rust consume, and where thieves
break through and steal. 20But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
consumes, and where thieves do not break through
nor steal. 21 For where thy treasure is, there will thy
heart be also.
22 The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore
* Or, reign. » Or, come to pass. ° Or, evil.
a The doxology. For thine is the Itingdom. and the power, and
the glory, for ever. Amen, is wanting in most oj the ancient docu
ments, though found in some with variations.

6 : 23-7 : 2 MATTHEW. 17
thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light;
23 but if thine eye be evil, thy whole body will be
dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkr
ness, how great the darkness! 24No man can serve
two -masters ; for either he will hate the one, and love
the other ; or he will hold to one, and despise the
other. Ye can not serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor
for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life
more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
26 Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor
reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are not ye of much more value
than they? "And which of you by being anxious
can add one cubit to his aage? 28And why are ye
anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of
the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor spin ;
29 and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his
glory was arrayed like one of these. 30 And if God so
clothes the grass of the field, which to-day is, and
to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much
more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31Be not there
fore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What
shall we drink? or, Wherewith shall we be clothed?
32 For after all these do the Gentiles seek. For your
heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.
13 But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness ;
and all these shall be added to you. 34Be not there
fore anxious for the morrow; for the morrow will
have its own anxiety. Sufficient for the day is its evil.
y|T 'Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2For
with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged ; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be
» Or, stature.

18 MATTHEW. 7:3-17
measured to you. 3And why seest thou the mote
that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the
beam that is in thine own eye? 4Or how wilt thou
say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of
thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
5 Hypocrite ! cast out first the beam out of thine own
eye ; and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the
mote out of thy brother's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast your
pearls before swine ; lest they trample them with their
feet, and turn and rend you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. 8For
every one that asks receives; and he that seeks
finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, who if his son shall
ask a loaf, will give him a stone? I0Or if he shall
ask a fish, will give him a serpent? "If ye then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts to your chil
dren, how much more will your Father who is in
heaven give good things to those who ask him ?
12 All things therefore whatever ye wish that men
should do to you, so do ye also to them ; for this is
the law and the prophets.
"Enter ye in through the narrow gate; because
wide is the gate, and broad the way, that leads to
destruction, and many are they who enter in through
it. ""Because narrow is the gate, and straitened
the way, that leads to life, and few are they who
find it.
16 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in
sheeps' clothing, but within are ravening wolves.
16 From their fruits ye will know them. Do men
gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles ? " So
» In many ancient documents. How narrow.

7 : 18-8 : 3 MATTHEW. 19
every good tree produces good fruit ; but the corrupt
tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree can not bear
evil fruit, nor can a corrupt tree bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut
down, and cast into the fire. 20So then, from their
fruits ye will know them.
21 Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, will
enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that does
the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many
will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out
demons, and by thy name do many miracles? 23 And
then will I profess to them, I never knew you;
depart from me, ye who work iniquity. 24 Every
one, therefore, who hears these words of mine, and
does them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built
his house on the rock. 25And the rain descended,
and the streams came, and the winds blew, and fell
upon that house; and it did not fall, for it was
founded on the rock. 26And every one who hears
these words of mine, and does them not, shall be
likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the
sand. 2'And the rain descended, and the streams
came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house,
and it fell ; and great was its fall.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these
words, the multitudes were astonished at his teach
ing. -*• For he was teaching them as having author
ity, and not as their scribes.
VTTT ' When he had come down from the mount-
ain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And,
behold, there came to him a leper and bowed down
to him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse
me. 3And stretching forth his hand, he touched
him, saying, I will ; be cleansed. And straightway

20  MATTHEW.  8: 4-17
his leprosy was cleansed. 4And Jesus says to him,
See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the
priest, and offer the gift that Moses directed, for a
testimony to them.
. 5 And when he entered into Capernaum, there came
to him a centurion, beseeching him, 6and saying,
Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed, grievously
tormented. 'And he says to him, I will come and
heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord,
I am hot worthy that thou shouldst come under my
roof; but only say "the word, and my servant will
be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority,
having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one,
Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he
comes ; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
10 And Jesus hearing it wondered, and said to those
who followed, Verily I say to you, Not even in
Israel have I found so great faith. "And I say to
you, that many will come from the east and the
west, and will recline at table, with Abraham, and
Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; 12but
the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the
outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and
' the gnashing of teeth ! "And Jesus said to the cen
turion, Go thy way ; as thou didst believe, so be it
done to thee. And the servant was healed in that
hour. " And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw
his mother-in-law lying sick with fever. " And he
touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she
arose, and ministered to him. "When evening was
come, they brought to him many demoniacs ; and he
cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that
were sick; "that it might be fulfilled which was
» Or., with a word.

8 : 18-32 MATTHEW. 21

spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself
took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
"And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him,
commanded to depart to the other side. "And a
scribe came, and said to him, Teacher, I will follow
thee whithersoever thou mayst go. 20 And Jesus says
to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the air
have 'haunts; but the Son of man has not where to
lay his head. 21 And another of the disciples said to
him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus says to him, Follow me, and leave the
dead to bury their own dead.
23 And when he had entered into a boat, his disci
ples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great
tempest in the sea, so that the boat was being covered
by the waves ; but he was sleeping. 25 And they came
to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save; we are
perishing. 26 And he says to them, Why are ye a fear
ful, O ye of little faith? Then rising, he rebuked the
winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
"And the men wondered, saying, What manner of
man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey
him! 28 And when he had come to the other side, into the
country of the cGadarenes, there met him two demo
niacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so
that no one was able to pass by that way. M And,
behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do
with thee, thou Son of God? Didst thou come here
to torment us before the time ? 30 Now there was afar
off from them a herd of many swine feeding. And
the demons besought him, saying, 81 If thou cast us
out, send us away into the herd of swine. 3? And he
¦ Or, roosts. » Or, cowardly.
• Many documents read Gergesenes ; some, Gerasenes.

22  MATTHEW.  8 : 33-9 : 13
said to them, Go. And coming out they went away
into the swine ; and, behold, the whole herd rushed
down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters.
33 And they that fed them fled, and went away into
the city, and told every thing, and what had befallen
the demoniacs. 34And, behold, all the city came out
to meet Jesus ; and seeing him, they besought that
TY he would depart from their borders. 'And en
tering into a boat he crossed over, and came into
his own city.
2 And, behold, they brought to him a paralytic,
lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said
to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer ; thy sins are
forgiven. 3And behold, some of the scribes said
within themselves, This man blasphemes. 4And
Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think
ye evil in your hearts ? 5 For which is easier, to say,
Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the Son of man has
authority on earth to forgive sins, (then says he to
the paralytic,) Arise, and take up thy bed, and go to
thy house. 'And rising up he went away to his
house. "And seeing it the multitudes feared, and
glorified God, who gave such authority to men.
9 And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man called
Matthew, sitting at the tax-office ; and he says to
him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.
10 And it came to pass that, as he reclined at table in
the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came
and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples.
" And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples,
Why does your teacher eat with the publicans and
sinners? "And hearing it he said, They who are
well need not a physician, but they who are sick.
13 But go, and learn what this means, I wish for mercy

9 : 14-26 MATTHEW. 23
and not sacrifice; for I came not to call righteous
men, but sinners.
"Then come to him the disciples of John, saying,
Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy
disciples fast not? "And Jesus said to them, Can
the sons of the bridechamber mourn, so long as the
bridegroom is with them ? But there will come days
when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and
then they will fast. " And no one puts a piece of
unfulled cloth on an old garment; for that which
fills it up takes from the garment, and a worse rent
is made. " Nor do they put new wine into old skins ;
else the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the
skins perish. But they put new wine into fresh
skins, and both are preserved together.
"While he was speaking these things to them,
behold, there came a ruler, and bowed down to him,
saying, My daughter just now died ; but come and
lay thy hand on her, and she will live. " And Jesus
arose and was following him, he and his disciples.
20 And behold, a woman who had a flow of blood
twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of
his garment. 21For she said within herself, If I only
touch his garment, I shall be "made well. 22But
Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of
good cheer ; thy faith has " made thee well. 23 And
the woman was amade well from that hour. And
Jesus, coming into the house of the ruler, and seeing
the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,
said, 24 Withdraw; for the damsel has not died, but
is sleeping. And they laughed at him. 25 But when
the crowd was put forth, he went in, and took hold
of her hand, and the damsel arose. 26 And the fame
of this went forth into all that land.
• Or, saved. » Or, saved thee.

24 MATTHEW. 9 : 27-10 : 3

27 And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind men
followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy
on us, Son of David. M And when he had come into
the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus
says to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this?
They say to him, Yea, Lord. 29 Then he touched their
eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done to
you. 30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus
sternly charged them, saying, Take heed, let no one
know it. 3l But they went out and spread abroad his
fame in all that land.
32 And as they were going out, behold, they
brought to him a dumb man, a demoniac. "And
when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke.
And the multitudes wondered, saying, It was never
so seen in Israel. 34 But the Pharisees said, "Through
the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.
35 And Jesus went about all the cities and the vil
lages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching
the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease
and every infirmity. ^And seeing the multitudes,
he was moved with compassion for them, because
they were harassed, and scattered, as sheep having
no shepherd. "'Then he says to his disciples, The
harvest is great, but the laborers are few. ^Pray
therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth
Y^ laborers into his harvest. 'And calling to him
>i* his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over
unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal
every disease and every infirmity.
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these:
The first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his
brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his
brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and
• Or, in.

10 : 4-19 MATTHEW. 25
Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus,
and Thaddeus; 4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas
Iscariot, who also "betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them,
saying, Go not into a way of the Gentiles, and into a
city of the Samaritans enter not. 6 But go rather to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7«And as ye go,
preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, "raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast
out demons. ° As a gift ye received, ° as a gift impart.
9 Get not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles;
10nor bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals,
nor staff; for the workman is worthy of his food.
"And into whatever city or village ye enter, search
out who in it is worthy; and there abide until ye
depart. "And as ye enter the house, salute it.
"And if the house be worthy, let your peace come
upon it ; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return
to you. "And whoever does not receive you, nor hear
your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city,
shake off the dust of your feet. " Verily I say to you,
it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and
Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that
city. "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst
of wolves ; become therefore wary as serpents, and
simple as doves. "But beware of men; for they
will deliver you up to councils, and in their syna
gogues they will scourge you ; "and before governors
also and kings will ye be brought for my sake, for a
testimony to them and to the Gentiles, I9 But when
ever they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what
• Or, delivered him up.
» Some ancient documents omit raise the dead.
• Or, gratuitously.

26 MATTHEW. 10 : 20-35
to speak ; for it will be given you in that hour what
to speak. 20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit
of your Father that speaks in you. 21And brother
will deliver up brother to death, and father child;
and children will rise up against parents, and put
them to death. 22 And ye will be hated by all, for my
name's sake; but he that endures to the end, this
one shall be saved. 23 But when they persecute you
in this city, flee into the next; for verily I say to
you, ye will not finish the cities of Israel, until the
Son of man come.
24 A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant
above his lord. 25It is enough for the disciple to
become as his teacher, and the servant as his lord.
If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how
much more those of his household ! 26Fear them not
therefore ; for there is nothing covered that will not
be revealed, and hid that will not be known. 27 What
I say to you in the darkness, speak ye in the light ;
and what ye hear in the ear, preach upon the house
tops. 28 And be not afraid of those who kill the body,
but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him
who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not
one of them shall fall on the ground without your
Father. 30But the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. 31Fear not therefore; ye are of more
value than many sparrows. 32 Every one, therefore,
who shall confess me before men, him will I also
confess before my Father who is in heaven. 33But
whoever denies me before men, him will I also deny
before my Father who is in heaven. 34 Think not
that I came to "send peace on the earth ; I came not
to "send peace, but a sword. 35For I came to set a
• Or. cast.

10 : 36-11 : 8 MATTHEW. 27
man at variance with his father, and a daughter with
her mother, and a daughter-in-law with her mother-
in-law ; 36and a man's foes will be they of his house
hold. 37He that loves father or mother more than
me, is not worthy of me ; and he that loves son or
daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. 38 And
he that does not take his cross and follow after me,
is not worthy of me. 39He that finds his life shall
lose it ; and he that loses his life for my sake shall
find it. 40He that receives you receives me; and he
that receives me receives him who sent me. 41He
that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will
receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a
righteous man in the name of a righteous man will
receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whoever
gives to drink a cup of cold water only to one of these
little ones, in the name of a disciple, verily I say to
you, he will not lose his reward.
YT 'And it came to pass, when Jesus finished
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed
thence to teach and preach in their cities.
2 Now John, having heard in the prison the works
of the Christ, sent by his disciples, 3and said to him,
Art thou the Coming One, or are we to look for
another? 4And Jesus answering said to them, Go
and report to John what ye hear and see. 5 Blind
men receive sight and lame walk, lepers are cleansed
and deaf hear, and dead are raised, and poor men
have good tidings preached to them. "And happy is
he, whoever finds no occasion of stumbling in me.
' And as these were going Jesus began to say to the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into
the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the
wind? 8But what went ye out to see? A man
clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they who wear

28 MATTHEW. 11 : 9-23
soft raiment are in kings' houses. 9But why went
ye out? To see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and
much more than a prophet. "This is he of whom
it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who will prepare thy way before thee.
"Verily I say to you, among those that are' born of
women, there has not risen a greater than John the
Baptist. But the least in the kingdom of heaven
is greater than he. 12And from the days of John
the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suf
fers violence, and men of violence seize upon it.
" For all the prophets and the law prophesied until
John. "And if ye are willing to receive "him, he is
Elijah that was about to come. "He that has ears,
let him hear.
"But to what shall I liken this generation? It
is like children sitting in the market places, who
calling to their fellows "say, We piped to you, and
ye did not dance ; we wailed, and ye did not beat the
breast. "For John came neither eating nor drink
ing, and they say, He has a demon. "The Son of
man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold
a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans
and sinners. And wisdom b is justified by her works.
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities in which
most of his miracles were done, because they repented
not. 2IWoe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Beth
saida ! For if the miracles that were done in you had
been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have
repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 Never
theless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre
and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.
23 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted to
* Or, it. a Or, was.

11 : 24-12 : 6  MATTHEW. 29
heaven ? Thou shalt go down to Hades. For if the
miracles that were done in thee had been done in
Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
24 Nevertheless I say to you, that it will be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judg
ment, than for thee.
25 At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank
thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou
didst hide these things from the wise and discerning,
and reveal them to babes ; 2Gyea, O Father, that so it
was well-pleasing in thy sight! 2,AU things were
delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows
the Son except the Father ; nor does any one know
the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son
wills to reveal him.
28 Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke
upon you, and learn from me; because I am meek
and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your
souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
YTT 'At that season Jesus went on the sabbath
through the grain-fields ; and his disciples were
hungry, and began to pluck ears of grain, and to eat.
2 But the Pharisees seeing it said to him, Behold, thy
disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do
on a sabbath. 3And he said to them, Have ye not
read what David did, when he was hungry, and those
that were with him ; 4how he entered into the house
of God, and ate the show-bread, which it was not
lawful for him to eat, nor for those that were with
him, but for the priests alone ? 5 Or have ye not read
in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the tem
ple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? 6But I
say to you, that aa greater than the temple is here.
* Gr. a greater thing, or, something greater.

30  MATTHEW.  12 : 7-22
' But if ye had known what this means, I wish for
mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have con
demned the guiltless. 8For the Son of man is Lord
of the sabbath.
"And departing thence, he went into their syna
gogue. "And behold, a man having a withered
hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to
heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.
11 And he said to them, What man will there be of
you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a
pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and raise
it up? 12Of how much more value then is a man
than a sheep ! So that it is lawful to do well on the
sabbath. "Then he says to the man, Stretch forth
thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was
restored to health as the other.
"But the Pharisees went out, and held a consulta
tion against him; how they might destroy him.
15 But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew thence ; and many
followed him, and he healed them all. "And he
charged them that they should not make him known ;
"that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through
Isaiah the prophet, saying,
"Behold my servant, whom I chose,
My beloved, in whom my soul "is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
And he will declare judgment to the Gentiles.
"He will not strive, nor cry aloud ;
Nor will any one hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
And smoking flax he will not quench,
Until he send forth judgment unto victory.
21 And in his name will Gentiles hope.
22 Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind, and
• Or, was.

12 : 23-35 MATTHEW. 31
dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man
spoke and saw. 23And all the multitudes were
amazed, and said, Is this the Son of David? 24But
the Pharisees hearing it said, This man does not cast
out the demons, except "through Beelzebul, prince of
the demons. 25 And knowing their thoughts he said
to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is
brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided
against itself shall not stand. 26 And if Satan cast out
Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall
his kingdom stand? "And if I "through Beelzebul
cast out the demons, "through whom do your sons cast
them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28But
if I "through the Spirit of God cast out the demons,
then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 29 Or
how can one enter into the strong man's house, and
seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong
man ? and then he will plunder his house. 30 He that
is not with me is against me; and he that gathers
not with me scatters.
31 Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy
will be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against
the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32And whoever
speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be
forgiven him ; but whoever speaks against the Holy
Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this
"world, nor in that which is to come.
33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or
make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt ; for from
the fruit the tree is known.
34 Brood of vipers ! How can ye, being evil, speak
good things? For out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaks. 35The good man out of his
good treasure brings forth good things; and the evil
M>, in. » Or, age.

32 MATTHEW. 12 : 36-46
man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.
36 And I say to you, that every idle word that men
shall speak, they will give account of it in the
day of judgment. 37 For from thy words thou wilt
be justified, and from thy words thou wilt be con
demned. 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered
him saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee.
39 But he answering said to them, An evil and adul
terous generation seeks after a sign ; and no sign shall
be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the
belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man be
three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment
with this generation, and will condemn it; because
they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and be
hold, "a greater than Jonah is here. 42The queen
of the south will rise in the judgment with this
generation, and will condemn it ; for she came from
the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solo
mon, and behold, "a greater than Solomon is
here. 43 But when the unclean spirit is gone out from the
man, it goes- through waterless places seeking rest,
and finds none. " Then it says, I will return into my
house whence I came out ; and coming it finds it
empty and swept and set in order. 4i Then it goes,
and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked
than itself, and they enter in and dwell there ; and
the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.
So shall it be also to this wicked generation.
"While he was yet speaking to the multitudes,
behold, his mother and his brothers were standing
* Or. more.

12 : 48-13 : 12 MATTHEW. 33
without, seeking to speak to him." 48But he an
swering said to him that told him, Who is my
mother, and who are my brothers? 49 And stretching
forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, Behold,
my mother and my brothers! 50For whoever does
the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my
brother, and sister, and mother.
YTTT ' On that day Jesus went out of the house,
and sat by the sea-side. 2And there were
gathered to him great multitudes, so that he went
into a boat and sat down ; and all the multitude was
standing on the beach. 3And he spoke to them
many things in parables, saying,
4 Behold, the sower went forth to sow. And as he
sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds
came and devoured them. 5And others fell on the
rocky places, where they had not much earth ; and
straightway they sprang up, because they had no
depth of earth. 6 And when the sun rose they were
scorched ; and because they had no root, they with
ered away. ' And others fell upon the thorns ; and
the thorns came up, and choked them. 8 And others
fell on the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a
hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9He that has
ears, let him hear.
"And the disciples came and said to him, Why
dost thou speak to them in parables? "And he
answering said to them, "To you it is given to know
the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven ; but to them
it is not given. '2 For whoever has, to him shall be
given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever
» Many documents add Ver. 47, And one said to him, Behold, thy
mother and thy brothers are standing without, seeking to speak
to thee. See Luke 8 : 10,
i> Or, Because to you.

34  MATTHEW.  13 : 13-23
has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.
"Therefore I speak to them in parables; because
seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor
understand. "And to them is fulfilled the prophecy
of Isaiah, which says,
With hearing ye will hear, and will not under
stand ;
And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive.
15 For the heart of this people is become gross.
And their ears are dull of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed ;
Lest they should see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And turn, and I should heal them.
16 But happy are your eyes, because they see ; and
your ears, because they hear. " For verily I say to
you, that many prophets and righteous men desired
to see what ye are seeing, and did not see, and to
hear what ye are hearing, and did not hear.
"Do ye then hear the parable of the sower.
19 When any one hears the word of the kingdom and
understands not, then comes the evil one and snatches
away what has been sown in his heart. This is he
that was sown by the way -side. 20 And he that was
sown on the rocky places, this is he that hears the
word, and straightway with joy receives it ; 21 yet he
has not root in himself, but is only for a season ;
and when tribulation or persecution arises because
of the word, straightway he stumbles. 22And he
that was sown among the thorns, this is he that
hears the word, and the anxiety of the "world
and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word,
and it becomes unfruitful. 23And he that was
• Or, age.

13 : 24-35 MATTHEW. 35
sown on the good ground, this is he that hears
the word and understands; who bears fruit, and
produces, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty. 24 Another parable he set before them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed
good seed in his field. 25But while men slept, his
enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and
went away. 26And when the blade sprang up and
produced fruit, then appeared the tares also. "And
the servants of the householder came and said to
him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field?
Whence then has it tares? 28And he said to them,
An enemy did this. The servants said to him, Wilt
thou then that we go and gather them up? 29He
said, Nay, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root
up the wheat with them. 30Let both grow together
until the harvest. And in the season of harvest I
will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and
bind them in bundles to burn them ; but gather the
wheat into my barn.
31 Another parable he put forth to them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard,
which a man took and sowed in his field: 32 which
indeed is less than all seeds ; but when it is grown, it
is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that
the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.
33 Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom
of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and
hid in three measures of meal, until it was all
leavened. 3* All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in
parables ; and without a parable he spoke nothing to
them; 35that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
through the prophet, saying,

36  MATTHEW.  13 : 36-48
I will open my mouth in parables ;
I will utter things hidden from the foundation "of
the world.
36 Then leaving the multitudes, he went into the
house. And his disciples came to him, saying,
Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 And answering he said to them, He that sows the
good seed is the Son of man. S8The field is the
world. The good seed, these are the sons of the
kingdom ; but the tares are the sons of the evil one,
39 and the enemy that sowed them is the Devil. The
harvest is the "end of the world; and the reapers
are angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up
and are burned with fire, so shall it be in the "end
of the world. 41 The Son of man will send forth his
angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all
things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniq
uity, 42and will cast them into the furnace of fire;
there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth !
43 Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun in
the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let
him hear.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treas
ure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid,
and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has, and
buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a mer
chant seeking goodly pearls ; "and having found one
pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had,
and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net,
cast into the sea, and gathering together of every
kind. a Which, when it was filled, they drew up on
» Some early documents omit of the world.
b Or, consummation of the age.

13 : 49-14 : 3 MATTHEW. 37
the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into
vessels, but cast the bad away. 49So will it be in
the "end of the world. The angels will go forth,
and will separate the wicked from among the right
eous, 50and will cast them into the furnace of fire;
there will be the weeping and the gnashing of
teeth! 51 Did ye understand all these things ? They say to
him, Yea. 62 And he said to them, Therefore every
scribe, who has been discipled to the kingdom of
heaven is like a householder, who brings forth out
of his treasure new things and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these
parables, he departed thence. 54 And coming into his
own country, he taught them in their synagogue;
so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has-
this man this wisdom, and the miracles? Is not
this the carpenter's son ? 55 Is not his mother called
Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and
Simon, and Judas? 56And his sisters, are they not
all with us? Whence then has this man all these
things? "And they were "offended in him. But
Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor,,
except in his own country, and in his own house..
58 And he did not many miracles there, because of
their unbelief.
Yjy 'At that season Herod the tetrarch heard
the report concerning Jesus, 2and said to his
servants, This is John the Baptist ; he is risen from
the dead, and therefore do "these powers work in
him. 3 For Herod laid hold of John, and bound him and
» Or, the consummation of the age.
* Or., made to stumble because pf him.
• Or, the powers. 4

38  MATTHEW.  14 : 4-19
put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the
wife of Philip, his brother. 4 For John said to him,
It is not lawful for thee to have her. 6 And wish
ing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because
they held him as a prophet. 6But when Herod's
birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced
before them, and pleased Herod. 'Whereupon he
promised with an oath, to give her whatever she
should ask. 8And she, being urged on by her
mother, says, Give me here on a dish, the head of
John the Baptist. 9 And the king was grieved ; but
for the sake of his oaths, anfl of those who reclined
at table with him, he commanded it to be given.
"And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
"And his head was brought on a dish, and given
to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.
12 And his disciples came and took up the corpse, and
buried it ; and they went and reported it to Jesus.
13 And Jesus hearing it withdrew thence in a boat,
into a desert place apart. And the multitudes hear
ing of it, followed him on foot from the cities. "And
coming forth he saw a great multitude, and had com
passion on them, and healed their sick.
"And when evening came, the disciples came to
Shim, saying, The place is desert, and the time is
already passed away; dismiss the multitudes, that
they may go away into the villages, and buy them-
•selves food. "But Jesus said to them, They need
not go away ; do ye give them to eat. " And they
say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two
fishes. "And he said, Bring them hither to me.
" And he commanded the multitudes to recline on
the grass ; and he took the five loaves and the two
fishes, and looking up to heaven he blessed, and
broke, and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the

14 : 20-36 MATTHEW. 39

disciples to the multitudes. 20 And they all ate, and
were satisfied : and they took up of that which re
mained over of the pieces, twelve baskets full. 21 And
they who ate were about five thousand men, besides
women and children.
22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to
enter into the boat and to go before him to the other
side, until he should dismiss the multitudes.
23 And having dismissed the multitudes, he went
up into the mountain apart to pray ; and when even
ing was come, he was there alone. 24But the boat
was now in the midsf of the sea, distressed by the
waves; for the wind was contrary. 23And in the
fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking
on the sea. 26 And the disciples, seeing him walking
on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is a spectre.
And they cried out for fear. " But straightway Jesus
spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer ; it is I, be
not afraid. 28And Peter answering him said, Lord,
if it is thou, bid me come to thee on the water. 29 And
he said, Come. And stepping down from the boat,
Peter walked on the water, and came to Jesus. 30 But
seeing the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to
sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. 31And
straightway Jesus stretching forth his hand took
hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith,
why didst thou doubt ?
32 And when they had gone up into the boat the
wind ceased. 33And those who were in the boat
worshiped him, saying, Truly, thou art God's Son.
"And crossing over, they came into the land of
Gennesaret. 35And the men of that place, know
ing him, sent into all that region round about, and
brought to him all that were sick; 36and they
besought him that they might only touch the

40 MATTHEW. 15 : 1-16
fringe of his garment; and as many as touched
were made well.
Yy 'Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem
Pharisees and scribes, saying, 2Why do thy1
disciples transgress the tradition of the elders ? Fo*
they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3AJid he answering said to them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God, for the sake of
your tradition? 4For God said, Honor thy father
and thy mother ; and he that speaks evil of father
or mother, let him surely die, 5 But ye say, Who
ever says to his father or his mother, It is a gift
to God, whatever thou mightest be profited with
from me, 6 shall not honor his father ; and ye made
void the word of God, for the sake of your tradi
tion. ' Hypocrites ! Well did Isaiah prophesy con
cerning you, saying,
•This people honor me with their lips,
But their heart is far from me.
' But in vain they worship me,
Teaching as doctrines commandments of men.
10 And calling to him the multitude, he said to them,
Hear, and understand : " Not that which enters into
the mouth defiles the man ; but that which proceeds
out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
12 Then come to him the disciples, and say to him,
Knowest thou that the Pharisees, when they heard
the saying, were made to stumble? "And he an
swering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father
planted not, shall be rooted up. " Let them alone ;
they are blind guides ; and if a blind man guide a
blind man, both will fall into a pit.
15 And Peter answering said to him, Explain to us
this parable. "And he said, Are ye also even yet

15 : 17-31 MATTHEW. 41
without understanding? "Do ye not perceive that
whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly,
and is cast out into the drain ? " But the things that
proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the
heart; and it is they that defile the man. "For
out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blas
phemies. 20 These are the things that defile the man ;
but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not the
man. 21 And Jesus, going forth thence, withdrew into
the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22And behold, a
woman of Canaan, coming out from those borders,
cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord,
Son of David ; my daughter is grievously possessed
with a demon. ra But he answered her not a word.
And his disciples came and besought him saying,
Dismiss her; because she cries after us. 24But he
answering said, I was not sent except to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel. 25But she came and
"worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26And he
answering said, It is not good to take the children's
bread, and cast it to the dogs. " And she said, Yea,
Lord ; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall
from their masters' table. 28Then Jesus answering
said to her, O woman, great is thy faith ; be it done
to thee as thou dost wish. And her daughter was
healed from that hour.
29 And departing thence, Jesus came near to the sea
of Galilee ; and going up into the mountain, he sat
there. 30And there came to him great multitudes,
having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and
many others, and cast them down at his feet, and
he healed them ; 3' so that the multitudes wondered,
» Or, bowed down to him.

42  MATTHEW.  15 : 32-16 : 6
When they saw dumb men speaking, maimed Whole,
and lame walking, and blind seeing; and they
glorified the God of Israel.
32 And Jesus calling to him his disciples said, I
have compassion on the multitude, because they con
tinue with me now three days, and have nothing to
eat ; and I am not willing to dismiss them fasting,
lest they faint in the way. 33 And the disciples say
to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in
the wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus says to them, How many loaves have
ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitudes to recline on
the ground. 3S And he took the seven loaves and the
fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to the
disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. "And
they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up
that which remained over of the pieces seven basket*
full. 38 And they who ate were four thousand meii,
besides women and children. 39And dismissing the
multitudes, he entered into the boat, and came into
the borders of Magadati.
Yyj ' And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and
tempting him asked him to show them a sign
from heaven. 2 And he answering said to them, " 4 an
evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign ; and
no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of Jonah.
And he left them, and departed.
5 And coming to the other side, his disciples forgot
to take bread. 6 And Jesus said to them, Take heed,
and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sad-'
» Many documents, some ancient, add: When it is evening ye
say, Fair weather ! for the sky is red And in the morning, A
storm to-dny ! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know how to
discern the face of the sky, and can ye not the signs of the times ?
See iMke li : 5k.

16 : 7-20 MATTHEW. 43
ducees. 'And they reasoned among themselves,
saying, "We took no bread! 8And Jesus know
ing it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye
among yourselves, because ye have no bread ? 9 Do
ye not yet perceive nor remember the five loaves
of the five thousand, and how many ."baskets ye
took up? "Nor the seven loaves of the four thou
sand, and how many " baskets ye took up ? " How
is it that ye do not perceive that I spoke not to you
concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees and Sadducees! "Then they under j
stood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven
of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and
Sadducees. "And having come into the region of Caesarea
Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples, saying, "Who do
men say that the Son of Man is? "And they said,
Some, John the Baptist ; others, Elijah ; and others,
Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. " He says to them,
But who do ye say that I am? "And Simon Peter
answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God. "And Jesus answering said to him,
Happy art thou, Simon Bar-jona ; for flesh and blood
did not reveal it to thee, but my Father Who
is in heaven. " And I also say to thee, that thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church ;
artd the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
19 1 will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven ; and whatever thou shalt bind on earth shall
be bound in heaven ; and whatever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then he charged
¦ Or, It is because we took.
b Basket, in ver. 9 and In, represents different Greek words, as
In 14 : 20 and 15 : 37.
0 In many ancient copies: that I the Son of man am.

44  MATTHEW.  16 : 21-17 : 4
the disciples, that they should tell no one that he was
the Christ.
21 From that time began Jesus a Christ to show to
his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and
suffer many things from the elders and chief priests
and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be
raised up. 22And Peter taking him aside began to
rebuke him, saying, "Be it far from thee, Lord;
this shall not be to thee. 23 But he turned and said
to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art a
stumbling-block to me; for thou art not thinking
the things of God, but those of men.
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one wishes
to come after me, let him ° deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow me. 25 For whoever wishes to
save his life shall lose it ; and whoever loses his life
for my sake, shall find it. 26 For what will a man be
profited, if he gain the whole world, and forfeit his
"soul? Or what will a man give as an exchange for
his " soul ? " For the Son of man is about to come in
the glory of his Father, with his angels ; and then
he will render to each one according to his actions.
28 Verily I say to you, there are some of those that
stand here, who will not taste death, till they see
the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
XVII. 1 And after six davs Jesus takes with him
Peter, and James, and John his brother, and
brings them up into a high mountain apart. 2 And
he was transfigured before them ; and his face shone
as the sun, and his garments became white as the
light. 3And behold, there appeared to them Moses
and Elijah talking with him. 4And Peter answering
'Many ancie„t documents omit Christ
^Literally, [God] be merciful to tliee, Lord
"Or. renounce.
"The same Greek word, in ver. tS, is translated life.

17 : 5-18 MATTHEW. 45
said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If
thou wilt, let us make here three booths; one for thee,
and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 6 While he was
yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed
them. And behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying,
This is my beloved Son, in whom I • am well pleased ;
hear ye him. "And the disciples hearing it fell on
their face, and were exceedingly afraid. ' And Jesus
came to them and touching them said, Arise, and be
not afraid. 8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no
one except Jesus alone.
9 And as they were coming down out of the mount
ain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell no one the
vision, until the Son of man is risen from the dead.
10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say
the scribes that Elijah must first come? "And he
answering said, Elijah indeed comes, and will restore
all things. '2 But I say to you, that Elijah is already
come, and they knew him not, but did with him
whatever they wished. So also is the Son of man
about to suffer by them. " Then the disciples under
stood that he spoke to them concerning John the
Baptist. " And when they had come to the multitude, there
came to him a man, kneeling to him, and saying,
"Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is epileptic
and suffers grievously ; for often he falls into the fire,
arid often into the water. "And I brought him to
thy disciples, and they could not heal him. " And
Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse gener
ation, how long shall I be with you? How long
shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.
"And Jesus rebuked hira; and the demon went out
from him, and the boy was healed from that hour.
•¦Or, was.

46 MATTHEW. 17 : 19-18 : 4
"Then the disciples coming to Jesus apart, said,
Why could not we cast it out? 20And he said to
them, Because of your little faith. For verily I say
to you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye
will say to this mountain, remove hence to yonder
place, and it will remove ; and nothing will be im
possible to you."
22 And while they " were gathering themselves to
gether in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of
man is about to be delivered into the hands of men ;
23 and they will kill him, and on the third day he will
be raised up. And they were exceedingly grieved.
24 And when they had come to Capernaum, those
who received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said,
Does not your teacher pay the half-shekel? sHe
says, Yes. And when he entered the house, Jesus
anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon?
The kings of the earth, from whom do they receive
toll or tribute ? From their sons, or from strangers ?
26 And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said to
him, So then the sons are free. " But that we may
not cause them to stumble, go to the sea and cast a
hook, and draw up the fish that first comes up ; and
opening its mouth thou wilt find a shekel ; that take,
and give to them for me and thee.
VyTTT ' At that time came the disciples to Jesus,
saying, Who then is greatest in the king
dom of heaven ? 2 And calling a little child to him,
he placed it in the midst of them, 3and said, Verily I
say to you, if ye do not turn and become as the little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of
heaven. 4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself
'Many documents add ver. 21: But this kind comes not out ex
cept by prayer and fasting. See Mark 9 : 29.
''Many documents, were sojourning.

18 : 5-15 MATTHEW. 47
as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven. 5And whoever receives one such little
child, in my name, receives me. 6But whoever
causes one of these little ones that believe on me to
"stumble, it is profitable for him that a great mill
stone should be hanged about his neck, and he should
be sunk in the depth of the sea.
'Woe to the world, because of stumbling-blocks!
For it must needs be that stumbling-blocks come;
but woe to that man, through whom the stumbling-
block comes ! 8 But if thy hand or thy foot causes
thee to "stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It
is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed,
rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast
into the eternal fire. 9 And if thine eye causes thee
to * stumble, pluck it out and cast it from thee. It is
good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather
than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire.
"See that ye despise not one of these little ones;
for I say to you, that their angels in heaven con
tinually behold the face of my Father who is in
heaven." 12 What think ye ? If any one has a hundred sheep,
and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the
ninety and nine and go to the mountains and seek
that which is going astray ? " And if it be that he
find it, verily I say to you, he rejoices over it more
than over the ninety and nine that have not gone
astray. "Even so it is not the will of your Father
who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish.
15 But if thy brother sin,° go show him his fault
» Or, sin.
b Many documents add ver. 11 .- For the Son of man came to save
that which was lost. See Luke 19 : 10.
« Many documents add against thee. See ver. 21.

48  MATTHEW. 18 : 16-28
between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou
hast gained thy brother. " But if he hear not, take
with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two
or three witnesses every word may be established.
" And if he refuse to hear them, tell it to the church ;
and if he neglect to hear the church also, let him be
to thee as the Gentile and the publican. " Verily J
say to you, Whatever ye bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven; and whatever ye loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on
earth, concerning any thing that they ask, it shall
be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in
my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, how
often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive
him? Until seven times? 22 Jesus says to him, I
say not to thee, until seven times, but until "seventy
times seven.
53 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a
king, who wished to make a reckoning with his ser
vants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, there
was brought to him one, who owed ten thousand
talents. 25But as he was not able to pay, his lord
commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and chil
dren, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down and prostrated
himself before him, saying, Have patience with me,
and I will pay thee all. 27 And the lord of that ser
vant, moved with compassion, released him, and
forgave him the debt. 28 But that servant went out,
and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him
a hundred denaries ; and laying hold of him he began
¦ Or, seventy-seven times.

I 18 : 29-19 : 7 MATTHEW. 49
i to choke him, saying, Pay "what thou owest. 29So
'¦ his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, say-
i ing, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.
50 And he would not; but went and cast him into
prison, until he should pay that which was due. 31 So
his fellow-servants, seeing what was done, were ex
ceedingly grieved, and came and stated to their lord
all that was done. 32Then calling him to him, his
lord says to him, Thou wicked servant; I forgave
thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me.
33Shouldest not thou also have had pity on thy
fellow-servant, as I too had pity on thee? 34And
his lord was angry, and delivered him to the tor
mentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.
35 So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye
forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.
XIX 1 And it; came to pass' when Jesus finished
these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and
came into the borders of Judaea beyond the Jordan.
2 And great multitudes followed him, and he healed
them there.
3 And there came to him Pharisees, tempting him
and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his
wife for every cause? 4And he answering said to
them, Have ye not read, that he who " made them
from the beginning made them male and female,
5 and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father
and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh ? 6 So that they are no longer
two, but one flesh. What therefore God joined to
gether, let not man put asunder.
'They say to him, Why then did Moses command
to give a bill of divorce, and to put her away ? 8 He
'Literally, if thou owest anything.
* Some ancient documents : created.

50 MATTHEW. 19 : 9-21
says to them, Moses for your hardness of heart per
mitted you to put away your wives ; but from the
beginning it has not been so. 9 And I say to you,
Whoever puts away his wife, except for fornication,
and marries another, commits adultery.
10 The disciples say to him, If the case of the man
is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
11 But he said to them, Not all men can receive this
saying, but they to whom it is given. 12 For there
are eunuchs, who were so born from the mother's
womb ; and there are eunuchs, who were made eu
nuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who made
themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of
heaven. He that is able to receive it, let him re
ceive it.
"Then were brought to him little children, that
he might put his hands on them and pray ; and the
disciples rebuked them. "But Jesus said, Suffer
the little children, and forbid them not to come to
me; for "to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.
"And he put his hands on them, and departed
thence. 16 And, behold, one came to him and said, Teacher,
what good shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
" And he said to him, Why dost thou ask me con
cerning good ? One is the Good. But if thou wishest
to enter into life, keep the commandments. "He
says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt
not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou
shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;
19 Honor thy father and thy mother ; and, Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself. 20 The young man says
to him, All these things I have observed ; what lack
I yet? 21 Jesus said to him, If thou wishest to be
* Or, of such is.

19 : 22-20 : 5 MATTHEW. 51
perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven ; and come,
follow me. 22But when the young man heard the
saying, he went away grieved ; for he was one that
had great possessions.
23 And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say to
you, It is difficult for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of heaven. 24And again I say to you, It is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle,
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of
God. 25And the disciples, hearing it, were exceed
ingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved ? 26But
Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this
is impossible ; but with God all things are possible.
27 Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, we left
all, and followed thee; what then shall we have?
28 And Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, that
ye who followed me, in the regeneration, when the
Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye
also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel. ^And every one who left houses,
or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or chil
dren, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive
manifold more, and shall inherit eternal life. 30 But
many first will be last, and last first.
YY 'For the kingdom of heaven is like to a
householder, who went out early in the morn
ing to hire laborers into his vineyard. 2 And having
agreed with the laborers for a denary a day, he sent
them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the
third hour, and saw others standing in the market
place idle. 4And to them he said, Go ye also into
the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.
And they went their way. 5 Again he went out
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52 MATTHEW.  20 : 6-21
6 And about the eleventh he went out, and found
others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye
here all the day idle? 'They say to him, Because
no one hired us. He says to them, Go ye also into
the vineyard. 8And when evening came, the lord
of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the labor
ers, and pay them the wages, beginning from the last
unto the first. 9And they that were hired about
the eleventh hour came, and received every man a
den&ry. "But when the first came, they supposed'
that they should receive more ; and they also received
each one a denary. " And on receiving it, they mur
mured against the householder, "saying, These last
made one hour, and thou madest them equal to us,
who bore the burden of the day, and the burning
heat. "But he answering said to one of them,
Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree
with me for a denary? "Take what is thine, and
go. But it is my will to give to this last, even as
to thee. "Is it not lawful for me to do what I
will with my own ? Or is thine eye evil, because I
am good? "So will the last be first, and the first
last. " And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took
with him the twelve disciples by themselves, and in
the way he said to them, "Behold, we are' going up
to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man will be delivered
to the chief priests and scribes, and they will con
demn him to death, "and will deliver him to the
Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify; and on
the third day he will be raised up.
20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of
Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down and asking a
certain thing of him. 21 And he said to her, What dost
thou wish? She says to him, Command that these

20 : 22-21 : 2 MATTHEW. 53
my two sons sit, one on thy right hand, and one on
thy left, in thy kingdom. 22But Jesus answering
said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to
drink the cup that I am about to drink ? They say
to him, We are able. 23 He says to them, My cup
indeed ye shall drink ; but to sit on my r^ght hand,
and on my left, is not mine to give, but is for them
for whom it has been prepared by my Father. 24 And
the ten, hearing it, were much displeased about
the two brothers. 25But Jesus called them to him
and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles
lord it over them, and they that are great exercise
lordship over them. 26Not so shall it be among
you ; " but whoever wishes to become great among
you, shall be your minister; and whoever wishes
to be first among you, shall be your servant; 28even
as the Son of man came not to be ministered to,
but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for
many. 29 And as they were going forth from Jericho, a
great multitude followed him. 39And behold, two
blind men sitting by the way-side, hearing that
Jesus was passing by, cried, saying, Lord, have
mercy on us, thou son of David. 31 And the multi
tude rebuked them, that they should be silent. But
they cried the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on
us, thou son of David. 32 And Jesus stood still, and
called them, and said, What do ye wish I should do
to you ? 33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may
be opened. MAnd Jesus, moved with compassion,
touched their eyes; and straightway they received
their sight ; and they followed him.
YYT 'And when they drew near to Jerusalem,
and came to Bethphage, to the mount of

54  MATTHEW. 21 : 8-15
Go into the village that is over against you, and
straightway ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with
her ; loose them and bring them to me. 3 And if any
one say aught to you, ye shall say, The Lord has
need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 Now all this has come to pass, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet,
saying, 5 Say to the daughter of Zion,
Behold, thy King comes to thee,
Meek, and riding on an ass,
And on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.
6 And the disciples went and did as Jesus directed
them, 'and brought the ass, and the colt, and put
on them their garments ; and he sat thereon. 8 And
most of the multitude spread their own garments
in the way ; and others cut branches from the trees,
and spread them in the way. 9 And the multitudes
that went before him and that followed, cried, say
ing, Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the
highest. " And when he entered into Jerusalem, all
the city was shaken, saying, Who is this ? " And the
multitudes said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Naz
areth of Galilee.
12 And Jesus entered into the temple," and cast out
all that sold and bought in the temple, and over
turned the tables of the money-changers, and the
seats of those who sold doves. "And he says to
them, It is written,
My house shall be called a house of prayer ;
But ye make it a den of robbers.
"And the blind and the lame came to him in the
temple ; and he healed them. " But the chief priests
» Many documents add of God.

21 : 16-26 MATTHEW. 55

and the scribes, seeing the wonders that he did, and
the children that were crying in the temple, and
saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, were much
displeased, " and said to him, Dost thou hear what
these are saying? And Jesus says to them, Yea;
did ye never read, From the mouth of babes and
sucklings thou hast perfected praise ? " And leaving
them, he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and
lodged there.
"And in the morning, returning to the city, he
was hungry. "And seeing a fig-tree by the way, he
came to it, and found nothing thereon but leaves
only. And he says to it, No more shall fruit come
from thee forever. And immediately the fig-tree
withered away. 20 And the disciples seeing it won
dered, saying, How the fig-tree did immediately
wither away ! 21 And Jesus answering said to them,
Verily I say to you, if ye have faith, and do not
doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-
tree, but even if ye say to this mountain, be thou
taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.
22 And all things whatever ye ask in prayer, believ
ing, ye shall receive.
23 And when he came into the temple, the chief
priests and the elders of the people came to him as
he was teaching, and said, By what authority art
thou doing these things? and who gave thee this
authority? 24And Jesus answering said to them, I
also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I
too will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven,
or from men? And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us,
Why then did ye not believe him ? 26 But if we say,

,11 1  U T„-L-

56  MATTHEW.  21 : 27-41
as a prophet. "And they answered Jesus, saying,
We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do
I tell you, by what authority I do these things.
28 But what think ye ? A man had two children ;
and he came to the first, and said, Child, go work
to-day in the vineyard. 29And he answering said,
I will -not; but afterward he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise.
And he answering said, I go, sir; and went not.
31 Which of the two did the father's will? They
say, The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say to
you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the
kingdom of God before you. 32For John came to
you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not
believe him ; but the publicans and the harlots be
lieved him ; and ye, when ye saw it, did not even
repent afterward, that ye might believe him.
33 Hear another parable. There was a man that
was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and put
a hedge around it, and dug a winepress in it, and
built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went
abroad. 34And when the season of the fruits drew
near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to
receive his fruits. 35And the husbandmen taking
his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned
another. 36 Again he sent other servants, more than
the first; and they did to them likewise. "But
afterward he sent to them his son, saying, They will
reverence my son. 38But the husbandmen, upon
seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the
heir ; come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance.
39 And taking him, they cast him forth out of the
vineyard, and killed him. "When therefore the
lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those
husbandmen ? 4' They say to him, He will miserably

21 : 42-22 : 9 MATTHEW. 57

destroy those miserable men, and will let out the
vineyard to other husbandmen, who will deliver
over to him the fruits in their seasons. 42 Jesus says
to them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected,
The same is become the head of the corner ;
This was from the Lord,
And it is wonderful in our eyes.
43 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall
be taken away from you, and given to a nation bring
ing forth the fruits thereof. "And he that falls on
this stone will be broken ; but on whomsoever it falls,
it will scatter him as dust.
45 And the chief priests and Pharisees, hearing his
parables, knew that he spoke of them. 46 And while
seeking to lay hold of him, they feared the multi
tudes, since they held him as a prophet.
Y YTT ' And Jesus answering spoke to them again
* in parables, saying,
2 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who
made a marriage feast for his son. 3 And he sent his
servants to call those who were bidden to the mar
riage feast; and they would not come. 4 Again he
sent other servants, saying, Tell those who are bid
den, Behold, I have prepared my breakfast; my
oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are
ready ; come to the marriage feast. 5 But they made
light of it, and went away, one to his own farm,
another to his merchandise ; * and the rest laid hold
of his servants, and ill-treated and killed them.
'And the king was angry ; and sending his soldiers,
he destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
8 Then he says to his servants, The wedding is ready,
but they who were bidden were not worthy. 9Go
therefore into the partings of the highways, and as

58 MATTHEW. 22 : 10-25
many as ye find, bid to the marriage feast. "And
those servants went out into the highways, and gath
ered together all as many as they found, both bad
and good; and the bridal hall was filled with
guests. "And the king, coming in to behold the guests,
saw there a man not clothed with a wedding gar
ment; "and he says to him, Friend, how earnest
thou in here, not having a wedding garment? And
he was speechless. "Then the king said to the
attendants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him
forth into the outer darkness. There will be the
weeping and the gnashing of teeth ! " For many are
called, but few chosen.
15 Then the Pharisees went and held a consultation,
how they might ensnare him in speech. "And they
send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, say
ing, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teach-
est the way of God in truth, and carest not for any
one ; for thou regardest not the person of men. " Tell
us therefore, What thinkest thou ? Is it lawful to give
tribute to Caesar, or not? "But Jesus, perceiving
their wickedness, said, Why tempt ye me, hypo
crites! "Show me the tribute money. And they
brought to him a denary. 20And he says to them,
Whose is this image and inscription? 21 They say to
him, Caesar's. Then says he to them, Render there
fore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to
God the things that are God's. 22And hearing it
they wondered, and left him and went away.
28 On that day there came to him Sadducees, who
say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, say
ing, 24 Teacher, Moses said, If any one die having no
children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise
up seed to his brother. 25Now there were with us

22 : 26-45 MATTHEW. 59
seven brothers ; and the first married and died, and
having no seed left his wife to his brother. 2S Like
wise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 And after them all the woman died. 28 In the res
urrection therefore, whose wife shall she be of the
seven? For they all had her. 29But Jesus answer
ing said to the.~i, Ye err, not knowing the Scriptures,
nor the power of God. 30For in the resurrection
they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but
are as the angels in heaven. 3I But concerning the
resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that
which was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 1 am
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob? God is not the God of dead men, but
of living men. 33 And the multitudes hearing it were
astonished at his teaching.
34 But the Pharisees, hearing that he had put the
Sadducees to silence, collected together; 35and one
of them, a lawyer, asked, tempting him, se Teacher,
what commandment is great in the law? "And
he said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind. 38 This is the great and first command
ment. 39A second is like it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself. 40 On these two commandments
hangs all the law, and the prophets.
41 Now while the Pharisees were collected together,
Jesus asked them, saying, 42What think ye concern
ing the Christ ? Whose son is he ? They say to him,
David's. "He says to them, How then does David
in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
"The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit on my right hand,
Until I put thine enemies under thy feet.
45 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son ?

60 MATTHEW. 22 : 46-23 : 15
"And no one was 'able to answer him a word; nor
durst any one from that day question him any more.
XXTTT 1Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and
" to his disciples, 2 saying, The scribes and
the Pharisees "sit on Moses' seat. 3A11, therefore,
whatever they bid you, do and observe ; but do not
according to their works, for they say and do not.
4 And they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be
borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they
themselves are not willing to move them with their
finger. 6 But all their works they do to be seen by
men; for they make broad their phylacteries, and
enlarge the fringes ; 6 and love the first place at feasts,
and the first seats in the synagogues, ' and the salutar
tions in the market places, and to be called by men,
Rabbi. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi ; for one is your
Teacher, and all - ye are brethren. 9 And call no one
your father on the earth ; for one is your Father, he
who is in heaven. "Neither be called guides; for
one is your Guide, the Christ. " But the greatest of
you shall be your servant. "And whoever shall
exalt himself shall be humbled ; and whoever shall
humble himself shall be exalted.
" But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against
men ; for ye go not in, nor suffer those who are enter
ing to go in." " Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! because ye compass sea and land to
make one proselyte, and when he has become so,
ye make him twofold more a son of hell than your-
selves. 
' Gr., sat.
* Many documents here add ver. Ik : Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye devour widows' houses, even while
for a pretence ye make long prayers : therefore ye shall receive
greater condemnation. See Mark 12 ; UO ; Luke 20 '.hi.

23 : 16-30 MATTHEW. 61
"Woe to you, blind guides,' who say, Whoever
swears by the temple, it is nothing ; but whoever
swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound. " Ye
fools and blind ; for which is greater, the gold, or the
temple that has sanctified the gold? "And, Who
ever swears by the altar, it is nothing ; but whoever
swears by the gift that is on it, he is bound. "Ye
blind ; for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that
sanctifies the gift ? 20 He therefore who swears by the
altar, swears by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And
he that swears by the temple, swears by it, and by
him who dwells therein. 22 And he that swears by
heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him
who sits thereon.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
because ye pay tithe of mint and dill and cumin, and
have omitted the weightier things of the law, judg
ment, and mercy, and faith; but these ought ye to
have done, and not to have left those undone. 24 Blind
guides! straining out the gnat, and swallowing the
camel. K Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo
crites ! because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and
of the dish, but within they are full from rapacity
and excess. 26 Blind Pharisee ! Cleanse first the in
side of the cup and of the dish, that its outside also
may become clean.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
because ye are like whited sepulchres, which out
wardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full
of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28So ye
also outwardly indeed appear righteous to men, but
within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe
to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye
build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the
tombs of the rierhteous. and say, 30 If we had been in

G2 MATTHEW. 23 : 31-24 : 4
the days of our fathers, we should not have been par
takers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 So
then ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of
those who killed the prophets ; 32 and do ye fill up
the measure of your fathers ! 33 Serpents ! Brood
of vipers ! How are you to escape the judgment of
hell? ^Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets,
and wise men, and scribes; some of them ye will
kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in
your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed
upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to
the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye
killed between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I
say to you, All these things shall come upon this
generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets,
and stonest those who are sent to her ; how often did
I wish to gather thy children together, as a hen gath
ers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is abandoned to you. 39 For I
say to you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall
say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.
XXIV 1And Jesus went out from the temple,
and was going on his way; and his disci
ples came to him, to show him the buildings of the
temple. 2 But he answering said to them, See ye not
all these things? Verily I say to you, There will
not be left here one stone upon another, that will not
be thrown down.
3 And as he sat on the mount of the Olives, the
disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us,
when will these things be, and what is the sign of
thy coming and of the "end of the world? 4And
• Or, consummation of the age.

24:5-22 MATTHEW. 63
Jesus answering said to them, Take heed, lest any
one lead you astray. 5 For many will come in my
name, saying, I am the Christ ; and will lead many
astray. "And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of
wars. Take heed, be not troubled ; for it must come
to pass ; but not yet is the end ! ' For nation will
rise against nation, and kingdom aga;nst kingdom ;
and there will be famines and earthquakes in various
places. 8 But all these are a beginning of birth-pangs.
9 Then will they deliver you up to affliction, and will
kill you ; and ye will be hated by all nations for my
name's sake. "And then will many be caused to
stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will
hate one another. " And mamy false prophets will
arise, and will lead many astray. "And because
iniquity is multiplied, the love of the many will
become cold. " But he that endures to the end, this
one shall be saved. " And this gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached iu all the " world, for a testimony to
all the nations ; and then will come the end.
"When therefore ye see the abomination of deso
lation, which was spoken of through Daniel the
prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that
reads understand) "then let those in Judaea flee to the
mountains ; " he that is upon the house, let him not
go down to take the things out of his house; "and
he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take
his garment. " But alas for those who are with child,
and for those who give suck in those days! 20And
pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a sab
bath. n For then will be great tribulation, such as has
not been from the beginning of the world until now,
no nor shall be. 22 And unless those days had been
shortened, no flesh would have been saved ; but for
«¦« „oVo «f +v.o oicvt thnsfi dn.vs will be shortened.

64 MATTHEW  24 : 23-36
23 Then if any one say to you, Behold, here is the
Christ, or, Here, believe it not. 24 For there will arise
false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great
signs and wonders ; so as, if possible, to lead astray-
even the elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before
hand. 26If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is
in the wilderness ; go not forth : Behold, he is in the
secret chambers ; believe it not. "For as the light
ning comes from the east, and shines even to the
west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
28 Wherever the carcass is, there will the vultures be
gathered together.
29 But straightway, after the affliction of those days,
the sun will be dari&ned, and the moon will not
give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven^
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
39 And then will appear the sign of the Son of man
in heaven ; and then will all the tribes of the earth
mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on
the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory*
31 And he will send his angels with a great sound of a
trumpet, and they will gather together his elect
from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the
other. 32 And learn the parable from the fig-tree: When
its branch is already become tender, and puts forth
leaves, ye know that the summer is near. 33 So also
ye, when ye see all these things, know that "he is
near, at the doors.
34 Verily I say to you, this generation will not pass
away, until all these things come to pass. 35 Heaven
and earth will pass away; but my words will not
pass away.
36 But concerning that day and hour no one knows,
» Or, it.

24 : 37-51  MATTHEW. 65
not even the angels of heaven," but the Father only.
37 But as the days of Noah, so will be the coming of
the Son of man. 38For as they were in' the days
before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered
into the ark, 39and they knew not until the flood
came, and took all away ; so will be the coming of
the Son of man. 40Then will there be two men in
the field, one is taken, and one is left; "two women
grinding at the mill, one is taken, and one is left.
42 Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day
your Lord comes. ** But know this, that if the master
of the house had known in what watch the thief was
coming, he would have watched, and would not have
suffered his house to be broken through. " Therefore
be ye also ready ; for in an hour that ye think not,
the Son of man comes.
45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom
his lord set over his household, to give them their
food in due season? u Happy that servant, whom
his lord when he comes shall find so doing ! " Verily
I say to you, that he will set him over all that he
has. ** But if that evil servant shall say in his heart,
My lord delays his coming ; 49 and shall begin to beat
his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the
drunken; 50the lord of that servant will come in a
day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when
he knows not ; 51 and will cut him asunder, and ap
point his portion with the hypocrites. There will be
the weeping and the gnashing of teeth !
"Some ancient documents add nor even the Son. See Mark
IS : 32.

66  MATTHEW.  25 : 1-20
XXV lrThen shall the kingdom of heaven be
" likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps,
and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of
them were foolish, and five wise. 3 For the foolish,
taking their lamps, took no oil with them ; 4 but the
wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. s And
as the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and
slept. "But at midnight there is a cry, Behold,
the bridegroom! Come out to meet him. 'Then
all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your
oil, for our lamps are going out. "But the wise an
swered, saying, Perhaps there will not be enough for
us and you ; go rather to those who sell, and buy for
yourselves. "And while they were going away to
buy, the bridegroom came ; and they who were ready
went in with him to the marriage feast ; and the door
was shut. " And afterward come also the rest of the
virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. "But he
answering said, Verily I say to you, I know you not.
"Watch, therefore; because ye know not the day,
nor the hour !
14 For as a man going abroad called his own ser
vants, and delivered to them his goods ; " and to one
he gave five talents, to another two, and to another
one, to each according to his own ability ; and went
abroad. "Straightway he that received the five tal
ents went and traded with them, and gained other
five talents. " Likewise he also that received the two
gained other two. "But he that received the one
went away and digged in the earth, and hid his
lord's money. 19 Now after a long time the lord of
those servants comes, and makes a reckoning with
them. 20 And he that received the five talents came
and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou

25 : 21-34 MATTHEW. 67
deliveredst to me five talents ; behold, I gained other
five talents. 21 His lord said to him, Well done, good
and faithful servant ; thou wast faithful over a little,
I will set thee over much ; enter into the joy of thy
lord. 22He also that received the two talents came
and said, Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents ;
behold, I gained other two talents. 23 His lord said
to him, Well done, good and faithful servant ; thou
wast faithful over a little, I will set thee over much ;
enter into the joy of thy lord. '"And he also that
had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I
knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where
thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst
not scatter. 25 And fearing, I went away and hid thy
talent in the earth. Lo, thou hast thine own. 26 But
his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful
servant ! Thou knewest that I reap where I did not
sow, and gather where I did not scatter. "Thou
oughtest therefore to have put my money to the
bankers; and I at my coming should have received
my own with interest. ** Take ye away therefore the
talent from him, and give to him that has the ten
talents. ffl For to every one that has shall be given,
and he shall have abundance ; but from him that has
not, even what he has shall be taken away. 30And
cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer
darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnash
ing of teeth !
31 And when the Son of man comes in his glory, and
all the angels with him, then will he sit on the throne
of his glory. 32And before him will be gathered
all the nations ; and he will separate them one from
another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from
the goats. ra And he will set the sheep on his right
hand, but the goats on the left. u Then will the King

68 MATTHEW. 25 : 35-26 : 3
say to those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of
my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world: ^for I was hun
gry, and ye gave me to eat ; I was thirsty, and ye
gave me drink ; I was a stranger and ye took me in ;
36 naked, and ye clothed me ; I was sick, and ye vis
ited me ; I was in prison, and ye came to me. 37 Then
will the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when
saw we thee hungry and fed thee, or thirsty and gave
thee drink ? 38 And when saw we thee a stranger and
took thee in, or naked and clothed thee ? 39 And when
saw we thee sick , or in prison , and came to thee ? "And
the King will answer and say to them, Verily I say
to you, in so far as ye did it to one of the least of
these my brethren, ye did it to me. 41 Then will he
say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me
accursed into the eternal fire, which is prepared for
the Devil and his angels : 42 for I was hungry, and ye
did not give me to eat ; I was thirsty, and ye did not
give me drink ; " I was a stranger, and ye did not
take me in ; naked, and ye did not clothe me ; sick,
and in prison, and ye did not visit me. " Then will
they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick,:
or in prison, and did not minister to thee? 45Then
will he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, In
so far as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye
did it not to me. "And these shall go away into
eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
XXVI. ' And it came to' pass, when Jesus finished
all these sayings, he said to his disciples,
2 Ye know that after two days the passover comes,
and the Son of man is delivered up to be cru
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26 : 4-20 MATTHEW. 69
the elders of the people, into the court of the high
priest, who was called Caiaphas ; 4and they consulted
together that they might take Jesus by craft, and
kill him. 5 But they said, Not during the feast, lest
an uproar arise among the people.
6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of
Simon the leper, 7 there came to him a woman hav
ing an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, and
poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 8 But
the disciples seeing it were much displeased, saying,
To what purpose is this waste? 9For this might
have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
"But Jesus perceiving it, said to them, Why trouble
ye the woman? For she wrought a good work upon
me. " For the poor ye have always with you ; but
me ye have not always. '2 For she, in pouring this
ointment on my body, did it to prepare me for burial.
13 Verily I say to you, wherever this gospel shall be
preached in all the world, that also which this woman
did shall be told, for a memorial of her.
"Then one of the twelve who was called Judas
Iscariot, went to the chief priests, "and said, What
are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him to
you? And they weighed 'for him thirty pieces of
silver. " And from that time he sought opportunity
to betray him.
17 And on the first day of the unleavened bread the
disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that
we prepare for thee to eat the passover ? " And he said,
Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The
Teacher says, My time is at hand ; I keep the pass-
over at thy house with my disciples. "And the
disciples did as Jesus directed them, and prepared
the passover.
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70 MATTHEW. 26 : 21-35
with the twelve. 21 And as they were eating, he said,
Verily I say to you, One of you will betray me.
22 And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and began
to say to him, each one, Is it I, Lord? 23And he
answering said, He that dipped his hand with me in
the dish, he will betray me. 24 The Son of man goes
indeed, as it is written concerning him ; but woe to
that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed!
It were good for him, if that man had not been born.
25 And Judas, he that betrayed him, answering said, Is
it I, Rabbi ? He says to him, Thou saidst it. 26 And
as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and blessed,
and broke, and gave to the disciples, and said, Take,
eat; this is my body. "And he took a cup, and
gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink of it,
all of you. 28For this is my blood of the "covenant,'
which is shed for many, unto remission of sins.
29 And I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of
this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it
new with you, in the kingdom of my Father. 30 And
having sung praises, they went out into the mount
of Olives.
31 Then Jesus says to them, All ye will be " offended
in me this night. For if is written, I will smite the
Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered
abroad. 32 But after I have been raised up, I will go
before you into Galilee. 33 Peter answering said to
him, If all shall be "offended in thee, I will never be
offended. 34 Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee,
that this night, before the cock crows, thou wilt
thrice deny me. 35 Peter says to him, Even if I
must die with thee, I will not deny thee. Likewise
also said all the disciples.
» In some ancient documents, of the new covenant.
b Gr., made to stumble because of.

26 : 36-49 MATTHEW. 71
86 Then comes Jesus with them to a place called
Gethsemane, and says to the disciples, Sit ye here,
while I go yonder and pray. 3' And taking with him
Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be
sorrowful, and to be greatly distressed. 38 Then says
he to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, unto
death. Abide ye here, and watch with me. 39 And
going forward a little, he fell on his face, praying,
and saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup
pass away from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but
as thou wilt. " And he conies to the disciples, and
finds them sleeping ; and he says to Peter, Were ye
thus unable to watch with me one hour? 41 Watch,"
and pray that ye may not enter into temptation.
The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
42 Again a second time, he went away and prayed,
saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, unless
I drink it, thy will be done. a And coming he again
found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.
44 And leaving them he went away again, and prayed
the third time, saying again the same words. 45 Then
he comes to his disciples, and says to them, Sleep on
the remaining time, and take your rest! Behold,
the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed
into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going.
Behold, he is at hand that betrays me.
"And while he was yet speaking, behold, Judas,
one of the twelve, came, and with him a great mul
titude with swords and staves, from the chief priests
and elders of the people. 48Now he that betrayed
him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I kiss,
that is he; take him. 49And straightway he came
to Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and "kissed him.
• Or, watch and pray, that ye may not.
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50 And Jesus said to him, Friend, do that for which
thou art come. Then they came, and laid hands on
Jesus, and took him. 51And, behold, one of those
who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and
drew his sword, and smiting the servant of the high
priest took off his ear. 62Then says Jesus to him/
Return thy sword into its place ; for all they who
take the sword will perish by the sword. ^Or
thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and
he will even now send me more than twelve legions
of angels? HHow then are the Scriptures to be ful
filled, that thus it must be? 55In that hour Jesus
said to the multitudes, Did ye come out as against a
robber, with swords and staves, to seize me ? I sat
daily in the temple teaching, and ye did not take me.
56 But all this has come to pass, that the scriptures of
the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples
all left him, and fled.
57 And they who took Jesus led him away to Caia
phas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders
were gathered together. S8And Peter followed him
afar off, unto the court of the high priest ; and enter
ing in, he sat with the officers, to see the end.
59 And the chief priests, and all the Sanhedrin,
were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they
might put him to death; 60and they found none,
though many false witnesses came. But afterward
came two, 61 and said, This man said, I am able to
destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three
days. 62 And the high priest arose, and said to him,
Answerest thou nothing? What do these testify
against thee? 63But Jesus remained silent. And
the high priest said to him, I put thee on oath by
the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art
the. Christ, the Son of God. "Jesus says to him,

26 : 65-27 : 3 MATTHEW. 73
Thou saidst it. Nevertheless I say to you, Hence
forth ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right
hand of power, and coming, on the clouds of heaven.
63 Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He
blasphemed ! What further need have we of wit
nesses? Behold, ye have now heard his blasphemy.
66 What think ye? And they answering said, He
deserves death. 6' Then they spit in his face, and
buffeted him ; and others smote him with the palms
of their hands," M saying, Prophesy to us, O Christ,
who is he that struck thee ?
69 Now Peter was sitting without, in the court.
And a maid-servant came to him, saying, Thou also
wast with Jesus the Galilaean. "> But he denied before
them all, saying, I know not what thou art saying.
" And when he had gone out into the porch, another
maid saw him, and says to those who were there,
This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. 72 And
again he denied, with an oath, I do not know the
man. 73 And after a little while they that stood by
came and said to Peter, Truly thou also art one of
them; for even thy speech makes thee manifest.
"Then he began to curse and to swear, I do not know
the man. And straightway the cock crowed. 75 And
Peter remembered the word of Jesus when he said,
Before the cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me.
And he went out, and wept bitterly.
YYyTT 'And when morning came, all the chief
priests and the elders of the people held a
consultation against Jesus, so as to put him to death.
2 And having bound him, they led him away, and
delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that
he was condemned, repented and brought back the
» Or, with rods.
1

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thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4 saying, I sinned in betraying innocent blood. But
they said, What is that to us? Look thou to it.
5 And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple,
he withdrew ; and he went away and hanged him
self. 6 And the chief priests took the pieces of silver
and said, It is not lawful to cast them into the treas
ury, since it is the price of blood. 7 And they held a
consultation, and bought with them the potter's field,
to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field was called
the field of blood, unto this day. "Then was ful
filled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the
prophet, saying,
And they took the thirty pieces of silver,
The price of him that was priced,
Whom some of the sons of Israel priced,
"And gave them for the potter's field, as the
Lord directed me.
"Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the
governor questioned him, saying, Art thou the king
of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest
it. " And when he was accused by the chief priests
and elders, he made no answer. "Then says Pilate
to him, Hearest thou not how many things they
testifyagainst thee ? " And he made him no answer,
not even to one word ; so that the governor greatly
wondered. " Now at the feast the governor was wont
to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they
wished. "And they had then a prisoner of note,
called Barabbas. " When therefore they were gath
ered together, Pilate said to them, Whom do ye wish
that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is
called Christ? "For he. knew that through envy
they delivered him up. "And as he sat on the
judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have

27 : 20-34 MATTHEW. 75
nothing to do with that righteous man ; for I suffered
much this day in a dream because of him. 20And
the chief priests and the elders persuaded the mul
titudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and should
destroy Jesus. 21 And the governor answering said
to them, Which of the two do ye wish that I release
to you ? And they said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate says to
them, What then shall I do to Jesus who is called
Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified, 23And
lie said, Why, what evil has he done? But they
cried exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.
24 And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but
rather that an uproar was arising, took water and
washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I
am innocent of the blood of this righteous man.
Look ye to it. 25 And all the people answering said,
His blood be on us, and on our children. 26 Then he
released to them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged
and delivered up to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the Praetorium, and gathered to him the whole co
hort. 28And they stripped him, and put on him
a scarlet cloak. 29And having platted a crown of
thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his
right hand; and kneeling down before him, they
mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews ! 30And
they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote
him on the head. 3'And when they had mocked
him, they took off the cloak from him, and put on
him his garments, and led him away to crucify him.
32 And as they came out they found a man of
Cyrene, Simon by name; him they impressed to
bear his cross. 33 And having come to a place called
Golgotha (that is to say, Place of a skull), 34they gave
him wine to drink, mingled with gall ; and tasting

76  MATTHEW.  27 : 35-52
it, he would not drink. 35And having crucified
him, they divided his garments among them, cast
ing lots. 36And sitting down, they watched him
there. "And they put over his head his accusation
written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE
JEWS. 38 Then are there crucified with him two robbers',
one on the right hand, and one on the left. 39And
those who passed by railed at him, wagging their
heads, "and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple,
and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou
art God's Son, come down from the cross. "Like
wise also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes
and elders, said, 42 Others he saved, himself he can
not save. He is King of Israel ; let him now come
down from the cross, and we will believe on him.
43 He trusts on God ; let him now deliver him, if he
delights in him ; for he said, I am God's Son. "And
the robbers also, who were crucified with him, re
proached him with the same thing.
45 Now from the sixth hour, there came darkness
over all the land, unto the ninth hour. " And about
the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,:
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ? That is, My God, my
God, why didst thou forsake me? "And some of
those standing there, hearing it said, This man calls
for Elijah. " And straightway one of them ran and
took a sponge, and having filled it with vinegar and
put it on a reed, gave him to drink. " But the rest
said, Let alone ; let us see whether Elijah is coming
to save him.
50 And Jesus, again crying with a loud voice, yielded.
up his spirit. 51 And behold, the vail of the temple
was rent in twain from the top to the bottom ; and
the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent; 52and

27 : 53-66 MATTHEW. 77
the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints
who had fallen asleep were raised, 53and coming
forth out of the tombs after his resurrection entered
into the holy city, and appeared to many. 54 And the
centurion, and they that with him were watching
Jesus, on seeing the earthquake, and the things that
were taking place, were exceedingly afraid, saying,
Truly, this was God's Son. 55And many women
were there, beholding afar off, who followed Jesus
from Galilee, ministering to him; 56 among whom
was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of
Zebedee. 57 And when evening had come, there came a rich
man from Arimathasa, named Joseph, who also him
self was a disciple of Jesus. 58This man Went to
Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded it to be given up. 59And taking the
body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen, 60 and laid it
in his own new tomb, which he hewed out in the
rock. And having rolled a great stone to the door of
the tomb, he departed. 61 And Mary Magdalene was
there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the
sepulchre. 62 Now on the morrow, which is the day after the
Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were
gathered together to Pilate, ^ saying, Sir, we remem
ber that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive,
After three days I rise again. 64 Command, therefore,
that the sepulchre be made secure until the third
day ; lest his disciples come and steal him away, and
say to the people, He is risen from the dead ; and the
last error will be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said
to them, Ye have a guard ; go, make it secure, as ye
know how. "And they went, and made the sepul-

78  MATTHEW. 28 : 1-15
chre secure, sealing the stone, in connection with the
guard. Y YyT] ji ' But late on the sabbath day, as it was
dawning into the first day of the weekj-
came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to behold
the sepulchre. 2 And behold, there was a great earth
quake. For an angel of the Lord, descending out of
heaven, came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon
it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his rak
ment white as snow ; 4 and for fear of him the keepers
shook, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel an
swering said to the women, Fear not ye ; for I know
that ye are seeking Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is
not here ; for he is risen, as he said. Come hither,
see the place where he "lay. 7 And go quickly, and
tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead ; and
behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there ye
shall see him. Behold, I told you.
8 And going out quickly from the tomb, with fear
and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word.
9 And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail ! And
they coming to him took hold of his feet, and wor
shiped him. "Then Jesus says to them, Be not
afraid ; go, bear word to my brethren, to go away
into Galilee, and there they shall see me.
"And as they were going, behold, some of the
guard came into the city, and reported to the chief
priests all the things that came to pass. '2 And hav
ing gathered together with the elders, and taken
counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the
soldiers, "saying, Say, His disciples came by night,
and stole him away while we slept. "And if this
comes to a hearing before the governor, we will per-
suade him, and save you from anxiety. " And they,
» Many documents read where the Lord lay.

28 : 16-20 MATTHEW. 79
taking the money, did as they were taught. And
this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, until
this day.
16 But the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
into the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17 And seeing him, they worshiped him ; but some
doubted. "And Jesus came to them and spoke to
them, saying, All authority was given to me in
heaven and on earth. "Go therefore, and disciple
all the nations, baptizing them "into the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit ;
20 teaching them to observe all things whatever I com
manded you : and, behold, I am with you " always,
unto ° the end of the world.
• Or, unto. l Gr., all the days.
• Or, the consummation of the age.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
MARK.

T 'The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ,'
* God's Son, 2 as it is written in " Isaiah the prophet,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who.
shall prepare thy way ; 3 the voice of one crying in
the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths. 4 ° John came, he who bap
tized in the wilderness, and preached the baptism
of repentance unto remission of sins. 5And there
went out to him all the country of Judaea, and all
they of Jerusalem ; and they were baptized by him
in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and
wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, There comes
after me he that is mightier than I, the latehet of
whose sandals I am not d worthy to stoop down and
loose. 8 1 baptized you in water ; but he will baptize
you in the Holy Spirit.
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came
from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John
e in the Jordan. " And straightway eis he was coming
' Some ancient documents omit God's Son.
b Some ancient documents read in the prophets.
• Or, there came John, who baptized in the wilderness, and
preached the baptism, etc.
d Or., sufficient. « Gr., into.
80

1 : 11-25 MARK. 81
up out of the water, he saw the heavens parting, and
the Spirit as a dove descending upon him. "And
there came a voice out of the heavens : Thou art my
beloved son ; in thee I " am well pleased.
12 And straightway the Spirit drives him forth into
the wilderness. " And he was in the wilderness forty
days tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild
beasts ; and the angels ministered to him.
14 And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into
Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, " and saying,
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at
hand ; repent, and believe in the gospel.
"And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw
Simon, and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net
in the sea ; for they were fishers. " And Jesus said
to them, Come after me, and I will make you to be
come fishers of men. "And straightway they left
the nets, and followed him. "And going a little
further, he saw James the son of- Zebedee, and John
his brother, who also were in the boat mending the
nets. 20And straightway he called them; and they
left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired
servants, and went after him.
21 And they enter into Capernaum ; and straight
way on the sabbath he went into the synagogue, and
taught. 22 And they were astonished at his teaching ;
for he taught them as having authority, and not as
the scribes.
23 And straightway there was in their synagogue a
man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24 say
ing, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene !
Didst thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who
thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jesus rebuked
him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
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82 MARK. 1 : 26-42

26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him, and crying
with a loud voice, came out of him. "And they
were all amazed; so that they questioned among
themselves, saying, What is this ? A new teaching!
with authority he commands even the unclean spirits,
and they obey him. 28 And the report of him went
out straightway everywhere into all the region of
Galilee round about.
29 And straightway coming out of the synagogue,
they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with
James and John. 30 And the mother-in-law of Simon
was lying sick with fever ; and straightway they tell
him concerning her. 31 And he came and raised her
up, taking her by the hand ; and the fever left her,
and she ministered to them. 32 And at evening, when
the sun set, they brought to him all that were sick,
and the demoniacs. 33 And all the city was gathered
together at the door. 34And he healed many that
were sick with many kinds of diseases, and cast out
many demons; and he suffered not the. demons to
speak, because they knew him.
35 And rising very early, by night, he went out, and
departed into a desert place, and there prayed. 36 And
Simon, and they who were with him, followed after
him. 37 And having found him, they say to him, All
are seeking thee. 38 And he says to them, Let us go
elsewhere, into the neighboring towns, that I may
preach there also; for to this end I came forth.
39 And he went into their synagogues, throughout all
Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons.
"And there comes a leper to him, beseeching him,
and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If thou
wilt, thou canst cleanse me. 41 And being moved with
compassion, he stretched forth his hand and touched
him, and says to him, I will; be cleansed. 42And

1 : 43-2 : 12 MARK.

straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he
was cleansed. "And sternly charging him, he
straightway sent him away ; ** and says to him, See
thou say nothing to any one ; but go, show thyself
to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses
directed, for a testimony to them. 45 But he, going
out, began to publish it much, and to spread abroad
the matter; so that "Jesus could no longer openly
enter into a city, but was without in desert places.
And they came to him from every quarter.'
TT 'And when he entered again into Capernaum
" after some days, it was heard that he was " in a
house. 2 And many were gathered together, so that
there was no longer room, not even about the door ;
and he spoke the word to them.
3 And they come bringing to him a paralytic, borne
by four. 4And not being able to bring him to
him, because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof
where he was ; and having dug it out, they let down
the bed whereon the paralytic lay. 5 And Jesus, see
ing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins
are forgiven. 6But there were some of the scribes
sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7Why
does this man speak thus ? He blasphemes. Who can
forgive sins but one, God? 8 And straightway Jesus
perceiving in his spirit that they so reason within
themselves, says to them, Why reason ye these things
in your hearts ? 9 Which is easier, to say to the para
lytic, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and
take up thy bed, and walk ? " But that ye may know
that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive
sins, (he says to the paralytic,) " I say to thee, Arise,
take up thy bed, and go thy way to thy house. " And
he arose, and straightway taking up the bed went,
» Gr., he. b Or, at home.

84 MARK. 2 : 13-22
forth before all ; so that all were amazed, and glori
fied God, saying, We never saw it thus.
13 And he went forth again by the sea-side ; and
all the multitude came to him, and he taught
them. "And passing along, he saw Levi the son of Al-
pheus sitting at the tax-office, and he says to him,
Follow me. And rising up he followed him. " And
it came to pass, that he was reclining at table at his
house, and many publicans and sinners were reclin
ing with Jesus and his disciples; for there were
many, and they followed him. "6 And the scribes of
the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating
with the sinners and publicans, said to his disciples,
Why does * he eat with the publicans and sinners ?
17 And Jesus, hearing it, says to them, They who are
b well need not a physician, but they who are sick. I
came not to call righteous men, but sinners.
" And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fast-
ing ; and they come and say to him, Why do John's
disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but
thy disciples fast not? "And Jesus said to them,
Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the
bridegroom is with them ? As long as they have the
bridegroom with them, they can not fast. 20But
there will come days, when the bridegroom will be
taken away from them ; and then they will fast in
that day. 21 No one sews a piece of unfulled cloth
on an old garment ; else that which fills it up takes
from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is
made. 22 And no one puts new wine into old skins;
else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine per-
" Or, He eats with. Many documents read Why does he eat and
drink, or, He eats and drinks.
* Gr., strong.

2:23-3 8 MARK. 85
ishes, and the skins : but [they put] new wine into
fresh skins.
23 And it came to pass, that he was passing along
through the grain-fields on the sabbath ; aiid his dis
ciples began to make a way, plucking the ears of
grain. 24 And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why
are they doing on the sabbath that which is not law
ful ? 25 And he said to them, Did ye never read what
David did, when he had need and was hungry, him
self and they who were with him ; 26how he entered
into the house of God, when Abiathar was high
priest, and ate the show-bread, which it is not lawful
to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those
who were with him ? " And he said to them, The
sabbath " was made for man, and not man for the
sabbath. 28So then the Son of man is Lord even of
the sabbath.
TTT 'And he entered again into the synagogue;
* and there was a man there having his hand
withered. 2And they were watching him, whether
he would heal him on the sabbath ; that they might
accuse him. 3And he says to the man having the
withered hand, Arise, and come into the midst.
4 And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to
do good, or to do harm ; to save life, or to kill ? But
they were silent. 5 And looking round on them with
anger, being grieved at the hardness of their heart,
he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he
stretched it forth ; and his hand was restored.
6 And going out, the Pharisees straightway held a
consultation with the Herodians against him, how
they might destroy him. 'And Jesus with his dis
ciples withdrew to the sea. And a great multitude
from Galilee followed ; and from Judaea, "and from
" Gr., came into existence for the sake of man.

86 MARK. 3 : 9-25
Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jor
dan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, as
they heard what great things he was doing, came to
him. 9And he spoke to his disciples, that a boat
should wait on him because of the crowd, that they
might not throng him. "For he healed many, so
that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many
as had plagues. " And the unclean spirits, whenever
they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried,
saying, Thou art the Son of God. "And he charged
them much that they should not make him manifest.
13 And he goes up into the mountain, and calls to
him whom he himself wished; and they went to
him. "And he appointed twelve, that they might
be with him, and that he might send them forth to
preach, "and to have authority to cast out demons.
"And Simon he surnamed Peter; "and James the
son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James ; and
he surnamed them Boanerges, that is, Sons of thun
der; "and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of
Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canansean,
"and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
And he comes " into a house. 20 And the multitude
comes together again, so that they could not even eat
bread. 21 And hearing of it, his kinsmen went out to
lay hold on him ; for they said, He is beside himself.
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem
said, He has Beelzebul, and "through the prince of
the demons he casts out the demons. 23And calling
them to him, he said to them in parables, How can
Satan cast out Satan ? 24 And if a kingdom be divided
against itself, that kingdom can not stand. 25 And if
a house be divided against itself, that house will not
« Or, home. & Or jn.

3 : 26-4 : 7 MARK. 87
be able to stand. 28 And if Satan has risen up against
himself, and is divided, he can not stand, but has an
end. " But no one can enter into the strong man's
house, and plunder his goods, except he first bind the
strong man; and then he will plunder his house.
28 Verily I say to you, All sins will be forgiven the
sons of men, and the blasphemies whatever they
blaspheme: ^but whoever blasphemes against the
Holy Spirit has no forgiveness forever, but is guilty
of an eternal ,sin: 30 because they said, He has an
unclean spirit.
31 And there come his mother and his brothers;
and standing without they sent to him, calling him.
32 And a crowd was sitting about him ; and they say
to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brothers without
are seeking thee. 33And answering them he says,
Who is my mother, and my brothers ? 34 And looking
round on those who sat about him, he says, Behold,
my mother, and my brothers ! 35 For whoever does the
will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
jy 'And again he began to teach by the sea-side.
And there is gathered to him a very great multi
tude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the
sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the
land. 2 And he taught them many things in parables,
and said to them in his teaching, 3 Hearken: behold,
the soWer went forth to sow. 4And it came to pass,
as he sowed, a part fell by the way-side, and the birds
came and devoured it. 5 And another part fell on the
rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and
straightway it sprang up, because it had not depth of
earth. "And when the sun rose, it was scorched;
and because it had no root, it withered away. 'And
another part fell among the thorns ; and the thorns
came up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

88 MARK. 4 : 8-21
8 And another part fell into the good ground, and
yielded fruit that came up and grew; and bore;
thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 9And-
he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
"And when he was alone, they who were about
him with the twelve asked him concerning the para
bles. "And he said to them, To you is given the
mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are
without, all things are done in parables ; 12that seeing*
they may see, and not perceive, and .hearing they
may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they
should turn, and be forgiven. " And he says to them,
Know ye not this parable ? And how will ye know-,
all the parables ?
"The sower sows the word. "And these are theyj
by the way-side ; where the word is sown, and when
they hear, straightway comes Satan, and takes away
the word that has been sown in them. "And these
likewise are they that are sown on the rocky places;
who, when they hear the word, straightway with joy
receive it ; " and have no root in themselves, but are
only for a season ; then, when tribulation or perse
cution arises because of the word, straightway they
stumble. " And others are they that are sown among
the thorns. These are they that heard the word,
"and the anxieties of the "world, and the deceitful-'
ness of riches, and the desires about other things,
entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20 And these are they that were sown on the good
ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and
bear fruit, in thirtyfold, and in sixtyfold, and in a
hundredfold. 21 And he said to them, Is the lamp brought that it
may be put under the bushel, or under the bed? Is
• Or, age.

4 : 22-38 MARK.

it not, that it may be put on the lamp-stand? 22For
nothing is hidden, except that it should be manifested ;
nor was made secret, but that it should come to light.
23 If any one has ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he
said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you, and
more will be added to you. 25 For he that has, to him
shall be given ; and he that has not, even what he
has shall be taken away from him.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a
man casts the seed on the earth; " and sleeps and
rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows
up, he knows not how. 28 The earth bears fruit of
itself; first a blade, then an ear, then full grain in
the ear. 29 But when the fruit permits, straightway
he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of
God, or in what parable shall we send it forth ? 31 To
a grain of mustard; which, when it is sown on the
earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are
on the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, grows up, and
becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great
branches ; so that the birds of the air can lodge under
its shadow.
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word
to them, as they were able to hear. 34 And without a
parable he spoke not to them ; and in private to his
own disciples he explained all things.
35 And on that day, when evening came, he says to
them , Let us go across to the other side. 36 And leaving
the multitude, they take him along, as he was, in the
boat. And other boats were with him. " And there
arises a great storm of wind, and the waves were
beating into the boat, so that the boat was now filling.
38 And he himself was in the stern, sleeping on the

90 MARK. 4^39-5 : 12
cushion. And they awake him, and say to him,
Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? ""And,
awaking, he rebuked the wind* and said to the sea,
"Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was
a great calm. "And he said to them, Why are ye
"fearful? Have ye not yet faith ? 41 And they feared
exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is
this, that even the wind and the sea obey him ?
y 'And they came to the other side of the sea,
" into the country of the cGerasenes. 2 And when
he had come out of the boat, straightway there met
him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 who had his dwelling in the tombs ; and no one
could any longer bind him, not even with a chain;
4 because he had often been bound with fetters and,
chains; and the chains had been torn asunder by
him, and the fetters broken in pieces, and no one had
strength to tame him. 6 And always, night and day,
in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying
out, and cutting himself with stones. "And seeing
Jesus afar off, he ran and dbowed down to him, 'and,
crying with a loud voice, he says, What have I to do
with thee, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I
adjure thee by God, do not torment me. 8F6r he
said to him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of
the man. 9And he asked him, What is thy name?
And he says to him, My name is Legion ; because we
are many. "And he besought him much that he
would not send them away out of the country.
"Now there was there, by the mountain, a great
herd of swine feeding. 12And they besought him,
saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter
» Gr., silence, hush. fc Or, cowardly.
• Many documents read Gadarenes ; some Gergasenes,
4 Or, worshiped him.

5 : 13-26 MARK. 91
into them. "And he gave them leave. And com
ing out, the unclean spirits entered into the swine.
And the herd rushed down the steep into the sea,.
about two thousand, and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed them fled, and reported it in the
city and in the country. And they came to see what
it was that had come to pass. "And they come to
Jesus, and behold the demoniac sitting, clothed and
in his right mind, him who had had the legion, and
they were afraid. "And they who saw it recounted
to them how it befell the demoniac, and concerning
the swine. "And they began to beseech him io.
depart from their borders.
18 And as he was entering into the boat, he that had
been a demoniac besought him that he might be
with him. "And he suffered him not, but says to
him, Go to thy house, to thy own people, and tell
them how great things the Lord has done for thee,
and how he had compassion on thee. 29 And he went
away, and began to publish in the Decapolis how
great things Jesus did for him ; and all wondered.
21 And when Jesus had crossed over again in the
boat to the other side, a great multitude was
gathered to him ; and he was by the sea. 22And
there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jai-
rus by name. And seeing him, he falls at his feet,
23 and besought him much, saying, My little daughter
is at the point of death. I pray thee come, and lay
thy hands on her, that she may be "healed and live.
24 And he went with him ; and a great multitude was
following him, and they were thronging him. .
2iAnd a woman, who had a flow of blood twelve
years, 26and had suffered much by many physicians,
and spent all that she had, and was not at all bene-
• Or, saved.

92 MARK. 5 : 27-41
flted but rather grew worse, " having heard the
things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind,
and touched his garment. 28For she said, If I touch
even his garments, I shall be "made well. 29And
straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up ;
and she perceived in her body that she was cured of
the plague. 30And straightway Jesus, perceiving in
himself that the power from him had gone forth,
turned about in the crowd, and said, Who touched
my garments? 31And his disciples said to him,
Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest
thou, Who touched me ? 32 And he looked around to
see her who had done this. 33 But the woman, fear
ing and trembling, knowing what had been done to
Her, came and fell down before him, and told him all
the truth. 34 And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith
has "healed thee; go in peace, and be well of thy
plague. 33 While he was yet speaking, they come from the
house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Thy
daughter is dead ; why troublest thou the Teacher any
further ? 36 And Jesus, overhearing the word spoken,
says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not ; only be
lieve. 37 And he suffered no one to follow with him,
except Peter, and James, and John the brother of
James. 38 And they come to the house of the ruler of
the synagogue ; and he beholds an uproar, and people
weeping and wailing greatly. 39 And entering in, he
says to them, Why do ye make a tumult, and weep?
The child is not dead, but is sleeping. "And they
laughed at him. But he, putting them all out, takes
along the father of the child and the mother and
those who were with him, and goes in where the
child was. a And taking the hand of the child, he
» Or, saved.

5 : 42-6 : 11 MARK.

says to her, Talitha kumi ; which is, being interpre
ted, Damsel, I say to thee, arise. 42 And straightway
the damsel arose, and walked ; for she was twelve
years old. And they were amazed straightway with
a great amazement. 43 And he charged them much
that no one should know this. And he commanded
that something should be given her to eat.
y|, 'And he went out thence, and comes into
' his own country ; and his disciples follow him.
2 And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in
the synagogue. And "the many as they heard were
astonished, saying, Whence has this man these
things? And, What is the wisdom which is given
to this man? And, Such miracles are wrought by
his hands! 3Is not this the carpenter, the son of
Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas,
and Simon ? And are not his sisters here with us ?
And they were offended in him. 4And Jesus said to
them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his
own country, and among his own kindred, and in his
own house. 5 And he was not able to do any miracle
there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick
people, and healed them. 6 And he wondered because
of their unbelief. And he went in a circuit about the
villages, teaching.
7 And he called to him the twelve, and began to
send them forth by two and two ; and gave them
authority over the unclean spirits; "and charged
them that they should take nothing for the way,
except a staff only ; no bread, no bag, no money in
their girdle ; 9but to go shod with sandals ; and, Put
not on two coats. "And he said to them, Wherever
ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart
thence. "And whatever place does not receive you,

» Most early documents omit the.

94  MARK.  6 : 12-23
nor do they hear you, in going forth thence shake off
the dust under your feet for a testimony to them.
12 And they went out, and preached that men should
repent. "And they cast out many demons, and
anointed with oil many sick people, and healed
them. "And the king, Herod, heard of it, for his name
became well known, and "they were saying, John the
Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore do
these powers work in him; "others said, It is Eli
jah ; and others said, It is a prophet, even as one of
the prophets ; "but Herod hearing of it, said, John,
whom I beheaded, he is risen. " For Herod himself
sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in
prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip,
his brother; because he had married her. "For
John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have
thy brother's wife. "And Herodias set herself
against him, and wished to put him to death ; and
she could not, 20for Herod feared John, knowing that
he was a righteous and holy man, and preserved him.
And when he heard him, he" was much perplexed;
and he heard him gladly. "And "a good oppor
tunity having come, when Herod on his birthday
made a supper for his nobles, and for the chief cap
tains, and the first men of Galilee ; 22and when dhis
daughter Herodias came in and danced, it pleased
Herod and those reclining at table with him ; and
the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever
thou wishest, and I will give it thee. 23And he
swore to her, Whatever thou askest of me, I will
' Many documents, some ancient, read he was saying.
» Many documents, some ancient, read he did many tilings.
« Or, an opportune day.
i Many documents read the daughter of Herodias herself.

6 : 24-37 MARK. 95
give it thee, unto half of my kingdom. 24 And going
out, she said to her mother, What shall I ask ? And
she said, The head of John the Baptist. 25 And she
came in straightway with haste to the king, and
asked, saying, I wish that thou forthwith give me,
on a dish, the head of John the Baptipt. 26And
the king became exceedingly sorrowful ; but for the
sake of his oaths, and of those that were reclining
with him, he would not "refuse her. " And straight
way the king sent one of his guard, and commanded
to bring his head. And he went and beheaded
him in the prison, 28and brought his head on a dish,
and gave it to the damsel ; and the damsel gave it to
her mother. 29 And his disciples hearing of it came
and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gather themselves together to
Jesus ;, and they reported to him all things, whatever
they did, and whatever they taught. 31 And he says
to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert
place, and rest awhile. For there were many com
ing and going, and they had no opportunity even to
eat. 32And they went away into a desert place in
the boat apart. 33And they saw them going on
their way, and many knew them, and they ran to
gether there on foot from all the cities, and outwent
them. 34 And coming forth he saw a great multitude,
and had compassion on them, because they were as
sheep having no shepherd; and he began to teach
them many things.
35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples
came to him, and said, The place is desert, and the day
is now far spent. 36 Dismiss them, that they may go
away into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy
themselves something to eat. 37 But he answering said
« Or, thwart.

96 MARK. 6 : 38-52
to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said to him,
Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of
loaves, and give them to eat? 38But he says to them,
How many loaves have ye ? Go and see. And hav
ing learned they say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he
commanded them that all should recline by compa
nies on the green grass. "And they lay down in
ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 And taking the
five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to
heaven and blessed and broke the loaves, and kept
giving to the disciples to set before them ; and the
two fishes he divided among them all. 42 And they
all ate, and were satisfied. "And they took up
twelve basketfuls of pieces, and from the fishes.
"And they who ate the loaves were five thousand
men. "And straightway he constrained his disciples to
enter into the boat, and to go before to the other side
to Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the
multitude. "And having taken leave of them, he
went away into the mountain to pray. And when
evening came, the boat was in the midst of the sea,
and he was alone on the land. " And seeing them
distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to
them, about the fourth watch of the night he comes
to them, walking on the sea ; and he wished to pass
by them ; "but they, seeing him walking on the sea,
thought it was a spectre, and cried out ; 60for they
all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway
talked with them, and says to them, Be of good
cheer; it is I, be not afraid. 61And he went up to
them into the boat ; and the wind ceased. And they
were greatly amazed in themselves. 62 For they did
not understand in the matter of the loaves, but their
heart was hardened.

6 : 53-7 : 9 MARK. 97
63 And crossing over, they came to the land unto
Gennesaret, and anchored there. 54 And when they
had come out of the boat, straightway recognizing
him 65 they ran around all that region, and began to
?carry about on beds those who were sick, where they
heard he was. M And wherever he entered, into vil
lages, or into cities, or into fields, they laid the sick
in the market-places, and besought him that they
might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment ;
and as many as touched were "healed.
yjT ' And there gather together to him the Phar-
isees, and some of the scribes, who came from
Jerusalem, 2and who saw some of his disciples, that
they ate their bread with " defiled (that is, unwashed)
hands. — 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless
they wash their hands ° diligently, do not eat, holding
the tradition of the elders; "and coming from the
market place, unless they dimmerse themselves, they
do not eat ; and there are many other things which
they received to hold, immersions of cups, and pots,
and brazen vessels, and e couches.—6 And the Pharisees
and the scribes ask him, Why do not thy disciples
walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat
bread with "defiled hands? 6 And he said to them,
Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites,
as it is written,
This people honor me with their lips,
But their heart is far from me.
' But in vain they worship me,
Teaching as doctrines commandments of men.
8 Leaving the commandment of God, ye hold the
tradition of men. 9 And he said to them, Well do ye
» Gr., saved. b Gr., common • Gr., with the fist.
"Some ancient documents read sprinkle themselves.
'Some ancient documents omit and couches.

98 MARK.  7= 10-25
reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep
your tradition ! " For Moses said, Honor thy father
and thy mother ; and he that speaks evil of father or
mother, let him surely die. " But ye say, If a man
say to his father or his mother, It is Corban, that is,
a gift to God, whatever thou mightest be profited
with from me, '2 ye no longer suffer him to do any
thing for his father or his mother, " making void the
word of God by your tradition, which ye handed
down. And many such things ye do.
"And again calling to him the multitude, he said
to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand:
14 There is nothing from without the man, that going
into him can defile him ; but the things that proceed
out of the man are those that defile the man."
"And when he entered into the house from the
multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.
'"And he says to them, Are ye too so without un
derstanding? Do ye not perceive, that whatever
from without goes into the man can not defile him?
19 Because it goes not into his heart, but into his belly,
and goes out into the drain. [This he said] making
all foods clean. 20 And he said, That which proceeds
out of the man, that defiles the man. "For from
within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts pro
ceed, fornications, thefts, murders,22 adulteries, covet-
ousnesses, wickednesses, deceit, wantonness, an evil
eye, blasphemy, pride, folly : 23 all these evil things
proceed from within, and defile the man.
24 And rising up thence he went away into the
borders of Tyre and Sidon; and entering into a
house, he wished no one to know it. And he could
not be hid. 25 But straightway a woman, whose little
» Many ancient documents add ver. 16, If any one has ears to
hear, let him hear.

7 : 26-8 : 2 MARK. 99
daughter had an unclean spirit, hearing of him, came
and fell at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Greek,
a Syrophenician by race ; and she besought him that
he would cast out the demon out of her daughter.
27 And he said to her, Let the children first be satis
fied; for it is not good to take the children's bread
and cast it to the dogs. 28 But she answered and said
to him, Yea, Lord ; even the dogs under the table eat
of the children's crumbs. 29 And he said to her, Be
cause of this saying go thy way ; the demon has gone
out of thy daughter. 30 And going away to her house,
she found the child laid on the bed, and the demon
gone out.
31 And again going out of the borders of Tyre, he
came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through
the midst of the borders of Decapolis. 32 And they
bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impedi
ment in his speech ; and they beseech him to put his
hand upon him. 33 And taking him aside from the
multitude privately he put his fingers into his ears,
and spitting, touched his tongue, 34 and looking up to
heaven, he sighed, and says to him, Ephphatha, that
is, Be opened. 35 And his ears were opened, and the
bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right.
36 And he charged them that they should tell no one.
But the more he charged them, the more abundantly
they published it. 37 And they were beyond measure
astonished, saying, He has done all things well ; he
makes even the deaf to hear and dumb persons to
speak. TJTT T 'In those days, when there was again a great
multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he
called to him his disciples, and says to them, 2I have
compassion on the multitude, because they continue
with me now three days, and have nothing to eat;

100 MARK.  8 : 3-17,
3 and if I dismiss them fasting to their home, they
will faint in the way; and some of them have
come from afar. 4 And his disciples answered him,
Whence will one be able to satisfy these men with
bread, here in a desert place ? 5 And he asked them,
How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
6 And he commands the multitude to lie down on the
ground. And he took the seven loaves, and gave
thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set
before them ; and they set them before the multi-,
tude. ' And they had a few small fishes ; and having,,
blessed them, ho commanded to set these also before
them. 8 And they ate, and were satisfied ; and they
took up, of pieces that remained over, seven baskets..
9 And they were about four thousand. And he dis
missed them.
10 And straightway entering into the boat with his
disciples, he came into the region of Dalmanutha.
"And the Pharisees came out, and began to ques-;
tion with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven,
tempting him. "And sighing deeply in his spirit,
he says, Why does this generation seek a sign?
Verily I say to you, there shall no sign be given
to this generation. "And leaving them, he em
barked again, and went away to the other side.
"And they forgot to take bread; and they. had
none in the boat with them, except one loaf. "And
he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
"And they reasoned among themselves, "We have
no bread. "And perceiving it, he says to them,
Why reason ye, because ye have no bread ? Do ye
not yet consider, nor understand? Have ye your
• Or, It is because we have no bread. Some ancient documenti
read because they had no bread.

8 : 18-32 MARK. 101
heart -hardened? "Having eyes, do ye not see?
And having ears, do ye not hear ? And do ye not
remember? "When I broke the five loaves among
the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces
did ye take up? They say to him, Twelve. 20And
when the seven among the four thousand, how many
basketfuls of pieces did ye take up ? And they said,
Seven. 21 And he said to them, " How is it that ye
do not understand ?
22 And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to
him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.
23 And taking the blind man by the hand, he brought
him out of the village ; and spitting in his eyes, and
putting his hands on him, he asked him, Seest thou
anything? "And looking up he said, I see men;
because I see them as trees walking. 25 Then again
he put his hands on his eyes ; and he looked fixedly,
and was restored, and saw ali things clearly. 26 And
he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even
go into the village.
27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the
villages of Caesarea Philippi. And in the way he
asked his disciples, saying to them, Who do men say
that I am ? 28 And they told him saying, John the
Baptist; and others, Elijah ; but others, One of the
prophets. 29And he asked them, But who do ye
say that I am ? Peter answering says to him, Thou
art the Christ. 30And he charged them that they
should tell no one concerning him.
31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of
man must suffer many things, and be rejected by
the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and
be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he
spoke the saying openly. And Peter, taking him
» Some documents read Do ye not yet understand 1

102 MARK.  8 : 33-9 : 7
aside, began to rebuke him. 33 But he turning about,
and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and says, Get
thee behind me, Satan; for thou thinkest not the
things of God, but those of men.
34 And calling to him the multitude, with his dis
ciples, he said to them, If any one wishes to come
after me, let him "deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me. 35 For whoever wishes to save
his life shall lose it ; but whoever shall lose his life
for my sake and the gospel's, shall save it. 36For
what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world,
and forfeit his b soul ? " Or what is a man to give
as an exchange for his "soul? 38For whoever is
ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous
and sinful generation, the Son of man also will be
ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his
TY Father with the holy angels. 'And he said to
them, Verily I say to you, There are some of
those standing here, who will in no wise taste of
death until they see the kingdom of God already,.,
come with power.
2 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter,
and James, and John, and brings them up into a high
mountain apart by themselves. And he was trans
figured before them. 3And his garments became
shining, exceeding white, such as no fuller on earth
can so whiten. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah,
with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
6 And Peter answering says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good
for us to be here ; and let us make three booths, one
for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. "For
he knew not what to answer ; for they became afraid.'
'And there came a cloud overshadowing them; and
» Or, renounce himself.
» The same Greek word that in ver. S5 is translated life.

9 : 8-21 MARK. 103
a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved
Son; hear ye him. 8And suddenly, looking around,
they no longer saw any one, except Jesus alone with
themselves. 9 And. as they were coming down from the mount
ain, he charged them that they should relate what
they had seen to no one, except when the Son of man
should have risen from the dead. "And they kept
the saying, questioning among themselves, what is
the rising from the dead. "And they asked him,
saying, "Why say the scribes that Elijah must first
come? "And he said to them, Elijah indeed cOmes
first, and restores all things. And how is it written
of the Son of man that he should suffer many things,
and be set at naught ? " But I say to you, that Elijah
has both come, and they did to him whatever they
wished; as it is written of him.
"And coming to the disciples they saw a great
multitude about them, and scribes questioning with,
them. "And straightway all the multitude seeing
him were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted
him. "And he asked them, What question ye with
them? "And one of the multitude answered him,
Teacher, I brought to thee my son, having a dumb
spirit. "And wherever it lays hold of him, it tears
him, and he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and he
pines away. And I spoke to thy disciples, that they
should cast it out; and they were not able. "And
he answering them says, O faithless generation, how
long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear
with you? Bring him to me. 20 And they brought
him to him. And seeing him, straightway the spirit
convulsed him ; and he fell on the ground, and wal
lowed foaming. 21 And he asked his father, How long
• Or, How is it that the scribes say, etc. ; or, The scribes say, etc.

104 MARK. 9 : 22-SV
time is it, that this has befallen him ? And he said,
From a child. 22 And ofttimes it cast him both ink
the fire, and into the water, to destroy him. But ii
thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and
help us. 23 Jesus said to him, If thou canst! All
things are possible to him that believes. 24 Straight-
Way the father of the child cried out, and said, I
believe; help thou my unbelief. 25 And Jesus, seeing
that a multitude came running together, rebuked the
unclean spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf
spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter
into him no more. 26 And after crying out, and con
vulsing him much, he came out. And he became as
one dead ; so that the greater part said, He is dead.
" But Jesus taking him by the hand, raised him, and
he stood up.
28 And when he had come into the house, his disci
ples asked him privately, "Why could not we cast it
out ? 29 And he said to them , This kind can come out
by nothing, except by prayer."
30 And going forth from thence, they were passing
along through Galilee ; and he did not wish that any
one should know it. 31 For he was teaching his disci
ples, and said to them, The Son of man is delivered
up into the hands of men, and they will kill him;
and when he is killed, after three days he will rise
again. 32But they understood not the saying, and
were afraid to ask him.
33 And they came to Capernaum. And when he
was in the house he asked them, What were ye rea
soning in the way ? 34 But they were silent ; for they
discussed with one another in the way, who was the
greatest. 35 And sitting down, he called the twelve,
» Or, How is it that we could not, etc. ; or, We could not etc.
.b Many ancient documents add and fasting.

9 : 36-50  MARK. 105
and says to them, If any one wishes to be first, he
shall be last of all, and servant of all. 36And taking
a child, he set it in the midst of them ; and folding it
in his arms, he said to them, 37 Whoever receives one
of such children in my name, receives me ; and who
ever receives me, receives not me, but him who sent
me. 38 John said to him, Teacher, we saw one casting out
demons in thy name ; and we forbade him, because
he followed not us. 39But Jesus said, Forbid him
not ; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my
name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. " For
he that is not against us is for us. 4'For whoever
gives you a cup of water to drink in the name that
ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he shall in no
wise lose his reward. 42 And whoever causes one of
these little ones that believe "on me to "stumble, it is
better for him if a great millstone is hanged about his
neck, and he is cast into the sea. " And if thy hand
causes thee to "stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee
to enter into life maimed, rather than having the two
hands to go into hell, into the fire that is unquench
able.0 "And if thy foot causes thee to "stumble, cut
it off: it is good for thee to enter into life lame, rather
than having the two feet to be cast into hell. 47 And
if thine eye causes thee to "stumble, pluck it out: it
is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with
one .eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into
hell-fire ; " where their worm dies not, and the fire is
not quenched. " For every one shall be salted with
fire." 50Salt is good ; but if the salt becomes saltless,
• Many ancient documents omit on me b Or, to sin.
" Many documents, some ancient, insert ver. kk and ver US, identical
with ver. IS.
d Many documents, some ancient, add and every sacrifice shall be
salted with salt. See Lev. 2: IS.

106 MARK. 10 : 1-16

with what will ye season it? Have salt in your
selves, and be at peace with one another.
V ' And rising up thence he comes into the borders
of Judaea, and beyond the Jordan. And multi
tudes come together to him again; and as he was
wont, he again taught them.
2 And there came to him Pharisees and asked him,
Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife, tempting
him. 3And he answering said to them, What did
Moses command you? 4And they said, Moses per
mitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her
away. 5But Jesus said to them, For your hardness
of heart he wrote you this command. 6 But from the
beginning of the creation, male and female made he
them. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father
and mother," and the two shall become one flesh ; 8so
then they are no longer two, but one flesh. "What
therefore God joined together, let not man put asun
der. "And in the house the disciples asked him
again concerning this. " And he says to them, Who
ever puts away his wife, and marries another, com
mits adultery against her : '2 and if she herself puts
away her husband, and marries another, she commits
adultery. 13 And they brought little children to him, that he
might touch them ; and the disciples rebuked them.
"But Jesus seeing it, was much displeased, and said
to them, Suffer the little children to come to me;
forbid them not ; for " to such belongs the kingdom
of God. "Verily I say to you, whoever does not
receive the kingdom of God as a little child, will in
no wise enter therein. "And he folded them in
• Many ancient documents add and shall cleave to his wife. See
Gen. 1:27; Matt. 19 : 5.
11 Or, of such is.

10 : 17-30 MARK. 107
his arms and blessed them, putting his hands on
them. 17 And as he was going forth into the way, there ran
one to him, and kneeling to him asked him, Good
Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal
life? "And Jesus said to him, Why callest. thou me
good? None is good but one, God. "Thou knowest
the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adul
tery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not
defraud, Honor thy father and mother. 20 And he said
to him, Teacher, all these things I observed from my
youth. "And Jesus looking on him loved him, and
said to him, One thing thou lackest ; go, sell what
ever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt
have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
22 And his face was darkened at the saying, and he
went away grieved; for he was one that had great
possessions. 23 And looking around, Jesus says to his disciples,
With what difficulty shall they that have riches enter
into the kingdom of God! 24And the disciples were
astonished at his words. But Jesus again answering
says to them, Children, how difficult it is" to enter
into the kingdom of God ! 25 It is easier for a camel
to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man
to enter into the kingdom of God. 26And they were
exceedingly amazed, saying to him, And who can be
saved ? " Jesus, looking on them, says, With men it is
impossible, but not with God ; for all things are pos
sible with God. 28 Peter began to say to him, Behold,
we left all, and followed thee. 29 Jesus said, Verily I
say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers,
or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands,
for my sake, and for the gospel's sake, 30but he shall
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108 MARK. 10 : 31-42
receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and
brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and
lands, with persecutions ; and in the "world to come
eternal life. 31 But many first will be last, and the
last first.
32 And they were in the way, going up to Jerusa
lem; and Jesus was going before them; and they
were amazed, and those who followed were afraid.
And again he took with him the twelve, and began
to tell them the things that were about to happen to
him : 3S Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem ; and
the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief
priests and the scribes ; and they will condemn him
to death and will deliver him up to the Gentiles;
"and they will mock him, and will spit upon him,
and will scourge him, and will kill him ; and after
three days he will rise again.
35 And there come to him James and John, the sons
of Zebedee, saying to him, Teacher, we wish that
thou shouldst do for us whatever we ask. 36 And he
said to them, What do ye wish I should do for you?
37 And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit,
one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy
glory. 38But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what
ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I
drink, or to be baptized the baptism that I am bap
tized? 39 And they said to him, We are able. And
Jesus said to them, The cup that I drink ye will
drink ; and the baptism that I am baptized ye will
be baptized ; " but to sit on my right hand, or on the
left, is not mine to give, but is for them for whom it
has been prepared. "And the ten, hearing it, began
to be much displeased with James and John. "-And
Jesus, calling them to him, says to them, Ye know
* Or, age.

10 : 43-11 : 3 MARK. 109
that they who are recognized as rulers over the Gen
tiles lord it over them ; and their great ones exercise
lordship over them. "But it is not so among you.
But whoever wishes to become great among you,
shall be your minister; "and whoever wishes to be
first among you, shall be servant of all. "For the
Son of man also came not to be ministered to, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
"And they come to Jericho. And as he was going
forth from Jericho with his disciples and a great
multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind
beggar, was sitting by the way -side. "And hearing
that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out,
and say, Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.
"And many rebuked him, that he should be silent.
But he kept crying all the more, Son of David, have
mercy on me. "And Jesus stood still, and said, Call
him. And they call the blind man, saying to him,
Be of good cheer ; rise, he calls thee. 50 And he, cast
ing away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus answering him said, What dost thou wish
I should do for thee? And the blind man said to
him, Rabboni, that I may receive sight. 52 And Jesus
said to him, Go thy way ; thy faith has "healed thee.
And straightway he received sight, and followed him
in the way.
YT ' And when they come near to Jerusalem, to
' Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives,
he sends two of his disciples, 2and says to them, Go
into the village that is over against you; and
straightway as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt
tied, on which no man ever yet sat ; loose him and
bring him. 3 And if any one says to you, Why do ye
this? say, The Lord has need of him ; and straight-
» Gr., saved thee.
10

HO  MARK. 11 : 4-18
way he "will send him "back hither. 4And they
went away, and found a colt tied at the door without,
on the road; and they loose him. 5And some of
those who were standing there, said to them, What
do ye, loosing the colt ? 6 And they said to them as
Jesus said ; and they let them go. ' And they bring
the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments;
and he sat on him. 8 And many spread their gar
ments in the way, and others branches, cutting them
from the fields. sAnd they that went before, and
they that followed, cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he
that comes in the name of the Lord. "Blessed is the
coming kingdom of our father David ; Hosanna in
the highest ! " And he entered into Jerusalem, into
the temple ; and having looked around on all things,
the hour being now late, he went out to Bethany
with the twelve.
"And on the morrow, when they had come out
from Bethany, he was hungry. " And seeing a fig-
tree afar off having leaves, he came, if perhaps he
might find anything thereon. And coming to it, he
found nothing but leaves ; for it was not .the season of
figs. "And answering he said to it, May no one eat
fruit from thee any more forever. And his disciples
heard it.
"And they enter into Jerusalem. And entering
into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold
and those who bought in the temple, and overturned
the tables of the money changers, and the seats of
those who sold doves ; "and suffered not that any one
should carry a vessel through the temple. " And he
taught, and said to them, Is it not written,
My house shall be called a house of prayer
for all nations,
But ye make it a den of robbers.

'Gr. sends. b Or, again.

11 : 19-32 MARK. Ill
13 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and
sought how they might destroy him ; for they feared
him, for all the multitude was astonished at his
teaching. " And whenever it became late, they went
forth out of the city.
20 And as they passed by in the morning, they saw
the fig-tree dried up from the roots. "And Peter
calling to remembrance says to him, Rabbi, behold,
the fig-tree which thou didst curse is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering says to them, Have faith in
God. 23 Verily I say to you, Whoever says to this
mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea ;
and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that
what he says comes to pass; he shall have it.
24 Therefore I say to you, All things whatever ye
pray and ask for, believe that ye received, and ye
shall have them. 25 And whenever ye stand praying,
forgive, if ye have aught against any one ; that your
Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses. "
27 And they come again into Jerusalem. And as
he was walking about in the temple, there come to
him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders ;
28 and they said to him, By what authority art thou
doing these things ? or who gave thee this authority,
to do these things ? 29 And Jesus said to them, I will
ask you one thing, and answer me, and I will tell
you by what authority I am doing these things.
30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from
men? Answer me. 3'And they reasoned with
themselves, saying, 32 If we say, From heaven ; he
will say, Why then did ye not believe him? But
shall we say, From men ? They feared the people ;
» Many ancient documents add ver. 28, But if ye. do not forgive,
neither will your Father who Is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

112 MARK. 11 : 33-12 : 14
for all held John to be a prophet indeed. 33And
answering they say to Jesus, We do not know. And
Jesus says to them, Neither do I tell you, by what
authority I am doing these things.
VTT 'And he began to speak to them in parables.
A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge
about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and
let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. 2 And at
the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that
he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits
of the vineyard. 3 And they took him and beat him,
and sent him away empty. 4 And again he sent to
them another servant ; and him they wounded in the
head, and handled shamefully. 6And he sent
another; and him they killed: and many others;
beating some, and killing some. 6 He had yet one, a
beloved son ; he sent him to them last, saying, They
will reverence my son. 'Rut those husbandmen said
among themselves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill
him, and the inheritance will be ours. 8And they
took, and killed him, and cast him out of the vine
yard. 9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard
do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen,
and will give the vineyard to others. "Have ye not
even read this scripture,
The stone which the builders rejected,
It became the head of the corner ;
" This was from the Lord,
And is wonderful in our eyes ?
12 And they sought to lay hold of him; and they
feared the people ; for they knew that he spoke the
parable against them ; and they left him, and went
away. 13 And they send to him some of the Pharisees and
of the Herddians, to entrap him in speech. "And

12 : 15-27 MARK. 113
they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that
thou art true, and carest not for any one ; for thou
regardest not the person of men, but in truth teachest
the way of God. Is it lawful to give tribute to
Caesar, or not? "Shall we give, or shall we not
give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to
them, Why tempt ye me ? Bring me a denary, that
I may see it. " And they brought it. And he says
tc them, Whose is this image and inscription ? And
they said to him, Caesar's. " And Jesus said to them,
Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to
God the things that are God's. And they wondered
exceedingly at him.
"And there come to him Sadducees, who say there
is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying,
"Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother die,
and leave a wife behind, and leave no child, let his
brother take the wife, and raise up seed to his
brother. 20 There were seven brothers ; and the first
took a wife, and dying left no seed. 21 And the second
took her, and died, leaving no seed ; and the third
likewise. 22 And the seven left no seed. Last of all
the woman also died. 23In the resurrection whose
wife shall she be of them ? For the seven had her
for a wife. 24 Jesus said to them, Is it not on this
account that ye err, because ye know not the Script
ures, nor the power of God? 25For whenever they
rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given
in marriage ; but are as angels who are in heaven.
26 But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have
ye not read in the book of Moses, at The Bush, how
God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ? " He is
not the God of dead men, but of living men.. Ye
greatly err.

114 MARK. 12 : 28-40
28 And one of the scribes came to him, and heard
them discussing together, and knowing that he
answered them well, asked him, What command
ment is first of all ? 29 Jesus answered him, The first
is, Hear, O Israel ; the Lord" is our God, the Lord is
one ; 30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind, and with all thy strength. 31 A second is this,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is
no other commandment greater than these. 32And
the scribe said to him, Well, Teacher; thou saidst
truly that he is one, and there is no other beside
him ; and to love him with all the heart, and with
all the understanding, and with all the strength, and
to love one's neighbor as himself, is much more than
all the whole-burnt offerings and the sacrifices.
34 And Jesus seeing that he answered intelligently
said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of
God. And no one dared any longer to question him.
35 And Jesus answering said, while teaching in the
temple, How say the scribes that the Christ is
David's son? 36 David himself said, in the Holy
Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit on my right hand,
Until I put thy enemies underneath thy feet.
37 David himself calls him Lord; and whence is he
his son ? And the great multitude heard him gladly.
38 And in his teaching he said, Beware of the
scribes, who wish to walk about in long robes, and
wish for salutations in the market places, 39and the
first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at
the feasts; "they who devour widows' houses, "and
"Or, Tne Lord our God, the Lord is one.
*Or, even while for a pretence they make long prayers.

12 : 41-13 : 9 MARK. 115
for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive
greater condemnation.
"And sitting over against the treasury, he was
beholding how the people cast money into the treas
ury ; and many that were rich were casting in much.
42 And there came one poor widow, and cast in two
mites, that is, a farthing. "And calling to him
his disciples, he said to them, Verily I say to you,
This poor widow cast in more than all who are cast
ing into the treasury. "For they all cast in out of
their superfluity ; but she out of her want, cast in all
that she had, her whole living.
YTTT ' And as he went forth out of the temple, one
" of his disciples says to him, Teacher, behold,
what manner of stones, and what manner of build
ings ! 2 And Jesus said to him, Seest thou these great
buildings? There will not be left here one stone
upon another, that will not be thrown down.
3 And as he was sitting on the mount of Olives, over
against the temple, Peter and James and John and
Andrew asked him privately: 4Tell us, when will
these things be? And what is the sign when all
these things are about to be accomplished? 5And
Jesus began to say to them, Take heed lest any one
lead you astray. 6 Many will come in my name, say
ing, I am he; and will lead many astray. 'And
whenever ye hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not
troubled ; they must come to pass ; but not yet is the
end. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and king
dom against kingdom ; there will be earthquakes in
various places; there will be famines; these things
are the beginning of birth-pangs.
9 But do ye take heed to yourselves; they will
deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues ye
will he beaten; and before governors and kings ye

116 MA.RK.  13 : 10-26
will stand for my sake, for a testimony to them.
10 And the gospel must first be preached unto all the
nations. " And when they lead you away delivering
you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye are to
speak ; but whatever is given you in that hour, this
speak ; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12 And brother will deliver up brother to death, and
father child ; and children will rise up against parents,
and will put them to death. " And ye will be hated
by all for my name's sake ; but he that endures to
the end, he will be saved.
"But when ye see the abomination of desolation
standing where it ought not, (let him that reads con
sider), then let those who are in Judaea flee to the
mountains. " And he that is on the house, let him
not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his
house. " And he that is in the field, let him not turn
back to take his garment. " But alas for those who
are with child, and for those who give suck in those
days ! 1S And pray that it be not in the winter. " For
those days will be a time of distress, such as there has
not been from the beginning of the creation which
God created until now, and will not be. 20 And unless
the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would
have been saved ; but for the sake of the elect, whom
he chose, he shortened the days. 21 And then if any
one say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, or Lo, there,
believe not. 22For false Christs and false prophets
will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order
to. lead, if possible, the elect astray. "But do ye
take heed ; I have foretold you all.
24 But in those days, after that distress, the sun will
be darkened, and the moon will not give her light ;
25 and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers
that are in heaven will be shaken. 26 And then will

13 : 27-14 : 4 MARK. 117
they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great
power and glory. " And then will he send forth the
angels, and gather together his elect from the four
winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the
uttermost part of heaven.
28 Now from the fig-tree learn its parable. When
its branch is already become tender, and puts forth
leaves, ye know that summer is near. 29 So also do
ye, when ye see these things coming to pass, know
that "he is near, at the doors. 30 Verily I say to you,
This generation will not pass away until all these
things take place. 31 Heaven and earth will pass
away ; but my words will not pass away.
32 But concerning that day or hour no one knows,
not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the
Father. M Take heed, watch ; for ye know not when
the time is. 34 As a man who is abroad, having left
his house, and given authority to his servants, to
each one his work, also commanded the porter to
watch ; ^ watch therefore, for ye know not when the
master of the house comes, at evening, or at midnight,
or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning; 36lest
coming suddenly he find you sleeping. " And what
I say to you, I say to all, Watch.
Yjy 'Now two days after, was the passover, and
the unleavened bread ; and the chief priests
and the scribes sought how they might take him by
craft, and kill him. 2 For they said, Not during the
feast, lest there shall be an uproar of the people.
3 And while he was in Bethany, in the house of
Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there
came a woman having a flask of ointment of " pure
spikenard, very precious ; and she crushed the flask,
and poured it over his head. 4 But there were some
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118 MARK. 14 : 5-18
that were much displeased among themselves, saying,
To what purpose has this waste of the ointment been
made ? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for
above three hundred denaries, and given to the poor.
And they angrily rebuked her. 6 But Jesus said, Let
her alone; why do ye trouble her? She wrought a
good work on me. 'For the poor ye have always
with you, and whenever ye wish ye can do good to
them ; but me ye have not always. 8 She did what
she could ; she anointed my body beforehand for the
burial. 9 Verily I say to you, wherever the gospel
shall be preached in all the world, that also which
this woman did shall be spoken of for a memorial of
her. 10 And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve,
went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver
him up to them. " And they, when they heard it,
rejoiced, and promised to give him money. And he
was seeking a good opportunity to deliver him up.
"And on the first day of the unleavened bread,
when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say to
him, Where dost thou wish us to go and prepare, that
thou mayest eat the passover ? " And he sends two
of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city,
and there will meet you a man carrying a pitcher of
water ; follow him. " And wherever he goes in, say
to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where
is my guest-chamber, where I am to eat the passover
with my disciples ? " And he will himself show you
a large upper room furnished, ready ; and there pre
pare for us. " And the disciples went forth, and came
into the city, and found as he said to them ; and they
prepared the passover.
"And when it was evening he comes with the
twelve. "And as they were reclining at table and

14 : 19-33 MARK. 119
eating Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you
will betray me, a man that is eating with me!
"They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one
by one, Is it I? 20 And he said to them, It is one of
the twelve, he that dips with me in the dish. " Be
cause the Son of man goes, as it is written concerning
him ; but woe to that man through whom the Son of
man is betrayed ! It were good for him if that man
had not been born. 22And as they were eating, he
took a loaf, and blessed and broke, and gave it to
them, and said, Take it; this is my body. 23And
taking a cup, he gave thanks, and gave it to them ;
and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them,
This is my blood of the * covenant, which is shed for
many. 25 Verily I say to you, I will no more drink
of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink
it new in the kingdom of God.
26 And having sung praises, they went out into the
mount of Olives. " And Jesus says to them, All ye
will be made to stumble ; because it is written, I will
smite the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.
28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you into
Galilee. 29 But Peter said to him, Though all shall
be made to stumble, yet will not I. 30 And Jesus says
to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou to-day, in this
night, before the cock crows twice, wilt thrice deny
me. 31But he kept saying most vehemently, If I
must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in
like manner also said they all.
32 And they come to a place which was named
Gethsemane. And he says to his disciples, Sit ye
here, until I pray. 33 And he takes with him Peter
and James and John, and began to be sore amazed,
» Many documents read new covenant.

120 MARK. 14 : 34-48
and to be greatly distressed. 34 And he says to them,
My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, unto death ; abide
here, and watch. 35And going forward a little, he
fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possi
ble, the hour might pass away from him. 36 And he
said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee;
take away this cup from me ; yet not what I will',' ¦.
but what thou wilt. 37 And he comes, and finds them
sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, sleepest
thou? Wast thou not able to watch one hour?
38 Watch," and pray that ye may not enter into temp
tation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak. 39 And again he went away and prayed, say
ing the same thing. " And returning, he found them
again sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy ; and
they knew not what to answer him. 41 And he comes
the third time, and says to them, Sleep on the re
maining time, and take your rest. It is enough, the
hour is come ; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into
the hands of sinners. 42 Arise, let us be going ; behold,
he that betrays me is at hand.
"And straightway, while he was yet speaking,
comes Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a
multitude with swords and staves, from the chief
priests and the scribes and the elders. " Now he that
betrayed him gave them a signal, saying, Whomso
ever I kiss, that is he ; take him, and lead him away
securely. " And coming, he goes straightway to him,
and says, Rabbi, and "kissed him. "And they laid
their hands on him, and took him. "And one of
those standing by drew his sword, and smote the
servant of the high priest, and took off his ear.
"And Jesus answering said to them, Did ye come
' Or, Watch and pray, that ye may not.
b Gr., kissed him much.

14 : 49-64 MARK. 121
out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to
seize me? "I was daily with you in the temple
teaching, and ye did not take me; but "that the
Scriptures might be fulfilled! 6°And they all left
him, and fled.
51 And a certain young man was following with
him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body;
and they take him. 52But he left the linen cloth,
and fled naked.
53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest ; and
there come together with him all the chief priests
and the elders and the scribes. 64 And Peter followed
him afar off, even within, into the court of the high
priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and
warming himself at the fire.
55 And the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were
seeking for testimony against Jesus, in order to put
him to death; and they found none. 56For many
testified falsely against him, and their testimonies
agreed not together. 6T And certain ones rose up, and
testified falsely against him, saying, 58 We heard
him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with
hands, and in three days I will build another made
without hands. 59And not even so did their testi
mony agree. 80 And the high priest stood up in the
midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou noth
ing? What do these testify against thee? 61But he
was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high
priest asked him, and says to him, Art thou the
Christ, the Son of the Blessed ? 62 And Jesus said, I
am ; and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the
right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of
heaven. 63 And the high priest, rending his clothes,
says, What further need have we of witnesses ? 64 Ye
• Or, but let the Scriptures be fulfilled.
11

122 MARK. 14 : 65-15 : 5
heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they
all condemned him to be deserving of death. 65 And
some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and
buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy. And the
officers received him with "blows of their hands.
66 And as Peter was below in the court, there comes
one of the maid-servants of the high priest; 67and
seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him,
and says, Thou also wast with the Nazarene, Jesus.
68 But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor under
stand : thou, what art thou saying ? And he went out
into the fore-court." 69 And the maid-servant, seeing
him, began again to say to those who stood by, This
is one of them. '"But he again denied it. And a
little after, they that stood by said again to Peter,
Truly thou art one of them ; for thou art a Galilaean.
" But he began to curse, and to swear, I do not know
this man of whom ye speak. '2 And straightway the
second time the cock crowed. And Peter remembered
the word, how Jesus said to him, Before the cock
crows twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. And when
he thought thereon, he wept.
YV 'And straightway in the morning the chief
priests with the elders and the scribes, and the
whole Sanhedrin having held a consultation, bound
Jesus and carried him away, and delivered him up
to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King .
of the Jews? And he answering says to him, Thou
sayest it. 3 And the chief priests accused him of many
things. 4And Pilate again asked him, saying, An-
swerest thou nothing? Behold how many things
they accuse thee of. 5 But Jesus no longer made any
answer ; so that Pilate wondered.
• Or, with strokes of rods.
b Many ancient documents add and the cock crowed

15 : 6-23 MARK. 123
6 Now at the feast he was wont to release to them
one prisoner, whom they asked. ' And there was the
one called Barabbas, bound with the insurgents, who
in the insurrection had committed murder. 8And
coming up, the multitude began to ask him to do as
he was wont to do for them. 9 And Pilate answered
them, saying, Do you wish me to release to you the
King of the Jews? "For he was coming to know
that through envy the chief priests had delivered him
up. " But the chief priests stirred up the multitude,
that he should rather release to them Barabbas.
12 And Pilate again answering said to them, What
then shall I do to him whom ye call the King of the
Jews? " And they cried again, Crucify him. "And
Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done?
But they cried exceedingly, Crucify him. "And
Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to
them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, after scourg
ing him, to be crucified.
"And the soldiers led him away within the court,
which is the Praetorium ; and they call together the
whole cohort. " And they clothe him with purple,
and having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on
him. " And they began to salute him, Hail, King of
the Jews ! " And they smote his head with a reed,
and spit upon him, and kneeling down did homage
to him. 20And when they had mocked him, they
took off the purple from him, and put on him his own
garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
21 And they impress one Simon, a Cyrenian, who
was passing by, coming from the country, the father
of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. 22And
they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being
interpreted, The place of a skull. 23 And they offered
to give him wine mingled with myrrh ; but he took

124 MARK.  15:24-39
it not. "And they crucify him, and divide his gar
ments, casting lots upon them, what each one should
take. 25 And it was the third hour ; and they cruci
fied him. 26And the inscription of the accusation
against him was written over, THE KING OF THE
JEWS. " And with him they crucify two robbers ;
one on his right hand, and one on his left." 29And
they that passed by railed at him, wagging their
heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the
temple, and buildest it in three days ; 30 save thyself,
coming down from the cross. 31 In like manner also
the chief priests, mocking one with another, together
with the scribes, said, Others he saved, himself he
can not save. 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel,
come down now from the cross, that we may see and
believe. And they that were crucified with him
reproached him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there came
darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,
saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is,
being interpreted, My God, my God, why didst thou
forsake me? 35And some of those that stood by,
hearing it said, Behold, he calls Elijah. 36And one
ran, and filling a sponge with vinegar, put it on a
reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let
us see whether Elijah is coming to take him down.
37 And Jesus, uttering a loud cry, expired. 38And the
vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to
the bottom. 39 And the centurion who was standing
by over against him, seeing that he so expired, said,
Truly this man was God's Son.
» Many ancient documents insert ver. 28, And the scripture was
fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless. See
Luke 22 : 37.

15 : 40-16 : 6 MARK. 125
"And there were also women beholding afar off;
among whom was also Mary Magdalene, and Mary
the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome ;
41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and
ministered to him ; and many other women who
came up with him to Jerusalem.
42 And when evening was now come, since it was
the Preparation (that is, the day before the sabbath),
"there came Joseph, from Arimathaea, an honorable
counselor, who was himself also waiting for the king
dom of God, and boldly went in to Pilate, and asked
for the body of Jesus. " And Pilate wondered, if he
were already dead ; and calling to him the centurion,
he asked him if he had been long dead. " And having
learned it from the centurion, he granted the corpse
to Joseph. " And he bought a linen cloth, and taking
him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid
him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock,
and rolled a stone to the door of the tomb. "And
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses,
beheld where he was laid.
Yyj 'And when the sabbath had intervened,
' Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might
come and anoint him. 2 And very early, on the first
day of the week, they come to the tomb, when
the sun was risen. 3 And they were saying among
themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us, out
of the door of the tomb ? 4 And looking up, they
behold that the stone has been rolled back. For it
was very great. 5 And entering into the tomb, they
saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in
a white robe; and they were amazed. 6 And he says
to them, Be not amazed. Ye are seeking Jesus the
Nazarene, the crucified. He is risen ; he is not here.

126  MARK.  16 : 7-18
Behold, the place where they laid him! 'But go,
say to his disciples, and to Peter, He goes before you
into Galilee; there shall ye see him, as he said to
you. 8 And they went out, and fled from the tomb ;
for trembling and astonishment seized them. And
they said nothing to any one ; for they were afraid.
9 "And having risen early, on the first day of the
Week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from
whom he had cast out seven demons. " She went and
reported it to those who had been with him, as they
mourned and wept. " And they, hearing that he was
alive, and was seen by her, disbelieved.
12 And after that he was manifested in another form
to two of them, as they walked, going into the
country. " They also went away and reported it to
the rest ; and even them they did not believe.
" And afterward he was manifested to the eleven
themselves as they reclined at table, and upbraided
their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they
believed not those who beheld him after he was risen.
"And he said to them, Go into all the world, and
preach the gospel to the whole creation. " He that
believes and is baptized shall be saved ; but he that
disbelieves shall be condemned. "And these signs
shall accompany those who have believed; in my
name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak
with "new tongues; "they shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they
shall recover.
' The two oldest Greek manuscripts, and some other documents, end
this Gospel with ver 8. Some documents give an ending entirely dif
ferent from ver. 9-20.
* Some ancient documents omit new.

16 ! 19-20 MARK. 127
"So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to
them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down on
the right hand of God; 20but they went forth, and
preached everywhere, the Lord working with them,
and confirming the word through the signs that fol
lowed.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
LUKE.

T 'Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to
' arrange a narrative concerning the things that
have been accomplished among us, 2as they delivered
them to us, who from the beginning became eyewit
nesses and ministers of the word, 3it seemed good
to me also, having accurately traced all things from
the first, to write to thee an orderly account, most
excellent Theophilus ; 4 that thou mightest know the
certainty concerning those things wherein thou wast
instructed. 5 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea,
a certain priest, Zachariah by name, of the course of
Abijah ; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron,
and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both
righteous before God, walking in all the command
ments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. ' And
they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren;
and they both were far advanced in their days.
8 Now it came to pass, that while he was serving as
priest in the order of his course before God, 9 it fell to
his lot, according to the custom of the priest's office,
to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying
without, at the hour of incense. " And there appeared
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1 : 12-25 LUKE. 129
to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right
side of the altar of incense. '2 And Zachariah seeing
him was troubled, and fear fell upon him. "But
the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah ; because
thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth
will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name
John. " And thou wilt have joy and gladness ; and
many will rejoice at his birth. " For he will be great
in the sight of the Lord ; and he will drink no wine
nor strong drink ; and he will be filled with the Holy
Spirit, even from his mother's womb. " And many
of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their
God. " And he will go before his face 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 for the Lord a people
prepared. "And Zachariah said to the angel, By
what shall I know this ? For I am an old man, and
my wife is far advanced in her days. " And the angel
answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stands in
the presence of God ; and I was sent to speak to thee,
and to bring thee these glad tidings. 20 And, behold,
thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the
day that these things come to pass, because thou didst
not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their
season. "And the people were waiting for Zacha
riah ; and they wondered at his delaying in the tem
ple. 22 And when he came out he was not able to
speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen
a vision in the temple ; and he was making signs to
them, and remained dumb.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his minis
tration were completed, he departed to his home.
24 And after these days his wife Elisabeth conceived ;
and she hid herself five months, saying, M Thus has

130  LUKE.  1: 26-40
the Lord done to me, in the days wherein he looked
on me to take away my reproach among men.
28 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was
sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
"to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin's name
was Mary. M And the angel coming in to her, said,
Hail, highly favored one ! The Lord is with thee."
29 But she was troubled at the saying ; and was con
sidering what manner of salutation this might be.
30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary ; for thou
hast found favor with God. 81 And, behold, thou wilt
conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and
thou shalt call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great,
and will be called Son of the Most High ; and the
Lord God will give to him the throne of David his
father ; 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob
forever ; and of his kingdom there will be no end.
34 And Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since
I know not a man ? 35 And the angel answering said
to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the
power of the Most High will overshadow thee;
wherefore also the holy thing that is born will be
called God's Son. 36 And, behold, Elisabeth thy kins
woman, she also has conceived a son in her old age ;
and this is the sixth month with her who is called
barren. 3' Because no word from God shall be with
out power. 38 And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid
of the Lord ; may it be to me according to thy word.
And the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary arose in these days, and went into the
mountain-district with haste, into a city of Judah;
" and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted
'Many documents add Blessed art thou among women. See
ver.U2.

1 : 41-55  LUKE. 131
Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, as Elisabeth heard
the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb ;
and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 And
she lifted up her voice with a loud cry and said,
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the
fruit of thy womb. " And whence is this to me, that
the mother of my Lord should come to me ? " For,
behold, as the voice of thy salutation came into my
ears, the babe leaped in my womb for gladness.
"And happy is she who believed "that there will be
a fulfillment of the things which have been told her
from the Lord.
" And Mary said,
My soul magnifies the Lord ;
17 And my spirit greatly rejoiced in God my Saviour.
"Because he looked upon the low estate of his
handmaid ;
For behold, from this time all generations will
call me happy.
" Because the Mighty One did great things for me ;
And holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is unto generations and genera
tions
To those who fear him.
51 He wrought might with his arm ;
He scattered men proud in the imagination of
their heart.
62 He cast down princes from thrones,
And exalted persons of low degree.
53 Hungry men he filled with good,
And rich men he sent empty away.
64 He brought help to Israel, his servant;
To remember mercy,
66 (As he spoke to our fathers,)
» Or, for there will be.

132 LUKE.  1 : 56-71
Toward Abraham and his seed forever.
56 And Mary abode with her about three months^
and returned to her house.
"Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should
give birth ; and she brought forth a son. M And her
neighbors and her kindred heard that the Lord had
dealt in great mercy with her ; and they rejoiced with
her. 59 And it came to pass on the eighth day, they came
to circumcise the child ; and they were calling him
Zachariah, after the name of his father. '"And his
mother answering said, Nay ; but he shall be called
John. 81 And they said to her, There is no one of thy
kindred that is called by this name. 62And they
made signs to his father, what he would wish him to
be called. 63 And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote,
saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.
64 And his mouth was, opened immediately, and his
tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. 65And
fear came on all that dwelt around them. And in
the whole mountain-district of Judaea all these things
were told abroad. M And all who heard laid them up
in their heart, saying, What then will this child be!
For the hand of the Lord also was with him.
67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy
Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
Because he visited and wrought redemption for
his people ;
09 And raised up a horn of salvation for us,
In the house of David his servant,
70 (As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets
who have been from of old,)
"Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand
of all that hate us ;

1 : 72-2 : 6 LUKE. 133
"To show mercy towards our fathers,
And to remember his holy covenant ;
'3 The oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 To grant to us, that being rescued from the hand
of our enemies,
We should serve him without fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness before him all our
days.
"And thou also, child, shalt be called Prophet of
the Most High ;
For thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to
prepare his ways,
"In order to give knowledge of salvation to his
people
In remission of their sins ;
78 Because of the heart of mercy of our God,
Whereby the dayspring from on high will visit
us,
n To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the
shadow of death,
In order to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and became strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts until the day of his manifesta
tion to Israel.
TT 1 And it came to pass in those days, there went
out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the
"world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first en
rollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 And all went to be enrolled, each one to his own
city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of
the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David
which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the
house and family of David, 5 to enroll himself with
Mary his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 And
it came to pass, while they were there, the days were

134 LUKE. 2 : 7-20
completed that she should give birth. ' And she gave
birth to her first-born son, and wrapped him in
swathing clothes, and laid him in a manger; because
there was no room for them in the inn.
8 And there were shepherds in the same country
abiding in the field, and keeping night-watches over
their flock. "And an angel of the Lord stood by
them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them ;
and they were sore afraid. "And the angel said to
them, Fear not ; for, behold, I bring you good tidings
of great joy which will be to all the people. " Because
there has been born to you this day in the city of
David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. '2 And this
is the sign for you : Ye will find a babe wrapped in
swathing clothes, and lying in a manger. " And sud
denly there was with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host, praising God and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace "toward men of his good
pleasure.
15 And it came to pass, when the angels went away
from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to
another, Let us go now all the way to Bethlehem,
and see this thing that has come to pass, which the
Lord made known to us. "And they came with
haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe
lying in the manger. "And having seen it, they
made known the saying which was told them con
cerning this child. "And all that heard wondered at
the things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these " sayings, pondering them in
her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying
' Or, among. Many documents read peace, good pleasure towards
{or, among) men.
» Or, things.

2 : 21-35 LUKE. 135
and praising God for all that they heaitd and saw,
even as it was told to them.
21 And when eight days were completed for circum
cising him, his name was called Jesus; the name
given by the angel before he was conceived in the
womb. 22 And when the days of their purification, according
to the law of Moses, were completed, they brought
him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord,
23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male
that opens the womb shall be called holy to the
Lord,) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is
said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or
two young " pigeons. 25 And, behold, there was a man
in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon ; and this man
was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation
of Israel ; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And
it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that
he would not see death, before he should see the
Christ of the Lord. " And he came in the Spirit into
the temple ; and when the parents brought in the child
Jesus, to do concerning him after the custom of the
law, ** he received him into his arms, and blessed God,
and said, 29 Now, "Lord, thou releasest thy servant in
peace, according to thy word ; 30 because my eyes have
seen thy salvation, 31 which thou preparedst before
the face of all the peoples, 32 a light for a revelation to
the Gentiles, and a glory of thy people Israel. 33 And
his father and mother were wondering at the things
spoken concerning him. 34 And Simeon blessed them,
and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set
for the fall and rising up of many in Israel, and for a
sign that shall be spoken against, (85and a sword shall
pierce through thine own soul also;) that thoughts out
» Gr., doves. b Gr., Master.

136  LUKE.  2 : 36-49
of many hearts may be revealed. 36 And there was
Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe
of Asher. She was of great age, having lived with a
husband seven years from her virginity; 37and she
had been a widow as much as eighty-four years, who
departed not from the temple, serving with fastings
and supplications night and day. 38 And coming up
at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke
concerning him to all that were looking for the
redemption of Jerusalem. 39And when they had
performed all things according to the law of the
Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city
Nazareth. "And the child grew, and became strong, being
filled with wisdom ; and the "favor of God was upon
him. 41 And his parents used to go every year to Jerusa
lem at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was
twelve years old, as they went up according to the
custom of the feast, " and had completed the days,
when they were returning, the boy Jesus remained
behind in Jerusalem, and his parents knew it not;
"but supposing that he was in the company, went a
day's journey; and they sought him among their
kindred and acquaintance; "and not finding him,
they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him. " And it
came to pass, after three days they found him in the
temple, sitting. in the midst of the teachers, both
hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all
that heard him were astonished at his understanding
and answers. "And seeing him they were amazed 5
and his mother said to him, Child, why didst thou
thus deal with us? Behold, thy father and I were
seeking thee, sorrowing. "And he said to them;
» Or, grace.

2 : 50-3 : 8 LUKE. 137
Why is it that ye were seeking me? Did ye not
know, that I must be " in my Father's house ? 50 And
they understood not the saying which he spoke to
them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to
Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother
kept all the " sayings in her heart.
52 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and ° stature, and
in favor with God and men.
TTT 'Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of
' Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor
of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his
brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2in
the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the
word of God came to John the son of Zachariah in
the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the region
round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance unto remission of sins ; 4 as it is written in
the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make straight his paths.
5 Every valley shall be filled,
And every mountain and hill shall be brought
low;
And the crooked shall become straight,
And the rough ways smooth ;
"And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 He said therefore to the multitudes that went
out to be baptized by him, Brood of vipers, who
warned you to flee from the d coming wrath ? 8 Bring
forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance ; and begin
not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for
* Or, in my Father's business. >> Or, things.
• Or, age. d Or, the wrath that is about to be.

138  LUKE.  3 : 9-20
our father ; for I say to you, that God is able out of
these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 9 And
already the axe also lies at the root of the trees.
Every tree therefore that produces not good fruit is
cut down and cast into the fire. "And the multi
tudes asked him, saying, What then are we to do?
"And he answering said to them, He that has two
coats, let him impart to him that has none ; and he
that has food, let him do likewise. '2 And there came
publicans also to be baptized ; and they said to him,
Teacher, what are we to do ? " And he said to them,
Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
"And soldiers also asked him, saying, What are we
also to do? And he said to them, Do violence to no
one, neither "accuse any one falsely ; and be content
with your wages.
"And as the people were in expectation, and all
were reasoning in their hearts concerning John,
whether perhaps he himself were the Christ, " John
answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you
" with water ; but there comes he that is mightier than
I, the latehet of whose sandals I am not worthy to
loose ; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire ;
"whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his
threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his
garner; but the chaff he will burn up with fire
unquenchable. "With many other exhortations therefore he
preached the "good tidings to the people; "but
Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him about
Herodias, the wife of his brother, and about all the
evils which Herod did, 20 added this also to them all,
that he shut up John in prison.
¦ Or, extort from any one wrongfully.
» Or, in water. • Or, the gospel.

3 : 21-37 LUKE. 139
"Now it came to pass, when all the people had
been baptized, that as Jesus also had been baptized
and was praying, the heaven was opened, 22 and the
Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove
upon him; and there came a voice out of heaven,
Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I "am well
pleased. 23 And Jesus himself when he began [his ministry],
was about thirty years of age ; being the son (as was
supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, "the son of
Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son
of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 23 the son of Mattathias,
the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,
the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath, the son of
Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the
son of Joda, " the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,
the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of
Neri, ^the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of
Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29the son
of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son
of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30the son of Symeon, the
son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam,
the son of Eliakim, 31 the son of Melea, the son of
Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Natthan, the
son of David, 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the
son of Boaz,. the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son
of Ami, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son
of Judah, "the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son
of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35 the
son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son
of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan, the
son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah,
the son of Lamech, 3' the son of Methuselah, the son
' Or, was.

140 LUKE. 3 : 38-4 : 15
of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the
son of Kenan, 38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the
son of Adam, the son of God.
jy ' And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned
" from the Jordan ; and he was led in the Spirit
in the wilderness 2 forty days tempted by the Devil.
And he ate nothing in those days; and when they
were completed, he was hungry.
3 And the Devil said to him, If thou art God's son,
command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.
4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, Not
on bread alone shall man live.
5 And leading him up he showed him all the king
doms of the " world in a -moment of time. 6 And the
Devil said to him, To thee will I give all this au
thority, and the glory of them ; because to me it has
been delivered, and to whomsoever I will I give it.
7 If thou therefore shalt worship before me, it shall
all be thine. 8 And Jesus answering said to him, It
is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve.
9 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the
pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art
God's son' cast thyself down hence. 10 For it is writ
ten, He will command his angels concerning thee to
guard thee ; " and on their hands they shall bear thee
up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12 And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou
shalt not " tempt the Lord thy God.
"And having completed every temptation, the
Devil departed from him until a convenient season.
"And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit
into Galilee ; and there went out a report concerning
him through all the. surrounding country. "And
• Gr., inhabited earth. n Or, test.

4 : 16-27 LUKE. 141
he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by
all. "And he came to Nazareth, where he had been
brought up. And he went, as his custom was, into
the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to
read. " And there was given to him the book of the
prophet Isaiah. And unrolling the book, he found
the place where it was written,
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me ;
"Because he anointed me to " publish good tidings
to the poor ;
He has sent me to proclaim deliverance to cap
tives,
And recovering of sight to blind men,
To send crushed ones away free,
19 To proclaim an acceptable year of the Lord.
29 And rolling up the book he gave it back to the
attendant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the
synagogue were fastened on him. " And he began to
say to them, To-day has this scripture been fulfilled
in your ears. 22And all bore witness to him, and
wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out
of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's
son ? ** And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say
to me this c proverb, Physician, heal thyself. What
ever we heard done in Capernaum, do here also in
thy country. 24 And he said, Verily I say to you, No
prophet is acceptable in his own country. 25 But of a
truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel
in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up
three years and six months, when there came a great
famine over all the land ; 26 and to no one of them was
Elijah sent, but only unto Zarephath in the land of
Sidon, to a woman that was a widow. " And there
• Or, Wherefore. * Or, preach the gospel. • Gr., parable.

142 LUKE. 4 : 28-40
were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the
prophet ; and no one of them was cleansed, but only
Naaman the Syrian. 28 And they were all filled with
wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things,
29 and rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and
led him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was
built, to throw him down headlong. 30 But he passing
through the midst of them went his way.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Gali
lee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath;
32 and they were astonished at his teaching, because
his word was with authority.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man having a
spirit of an unclean demon ; and he cried out with a
loud voice, 34 Ah ! what have we to do with thee,
Jesus of Nazareth? Didst thou come to destroy us?
I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace,
and come out from him. And the demon hurling
him into the midst came out from him, doing him
no harm. 36 And amazement came on all ; and they
talked with one another, saying, What is this word,
that with authority and power he commands the
unclean spirits, and they come out? "And there
went out a rumor concerning him into every place of
the country around.
38 And he rose up from the synagogue, and went
into the house of Simon. And the mother-in-law of
Simon was seized with a great fever; and they
besought him about her. 39And standing over her
he rebuked the fever, and it left her ; and immedi
ately she arose and ministered to them.
"And when the sun was setting, all that had any
sick with many kinds of diseases brought them to
him ; and he laid his hands on every one of them,

4 : 41-5 : 9 LUKE. 143
and healed them. 41 And demons also came out from
many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of
God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to
speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 And when it was day he came out, and went into
a desert place. And the multitudes were seeking after
him, and came to him, and tried to restrain him from
going away from them. "And he said to them, To
the other cities also I must "publish the good news
of the kingdom of God ; because for this I was sent
forth. " And he was preaching in the synagogues of
" Judaea.
y ' Now it came to pass, as the multitude pressed
' upon him and heard the word of God, that he
was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw
two boats standing by the lake ; but the fishermen
had gone out of them, and were washing the nets.
3 And entering into one of the boats, which was
Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the
land. And sitting down, he taught the multitudes
out of the boat.
4 And when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon,
Put out into the deep ; and do ye let down your nets
for a draught. 5 And Simon answering said, Master,
through the whole night we toiled and took nothing ;
but at thy word I will let down the nets. 6 And doing
this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes ; and
their nets were breaking. 'And they beckoned to
their partners in the other boat, to come and help
them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so
that they were sinking. 8 And Simon Peter seeing
it fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, Depart from
me ; because I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For aston-
» Or, preach the gospel.
>> Many ancient documents read Galilee.

144  LUKE.  5 : 10-21
ishment seized him, and all that were with him, at
the draught of the fishes which they took ; 10 and like
wise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were
partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear
not; from henceforth thou shalt "catch men. "And
having brought their boats to land, they left all, and
followed him.
12 And it came to pass, while he was in one of the
cities, behold, a man full of leprosy. And seeing
Jesus he fell on his face, and besought him, saying,
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. "And
stretching forth his hand he touched him, saying,
I will; be cleansed. And straightway the leprosy
departed from him. " And he charged him to tell no
one : but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer
concerning thy cleansing, as Moses directed, for a
testimony to them.
" But all the more went abroad the report concern
ing him ; and great multitudes came together to hear,
and to be healed of their infirmities. " And he was
wont to retire into the deserts, and pray.
" And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he
was teaching ; and there were Pharisees and teachers
of the law sitting by, who had come out of every
village of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem; and
the power of the Lord was with him to heal. " And,
behold, men brought on a bed a man who was para
lyzed; and they sought to bring him in, and to place
him before him. " And not finding by what way
they might bring him in, because of the multitude,
they went up on the housetop, and let him down
through the tiles with the couch into the midst before
Jesus. 20And seeing their faith he said, Man, thy
Bins are forgiven thee. "And the scribes and the
' Gr., take alive. " ~

5:22-35 LUKE. 145
Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that
speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God
only? 22But Jesus, perceiving their reasonings, an
swered and said to them, "What reason ye in your
hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are for
given thee ; or to say, Arise and walk ? 24 But that
ye may know that the Son of man has authority on
the earth to forgive sins, (he said to the paralyzed
man,) I say to thee, Arise, and taking up thy couch
go to thy house. 25And immediately standing up
before them, he took up that whereon he lay, and
departed to his house, glorifying God. 26 And amaze
ment seized them all; and they glorified God, and
were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange
things to-day.
27 And after these things he went forth, and beheld
a publican, named Levi, sitting at the tax-office ; and
he said to him, Follow me. 28 And forsaking all, he
arose and followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great entertainment in his
house ; and there was a great crowd of publicans and
of others who were reclining at table with them..
"And the Pharisees, and their scribes, murmured i
against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and-
drink with the publicans and sinners ? 31 And Jesus
answering said to them, They who are well need nob
a physician, but they who are sick. 32I have not
come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.
"And they said to him, The disciples of John fast
often, and make supplications ; likewise also those of
the Pharisees ; but thine eat and drink. S4 And Jesus
said to them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-
chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
85 But there will come days; and when the bride-
• Or, Why.
13

146 LUKE. 5 : 36-6 : 8 1
groom has been taken away from them, then will
they fast in those days. 36 And he spoke also a parable
to them, No one rends a piece from a new garment,
and puts it on an old garment ; else he will both rend
the new, and the piece from the new will not agree
with the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old
skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and
will itself be spilled, and the skins will perish. 38 But
new wine must be put into fresh skins. 39 And no one
having drunk old wine wishes new ; for he says, The
old is good.
yj 'And it came to pass on "the second sabbath
after the first, that he was going through grain-
fields ; and his disciples plucked and ate the ears of
grain, rubbing them with their hands. 2 But some of
the Pharisees said, Why are ye doing that which it is
not lawful to do on the sabbath ? 3 And Jesus answer
ing them said, Have ye not read even this, that David
did, when he was hungry, himself and they who were
with him ; 4 how he entered into the house of God,
and took and ate the show-bread, and gave to those
also who were with him ; which it is not lawful to
eat except for the priests only? 5And he said to
them, The Son of man is Lord "even of the sabbath.
6 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he
entered into the synagogue and taught. And there
was a man there, and his right hand was withered.
'And the scribes and Pharisees were watching,
whether he would heal on the sabbath ; that they
might find how to accuse him. 8 But he knew their.
thoughts ; and he said to the man that had his hand
withered, Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And
* Gr., on a second-first sabbath. Many ancient documents omit
second-first. b Some ancient documents omit even.

6 : 9-23 LUKE. 147
he rose up, and stood. 9 And Jesus said to them, I
ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to
do harm ; to save a life, or to destroy it ? " And look
ing round on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth
thy hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored.
" But they were filled with madness, and .conferred
one with another, what they should do to Jesus.
12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went
out into the mountain to pray, and spent the whole
night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he
called his disciples. And he chose out from them
twelve (whom he named also apostles) ; " Simon,
whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother,
and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
15 and Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus,
and Simon who was called Zelotes," and Judas "brother
of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a betrayer ;
"and he came down with them, and stood on a level
place, and a great crowd of his disciples, and a great
multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusa
lem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came
to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases ; 18 and
those who were vexed by unclean spirits were healed ;
19and all the crowd were seeking to touch him, be
cause power came forth from him and healed them
all. 20 And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said,
Happy the poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Happy ye that hunger now ; for ye will be filled.
Happy ye that weep now ; for ye will laugh. "Happy
are "ye, when men hate you, and when they separate
you from them, and reproach you, and cast out your
name as evil, for the sake of the Son of man. 23 Rejoice
in that day, and leap for joy ; for, behold, your reward
» Or, son.

148 LUKE. 6 : 24-38
is great in heaven ; for in the same manner did their
fathers to the prophets.
24 But woe to you that are rich ; for ye have received
your consolation. 25 Woe to you that are filled now ;
for ye will hunger. Woe, ye that laugh now ; for ye
will mourn and weep. 26 Woe ! when all men speak
well of you ; for in the same manner did their fathers
to the false prophets.
27 But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies,
do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse
you, pray for those who "insult you. 29To him who
smites thee on the cheek offer also the other ; and him
who takes away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat
also. 30 Give to every one that asks thee ; and from
him who is taking away thy goods ask them not back.
31 And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye
also in like manner to them. 32 For if ye love those
who love you, what thanks have ye? For even the
sinners love those who love them. 33 And if ye do
good to those who do good to you, what thanks have
ye ? Even the sinners do the same. 34 And if ye lend
to those of whom ye hope to receive, what thanks
have ye? Even sinners lend to sinners, that they
may receive as much in return. 35 But love your ene
mies, and do good and lend, " hoping for nothing in
return ; and your reward will be great, and ye will
be sons of the Most High ; for he is kind toward the
unthankful and evil. 36 Be «ye merciful, even as your
Father is merciful. 37 And judge not, and ye will not
be judged ; and condemn not, and ye will not be con
demned; release, and ye will be released. 38Give,
and it will be given to you ; good measure, pressed
» Or, falsely accuse you.
* Or, nothing despairing. Some ancient documents read despair
ing of no one.

6 : 39-49 LUKE. 149
down, shaken together, running over, will they give
into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete,
it will be measured to you again.
39 And he spoke also a parable to them : Can a blind
man guide a blind man? Will they not both fall into
a pit? "A disciple is not above the teacher; but
every one when completed will be as his teacher.
41 And why seest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is
in thine own eye? 42 "How canst thou say to thy
brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in
thine eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam that
is in thine own eye? Hypocrite! cast out first the
beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see
clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
43 For there is no good tree that bears corrupt fruit,
nor corrupt tree that bears good fruit. "For every
tree is known from its own fruit. For from thorns
they do not gather figs, nor from a bramble bush do
they harvest grapes. " The good man out of the good
treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good ;
and the evil man out of the evil treasure, brings forth
that which is evil ; for out of the abundance of the
heart his mouth speaks.
"And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the
things which I say? 47 Every one that comes to me,
and hears my words, and does them, I will show you
whom he is like. He is like a man building a
house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation
on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream
broke against that house, and could not shake it;
"because it was well built. "But he that hears, and
' Most early documents read Or how, as in Matt. 7 : 4.
* Many documents read for it was founded on the rock, as in
Matt. 7 : 25.

150 LUKE 7 : 1-11
does not, is like a man that built a house on the
earth without a foundation ; against which the stream
broke, and straightway it "fell in; and the ruin of
that house was great.
y[T 'When he had completed all his sayings in
' the hearing of the people, he entered into
Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was "dear
to him, was sick and about to die. 3And having
heard concerning Jesus, he sent to him elders of the
Jews, asking him that he would come and c save his
servant. 4 And they, coming to Jesus, besought him
earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldst
do this for him ; 5 for he loves our nation, and himself
built the synagogue for us. 6 And Jesus went with
them. And when he was now not far from the house,
the centurion sent friends, saying to him, Lord,
trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou
shouldst come under my roof. 7 Wherefore neither
thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but say
a the word, and my servant " will be healed. 8 For I
also am a man set under authority, having under
myself soldiers ; and I say to this one, Go, and he
goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to
my servant, Do this, and he does it. 9 And hearing
these things Jesus wondered at him ; and turning said
to the multitude that followed him, I say to you, Not
even in Israel have I found so great faith. "And
they who were sent, returning to the house, found
the servant well.
"And it came to pass 'soon afterwards, that he
» Gr., fell together. b Or, precious; or, valuable.
• Or, cure. a Gr., with a word.
• Some early documents read let my servant be healed.
' Many ancient documents read the next day.

7 : 12-25 LUKE. 151
went into a city called Nain ; and his disciples were
going with him, and a great crowd. "And as he
came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was
being carried out dead the only son of his mother, and
she was a widow ; and a great crowd of the city was
with her. " And seeing her, the Lord had Qompassion
on her, and said to her, Weep not. " And he came
and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood
still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, arise.
15 And the dead sat up, and began to speak. And he
gave him to his mother. " And fear seized on all ;
and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has
arisen among us; and, God has visited his people.
17 And this report went forth in all Judaea concerning
him, and in all the country round about.
18 And the disciples of Johno reported to him con
cerning all these things. " And calling to him two
of his disciples John sent them to the Lord, saying,
Art thou the Coming One , or are we to look for
another? 20And when the men came to him they
said, John the Baptist has sent us to thee, saying,
Art thou the Coming One, or are we to look for
another ? " In that hour he healed many, of diseases
and plagues and evil spirits; and on many blind
he bestowed sight. 22And answering he said to
them, Go, and report to John what ye saw and
heard; that blind men receive sight, lame walk,
lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised,
poor men have good tidings preached to them.
23 And happy is he, whoever finds no occasion of
stumbling in me.
24 And when the messengers of John had departed,
he began to say to the crowds concerning John, What
went ye out into the wilderness to behold ? A reed
shaken by the wind ? 25 But what went ye out to see ?

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A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they who
are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in
kings' palaces. 26 But what went ye out to see? A
prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a
prophet. " This is he, concerning whom it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who will prepare thy way before thee.
28 1 say to you, among those that are born of women
there is no one greater than John; but the least in
the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 And all the people, hearing it, and the publicans,
justified God, having been baptized with John's bap
tism. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected
the counsel of God in regard to themselves, not having
been baptized by him.
31 To what then shall I liken the men of this genera
tion? And to what are they like? 32They are like
children that are sitting in the market, and calling
to one another, saying, We piped to you, and ye did
not dance ; we wailed, and ye did not weep. 33 For
John the Baptist has come, not eating bread nor
drinking wine; and ye say, He has a demon. "The
Son of man has come eating and drinking ; and ye
say, Behold a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend
of publicans and sinners. 35 And wisdom " is justified
on the part of all her children.
36 And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with
him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee,
he reclined at table. "And, behold, a woman who
was in the city, a sinner ; and learning that he was
reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, she
brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38and standing
behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet
with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her
* Or, was.

7:39-8:1 LUKE. 153
head, and "kissed his feet, and anointed them with
the ointment. 39 And seeing it, the Pharisee who had
bidden him spoke within himself, saying, This man,
if he were " a prophet, would know who and what
sort of woman this is that touches him ; for she is a
sinner. "And Jesus answering said to him, Simon,
I have something to say to thee. And he says,
Teacher, say it. 41 There were two debtors to a certain
money-lender. The one owed five hundred denaries,
and the other fifty. 42 And they having nothing to
pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore,
tell me, will love him most? "Simon answering
said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.
And he said to him, Thou didst rightly judge.
14 And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest
thou this woman? I entered into thy house, no
water didst thou give me for my feet ; but she with
her tears has wet my feet, and with her hair has
wiped them. "No kiss didst thou give; but she,
from the time I entered, ceased not to "kiss my feet.
"My head with oil thou didst not' anoint; but she
anointed my feet with ointment. 4' Wherefore I say to
thee, her many sins are forgiven ; for she loved much.
But he to whom little is forgiven, loves little. " And
he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven. " And they who
reclined with him began to say d within themselves,
Who is this that even forgives sins ? 60 And he said
to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee ; go in peace.
VTT } ' And it came to pass soon afterwards, that
he went about by city and village, preaching
and publishing the good news of the kingdom of God ;
• Or., kissed his feet much.
b Some ancient documents read the prophet. See John 1 : 21, 25.
0 Gr., kiss my feet much. d Or, among.

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and with him the twelve, 2 and certain women who
had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary
that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons
had gone out, 3and Joanna wife of Chuza Herod's
steward, and Susanna, and many others, who minis
tered to "them of their substance. •
4 And as a great multitude was coming together,
and the people from city after city were going to him,
he spoke by a parable : 5 The sower went forth to sow
his seed. And as he sowed, part fell by the way -side ;
and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air
devoured it. 6 And another part fell on the rock; and
as soon as it grew it withered away, because it had
no moisture. ' And another part fell in the midst of
the thorns ; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.
8 And another part fell into the good ground, and grew,
and bore fruit a hundredfold . As he said these things,
he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
9 And his disciples asked him, what this parable
was. " And he said, To you it is given to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of God ; but to the rest in
parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing
they may not understand. "Now the parable is
this : The seed is the word of God. '2 Those by the
way-side are they that hear ; then comes the Devil,
and takes away the word from their heart, that
they may not believe and be saved. "Those on
the rock are they who, when they hear, with joy
receive the word ; and these have no root, who for a
season believe, and in time of trial fall away. " That
which fell among the thorns, these are they who
heard, and as they go on are choked with cares ani
riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to per
fection. " But that in the good ground, these are they
"Many ancient documents read him.

8 : 16-26 LUKE. 155
who, in a good and honest heart hearing the word
hold it fast, and bear fruit with patience.
16 And no one, having lighted a lamp, covers it with
a vessel, or puts it under a bed ; but puts it on a lamp-
stand, that they who enter in may see the light.
"For nothing is secret that will not become manifest,
nor hidden, that will not be known and come into
manifestation. "Take heed therefore how ye hear.
For whoever has, to him shall be given ; and whoever
has not, even what he thinks he has shall be taken
from him.
"And there came to him his mother and his
brothers; and they could not get to him because
of the crowd. 20And word was brought him, Thy
mother and thy brothers are standing without, wish
ing to see thee. " And he answering said to them,
My mother and my brothers are these who hear and
do the word of God.
22 Now it came to pass on one of the days, that he
went into a boat, himself and his disciples ; and he
said to them, Let us go across to the other side of the
lake. And they put out. ^ But as they were sailing,
he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind
on the lake ; and they were filling, and were in danger.
"And coming to him, they awoke him, saying,
Master, Master, we are perishing. And he, awaking,
rebuked the wind and the raging of the water ; and
they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 And he said to
them, Where is your faith ? And they feared and
wondered, saying one to another, Who then is this,
that he commands even the winds and the water,
and they obey him !
26 And they landed in the country of the " Gerasenes,
' Many ancient documents read Gergesenes v many others, Qada-
renes ; and so in ver. 37.

156 LUKE. 8 : 27-38
which is over against Galilee. " And when he had
gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain
man out of the city, who had demons ; and for a long
time he had worn no clothing, and abode not in a
house, but in the tombs. 2S And seeing Jesus, he cried
out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice
said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the
most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.
'a For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come
out from the man. For at many times it had seized
him, and he was put under guards, bound with
chains and fetters; and bursting the bonds, he was
driven by the demon into the deserts. 30 And Jesus
asked him , What is thy name ? And he said, Legion ;
because many demons had entered into him. 31 And
they besought him that he would not command them
to go away into the abyss. 32 And there was there a
herd of many swine feeding in the mountain; and
they besought him that he would permit them to
enter into them. And he permitted them. 33And
going out of the man, the demons entered into the
swine ; and the herd rushed down the steep into the
lake, and were choked. " And seeing what had taken
place the herdsmen fled, and reported it in the city
and in the country. 35 And they went out to see what
had taken place. And they came to Jesus, and found
the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting
at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind ;
and they were afraid. 36 And they who saw it reported
to them how he that was possessed by demons was
" healed. " And the whole multitude of the surround
ing country of the Gerasenes besought him to depart
from them; for they were seized with great fear.
And he, entering into a boat, returned. 38And the
" Gr., saved.

8 : 39-51 LUKE. 157
man, out of whom the demons had gone, besought
him that he might be with him. But he sent him
away, saying, 39 Return to thy house, and relate how
great things God did for thee. And he departed,
publishing through the whole city how great things
Jesus did for him.
"And as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed
him; for they were all waiting for him. 41And,
behold, there came a man whose name was Jairus,
and he was a ruler of the synagogue ; and falling at
the feet of Jesus, he besought him to come into his
house; "because he had an only daughter, about
twelve years old, and she was dying. But as he
went the crowds thronged him.
43 And a woman having a flow of blood twelve years,
who had spent all her living on physicians, and could
not be healed by any one, "came up behind, and
touched the fringe of his garment ; and immediately
her flow of blood ceased. "And Jesus said, Who is
it that touched me? And when all denied it, Peter
said, Master, the crowds hem thee in and crush thee.
"But Jesus said, Some one touched me ; for I per
ceived that power had gone out from me. 47 And the
woman, seeing that she was not concealed, came
trembling, and falling down before him, declared
before all the people for what reason she touched him,
and how she was healed immediately. " And he said
to her, Daughter, thy faith has "made thee whole;
go in peace.
49 While he was yet speaking, there comes one from
the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy
daughter is dead; trouble the Teacher no more.
"But Jesus hearing it, answered him; Fear not;
only believe, and she will be "made whole. 5'And
* Or, saved thee. *> Or, saved.

158 LUKE. 8 : 52-9 : 11
entering into the house, he suffered no one to go in
with him, except Peter and John and James, and the
father of the maiden, and the mother. 52And all
were weeping and bewailing her. But he said, Weep
not ; for she is not dead, but is sleeping. M And they
laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But
he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden,
arise. 55And her spirit returned, and she rose up
immediately; and he directed that food should be
given her. 56 And her parents were astonished. But
he charged them to tell no one what had taken place.
TY 'And he called the twelve together, and gave
them power and authority over all the demons,
and to heal diseases. 2And he sent them to preach
the kingdom of God, and to heal," 3and said to them,
Take nothing for the journey, neither staff, nor bag,
nor bread, nor money; and not to have two coats.
"¦ And into whatever house ye enter, there abide, and
thence depart. 6 And as many as do not receive you,
in going out from that city, shake off the dust from
your feet for a testimony against them. 6 And going
forth, they went about through the villages, "pub
lishing the good news, and healing everywhere.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things
that were taking place. And he was much perplexed,
because it was said by some that John had been raised
from the dead; 8and by some, that Elijah had
appeared ; and by others, that one of the old prophets
had risen. "And Herod said, John I beheaded; but
who is this, about whom I hear such things? And
he was seeking to see him.
"And the apostles, returning, related to him all
that they did. And taking them with him, he retired
privately to a city called Bethsaida. " But the crowds
o Most documents add the sick. » Or, preaching the gospel.

9 : 12-24 LUKE. 159
becoming aware of it, followed him ; and he welcomed
them, and spoke to them concerning the kingdom of
God, and those who had need of cure he healed.
12 And the day began to decline. And the twelve
came, and said to him, Dismiss the multitude, that
they may go into the villages and country around,
and lodge, and find food ; because we are here in a
desert place. '3 But he said to them, Do ye give them
to eat. And they said, We have no more than five
loaves and two fishes ; unless we ourselves should go
and buy food for all this people. "For they were
about five thousand men. And he said to his disci
ples, Make them recline in companies of fifty. " And
they did so, and made them all recline. " And taking
the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to
heaven and blessed them, and broke, and kept giving
to the disciples to set before the multitude. "And
they ate, and were all filled. And there was taken
up that which remained to them of pieces, twelve
baskets. "And it came to pass, as he was praying in soli
tude, the disciples were with him; and he asked
them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am ?
19 And they answering said, John the Baptist; and
others, Elijah ; and others, that one of the old prophets
has risen. 20And he said to them, But ye, who .do ye
say that I am ? And Peter answering said, The Christ
of God. "But he charged them, and commanded
them to tell this to no one ; 22 saying, The Son of man
must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders
and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the
third day be raised up.
23 And he said to all, If any one wishes to come after
me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,
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"life will lose it; but whoever loses his "life for my
sake, he will save it. 25 For what is a man profited,
if he has gained the whole world, but has lost or for
feited himself? 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and
of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed,
when he comes in his glory, and in that of the Father
and of the holy angels. " And I say to you of a truth,
there are some of those that stand here, who will not
taste of death until they see the kingdom of God.
28 And it came to pass about eight days after these
sayings, he took with him Peter and John and James,
and went up into the mountain to pray. 29 And while
he was praying, the appearance of his countenance
became changed, and his raiment white and radiant.
30 And, behold, two men were talking with him, who
were Moses and Elijah; "who appearing in glory,
were speaking of his departure, which he was about to
accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and they who
were with him were heavy with sleep ; " but keeping
awake they saw his glory, and the two men that
stood with him. 33 And it came to pass, as they were
parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is
good for us to be here ; and let us make three booths,
one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah ;
not knowing what he said. 34 But while he was say
ing this, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them ;
and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 35 And
there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is
my chosen Son; hear him. 36And when the voice
came, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent,
and told no one in those days any of the things which
they had seen.
' Or, soul.
» Or, had been weighed down with sleep ; but becoming fully
awake.

9 : 37-50 LUKE. 161
37 And it came to pass, on the next day, when they
had come down from the mountain, a great crowd
met him. 38And behold, a man from the crowd
cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee, look on my
son ; for he is my only child ; 39 and behold, a spirit
takes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it con
vulses him with foaming, and with difficulty departs
from him, bruising him. "And I besought thy dis
ciples to cast it out ; and they could not. 41 And Jesus
answering said, O faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you, and bear with you ?
Bring hither thy son. "And while he was yet
coming, the demon threw him down, and greatly
convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit,
and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of
God. But while all were wondering at all the things
which Jesus did, he said to his disciples, " Let these
words sink into your ears, for the Son of man is about
to be delivered into the hands of men. " But they
understood not this saying, and it was hidden from
them, that they should not perceive it ; and they were
afraid to ask him about this saying.
"And there entered among them a reasoning,
which of them would be greatest. 47But Jesus,
knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a little
child and placed it by him, "and said to them,
Whoever receives this little child in my name, re
ceives me; and whoever receives me, receives him
who sent me ; for he that is least among you all, he
is great.
19 And John answering said, Master, we saw one
casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade
him, because he follows not with us. 50And Jesus

162 LUKE.  9 : 51-10 : 2
said to him, Forbid him not ; for he that is not against (
you is for you.
61 And it came to pass, when the days were being
completed that he should be taken up, he steadfastly
set his face to go to Jerusalem. 62 And he sent mes-
sengers before his face ; and they went and entered
into a village of Samaritans, to prepare for him.
53 And they did not receive him, because his face was
as if he were going to Jerusalem. 54 And his disciples,
James and John, seeing it, said, Lord, wilt thou that
we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume
them." 55 But he turned, and rebuked them." 56 And
they went to another village.
57 And as they were going, in the way a certain one
said to him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou
goest. 58 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes,
and the birds of the air have ° haunts ; but the Son of
man has not where to lay his head. 59 And he said to
another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, permit me
first to go and bury my father. M And he said to him,
Leave the dead to bury their own dead ; but do thou
go and announce the kingdom of God. 61 And another
also said, I will follow thee, Lord ; but first permit
me to bid farewell to those in my house. 62 And Jesus
said to him, No one having put his hand to a plow
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Y 'Now after these things the Lord appointed
seventy others, and sent them two and two before
his face, into every city and place, whither he himself
was about to come. 2 And he said to them, The har-

» Many ancient documents add even as Elijah did.
» Some ancient documents add and said, Ye know not what man
ner of spirit ye are of. Most of these add further For the Son of
man came not to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
• Or, roosts.

10 : 3-19 LUKE. 163
vest is great, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore
the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labor
ers into his harvest. 3Go your ways ; behold, I send
you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 Carry no
purse, no bag, no sandals ; and salute no one by the
way. 5 And into whatever house ye enter, first say,
Peace be to this house. "And if a son of peace be
there, your peace will rest upon "it ; but if not, it will
return to you. ' And in that very house abide, eating
and drinking such things as they give ; for the work
man is worthy of his wages. Do not remove from house
to house. 8 And into whatever city ye enter and they
receive you, eat what is set before you ; 9 and cure the
sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom
of God has come nigh to you. "But into whatever
city ye enter and they receive you not, go out into its
streets and say, " Even the dust from your city, that
cleaves to our feet, we wipe off against you ; yet know
this, that the kingdom of God has come nigh. " I
say to you, It will be more tolerable in that day for
Sodom, than for that city. " Woe to thee, Chorazin !
Woe to thee, Bethsaida ! For if in Tyre and Sidon
the miracles had been done which were done in you,
long ago they would have repented, sitting in sack
cloth and ashes. " But it will be more tolerable for
Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. " And
thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted to heaven ?
Thou shalt be brought down to Hades. 16He that
hears you hears me ; and he that rejects you rejects
me ; and he that rejects me rejects him who sent me.
"And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord,
even the demons submit to us in thy name. " And
he said to them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning
from heaven. '9 Behold, I have given you authority
» Or, him.

164 LUKE. 10 : 20-31
to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the
power of the enemy ; and nothing shall hurt you.
20 But yet, rejoice not in this, that the spirits submit
to you; but rejoice that your names are written in
heaven. 21 In that very hour he greatly rejoiced in the Holy
Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things
from the wise and discerning, and reveal them to
babes ; yea, O Father, that so it was well-pleasing in
thy sight. 22 All things were delivered to me by my
Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the
Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to
whom the Son wills to reveal him. 23And turning
to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes
that see what ye are seeing. 24 For I say to you, that
many prophets and kings desired to see what ye are
seeing, and saw not, and to hear what ye are hearing,
and heard not.
25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up "tempting
him, saying, Teacher, "what shall I do to inherit
eternal life? 26 And he said to him, What is written
in the law? How readest thou? " And he answer
ing said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
strength, and with all thy mind ; and thy neighbor
as thyself. 28 And he said to him, Thou hast answered
right ; this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, wishing
to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neigh
bor ? 30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man was
going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among
robbers, who both stripped and beat him, and went
away leaving him half dead. "And by chance a
certain priest was going down that way ; and seeing
• Or, testing. >> Gr., by doing what shall I inherit.

10 : 32-11 : 2 LUKE. 165
him, he passed by on the other side. 32And in like
manner a Levite also, coming to the place and seeing
him, passed by on the other side. 33But a certain
Samaritan, as he was journeying, came where he was,
and seeing him had compassion; "and coming to
him, bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and
wine ; and setting him on his own beast, he brought
him to an inn, and took care of him. 35And on the
morrow he took out two denslries and gave to the
host, and said, Take care of him; and whatever
thou spendest mose, I, when I return, will repay
thee. 36 Which of these three, thinkest thou, was
neighbor to him that fell among the robbers ? "And
he said, He that had mercy on him. And Jesus said
to him, Go, and do thou likewise.
38 Now as they were going on their way, he entered
into a certain village ; and a certain woman named
Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had
a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet,
and was hearing his word. 40 But Martha was dis
tracted about much serving ; and she came up to him,
and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister left
me to serve alone ? Bid her therefore that she help
me. 41 But the Lord answering said to her, Martha,
Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many
things. 42 " But one thing is needful ; for Mary chose
the good part, which shall not be taken away from
her. YT 'And it came to pass, as he was in a certain
place praying, when he ceased, one of his disci
ples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also
taught his disciples. 2 And he said to them, When ye
pray, say, "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy
» Some ancient documents read But few things are needful, or one.
b Many ancient documents read Our Father, who art in heaven.

166 LUKE.  11 : 3-15
kingdom come." 3Give us day by day our daily
bread. 'And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves
forgive every one indebted to us. And bring us not
into temptation."
5 And he said to them, Who of you shall have a
friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to
him, 6 Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend
of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have
nothing to set before him ; ' and he from within shall
answer and say, Trouble me not ; the door is already
shut, and my children with me are in bed ; I can not
rise and give thee? 8I say to you, though he will
not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet
because of his importunity he will arise and give him
as many as he needs. 9And I say to you, Ask, and
it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock,
and it shall be opened to you. " For every one that
asks receives ; and he that seeks finds ; and to him
that knocks it will be opened. "And "of which of
you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he
give him a stone ; or also a fish, and he instead of a
fish give him a serpent ? '2 or he shall also ask an egg,
will he give him a scorpion ? " If ye then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children, how
much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to those who ask him ?
"And he was casting out a dumb demon. And it
came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the
dumb man spoke ; and the crowds wondered. " But

» Many ancient documents add Thy will be done, as in heaven,
so on earth.
* Many ancient documents add but deliver us from the evil one
(or, from evil).
0 Some ancient documents read And what father is there among
you, of whom if his son ask a fish, will he, etc.

11 : 16-28 LUKE. 167
some of them said, "Through Beelzebul, the prince of
the demons, he casts out the demons. "And others,
tempting, sought of him a sign from heaven. " But
he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every king
dom divided against itself is brought to desolation,
"and a house divided against a house falls. "And if
Satan also has been divided against himself, how will
his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out
the demons " through Beelzebul. " And if I " through
Beelzebul cast out the demons, "through whom do
your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be
your judges. 20But if "with the finger of God I cast
out the demons, then is the kingdom of God come
upon you. "When the strong man fully armed
guards his own court, his goods are in peace. 22 But
when a stronger than he comes upon him and over
comes him, he takes away his whole armor, wherein
he trusted, and distributes his spoils. 23He that is
not with me is against me ; and he that gathers not
with me scatters.
24 When the unclean spirit is gone out from the man,
it goes through waterless places, seeking rest; and
finding none it says, I will return into my house
whence I came out. 25 And coming, it finds it swept
and set in order. 2B Then it goes, and takes with it
seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they
enter in and dwell there ; and the last state of that
man becomes worse than the first.
27 And it came to pass, as he was saying these things,
a certain woman lifting up her voice from among the
crowd said to him, Happy the womb that carried
thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck ! z8 But
he said, Yea rather, happy they who hear the word
of God, and keep it !
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29 And the crowds gathering to him more and more,
he began to say, This generation is an evil generation.
It seeks a sign ; and no sign will be given it, but the
sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the
Ninevites, so will also the Son of man be to this gen
eration. 31 The queen of the south will rise up in the
judgment with the men of this generation, and will
condemn them ; because she came from the ends of
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and, be
hold, "a greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of
Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this
generation, and will condemn it; because they re
pented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, "a
greater than Jonah is here.
33 No one, having lighted a lamp, puts it in a cellar,
nor under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, that
they who come in may see the light. 34 The lamp of
the body is thine eye. When thine eye is single, thy
whole body also is light ; but when it is evil, thy body
also is dark. 35 Take heed therefore, whether the light
that is in thee is not darkness. 36If therefore thy
whole body is light, having no part dark, it shall be
all light as when the lamp with its bright shining
gives thee light.
37 Now as he spoke, a Pharisee asks him to breakfast
with him; and he entered, and reclined at table.
38 And the Pharisee seeing it wondered that he did
not first immerse himself before breakfast. 39 And the
Lord said to him, Now ye, the Pharisees, cleanse the
outside of the cup and the dish ; but your inward part
is full of rapacity and wickedness. "Fools! Did not
he who made the outside make the inside also?
"But those things "which are within, give as alms;
and behold, all things are clean to you. " But woe
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to you Pharisees ! because ye pay tithe of the mint
and the rue and every herb, and pass by judgment
and the love of God. But these ought ye to have
done, and not to leave those undone. " Woe to you
Pharisees ! because ye love the first seat in the syna
gogues, and the salutations in the market places.
" Woe to you ! because ye are as the tombs which do
not appear, and the men that walk over them know
it not.
"And one of the lawyers answering says to him,
Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.
"And he said, Woe to you lawyers also ! because ye
load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye
yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your
fingers. 47 Woe to you ! because ye build the tombs
of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. "So
then ye are witnesses and well pleased with the works
of your fathers ; because they killed them, and ye
build. "Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I
will send them prophets and apostles, and some of
them they will kill and persecute; 50that the blood
of all the prophets, which was shed from the founda
tion of the world, may be required of this generation,
51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah,
who perished between the altar and the house ; yea,
I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
52 Woe to you lawyers ! because ye took away the key
of knowledge ; ye entered not in yourselves, and those
who were entering in ye hindered.
53 And when he had come out thence, the scribes
and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehe
mently, and to ply him with more questions; "lying
in wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.
YTT ' In this state of things, the multitude having
gathered together in tens of thousands, so that
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they trod one upon another, he began to say to his
disciples, first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees,
which is hypocrisy. 2 But there is nothing covered,
that will not be revealed ; and hid, that will not be
known. 3 Wherefore, whatever ye said in the dark
ness will be heard in the light ; and what ye spoke in
the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed on
the house-tops. 4 And I say to you my friends, fear
not those who kill the body, and after that have no
more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom
ye are to fear ; fear him, who after he has killed has
authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, fear
him. "Are not five sparrows sold for two pence?
And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But
even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear
not; ye are of more value than many sparrows.
8 And I say to you, Every one that confesses me before
men, him will the Son of man also confess before the
angels of God ; 9 but he that denied me before men
will be denied before the angels of God. " And every
one that shall speak a word against the Son of man,
it will be forgiven him ; but to him that blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
" And when they bring you to the synagogues, and
magistrates, and authorities, be not anxious how or
what defence to make, or what to say. "For the
Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye
ought to say.
13 And one out of the crowd said to him, Teacher,
tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.
14 But he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or
a divider over you? "And he said to them, Take
heed, and beware of all covetousness; because not
even when one has abundance does his life consist in
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12 : 17-31 LUKE. i71
saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought
forth plentifully. "And he reasoned within himself,
saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to
store my fruits? "And he said, This will I do; I
will pull down my barns, and build greater ; and there
I will store all my grain and my goods. " And I will
say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up
for many years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
20 But God said to him, Fool! this night thy soul is
required of thee; and the things which thou hast
prepared, whose will they be? "So is he that lays
up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward
God. "And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to
you, be not anxious for the "life, what to eat, nor for
the body, what to put on. 23 The life is more than
the food, and the body than the raiment. 24 Consider
the ravens, that they sow not nor reap ; which have
neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them.
Of how much more value are ye than the birds!
25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit
to his " age ? 26 If therefore ye can not do even a very
little thing, why are ye anxious about the rest?
"Consider the lilies, how they grow; they toil not,
nor spin ; but I say to you, Even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed as one of these. 28 And if God
so clothes the grass in the field, which to-day is, and
to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much more you,
0 ye of little faith? M And ye, seek not what to eat,
and what to drink, and be not tossed about with cares.
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek
after ; and your Father knows that ye have need of
these. " But seek his kingdom, and these things shall
be added to you.
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32 Fear not, little flock ; for it "is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33Sell what ye
have, and give alms ; make for yourselves purses that
grow not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens,
where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts. "For
where your treasure is, there will your heart also be.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps
burning ; 36 and yourselves like men waiting for their
lord, when he is to return from the marriage feast ;
that, when he comes and knocks, they may straightr
way open to him. 3' Happy those servants, whom
their lord when he comes shall find watching ! Verily
I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them
recline at table, and will come and serve them. 38 And
if he comes in the second watch, and if in the third
watch, and finds it so, happy are they. 39 But know
this, that if the master of the house had known at
what hour the thief was coming, he would have
watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken
through. "Be ye also ready; because at an hour
when ye think not, the Son of man comes.
41 And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable
to us, or also to all? "And the Lord said, Who then
is the faithful, the wise steward, whom his lord will
set over his household, to give the portion of food in
due season? "Happy that servant, whom his lord
when he comes shall find so doing f " Of a truth I
say to you, that he will set him over all that he has.
" But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delays
his coming ; and begin to smite the men-servants and
the maid-servants, and to eat and drink and to be
drunken; "the lord of that servant will come in a
day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when he
knows not, and will cut him asunder, and appoint his
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12 : 47-59 LUKE. 173
portion with the unfaithful. 47 And that servant, who
knew his lord's will, and prepared not, nor did accord
ing to his will, will be beaten with many stripes ;
"but he that knew not, and did things worthy of
stripes, will be beaten with few. And to whomsoever
much was given, of him much will be required ; and
to whom they committed much, of him they will ask
the more.
"I came to cast fire on the earth; and how I
wish it were already kindled ! 50 But I have a bap
tism to be baptized ; and how am I straitened until
it be accomplished ! 6l Think ye that I came to give
peace in the earth? I tell you, nay; but rather
division. 52For from this time forth, five in one
house will be divided, three against two, and two
against three. M They will be divided, father against
son, and son against father ; mother against daughter,
and daughter against the mother; mother-in-law
against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law
against the mother-in-law.
"And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see
a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, A
shower is coming; and so it comes to pass. 55And
when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will
be a burning heat ; and it comes to pass. 56 Hypocrites !
Ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and
the sky ; but how is it that ye know not how to inter
pret this time ? 5' And why even of yourselves do ye
not judge what is right? 58For when thou art going
with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the
way give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from
him ; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge
will deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor cast
thee into prison. 59 1 say to thee, thou shalt not come
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YTT1 'Now there were some present at that very
season who brought him word concerning the
Galilseans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their
sacrifices. 2And answering he said to them, Think
ye that these Galilseans were sinners above all the
Galilaeans, because they have suffered such things?
3 1 tell you, nay ; but unless ye repent, ye shall all in
like manner perish. 4 Or those eighteen, on whom
the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye
that they were "sinners above all the men who dwell
in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, nay; but, unless ye
repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.
6 And he spoke this parable: A certain man had a
fig-tree planted in his vineyard ; and he came seeking
fruit thereon, and found none. 'And he said to the
vine-dresser, Behold, three years I come seeking fruit
on this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down ; why
does it also make the ground useless? 8And he
answering says to him, Lord, let it alone this year
also, until I dig about it, and cast in manure. 9 And
if it bear fruit in future  ; but if not, thou shalt
cut it down.
"And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on
the sabbath. "And behold, a woman who had a
spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed
together, and wholly unable to raise herself up.
"And Jesus seeing her, called her, and said to her,
Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. " And
he laid his hands on her ; and immediately she was
made straight, and glorified God. "And the ruler of
the synagogue answering (being much displeased be
cause Jesus healed on the sabbath), said to the crowd,
There are six days in which men ought to work ; in
them therefore come and be healed, and not on the
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13 : 15-28 LUKE. 175
sabbath day. " But the Lord answered him, and said,
Hypocrites ! Does not every one of you on the sabbath
loose his ox or ass from the manger, and lead him
away and water him? "And ought not this woman,
being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo,
eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond
on the sabbath day ? " And as he said these things,
alb his adversaries were put to shame; and all the
crowd rejoiced for all the glorious things that were
done by him.
18 He said therefore, What is the kingdom of God
like? And to what shall I Uken it? "It is like a
grain of mustard, Which a man took, and cast into his
own garden ; and it grew, and became a tree, and the
birds of the air "lodged in its branches.
20 And again he said, To what shall I liken the
kingdom of God ? " It is like leaven, which a woman
took and hid in three measures of meal, until it was
all leavened.
22 And he was journeying through cities and villages,
teaching, and making his way to Jerusalem. ™ And
a certain one said to him, Lord, are they few that are
saved? "And he said to them, Strive to enter in
through the narrow door ; because many, I say to you,
will seek to enter in, and will not be able, 25 whenever
the master of the house rises and shuts the door, and
ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door,
saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say
to you, I know you not whence ye are. 26 Then will
ye begin to say, We ate and drank in thy presence,
and thou didst teach in our streets. "And he will
say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart
from me, all workers of unrighteousness. 28 There
will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth, when
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176 LUKE. 13 : 29-14 : 7
ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all
the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves
cast forth without. 29 And they will come from east
and west, and from north and south, and will recline
at table in the kingdom of God. 30 And, behold, there
are last who will be first, and there are first who will
be last.
31 In that very hour there came some Pharisees,
saying to him, Get out and go hence ; because Herod
wishes to kill thee. 32And he said to them, Go, tell
that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures
to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am per
fected. 33 But yet, I must go on my way to-day and
to-morrow and the day following; because it may
not be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 340
Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and
stones those that are sent to her ; how often I wished
to gather thy children together, as a hen gathers her
own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
35 Behold, your house is abandoned to you. And I
say to you, Ye shall not see me, until ye say, Blessed
is he that comes in the name of the Lord.
Yjy ' And it came to pass, when he went into the
house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to
eat bread on a sabbath, that they were watching him.
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him
Who had the dropsy. 3And Jesus answering spoke
to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to
heal on the sabbath, or not? But they were silent.
4 And taking hold of him, he healed him, and let him
go. 5And he said to them, Who is there of you,
whose son or ox shall fall into a well, and he will not
straightway draw him up on a sabbath day? 6And
they were not able to answer again to these things.
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14 : 8-19 LUKE. 177
when he marked how they chose out the first places ;
saying to them, "When thou art bidden by any one
to a marriage feast, recline not in the first place at
table, lest one more honorable than thou may have
been bidden by him ; 9 and he that bade thee and him
shall come and say to thee, Give place to this man ;
and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the
last place. "But when thou art bidden, go and
recline in the last place ; that when he that has bidden
thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher.
Then wilt thou have glory in the presence of all those
who recline at table with thee. " For every one that
exalts himself shall be humbled ; and he that hum
bles himself shall be exalted.
"And he said to him also who had bidden him,
When thou makest a breakfast or a supper, call not
thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kindred, nor
rich neighbors ; lest they also bid thee again, and a
recompense be made thee. " But when thou makest
an entertainment, bid poor men, maimed, lame, blind.
"And happy shalt thou be, because they can not
recompense thee; for thou shalt be recompensed at
the resurrection of the righteous.
"And one of those who reclined at table with him,
hearing these things, said to him, Happy is he, who
shall eat bread in the kingdom of God! "But he
said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and
bade many. "And he sent his servant, at the hour
of the supper, to say to those who were bidden, Come,
for things are now ready. "And they all, with one
mind, began to excuse themselves. The first said to
him, I bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go
out and see it; I pray thee have me excused. "And
another said, I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am
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excused. 20And another said, I married a wife; and
therefore I can not come. "And the servant came,
and reported these things to his lord. Then the
master of the house, being angry, said to his servant,
Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city,
and bring in hither the poor, and maimed, and blind
and lame. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done
as thou didst direct, and yet there is room. 23And
the Lord said to the servant, Go out into the high
ways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that
my house may be filled; "for I say to you, that no
one of those men who were bidden shall taste of my
supper. 25 Now great crowds were going with him; and
turning, he said to them, 26 If any one comes to me,
and hates not his own father, and mother, and wife,
and children, and brothers, and sisters, and what is
more, even his own life, he can not be my disciple.
27 Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after
me, can not be my disciple. 28 For who of you, wish
ing to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count
the cost, whether he has wherewith to complete it?
29 Lest perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is
not able to finish, all that behpld begin to mock him,
30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able
to finish. " Or what king, as he goes to encounter
another king in war, will not first sit down and con
sult, whether he is able with ten thousand to meet
him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 And if not, while he is yet a great way off, he sends
an embassy, and asks conditions of peace.
33 So then, whoever of you renounces not all that he
has can not be my disciple. " Salt therefore is good ;
but if even the salt has become tasteless, wherewith
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nor for the dunghill ; men cast it out. He that has
ears to hear, let him hear.
Yy ' Now there were drawing near to him all the
publicans and the sinners to hear him. 2 And
both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying,
This man receives sinners, and eats with them.
3 And he spoke this parable to them, saying, 4 What
man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost
one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the
wilderness, and go after the lost one, until he finds it?
5 And having found it, he lays it on his shoulders,
rejoicing. 6 And coming home, he calls together his
friends and his neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice
with me ; because I found my sheep which was lost.
7 1 say to you, that so there will be joy in heaven over
one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and
nine righteous persons, who have no need of repent
ance. 8 Or what woman having ten pieces of money, if she
lose one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the
house, and seek carefully till she finds it? 9And
having found it, she calls together her female friends
and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; because I
found the piece which I lost. 10 So, I say to you, there
is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one
sinner that repents.
" And he said, A certain man had two sons. '2 And
the younger of them said to his father, Father, give
me the portion of the estate that falls to me. And he
divided to them his living. " And not many days
after, the younger son gathered all together, and went
abroad into a far country, and there wasted his estate
in riotous living. " And when he had spent all, there
arose a mighty famine in that country ; and he began
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one of the citizens of that country ; and he sent him
into his fields to feed swine. "And he longed to be
filled with the "husks which the swine were eating;
and no one gave to him. " But coming to himself,
he said, How many hired servants of my father's have
bread enough and to spare, and I am here perishing
with hunger ! " I will arise and go to my father, and
will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and before thee ; " I am no longer worthy to be called
thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants,
20 And he arose, and came to his father. But while
he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and
had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck, and
"kissed him. " And the son said to him, Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and before thee ; I am
no longer worthy to be called thy son. 22But the
father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly a robe,
the best, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his
hand, and sandals on his feet ; 23 and bring the fatted
calf, and kill it; and let us eat and make merry.
24 Because this my son was dead and is alive again,
was lost and is found. And they began to make
merry. 25 Now his elder son was in the field. And
as in coming he drew near to the house, he heard
music and dancing. 26 And calling to him one of the
servants, he inquired what these things might be.
27 And he said to him, Thy brother is come ; and thy
father killed the fatted calf, because he received him
back, safe and sound. 28 But he was angry, and would
not go in ; and his father came out, and besought
him. 29And he answering said to his father, Lo, so
many years do I serve thee, and never transgressed a
commandment of thine ; and to"me thou never gavest
a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.
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15 : 30-16 : 10 LUKE. 181
"But when this thy son came, who devoured thy
living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted
calf. 31 And he said to him, Child, thou art ever with
me, and all that is mine is thine. 32 But we ought
to have made merry and rejoiced ; because this thy
brother was dead and is alive ; and was lost, and is
found. Y y T ' And he said also to the disciples, There was
a certain rich man, who had a steward ; and
he was accused to him as wasting his goods. 2 And
having called him, he said to him, What is this that
I hear about thee? Render the account of thy stew
ardship ; for thou canst be no longer steward. 3 And
the steward said within himself, What shall I do ? for
my master takes away from me the stewardship. I
have not strength to dig ; to beg I am ashamed. 4 1
am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out
of the stewardship, they may receive me into their
houses. 5 And calling to him each one of his master's
debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to
my master ? 6 And he said, A hundred measures of
oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing, and sit
down quickly, and write fifty. 'Then he said to
another, And how much dost thou owe? And he
said, A hundred measures of wheat. He says to him,
Take thy writing, and write eighty. 8 And the master
praised the "unrighteous steward, because he had
done prudently ; because the sons of this " world are
more prudent toward their own generation than the
sons of light. 9 And I say to you, Make to yourselves
friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness ; that,
when it fails, they may receive you into the ever
lasting tabernacles. " He that is faithful in the least
is faithful also in much ; and he that is unrighteous
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182 LUKE. 16 ^11-24
in the least is unrighteous also in much. " If there
fore ye were not faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will entrust to you the true rich&s ? '2 And if ye
were not faithful in that which is another's, who will,
give to you " your own ? " No servant can serve two-'
masters ; for either he will hate the one, and love the
other, or he will hold to one, and despise the other.
Ye can not serve God and Mammon.
"And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money,
were hearing all these things, and scoffing at him.
15 And he said to them, Ye are they who justify your
selves before men ; but God knows your hearts ; for
that which is high among men is abomination before
God. 16 The law and the prophets were until John ; from
that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is
preached, and every one enters into it with violence.
" But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away,
than for one tittle of the law to fall. " Every one who
puts away his wife, and marries another, commits
adultery ; and he who marries one that is put away
from a husband commits adultery.
"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was
clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry in
splendor every day. 20 And a certain poor man named
Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, " and desir
ing to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich
man's table ; yea, even the dogs came and licked his
sores. 22And it came to pass, that the poor man
died, and he was carried by the angels into Abraham's
bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried ;
23 and in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torments,
he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy
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16 : 25-17 : 6 LUKE. 183
on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of
his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am in
anguish in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Child,
-remember that in thy lifetime thou receivedst thy
good things in full, and Lazarus in like manner the
evil things ; but now here, he is comforted and thou
art in anguish. 2S And in all this, between us and you
a great gulf is fixed ; that they who wish to cross from
hence to you may not be able, nor those from thence
cross over to us. " And he said, I pray thee therefore,
father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's
house ; 2S for I have five brothers ; that he may testify
to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 But Abraham says, They have Moses and the
prophets; let them hear them. 30And he said, Nay,
father Abraham ; but if one go to them from the dead,
they will repent. 31 And he said to him, If they hear
not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be per
suaded, if one rise from the dead.
YyTT 'And he said to his disciples, It is impos-
' sible that stumbling-blocks should not come ;
but woe to him through whom they come ! 2 It is
profitable for him if a millstone is placed about his
neck, and he is thrown into the sea, rather than that
he should cause one of these little ones to "stumble.
3 Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin, rebuke
him; and if he repent, forgive him. ' 4And if he sin
against thee seven times in the day, and seven times
turn* to thee saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive
him. 5 And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our
faith. 6 And the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain
of mustard, ye would say to this sycamine-tree, Be
rooted up, and be planted in the sea; and it would
* Or, sin. ¦

184 LUKE. 17 : 7-22
have obeyed you. ' But who is there of you, having
a servant plowing, or tending cattle, that will say
to him, when he has come in from the field, Come
straightway and recline at table ; 8 and will not rather
say to him, Make ready what I am to sup on, and
gird thyself and serve me, until I have eaten and
drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
9 Does he thank the servant, because he did the things
that were commanded ? " So also ye, when ye have
done all the things that were commanded you, say,
We are unprofitable servants; we have done that
Which it was our duty to do.
"And it came to pass, on the journey to Jerusalem,
he was going through the midst of Samaria and Gali
lee. '2 And as he was entering into a certain village,
there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off.
" And they lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us. "And seeing it, he said to them,
Go and show yourselves to the priests. And it came
'to pass, as they went, they were cleansed. "And one
of them, seeing that he was healed, turned back, with
a loud voice glorifying God, " and fell on his face at
his feet, giving thanks to him ; and he was a Samari
tan. "And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten
cleansed? But the nine, where are they? "Were
none found returning to give glory to God, except
this stranger? ' "And he said to him, Arise, and go ;
thy faith has "made thee whole.
20 And being asked by the Pharisees, when* the
kingdom of God comes, he answered them and said,
The kingdom of God comes not with observation;
"nor will they say, Lo here, or there! for, behold,
the kingdom of God is "in the midst of you.
22 And he said to the disciples, There will come days,
' Or, saved thee. b or> within you.

17 : 23-37 LUKE. 185
when ye will long to see one of the days of the Son of
man, and ye will not see it. 23And they will say to
you, Lo there ; or, lo here ; go not away, nor pursue.
24 For as the lightning, when it lightens out of the one
part under heaven, shines unto the other part under
heaven, so will the Son of man be." 25 But first he
must suffer many things, and be rejected by this
generation. 2S And as it came to pass in the days of
Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They were eating, were drinking, were marrying,
were giving in marriage, until the day that Noah
entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed
them all. 28 In like manner even as it came to pass
in the days of Lot ; they were eating, were drinking,
were buying, were selling, were planting, were build
ing ; 29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it
rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed
them all. 30 After the same manner will it be, in the
day that the Son of man is revealed. 31 In that day,
he who shall be on the house-top, and his goods in
the house, let him not go down to take them away ;
and he that is in the field, let him likewise not turn
back. 32 Remember Lot's wife. 33 Whoever seeks to
gain his life will lose it ; but whoever shall lose, will
preserve it. " I say to you, in that night there will
be two men in one bed ; one will be taken, and the
other will be left. 35 There will be two women grind
ing together; the one will be taken, and the other
will be left." "And they answering say to him,
Where, Lord ? And he said to them, Where the body
is, thither will the vultures also be gathered together.
' Many ancient documents add in his day,
* Some ancient documents add ver. 36. There will be two men in
the field; the one will be taken, and the other will be left. See
Matt. 2k : hO.

186 LUKE. 18 : 1-14
XVTTT 'And he spoke a parable to them, to the
' end that they ought always to pray, and not
to faint ; 2 saying, There was in a city a judge, who
feared not God, nor regarded man. 3 And there was
a widow in that city ; and she kept coming to him,
saying, "Avenge me of my adversary. 4And he
would not for some time; but afterward he said
within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard
man, 5yet because this widow troubles me, I will
avenge her, lest by "persistent coming she wear me
out. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what ° the unrighteous
judge says. ' And will not God avenge his elect, who
cry to him day and night, and he is long suffer
ing over them? 8I say to you, that he will avenge
them speedily. But yet, when the Son of man comes,
will he find faith on the earth ?
9 And he spoke also this parable to some who trust
in themselves that they are righteous, and despise
the rest. "Two men went up into the temple to
pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
" The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus with himself,
God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this pub
lican. " I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all
that I acquire. " But the publican, standing afar off,
would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but was
smiting upon his breast, saying, God, be " merciful to
me the sinner. "I say to you, this man went down
to his house justified, rather than the other. For
every one that exalts himself shall be humbled ; but
he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

• Or, Do me justice of; and so in ver. 5, 7, 8.
* Gr, coming unto the end.
• Gr., the judge of unrighteousness.
d Or, propitiated.

18 : 15-30 LUKE. 187
15 And they brought to him their babes also, that
he might touch them; and the disciples seeing it
rebuked them. "But Jesus calling them to him,
said, Suffer the little children to come to me, and
forbid them not ; for "to such belongs the kingdom of
God. " Verily I say to you, whoever does not receive
the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter
therein. "And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good
Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
"And Jesus said to him, Why dost thou call me
good ? No one is good but one, God. 20 Thou knowest
the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not
kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor
thy father and thy mother. " And he said, All these
I observed from youth. 22 And Jesus hearing it said
to him, One thing thou lackest yet ; sell all that thou
hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven ; and come, follow me. 23 And
hearing this, he became very sorrowful ; for he was
exceedingly rich. " And Jesus seeing him said, With
what difficulty do they that have riches go into the
kingdom of God ! 25 For it is easier for a camel to enter
through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to
enter into the kingdom of God. 26And they who
heard it said, And who can be saved ? " But he said,
The things that are impossible with men are possible
with God. 28And Peter said, Lo, we forsook our
own, and followed thee. 29And he said to tfiem,
Verily I say to you, there is no one that forsook
house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children,
for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30who shall not
receive " manifold more in this time, and in the age
to come life eternal.
* Or, of such is. •> Some ancient documents read sevenfold.

188 LUKE. 18 : 31-19 : 4
31 And taking with him the twelve, he said to them,
Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the
things written through the prophets will be accom
plished to the Son of man. 32 For he will be delivered
to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and insulted, and
spit upon, 33 and they will scourge him, and kill him ;
and on the third day he will rise again. "And they
understood none of these things ; and this saying was
hidden from them, and they knew not the things
that were said.
35 And it came to pass, as he came near to Jericho,
a certain blind man was sitting by the way-side, beg
ging. 36 And hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired
what this might be. "And they told him, that
Jesus the Nazarene was passing by. 38 And he called
aloud, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on
me. 39 And they who went before rebuked him, that
he should hold his peace. But he cried much more,
Son of David, have mercy on me. "And Jesus stood,
and commanded him to be brought to him. And
when he was come near, he asked him, 41 saying,
What dost thou wish that I should do to thee? And
he said, Lord, that I may receive sight. " And Jesus
said to him, Receive sight ; thy faith has " made thee
whole. " And immediately he received sight, and
followed him, glorifying God. And all the people
seeing it, gave praise to God.
XIX 1 And he entere<! in an(i was passing through
Jericho. 2 And behold, a man called by name
Zaccheus, and he was a chief publican ; and he was
rich. 3 And he was seeking to see Jesus, who he was ;
and he could not on account of the crowd, because
he was small in stature. 4And running before, he
climbed up into a sycamore-tree to see him ; because
¦ Or, has saved thee.

19 : 5-20 LUKE. 189
he was about to pass along that way. 5 And Jesus,
when he came to the place, looked up and said to him,
Zaccheus, make haste and come down ; for to-day I
must abide at thy house. 6 And he made haste, and
came down, and received him joyfully. 7 And seeing
it, they all murmured, saying, He went in to be a
guest with a man that is a sinner. 8 And Zaccheus
stood, and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of
my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have wrongfully
exacted aught from any one, I restore fourfold. 9 And
Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this
house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
"For the Son of man came to seek and to save that
which was lost.
" And as they were hearing these things, he added
and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusa
lem, and because they thought that the kingdom of
God was immediately to appear. " He said therefore,
A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive
for himself a kingdom, and to return. " And calling
ten servants of his, he gave them ten pounds, and
said to them, Do business till I come. " But his citi
zens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, say
ing, We do not wish this man to reign over us. " And
it came to pass, when he had returned, having received
the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to
be called to him, to whom he had given the money,
that he might know what business they had done.
"And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy
pound gained ten pounds. "And he said to him,
Well done, good servant ; because thou wast faithful
in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
"And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound
made five pounds. " And he said also to this man,
Be thou also over five cities. 20 And the other came,

190 LUKE. 19 : 21-37
saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I kept laid
up in a napkin. " For I feared thee, because thou art
a harsh man ; thou takest up what thou layedst not
down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. "He
says to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee,
wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am a harsh
man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping
what I did not sow ; 23 and why didst thou not put
my money in bank, and I, at my coming, should have
exacted it with interest. "And he said to those that
stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give
it to him that has the ten pounds. 25 And they said
to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. 26 1 say to you, that
to every one that has shall be given ; but from him
that has not, even what he has shall be taken away.
" But these my enemies, who did not wish me to
reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before
me.
28 And having spoken these things, he went on
before, going up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage
and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives,
he sent two of his disciples, 30 saying, Go into the
opposite village, in which as ye are entering ye will
find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat ; and. loose
and bring him. 31 And if any one ask you, why are
ye loosing him? thus shall ye say, The Lord has need
of him. 32 And they that were sent departed, and
found even as he said to them. 3S And as they were
loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why are ye
loosing the colt? "And they said, The Lord has
need of him. 35 And they brought him to Jesus ; and
having thrown their garments upon the colt, they set
Jesus thereon. 36 And as he went, they spread their
garments in the way. 37 And as he was now drawing

19 : 38-20 : 2 LUKE. 191

near, 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 miracles which they
saw, 38 saying, Blessed is the King who comes in the
name of the Lord ! Peace in heaven, and glory in
the highest ! 39 And some of the Pharisees from the
crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
"And answering he said, I tell you that if these shall
hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
41 And when he came near, he saw the city and wept
over it, 42 saying, If " thou hadst known, even thou,
yea, even in this thy day, the things that belong to
thy peace ! But now they are hidden from thine eyes.
"For days will come upon thee, when thine enemies
will cast up a rampart against thee, and compass thee
round, and shut thee in on every side, "and will dash
thee to the ground, and thy children within thee,
and will not leave in thee one stone upon another;
because thou knewest not the reason of thy visitation.
45 And entering into the temple, he began to cast
out those who sold; "saying to them, It is written,
And my house shall be a house of prayer ; but ye
made it a den of robbers.
47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. But
the chief priests and the scribes and the foremost men
of the people were seeking to destroy him ; 48 and they
could not find what to do; for all the people hung
upon him, listening.
YY 'And it came to pass, on one of the days, as
he was teaching the people in the temple, and
preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief
priests and the scribes with the elders, 2 and spoke,
saying to him, Tell us : By what authority art thou
'Some early documents read If thou hadst known in this day,
even thou, the things, etc.

192 LUKE.  20 : 3-17
doing these things ? Or who is he that gave thee this
authority? 3And answering he said to them, I also
will ask you something ; and tell me: 4 The baptism
of John, was it from heaven, or from men? 5And
they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we say,
From heaven, he will say, Why did ye not believe
him. 6 But if we say, From men, all the people will
stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a
prophet. ' And they answered, that they knew not
whence it Was. 8And Jesus said to them, Neither
do I tell you, by what authority I am doing these
things. 9 And he began to speak to the people this parable:
A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husband
men, and went abroad for a long time. " And at the
season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that they
should give him of the fruit of the vineyard ; but the
husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
"And he sent still another servant; and him also
they beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him
away empty. '2 And he sent still a third ; and they
wounded him also, and cast him out. " And the lord
of the vineyard said, What shall I do ? I will send
my beloved son; perhaps they will reverence him.
14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned
one with another, saying, This is the heir ; let us kill
him, that the inheritance may become ours. " And
they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed
him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard
do to them ? " He will come and destroy these hus
bandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And
hearing it, they said, Far be it ! " But he looked on
them and said, What then is this that is written,
The stone which the builders rejected,
The same is become the head of the corner.

20 : 18-34 LUKE. 193
"Every one that falls on that stone will be broken ;
but on whomsoever it falls, it will scatter him as dust.
19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay
hands on him in that very hour ; and they feared the
people ; for they perceived that he spoke this parable
against them. 20And they watched him and sent
spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous men,
that they might take hold of his speech, so as to
deliver him up to the rule and the authority of the
governor. "And they asked him, saying, Teacher,
we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and
regardest not the person of any, but teachest the way
of God in truth. 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute
to Caesar, or not ? 23 But perceiving their craftiness,
he said to them, " Show me a denary. Whose image
and inscription has it? And they said, Caesar's.
25 And he said to them, Render therefore to Caesar the
things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that
are God's. 26 And they were not able to take hold of
the saying before the people ; and they wondered at
his answer, and became silent.
27 And there came up some of the Sadducees, who
deny that there is a resurrection, and asked him,
saying, Teacher, Moses wrote for us, that if a man's
brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his
brother should take the wife, and raise up seed to his
brother. 29 There were therefore seven brothers ; and
the first took a wife, and died childless; 3°ahd the
second ; and the third took her ; 31 and in like manner
the seven also left no children, and died. 32 At last
the woman also died. 33In the resurrection, there
fore, whose wife of them does the woman become ?
For the seven had her for a wife. "And Jesus said
to them, The sons of this " world marry, and are given
¦ Or, age.
17

194 LUKE. 20 : 35^21 : 5
in marriage. 35 But they who are accounted worthy
to attain to that "world, and the resurrection from the
dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage; 36for
neither can they die any more ; for they are equal to
the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the
resurrection. "But that the dead are raised, even
Moses showed, at The Bush, when he calls the Lord
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not the God of dead men,
but of living ; for all live to him.
39 And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher,
thou saidst well. " For they no longer dared to ask
him any question. "And he said to them, How say
they that the Christ is David's son? "For David
himself says in the book of Psalms,
The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit on my right hand,
"Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
" David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?
45 And in the hearing of all. the people he said to
the disciples, "Beware of the scribes, who wish to
walk about in long robes, and love salutations in the
market places, and first seats in the synagogues, and
first places at feasts; "who devour widows' houses,
and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall
receive greater condemnation.
XXI. 'And looking up, he saw those who were
casting into the treasury their gifts, who were
rich. 2 And he saw a certain poor widow casting in
thither two mites. 8 And he said, Of a truth I say to
you, This poor widow cast in more than all. 4 For all
these, out of their superfluity, cast into the gifts; but
she, out of her want, cast in all the living that she had.
5 And as some were speaking about the temple, that
• Or, age.

21 : 6-20 LUKE. 195
it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, he
said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, there will
come days in which there will not be left here one
stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.
'And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when there
fore will these things be, and what will be the sign
when these things are about to come to pass? 8And
he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray. For
many will come in my name, saying, I am he, and,
The time is at hand ; go not after them. 'And when
ye hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified; for
these things must first come to pass ; but the end is
not straightway.
"Then said he to them, Nation will rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom ; " and there
will be great earthquakes, and in various places fam
ines and pestilences ; and there will be great portents
and signs from heaven. " And before all these things
they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you,
delivering you up into the synagogues and prisons,
being brought before kings and governors for my
name's sake. " It shall turn out to you for a testi
mony. "Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to
meditate beforehand to make a defence. " For I will
give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adver
saries will not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
"But ye will be delivered up even by parents, and
brothers, and kindred, and friends; and they will
cause some of you to be put to death. "And ye will
be hated by all for my name's sake. "And not a
hair of your head shall perish. " In your patience ye
shall win your "souls.
29 But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed by
armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
» Or, lives.

196 LUKE. 21 : 21-36
21 Then let those who are in Judaea flee into the
mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart;
and let those in the fields not enter therein. 22 Because
these are days of vengeance, that all the things which
are written may be fulfilled. 2S Alas for those who
are with child, and for those who give suck, in those
days ! For there will be great distress upon the land,
and wrath to this people. " And they will fall by the
edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the
nations ; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the
Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
25 And there will be signs in sun, and moon, and stars ;
and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for
the roaring of the sea and the billows ; 26 men fainting
from fear, and from looking for the things that are
coming on the "world; for the powers of the heavens
shall be shaken. " And then will they see the Son
of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.
28 But when these things begin to come to pass, look
up, and lift up your heads ; because your redemption
is drawing nigh.
29 And he spoke to them a parable : Behold the fig-
tree, and all the trees; 30when they now shoot forth,
seeing it ye know of yourselves that now the summer
is near. " So ye too, when ye see these things coming
to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is near.
32 Verily I say to you, this generation will not pass
away, until all shall have come to pass. 33 Heaven
and earth will pass away ; but my words will not
pass away.
34 But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your
hearts be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunk
enness, and anxieties of this life, and that day come
upon you suddenly as a snare. 35 For it will come on
all that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36But
• Gr., inhabited earth.

21 : 37-22 : 13 LUKE. 197
watch at every season, praying that ye may be able
to escape all these things that are about to come to
pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
37 And during the days he was teaching in the tem
ple ; but during the nights going out he lodged in the
mount that is called the mount of Olives. 38 And all
the people were coming early in the morning to him
in the temple to hear him.
XXI j ' Now the feast of unleavened bread which
is called the Passover was drawing near;
'and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking
how they were to put him to death ; for they feared
the people.
3 And Satan entered into Judas who was called
Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. 4 And
he went away, and consulted with the chief priests
and captains, how to deliver him up to them. 5 And
they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
6 And he promised, and was seeking opportunity to
deliver him up to them without a crowd.
7 And the day of unleavened bread came, on which
the passover must be killed. 8 And he sent Peter and
John, saying, Go, and make ready for us the passover,
that we may eat. 9 And they said to him, Where dost
thou wish that we make ready? "And he said to
them, Behold, when ye have entered into the city,
there will meet you a man carrying a pitcher of
water ; follow him into the house where he goes in.
"And ye shall say to the master of the house, The
Teacher says to thee, Where is the guestchamber,
where I am to eat the passover with my disciples?
12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished ;
there prepare. "And they went away and found
as he had said to them. And they made ready the
passover.

198 LUKE. 22 : 14-29
14 And when the hour came, he reclined at table,
and the apostles with him. " And he said to them,
'Earnestly have I longed to eat this passover with
you before I suffer. "For I say to you, I shall not
eat of it until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
"And having received a cup, he gave thanks, and
said, Take this, and share it among yourselves. " For
I say to you, I shall not drink henceforth of the fruit
of the vine, until the kingdom of God comes. " And
taking a loaf, he gave thanks, and broke it, and gave
to them, saying, This is my body " which is given for
you ; this do in remembrance of me. 20 And the cup
in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the
new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.
21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrays me is
with me on the table. 22 For the Son of man indeed
goes, as it has been determined ; but woe to that man
through whom he is betrayed ! 23 And they began to
inquire among themselves, which of them then it
might be that was about to do this thing ?
24 And there arose also a contention among them,
which of them was thought to be greatest. 25And
he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles have lord
ship over them ; and they who have authority over
them are called Benefactors. 26But ye are not so;
but let the greater one among you become as the
younger, and the leader as he that serves. "For
which is greater, he that reclines at table, or he that
serves? Is not he that reclines at table? But I am
in the midst of you as he that serves. 28 But ye are
they who have continued with me in my temptations ;
29 and I appoint to you, as my Father appointed to
' Gr., With longing I have longed.
"Some ancient documents omit which is given for you, with the
rest of ver. 19, and ver. 20.

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me, a kingdom, 30that ye may eat and drink at my
table in my kingdom ; and ye shall sit on thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked for you, to sift
you as the wheat. 32 But I prayed for thee, that thy
faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast
turned again, establish thy brethren. 33 And he said
to him, Lord, with thee I am ready to go, both to
prison and to death. " And he said, I tell thee, Peter,
the cock will not crow this day, until thou shalt
thrice deny that thou knowest me.
35 And he said to them, When I sent you without
purse, and bag, and sandals, lacked ye anything?
And they said, Nothing. 36And he said to them,
But now, he that has a purse let him take it, and
likewise a bag ; and he that has no sword, let him
sell his garment and buy one. "For I say to you,
that this which is written must be accomplished in
me, And he was reckoned with the lawless ; for that
which concerns me is having an end. 38And they
said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said
to them, It is enough !
39 And going out, he went as he was wont to the
mount of Olives ; and the disciples also followed him.
"And when he was at the place, he said to them,
Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 41And he
was parted from them about a stone's throw; and
kneeling down, he prayed, 42 saying, Father, if thou
art willing "to remove this cup from me! Yet, not
my will but thine be done. " " And there appeared to
him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.
" And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly ;
and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood
" Many ancient documents read if thou art willing, remove.
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200 LUKE. 22 : 45-60
falling down upon the ground. " And rising up from
prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them
sleeping from sorrow, " and said to them, Why sleep
ye ? rise and pray that ye enter not into temptation.
47 While he was yet speaking, behold a crowd, and
he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, was going
before them ; and he drew near to Jesus to kiss him.
"But Jesus said to him, Judas, betrayest thou the
Son of man with a kiss ? " And they who were about
him, seeing what would follow, said, Lord, shall we
smite with the sword ? 50 And a certain one of them
smote the servant of the high priest, and took off his
right ear. 51And Jesus answering said, Suffer ye
thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
62 And Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of
the temple and elders, who were come against him,
Have ye come out as against a robber, with swords
and staves? 63When I was daily with you in the
temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me.
But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
"And they seized him, and led him away, and
brought him into the house of the high priest. But
Peter followed afar off. 55 And when they had kindled
a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down
together, Peter was sitting among them. 56And a
certain maid seeing him as he sat by the light, and
looking intently on him, said, This man also was with
him. 57 And he denied, saying, I do not know him,
woman. 58And after a little while, another seeing
him said, Thou also art of them. But Peter said,
Man, I am not. S9 And about the space of one'hour
after, another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth
this one also was with him ; for he is a Galilaean too.
60 But Peter said, Man, I know not what thou art
saying. And immediately, while he was yet speak-

22 : 61-23 : 7 LUKE. 201

ing, the cock crowed. 61 And the Lord turning looked
upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the
Lord, how he said to him, Before the cock crows this
day, thou wilt deny me thrice. 62 And he went out,
and wept bitterly.
63 And the men who held him mocked him, beating
him ; "and having blindfolded him they asked him,
saying, Prophesy, who is he that struck thee ? 65 And
many other things they said, reviling him.
66 And when it was day, the assembly of the elders
of the people was gathered together, both chief priests
and scribes ; and they led him away into their San
hedrin, saying, 67 If thou art the Christ, tell us. But
he said to them, If I tell you, ye will not believe.
68 And if I question you, ye will not answer. 69 But
henceforth will the Son of man be seated on the right
hand of the power of God. ™ And they all said, Art
thou then the Son of God? And he said to them, Ye
say it ; because I am. " And they said, Why need
we any further testimony? For we ourselves heard
it from his own mouth.
YYTTT 'And the whole multitude of them arose,
and led him before Pilate. 2And they
began to accuse him, saying, We found this man per
verting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to
Caesar, and saying that he himself is "Christ, a king.
3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of
the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou
sayest it. 4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and
the multitudes, I find no fault in this man. 5But
they were the more urgent, saying, He stirs up the
people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning
from Galilee unto this place. 6 And when Pilate heard
it, he asked if the man was a Galilaean. ' And learn-
• Or, an anointed king.

202 LUKE.  23 : 8-23
ing that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him
up to Herod, who was himself also in Jerusalem in
these days.
8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly ;
for he had long wished to see him, because he had
heard concerning him ; and he was hoping to see some
sign wrought by him. 9And he kept questioning
him in many words ; but he answered him nothing.
10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehe
mently accusing him. " And Herod with his soldiers
set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying
him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.
"And Herod and Pilate became friends with each
other on that very day ; for before they were at enmity
between themselves.
"And Pilate called together the chief priests and
the rulers and the people, "and said to them, Ye
brought to me this man, as one perverting the people ;
and, behold, I, having examined him before you,
found no fault in this man, touching those things
whereof ye accuse him. " No, nor yet Herod ; for he
sent him back to us ; and behold, nothing worthy of
death has been done by him. "I will therefore chas
tise him, and release him." " But they cried out all
together, saying, Away with this man, and release to
us Barabbas! "one who for a certain insurrection
made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.
20 And again Pilate spoke to them, wishing to release
Jesus. " But they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify
him. 22And a third time he said to them, Why,
what evil has this man done? I found no cause of
death in him. I will therefore chastise him, and
release him. 23But they insisted with loud voices,
"Many ancient documents insert ver. 17. Now he must, needs
release to them at the feast one person. Others add after ver. 19.

23 : 24-38 LUKE. 203
asking that he should be crucified. And their voices
prevailed. "And Pilate gave sentence, that what
they asked should be done. 26 And he released him
who because of insurrection and murder had been
cast into prison, whom they asked for ; but Jesus he
delivered up to their will.
26 And when they led him away, they laid hold of
one Simon a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and
laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus.
" And there followed him a great multitude of the
people, and of women who bewailed and lamented
him. ffl But Jesus turning to them said, Daughters of
Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves,
and for your children. 29 For behold, days are coming,
in which they will say, Happy the barren, and the
wombs that bore not, and breasts that gave not suck.
30 Then will they begin to say to the mountains, Fall
on us ; and to the hills, Cover us. " For if they do
these things in the green tree, what is to take place
in the dry ?
32 And there were two others also, malefactors, led
with him to be put to death. 33 And when they came
to the place which is called A Skull, there they cruci
fied him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand,
and the other on the left. " " And Jesus said, Father,
forgive them ; for they know not what they do. And
in dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers
also scoffed at him, saying, Others he saved ; let him
save himself, if this is the Christ of God, the chosen.
86 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,
offering him vinegar, " and saying, If thou art the
King of the Jews, save thyself. 38 And there was also
'Some ancient documents omit And Jesus said, Father, forgive
them ; for they know not what they do.

204 LUKE.  23 : 39-54
an inscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF
THE JEWS.
39 And one of the malefactors who were hanged
railed at him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save
thyself and us. "But the other answered, and re
buking him, said, Dost thou not even fear God, seeing
thou art in the same condemnation ? 41 And we in
deed justly ; for we are receiving the due reward of
our deeds ; but this man did nothing amiss. "2 And
he said, Jesus, remember me, when thou comest "in
thy kingdom. " And he said to him, Verily I say to
thee, To-day thou shalt be with me in Paradise.
44 And it was now about the sixth hour ; and there
came darkness over the whole land until the ninth
hour, "the sun's light failing. And the vail of the
temple was rent in the midst. " And crying with a
loud voice, Jesus said, Father, into thy hands I com
mit my spirit. And having said this, he expired.
47 And the centurion, seeing what took place, glori
fied God, saying, Indeed this man was righteous!
" And all the multitudes who came together to that
sight, having beheld the things that took place, re
turned, beating their breasts. " And all his acquaint
ance were standing afar off, and the women who fol
lowed with him from Galilee, seeing these things.
50 And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a
counsellor, a good and righteous man, "(he had not
consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea
a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom
of God, 52 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the
body of Jesus. 53 And taking it down, he wrapped it
in linen, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in
the rock, where no one was yet laid. 64 And it was
the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
' Some ancient documents read into.

23 : 55-24 : 15 LUKE. 205

55 And the women who had come with him out of
Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how
his body was laid. "And returning, they prepared
spices and ointments.
And on the sabbath they rested, according to the
XXIV commandment. 'But on the first day of
the week, at early dawn, they came to the
tomb, bringing the spices which they prepared.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the
tomb. 3 And entering in, they found not the body of
the Lord Jesus. 4And it came to pass, while they
were much perplexed about this, behold, two men
stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5And as they
became afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they
said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the
dead ? 6 He is not here, but is risen. Remember how
he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee, ' saying
that the Son of man must be delivered into the hands
of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day
rise again. 8 And they remembered his words. "And
returning from the tomb, they reported all these
things to the eleven, and to all the rest. "Now they
were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the
mother of James ; and the rest of the women with
them told these things to the apostles. " And these
words appeared in their sight as idle talk ; and they
disbelieved the women. " But Peter rose up, and ran
to the tomb ; and stooping to look in, he sees the linen
cloths alone ; and he departed to his home, wondering
at that which had come to pass.
"And, behold, two of them that very day were
going to a village named Emmaus, distant sixty fur
longs from Jerusalem. "And they were conversing
together concerning all these things that had hap
pened. " And it came to pass, while they were con-
18

206 LUKE. 24 : 16-28
versing and questioning together, Jesus himself drew
near and went with them. "But their eyes were
holden that they should not know him. "And he
said to them, What are these words, which ye ex
change one with another, as ye walk? And they
stood still, with sad faces. " And one, whose name
was Cleopas, answering said to him, Dost thou "alone
sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things that
have come to pass there in these days? "And he
said to them, What kind of things? And they said
to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a prophet mighty in work and word before
God and all the people ; 20 and how the chief priests
and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to
death, and crucified him. " But we were hoping that
it was he who was about to redeem Israel. Yea, and
beside all this, it is now the third day since these
things came to pass. 22 Yea, certain women also of
our company made us astonished, who were early at
the tomb, 23 and not finding his body, came saying,
that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said
that he was alive. " And some of those who were
with us went away to the tomb, and found it even so
as the women said ; but him they saw not. 25 Then
he said to them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to
believe in all that the prophets have spoken ! 26 Was
it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these
things, and enter into his glory? "And beginning
from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted
to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning
himself. 28 And they drew near to the village, whither they
were going ; and he made as though he would go
' Or, Dost thou sojourn alone in Jerusalem, and dost i,hou not
know, etc.

24 : 29-44 LUKE. 207
further. 29 And they constrained him, saying, Abide
with us ; for it is toward evening, and the day has
now declined. And he went in to abide with them.
30 And it came to pass, as he was reclining at table
with them, he took the loaf, and blessed it, and break
ing, gave to them. "And their eyes were opened,
and they recognized him; and he vanished out of
their sight. 32 And they said one to another, Was not
our heart burning within us, while he talked to us in
the way, while he opened to us the Scriptures ?
33 And rising up that very hour, they returned to
Jerusalem ; and they found the eleven and those who
were with them gathered together, " saying, The Lord
is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon. 35And
they declared the things that took place in the way,
and how he became known to them in the breaking
of the loaf.
36 And while they were speaking these things, he
himself stood in the midst of them, and says to
them, Peace be to you. " But terrified and affrighted,
they thought they were beholding a spirit. 38And
he said to them, Why are ye troubled ? And where
fore do reasonings arise in your heart? 39See my
hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me,
and see ; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as ye
behold me having. "And saying this, he showed
them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they still
disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them,
Have ye here anything to eat ? 42 And they gave him
a piece of a broiled fish." "And he took, and ate
before them.
"And he said to them, These are my words which
I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all
things must be fulfilled, which are written in the law
' Many ancient documents add and a honeycomb.

208 LUKE. 24:45-53
of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning
me. " Then he opened their mind, that they might
understand the Scriptures, "and said to them, Thus
it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and should
rise from the dead on the third day ; " and that repent
ance "and remission of sins should be preached in his
name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
" Ye are witnesses of these things. " And behold, I
send forth the promise of my Father upon you. But
do ye tarry in the city, until ye are clothed with
power from on high.
50 And he led them out until they were over against
Bethany ; and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
61 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he
parted from them, and was borne up into heaven.
52 And they, having worshiped him, returned to
Jerusalem with great joy ; 63 and were continually in
the temple, blessing God.
* Some ancient documents read unto.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
JOHN.

j ' In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Wora was God. 2The
same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things
* were made through him ; and apart from him was
nothing made that has been made. 4In him was
life; and the life was the light of men. 5And the
light shines in the darkness ; and the darkness " com
prehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was
John. 7 The same came for testimony, to testify of
the light, that through him all might believe. 8 He
was not the light ; but [came] to testify of the light.
"The true light, which lights every man, was com
ing into' the world. " He was in the world, and
the- world was made through him, and the world
knew him not. " He came to his own, and they that
were his own received him not. '2 But as many as
received him, he gave to them the right to become
children of God, to them that believe on his name ;
"who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh, and ° dwelt among
us, full of grace and truth ; and we beheld his glory, a
» Or, came into being. b Or, overcame. « Gr., tabernacled. 209

210  JOHN. 1 : 15-30
glory as of the only begotten from the Father. " John
testifies of him ; and cries, saying, This was he of
whom I said, He that comes after me has become
before me, because he was before me. "Because out
of his fullness we all received, and grace for grace.
"For the law was given through Moses; grace and
truth " came through Jesus Christ. " No one has ever
seen God; "God only begotten, who is in the bosom
of the Father, he declared him.
19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews
sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him,
Who art thou ? 20 And he confessed, and denied not ;
and he confessed, I am not the Christ. " And they
asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah ? And he
says, I am not. Art thou the Prophet? And he an
swered, No. 22 They said therefore to him, Who art
thou ? that we may give an answer to those who sent
us. What sayest thou of thyself? ^He said, I am
the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make
straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the
prophet. "And they had been sent from the Phari
sees. 25 And they asked him, and said to him, Why
then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ,
nor Elijah, nor the Prophet ? 26 John answered them,
saying, I baptize in water. In the midst of you
stands one whom ye know not, " even he who comes
after me, the latehet of whose sandal I am not worthy
to loose. 28 These things took place in Bethany beyond
the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 On the morrow, he sees Jesus coming to him, and
says, Behold, the Lamb of God, that takes away the
sin of the world ! 30This is he of whom I said, After
me comes a man who has become before me, because
' Gr., came into being.
» Many ancient documents read the only begotten Son.

1 : 31-45  JOHN.  211
he was before me. "And I knew him not; but
that he might be made manifest to Israel, for this I
came baptizing in water. 32 And John testified, say
ing, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out
of heaven, and it abode upon him. S8 And I knew him
not ; but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said
to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit
descending, and abiding on him, this is he who bap
tizes in the Holy Spirit. "And I have seen, and
have testified, that this is the Son of God.
35 Again, on the morrow, John was standing, and
two of his disciples; 36and looking upon Jesus as^he
walked, he says, Behold, the Lamb of God ! 37 And
the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed
Jesus. 38And Jesus turning, and beholding them
following, says to them, What seek ye ? They said
to him, Rabbi (which interpreted means, Teacher),
where dost thou abide? 39He says to them, Come,
and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where
he abode ; and they abode with him that day. It
was about the tenth hour. " Andrew, the brother of
Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard it from
John, and followed him. 41 He finds first his brother
Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messiah,
which is being interpreted, Christ. "He brought
him to Jesus. Jesus, looking upon him, said, Thou
art Simon the son of "John; thou shalt be called
Cephas, which is interpreted, " Peter.
" On the morrow he wished to go forth into Galilee.
And he finds Philip ; and Jesus says to him, Follow
me. "Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city
of Andrew and Peter. " Philip finds Nathanael, and
says to him, We have found him of whom Moses in
the law, and the prophets wrote, Jesus the son of
' Many documents read Jonah. » That is, Rock.

212 JOHN.  1 : 46-2 : 9
Joseph, who is from Nazareth. "And Nathanael
said to him, Can any good thing come out of Naza
reth? Philip says to him, Come and see. "Jesus
saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Be
hold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
"Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me?
Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called
thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
"Nathanael answered, Rabbi, thou art the Son of
God; thou art King of Israel. 50 Jesus answered
and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee
under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see
greater things than these. 5'And he says to him,
Verily, verily, I say to you, "Ye shall see the heaven
opened, and the angels of God ascending and descend
ing on the Son of man.
TT 'And on the third day there was a marriage in
' Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was
there. 2 And Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples,
to the marriage. 3And wine having failed, the mother
of Jesus says to him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus
says to her, Woman, what have I to do with thee?
My hour is not yet come. 5 His mother says to the
servants, Whatever he says to you, do. 6 Now there
were set there six water-pots of stone, after the
Jews' custom of purifying, containing two or three
"firkins apiece. 7 Jesus says to them, Fill the water-
pots with water. And they filled them up to the
brim. 8And he says to them, Draw now, and bear to
the ruler of the feast. And they bore it. 9 When the
ruler of the feast tasted the water that was made wine
(and he knew not whence it was, but the servants
who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast
'Many documents prefix Henceforth.
* Firkin : a little less than nine gallons.

2 : 10-24  JOHN.  213
calls the bridegroom,10 and says to him, Every man
puts on the good wine first; and when they have
drunk freely, then that which is worse. Thou hast
kept the good wine until now. "This beginning
of his signs Jesus wrought in Cana of Galilee, and
manifested his glory, and his disciples believed on
him. "After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and
his mother, and his brothers, and his disciples ; and
they abode there not many days.
"And the passover of the Jews was near; and
Jesus went up to Jerusalem. "And he found in the
temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and
the money-changers sitting. "And having made a
scourge of small cords, he drove all out of the temple,
both the sheep and the oxen; and poured out the
changers' money, and overthrew the tables ; " and to
those who sold doves he said, Take these things hence ;
make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
17 His disciples remembered that it is written, Zeal for
thy house will eat me up.
"The Jews therefore answered and said to him,
What sign dost thou show to us, seeing that thou
doest these things? "Jesus answered and said to
them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will
raise it up. 20 The Jews therefore said, Forty and six
years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise
it up in three days ? " But he was speaking about the
temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was risen
from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said
this ; and they believed the Scripture, and the word
which Jesus spake:
23 And when he was in Jerusalem at the passover,
during the feast, many believed on his name, be
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trust himself to them, because he knew all men, 25 and
had no need that any one should testify concerning
man ; for he himself knew what was in man.
TTT ' But there was a man of the Pharisees, named
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2This man
came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we
know that thou hast come from God as a teacher ; for
no one can do these signs which thou art doing, unless
God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I
say to thee, unless one be born * anew, he cannot
see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus says to him,
How can a man be born when he is old ? Can he en
ter a second time into his mother's womb, and be
born ? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say to thee,
unless one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot
enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born
of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit
is spirit. 7 Wonder not that I said to thee, Ye must
be born anew. 8The wind blows where it will, and
thou hearest the sound of it, but knowest not whence
it comes and whither it goes. So is every one that
is born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered and said
to him, How can these things be? "Jesus answered
and said to him, Art thou the teacher of Israel,
and dost not understand these things? "Verily,
verily, I say to thee, we speak that which we know,
and testify that which we have seen ; and ye receive
not our testimony. " If I told you the earthly things,
and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you
the heavenly things ? " And no one has ascended into
heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son
of man " who is in heaven. " And as Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man
• "Or, from. above. ;
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3 : 15-29 JOHN. 215
be lifted up ; " that every one who believes in him
may have eternal life.
" For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-
begotten Son, that every one who believes on him
should not perish, but have eternal life. " For God
sent not his Son into the world to judge the world ;
but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believes on him is not judged ; he that
believes not has already been judged, because he has
not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of
God. "And this is the judgment, that the light has
come into the world, and men loved the darkness
rather than the light; for their works were evil.
20 For every one that practices evil hates the light,
and comes not to the light, lest his works should be
"reproved. " But he that does the truth comes to the
light, that his works may be made manifest, that
they have been wrought in God.
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples
into the land of Judaea ; and there he tarried with
them, and baptize!. "And John also was baptizing
in JEnon near SaTim, because there was much water
there; and they came, and were baptized. "For
John was not yet cast into prison. 25 There arose
therefore a question, on the part of John's disciples
with a Jew, about purification. 26And they came
to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with
thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast testified,
behold, he baptizes, and all come to him. "John
answered and said, A man can receive nothing,
unless it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves
bear me testimony, that I said, I am not the Christ,
but that I am sent before him. 29 He that has the
bride is the bridegroom . But the friend of the bride-
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groom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly
because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy there
fore is made full. 30He must increase, but I must
decrease. 31 He that comes from above is above all ; he that
is from the earth is from the earth, and speaks
from the earth ; he that comes' from heaven is above
all. 32 What he has seen and heard, that he testifies ;
and his testimony no one receives. 33 He that received
his testimony has set his seal, That God is true.
34 For he whom God sent speaks the words of God;
for he gives not the Spirit by measure [to him].
35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things
into his hand. 36He that believes on the Son has
eternal life ; but he that disbelieves the Son shall not
see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
jy 1 When therefore the Lord knew that the Phari
sees heard, that Jesus was making and baptizing
more disciples than John (2 although Jesus himself
baptized not, but his disciples), 3he left Judaea, and
departed again into Galilee. 4 And he must needs go
through Samaria. 5 He comes therefore to a city of
Samaria, called Sychar, near to the piece of land that
Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 And Jacob's well was
there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with the jour
ney, sat thus at the well. It was about the sixth hour.
' There comes a woman of Samaria to draw water.
Jesus says to her, Give me to drink. 8 For his disci
ples had gone away into the city to buy food. 9The
Samaritan woman therefore says to him, How is it
that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a
Samaritan woman ? For Jews do not associate with
Samaritans. "Jesus answered and said to her, If
thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says
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of him, and he would have given thee living water.
" The woman says to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to
draw with, and the well is deep. Whence then hast
thou the living water? "Art thou greater than our
father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it
himself, and his sons, and his cattle? "Jesus an
swered and said to her, Every one that drinks of this
water will thirst again. " But whoever drinks of the
water that I will give him will never thirst ; but the
water that I will give him will become in him a well
of water, springing up into eternal life. " The woman
says to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not
thirst, nor come all the way hither to draw. " Jesus
says to her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
"The woman answered and said, I have no husband.
Jesus says to her, Thou saidst well, I have no hus
band. "For thou hast had five husbands; and he
whom thou now hast is not thy husband. This thou
hast said truly. "The woman says to him, Sir, I
perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers wor
shiped in this mountain ; and ye say, that in Jerusa
lem is the place where men ought to worship. " Jesus
says to her, Woman, believe me, an hour is coming,
when ye will neither in this mountain nor in Jeru
salem worship the Father. 22 Ye worship that which
ye know not ; we worship that which we know ; be
cause salvation is from the Jews. 23 But an hour is
coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will
worship the Father in spirit and truth ; for such the
Father also seeks to be his worshipers. "God is
spirit; and they that worship him, must worship in
spirit and truth. 25 The woman says to him, I know
that Messiah comes (who is called Christ) ; when he
has come, he will tell us all things. 26 Jesus says to
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27 And upon this came his disciples ; and they won
dered that he was talking with a woman. Yet no
one said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou
with her ? 28 The woman then left her water-pot, and
went away into the city ; and she says to the men,
29 Come, see a man who told me all things that ever I
did. Is this the Christ? 30Then they went out of
the city, and were coming to him. 31In the mean
time the disciples besought him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
32 But he said to them, I have food to eat that ye know
not of. 33 The disciples therefore said one to another,
Has any one brought him anything to eat ? " Jesus
says to them, My food is to do the will of him who
sent me, and to finish his work. 33 Do ye not say, that
there are yet four months, and then comes the har
vest? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and
behold the fields, that they are already white for
harvest. 36 He that reaps receives wages, and gathers
fruit unto life eternal ; that both he that sows and he
that reaps may rejoice together. "For herein is the
saying true, One sows, and another reaps. 38I sent
you to reap that whereon ye have not labored.
Others have labored, and ye have entered into their
labor. 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed
on him because of the word of the woman, who testi
fied, He told me all that ever I did. " When there
fore the Samaritans came to him, they besought him
to abide with them. And he abode there two days.
41 And many believed because of his word ; 42 and said
to the woman, We no longer believe because of thy
saying ; for we ourselves have heard, and know that
this is in truth the Savior of the world.
"And after the two days he departed thence, and
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a prophet has no honor in his own country. " When
therefore he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received
him, having seen all that he did in Jerusalem at the
feast ; for they also went to the feast.
"So he came again into Cana of Galilee, where he
made the water wine. And there was a certain court-
officer, whose son was sick, in Capernaum. " When he
heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee,
he went to him, and besought him that he would come
down and heal his son ; for he was about to die. " J esus
therefore said to him, Unless ye see signs and won
ders, ye will in no wise believe. "The court-officer
says to him, Sir, come down ere my child die. 50 Jesus
says to him, Go thy way ; thy son lives . The man
believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and went
his way. "And as he was now going down, his
servants met him, and brought word saying that his
son lived. 52 He inquired of them, therefore, the hour
when he began to amend. They said therefore to
him, Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left
him. 53 So the father knew that it was at that hour
in which Jesus said to him, Thy son lives. And he
himself believed, and his whole house. "This again,
a second sign, Jesus did, when he had come out of
Judaea into Galilee.
y ' After these things there was a feast of the Jews ;
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 And there is
in Jerusalem by the sheep-gate a pool, which is called
in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. 3 In these
lay a multitude of the sick, of blind, lame, withered."
' The best ancient documents omit the words, waiting for the
moving of the water. *For an angel went down at a certain
season into the pool and troubled the water. He therefore, who
first went in after the troubling of the water, was made well of
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5And a certain man was there, who had an infirmity
thirty eight years. 6 Jesus seeing this man lying,
and knowing that he had been already a long time
thus, says to him, Dost thou wish to be made whole?
7 The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man,
when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool ;
but while I am coming, another goes down before me.
8 Jesus says to him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9 And straightway the man became well, and took up
his bed and walked.
And on that day was the sabbath. "The Jews
therefore said to him that was cured, It is the sab
bath ; and it is not lawful for thee to carry the bed.
"But he answered them, He who made me well,
the same said to me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
"They asked him, Who is the man that said to thee,
Take it up and walk? "And he who was healed
knew not who it was; for Jesus withdrew, there
being a multitude in the place. "Afterward Jesus
finds him in the temple. And he said to him,
Behold, thou hast been made well; sin no more,
lest something worse befall thee. "The man went
away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who
made him well. "And on this account the Jews
persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the
sabbath. "But Jesus answered them, My Father
works until now, and I work. "On this account
therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, be
cause he not only broke the sabbath, but also called
God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
19 Jesus therefore, answered and said to them, Verily,
verily, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of him
self, but what he sees the Father doing; for what
things soever he does, these the Son does in like
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shows him all things that he himself does; and
greater works than these will he show him, that ye
may wonder. 21 For as the Father raises the dead,
and makes them alive ; so also the Son makes alive
whom he will. 22 For neither does the Father judge
any one ; but all judgment he has given to the Son ;
23 that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the
Father. He that honors not the Son, honors not the
Father who sent him. "Verily, verily, I say to you,
he that hears my word, and believes him who sent
me, has eternal life, and comes not into judgment,
but has passed out of death into life. 25 Verily, verily,
I say to you, an hour is coming, and now is, when
the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God ; and
they that hear shall live. 26For as the Father has
life in himself, so he gave to the Son also to have life
in himself. " And he gave him authority to execute
judgment, because he is a son of man. 28 Wonder not
at this ; because an hour is coming, in which all that
are in the graves will hear his voice, 29 and will come
forth ; they that did good, to the resurrection of life,
and they that practised evil, to the resurrection of
judgment. 30 1 can of myself do nothing. As I hear,
I judge; and my judgment is righteous; because I
seek not my own will, but the will of him who sent
me. 31 If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is
not true. 32 There is another that testifies concerning
me ; and I know that the testimony which he testifies
of me is true. 33Ye have sent to John, and he has
testified to the truth. "But not from man do I
receive the testimony ; but these things I say, that
ye may be saved. 35 He was the burning and shining
lamp ; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in
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of John ; for the works which the Father has given
me to finish, the works themselves that I do testify
concerning me, that the Father hath sent me. 37 And
the Father, who sent me, he has testified concern
ing me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any
time, nor have ye seen his form. 38And ye have
not his word abiding in you; because whom he
sent, him ye believe not. 39"Ye search the Script
ures; because in them ye think ye have eternal
life, and it is they that testify concerning me;
"and ye are not willing to come to me, that ye
may have life. " Glory from men I do not receive.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of
God in yourselves. "I have come in my Father's
name, and ye receive me not ; if another comes in his
own name, him ye will receive. " How can ye be
lieve, while ye receive glory from one another, and
the glory that is from the only God ye seek not?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father ;
there is one that accuses you, Moses in whom ye have
placed your hope. "For if ye believed Moses, ye
would believe me ; for he wrote concerning me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how will ye
believe my words ?
yj 'After these things Jesus went away, beyond
the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
2 And a great multitude followed him, because they
saw the signs which he did on the sick. 3 And Jesus
went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his
disciples. 4 And the passover, the feast of the Jews,
was near. 6 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and
seeing that a great multitude was coming to him,
says to Philip, Whence are we to buy "bread that
these may eat? "And this he said to try him; for
» Or, Search. * Or, loaves.

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he himself knew what he was about to do. ' Philip
answered him, Two hundred denaries worth of " bread
is not enough for them, that each one may take a
little. 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of
Simon Peter, says to him, 9 There is a lad here, who
has five barley loaves and two small fishes ; but what
are these among so many? "Jesus said, Make the
men recline. Now there wais much grass in the place.
So the men reclined, in number about five thousand.
" Jesus therefore took the loaves ; and having given
thanks, he distributed to those who were reclining ;
and likewise of the fishes as much as they wished.
12 And when they were filled, he says to his disciples,
Gather up the pieces which remain over, that nothing
be lost. " So they gathered them together, and filled
twelve baskets with pieces from the five barley loaves,
which remained over to those who had eaten. " The
men therefore, seeing the sign that he did, said, This
is of a truth the Prophet that comes into the world.
"Jesus therefore, knowing that they were about to
come and take him by force, to make him a king,
withdrew again into the mountain, himself alone.
16 And when evening came, his disciples went down
to the sea, " and entering into a boat, were going over
the sea to Capernaum. And it was now dark, and
Jesus had not yet come to them ; " and as a strong
wind was blowing, the sea began to rise. "When
therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty
furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and
drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.
20 But he says to them, It is I, be not afraid. "They
were willing therefore to receive him into the boat ;
and straightway the boat was at the land whither
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22 On the morrow, the multitude that stood on the
other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat
there but one, and that Jesus went not with his dis
ciples into the boat, but his disciples went away alone
(23 yet there came boats from Tiberias near to the place
where they ate bread, when the Lord had given
thanks); "when therefore the multitude saw that
Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves
entered into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seek
ing for Jesus. 25 And having found him on the other
side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest
thou hither ? 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily,
verily, I say to you, ye seek me, not because ye saw
signs, but because ye ate of the loaves and were filled.
27 Work not for the food that perishes, but for the food
that abides unto eternal life, which the Son of man
will give to you ; for him the Father, God, has sealed.
28 They said therefore to him, What are we to do, that
we may work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered
and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye
believe on him whom he sent. 39They said therefore
to him, What sign doest thou then, that we may see,
and believe thee? What dost thou work? "Our
fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is
written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.
32 Jesus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say
to you, Moses has not given you the bread out of
heaven ; but my Father gives you the true bread out
of heaven. 33For the bread of God is that which
comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.
"They said therefore to him, Lord, evermore give us
this bread.
35 Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He
that comes to me shall not hunger, and he that be
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that ye have even seen me, and do not believe. 37 All
that the Father gives me will come to me ; and him
that comes to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 Because
I have come down from heaven, not to do my own
will, but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is
the will of him who sent me, that of all which he has
given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it
up at the last day. "For this is the will of my
Father, that every one who beholds the Son, and
believes on him, should have eternal life ; and I will
raise him up in the last day. 41 The Jews therefore
murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the
bread that came down out of heaven. "And they
said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father
and mother we know ? How does he say now, I have
come down out of heaven ? " Jesus answered and said
to them, Murmur not among yourselves. "No one
can come to me, unless the Father who sent me draw
him ; and I will raise him up at the last day. "It is
written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught
of God. Every one that has heard from the Father,
and has learned, comes to me. "Not that any one
has seen the Father, save he who is from God, he has
seen the Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say to you, he
that believes has eternal life. "I am the bread of
life. " Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness,
and died. 50 This is the bread that comes down out
of heaven, that one may eat of it, and not die. 51 1
am the living bread that came down out of heaven.
If any one eat of this bread, he will live forever ; yea,
and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the
life of the world.
52 The Jews therefore contended with one another,
saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
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to you, unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and
drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves. 54 He
that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal
life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my
flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56He
that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, abides in
me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me,
and I live because of the Father ; so he that eats me,
he also shall live because of me. 5S This is the bread
that came down out of heaven. Not as the fathers
ate and died ; he that eats this bread shall live forever.
59 These things said he in the synagogue, while teach
ing in Capernaum.
60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard
it, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?
61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples
murmured at this, said to them, Is this a stumbling
block to you ? 62 What then if ye behold the SOn of
man ascending where he was before ? 63 It is the spirit
that makes alive, the flesh profits nothing ; the words
which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
64 But there are some of you that believe not. For
Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that
believed not, and who it was that would betray him.
65 And he said, For this cause I have said to you, that
no one can come to me, unless it be given him from
the Father. 66 Upon this many of his disciples went
back, and walked no more with him. "Jesus said
therefore to the twelve, Do ye also wish to go away ?
68 Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall
we go ? Thou hast words of eternal life. 69 And we
have believed and know, that thou art the Holy One
of God. 70 Jesus answered them, Did I not choose
you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil ? " But he
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it was that was about to betray him, being one of
the twelve.
y TT ' And after these things Jesus walked in Gali
lee ; for he would not walk in Judaea, because
the Jews were seeking to kill him. 2Now the feast
of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.
'His brothers therefore said to him, Depart hence,
and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may behold
thy works that thou doest. 4 For no one does any
thing in secret, and he himself seeks to be known
openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself
to the world. 5 For even his brothers did not believe
on him. 6 Jesus therefore says to them, My time is
not yet come ; but your time is always ready. ' The
world can not hate you ; but me it hates, because I
testify concerning it, that its works are evil. 8Go ye
up to the feast. I go "not up to this feast; because
my time is not yet fully come. 9 Having said these
things to them, he abode in Galilee.
" But when his brothers had gone up to the feast,
then he also went up, not openly, but as it were in
secret. " The Jews therefore sought him at the feast,
and said, Where is he? '2 And there was much mur
muring among the multitudes concerning him. Some
said, He is a good man; others said, Nay, but he
leads the multitude astray. "Yet no one spoke
openly concerning him, for fear of the Jews.
" But when it was already the midst of the feast,
Jesus went up into the temple and was teaching.
"The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows
this man letters, having never learned? "Jesus
therefore answered them, and said, My teaching is
not mine, but his who sent me. " If any one wishes
to do his will, he shall know concerning the teaching,
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whether it is of God, or whether I speak from my
self. " He that speaks from himself seeks his own
glory ; but he that seeks the glory of him who sent
him, he is true, and there is no unrighteousness in
him. " Has not Moses given you the law, and none
of you does the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?
20 The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon;
who seeks to kill thee ? 2I Jesus answered and said to
them, I did one work, and ye all wonder. 22 For this
cause has Moses given you circumcision (not that it
is of Moses, but of the fathers) ; and on the sabbath
ye circumcise a man. 23If a man receives circum
cision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not
be broken; are ye angry at me, because I made a
whole man well on the sabbath ? 24 Judge not accord
ing to appearance, but judge the righteous judgment.
25 Some therefore of those of Jerusalem said, Is not
this he whom they seek to kill ? 26 And, lo, he speaks
openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the
rulers come to know in truth that this is the Christ ?
"Yet we know this man, whence he is; but when
the Christ comes, no one knows whence he is. 28 Jesus
therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying,
Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am ; and
I have not come of myself, but he that sent me is
true, whom ye know not. 29 1 know him ; because I
am from him, and he sent me. 30 They sought there
fore to seize him; and no one laid hands on him,
because his hour had not yet come. "But of the
multitude many believed on him, and said, When the
Christ comes, will he do more signs than those which
this man has done?
32 The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring
these things concerning him ; and the chief priests
and the Pharisees sent officers to seize him. 33 Jesus

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therefore said, Yet a little while I am with you, and
I go to him who sent me. " Ye will seek me, and
will not find me ; and where I am, ye can not come.
35 The Jews said therefore among themselves; Whither
is this man about to go, that we shall not find him ?
Is he about to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks,
and teach the Greeks ? 36 What is this word that he
said, Ye will seek me, and will not find me ; and
where I am, ye can not come?
37 Now in the last day, the great day of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any one thirst, let
him come to me and drink. 38 He that believes on
me, as said the Scripture, "from within him shall
flow rivers of living water. 39And this he spoke
concerning the Spirit, which they that believed on
him were about to receive; for the "Spirit was not
yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified. "Some of
the multitude therefore, hearing these words, said,
Truly this is the Prophet. 41 Others said, This is the
Christ. But some said, Does the Christ then come
out of Galilee? "Has not the Scripture said, that
the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from the
village of Bethlehem, where David was ? " A division
therefore arose among the multitude because of him.
"And some of them were wishing to seize him ; but
no one laid hands on him.
"The officers therefore came to the chief priests and
Pharisees; and they said to them, Why did ye not
bring him ? " The officers answered, Never man spoke
"thus. "Then the Pharisees answered them, Are ye
also led astray ? " Has any one of the rulers believed
on him, or of the Pharisees? "But this multitude,
• Gr., out of his belly.
<> Some documents prefix the word Holy.
'Some documents read like this man ; others as this man speaks.
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who know not the law, are accursed. 50 Nicodemus
says to them (he who came to him before, being one
of them), 51 Does our law judge a man, unless it first
hear from him, and know what he does? 52They
answered and said to him, Art thou also of Galilee?
Search, and see, that out of Galilee arises no prophet.
VIII 53[°And each one went to his house. 'Jesus
' went to the mount of Olives.
2 And early in the morning he came again into the
temple, and all the people came to him ; and having
sat down he was teaching them. 3 And the scribes
and the Pharisees bring to him a woman taken in
adultery ; and having placed her in the midst, 4they
say to him, Teacher, this woman was taken in adul
tery, in the very act. 6Now in the law Moses com
manded us, that such should be stoned; what then
dost thou say ? 6 This they said, trying him, that
they might have an accusation against him. But
Jesus, having stooped down, was writing with his
finger in the ground. ' And as they continued asking
him, raising himself up, he said to them, He that is
without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at
her. 8And again stooping down, he wrote with his.
finger in the ground, 9And they hearing it, went
out one by one, beginning at the eldest, unto the last ;
and Jesus was left alone, and the woman eis she was
in the midst. "And Jesus lifted himself up, and said
to her, Woman, where are they ? Did no one con
demn thee? "She said, No one, Lord. And Jesus
said to her, Neither do I condemn thee ; go thy way,
henceforth sin no more.]
"Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I
am the light of the world ; he that follows me shall
D Most of ihe ancient documents omit the words in brackets. Those
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not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of
life. "The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou
testifiest concerning thyself; thy testimony is not
true. "Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I
testify concerning myself, my testimony is true ; be
cause I know whence I came, and whither I go ; but
ye know not whence I come, or whither I go. " Ye
judge according to the flesh ; I judge no one. " But
even if I judge, my judgment is true ; because I am
not alone, but I and the Father who sent me. " And
in your law also it is written, that the testimony of
two men is true. " I am he that testifies concerning
myself, and the Father who sent me testifies concern
ing me. " They said therefore to him, Where is thy
Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor
my Father. If ye knew me, ye would know my
Father also. 20 These words he spoke in the treasury,
while teaching in the temple ; and no one laid hands
on him, because his hour had not yet come.
21 He said therefore again to them, I go away, and
ye will seek me, and will die in your sin. Whither
I go, ye can not come. 22The Jews therefore said,
Will he kill himself? because he says, Whither I go,
ye can not come. ^ And he said to them, Ye are from
beneath ; I am from above. Ye are from this world ;
I am not from this world. " I said therefore to you,
that ye will die in your sins ; for unless ye believe
that I am he, ye will die in your sins. 25They said
therefore to him , Who art thou ? Jesus said to them,
"That which I am also saying to you from the begin
ning. 26 1 have many things to say and to judge con
cerning you. But he who sent me is true; and the
things which I heard from him, these I speak unto
the world. "They knew not that he was speaking
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to them of the Father. 28 Jesus therefore said, When
ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye will know
that I am he ; and of myself I do nothing, but as the
Father taught me these things I speak. 29And he
who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone ; be
cause I do always the things that are pleasing to him.
30 As he spoke these things many believed on him.
81 Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had be
lieved him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly
my disciples ; 32 and ye will know the truth, and the
truth will make you free. 33 They answered him, We
are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage
to any one. How sayest thou, Ye will become free
men? " Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say
to you, every one who commits sin is a " servant of sin.
35 And the servant abides not in the house forever.
36 The Son abides forever ; if therefore the Son makes
you free, ye will be freemen indeed. " I know that
ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me,
because my word has no place in you. MI speak
what I have seen with my Father ; so ye also do what
ye have heard from your father. 39They answered
and said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus says
to them, If ye were children of Abraham, ye would
do the works of Abraham. " But now ye seek to kill
me, a man who has spoken to you the truth, which I
heard from God. This Abraham did not. 41 Ye do
the works of your father. They said to him, We
were not born of fornication ; we have one father,
God. "Jesus said to them, If God were your father,
ye would love me ; for from God I came forth, and
am come ; for neither have I come of myself, but he
sent me. "Why do ye not understand my speech?
Because ye can not hear my word. " Ye are of your
father the Devil, and the desires of your father ye
« Gr. slave.

8:45-59 JOHN. 233
wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning,
and stands not in the truth, because truth is not in
him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own ;
because he is a liar, and the father of it. " And be
cause I speak the truth, ye believe me not. "Which
of you convicts me of sin ? If I speak truth, why do
ye not believe me? 4'He that is- of God hears the
words of God; on this account ye hear them not,
because ye are not of God.
"The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not
well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
"Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor
my Father, and ye dishonor me. 50 And I seek not
my own glory; there is one that seeks, and judges.
51 Verily, verily, I say to you, if any one keeps my
word, he will never behold death. 62 The Jews said
to him, Now we know that thou hast a demon.
Abraham and the prophets died; and thou sayest,
If any one keeps my word, he will never taste of
death. K Art thou greater than our father Abraham,
who died ? And the prophets died. Whom makest
thou thyself? " Jesus answered, If I glorify myself,
my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifies
me, of whom ye say, that he is your God. 55 And ye
know him not ; but I know him. And if I say, I
know him not, I shall be a liar like you. But I know
him, and I keep his word. 5S Abraham, your father,
rejoiced to see my day ; and he saw it, and was glad.
57 The Jews therefore said to him, Thou art not yet
fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? 58 Jesus
said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, before
-Abraham "was, I am. 59They took up stones there
fore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and went
out of the temple. 
» Gr., came into being.

234 JOHN. 9 : 1-17
TY 'And passing along, he saw a man blind from
' his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying,
Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he
should be born blind ? 3 Jesus answered, Neither this
man sinned, nor his parents ; but that the works of
God might be manifested in him. 4 We must work
the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night
is coming, when no one can work. 5 When I am in
the world, I am the world's light. "Having thus
spoken, he spit on the ground, and made clay of the
spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay, 'and said
to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is
interpreted, Sent). He went away therefore, and
washed, and came seeing.
8 The neighbors therefore, and they who aforetime
were wont to behold him that he was a beggar, said,
Is not this he that sits and begs? 9Some said, This
is he ; others, No, but he is like him ; he said, I am
he. "They said therefore to him, How were thine
eyes opened? " He answered, The man that is called
Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to
me, Go to Siloam, and wash. So I went away and
washed, and I received sight. '2 They said to him,
Where is he ? He says, I know not.
13 They bring to the Pharisees him who before was
blind. "And it was a sabbath on the day when Jesus
made the clay, and opened his eyes. " Again there
fore the Pharisees also asked him, how he received
sight. And he said to them, He put clay upon my
eyes, and I washed, and do see. " Some therefore of
the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because
he keeps not the sabbath. But others said, How can
a man that is a sinner do such signs ? And there was
a division among them. "They say therefore to the
blind man again, What sayest thou about him, see-

9 : 18-33 JOHN. 235
ing that he opened thine eyes. He said, He is a
prophet. "The Jews therefore did not believe concerning
him, that he was blind and received sight, until they
called the parents of him that received sight. " And
they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye
say was born blind? How then does he now see?
20 Then his parents answered and said, We know that
this is our son, and that he was born blind. " But
how he now sees, we know not ; or who opened his
eyes, we know not. Ask him ; he is of age ; he will
speak for himself. 22 These things said his parents,
because they feared the Jews ; for the jews had agreed
already, that if any one should confess him to be
Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. 23 On
this account his parents said, He is of age ; ask him.
"So they called a second time the man that was
blind, and said to him, Give glory to God ; we know
that this man is a sinner. 25 He answered therefore,
Whether he is a sinner, I know not; one thing I
know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 26 They
said therefore to him, What did he do to thee? How
opened he thine eyes? "He answered them, I have
told you, and ye did not hear: why do ye wish to
hear it again ? Do ye also wish to become his disci
ples? 28They reviled him, and said, Thou art his
disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. 29We know
that God has spoken to Moses ; but this man we know
not whence he is. 30 The man answered and said to
them, Why herein is the wonder, that ye know not
whence he is, and he opened my eyes. 31 We know
that God hears not sinners. But if any one is a
worshiper of God, and does his will, him- he hears.
32 Since the world began, it was not heard that any
one opened the eyes of one born blind. 33 If this man

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were not from God, he could do nothing. "They
answered and said to him, Thou wast altogether born
in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him
out. 35 Jesus heard that they cast him out ; and finding
him, he said, Dost thou believe on the "Son of God?
36 He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I
may believe on him ? " Jesus said to him, Thou hast
both seen him, and he it is that is talking with thee.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshiped
him. 39 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this
world ; that they who see not may see, and that they
who see may become blind. 40 Some of the Pharisees,
those who were with him, heard these things, and
said to him, Are we also blind ? 4l Jesus said to them,
If ye were blind, ye would have no sin. But now ye
say, We see, your sin abides !
V ' Verily, verily, I say to you, He that enters not
¦ ' through the door into the sheepfold, but climbs
up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But
he that enters in through the door is shepherd of the
sheep. 3 To him the porter opens, and the sheep hear
his voice ; and he calls his own sheep by name, and
leads them out. 4 When he puts forth all his own,
he goes before them ; and the sheep follow him, be
cause they know his voice. 5 But a stranger they will
not follow, but will flee from him; because they
know not the voice of strangers. 6This similitude
spoke Jesus to them ; but they understood not what
things they were which he spoke to them.
' Jesus therefore said to them again, Verily, verily,
I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who
came before me are thieves and robbers; but the
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10 : 9-24 JOHN. 237
sheep did not hear them. 9 1 am the door. If any
one enter in through me, he shall be saved, and shall
go in and out and find pasture. '° The thief comes not
but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I came that
they may have life, and that they may have it
abundantly. " I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays
down his life for the sheep. " He that is a hireling,
and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not,
beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and
flees, and the wolf seizes them, and scatters them,
13 because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep.
"I am the good shepherd ; and I know my own, and
my own know me, " even as the Father knows me,
and I know the Father ; and I lay down my life for
the sheep. " And other sheep I have, which are not
of this fold. Them also I must bring, and they will
hear my voice ; and they will become one flock, one
shepherd. "On this account the Father loves me,
because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
"No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of
myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have
authority to take it again. This commandment I
received from my Father.
"Again there arose a division among the Jews
because of these words. 20 And many of them said,
He has a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him ?
21 Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac.
Can a demon open blind men's eyes?
22 "And there came the feast of the dedication in
Jerusalem; it was winter; 23and Jesus was walking
in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. " The Jews
therefore came around him, and said to him, How
long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the
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Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I told
you, and ye do not believe. The works that I do
in my Father's name, these testify concerning me.
26 But ye do not believe ; because ye are not of my
sheep. " My sheep hear my voice, and I know them,
and they follow me; 28and I give to them eternal
life; and they shall never perish, nor shall any one
pluck them out of my hand. 39 My Father, who has
given them to me, is greater than all ; and no one is
able to pluck out of the Father's hand. 30 1 and the
Father are one.
31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
"Jesus answered them, Many good wbrks have I
showed you from my Father; for which of those
works do ye stone me? 33The Jews answered him,
For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy,
and because thou, being man, makest thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law,
I said, Ye are gods? 35If he called them gods to
whom the word of God came, and the Scripture can
not be broken, 36say ye of him, whom the Father
sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest,
because I said, I am God's Son ? 3' If I do not the
works of my Father, believe me not. 38But If I
do, though ye believe not me, believe the works;
that ye may know and understand that the Father is
in me, and I in the Father. S9 They sought therefore
again to seize him ; and he went forth out of their
hand. "And he went away again beyond the Jordan, to
the place where John was at first baptizing; and
there he abode. 41 And many came to him, and said,

10 : 42-11 : 16 JOHN. 239
John indeed did no sign ; but all things whatsoever
John spoke concerning this man were true. 42 And
many believed on him there.
YT 'Now a certain one was sick, Lazarus of
Bethany, the village of Mary and Martha her
sister. • 2 And it was the Mary who anointed the Lord
with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 The sisters there
fore sent to him, saying, Lord, Behold, he whom thou
lovest is sick. 4 And Jesus hearing it, said, This sick
ness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that
the Son of God may be glorified through it.
sNow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and
Lazarus. 6 When therefore he heard that he was sick,
he then abode in the place where he was two days.
'After this he says to the disciples, Let us go into
Judaea again. 8The disciples say to him, Rabbi, the
Jews were seeking but now to stone thee; and art
thou going thither again? 9 Jesus answered, Are
there not twelve hours in the day ? If any one walks
in the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light
of this world. '° But if any one walks in the night,
he stumbles, because the light is not in him.
" These things he spoke ; and after this he says to
them, Lazarus our friend has fallen asleep ; but I am
going to awake him out of sleep. "The disciples
therefore said, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will
recover. "Yet Jesus had spoken about his death;
but they thought that he was speaking about taking
rest in sleep. " So then Jesus said to them plainly,
Lazarus is dead. " And I am glad for your sakes, that
I was not there, in order that ye may believe. But
let us go to him. "Thomas, who is called Didymus,
said therefore to his fellow disciples, Let us also go,
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" So when Jesus came, he found that he had already
been four days in the tomb. "Now Bethany was
nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. " And
many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to
comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was
coming, went and met him; but Mary sat in the
house. 21 Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if
thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22 But even now, I know that whatever thou askest
of God, God will give thee. 23 Jesus says to her, Thy
brother will rise again. "Martha says to him, I
know that he will rise again, in the resurrection at
the last day. 25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrec
tion and the life ; he that believes on me, though he
die, yet shall he live ; 26 and whoever lives and be
lieves on me, shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She says to him, Yea, Lord ; I have believed that
that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, he that
comes into the world.
28 And having said this, she went away, and called
Mary her sister, secretly, saying, The Teacher is come,
and calls for thee. "And she, when she heard it,
rises quickly and comes to him. 30Now Jesus had
not yet come into the village, but was still in the
place where Martha met him. 31 The Jews therefore
who were with her in the house and comforting her,
when they saw Mary that she rose up quickly and
went out, followed her, supposing that she was going
to the tomb to weep there. 32 Mary therefore, when
she came where Jesus was, seeing him, fell down at
his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not died. 3S Jesus therefore, when he
saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came
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34 And he said, Where have ye laid him? They say
to him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36The
Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!
37 And some of them said, Could not this man, who
opened the eyes of the blind man, have caused that
even this man should not die ? 38 Jesus therefore, again
indignant in himself, comes to the tomb. Now it
was a cave, and a stone lay on it. 39 Jesus says, Take
away the stone. The sister of him that was dead,
Martha, says to him, Lord, by this time he is offen
sive ; for he has been dead four days. " Jesus says to
her, Said I not to thee, If thou believest, thou shalt
see the glory of God?
41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted
up his eyes, and said, Father, I give thee thanks that
thou didst hear me. " And I knew that thou always
hearest me ; but for the sake of the multitude stand
ing around I said it, that they may believe that thou
didst send me. " And having thus spoken, he cried
with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44He that
was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave
clothes ; and his face was bound about with a napkin.
Jesus says to them, Loose him, and let him go.
45 Many therefore of the Jews who came to Mary,
and beheld what he did, believed on him. "But
some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told
them what Jesus did. " The chief priests therefore
and the Pharisees gathered a Sanhedrin, and said,
What are we doing, because this man is doing many
signs? " If we let him thus alone, all will believe on
him ; and the Romans will come and take away both
our place and our nation. "But a certain one of
them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to
them, Ye know nothing at all; ^nor do ye consider
that it is expedient for you, that one man die for the
21

242 JOHN. 11 : 51-12 : 6
people, and not the whole nation perish. 51 And this
he spoke not of himself; but being high priest that
year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for
the nation ; 52 and not for the nation only, but that he
might also gather together into one the scattered
children of God. 53 So from that day forth they took
counsel "to put him to death.
"Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among
the Jews ; but went away thence to the country near
to the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there
he abode with his disciples. te Now the passover of
the Jews was at hand ; and many went up to Jerusa
lem out of the country, before the passover, that they
might purify themselves. 56They sought therefore
for Jesus, and said one with another, as they stood in
the temple, What think ye ? That he will not come
to the feast? 57 Now the chief priests and the Phari
sees had given orders, that, if any one knew where
he was, he should make it known, that they might
seize him.
YTT ' Jesus therefore six days before the passover,
came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom
Jesus raised from the dead. 2 So they made him a
supper there, and Martha served ; but Lazarus was
one of those who reclined at table with him. 3 Mary
therefore took a pound of ointment of pure spike
nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and
wiped his feet with her hair ; and the house was filled
with the odor of the ointment. 4 But Judas Iscariot,
one of his disciples, who was about to betray him,
says, 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hun
dred denaries, and given to the poor? 6 And this he
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12 : 7-19  JOHN  243
said, not because he cared about the poor ; but because
he was a thief, and having the money-bag, "was wont
to take away what was put in it. ' Then said Jesus,
Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burial.
8 For the poor ye have always with you ; but me ye
have not always.
9 The great multitude of the Jews therefore knew
that he was there: and they came, not because of
Jesus only, but that they might see Lazarus also,
whom he raised from the dead. " But the chief priests
consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death ;
11 because by reason of him many of the Jews were
going away, and believing on Jesus.
12 On the morrow a great multitude that had come
to the feast, hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusa
lem, " took the branches of the palm-trees and went
forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna; blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King
of Israel. "And Jesus, having found a young ass,
sat upon it ; as it is written,
15 Fear not, daughter of Zion ;
Behold, thy King comes,
Sitting on an ass's colt.
16 These things his disciples understood not at the first :
but when- Jesus was glorified, then they remembered
that these things were written of him, and that they
did these things to him. " The multitude therefore
that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the
tomb, and raised him from the dead, was bearing
testimony. " On this account the multitude also went
to meet him, because they heard that he had done
this sign. " The Pharisees therefore said among them
selves, Behold, ye are effecting nothing: lo, the world
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20 And there were some Greeks among those who
went up to worship at the feast. " These came there
fore to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee,
and asked him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.
22 Philip comes and tells Andrew ; Andrew and Philip
come and tell Jesus. 23And Jesus answers them,
saying, The hour has come, that the Son of man
should be glorified. "Verily, verily, I say to you,
unless the grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies,
it abides alone ; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25 He that loves his life loses it ; and he that hates his
life in this world will keep it unto life eternal. M If
any one serve me, let him follow me ; and where I
am, there will also my servant be. If any one serve
me, him will the Father honor. " Now is my soul
troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me
from this hour ! " But for this cause came I unto this
hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. There came there
fore a voice out of heaven, I both have glorified it,
and will glorify it again. 29 The multitude therefore
that stood by and heard, said that it thundered;
others said, An angel has spoken to him. 30 Jesus
answered and said, This voice has not come for my
sake, but for your sakes. 31 Now is the judgment of
this world ; now will the prince of this world be cast
out. 32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will
draw all men to myself. 33 But this he said, signify
ing by what manner of death he was about to die.
34 The multitude therefore answered him, We have
heard out of the law that the Christ abides forever ;
and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted
up ? Who is this Son of man ? 35 Jesus therefore said
to them, Yet a little while is the light among you.
Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not
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12 : 36-48  JOHN.  245
overtake you; and he that walks in the darkness
knows not whither he is going. 36 While ye have the
light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons
of light.
These things spoke Jesus, and went away, and hid
himself from them. "But though he had done so
many signs before them, they did not believe on him ;
38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be ful
filled, which he spoke,
Lord, who has believed our report,
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been
revealed ?
39 On this account they could not believe, because
Isaiah said again,
" He has blinded their eyes,
And has hardened their heart ;
That they should not see with their eyes,
And understand with their heart,
And turn, and I should heal them.
41 These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory,
and spoke concerning him. "Yet, even of the rulers
many believed on him ; but on account of the Phari
sees they did not confess him, lest they should be put
out of the synagogue; "for they loved the glory of
men more than the glory of God.
"And Jesus cried and said, He that believes on me,
believes not on me hut on him who sent me. " And
he that beholds me beholds him who sent me. " I
have come a light into the world, that every one who
believes on me may not abide in the darkness. " And
if any one hears my words, and keeps them not, I do
not judge him ; for I came not to judge the world,
but to save the world. "He that rejects me, and
receives not my words, has one that j udges him. The
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day. "Because I spoke not from myself; but the
Father who sent me, he has given me a command
ment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life.
What things I speak therefore, as the Father has said
to me, so I speak.
XTTT JNow before the feast of the passover, Jesus
knowing that his hour had come that he
should depart out of this world to the Father, having
loved his own who were in the world, loved them
to the end. 2 And during supper, the Devil having
already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's
son, to betray him; 3 knowing that the Father had
given all things into his hands, and that he came out
from God, and was going to God, 4he rises from the
supper, and lays aside his garments, and taking a
towel he girded himself. 5 Then he pours water into
the basin, and began to wash the feet of his dis
ciples, and to wipe them with the towel with which
he was girded.
6 So he comes to Simon Peter ; he says to him, Lord,
dost thou wash my feet? 'Jesus answered and said
to him, What I am doing thou knowest not now ; but
thou shalt know hereafter. 8 Peter says to him, Thou
shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I
wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 9 Simon
Peter says to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also
the hands and the head. 10 Jesus says to him, He that
has bathed has no need "except to wash the feet, but
is wholly clean. And ye are clean; but not all.
'! For he knew his betrayer ; on this account he said,
Ye are not all clean.
12 So when he had washed their feet, and taken his
garments, and reclined again at table, he said to them,
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13 : 13-29 JOHN. 247
Know ye what I have done to you ? " Ye call me
the Teacher, and the Lord ; and ye say well, for so I
am. "If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed
your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 For I gave you an example, that as I did to you,
ye also should do. "Verily, verily, I say to you, a
servant is not greater than his lord, -nor one that is
sent greater than he who sent him. "If ye know
these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
18 1 speak not concerning you all ; I know whom I
chose ; but that the scripture might be fulfilled, He
that eats the loaf with me lifted up his heel against
me. " From this time I tell you, before it comes to
pass, that when it comes to pass, ye may believe that
I am he. 20 Verily, verily, I say to you, he that re
ceives whomsoever I send receives me ; and he that
receives me receives him who sent me.
21 Having said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and
testified and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, that
one of you will betray me. "The disciples were
looking one on another, doubting about whom he
spoke. 23 There was reclining in Jesus' bosom one of
his disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 To him therefore
Simon Peter beckons, and says to him, Ask who it is
about whom he is speaking. *> He, leaning back as
he was on Jesus' breast, says to him, Lord, who is it?
26 Jesus therefore answers, He it is, for whom I shall
dip the morsel, and give it to him. So dipping the
morsel, he takes and gives it to Judas, son of Simon
Iscariot. " And after the morsel, then entered Satan
into him. Jesus therefore says to him, What thou
doest, do quickly. m And no one at the table knew for
what intent he spoke this to him. 29 For some thought,
because Judas had the money-bag, that Jesus said
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should give something to the poor. 30 He then, hav
ing received the morsel, went out straightway ; and
it was night.
31 When therefore he had gone out, Jesus says, Now
is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in
him. 32And God will glorify him in himself, and
will straightway glorify him. 33 Little children, yet
a little while I am with you. Ye will seek me ; and
as I said to the Jews, whither I go ye can not come,
so now I say to you. " A new commandment I give
to you, that ye love one another ; as I loved you, that
ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all know
that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one toward
another. 36 Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where art thou
going? Jesus answered, Where I go, thou canst
not follow me now ; but thou wilt follow me after
ward. " Peter says to him, Lord, why can not I follow
thee even now ? I will lay down my life for thee.
38 Jesus answers, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me?
Verily, verily, I say to thee, the cock will not crow,
till thou hast denied me thrice.
Yiy ' Let not your heart be troubled. Believe in
God, and believe in me. 2In my Father's
house are many abiding places ; if it were not so, I
would have told you; because I go to prepare a
place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for
you, I am coming again, and will take you to myself;
that where I am ye may be also. 4 And whither I
go ye know the way.
5 Thomas says to him, Lord, we know not whither
thou goest; how do we know the way? 6 Jesus
says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the Father, but through
me. 7If ye knew me, ye would know my Father

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also; and henceforth ye know him, and have seen
him. 8 Philip says to him, Lord, show us the Father, and
it suffices us. 9 Jesus says to him, Am I so long time
with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip ? He that
has seen me has seen the Father ; how sayest thou,
Show us the Father ? " Believest thou not that I am
in the Father, and the Father in me? The words
that I speak to you I speak not from myself; but the
Father abiding in me, does his works. " Believe me,
that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ; or
else believe me on account of the works themselves.
"Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believes in me,
the works that I do he will do also, and greater than
these will he do, because I go to the Father. " And
whatever ye shall ask in my name, that I will do,
that the Father may be glorified in the Son. " If ye
shall ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
" If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.
16 And I will aisk of the Father, and he will give you
another "Advocate, that he may be with you forever,
17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world can not receive,
because it beholds him not, neither knows him ; ye
know him, because he abides with you, and will be
in you. " I will not leave you orphans ; I am coming
to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world beholds me no
more ; but ye behold me ; because I live, and ye will
live. 20 In that day ye will know that I am in my
Father, and ye in me, and I in you. " He that has
my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that
loves me ; and he that loves me will be loved by my
Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself
to him. 22 Judas says to him (not Iscariot), Lord,
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what has come to pass that thou art about to manifest
thyself to us, and not to the world ? 23 Jesus answered
and said to him, If any one loves me, he will keep
my word ; and my Father will love him, and we will
come to him, and make our abode with him. " He
that loves me not, keeps not my words ; and the word
which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent
me. 25 These things have I spoken to you, while abiding
with you. 26But the "Advocate, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach
you all things, and bring to your remembrance all
things which I said to you. " Peace I leave with
you, my peace I give to you ; not as the world gives,
give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither
let it be fearful. 28 Ye heard that I said to you, I am
going away ; and I am coming to you. If ye loved
me, ye would have rejoiced that I am going to the
Father ; because the Father is greater than I. 29 And
now I have told you before it comes to pass, that,
when it comes to pass, ye may believe.
30 1 will no longer talk much with you; for the
prince of the world is coming, and has nothing in
me ; 31 but that the world may know that I love the
Father, and as the Father commanded me, so I do.
Arise, let us go hence.
Yy 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the
husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that bears
not fruit, he takes it away ; and every one that bears
fruit, he cleanses it, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Ye
are already clean, on account of the word which I
have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you.
As the branch can not bear fruit of itself, unless it
abide in the vine, so neither can ye, unless ye abide
» Or, Helper ; Gr., Paraclete.

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in me. 5I am the vine, ye are the branches. He
that abides in me and I in him, he bears much fruit ;
because apart from me ye can do nothing. 6 Unless
any one abides in me, he is cast out as the branch,
and is withered; and they gather them, and cast
them into the fire, and they are burned. 7If ye
abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what
ever ye wish, and it shall be done to you. 8In this is
my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, * and
become my disciples. 9 As the Father loved me, and
I loved you, abide in my love. "If ye keep my
commandments, ye will abide in my love ; as I have
kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his
love. " These things I have spoken to you, that my
joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made
full. "This is my commandment, that ye love one
another, as I loved you. " Greater love has no one
than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do what I command you.
16 No longer do I call you servants ; because the ser
vant knows not what his lord is doing. But I have
called you friends ; because all things that I heard
from my Father I made known to you. "Ye did not
choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you that
ye should go and bear fruit, . and that your fruit
should abide ; that whatever ye ask of the Father in
my name, he may give it you. "These things I
command you, that ye may love one another. ls If
the world hates you, ye know that it has hated me
before it hated you. " If ye were of the world, the
world would love its own ; but because ye are not of
the world, but I chose you out of the world, on this
account the world hates you. 20 Remember the word
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that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his
lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute
you ; if they kept my word, they will keep yours
also. " But all these things they will do to you for
my name's sake, because they know not him who
sent me.
22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would
not have had sin ; but now they have no excuse for
their sin. 23 He that hates me hates my Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which no
other did, they would not have had sin ; but now
they have both seen and hated both me and my
Father. 25 But this comes to pass, that the word may
be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated
me "without a cause.
26 But when the "Advocate conies, whom I will
send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth,
which proceeds from the Father, he will testify con
cerning me. " And do ye also testify, because ye are
with me from the beginning.
Yy T ' These things have I spoken to you, that ye
may not be made to stumble. 2 They will put
you out of the synagogue ; yea, an hour is coming,
that every one who kills you will think he is offering
sacrifice to God. 3And these things they will do,
because they have not known the Father, nor me.
4 But these things I have spoken to you, that when
their hour is come, ye may remember them that I
told you. And these things I told you not from the
beginning, because I was with you.
5 And now I go to him who sent me ; and none of
you asks me, Where art thou going ? 6 But because I
have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled
your heart. ' But I tell you the truth, it is expedient
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16 : 8-21 JOHN. 253
for you that I go away ; for if I go not away, the
•Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will
send him to you. 8 And when he has come, he will
convict the world, in respect of sin, and of righteous
ness, and of judgment ; 9 in respect of sin, because
they believe not in me ; '" and of righteousness, be
cause I go to the Father, and ye no longer behold
me; "and of judgment, because the prince of this
world has been judged.
12 1 have yet many things to say to you, but ye can not
bear them now. "But when he, the Spirit of truth,
is come, he will guide you into all the truth ; for he
will not speak from himself, but whatever he shall
hear, he will speak, and he will declare to you the-
things to come. "He will glorify me; because he'
will receive of mine, and will declare it to you. " All1
things that the Father has are mine. On this ac
count, I said, that he receives of mine, and will
declare it to you. " A little while, and ye no longer
behold me; and again a little while, and ye will
see me.
"Therefore some of his disciples said to one an
other, What is this that he says to us, A little while,.
and ye behold me not ; and again a little while, and
ye will see me; and because I go to the Father?
"They said therefore, What is this he says, A little
while? We know not what he is saying. "Jesus
knew that they wished to question him, and said to
them, Do ye inquire with one another about this that
I said, A little while, and ye behold me not ; and
again a little while, and ye will see me? 20 Verily,
verily, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament,
but the world will rejoice ; and ye will be sorrowful,
but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 A woman
» Or, Helper ; Gr., Paraclete.
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when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour
has come; but when she has borne the child, she no
longer remembers the anguish, on account of the joy
that a man is born into the world. 22 And so ye now
have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your
heart will rejoice, and your joy no one takes away
from you. 23 And in that day ye will ask nothing of
me. Verily, verily, I say to you, If ye ask any
thing of the Father, he will give it you in my name.
24 Hitherto ye asked nothing in my name. Ask, and
ye will receive, that your joy may be made full.
25 These things I have spoken to you in "simili
tudes. An hour is coming, when I will no more
speak to you in similitudes, but I will tell you plainly
concerning the Father. 26 In that day ye will ask in
my name. And I say not to you, that I will ask the
Father for you ; " for the Father himself loves you,
because ye have loved me, and have believed that I
came forth from God. 28 1 came forth from the Father,
and have come into the world; again, I leave the
world, and go to the Father. 29 His disciples say, Lo,
now thou speakest plainly, and speakest no simili
tude. 30 Now we know that thou knowest all things,
and needest not that any one should question thee.
By this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
"Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? 32 Be
hold, an hour is coming, and has come, for you to be
scattered, each one to his own, and to leave me alone ;
and I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
33 These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye
may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation ;
but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
XVII 1 These thinSs spoke Jesus, and lifting up
his eyes to heaven, said, Father, the hour
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has come ; glorify thy Son, that the Son may glorify
thee; 2as thou gavest him authority over all flesh,
that all which thou hast given him, he should give to
them eternal life. 3 And this is the eternal life, that
they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom thou didst send. 4I glorified thee on the
earth, having finished the work which thou hast
given me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify thou
me with thine own self, with the glory which I had
with thee before the world was. 6 1 manifested thy
name to the men whom thou gavest me out of the
world. Thine they were, and thou gavest them to
me; and they have kept thy word. 'Now they
know that all things whatever thou hast given me
are from thee ; 8 because the words which thou gavest
me I have given to them, and they received them,
and knew in truth that I came forth from thee, and
believed that thou didst send me. 9 1 pray for them ;
I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou
hast given me; because they are thine. "And all
things that are mine are thine, and thine are mine ;
and I am glorified in them.
" And I am no longer in the world ; and these are
in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep
them in thy name which thou hast given me, that
they may be one, as we are. "While I was with
them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast
given me ; and I guarded them, and no one of them
perished, but only the son of perdition, that the script
ure might be fulfilled. " And now I come to thee ;
and these things I speak in the world, that they may
have my joy made full in themselves. " I have given
them thy word ; and the world hated them, because
they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
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world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the
•evil one. "They are not of the world, as I am not
of the world. "Sanctify them in the truth; thy
word is truth. "As thou didst send me into the
world, I also sent them into the world. "And for
their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also may be
sanctified in the truth.
29 And I do not pray for these only, but for those also
who believe in me through their word; "that all
may be one ; as thou, Father, in me and I in thee,
that they also may be in us; that the world may
believe that thou didst send me. 22And the glory
which thou hast given to me I have given to them,
that they may be one, as we are one ; 23 1 in them,
and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one;
that the world may know that thou didst send me,
and lovedst them as thou lovedst me.
24 Father, that which thou hast given me, I wish
that where I am they also may be with me ; that
they may behold my glory, which thou hast given
me ; because thou lovedst me before the foundation
of the world. 26 Righteous Father, and the world
knew thee not; but I knew thee, and these knew
that thou didst send me; 26and I made known to
them thy name, and will make it known ; that the
love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them,
and I in them.
YyTI j ' Having spoken these words, Jesus went
out with his disciples beyond the brook
Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered
and his disciples. 2And Judas also, who betrayed
him, knew the place ; because Jesus often resorted
there with his disciples. 3 Judas therefore, having
received the " band and officers from the chief priests
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18 : 4-17  JOHN.  257
and the Pharisees, comes thither with torches and
lamps and weapons. 4 Jesus, therefore, knowing all the
things that were coming upon him, went forth and
says to them, Whom seek ye ? 5 They answered him,
Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus says to them, I am he.
And Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing
with them. 6 When therefore he said to them, I am
he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
'Again therefore he asked them, Whom seek ye?
And they said, Jesus the Nazarene. 8 Jesus an
swered, I told you that I am he ; if therefore ye seek
me, let these go their way ; 9 that the word might be
fulfilled, which he spoke, Of those whom thou hast
given me, I lost none. " Simon Peter therefore hav
ing a sword, drew it and smote the servant of the
high priest, and cut off his right ear. Now the ser
vant's name was Malchus. " Jesus therefore said to
Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath. The cup
which the Father has given me, shall I not drink it?
12 So the "band, and the "chief captain, and the offi
cers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him, "and
led him to Annas first ; for he was father-in-law of
Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. "And it
was Caiaphas who counseled the Jews, that it was
expedient that one man should die for the people.
"And Simon Peter and another disciple followed
Jesus. Now that disciple was known to the high
priest, and went in with Jesus into the court of the
high priest; "but Peter was standing at the door
without. So the other disciple, who was known to
the high priest, went out and spoke to her that kept
the door, and brought in Peter, " The maid-servant
therefore that kept the door says to Peter, Art thou
also one of this man's disciples ? He says, I am not.
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"And the servants and the officers were standing
there, having made a fire of coals, because it was cold,
and were warming themselves ; and Peter also was
with them, standing and warming himself.
19 The high priest therefore asked Jesus concerning
his disciples, and concerning his teaching. m Jesus
answered him, I have spoken openly to the world ; I
always taught in the synagogue, and in the temple,
where all the Jews assemble ; and I spoke nothing in
secret. "Why askest thou me? Ask those who
have heard, what I spoke to them. Behold, these
know what things I said. 22 And when he had said
this, one of the officers who was standing by struck
Jesus with " a rod, saying, Answerest thou the high
priest so ? 23 Jesus answered him, If I spoke evil, tes
tify concerning the evil ; but if well, why dost thou
beat me ? " Annas therefore sent him bound to Caia
phas the high priest.
25 And Simon Peter was standing and warming
himself. They said therefore to him, Art thou also
one of his disciples ? He denied, and said, I am not.
26 One of the servants of the high priest, being a kins
man of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did not I
see thee in the garden with him ? " Again therefore
Peter denied ; and straightway the cock crowed.
28 They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the
Governor's Praetorium ; and it was early ; and they
themselves entered not into the Praetorium, that they
might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. 29 Pi
late therefore went out to them, and says, What accu
sation bring ye against this man ? 30 They answered
and said to him, If this man were not an evil doer, we
would not have delivered him up to thee. 31 Pilate
therefore said to them, Take him yourselves and
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judge him according to your law. The Jews said to
him, It is not lawful for us to put any one to death :
32 that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he
spoke, signifying by what manner of death he was
about to die.
33 Pilate therefore entered again into the palace, and
called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the King of
the Jews ? " Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thy
self, or did others tell thee concerning me? 35 Pilate
answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation, and the
chief priests, delivered thee up to me. What didst
thou do ? '" Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this
world. If my kingdom were of this world, my ser
vants would fight, that I might not be delivered to
the Jews ; but now is my kingdom not from hence.
" Pilate therefore said to him, Art thou a king
then? Jesus answered, "Thou sayest that I am a
king. To this end have I been born, and to this end
have I come into the world, that I should testify to
the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my
voice. 38 Pilate says to him, What is truth ?
And having said this, he went out again to the
Jews, and says to them, I find no crime in him.
39 But ye have a custom, that I should release to you
one at the passover. Will ye therefore that I release
to you the King of the Jews? "They cried out
therefore again, saying, Not this one, but Barabbas.
Now Barabbas was a robber.
XTX irrhen Pilate therefore took Jesus, and
A scourged him. 2And the soldiers platted a
crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and put on
him a purple robe ; and they kept coming to him,
3 and saying, Hail, King of the Jews ! and struck him
" with rods. 4 And Pilate went out again, and says to
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260  JOHN.  19 : 5-16
them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may
know that I find no crime in him. 5 Jesus therefore
came out, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple
robe. And he says.to them, Behold, the man ! 6 When
therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him,
they cried out, saying, Crucify ! crucify ! Pilate says
to them, Take him yourselves and crucify him ; for I
find no crime in him. ' The Jews answered him, We
have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because
he made himself God's Son.
8 When Pilate therefore heard this word, he was the
more afraid, 9 And he entered into the Praetorium
again, and says to Jesus, Whence art thou ? But Jesus
gave him no answer. "Pilate therefore says to him,
Dost thou not speak to me ? Dost thou not know that
I have authority to release thee, and have authority to
crucify thee ? " Jesus answered him, Thou wouldst
have no authority against me, unless it were given
thee from above. On this account he that delivered
me up to thee has greater sin. "Upon this Pilate
sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying,
If thou release this man, thou art not a friend of Caesar.
Whoever makes himself a king speaks aigainst Caesar.
"When Pilate therefore heard these words, he
brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat
in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gab-
batha. " And it was the Preparation of the passover :
it was about the sixth hour. And he says to the
Jews, Behold, your king! "They therefore cried
out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him.
Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king?
The chief priests answered, We have no king but
Caesar. " Then he delivered him up to them to be
crucified.

19 : 17-29 JOHN. 261
They took Jesus therefore, " and bearing for him
self the cross, he went forth into the place called Place
of a skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha;
18 where they crucified him, and two others with him,
one on each side, and Jesus in the midst. "And
Pilate wrote also a title, and put it on the cross. And
the writing was, JESUS THE NAZARENE THE
KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title therefore many
of the Jews read ; because the place where Jesus was
crucified was nigh to the city, and it was written in
Hebrew, in Latin, in Greek. " The chief priests of
the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The
King of the Jews, but that he said, I am King of the
Jews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have written, I
have written.
23 The soldiers therefore, when they. crucified Jesus,
took his garments, and made four parts, to every sol
dier a part, and also the coat. And the coat was
without a seam, woven from the top throughout.
24 They said therefore to one another, Let us not rend
it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be ; that the
scripture might be fulfilled,
They divided my garments among them,
And upon my vesture they cast lots.
These things therefore the soldiers did. 25 But there
were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and
his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and
Mary the Magdalene. 26 Jesus therefore seeing his
mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by,
-says to his mother, Woman, behold thy son ! " Then
he says to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And
from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things are now
finished, that the scripture might be perfectly ful
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of vinegar ; so putting a sponge full of vinegar on
hyssop, they bore it to his mouth. 30When Jesus
therefore received the vinegar, he said, It is finished ;
and bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.
31 The Jews therefore, since it was the Preparation,
that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the
sabbath (for that sabbath was great), asked of Pilate
that their legs might be broken, and they be taken
away. 32 The soldiers came, therefore, and broke the
legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with
him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that
he was already dead, they broke not his legs. " But
one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and
straightway there came out blood and water. 36 And
he that has seen has testified, and his testimony is
true, and he knows that he says what is true, that ye
also may believe. 36 For these things came to pass,
that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him
shall not be broken. " And again another scripture
says, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
38 And after these things, Joseph from Arimathaea,
being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly through fear of
the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away
the body of Jesus ; and Pilate gave him leave. He
came therefore, and took away his body. 39And
there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came
to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and
aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. "So they
took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths
with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews to pre
pare for burial. "Now in the place where he was
crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new
tomb, wherein no one was yet laid. "There they
laid Jesus therefore on account of the Preparation of
the Jews, because the tomb was nigh at hand.

20 : 1-15  JOHN.  263
V V 'Now on the first day of the week Mary the
* Magdalene comes in the morning, while it is
yet dark, to the tomb, and sees the stone taken away
out of the tomb. 2 She runs therefore and comes to
Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus
loved, and says to them, They have taken away the
Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they
laid him. 3 Peter therefore went forth, and the other
disciple, and they came to the tomb. 4 And the two
ran together; and the other disciple outran Peter,
and came first to the tomb. 5And stooping down
he sees the linen cloths lying; yet he went not in.
6 Simon Peter therefore also comes, following him,
and went into the tomb, and beholds the linen cloths
lying, ' and the napkin that was on his head not lying
with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by
itself. 8Then went in therefore the other disciple
also, who came first to the tomb ; and he saw, and
believed. 9 For even yet they knew not the script
ure, that he must rise from the dead.
"The disciples therefore went away again to their
own home. "And Mary was standing without by
the tomb, weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped to
look into the tomb, " and beholds two angels in white,
sitting the one at the head and the other at the feet,
where the body of Jesus lay. " And they say to her,
Woman, why weepest thou ? She says to them, Be
cause they have taken away my Lord, and I know
not where they have laid him.
"Saying this, she turned back and beholds Jesus
standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. " Jesus
says to her, Woman, why weepest thou? Whom
seekest thou? She, thinking that it was the gar
dener, says to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence,
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him away. " Jesus says to her, Mary ! Turning, she
says to him in Hebrew, Rabboni ! (which is to say,
Teacher!) "Jesus says to her, Touch me not; for I
have not yet ascended to my Father ; but go to my
brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and
your Father, and my God and your God. " Mary the
Magdalene comes bringing word to the disciples, I
have seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these
things to her.
" When therefore it was evening on that day, the
first day of the week, and when the doors were shut,
where the disciples were, through fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in the midst, and says to them,
Peace be to you. 20 And having said this, he showed
them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced
therefore, when they saw the Lord. " Jesus therefore
said to them again, Peace be to you. As the Father
has sent me, I also send you. 22 And when he had
said this, he breathed on them, and says to them,
Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 Whosesoever sins ye
remit, they are remitted to them; whosesoever ye
retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus,
was not with them when Jesus came. 25The other
disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the
Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see in his hands
the print of the nails, and put my finger into the
print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I
will not believe.
26 And after eight days, again his disciples were
within, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, the
doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said,
Peace be to you. " After that, he says to Thomas,
Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands ; and reach
thy hand, and put it into my side ; and be not faith-

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less, but believing. 28 Thomas answered and said to
him, My Lord, and my God. 29 Jesus says to him,
Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed. Happy
they who have not seen, and have believed !
30 Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the pres
ence of the disciples, which are not written in this
book. 31 But these are written, that ye may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that
believing ye may have life in his name.
XXI 1 After these things Jesus manifested himself
again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ;
and he manifested himself in this manner. 2 There
were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didy
mus, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the
sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter says to them, I go a fishing. They say
to him, We also come with thee. They went forth,
and entered into the boat; and in that night they
caught nothing.
4 But when day was now dawning, Jesus stood on
the beach ; yet the disciples knew not that it was
Jesus. 5 Jesus therefore says to them, Little children,
have ye anything to eat? They answered him, No.
6 And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side
of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast it therefore ;
and now they were not able to draw it, for the multi
tude of the fishes. 7That disciple therefore whom
Jesus loved says to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon
Peter therefore, hearing that it was the Lord, girded
on his outer garment (for he was naked), and cast
himself into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came
in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but
about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net with
fishes. •When therefore they went out upon the land, they
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see a fire of coals there, and fish lying thereon, and
bread. " Jesus says to them, Bring of the fishes which
ye have now caught. " Simon Peter therefore went
aboard, and drew the net to land full of great fishes,
a hundred and fifty and three; and though there
were so many, the net was not rent. " Jesus says to
them, Come hither, and breakfast. And none of the
disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that
it was the Lord. "Jesus comes, and takes the bread
and gives it to them, and the fish likewise. "This
now the third time was Jesus manifested to his dis
ciples, after he was risen from the dead.
"So when they had breakfasted, Jesus says to
Simon Peter, Simon, son of "John, lovest thou me
more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou
knowest that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my
lambs. " He says to him again a second time, Simon,
son of John, lovest thou me? He says to him, Yea,
Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him,
Shepherd my sheep. " He says to him the third time,
Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was
grieved because he said to him the third time, Lovest
thou me ? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest
all things ; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus says
to him, Feed my sheep. "Verily, verily, I say to
thee, when thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself,
and walk whither thou didst wish ; but when thou
shalt be old, thou wilt stretch forth thy hands, and
another will gird thee, and bear thee whither thou
dost not wish. " Now this he spoke, signifying by
what manner of death he would glorify God.
And when he had spoken this, he says to him,
Follow me. 20 Peter, turning about, sees the disciple
whom Jesus loved following ; who also at the supper
» Gr., Joannes. See ch. 1 : U2, margin.

21 : 21-25 JOHN. 267
leaned back on his breast, and said, Lord, who is he
that betrays thee? " Peter therefore seeing him says
to Jesus, Lord, and what of this man ? 22 Jesus says
to him, If I wish him to abide till I come, what is it
to thee ? Do thou follow me.
23 This saying therefore went abroad among the
brethren, that that disciple would not die. And yet
Jesus said not to him, that he would not die ; but, If
I wish him to abide till I come, what is it to thee ?
24 This is the disciple who testifies concerning these
things, and wrote these things ; and we know that
his testimony is true. 25And there are also many
other things which Jesus did; the which if they
should be written every one, I suppose that even the
world itself would not contain the books that would
be written.

THE
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.

T 'The former narrative I made, O Theophilus,
' concerning all things that Jesus began both to do
and to teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up,
after he had given commandment, through the Holy
Spirit, to the apostles whom he had chosen ; 3 to whom
he also presented himself alive, after he had suffered,
by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days,
and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of
God. 4And, "being assembled together with them,
he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem,
but to wait for the promise of the Father, which ye
heard from me; 5for John indeed baptized "with
water ; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit,
not many days hence.
6 They therefore, having come together, asked him,
saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the king
dom to Israel ? 7 And he said to them, It is not yours
to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed
by his own authority. 8 But ye shall receive power,
when the Holy Spirt has come upon you ; and ye shall
be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea,
and Samaria, and unto the utmost part of the earth.
'Or, while eating with them. * Or, in.
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1 : 9-20 ACTS. 269
9 And when he had said these things, while they were
looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him
out of their sight. 10 And while they were looking in
tently into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood
by them in white apparel ; " who also said, Men of
Galilee, why stand yelookinginto heaven? This Jesus,
who was taken up from you into heaven, shall so come
in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
12 Then returned they to Jerusalem from the mount
called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath
day's journey. "And when they came in, they went
up into the upper room, where were abiding both
Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and
Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son
of Alpheus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the
"brother of James. "These all continued with one
accord in prayer, with [certain] women, and Mary
the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst
of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude
of " persons together, about a hundred and twenty) :
"Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should
be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of
David spoke before concerning Judas, who became
guide to those who took Jesus. " Because he was num
bered among us, and obtained the "allotment of this
ministry. — " This man then acquired a field with the
wages of his unrighteousness ; and falling headlong,
he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels
gushed out. "And 'it became known to all the
dwellers at Jerusalem ; insomuch that, in their own
language, that field was called, Akeldama, that is,
Field of Blood. — 20For it is written in the book of
Psalms, » Or, son. b Gr., names. • Gr., lot.

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Let his habitation be made desolate,
And let no one dwell therein.
And, His "office let another take.
21 It is necessary therefore, that of the men, who
accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went
in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism
of John, unto the day when he was taken up from
us, of these one should become a witness with us of
his resurrection.
23 And they set forth two, Joseph called. Barsabas,
who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. "And
they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the
hearts of all, show which of these two thou didst
choose, 25 that he may take the place in this ministry
and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression
fell away, that he might go to his own place. 28 And
they gave lots for them ; and the lot fell upon Mat
thias ; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
TT ' And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,
" . they were all together in one place. 2 And sud
denly there came a sound out of heaven, as of a rush
ing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where
they were sitting. 3And there appeared to them
tongues as of fire, distributed among them ; and it
sat upon each of them. 4And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem, Jews,
devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And
when this sound was heard, the multitude came to
gether, and were confounded, because every one
heard them speaking in his own language. 7And
all were amazed, and wondered, saying, Behold,
» Or, overseership. •

2:8-21  ACTS. 271
are not all these who speak Galilaeans? 8 And how
do we hear, every man in our own language, wherein
we were born, 9Parthians and Medes and Elamites,
and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappa-
docia, Pontus and Asia, '° Phrygia and Pamphylia,
Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and
sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
"Cretans and Arabians, — hear them speaking in
our own languages the wonderful works of God?
"And they were all amazed, and perplexed, saying
one to another, What does this mean ? " But others
mocking said, They are filled with sweet wine.
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up
his voice, and spoke out to them, Men of Judaea,
and all that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to
you, and hearken to my words. " For these are not
drunken, as ye suppose, for it is the third hour of the
day. "But this is that which was spoken through
the prophet Joel,
" And it will be in the last days, saith God,
That I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh ;
And your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
And your young men will see visions,
And your old men will dream dreams ;
18 Yea on my servants too and on my handmaids,
I will pour out of my Spirit in those days,
And they will prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heaven above,
And signs on the earth beneath,
Blood, and Are, and vapor of smoke.
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and notable day of the Lord comes.
21 And it shall be, that every one who calls on the
name of the Lord will be saved.

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22 Men of Israel, hear these words ! Jesus the Naza
rene, a man accredited to you from God by miracles,
and wonders, and signs, which God did through him
in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know;
23 this man, delivered up by the settled counsel
and foreknowledge of God, ye through the hand of
men without law did crucify and slay ; "whom God
raised up, having loosed the pangs of death ; because
it was not possible that he should be held by it.
25 For David says concerning him,
I kept the Lord in view before me always ;
Because he is on my right hand, that I should
not be moved.
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue
greatly rejoiced ;
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope ;
27 Because thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades,
Nor wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corrup
tion.
28 Thou didst make known to me the ways of life ;
Thou wilt make me full of gladness with thy
presence.
29 Brethren, I may say freely to you concerning
the patriarch David, that he both died and was
buried, and his tomb is among us to this day. 30 Being
then a prophet and knowing that God swore to him,
with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should
sit on his throne, 31 he, foreseeing, spoke concerning
the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he
abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
32 This Jesus God raised up, of "which we all are
witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted "by the right
hand of God, and having received from the Father
the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured forth
' Or, whom. b Or, at.

2 : 34-46  ACTS. 273
this, which ye both see and hear. "For David did
not ascend into the heavens ; but he says himself,
The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit on my right hand,
35 Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assur
edly, that God made him both Lord and Christ, this
Jesus whom ye crucified.
37 And hearing this, they were pierced in the heart,
and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Breth
ren, what shall we do ? 38 And Peter said to them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you, "in the
name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of your sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For to you is the promise, and to your children, and
to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God calls
to him.
"And with many other words he testified and
exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this
crooked generation.
"They then "that welcomed his word, were bap
tized ; and there were added on that day about three
thousand souls. 42 And they were constantly attend-
¦ ing on the teaching of the apostles, and the "distribu
tion, the breaking of bread, and the prayers. " And
fear came upon every soul ; and many wonders and
signs were done through the "apostles. "And all that
believed were together, and had all things common ;
"and sold their possessions and goods, and divided
them among all, as any one had need. " And daily
attending with one accord in the temple, and break
ing bread at their homes, they partook of food with
• Or, on. b Or, having welcomed. r Or, fellowship.
» Many documents add, in Jerusalem, and there was great fear
upon all.

274 ACTS.  2 : 47-3 : 13
gladness and singleness of heart, 47 praising God, and
having favor with all the people. And the Lord
added together daily those who were being saved.
TTT ' Now Peter and John were going up into the
' temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb
was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate
of the temple, the one called Beautiful, to ask alms
of those that were going into the temple ; 3 who, see
ing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked
to receive an alms. 4And Peter, looking intently
upon him, with John, said, Look on us. 5And he
gave heed to them, expecting to receive something
from them. 6And Peter said, Silver and gold have
I none ; but what I have, that I give thee. In the
name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, walk. 7 And he
took hold of him by the right hand, and raised him
up. And immediately his feet and ankles received
strength; 8and leaping up, he stood and began to
walk, and entered with them into the temple, walk
ing and leaping and praising God. 9And all the
people saw him walking and praising God; "and
they recognized him, that this was he who sat for
alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple ; and they
were filled with wonder and amazement at that
which had happened to him.
" And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran
together to them in the portico that is called Solo
mon's, greatly wondering. "And Peter, seeing it,
answered to the people : Men of Israel, why wonder
ye at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as
though by our own power or godliness we had made
him to walk ? " The God of Abraham, and of Isaac,
and of Jacob, the God of our Fathers, has glorified his
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3 : 14-26  ACTS.  275
the presence of Pilate, when he decided to release
him. "But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One,
and asked that a murderer should be granted to you ;
15 and the Author of life ye killed ; whom God raised
from the dead, of "which we are witnesses. "And
his name, by the faith in his name, has made this
man strong, whom ye behold and know; and the
faith, which is through him, has given him this per
fect soundness in the presence of you all. •
"And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in igno
rance, as did also your rulers. " But God thus fulfilled
what he before announced through the mouth of all
his prophets, that his Christ should suffer. " Repent
therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted
out, in order that seasons of refreshing may come from
the presence of the Lord ; 20 and that he may send the
Christ, who has been appointed for you, [even] Jesus ;
21 whom heaven indeed must receive, until the times
of the restoration of all things, which God spoke of
through the mouth of all his holy prophets from the
beginning. 22 Moses indeed said, A prophet will the
Lord your God raise up for you from your brethren,
as he did me ; him shall ye hear in all things what
ever he shall say to you. 23 And it shall be that every
soul that does not hear that Prophet, will be utterly
destroyed from among the people. "And all the
prophets also from Samuel, both he and they who
followed, as many as spoke, also foretold these days.
25 Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant
which God made with your fathers, saying to Abra
ham, And in thy seed will all the families of the earth
be blessed. 26 Unto you first, God, having raised up
his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away
every one of you from your iniquities.
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jy ' And while they were speaking to the people,
" the priests, and the captain of the temple, and
the Sadducees, came upon them, 2 being greatly troub
led because they taught the people, and proclaimed
in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they
laid hands on them, and put them in prison against
the morrow ; for it was now evening. 4 But many of
those who heard the word believed ; and the number
of the men became about five thousand.
5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their
rulers, and elders, and scribes, were gathered together
in Jerusalem, 6 and Annas the high priest, and Caia
phas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were
of the kindred of the high priest. 7 And having set
them in the midst, they asked, In what power, or in
what name, did ye do this ?
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to
them, Rulers of the people, and elders ; 9 if we are
this day examined in respect to a good deed done to
an impotent man, in "whom this person has been
made whole ; " be it known to you all, and to all the
people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the
Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from
the dead, in him does this man stand here before you
well. "This is the stone that was set at naught
by you the builders, which became the head of the
corner. "And there is salvation in no other; for
neither is there any other name under heaven, that
is given among men, in which we must be saved.
"And beholding the boldness of Peter and John,
and perceiving that they were unlettered and common
men, they wondered ; and they recognized them, that
they had been with Jesus. " And seeing the man who
had been healed standing with them, they had noth-
° Or, by what means.

4 : 15-27 ACTS. 277
ing to say against it. " But having commanded them
to go aside out of the Sanhedrin, they conferred among
themselves, "saying, What shall we do to these men?
For that a notable sign has been done through them
is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we are
not able to deny it. " But that it spread no further
among the people, let us threaten them, that they
speak no more to any man in this name. "And
having called them, they charged them not to speak
at all, nor teach, in the name of Jesus. "But Peter
and John answering said to them, Whether it is right
in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to
God, judge ye. 20 For we cannot but speak the things
which we saw and heard. " And they, having further
threatened them, released them, finding no way to
punish them, on account of the people, because all
glorified God for that which had taken place ; 22 for
the man was above forty years old, on whom this
sign of healing had been done.
23 And being released, they came to their own com
pany, and reported all that the chief priests and the
elders said to them. " And they, hearing it, lifted up
their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord,
thou that didst make the heaven, and the earth, and
the sea, and all things in them; 25who through the
Holy Spirit, through the mouth of thy servant David
our father, didst say,
Why did the nations rage,
And the peoples imagine vain things?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves in array,
And the rulers assembled together,
Against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27 For in truth there gathered together in this city,
against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst
anoint, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the

278 ACTS. ¦ 4 : 28-5 : 3
Gentiles, and the peoples of Israel, 28to do whatever
thy hand and thy counsel predestinated should come
to pass. 29 And now, Lord, look on their threaten-
ings ; and grant to thy servants, that with all bold
ness they may speak thy word, 30 by stretching forth
thy hand for healing ; and that signs and wonders
may be done through the name of thy holy servant
Jesus. " And when they had prayed, the place was
shaken where they were gathered together ; and they
were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke
the word of God with boldness.
32 And the multitude of those who believed were of
one heart and soul ; and no one said that aught of the
things which he possessed was his own, but they had
all things common. 33And with great power the
apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of
the Lord Jesus ; and great grace was upon them all.
34 For there was no one among them that was in want ;
for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold
them, and brought the prices of the things sold, 35and
laid them at the feet of the apostles ; and distribution
was made to each one, according as he had need.
36 And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed
Barnabas (which is interpreted, Son of "exhortation),
a Levite, born in Cyprus, 37 having a field sold it, and
brought the money, and laid it at the feet of the
apostles.
y ' But a certain man named Ananias, with Sap-
phira his wife, sold a possession, 2 and kept back
part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and
brought a certain part, and laid it at the feet of the
apostles. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan
filled thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy
Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?
¦ Or, consolation.

5 : 4-16 ACTS. 279
* While it remained, did it not remain thine own?
And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power?
Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart?
Thou hast not lied to men, but to God. 5 And Ana
nias while hearing these words fell down, and expired ;
and great fear came on all that heard. 6And the
young men arose, wrapt him round, and carried him
out, and buried him.
' And it was about the space of three hours after,
when his wife, not knowing what had happened,
came in. 8And Peter answered her, Tell me, if ye
sold the land for so much ? And she said, Yes, for
so much. 9 And Peter said to her, Why is it that ye
have agreed to "tempt the Spirit of the Lord?
Behold, the feet of those who have buried thy hus
band are at the door, and they will carry thee out.
"And immediately she fell at his feet, and expired;
and coming in, the young men found her dead, and
carried her forth, and buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon the whole, church, and
upon all that heard these things.
12 And through the hands of the apostles were many
signs and wonders wrought among the people ; and
they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico.
13 But of the rest no one dared to join himself to them ;
but the people magnified them ; " and still more were
believers in the Lord added, multitudes both of men
and women; "so that they even brought forth the
sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pal
lets, that, as Peter was passing, his shadow at least
might overshadow some one of them. "And the
multitude also of the cities around Jerusalem came
together, bringing sick persons, and those who were
vexed by unclean spirits; and they were all healed.
» Or, test.

280  ACTS.  5 : 17-31
"But the high priest rose up, and all that were
with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, and
were filled with jealousy, "and laid their hands on
the apostles, and put them in the public prison. " But
an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison
doors ; and having led them out, said, 20 Go, stand
and speak in the temple to the people all the words
of this life. " And hearing it, they went into the
temple at early dawn, and taught. And the high
priest came, and they that were with him, and called
the Sanhedrin together, and all the eldership of the
children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to
have them brought. 22But the officers, when they
came, found them not in the prison ; and returning,
they reported, 23 saying, The prison-house indeed we
found shut in all safety, and the guards standing at
the doors ; but opening them, we found no one within.
24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief
priests heard these things, they were much perplexed
concerning them, to what this might grow. 25But
one came and told them, Behold, the men whom ye
put in the prison are in the temple, standing and
teaching the people. 26 Then went the captain with
the officers, and brought them, not with violence, for
they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27 And having brought them, they set them before the
Sanhedrin. And the high priest asked them, 28 say
ing, We strictly charged you not to teach in this
name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with
your teaching, and intend to bring the blood of this
man on us.
29 But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We
ought to obey God rather than men. 30 The God of
our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging
him on a tree. 31 Him did God exalt as a Prince and

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a Savior, "with his right hand, to give repentance to
Israel, and remission of sins. 32 And we are witnesses
of these things, "and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God
gave to those who obey him.
33 And they, hearing it, were convulsed with rage,
and took counsel to slay them. " But there stood up
one in the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a
teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and
commanded to put the men forth a little while ; 35 and
said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves,
what ye are about to do in respect to these men.
K For before these days arose Theudas, saying that he
himself was somebody ; to whom a number of men,
about four hundred, joined themselves; who was
slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered
and brought to naught. " After this man arose Judas
the Galilaean, in the days of the enrolment, and drew
away people after him ; he also perished, and all, as
many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad. 38 And
now I say to you, refrain from these men, and let
them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of
men, it will be overthrown, 39 but if it is of God ye
will not be able to overthrow them ; lest perhaps ye
be found even fighting against God.
" And to him they assented ; and having called the
apostles to them they beat them, and charged them
not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 They therefore went rejoicing from the presence
of the Sanhedrin, because for the Name they were
accounted worthy to suffer dishonor. "And every
day, in the temple, and at their homes, they ceased
not to teach, and to preach the Christ, Jesus.
"Or, at.
bSome ancient documents read and God has given the Holy
Spirit to those who obey him.

282 ACTS.  6 : 1-13
y T ' And in these days, when the number of the
disciples was multiplying, there arose a mur
muring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews,
because their widows were overlooked in the daily
ministration. 2 And the twelve called the multitude
of the disciples to them, and said, It is not proper
that we should leave the word of God, and minister
to tables. 3But, brethren, look ye out among you
seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of
wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business.
4 And we will give ourselves to prayer, and to the
ministry of the word. 5 And the saying pleased the
whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man
full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and
Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas,
and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch, "whom they set
before the apostles; and having prayed, they laid
their hands on them.
' And the word of God grew ; and the number of the
disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly ; and a
great multitude of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 And Stephen, full of grace and of power, was doing
great wonders and signs among the people. 9But
there arose some of those who were of the synagogue
called that of the Freedmen, and of the Cyrenians,
and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia
and Asia, disputing with Stephen. " And they were
not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with
which he spoke. "Then they suborned men, who
said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words
against Moses, and against God. 12 And they stirred
up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and
coming upon him, they seized him, and brought him
to the Sanhedrin, " and set up false witnesses, who
said, This man ceases not to speak words against this

6 : 14-7 : 11 ACTS. 283
holy place and the law. " For we have heard him
say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this
place, and will change the customs which Moses de
livered to us. " And all that sat in the Sanhedrin,
looking intently upon him, saw his face as it were an
angel's face. »
yjT 'And the high priest said, Are then these
things so? 2 And he said, Brethren and fathers,
hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abra
ham," when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt
in Haran, 3 and said to him, Go forth from thy country,
and from thy kindred, and come into the land which
I will show thee. 4Then he went forth from the land
of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran ; and from
thence, after his father was dead, "God removed him
into this land, in which ye now dwell. 5 And he gave
him no inheritance in it, no, not enough to set his
foot on ; and he promised to give it to him for a pos
session, and to his seed after him, when he had no
child. 6 And God spoke after this manner, that his
seed should be a sojourner in a foreign land, and they
would bring them into bondage, and afflict them four
hundred years. ' And the nation to whom they shall
be in bondage I will judge, said God ; and after that
they will come forth, and will serve me in this place.
8 And he gave him a covenant of circumcision ; and
so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth
day, and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patri
archs. 9 And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy, sold
Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him, " and de
livered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him fa
vor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt ; and he
appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.
"Now there came a famine over all Egypt and
* Gr., he.

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Canaan, and a great affliction ; and our fathers found
no sustenance. '2 But Jacob, hearing that there was
grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.
13 And at the second time, Joseph was recognized by
his brothers; and Joseph's race became known to
Pharaoh. "And Joseph sent, and called for Jacob
his father, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
"And Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he and
our fathers, "and they were removed to Shechem,
and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum
of money of the sons of Hamor, in Shechem.
" But as the time of the promise drew near, which
God promised to Abraham, the people grew and
multiplied in Egypt, "until there arose another king
over Egypt who knew not Joseph . " He dealt craftily
with our race and ill-treated our fathers, that they
should cast out their babes, that they might not be
preserved alive. 29 In which season Moses was born,
and was beautiful before God, and he was nourished
three months in his father's house. " And when he
was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and
brought him up for her own son.
22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of
the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and
works. 23 And when he was nearly forty years old,
it came into his heart to visit his brethren the sons of
Israel. " And seeing one of them suffering wrong, he
defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed
by smiting the Egyptian. 25And he supposed his
brethren understood, that God through his hand was
giving them deliverance; but they understood not.
26 And on the following day he appeared to them as
they were contending, and urged them to peace, say
ing, Ye are brethren; why wrong ye one another?
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7 : 28-40 ACTS. 285
away, saying, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge
over us? ^Dost thou wish to kill me, as thou didst
kill the Egyptian yesterday? 29And Moses fled at
this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of
Midian, where he begot two sons. 30 And when forty
years were completed, there appeared to him in the
wilderness of mount Sinai an angel in a flame of fire,
in a bush. 31 And Moses, seeing it, wondered at the
sight ; and as he drew near to consider it, the voice of
the Lord came, 32 1 am the God of thy fathers, the God
of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses
trembled, and dared not examine it. 33 And the Lord
said to him, Loose the sandals from thy feet ; for the
place on which thou standest is holy ground. " Truly,
I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and
heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver
them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
36 This Moses whom they denied, saying, Who ap
pointed thee a ruler and a judge? him has God sent
as a ruler and a redeemer with the hand of the angel
who appeared to him in the bush. 36 This man led
them out, working wonders and signs in the land of
Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty
years. "This is the Moses who said to the sons of
Israel, A Prophet will God raise up for you of your
brethren, as he did me. ^This is he who was in the
assembly in the wilderness with the angel who
spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our
fathers; who received living oracles to give to us;
39 to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but
thrust him from them, and in their hearts turn back
again into Egypt, " saying to Aaron, Make us gods
who shall go before us ; for as for this Moses, who led
us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has
become of him.

286 ACTS. 7 : 41-52
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered
sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their
own hands. " But God turned, and gave them up to
worship the host of heaven ; as it is written in the
^ook of the prophets,
Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices,
Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch,
And the star of the god Rephan,
The figures which ye made to worship them
And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
"Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony
in the wilderness, even as he directed who spoke to
Moses, that he should make it according to the pat
tern that he had seen; "which also our fathers in
turn received, and brought it with Joshua into the
possession of the nations, whom God thrust out before
the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
"who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to
find a habitation for the God of Jacob. " But Solo
mon built a house for him. "Yet the Most High
dwells not in houses made with hands ; as says the
prophet, 49 The heaven is my throne,
And the earth is my footstool.
What kind of a house will ye build for me, saith
the Lord?
Or what is my place of rest?
39 Did not my hand make all these things?
51 Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and
ears ! Ye do always resist the Holy Spirit ; as your
fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets did
not your fathers persecute? And they killed those
who announced beforehand concerning the coming of
the Righteous One ; of whom ye have now become

7 : 53-8 : 7 ACTS. 287
betrayers and murderers; ^ye who received the law
as ordinances of angels, and kept it not.
" Now when they heard these things they were cut
to their hearts, and gnashed their teeth against him.
55 But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked intently
into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus
standing on the right hand of God, and said, 56 Behold,
I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man stand
ing on the right hand of God. 5' And crying out with
a loud voice, they stopped their ears, and rushed upon
him with one accord ; 58 and having cast him out of the
' city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down
their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul,
59 and stoned Stephen, calling upon [the Lord] and say
ing, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60And kneeling
down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this
sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.
yjTT ' And Saul was well-pleased with his death.
' And there arose on that day a great persecu
tion against the church which was in Jerusalem;
and all were scattered abroad through the regions
of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2And
devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made
great lamentation over him. 3But Saul laid waste
the church, entering house after house, and drag
ging away both men and women, committed them
to prison.
4 They, therefore, that were scattered abroad went
about preaching the word. s And Philip went down
to the city of Samaria, and preached to them the
Christ. 6 And the crowds with one accord gave heed
to the things said by Philip, when they heard, and
saw the signs which he was doing. '. For from many
of those who had unclean spirits they came out, cry
ing with a loud voice ; and many that were paralyzed,

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and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was
much joy in that city.
9 But a certain man, named Simon, was in the city
before, using sorcery, and amazing the nation of
Samaria, saying that he was some great one; "to
whom all from small to great gave heed, saying, This
man is the power of God which is called Great.
" And to him they gave heed, because for a long time
he had amazed them by his sorceries. '2 But when
they believed Philip publishing the good news con
cerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus
Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 And Simon also himself believed ; and having been
baptized, he continued with Philip, and was aston
ished, beholding the signs and great miracles which
were taking place.
14 Now the apostles in Jerusalem, hearing that Sa
maria had received the word of God, sent to them
Peter and John ; " who, having come down, prayed
for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit ;
"for he had not yet fallen upon any one of them ; but
they had only been baptized "into the name of the
Lord Jesus. " Then they laid their hands on them,
and they received the Holy Spirit. "Now when
Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles'
hands the Spirit was given, he offered them money,
"saying, Give me also this authority, that on whom
soever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
20 But Peter said to him, Thy silver perish with thee ;
because thou hast thought to acquire the gift of God
with money. "Thou hast no part nor lot in this
matter ; for thy heart is not right before God. 22 Re
pent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the
Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be
• Or, unto.

8 : 23-35 ACTS. 289
forgiven thee. 23 For I perceive thee to be in a gall of
bitterness and a bond of unrighteousness. "And
Simon answering, said, Pray ye to the Lord for
me, that none of the things which ye have spoken
come upon me. 25They, therefore, having testified
and spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to
Jerusalem, and preaching the gospel to many villages
of the Samaritans.
26 But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, say
ing, Arise, and go toward the south, on the way that
goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: this is desert.
"And he arose and went. And behold, a man of
Ethiopia, a eunuch, a state-officer of Candace queen
of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who
had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28was returning;
and sitting in his chariot was reading the prophet
Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and
join thyself to this chariot. 30 And Philip ran to him,
and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet. And he
said, Understandest thou then what thou art reading?
31 And he said, How could I, except some one shall
guide me ? And he besought Philip to come up, and
sit with him.
32 And the place of the Scripture which he was
reading was this,
He was led as a sheep to the slaughter ;
And as a lamb dumb before his shearer,
So he opens not his mouth.
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away ;
His generation who shall fully declare?
For his life is taken away from the earth.
84 And the eunuch answering said to Philip, I pray
thee, concerning whom does the prophet speak this ?
Concerning himself,or concerning some one else? 35And
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this

290 ACTS.  8 : 36-9 : 8
Scripture, announced to him the good news of Jesus.
36 And as they went along the way, they came to a
certain water. And the eunuch says, Behold, here is
water; what forbids my being baptized?" 38And
he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they
went down both into the water, both Philip and
the eunuch ; and he baptized him. 39 And when they
came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no
more, for he went on his way rejoicing. "But
Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through,
he published the good news to all the cities, till he
came to Caesarea.
TY 'But Saul, yet breathing threatening and
slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went
to the high priest, 2 and asked of him letters to Dar
mascus to the synagogues, that if he found any that
were of the Way, whether they were men or women,
he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 And as
he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew near Da
mascus. And suddenly there flashed around him a
light out of heaven ; 4 and he fell on the ground, and
heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why perse-
cutest thou me? 5And he said, Who art thou,
Lord ? And he said, I am Jesus, whom thou perse-
cutest. 6 But arise, and go into the city, and it shall
be told thee what thou must do. ' And the men who
journeyed with him were standing speechless, hearing
the voice, but beholding no one. 8And Saul arose
from the ground ; and his eyes being opened, he saw
nothing ; and leading him by the hand, they brought
' Some ancient documents insert with variations ver. 37. And
Philip said, if thou believest with all thy heart thou mayest.
And lie answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ Is the Son
of God.

9 : 9-22 ACTS. 291
him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days with
out sight, and neither ate nor drank.
"And there was a certain disciple in Damascus,
named Ananias; and the Lord said to him, in a
vision, Ananias ! And he said, Behold, I am here,
Lord. "And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go to
the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the
house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus. For,
behold, he prays; "and in a vision he saw a man
named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on
him, that he might receive sight. "And Ananias
answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning
this man, how great evils he did to thy saints in
Jerusalem. "And here he has authority from the
chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. " But
the Lord said to him, Go ; for this man is to me a
chosen vessel, to bear my name before Gentiles, and
kings, and the sons of Israel ; " for I shall show him
how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
" And Ananias went away and entered into the house ;
and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the
Lord has sent me, even Jesus who appeared to thee
in the way thou camest, that thou mayest receive
sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. "And
straightway there fell off from his eyes as it were
scales; and he received sight, and arose, and was
baptized; "and having taken food, he was strength
ened. And he was some days with the disciples at Da
mascus. 20And straightway he preached Jesus, in
the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. " And
all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this
he who destroyed in Jerusalem those who call on this
name? and had come here for this purpose, that he
might bring them bound to the chief priests. 22 But

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Saul was the more strengthened, and confounded the
Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the
Christ. 23And when many days were completed, the
Jews consulted together to kill him. "But their plot
became known to Saul. And they were watching
the gates also day and night to kill him. 25 But his
disciples took him by night, and let him down through
the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26 And when he was come to Jerusalem, he attempted
to join himself to the disciples ; and all were afraid
of him, not believing that he was a disciple. " But
Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles,
and related to them how he saw the Lord in the way,
and that he spoke to him, and how he preached boldly
in Damascus in the name of Jesus. 28And he was
with them, going in and out at Jerusalem, 29 preaching
boldly in the name of the Lord ; and was speaking
and disputing against the Grecian Jews; but they
were attempting to slay him. 30And the brethren,
learning it, brought him down to Caesarea, and sent
him forth to Tarsus.
31 So the church, throughout all Judaea and Galilee
and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and walking
in the fear of the Lord, and in the consolation of the
Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
32 And it came to pass that Peter, going through all
parts came down also to the saints who dwelt at
Lydda. 33 And there he found a certain man named
iEneas, who had lain upon a pallet eight years, who
was paralyzed. "And Peter said to him, iEneas,
Jesus Christ heals thee; arise, and make thy bed.
And straightway he arose. 35 And all that dwelt at
Lydda and Sharon saw him ; and they turned to the
Lord.

9:36-10:6 ACTS. 293

86 And there was at Joppa a certain disciple named
•Tabitha, which interpreted is called Dorcas. This
woman was full of good works, and of alms, which
she did. " And it came to pass in those days, that
she was sick, and died. And having washed her,
they laid her in an upper chamber. * 3B And as Lydda
was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was
there, sent to him two men, beseeching, Delay not to
come even unto us. 39 And Peter arose and went with
them. When he was come, they brought him into the
upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him
weeping, and showing coats and garments which
Dorcas made, while she was with them. " But Peter
put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed ;
and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And
she opened her eyes ; and seeing Peter, she sat up.
41 And he gave her his hand, and raised her up ; and
calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
42 And it became known throughout all Joppa ; and
many believed on the Lord.
" And it came to pass, that he abode many days in
Joppa, with one Simon a tanner.
Y ' Now a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius,
' a centurion of a cohort called the Italian cohort ;
2 devout, and fearing God with all his house, giving
many alms to the people, and praying to God always,
3 saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of
the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and say
ing to him, Cornelius ! 4 And he looking intently on
him, and becoming afraid, said, What is it, Lord?
And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms are
gone up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send
men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, who is sur
named Peter. 6 He lodges with one Simon a tanner,
« Gazelle.

294 ACTS. 10 : 7-22
whose house is by the sea-side. ' And when the angel
who spoke to him was gone, he called two of his
servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on
him; 8and having recounted all things to them, he
sent them to Joppa.
9 Now. on the morrow, as they were journeying, and
drawing near to the city, Peter went up upon the
house-top to pray, about the sixth hour. "And he
became very hungry, and wished to eat. But while
they were making ready, there fell upon him a trance ;
" and he beholds heaven opened, and a certain vessel
descending on him, as a great sheet, let down by
four corners on the earth ; " wherein were all the
fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth, and
birds of the air. " And there came a voice to him,
Arise, Peter ; kill, and eat. " But Peter said, Not so,
Lord; for I have never eaten anything "defiled and
unclean. "And a voice came to him again, the
second time, What God has cleansed, make not thou
defiled. " This took place three times ; and straight
way the vessel was taken up into heaven.
17 Now while Peter, was much preplexed in himself
what the vision which he saw might mean, behold,
the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made
inquiry for Simon's house, came and stood before the
gate; "and calling they inquired if Simon, who
is surnamed Peter, lodges „here. " And while Peter
was earnestly considering the vision, the Spirit said
to him, Behold, three men are seeking thee. 20But
arise, and go down, and go with them, nothing
doubting; because I have sent them. "And Peter
went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am the
one whom ye seek. What is the reason why ye are
here? 22And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a
righteous man, and one that fears God, and is of

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good report among all the nation of the Jews, was
divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee
to his house, and to hear words from thee. 23He
called them in, therefore, and lodged them.
And on the morrow he arose and went forth with
them, and some of the brethren from Joppa went
with him. '" And on the morrow, they entered into
Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them, having
called together his kinsmen and near friends. 25 And
when it came to pass that Peter entered in, Cornelius
met him, and fell down at his feet, and did him
homage. 26 But Peter raised him, saying, Stand up ;
I myself also am a man. " And while talking with
him, he went in, and finds many that were come
together. 28And he said to them, Ye yourselves
know that it is unlawful for a Jew to join himself
with, or come to, one of another nation ; and yet to
me God has showed that I should not call any man
defiled or unclean. 29 Wherefore I also came without
gainsaying, when sent for. I aisk therefore for what
reason did ye send for me ?
30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago until this hour
I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house ;
and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
31 and says, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and
thine alms have been remembered before God. 32 Send
therefore to Joppa, and (all for Simon, who is sur
named Peter ; he lodges in the house of Simon a tan
ner, by the sea-side. 33 Immediately therefore I sent
to thee ; and thou didst well in coming hither. Now
therefore we are all present before God, to hear all
things that have been commanded thee by the Lord.
"And Peter opened his mouth and said, Truly
I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons ; 35 but
in every nation he that fears him, and works right-

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eousness, is acceptable to him. 36The "word which
he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings
of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),
37 ye yourselves know ; the saying which was spoken
throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after
the baptism which John preached; even Jesus of
Nazareth, 38how God anointed him with the Holy
Spirit and with power ; who went about doing good,
and healing all that were oppressed by the Devil;
because God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses
of all things which he did both in the country of the
Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom also they put to death,
hanging him on a tree. 40 Him God raised on the third
day, and gave him to become manifest; "not to all
the people, but to witnesses before appointed by God,
to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from
the dead. "And he charged us to preach to the
people, and to testify that it is he who has been ap
pointed by God Judge of living and dead. " To him
all the prophets testify, that through his name
every one who believes on him shall receive remission
of sins.
"While Peter was yet speaking these words, the
Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. "And
those of the circumcision who believed, as many as
came with Peter, were amazed that on the Gentiles
also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit. " For
they heard them speaking with tongues, and magni
fying God. Then answered Peter, 47Can any one
forbid the water, that these should not be baptized,
who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
48 And he directed them to be baptized in the name
of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain
some days. » Many ancient documents read He sent the wo7dT '

11 : 1-16 ACTS. 297
YJ ' Now the apostles, and the brethren who were
in Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had re
ceived the word of God. 2 And when Peter went up
to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision con
tended with him, 3 saying, Thou wentest in to men
uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
4 But Peter began and gave them an orderly account,
saying, 5 1 was in the city of Joppa praying ; and in a
trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as
a great sheet, let down out of heaven by four corners ;
and it came even to me. 6 On which looking intently,
I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the
earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things,
and the birds of the air. 7 And I heard also a voice
saying to me, Rise, Peter ; kill and eat. 8 But I said,
Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean ever
entered into my mouth. 9But a voice answered a
second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed,
make not thou common. " And this took place thrice ;
and all were drawn up again into heaven.
" And, behold, immediately there stood three men
at the house in which we were, having been sent to
me from Caesarea. " And the Spirit bade me go with
them, making no distinction. And these six brethren
also went with me, and we entered into the man's
house. " And he told us how he saw the angel in his
house, standing and saying, Send to Joppa, and call
for Simon who is surnamed Peter; "who will speak
to thee words, by which thou shalt be savedj and all
thy house.
" And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on
them, as also on us at the beginning ; "and I remem
bered the word of the Lord, how he said, John bap
tized "with water, but ye shall be baptized in the
» Or, in.

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Holy Spirit. " If then God gave to them the same
gift as to us also, upon believing on the Lord Jesus
Christ, who was I, that I could hinder God ? '8 When
they heard these things, they held their peace, and
glorified God, saying, So then, to the Gentiles also
God has given repentance unto life.
19 Now they who were dispersed by reason of the
distress that arose about Stephen, went on as far
as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the
word to no one but Jews only. 20 But some of them
were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, having come
to Antioch, spoke to the "Greeks also, publishing the
good news of the Lord Jesus. " And the hand of the
Lord was with them ; and a great number that be
lieved turned to the Lord.
22 But the report concerning them came to the ears
of the church which was in Jerusalem ; and they sent
forth Barnabas as far as Antioch. 23Who having
come, and seen the grace of God, rejoiced; and he
exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they should
cleave to the Lord. "For he was a good man, and
full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great
multitude was added to the Lord. 25 And he departed
to Tarsus, to seek for Saul ; 26and having found him,
he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass,
that even for a whole year they came together in the
church, and taught a great multitude; and the disci
ples were first called Christians in Antioch.
27 And -in these days prophets came down from
Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 And there stood up one of
them named Agabus, and signified through the Spirit
that there should be a great famine over all the
inhabited earth ; which came to pass in the days of
Claudius. 29 And the disciples, according as any one
' Many ancient documents read Grecian Jews.

11 : 30-12 : 11 ACTS. 299
was prospered, determined each of them to send
"relief to the brethren dwelling in Judaea. 30 Which
also they did, sending it to the elders through the
hands of Barnabas and Saul.
YJ| 'Now at that season, Herod the king put forth
his hands to harm some of the church. 2 And
he slew James the brother of John with the sword.
3 And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to
seize Peter also ; (then were the days of unleavened
bread;) "and when he had taken him he put him in
prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers
to guard him ; intending after the passover to bring
him forth to the people. 5 Peter therefore was kept
in the prison ; but prayer was earnestly made by the
church to God on his behalf.
6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, in
that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers,
bound with two chains ; and guards before the door
were keeping the prison. 'And, behold, an angel
of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the
prison ; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised
him, saying, Rise up speedily. And his chains fell
off from his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, Gird
thyself, and bind on thy sandals ; and he did so. And
he says to him, Cast thy garment about thee, and
follow me. "And he went out, and followed him;
and knew not that what was done by the angel was
real, but thought he saw a vision. "And having
passed the first and the second "watch, they came to
the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened
to them of its own accord ; and they went out, and
passed on through one street, and straightway the
angel departed from him.
"And Peter, having come to himself, said, Now I
' Gr., ministration. •> Or, ward.

300 ACTS. 12 : 12-23
know truly, that the Lord sent forth his angel, and
delivered me from the hand of Herod and all the
expectation of the people of the Jews. "And becom
ing conscious of it, he went to the house of Mary the
mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where
many were gathered together and praying. "And
as Peter knocked at the door of the gate; a maid
servant came to hearken, named Rhoda. " And rec
ognizing Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for
gladness, but ran in, and told that Peter was standing
before the gate. "And they said to her, Thou art
mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was so.
And they said, It is his angel. " But Peter continued
knocking; and opening they saw him and were
amazed. "And beckoning to them with the hand to
be silent, he related to them how the Lord led him
forth out of the prison. And he said, Go tell these
things to James and to the brethren. And he de
parted and went to another place.
"But when it was day, there was no little stir
among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 And Herod, when he had sought for him, and found
him not, after examining the guards, commanded
that they should be led away to death. And he went
down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.
20 And he was highly displeased with the Tyrians
and Sidonians. But they came with one accord to
him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamber
lain their friend, asked for peace; because their
country was nourished by that of the king. " And
on a set day Herod, having put on royal apparel,
sat on the judgment-seat, and made a speech to
them. 22 And the people shouted, The voice of a god,
and not of a man ! 2S And immediately an angel of
the Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory

12 : 24-13 : 11 ACTS. 301

to God; and he was eaten by worms, and ex
pired. 24 But the word of God grew and multiplied . 25 A nd
Barnabas and Saul returned "from Jerusalem, after
completing their ministration, taking with them
John, who was surnamed Mark.
YT] | 'Now there were in Antioch, in the church
that was there, prophets and teachers ; Barna
bas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius
theCyrenean, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod
the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 And while they were min
istering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,
Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul to the work to
which I have called them. 3 Then, having fasted and
prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them
away. 4 They therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit,
went down to Seleucia ; and thence they sailed away
to Cyprus. 6And arriving in Salamis, they pro
claimed the word of God in the synagogues of the
Jews; and they had also John as an attendant.
6 And having gone through the whole island to
Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish false
prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus ; 7 who was with
the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man.
He, having called to him Barnabas and Saul, sought
to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer
(for so his name is interpreted), withstood them,
seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.
9 But Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the
Holy Spirit, looked intently on him, "and said, O
full of all deceit and all villainy, son of the Devil,
enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to
pervert the right ways of the Lord? "And now,

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302 ACTS. 13 : 12-23
behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou
shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And
immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness ;
and going about he sought persons to lead him by the
hand. '2 Then the proconsul, seeing what had taken
place, believed, being astonished at the teaching of
the Lord.
"Now Paul and his companions, having set sail
from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia ; and John
withdrew from them and returned to Jerusalem.
14 But they, going through from Perga, came to Anti
och in Pisidia ; and entering into the synagogue on
the sabbath day they sat down. "And after the
reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have
any word of exhortation for the people, speak.
"And Paul arose, and beckoning with the hand,
said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hear. " The
God of this people Israel chose our fathers ; and he
exalted the people in their sojourn in the land of
Egypt, and with a high arm he led them forth out
of it. "And about forty years he "bore with their
ways in the wilderness. "And having destroyed
seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them
their land as an inheritance, 20 about four hundred and
fifty years. And after that, he gave judges, until
Samuel the prophet. "And afterward they asked
for a king ; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish,
a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
22 And having removed him, he raised up for them
David to be their king ; to whom also he gave testi
mony, saying, I found David the son of Jesse, a man
after my own heart, who will do all my will.
23 From the seed of this man, God, according to
• Many ancient documents read bore them as a nursing father.

13 : 24-37  ACTS. 303
promise, brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus; "John
having first preached, before his entrance, a baptism
of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as
John was accomplishing his course, he said, What do
ye suppose me to be? I am not he. But, behold,
there comes one after me, the sandals of whose feet I
am not worthy to loose.
26 Brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those
among you who fear God, to us the word of this sal
vation has been sent forth. " For they who dwell in
Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor
the voices of the prophets which are read every sab
bath day, fulfilled them in condemning him. 28 And
though they found no cause of death , they asked Pilate
that he might be slain. 29And when they had ful
filled all things that were written concerning him,
they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a
tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead. 31 And
he was seen for many days by those who came up
with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his
witnesses to the people. 32And we declare to you
glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers, 33that
God has fulfilled this for "our children, in raising up
Jesus ; as also it is written in the second psalm,
Thou art my Son ;
I this day have begotten thee.
"And that he raised him up from the dead to return
no more to corruption, he has thus spoken, I will give
to. you the holy, the sure promises of David. 35 Be
cause in another also he says, Thou wilt not give thy
Holy One to see corruption. 36For David, "having
served his own generation according to the purpose
of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and
saw corruption. " But he, whom God raised, saw not
» Or, us, the.
i> Or having in his own generation served the purpose of God.

304 ACTS.  13 : 38-49
corruption. 38 Be it known to you therefore, brethren,
that through this man remission of sins is proclaimed
to you ; 39and in him every one who believes is justi
fied from all things, from which ye were not able to
be justified in the law of Moses. " Beware therefore,
lest that come upon you which is spoken in the
prophets, 41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish ;
Because I work a work in your days,
A work which ye will by no means believe,
If one fully declare it to you.
42 And as they were going out, they besought that
these words might be spoken to them on the next
sabbath. " And when the synagogue was broken up,
many of the Jews and of the proselyte worshipers
followed Paul and Barnabas ; who, speaking to them,
persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
"And on the next sabbath, almost the whole city was
gathered together to hear the word of God. "But
the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with jealousy,
and spoke against the things said by Paul, and blas
phemed. "Then Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly,
and said, It was necessary that the word of God should
first be spoken to you ; since ye thrust it from you,
and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold,
we turn to the Gentiles. " For so has the Lord com
manded us,
I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles,
That thou shouldst be for salvation to the utmost
part of the earth.
48 And the Gentiles hearing it rejoiced, and glorified
the word of "God; and as many as were appointed
to eternal life believed. " And the word of the Lord
was carried everywhere through all the region.
¦ Many ancient documents read the Lord.

13 : 50-14 : 12 ACTS. 305
50 But the Jews urged on the devout women of high
rank, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up
persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove
them out from their borders. "And they, having
shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came
to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy
and with the Holy Spirit.
Yjy ' And it came to pass in Iconium, that they
entered together into the synagogue of the
Jews, and so spoke, that a great multitude both of
Jews and Greeks believed. 2But the Jews who dis
believed stirred up and embittered the souls of the
Gentiles against the brethren. 3They spent a long'
time, therefore, speaking boldly in reliance on the
Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace,
granting signs and wonders to be done through their
hands. 4 But the multitude of the city was divided ; and
some held with the Jews, some with the apostles.
5 And when a movement was made, both of the Gen
tiles and Jews with their rulers, to insult and stone
them, 6they, becoming aware of it, fled to the cities
of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round
about; 'and there they were publishing the good
news. 8 And a certain man in Lystra was sitting, impotent
in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who.
had never walked. 9 This man heard Paul as he was
speaking; who, looking intently on him, and per
ceiving that he had faith to be healed, "said with a
loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he sprang
up, and walked. " And the crowds, seeing what Paul
did, lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of
Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the
likeness of men. '2 And they called Barnabas, Jupi-

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ter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief
speaker. '3 And the priest of Jupiter, that was before
the city, having brought oxen and garlands to the
gates, wished to offer sacrifice with the crowds. " But
the apostles, IJarnabas and Paul, hearing of it, rent
their garments, and leaped forth into the crowd;
crying out, "and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things?
We also are men of like nature with you, bringing
you glad tidings that ye should turn from these vani
ties to the living God, who made the heaven, and the
earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them ;
16 who, in the generations past, suffered all the nations
to walk in their own ways; "although he left not
himself without witness, in that he did good, giving
you rains from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling
your hearts with food and gladness. 1S And with these
sayings they with difficulty restrained the crowds
offering sacrifice to them.
"But there came thither Jews from Antioch and
Iconium ; and having persuaded the people and stoned
Paul, they drew him out of the city, thinking that he
was dead. 20 But when the disciples formed a circle
around him, he roseup and entered into the city ; and
on the morrow he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
"And having published the good news to that city,
and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra
and Iconium and Antioch; 22 confirming the souls of
the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith,
and that through many afflictions we must enter into
the kingdom of God.
23 And when they had appointed elders for them in
every church, and prayed with them, fasting, they
commended them to the Lord on whom they had
believed. " And passing through Pisidia, they came
to Pamphylia. 25And having spoken the word in

14 : 26-15 : 9 ACTS. 307
Perga, they went down to Attalia ; 26 and thence they
sailed away to Antioch, whence they had been com
mitted to the grace of God for the work which they
accomplished. "And when they had arrived, and
assembled the church, they reported how great things
God had wrought with them, and that he had opened
to the Gentiles a door of faith. 2S And they spent no
little time with the disciples.
Yy 'And some men, coming down from Judaea,
were teaching the brethren, Unless ye be cir
cumcised after the custom of Moses, ye can not be
saved. 2 And when Paul and Barnabas had no little
dissension and discussion with them, they determined
that Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them,
should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders,
about this question.
3 They therefore, having been sent forward by the
church, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, de
claring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they
caused great joy to all the brethren. 4 And having
come to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the
church, and the apostles and the elders; and they
reported how great things God wrought with them.
5 But there arose some from the sect of the Pharisees
who believed, saying, It is necessary to circumcise
them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.
6 And the apostles and the elders came together to
see about this matter. 'And when there had been
much discussion, Peter arose, and said to them,
Brethren, ye yourselves know that from early days
God made choice among us, that through my mouth
the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and
believe. 8 And God who knows the heart bore them
witness giving them the Holy Spirit, just as to us ;
9 and made no distinction between us and them,

ACTS. 15 : 10-521

cleansing their hearts by faith. " Now therefore why
do ye tempt God, putting a yoke upon the neck of
the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were
•able to bear? " But, through the grace of the Lord
Jesus, we believe that we shall be saved, in the same
manner ais they also.
12 And all the multitude became silent, and listened
to Barnabas and Paul narrating how great signs and
wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through
thorn. "And after they became silent, James an
swered, saying, Brethren, hear me. "Simeon has
narrated how God first visited the Gentiles, to take
out of them a people for his name. 15 And with this
agree the words of the prophets ; as it is written,
16 After this I will return,
And will build again the tabernacle of David,
which is fallen down ;
And I will build again the ruins thereof, and will
set it up again ;
" That the rest of men may seek after the Lord,
And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name has
been called,
Saith the Lord, who "makes these things known
from of old.
19 Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not
those who from among the Gentiles are turning to
God ; 20 but that we write to them, that they abstain
from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and
from what is strangled, and from blood. " For Moses
from generations of old time has in every city those
who preach him, being read in the synagogues every
sabbath. • Or, who does these things known from eternity. The best
ancient documents omit all that follows in ver. 18 of the Common
Version.

15 : 22-33 ACTS. 309
22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders,
with the whole church, having chosen men from
themselves, to send them to Antioch with Paul and
Barnabas ; namely, Judas called Barsabas, and Silas,'
leading men among the brethren. 23 And they wrote
by them ;
The apostles and the "elders and the' brethren, to
the brethren from the Gentiles throughout Antioch
and Syria and Cilicia, greeting : " Forasmuch as we
have heard, that some who went out from us troubled
you with words, subverting your souls, to whom we
gave no charge; Mit seemed good to us, having
become of one mind, to choose men and send them
to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26men
who have hazarded their lives for the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ. " We have sent therefore Judas
and Silas, who themselves also by word of mouth
carry you the same message. 28 For it seemed good
to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no
further burden except these necessary things ; 29that
ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood,
and from things strangled, and from fornication ; from
which if ye keep yourselves, it will be well with you.
Farewell. 30 They therefore, being dismissed, came down to
Antioch; and assembling the multitude they deliv
ered the letter. "And having read it, they rejoiced
at the "exhortation. 32And Judas and Silas, being
themselves also prophets, "exhorted the brethren with
many words, and confirmed them. 33And having
remained a while, they were dismissed with peace
from the brethren to those who had sent them "forth.
' Or, the elder brethren. ' Or, comfort. • Or, comforted.
a Some ancient documents insert ver. SU, But it seemed good to Silas
to abide there still.

310 ACTS.  15 : 35-16 : 7
35 But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching
and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others
also. 36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let
us return now, and visit the brethren in every city
where we preached the word of the Lord, and see how
they do. " And Barnabas intended to take with them
John also, who was called Mark. 38 But Paul thought
it proper not to take with them him who departed
from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them
to the work. 39 And there arose a sharp contention,
so that they parted one from the other, and Barnabas
took with him Mark, and sailed away to Cyprus.
"And Paul, having chosen Silas, went forth, being
commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
41 And he went through Syria amd Cilicia, confirming
the churches.
Yyj 'And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra.
And, behold, a certain disciple was there,
named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish
woman, but of a Greek father; 2who was well re
ported of by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.
3 Him Paul wished to go forth with him, and took
and circumcised him on account of the Jews who
were in those places ; for they all knew that his
father was a Greek.
4 And as they journeyed through the cities, they
delivered to them the decrees to keep, that were
decided upon by the apostles and elders who were in
Jerusalem. 5So the churches were strengthened in
the faith, and were increasing in number daily.
6 And they went through the Phrygian and Galatian
country, and having been forbidden by the Holy
Spirit to speak the word in Asia, 7and coming to
Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia; and the

16 : 8-19 ACTS. 311
Spirit of Jesus did not permit them ; 8 and passing by
Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9And a vision
appeared to Paul by night : a man of Macedonia was
standing and beseeching him, and saying, Come over
into Macedonia and help us. "And when he had
seen the vision, straightway we sought to go into
Macedonia, concluding that God had 'called us to
proclaim the good news to them.
" Therefore setting sail from Troas, we ran with a
straight course to Samothrace, and on the following
day to Neapolis ; " and thence to Philippi, which is a
chief city of the district of Macedonia, a colony. And
we were tarrying in this city certain days.
13 And on the sabbath day we went forth out of the
gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a
place of prayer ; and we sat down, and spoke to the
women who came together. " And a certain woman
named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyar
tira, who worshiped God, was listening ; whose heart
the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by
Paul. " And when she was baptized and her house
hold, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me
to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and
abide. And she constrained us.
" And it came to pass, as we were going to the place
of prayer, a certain maidservant having a spirit of
divination met us, who brought her masters much
gain by soothsaying. "She, following Paul and us,
cried, saying, These men are servants of the most
high God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.
"And this she did many days. But Paul, being
troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee
in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from her.
And it came out that very hour.
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312 ACTS.  16 : 20-34
was gone, laid hold of Paul and Silas, and dragged
them into the market-place before the rulers. 20 And
having brought them to the "magistrates, they said,
These men, being Jews, are greatly disturbing our
city ; 21 and proclaiming customs, which it is not law
ful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
22 And the crowd rose up together against them ; and
the "magistrates tore off their garments, and com
manded to beat them with rods. 23 And having laid
many stripes on them, they cast them into prison,
charging the jailer to keep them safely ; " who, hav
ing received such a charge, cast them into the inner
prison and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and
singing praises to God ; and the prisoners were listen
ing to them . 26 And suddenly there was a great earth
quake, so that the foundations of the prison were
shaken ; and immediately all the doors were opened,
and the bonds of all were loosed. " And the jailer,
awaking out of sleep, and seeing the prison doors open,
drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, suppos
ing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried
out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm ; for
we are all here. 29 And calling for lights, he sprang in,
and trembling fell down before Paul and Silas ; 30 and
having brought them out, he said, Sirs, what must
I do to be saved ? " And they said, Believe on the
Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with
all that were in his house.
33 And he took them with him at that hour of the
night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized,
himself and all his, immediately. "And bringing
them up into his house, he set food before them, and
' Or, prsetors.

16 : 35-17 : 5 ACTS. 313
rejoiced greatly with all his house, having believed
in God.
30 And when it was day, the "magistrates sent the
"sergeants, saying, Release those men. 36And the
jailer reported these words to Paul, The "magistrates
have sent to release you ; now therefore come out, and
go in peace. " But Paul said to them, They beat us
publicly, uncondemned, being Romans, and cast us
into prison ; and now do they cast us out privately ?
Nay verily ; but let them come themselves and bring
us out. 38 And the "sergeants reported these words to
the "magistrates; and they were afraid when they
heard that they were Romans. 39 And they came and
besought them, and leading them out, asked them
to go away from the city. " And coming out from
the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and
seeing the brethren they "exhorted them, and de
parted. Yy TT ' And passing through Amphipolis and Ap-
ollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where
was a synagogue of the Jews. 2And Paul, as his
custom was, went in to them, and upon three sab
baths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 open
ing them, and setting before them that it was neces
sary for the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from
the dead ; and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I
proclaim to you. 4 And some of them were persuaded,
and joined themselves to Paul and Silas ; and of the
devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief
women not a few.
5 But the Jews, moved with jealousy, and taking to
them, of the idlers in the market-place, some vicious
men, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar;
and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to
• Or praetors » Or, lictors. • Or, comforted.
27

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bring them forth to the people. "And not finding
them, they dragged Jason and some brethren before
the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned
the "world upside down are come hither also ; 7 whom
Jason has received ; and all these are acting contrary
to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another
king, Jesus. 8 And they troubled the crowd and the
rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 And having taken security of Jason and of the
rest, they released them.
" But the brethren straightway sent away Paul and
Silas by night to Beroea ; who upon arriving went off
into the synagogue of the Jews. " And these were
more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they
received the word with all readiness, daily searching
the Scriptures whether these things were so. " Many
of them therefore believed ; and of the Greek women
of high rank and men, not a few. " But when the
Jews of Thessalonica knew that also at Beroea the
word of God was proclaimed by Paul, they came there
also troubling the crowd. "And then straightway
the brethren sent away Paul as far as to the sea ; but
Silas and Timothy remained there still. " But those
who conducted Paul brought him as far as to Athens;
and having received a command to Silas and Timothy
to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
"Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens,
his spirit was provoked within him, when he beheld
the city full of idols. " Therefore he reasoned in the
synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and
in the market-place every day with those who met
with him. "And some of the Epicurean and Stoic phi
losophers were disputing with him. And some said,
What would this babbler like to say? and others, He
» Gr., inhabited earth.

17 s 19-31  ACTS.  315
seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods ; because he
made known to them the good news of Jesus and the
resurrection. " And taking hold of him, they brought
him upon Areopagus, saying, May we know what
this new teaching is, of which thou speakest? 20For
thou bringest strange things to our ears; we wish,
therefore, to know what these things mean. " Now
all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning there,
spent their leisure for nothing else, but to tell or to
hear something new.
22 And Paul, standing in the midst of Areopagus,
said, Men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye
are very much given to the worship of divinities.
23 For as I passed by, and observed your objects of
worship, I found also an altar with this inscription :
TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore in
ignorance ye worship, this I proclaim to you. "The
God who made the world and all things in it, he
being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in tem
ples made with hands; 25nor is ministered to by
human hands, as if needing anything more, seeing
he himself gives to all life and breath and all things ;
26 and he made of one every nation of men to dwell
on all the face of the earth, having fixed appointed
periods and the bounds of their habitation; "that
they should seek God, if perhaps they might feel after
him and find him, although he is not far from each
one of us ; 28 for in him we live and move and have
our being ; as some also of your own poets have said,
For of him we are also offspring. 29 Being therefore
offspring of God, we ought not to think that the God
head is like gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art
and man's device. 30 The times of ignorance therefore
God overlooked ; but now, -charges men that all every
where should repent. " Because he has fixed a day,

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in which he is going to judge the "world in righteous
ness, by a man whom he has appointed, having given
assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of a resurrection of the
dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear
thee concerning this yet again. 33 Thus Paul departed
from among them. " But some men, joining them
selves to him, believed ; among whom was also Dio-
nysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris,
and others with them.
X VIII * -A-fl'er these things he departed from Ath
ens, and came to Corinth. 2 And finding a
certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, lately
come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife (because Clau
dius had commanded all the Jews to depart from
Rome), he came to them ; 3 and because he was of the
same trade, he abode with them, and they worked;
for by their trade they were tentmakers. 4 And he
reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and per
suaded Jews and Greeks.
5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from
Macedonia, Paul was engrossed with the word, testi
fying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. "But
when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he
shook out his garments and said to them, Your blood
be upon you own head ; I am clean ; henceforth I shall
go to the Gentiles. ' And departing thence he entered
into the house of a certain man, named Titius Justus,
one who worshiped God, whose house was adjoining
the synagogue. 8 And Crispus, the ruler of the syna
gogue, believed on the Lord with all his house ; and
many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were
baptized. 9And the Lord said to Paul, through a
vision in the night: Fear not, but speak, and hold
not thy peace ; "because I am with thee, and no one
• Gr., inhabited earth.

18:11-24 ACTS. 317.
shall assail thee to harm thee ; because I have much
people in this city. " And he dwelt there a year and
six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the
Jews rose up with one accord against Paul, and
brought him before the judgment-seat, " saying, This
man persuades men to worship God contrary to the
law. "But as Paul was about to open his mouth,
Gallio said to the Jews, If it were some injustice, or
villany, O Jews, with reason I would have borne
with you. " But if it is questions about a word, and
names, and your kind of law, look to it yourselves ;
I do not intend to be a judge of these matters. " And
he drove them away from the judgment-seat. " And
they all laid hold of Sosthenes, the ruler of the syna
gogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And
Gallio cared for none of these things.
18 And Paul having remaine yet many days, bade
farewell to the brethren, and sailed away to Syria,
and with him Priscilla and Aquila ; having shaven
his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow. " And they
came to Ephesus, and he left them there ; but enter
ing himself into the synagogue, he reasoned with the
Jews. 20 But when they asked him to remain a longer
time with them, he consented not ; " but bidding them
farewell, and saying, I will return again to you, if
God will, he sailed from Ephesus. 22 And landing at
Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and
went down to Antioch. 23And after he had spent
some time there, he departed, going through the
Galatian country and Phrygia in order, establishing
all the disciples.
"Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of
Alexandria, a "learned man, and mighty in the
'Or, eloquent.

•318 ACTS. 18:25-19:9
Scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man had been
instructed in the way of the Lord ; and being fervent
in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things
concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of
John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the syna
gogue. But Aquila and Priscilla, having heard him,
took him to them, and expounded to him the way of
God more accurately. "And when he purposed to
pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him
and wrote to the disciples to welcome him ; who,
when he was come, contributed much to those who
had believed through grace. 28For he powerfully
confuted the Jews publicly, showing through the
Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
YTY 'And it came to pass, that, while Apollos
was at Corinth, Paul having passed through
the upper districts came to Ephesus, and found
some disciples ; 2 and he said to them, Did ye receive
the Holy Spirit when ye believed ? And they said
to him, Nay, we did not even hear whether there is
a Holy Spirit. 3And he said to them, "Into what
then were ye baptized? And they said, "Into John's
baptism. 4 And Paul said, John baptized with a bap
tism of repentance ; saying to the people, that they
should believe on him who comes after him, that is,
on Jesus. 5 And when they heard it, they were bap
tized "into the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when
Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy
Spirit came on them ; and they spoke with tongues,
and prophesied. 'And the men were in all about
twelve. 8And he entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly
for three months, reasoning and persuading as to the
things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when
• Or, unto.

19 : 10-22 ACTS. 319
some were hardened, and believed not, speaking evil
of the Way before the multitude, he departed from
them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in
the school of Tyrannus. "And this continued for
two years ; so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the
word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. " And God
wrought no ordinary miracles through the hands of
Paul ; " so that there were even carried from his body
to the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases
departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
13 But some of the wandering Jewish exorcists took
upon them to name, over those who had the evil
spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure
you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches. " And there
were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest,
who did this. " And the evil spirit answering said,
Jesus I know, and Paul I know ; but who are ye ?
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on
them, and overcame them both, and prevailed against
them, so that they fled out of that house naked and
wounded. "And this became known to all, both
Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus ; and fear
fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was
magnified. "And many of those who had believed
came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. " Many
of those also who practiced the magical arts brought
together the books, and burned them before all ; and
they counted the price of them, and found it fifty
thousand pieces of silver. 20So mightily grew the
word of God and prevailed.
21 When these things were ended, Paul purposed in
the spirit to go to Jerusalem, after passing through
Macedonia and Achaia ; saying, After I have been
there, I must see Rome also. 22 And having sent into
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320  ACTS.  19 : 23-33
Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for
a while. 23 And at that season, there arose no small tumult
concerning the Way. "For a certain man named
Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of
Diana, brought no small business to the craftsmen ;
25 whom he called together, with the workmen of like
occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this
business we have our wealth. 26 And ye behold and
hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost through
out all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned aside
a great multitude, saying that they are not gods,
which are made with hands. " And there is danger
to us, not only that this branch of business will come
into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great
goddess Diana will be accounted nothing, and her
magnificence will be destroyed, whom all Asia and
the inhabited earth worship.
28 And hearing it, and becoming full of wrath, they
cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 And the city was filled with confusion ; and they
rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized
Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's
companions in travel. 30 And when Paul purposed to
enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him
not. "And some also of the Asiarchs, being his
friends, sent to him, and besought him not to ven
ture himself into the theatre.
32 Some therefore were crying one thing, and some
another; for the assembly was confused, and the
greater part knew not wherefore they had come to
gether. 33 And they "brought Alexander out of the
crowd, the Jews thrusting him forward. And Alex
ander beckoned with the hand, and wished to make
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19 : 34-20 : 6  ACTS. 321
a defense to the people. " But when they perceived
that he was a Jew, one voice arose from all, crying
about two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 But when the town-clerk had quieted the crowd,
he said, Men of Ephesus, what human being is there,
who knows not that the city of the Ephesians is
temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image
which fell down from Jupiter? 36 These things being
therefore undeniable, ye ought to be quiet, and to do
nothing rashly. " For ye have brought hither these
men, who are neither robbers of temples, nor blas
phemers of our goddess. 38If therefore Demetrius,
and the craftsmen with him, have a matter against
any man, court-days are held, and there are procon
suls ; let them accuse one another. 39But if ye make
any demand concerning other matters, it shall be
determined in the lawful assembly. " For we are in
danger of being accused concerning this day's riot,
there being no cause, and concerning it we shall not
be able to give an account of this concourse. 4I And
having thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
VV 'And after the uproar ceased, Paul called to
him the disciples, and having exhorted and
embraced them, departed to go into Macedonia. 2 And
having gone through those regions, and given them
much exhortation, he came into Greece. 3 And after
he had stayed three months, a plot being laid for him
by the Jews, as he was about sailing to Syria, it was
resolved that he should return through Macedonia.
4 And there accompanied him Sopater, son of Pyrrhus,
a Bercean ; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and
Secundus ; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy ; and of
Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. 5 And " these, having
gone forward, were waiting for us at Troas. 6 But we
"Many ancient documents read came and were waiting for us.

322 ACTS. 20 : 7-19
sailed away from Philippi, after the days of unleav
ened bread, and came to them to Troas in five days ;
where we tarried seven days.
7 And on the first day of the week, when we had
come together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them
(being about to depart on the morrow), and prolonged
the speech until midnight. 8 Now there were many
lights in the upper room, where we were assembled.
9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting
on the window, being borne down with deep sleep as
Paul discoursed yet longer, borne down by the sleep,
fell from the third story down, and was taken up
dead. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and
embracing him said, Do not make an uproar, for his
life is in him. "And having come up again, and
broken the bread, and eaten, he talked a long while
even till break of day, and so departed. '2 And they
brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted.
"And we, going before to the ship, set sail for
Assos, intending to take in Paul from that place ; for
so he had appointed, intending to go himself on foot.
14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and
came to Mitylene. " And sailing thence, we came the
following day over against Chios ; and the next day we
put in at Samos ; and we came the next day to Mile
tus. " For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus,
that he might not have to spend time in Asia ; for he
was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at
Jerusalem, on the day of Pentecost.
17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called
the elders of the church. "And when they were
come to him, he said to them, Ye yourselves know,
from the first day that I came into Asia, after what
manner I have been with you the whole time;
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20 : 20-32 ACTS. 323
with tears, and trials which befell me in the plottings
of the Jews ; 20 how I shrank not from announcing to
you anything that was profitable, and from teaching
you publicly and from house to house ; " testifying, to
both Jews and Greeks, repentance toward God, and
faith toward our Lord Jesus.
22 And now, behold, I am going bound in the spirit
to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will meet
me there ; except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me
in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await
me. " But I make no account of my life as dear to
myself, so that I may finish my course, and the min
istry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify
the gospel of the grace of God.
25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among
whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will see
my face no more. 26 Wherefore I testify to you this
day, that I am clean from the blood of all ; " for I
shrank not from announcing to you the whole counsel
of God. 28Take heed to yourselves, and to all the
flock, in which the Holy Spirit appointed you " bish
ops, to shepherd the church of " God, which he pur
chased with his own blood. 29 1 know that after my
departure grievous wolves will enter in among you,
not sparing the flock. 30 And from among yourselves
will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away
the disciples after them. " Wherefore watch, remem
bering that for the space of three years, night and
day, I ceased not to admonish every one with tears.
32 And now I commend you to "God, and to the
word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and
to give you the inheritance among all the sanctified,

» Or, overseers.
b Many ancient documents read the Lord.
o Some ancient documents read the Lord.

324 ACTS. 20 : 33-21 : 8
33 1 desired no one's silver or gold or apparel. "Ye
yourselves know, that these hands ministered to my
necessities, and to those who were with me. 35 In all
things I showed you that, thus laboring, ye ought
to help the weak, and to remember the words of the
Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed
to give than to receive.
36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down,
and prayed with them all. "And they all wept
sorely, and fell on Paul's neck, and "kissed him;
38 sorrowing especially for the word which he had
spoken, that they were to behold his face no more.
And they accompanied him to the ship.
YTT 'And when it came to pass, that we had
torn ourselves from them, and had set sail, we
came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day
to Rhodes, and thence to Patara. 2And finding a
ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and
set sail. 3 And having sighted Cyprus, and left it on
the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre ;
for there the ship was to unload her cargo. 4And
having found out the disciples, we remained there
seven days ; and these said to Paul through the Spirit,
that he should not go up to Jerusalem. 5 And when
it came to pass that we had completed the days, we
departed and went on our way ; they all accompany
ing us, with wives and children, till we were out
of the city; and kneeling down on the beach, we
prayed, 6 and bade one another farewell ; and we went
on board the ship, but they returned to their homes.
'And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre
we came down to Ptolemais ; and having saluted the
brethren, we abode with them one day. 8And on
the morrow we departed, and came to Caesarea ; and
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21 : 9-21  ACTS.  325
entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who
was one of the Seven, we abode with him. 9 And this
man had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.
"And while we were remaining several days, there
came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named
Agabus. "And coming to us, he took off Paul's
girdle, and bound his own feet and hands, and said,
Thus says the Holy Spirit, The man to whom this
girdle belongs will the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem,
and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they
of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
"Then answered Paul, What do ye, weeping and
breaking my heart ? For I am ready not only to be
bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the
Lord Jesus. "And when he would not be persuaded,
we held our peace, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
15 And after these days, we packed up our baggage,
and went up to Jerusalem. " And there went with
us also some of the disciples from Caesarea, "bringing
one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom
we should lodge. " And when we were come to Jeru
salem, the brethren gladly welcomed us. " And on
the following day, Paul went in with us to James;
and all the elders were present. '9 And when he had
saluted them, he recounted one by one what things
God had wrought among the Gentiles through his
ministry. 20 And they, hearing it, glorified God, and
said to him, Thou beholdest, brother, how many
thousands there are among the Jews of those who
have believed ; and they are all zealots for the law.
" And they have been instructed concerning thee,
that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the
Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they should
» Or, bringing with them one Mnason.
28

326 ACTS. 21 : 22-31
not circumcise their children, nor walk after the cus
toms. 22 What is it therefore ? They will certainly
hear that thou hast come. 23 Do therefore this that we
say to thee : We have four men who have a vow on
them ; " these take with thee, and purify thyself with
them, and bear the charges for them, that they may
shave their heads; and all will know that there is
nothing in those things, of which they have been
instructed concerning thee, but that thou thyself also
walkest orderly, keeping the law. 25 But concerning
the Gentiles who have believed, we sent word, decid
ing that they should keep themselves from that which
is offered to idols, and from blood, and from what is
strangled, and from fornication. 26Then Paul took
the men, and the next day, having purified himself
with them, entered into the temple, announcing the
completion of the days of the purification, until the
offering was offered for each one of them.
27 And as the seven days were about to be completed,
the Jews from Asia, when they beheld him in the
temple, stirred up all the crowd, and laid hands on
him, 2S crying out, Men of Israel, help. This is the
man who teaches all men everywhere against the
people, and the law, and this place ; and further, he
brought Greeks also into the temple, and has defiled
this holy place. 29For they had before seen with
him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom
they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.
30 And the whole city was moved, and the people ran
together ; and laying hold of Paul, they dragged him
outside of the temple; and straightway the doors
were shut.
31 And as they were seeking to kill him, word came
up to the chief "captain of the "band, that all Jerusa-
' Or, military tribune, and so elsewhere. ' Or, cohort.

21 : 32-22 : 4 ACTS. 327
lem was in confusion ; 32 who immediately took with
him soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them ;
and they, seeing the chief captain and the soldiers,
ceased beating Paul. 33 Then the chief captain came
near, and laid hold of him, and commanded him to
be bound with two chains ; and inquired who he was,
and what he had done. " And some shouted one
thing, some another, among the crowd ; and not being
able to know the certainty on account of the uproar,
he commanded him to be led into the castle. 35 And
when he came upon the stairs, it happened, that he
was carried by the soldiers on account of the violence
of the people. se For the multitude of the people fol
lowed after, crying out, Away with him.
37 And as he was about to be led into the castle,
Paul says to the chief captain, May I say something
to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
38 Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these
days made a sedition, and led out into the wilderness
the four thousand men of the Assassins? 39 But Paul
said, I am a Jew of Tarsus, of Cilicia, a citizen of no
obscure city ; and I beseech thee, permit me to speak
to the people.
"And when he had given him permission, Paul,
standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand to
the people. And when there was a great silence, he
spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
YYTT 'Brethren and fathers, hear my defense
AA1I. which I now make to you. 2And hearing
that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they
were the more quiet. 3And he says, I am a Jew,
born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city,
taught at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict
ness of the law of the fathers, being a zealot for God,
even as ye all are to-day ; 4 and I persecuted this Way

328 ACTS. 22 : 5-18
unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both
men and women ; 5 as also the high priest bears me
witness, and all the eldership ; from whom I received
letters also to the brethren, and was journeying to
Damascus, to bring those also who were there bound
to Jerusalem, that they might be punished. 6 And it
came to pass, that as I journeyed, and drew near to
Damascus, about noon, there suddenly flashed around
me a great light out of heaven ; ' and I fell to the
ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou me? 8And I answered, Who
art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the
Nazarene, whom thou persecutest. 9 And they who
were with me beheld indeed the light, but the voice
of him who spoke to me they did not "understand.
10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord
said to me, Rise, and go into Damascus ; and there
it will be told thee concerning all things which it is
appointed thee to do. " And as I could not see for
the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those
who were with me, I came into Damascus. "And
one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well
spoken of by all the Jews who dwelt there, " came to
me, and standing by me said to me, Brother Saul,
receive sight. And, in that very hour, I looked up
upon him. " And he said, The God of our fathers
has appointed thee to know his will, and to see the
Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth.
15 For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of
what thou hast seen, and heard. "And now why
tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized and wash
away thy sins, calling on his name. " And it came
to pass, that when I had returned to Jerusalem, and
was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance, "and
• Gr., hear.

22 : 19-30 ACTS. 329
saw him saying to me, Make haste, and go forth
speedily out of Jerusalem; because they will not
receive thy testimony concerning me. "And I said
Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and
beat in every synagogue those who believed on thee ;
20 and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was
shed, I also myself was standing by, and well pleased,
and keeping the garments of those who slew him.
21 And he said to me, Depart ; for I will send thee far
hence to the Gentiles.
22 And they heard him unto this word, and lifted
up their voice, and said, Away with such a one from
the earth ; for it is not fit that he should live. 23 And
as they were crying out, and tossed their garments
about, and threw dust into the air, "the chief captain
commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying
that he should be examined by scourging; that he
might fully know for what cause they were thus
shouting against him. 25 And as they stretched him
for the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood
by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a
Roman, and uncondemned? 26And the centurion,
hearing it, went to the chief captain and reported it,
saying, What art thou about to do ? For this man is
a Roman. " And the chief captain came, and said to
him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.
28 And the chief captain answered, I, for a great sum
acquired this citizenship. And Paul said, But I was
born a citizen.
29 Straightway, therefore, they who were about to
examine him departed from him ; and the chief cap
tain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a
Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 But on the morrow, wishing to know the certainty,
wherefore he was accused by the Jews,, he released

330 ACTS.  23 : 1-11
him, and commanded the chief priests and all the
Sanhedrin to come together; and he brought Paul
down, and set him among them.
XXTTT l And Paul> looking intently on the San-
' hedrin, said, Brethren, I have lived in all
good conscience before God unto this day.
2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those
who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
3 Then Paul said to him, God is about to smite thee,
thou whited wall. And dost thou sit to judge me
according to the law, and commandest me contrary
to law to be smitten ? 4 And they that stood by said,
Revilest thou God's high priest ? 5 And Paul said, I
knew not, brethren, that he was high priest ; for it is
written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy
people. 6 And Paul, perceiving that the one part were Sad
ducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the San
hedrin, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees ;
concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead
I am now judged. 7 And when he had said this, there
arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Saddu
cees ; and the multitude was divided. 8 For Saddu
cees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor
spirit ; but Pharisees acknowledge both. 9 And there
arose a great clamor ; and some of the scribes of the
party of the Pharisees rose up and fiercely contended,
saying, We find no evil in this man ; but if a spirit
spoke to him, or an angel 
"And as a great dissension was arising, the chief
captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by
them, commanded the soldiery to go down, and to
take him by force from among them, and bring him
into the castle. " And the night following, the Lord
stood by him, and said, Be of good courage ; for. as

23 : 12-22 ACTS. 331
thou hast fully testified the things concerning me at
Jerusalem, so must thou testify also at Rome.
12 And when it was day, the Jews banded together,
and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they
would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13 And they were more than forty who made this con
spiracy. "And they came to the chief priests and
the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under
a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed
Paul. "Now therefore do ye, with the Sanhedrin,
signify to the chief captain that he bring him down
to you, as though ye would ascertain more exactly
the matters concerning him ; and we, before he comes
near, are ready to slay him.
16 And the son of Paul's sister, hearing of their lying
in wait, went and entered into the castle, and told
Paul. " Then Paul called one of the centurions to
him, and said, Bring this young man to the chief
captain ; for he has something to tell him. " So he
took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and
said, Paul, the prisoner, called me to him, and asked
me to bring this young man to thee, as he has some
thing to say to thee. "And the chief captain took
him by the hand, and went aside privately, and
asked, What is that thou hast to tell me ? 20 And he
said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee, that to-mor
row thou wouldst bring down Paul into the Sanhe
drin as if thou wert about to inquire somewhat more
exactly concerning him. "Be not thou therefore
persuaded by them ; for more than forty of them are
lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves
under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they
have slain him ; and now they are ready, looking for
the promise from thee. 22 The chief captain therefore
dismissed the young man, charging him, Tell no one,

332 ACTS. 23 : 23-24 : 1
that thou hast shown these things to me. 23And
calling to him some two of the centurions, he said,
Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as
Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred
spearmen, at the third hour of the night ; " and pro
vide them beasts, that they may set Paul thereon,
and bring him safe to Felix the governor.
25 And he wrote a letter after this form: 26 Clau
dius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix,
greeting. "This man was seized by the Jews, and
was about to be killed by them ; but I came upon
them with the soldiery, and rescued him, having
learned that he is a Roman. 28 And wishing to know
the crime for which they were accusing him, I brought
him down into their Sanhedrin ; 29 whom I found to
be accused concerning questions of their law, but
having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or
of bonds. 30 And being informed that there would be
a plot by them against the man, immediately I sent
him to thee, charging the accusers also to speak
against him before thee.
31 The soldiers, therefore, ais was commanded them,
took up Paul, and brought him by night to Antipa-
tris. 32But on the morrow, they returned to the
castle, leaving the horsemen to go with him ; 33 who,
when they had entered into Caesarea, and delivered
the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before
him. " And having read it, he asked of what prov
ince he was. And learning that he was from Cilicia,
35 he said, I will hear thee fully, when thy accusers
also are come. And he commanded him to be kept
in the praetorium of Herod.
Y Vjy ' And after five days, the high priest Ana
nias came down with some elders and a
certain orator Tertullus, and they informed the gov-

24 : 2~15  ACTS. 333
ernor against Paul; 'and he having been called;
Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that
by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that reforms
are wrought for this nation through thy forethought,
in every way and everywhere; 3 we welcome it, most
excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
4 But, not to detain thee further, T pray thee to
hear us of thy clemency a few words. 6 For we have
found this man a pest, and a mover of insurrections
among all the Jews throughout the inhabited earth,
and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes; "who
also attempted to profane the temple ; whom also we
"seized; from whom thou wilt be able by examining
him thyself to obtain full knowledge concerning all
these things whereof we accuse him. 9 And the Jews
also agreed, affirming that these things were so.
10 And Paul answered when the governor beckoned
him to speak, As I know that thou hast been for many
years a judge for this nation, I make my defense
cheerfully; "since thou canst fully know, that there
are not more than twelve days since I went up to
Jerusalem to worship; "and neither in the temple
did they find me disputing with any one, or causing
a crowd to gather, nor in the synagogues, nor in the
city ; " nor can they prove to thee the things of which
they now accuse me. "But this I confess to thee,
that according to the Way which they call a sect,
thus serve I the God of our fathers, believing all
things which are according to the law and which are
written in the prophets ; " having a hope toward
God, which these themselves also look for, that there
'Some ancient documents insert and desired to judge according
to our law. 7But Lysias the chief captain came, and with great
violence took him away out of our hands, 8 commanding his
accusers to come before thee.

334 ACTS. 24 : 16-25 : 1
will be a resurrection both of righteous and unright
eous. "In this I myself also take pains to have
always a conscience without offense toward God and
men. " Now after some years I came to bring alms
to my nation, and offerings, "amidst which they
found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd,
nor with uproar; but there were some Jews from
Asia, "who ought to be here before thee, and make
accusation, if they had anything against me. 20Or
let these themselves say what crime they found in
me, while I stood before the Sanhedrin, " except con
cerning this one voice that I cried, standing among
them, Concerning a resurrection of the dead I am
being judged before you this day.
22 And Felix put them off, having more exact knowl
edge about the Way, saying, When Lysias the chief
captain comes down, I will determine your matters.
23 And he directed the centurion that he should be
held, and should have indulgence; and to prevent
none of his friends from ministering to him.
"And after some days, Felix came with Drusilla
his own wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul,
and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, self-control, and
the judgment to come, Felix became terrified, and an
swered, Go thy way for this time ; and when I have
a convenient season, I will call for thee ; 26at the same
time also hoping that money would be given him
by Paul ; on which account he also sent for him the
oftener, and conversed with him.
27 But when two years were completed, Felix was
succeeded by Porcius Festus ; and, wishing to gain
favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul bound.
X XV ' Festus therefore, having come into the
province, after three days went up to Jeru-

25 : 2~14  ACTS. 335
salem from Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the
first men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and
besought him, 3 asking a favor against him, that he
would send for him to Jerusalem, preparing an am
bush to slay him on the way. 4 Then Festus answered,
that Paul was held at Caesarea, and that he himself
was about to go away speedily. 5 Let them therefore,
among you, said he, who have power, go down with
me, and accuse the man, if there is any thing amiss
in him.
6 And having tarried among them not more than
eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea ; and on
the morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, he com
manded Paul to be brought. 'And when he was
come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem
stood around, bringing many and grievous charges,
which they could not prove; 8 while Paul said in
defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor
against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned
at all.
9 But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews,
answered Paul, and said, Art thou willing to go up
to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these
things before me? "And Paul said, I am standing
at Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged.
To Jews I have done no wrong, as thou also very well
knowest. "If then I am criminal, and have done
anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die ; but if
there is nothing in the things of which these accuse
me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to
Cassar. "Then Festus, having consulted with his
council, answered, To Caesar thou hast appealed ; to
Caesar thou shalt go.
13 And after some days, Agrippa the king, and Ber
nice, came to Caesarea as a greeting to Festus. "And

336 ACTS.  25 : 15-24
as they were tarrying there several days, Festus laid
the case of Paul before the king, saying, There is a
certain man left in bonds by Felix a prisoner ; " about
whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests
and the eiders of the Jews laid information, asking
for sentence against him. "To whom I answered,
It is not a custom for Romans to give up any man,
before the accused has the accusers face to face, and
has opportunity to make his defense concerning the
crime laid against him. " When, therefore, they had
come together here, without any delay on the next
day I sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the
man to be brought forth ; " and standing up around
him, the accusers brought no evil accusation of such
things as I supposed; "but had some questions
with him concerning their own religion, and con
cerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul
affirmed to be alive. 20 And when I was perplexed
in regard to the inquiry about these things, I asked
whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem, and there
be judged concerning them. 21 But when Paul ap
pealed, to be held for the decision of Augustus, I
commanded him to be held until I should send him
up to Caesar. 22 And Agrippa said to Festus, I myself
could wish to hear the man. To-morrow, said he,
thou shalt hear him.
23 On the morrow, therefore, Agrippa and Bernice
came with great pomp, and entered into the place of
hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of
the city, and at the command of Festus Paul was
brought forth. "And Festus said, King Agrippax
and all men who are here present with us, ye behold
this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews
interceded with me, both at Jerusalem and here,
crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

25 : 25-26 : 10 ACTS. 337
25 But I found that he had committed nothing worthy
of death, and as he himself appealed to Augustus,
I decided to send him. 26 About whom I have
nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore
I have brought him forth before you, and specially
before thee, king Agrippa, in order that, when
the examination has taken place, I may have some
thing to write. "For it seems to me unreasonable
to send a prisoner, and not also signify the charges
against him.
XXVI * And- AgriPPa sa±d to Paul, Thou art per-
AiV ' 1# mitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul
stretched forth the hand, and made his defense :
2 1 think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I
am about to make my defense before thee this day,
concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews ;
3 especially since thou art expert in all the customs
and questions among Jews. Wherefore I beseech
thee to hear me patiently. 4My manner of life,
therefore, from my youth, which was from the begin
ning among my own nation and at Jerusalem, know
all the Jews; 5 having known me from the first, if
they were willing to testify, that according to the
strictest sect of our religion; I lived a Pharisee. 6 And
now I stand and am judged for the hope of the
promise made by God to our fathers; 'unto which
our twelve tribes, earnestly serving day and night,
hope to attain ; concerning which hope, O king, I am
accused by Jews. 8 Why is it judged incredible with
you, if God raises dead men? 9I indeed thought
to myself, that I ought to do many things contrary
to the name of Jesus the Nazarene: "which I also
did in Jerusalem ; and many of the saints did I my
self shut up in prisons, having received authority
from the chief priests ; and when they were put to
29

338 ACTS. 26 : 11-22
death, I gave my vote against them. " And punish
ing them often, throughout all the synagogues, I
strove to compel them to blaspheme; and being
'exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them
even unto foreign cities.
12 Meanwhile, as I went to Damascus with authority
and a commission from the chief priests, "at midday,
O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above
the brightness of the sun, shining around me and
those who journeyed with me. " And we all having
fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me,
and saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why
persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick
against the goads. "And I said, Who art thou,
Lord ? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom thou
persecutest. " But rise, and stand upon thy feet ; for
it is for this that I appeared to thee, to appoint thee a
minister and a witness both of the things in "which
thou hast seen me, and of the things in which I will
appear to thee; "delivering thee from the people,
and from the Gentiles, to whom I send thee, 18to open
their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light,
and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they
may receive remission of sins and an inheritance
among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
"Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient
to the heavenly vision ; 20 but to those in Damascus
first, and in Jerusalem, and through all the region of
Judaea, and to the Gentiles, I announced that they
should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy
of repentance. "For this cause the Jews, seizing
me in the temple, attempted to kill me. 22 Having
therefore obtained help from God, I continue to
this day, testifying both to small and great, saying
» Many ancient documents read which thou hast seen.

26 : 23-27 : 2  ACTS. 339"
nothing except those things which the prophets and
Moses said were going to come ; 2S whether the Christ
was to suffer, whether he first by resurrection from
the dead was about to proclaim light both to the
people and to the Gentiles.
24 And as he thus made his defense, Festus said with
a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul ; thy much learning
is turning thee mad.
25 But Paul says, I am not mad, most excellent
Festus; but utter words of truth and soberness:
26 For the king knows well concerning these things,
to whom also I speak boldly ; for I am persuaded
that none of these things are hidden from him ; for
this has not been done in a corner. " King Agrippa,
believest thou the prophets ? I know that thou be-
lievest. 28And Agrippa said to Paul, Thou "some
what persuadest me to make me a Christian. 29 And
Paul said, I could pray God, that both in "some degree
and in a great degree, not only thou, but also all that
hear me this day, may become such as I am, except
these bonds.
30 And the king rose up, and the governor, and Ber
nice, and they who sat with them. "And having
withdrawn, they talked together, saying, This man
does nothing worthy of death or of bonds. 32 And
Agrippa said to Festus, This man could have been
set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Cassar.
XXVII 1 And wnen * *' was decided that we should
' sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and
some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius^
of the Augustan "band. 2And going on board a
ship of Adramyttium, about to sail along the coasts
' Or, with little effort.
b Or, whether with little effort or with great.
• Or, cohort.

340 ACTS. 27 : 3-15
of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of
Thessalonica, being with us. 3 And the next day we
landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul humanely,
and permitted him to go to his friends and receive
their care. 4 And thence setting sail, we sailed under
Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5 And sail
ing across the sea which is along Cilicia and Pam-
phylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 6And
there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing
to Italy ; and he put us on board of it. ' And sailing
slowly many days, and having come with difficulty
over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us to put
in, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
8 and coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a
certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was
the city Lasaea.
9 And much time having been spent, and the voyage
being now dangerous, because even the fast had
already passed by, Paul admonished them, "saying,
Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with violence
and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but
also of our lives. "But the centurion trusted the
master and the owner of the ship, more than the
things spoken by Paul. ' " And as the haven was not
well situated for wintering, the greater number ad
vised to sail thence, if by any means they might reach
Phoenix, a haven of Crete, looking toward the " south
west and northwest, and there winter.
"And when the south wind blew gently, thinking
that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed
anchor, and coaisted along close by Crete. " But not
long after, there beat down "upon it a tempestuous
wind, called Euracylon. " And the ship being caught,
and unable to face the wind, we yielded to it, and
' Or, northeast and southeast. i> Or, from.

27 : 16-29 ACTS. 341
were driven along. "And running under a certain
small island called "Clauda, we were with difficulty,
able to secure the boat ; " which when they had taken
up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and,;
fearing lest they should be cast into the Syrtis, they
lowered the sail, and so were driven.
18 And we being violently tempest-tossed, the next.
day they began to throw things overboard ; "and the
third day they cast out with their own hands the tack
ling of the ship. 20 And when neither sun nor stars
shone on us for many days, and no small tempest lay
on us, thenceforward every hope that we should be
saved was utterly taken away. " And when they had
been long without food, then Paul, standing up in the
midst of them, said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened
to me not to set sail from Crete, and incur this vio
lence and loss. 22And now I exhort you to be of
good cheer ; for there will be no loss of life among
you, but only of the ship. 23 For there stood by me
this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom
I serve, " saying, Fear not, Paul ; thou must stand be
fore Caesar ; and, lo, God has given thee all those who
sail with thee. 25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer ; for
I believe God, that it will be even so, as it has been
told me. 26 But we must be cast on a certain island.
" And when the fourteenth night was come, as we
were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria, about
midnight the seamen suspected that they were draw
ing near to some land ; 28 and sounding, they found
twenty fathoms ; and going a little further, sounding
-again, they found fifteen fathoms. 29Then fearing
lest perhaps we should be cast on a rocky coast, they
cast four anchors out of the stern, and b wished that
day would come.
» Or, Cauda. b Or, prayed.

342 ACTS. 27 : 30-43
30 And as the seamen were seeking to flee out of the
ship, and had let down the boat into the sea, under
color as if they were about to carry out anchors from
the foreship, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the
soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship, ye yourselves
can not be saved. 32 Then the soldiers cut the ropes
of the boat, and let it fall off. 33 And while the day
was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food,
saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have
waited, and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Wherefore I beseech you to take food ; for this is for
your safety ; for there shall not a hair fall from' the
head of one of you. 35 And having thus spoken, he
took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of
them all ; and breaking it, he began to eat. 36 And
they all became of good cheer, and themselves also
took food. "And we were in all in the ship two
hundred and seventy-six souls. 38And when they
had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting
out the grain into the sea.
39 And when day came, they did not recognize the
land ; but they perceived a certain bay, having a
beach, on which they determined, if possible, to
"drive the ship. "And cutting the anchors entirely
away, they abandoned them to the sea, at the same*
time unfastening the bands of the rudders ; and hoist
ing the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they
ran the ship ashore ; and the prow sticking fast re
mained immovable ; but the stern was going to pieces
by the violence of the sea. " And it was the plan of
the soldiers, that they should kill the prisoners, lest
any one should swim off, and escape. " But the cen
turion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their
* Some ancient documents read to bring the ship safe to shore.

27 : 44-28 : 11 ACTS. 343
purpose ; and commanded that those who could swim
should cast themselves overboard first and get to land,
"and the rest, some on boards, and others on some of
the pieces from the ship. And so it came to pass, that
all escaped safe to land.
XXVII 1 'And having escaped, we then knew
that the island was called Melita. 2 And
the barbarians showed us no ordinary kindness ; for
they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of
the present rain, and because of the cold.
3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks
and put them on the fire, there came out a viper from
the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 And when the
barbarians saw the animal hanging from his hand,
they said among themselves, Surely this man is a
murderer, whom, though escaped from the sea, justice
suffered not to live. 5 He, however, shook off the ani
mal into the fire, and suffered no harm. 6 But they
were expecting that he would become inflamed, or
suddenly fall down dead ; but after looking a great
while, and seeing no harm befall him, they changed
their minds, and said that he was a god.
' Now in the region around that place, there were
lands of the chief man of the island, whose name was
Publius, who received and entertained us kindly three
days. 8 Now it happened, that the father of Publius
was lying sick with a fever and dysentery ; to whom
Paul entered in, and having prayed, laid his hands
on him and healed him. 9 And when this was done,
the others also, who had diseases in the island, came
and were cured ; " who also honored us with many
honors ; and when we were setting sail, they put on
board such things as were necessary.
"And after three months, we put to sea in a ship
of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island,

344  ACTS.  28 : 12-23
whose sign was Castor -and Pollux. " And landing at
Syracuse, we remained three days. " Whence, making
a circuit, we came to Rhegium. And after one day,
a south wind arose, and we came on the second day
to Puteoli; "where we found brethren, and were
entreated to remain with them seven days; and so
we came to Rome. " And from thence, the brethren,
having heard of us, came to meet us as far as Appii
Forum, and the Three Taverns; whom when Panl
saw, he thanked God, and took courage. "And when
we came to Rome, Paul was permitted to dwell by
himself, with the soldier who guarded him. "And
it came to pass, that after three days he called to
gether those who were the chief men of the Jews ;
and when they were come together, he said to them,
Brethren, though I had done nothing against the
people, or the customs of our fathers, yet I was deliv
ered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the
Romans ; " who, when they had examined me, wished
to release me, because there was no cause of death in
me. " But as the Jews spoke against it, I was com
pelled to appeal to Caesar ; not that I have anything
to accuse* my nation of. 20 For this cause therefore I
"called for you, to see and to speak with you ; for on
account of the hope of Israel I am bound with this
chain. " And they said to him, We neither received
letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any one
of the brethren that came, report or speak any evil
concerning thee. 22But we deem it proper to hear
from thee what thou thinkest; for concerning this
sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against.
23 And when they had appointed him a day, they
came to him in greater numbers to his lodging ; to
whom he expounded, testifying fully the kingdom of
» Or, I entreated you to see and to speak with me.

28 : 24-31 ACTS. 345
God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both
from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning
till evening. " And some believed the things spoken,
and some disbelieved. 25And disagreeing among
themselves, they departed, after Paul had spoken
one word, Well did the Holy Spirit speak through
Isaiah the prophet to our fathers, 26 saying,
Go to this people, and say ;
With hearing ye will hear, and will not under
stand,
And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive.
27 For the heart of this people is become gross,
And their ears are dull of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed ;
Lest perhaps they see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And turn, and I shall heal them.
28 Be it known to you, therefore, that to the Gentiles
this salvation of God has been sent : they will also
hear." 30 And he remained two whole years in his own
hired lodgings, and gladly welcomed all that went in
to him ; 31 preaching the kingdom of God, and teach
ing the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with
all confidence, unhindered.
¦ Some ancient documents add ver. 29. And when he had said
these words, the Jews departed, having much discussion among
themselves.

THE LETTEE OF PAUL TO THE
ROMANS.

f 'Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be
' an apostle, set apart to the gospel of God, 2 which
he promised before through his prophets in the Holy
Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was born of the
seed of David according to the flesh, 4who was de
clared to be the Son of God with power according to
the spirit of holiness, by resurrection from the dead,
Jesus Christ our Lord ; 5 through whom we received
grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among
all the nations, for his name's sake; 6 among Whom
are ye also, called to be Jesus Christ's — 'to all the be
loved of God that are in Rome, called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for
you all, that your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit
in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make
mention of you, always in my prayers "making
request, if in any way now at length I may be pros
pered by the will of God to come to you. " For I long
to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual
gift, to the end that ye may be established ; "that is,
to be comforted together in you, through each other's
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faith, both yours and mine. " And I do not wish you
to be ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed
to come to you (and was hindered hitherto), that I
might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest
of the Gentiles. " Both to Greeks and Barbarians I
am debtor, both to wise and foolish ; " so, as far as lies
in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also
who are at Rome. " For I am not ashamed of the
gospel ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to
every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to
the Greek. " For in it is revealed a righteousness of
God, from faith to faith ; as it is written, But the
righteous shall live by faith.
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
who hold back the truth in unrighteousness; "be
cause that which may be known of God is manifest
in them ; for God manifested it to them. 20 For, since
the creation of the world, his invisible things are
clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are
made, even his eternal power and divinity; that
they may be without excuse. 21 Because, knowing
God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave thanks ;
but became vain in their reasonings, and their stupid
heart was darkened. 2S Affirming themselves to be
wise, they became fools ; 23 and changed the glory of
the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of
corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts
and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God delivered them up in the desires
of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies
among themselves ; 25 who changed the truth of God
into falsehood ; and worshiped and served the creat
ure rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever.
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shameful passions ; for their women changed the nat
ural use into that which is against nature ; " and in like
manner the men also, leaving the natural use of the
woman, burned in their desire one toward another ;
men with men working that which is unseemly, and
receiving in themselves the recompense of their error
which was due. 28And as they did not choose to
retain God in their knowledge, God delivered them
up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are
not becoming ; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness,
wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness ; full of envy,
murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 slan
derers, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, de
visers of evil things, disobedient to parents, " without
understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural
affection, unmerciful ; 32 who, knowing the judgment
of God, that they who practice such things are worthy
of death, not only do them, but also have pleasure in
those who practice them.
| ,| 'Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man,
' whosoever thou art that judgest ; for wherein
thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for
thou that judgest dost practice the same things. 2 Now
we know that the judgment of God is according to
truth, upon those who practice such things. 3 And
reckonest thou this, O man, that judgest those who
practice such things, and doest them, that tliou shalt
escape the judgment of God ? 4 Or despisest thou the
riches of his kindness, and forbearance, and long-
suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is
leading thee to repentance ; ° and after thy hardness
and impenitent heart, art laying up for thyself
wrath in the day of wrath and of the revelation of
the righteous judgment of God ; 6 who will render to
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patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and
honor and immortality, eternal life; "but to those
who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but
obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation, 9 tribu
lation and distress, on every soul of man that works
evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek ; 10 but
glory and honor and peace to every man that works
good, to the Jew first, also to the Greek.
"For there is no respect of persons with God.
12 For as many as sinned without law will also perish
without law ; and as many as sinned with law will
be judged by law; "for not the hearers of law are
righteous before God, but the doers of law will be
justified: "(for when Gentiles, who have no law, do
by nature the things required by law, these, having
no law, are a law to themselves; "who show the
work of law written in their hearts, their conscience
testifying with it, and between one another their
thoughts accusing or also excusing;) "in the day
when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus
Christ, according to my gospel.
" But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on law,
and gloriest in God, "and knowest his will, and ap-
provest the things that are excellent, being instructed
out of the law ; " and art confident that thou thyself
art a guide of the blind, a light of those who are in
darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of
babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and
of the truth ; " thou then that teachest another, dost
thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest a man
should not steal, dost thou steal? 22thou that sayest,
a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit
adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, flost thou rob
temples? ""thou that gloriest in law, through the
transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?
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"For, the name of God is blasphemed among the
Gentiles because of you, as it is written.
25 For circumcision indeed profits, if thou doest the
law ; but if thou art a transgressor of law, thy cir
cumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 If then the
uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law,
shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circum
cision? "And shall not the uncircumcision that is
by nature, if it fulfill the law, judge thee, who with
the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of law?
28 For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly ; nor is
that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh.
29 But he is a Jew, who is one inwardly ; and circum
cision is that of the heart, in spirit not in letter;
whose praise is not from men, but from God.
|| i| ( ' What then is the advantage of the Jew ? Or
what is the profit of circumcision? 2Much
every way; first, indeed, that they were intrusted
with the oracles of God. 3 For what if some disbe
lieved? Shall their disbelief make void the faithful
ness of God ? 4 Far be it. But let God be true, and
every man a liar, as it is written,
That thou mayest be justified in thy words,
And mayest overcome when thou art judged.
5 But if our unrighteousness commends God's right
eousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous
who visits wrath ? (I speak as a man.) 6 Far be it !
For then how shall God judge the world? '"For if
the truth of God, through my lie, abounded unto his
glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner ? 8 And
why should we not, (as we are slanderously reported,
and as some affirm that we say,) Do evil, that good
may come ? Whose condemnation is just.
9 What then ? Are we better ? No, in no wise; for
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we before charged, that both Jews and Greeks are all
under sin. " As it is written,
There is none righteous, no, not one ;
" There is none that understands,
There is none that seeks after God ;
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together
become unprofitable ;
There is none that does good, there is not so much
as one;
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre ;
With their tongues they have used deceit ;
The poison of asps is under their lips ;
"Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood ;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways ;
"And the way of peace they have riot known ;
"There is no fear of God before their eyes.
"Now we know that whatever the law says, it
speaks to those under the law; that every mouth
may be stopped, and all the world may be subject to
condemnation before God. 20 Because by works of
law no flesh will be justified in his sight ; for through
law is a knowledge of sin. " But now, apart from
law, a righteousness of God has been manifested,
being witnessed by the law and the prophets ; 22 even
a righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ,
unto all "that believe ; for there is no distinction ; 23 for
all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God ;
"being justified "freely by his grace, through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus ; 25 whom God set
forth as a propitiation through faith by his blood, for
the exhibition of his righteousness, because of the
passing over of the sins formerly committed in the
forbearance of God; 26for the exhibition of his right-
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eousness in this present time, that he may be right
eous, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.
27 Where then is the glorying ? It is excluded. By
what kind of law ? Of works ? Nay ; but by a law
of faith. 28 Therefore we reckon that a man is justi
fied by faith apart from works of law. Or is God the
God of Jews only? 29Is he not also of Gentiles?
Yes, of Gentiles also; 30 since God is one, who will
justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircum
cision through faith. 31 Do we then make void law
through faith ? Far be it ! Yea, we establish law.
jy 'What then shall we say that Abraham our
forefather according to the flesh has found?
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has
ground of glorying; but not towards God. 3For
what says the 'Scripture? And Abraham believed
God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
4 Now to him that works, the reward is not reckoned
as of grace, but as of debt. 6 But to him that works
not, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly,
his faith is reckoned for righteousness. 6As also
David speaks of the happiness of the man, to whom
God reckons righteousness, apart from works,
7 Happy they, whose iniquities have been forgiven,
And whose sins have been covered ;
8 Happy the man to whom the Lord will not
reckon sin !
9 Comes this happiness then on the circumcision, or
also on the uncircumcision? For we say, Faith was
reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. '° How then
was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision, or
in uncircumcision ? Not in circumcision, but in un
circumcision. " And he received the sign of circum
cision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which
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father of all that believe while in uncircumcision,
that the righteousness might be reckoned to them
also ; '2 and father of circumcision to those who not
only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in
the steps of the faith of our father Abraham, which
he had while in uncircumcision.
"For not through law was the promise to Abra
ham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the
world, but through righteousness of faith. "For if
they that are of law are heirs, faith is made void, and
the promise is made of no effect. " For the law works
wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there
transgression. " For this cause it is of faith, that it
may be according to grace ; in order that the promise
may be sure to all the seed ; not to that only which
is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith
of Abraham ; who is the father of us all, " (as it is
written, A father of many nations have I made
thee,) before God whom he believed, who makes
alive the dead, and calls the things that are not as
though they were; "who against hope believed in
hope, to the end that he might become father of many
nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall
thy seed be. "And being not weakened in faith, he
considered his own body already dead, being about a
hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb ;
20 but in respect to the promise of God he wavered not
through unbelief, but was made strong in faith, giving
glory to God, " and being fully assured, that what he
had promised he was able also to perform. 22 Where
fore also it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
23 And it was not written for his sake alone, that it
was reckoned to him ; " but for ours also, to whom
it will be reckoned, if we believe on him who raised
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for our trespasses, and was raised for our justifica
tion. .
y 'Being justified therefore by faith, let us have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
2 through whom also we have had our access by faith
into this grace in which we stand, and let us "rejoice
in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but
let us "rejoice in afflictions also; knowing that afflic
tion works patience ; 4 and patience approval ; and ap
proval hope; 5and hope makes not ashamed; because
the love of God has been poured forth in our hearts,
through the Holy Spirit which was given to us.
6 For when we were yet weak, in due season Christ
died for the ungodly. ' For scarcely for a righteous
man will one die ; though, for the good man, perhaps
some one does even dare to die. 8 But God commends
his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. "Much more therefore,
being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved
from the wrath through him. "For if, being ene
mies, we were reconciled to God through the death
of his Son; much more, being reconciled, shall we be
saved by his life ; " and not only so, but also b rejoicing
in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom
we have now received the reconciliation.
"Therefore, as through one man sin entered into
the world, and death through sin; and so death
passed unto all men, for that all sinned; "for until
the law sin was in the world ; but sin is not reckoned
when there is no law. "But yet death reigned from
Adam until Moses, even over those who sinned not
after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a
type of the coming One. " But not as the trespass,
so also is the free gift ; for if by the trespass of the
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5 : 16-6 : 6  ROMANS. 355
one the many died, much more did the grace of God,
and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ,
abound to the many. " And not as through one that
sinned, is the gift ; for the judgment came of one unto
condemnation, but the free gift came of many tres
passes unto justification. " For if by the trespass of
the one, death reigned through the'one ; much more
they who receive the abundance of the grace, and of
the gift of righteousness, will reign in life through
the one, Jesus Christ.
"So then, as through one trespass it came to all
men unto condemnation ; so also through one right
eous act it came to all men unto justification of life.
19 For as through the disobedience of the one man the
many were constituted sinners, so also through the
obedience of the one will the many be constituted
righteous. 20But the law came in beside, that the
trespass might abound. But where sin abounded,
grace superabounded ; 21 that as sin reigned in death,
so also might grace reign through righteousness unto
eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
y T ' What then shall we say ? Are we to continue
in sin, that grace may abound? 2Far be it!
How shall we, who died to sin, live any longer
therein ? 3 Or, are ye ignorant, that all we who were
baptized "into Christ Jesus were baptized "into his
death ? 4 We were buried therefore with him through
the baptism "into his death ; that just as Christ was
raised from the dead through the glory of the Father,
so we also might walk in newness of life. 6 For if we
have become united with the likeness of his death,
we shall be also with that of his resurrection ; 6 know
ing this, that our old man was crucified with him,
that the body of sin might be destroyed, in order that
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we might no more be in bondage to sin. 'For he
that died has been justified from sin. 8And if we
died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live
with him ; 9 knowing that Christ, being raised from
the dead, dies no more; death has dominion over
him no more. "For the death that he died, he
died to sin once for all ; but the life that he lives, he
lives to God. " Thus reckon ye also yourselves to be
dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body,
that ye should obey its desires; "nor present your
members to sin as weapons of unrighteousness ; but
present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead,
and your members to God as weapons of righteous
ness. "For sin shall not have dominion over you;
for ye are not under law, but under grace.
15 What then ? Are we to sin, because we are not
under law, but under grace ? Far be it ! " Know ye
not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants
unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey ;
whether of sin unto death, or of obedience Unto right
eousness? "But thanks be to God, that ye were
servants of sin, but obeyed from the heart that form
of teaching unto which ye were delivered; "and
being made free from sin, became servants of right
eousness. " I speak after the manner of men, because
of the infirmity of your flesh. For as ye presented
your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity
unto iniquity ; so now present your members servants
to righteousness unto sanctification. 20 For when ye
were servants of sin, ye were free as to righteousness.
21 What fruit therefore had ye then in those things of
which ye are now ashamed ? For the end of those
things is death. 22 But now, being made free from sin,
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6 : 23-7 : 11  ROMANS.  357
sanctification, and the end eternal life. 23For the
wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God is eternal
life, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
yTT 'Or, are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to
' men who know law), that the law has dominion
over the man for so long time as he lives ? 2 For the
married woman is bound by law to the living hus
band ; but if the husband die, she is loosed from the
law of the husband. 3So then if, while the husband
is living, she be married to another man, she shall be
called an adulteress ; but if the husband die, she is
free from the law, that she may not be an adulteress,
though she be married to another man.
4Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead
to the law through the body of Christ, that ye might
be married to another, to him who was raised from
the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins,
which were through the law, wrought in our mem
bers to bear fruit unto death. 6But now we have
been loosed from the law, having died to that in
which we were held ; so that we serve in newness of
the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
7 What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Far
be it! But I should not have known sin, unless
through law; for I should not know "coveting, ifthe
law did not say, Thou shalt not "covet. 8But sin,
finding occasion through the commandment, wrought
in me all manner of "coveting. For apart from law,
sin is dead. 9 And I was alive apart from law once ;
but when the commandment came, sin revived, and
I died. "And the commandment which was unto
life, that I found to be unto death. " For sin, finding
occasion through the commandment deceived me, and
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through it slew me. 12So that the law is holy, and
the commandment holy and righteous and good.
13 Did then that which is good become death to me?
Far be it ! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin,
by working death to me through that which is good ;
that sin through the commandment might become
exceedingly sinful. " For we know that the law is
spiritual ; but I am carnal, sold under sin. " For what
I perform, I know not ; for not what I wish, that do
I practice ; but what I hate, that I do. " But if what
I wish not, that I do, I consent to the law that it is
'good. "Now then, it is no longer I that perform it,
but the sin that dwells in me. "For I know that
there dwells not in me, that is, in my flesh, any good;
for to wish is present with me ; but to perform that
which is good is not. " For the good that I wish, I
do not ; but the evil that I wish not, that I practice.
20 But if what I wish not, that I do, it is no more I
that perform it, but the sin that dwells in me. "I
find then the law, that, when I wish to do good, evil
is present with me. 22For I delight in the law of
God after the inward man. ^But I see a different
law in my members, warring against the law of my
mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of
sin which is in my members. " Wretched man that
I am ! Who will deliver me from the body of this
death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ
our Lord ! So then I myself with the mind serve the
law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
VIII * There is therefore now no condemnation to
those who are in Christ Jesus. 2For the law
of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set me free from
the law of sin and death. 3 For — what the law could
not do, in that it was weak through the flesh — God,
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for sin, condemned sin in the flesh ; 4 that the require
ment of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk
not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
'For they that are according to the flesh mind the
things of the flesh ; but they that are according to
the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind of
the flesh is death ; but the mind of the Spirit is life
and peace. ' Because the mind of the flesh is enmity
against God ; for it does not subject itself to the law
of God, neither indeed can it ; 8 and they that are in
the flesh can not please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if
indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if any
one has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
"And if Christ is in you, the body is dead,because of
sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the
dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the
dead will make alive your mortal bodies also, "be
cause of his Spirit that dwells in you.
"So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh,
to live according to the flesh. " For if ye are living
according to the flesh, ye are going to die ; but if by
the Spirit ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye
will live. " For as many as are led by the Spirit of
God, these are sons of God. " For ye did not receive
a spirit of bondage again unto fear ; but ye received
a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
"The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit, that we
are children of God; "and if children, also heirs;
heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ ; if indeed
we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified
with him.
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present
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time are of no account, in comparison with the glory
which is going to be revealed for us. " For the earnest
longing of the creation is waiting for the revelation of
the sons of God. 20 For the creation was made subject
to vanity, not by its own will, but because of him
who made it subject, in hope " that the creation itself
also will be set free from the bondage of corruption
into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groans and
travails in pain together until now. 23 And not only
so, but ourselves also, though we have the first-fruits
of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within our
selves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of
our body.
24 For by hope we were saved ; but hope seen is not
hope ; for what one sees, why does he also hope
for ? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we
wait for it with patience. 26 And in like manner the
Spirit also helps our weakness ; for we know not what
to pray for as we ought ; but the Spirit himself makes
intercession for us with groanings which can not be
uttered. "And he who searches the hearts knows
what is the mind of the Spirit, because he makes
intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good
to those who love God, to those who are called accord
ing to his purpose. 29 Because whom he foreknew, he
also predestined to be conformed to the image of his
Son, that he might be the first-born among many
brethren. 30 And whom he predestined, them he also
called; and whom he called, them he also justified;
and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
" What then shall we say to these things ? If God
is for us, who is against us ? 32 He who spared not his
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not also with him freely give us all things? 83 Who
will lay anything to the charge of God's elect? God
is he that justifies; "who is he that condemns?
Christ is he that died, yea rather, was raised, who is
also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for
us. 35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ?
Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36As it is written,
For thy sake we are killed all the day long ;
We were atccounted as sheep for slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than con
querors through him who loved us. 38 For I am per
suaded, that neither death nor life, nor angels nor
principalities, nor things present nor things to come,
nor powers, 39nor height nor depth, nor any other
created thing, will be able to separate us from the
love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
JY 'I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my con-
* science also testifying with me in the Holy
Spirit, 2 that I have great grief and unceasing anguish
in my heart. 3 For I could wish to be myself accursed
from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according
to the flesh; 4 who are Israelites; whose is the adop
tion, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving
of the law, and the service, and the promises ; 5 whose
are the fathers, and of whom as to the flesh is Christ,
who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
6 But not as though the word of God has failed.
For not all they are Israel, who are of Israel ; 7 neither,
because they are Abraham's seed, are they all chil
dren ; but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That
is, not they who are the children of the flesh are
children of God ; but the children of the promise are
reckoned as seed. 9 For the word of promise is this,.
At this season I will come, and Sarah shall have a
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son. 10 And not only so ; but when Rebecca also had
conceived by one, our father Isaac (" for they being
not yet born, nor having done anything good or evil,
that the purpose of God according to election might
stand, not of works, but of him who calls), '2 it was
said to her, The elder shall serve the younger. " Even
as it is written, Jacob I loved,
But Esau I hated.
"What then shall we say? Is there unrighteous
ness with God ? Far be it ! " For he says to Moses,
I will have mercy on whomsoever I have mercy, and
I will have compassion on whomsoever I have com
passion. "So then it is not of him who wills, nor of
him who runs, but of God who has mercy. " For the
Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very purpose did
I raise thee up, that I might show forth my power in
thee, and that my name might be announced in all
the earth. "So then, on whom he will he has mercy,
and whom he will he hardens.
19 Thou wilt say then to me, Why then does he still
find fault? For who resists his will? 20Nay but, O
man, who art thou that repliest against God ? Shall
the thing formed say to him who formed it, Why
didst thou make me thus? "Has not the potter a
right over the clay, out of the same lump to make
one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dis
honor? 22And what if God, willing to show forth
his wrath, and to make known his power, endured
in much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for per
dition; and that he might make known the riches
of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he before
prepared for glory ; " whom he also called, even us,
not from Jews only, but also from Gentiles? 25 As he
says also in Hosea,

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I will call that my people, which was not my
people ;
And her beloved, who was not beloved.
26 And it shall be, that in the place where it was
said to them, Ye are not my people, there will they
be called, Sons of the living God. " And Isaiah cries
concerning Israel,
If the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand
of the sea,
It is the remnant that will be saved ;
28 For the Lord will do a work on the earth,
Finishing it and cutting it short.
29 And as Isaiah has said before,
If the Lord of Sabaoth had not left us a seed,
We should have become as Sodom,
And been made like to Gomorrah.
30 What then shall we say? That Gentiles, who
were not following after righteousness, obtained right
eousness, but righteousness which is of faith ; 31 but
Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not
arrive at [such] a law. 32 Wherefore ? Because [they
sought it] not by faith, but as if it were by works of
law. They stumbled against the stone of stumbling ;
33 as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of
stumbling, and a rock of offense ; and he that believes
on him shall not be put to shame.
Y ' Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God
on their behalf, is that they may be saved. 2 For
I testify for them, that they have a zeal for God, but
not according to knowledge. 3 For being ignorant of
the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish
their own, they did not subject themselves to the
righteousness of God. 4For Christ is the end of law
for righteousness, to every one that believes.
6 For Moses writes that the man who has done the

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righteousness which is of the law, shall live in it.
"But the righteousness which is of faith says thus,
Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven ?
(that is, to bring Christ down ;) 7 or, Who shall descend
into the abyss? (that is, to bring up Christ from the
dead.) 8 But what says it? The word is near thee,
in thy mouth, and in thy heart ; that is, the word of
faith, which we preach ; 9 because, if thou confess with
thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in thy heart
that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved. " For with the heart man believes unto right
eousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation. " For the Scripture says, Whoever
believes on him shall not be put to shame. "For
there is no distinction between Jew and Greek ; for
the same one is Lord of all, rich toward all that call
on him; "for every one who calls on the name of
the Lord will be saved. " How then are they to call
on him in whom they believed not ? And how are
they to believe in him of whom they heard not?
And how are they to hear without a preacher?
"And how are they to preach, unless they are sent
forth? As it is written,
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring
glad tidings of good things !
" But they did not all obey the glad tidings. For
Isaiah says, Lord, who believed our report? "So
then faith comes of hearing, and hearing through the
word of Christ. "But I say, did they not hear?
Yes, verily ;
Their sound went out into all the earth,
And their words to the ends of the "world.
"But I say, did Israel not know? First
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I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are
no people,
By a nation without understanding I will pro
voke you to anger.
20 But Isaiah is very bold, and says,
I was found by those who sought me not ;
I became manifest to those who asked not after me.
" But as to Israel he says,
All the day long, I spread out my hands
To a disobedient and gainsaying people.
YT 'I say then, did God cast away his people?
Far be it ! For I also am an Israelite, from the
seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God did
not cast away his people that he foreknew. Or know
ye not what the Scripture says in Elijah; how he
intercedes with God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they
have killed thy prophets, have digged down thine
altars, and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what says the answer of God to him ? I have
left to myself seven thousand men, who have not
bowed the knee to Baal. 5Even so then, at this
present time also, there is a remnant according to the
election of grace. 6 And if by grace, it is no longer of
works ; otherwise the grace becomes no longer grace."
But if of works, it is no longer grace ; otherwise the
work is no longer work.
'What then? What Israel seeks, that he obtained
not ; but the election obtained it, and the rest were
hardened. 8 As it is written, God gave them a spirit
of stupor, eyes that they .should not see, and ears that
they should not hear, unto this very day. 9And
David says,
Let their table be made a snare, and a trap,
Andastumbling-block, and a recompense to them ;
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"Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not
see,
And bow thou down their back always.
" I say then, did they stumble in order that they
might fall? Far be it ! But by their trespass salva
tion is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to
"rivalry. '2 Now if their trespass is the riches of the
world, and their diminution the riches of the Gentiles,
how much more their fullness ? " But I am speaking
to you the Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle
of the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry; '4if by any
means I may provoke to "rivalry my flesh, and save
some of them. " For if the casting away of them is
the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving
of them be, but life from the dead? "And if the
first-fruit is holy, so is the mass ; and if the root is
holy, so are the branches. ''And if some of the
branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild
olive-branch, wast grafted in among them, and be
came a partaker with them of the root of the fatness
of the olive-tree ; "glory not over the branches. But
if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the root,
but the root thee. "Thou wilt say then, Branches
were broken off, that I might be grafted in. 20 Well ;
by their unbelief they were broken off, and thou
standest by thy belief. Be not highminded, but fear ;
21 for if God spared not the natural branches, neither
will he spare thee.
22 Behold then God's goodness and severity ; toward
those who fell, severity; but toward thee, God's
goodness, if thou continue in his goodness; other
wise, thou also shalt be cut off. M And they also, if
they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted
in ; for God is able to graft them in again. " For if
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thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild
olive-tree and wast grafted contrary to nature into a
good olive-tree ; how much more shall these, who are
the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-
tree? 25 For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant
of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits,
that hardness has come upon Israel in part, until the
fullness of the Gentiles come in. 26 And so all Israel
will be saved ; as it is written, There will come out
of Zion the Deliverer ; he will turn away ungodliness
from Jacob ; " and this is the covenant from me unto
them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As con
cerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sake ;
but as concerning the election, they are beloved for
the fathers' sake. ffl For the gifts and the calling of
God are not repented of. 30 For just as ye in times
past disobeyed God, but have now obtained mercy
by their disobedience; "so have these also now
disobeyed, that by the mercy shown to you they
also may now obtain mercy. 32For God shut up
all unto disobedience, that he might have mercy
on all.
33 Oh, the depth of the riches, both the wisdom and
the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his
judgments, and his ways past tracing out ! " For,
Who knew the mind of the Lord?
Or who became his counselor?
35 Or who first gave to him, and it shall be given
back to him again ? M For of him, and through him,
and to him, are all things ; to him be the glory for
ever. Amen.
YJT 'I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, to present your bodies a living
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rational "service. 2And be not conformed to this
"world ; but be transfigured by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may discern what is the will of God,
the good and well pleasing and perfect.
3 For I say, through the grace that was given me,
to every one that is among you, not to think of him
self more highly than he ought to think ; but so to
think as to think soberly, according as God imparted
to each one a measure of faith. 4 For even as we have
many members in one body, and all the members
have not the same office ; 5 so we, the many, are one
body in Christ, and severally members one of another;
6 and having gifts differing according to the grace that
is given to us, whether prophecy, let it be according
to the proportion of our faith ; ' or ministry, in the
ministry ; or he that teaches, in the teaching ; 8 or he
that exhorts, in the exhortation ; he that imparts, in
simplicity ; he that leads, in diligence ; he that shows
mercy, in cheerfulness.
9 Let love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil ;
cleave to that which is good. In brotherly love, " be
kindly affectioned one to another ; in honor preferring
one another; "in diligence not slothful; in spirit
fervent; serving the Lord; "in hope rejoicing; in
affliction patient; in prayer persevering; "commu
nicating to the necessities of the saints; given to
hospitality. " Bless those who persecute you ; bless,
and curse not. "Rejoice with those who rejoice;
weep with those who weep. " Be of the same mind
one toward another. Set not your mind on high
things, but be carried away with lowly. Become
not wise in your own conceits. "Recompense to
no one evil for evil. Provide things honorable in
the sight of all men. "If it be possible, as far
• Or, worship. » Or, age.

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as depends on you, be at peace with all men.
"Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place to
the wrath [of God]. For it is written, To me be
longs vengeance ; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
20 But, If thine enemy hungers, feed him ;
If he thirsts, give him drink. ,
For, in doing this,
Thou wilt heap coals of fire on his head.
"Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with
good. Y J] 1 Let every soul submit himself to the au
thorities that are over him. For there is no
authority but from God; and those that are have
been ordained by God. 2 So that he that sets himself
against the authority, resists the ordinance of God ;
and they that resist will receive to themselves con
demnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to the good
work, but to the evil. And dost thou wish not to
fear the authority ? Do that which is good, and
thou wilt have praise from him; 4for he is God's
minister to thee for good. But if thou do that which
is evil, fear, for he bears not the sword in vain ; for
he is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him
that does evil. 5 Wherefore it is necessary to submit
yourselves, not only because of the wrath, but also
because of conscience.
6 For, on this account ye pay tribute also; for they
are God's ministers, attending continually to this very
thing. ' Render to all their dues ; tribute to whom
tribute is due ; custom to whom custom ; fear to whom
fear; honor to whom honor. 8 Owe no one anything,
but to love one another ; for he that loves another has
fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit
adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal,

370  ROMANS.  13 : 10-14 : 10
Thou shalt not covet ; and if there is any other com
mandment, it is summed up in this saying, namely,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. " Love works
no ill to one's neighbor ; therefore love is the fulfillment
of the law. " And this, knowing the season, that it is
high time already for you to be awaked out of sleep ;
for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is far advanced, the day is at hand. Let us
therefore put off the works of darkness, and let us put
on the weapons of light. "Let us walk becomingly,
as in the day ; not in reveling and drunkenness, not
in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy ;
"but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh, to fulfill its desires.
Yjy 'Him that is weak in the faith receive; not
for decisions of disputes. 2 One believes that
he may eat all things ; but he that is weak eats herbs.
3 Let not him that eats despise him that eats not ; and
let not him that eats not j udge him that eats ; for God
received him. 4 Who art thou that judgest another's
servant ? To his own lord he stands or falls. But he
shall be made to stand ; for the Lord is able to make
him stand.
5 One man esteems one day above another ; another
esteems every day alike. Let each one be fully per
suaded in his own mind. 6 He that regards the day,
regards it to the Lord ; and he that eats, eats to the
Lord, for he gives thanks to God ; and he that eats
riot, to the Lord he eats not, and gives thanks to
God. ' For no one of us lives to himself, and no one
dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord ;
and if we die, we die to the Lord ; whether we live
therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end
Christ died, and lived, that he might be Lord of both
dead and living. " But thou, why dost thou judge

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thy brother? Or thou also, why dost thou despise
thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judg
ment-seat of God. " For it is written, As I live, saith
the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every
tongue shall confess to God. " So then, each one of
us will give account concerning himself to God.
13 Let us therefore no longer judge one another ; but
judge this rather, not to put a stumbling-block, or an
occasion to fall, in a brother's way. "I know, and
am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is
unclean of itself; but to him that accounts anything
to be unclean, to him it is unclean. " But if because
of food thy brother is grieved, thou no longer walkest
in accordance with love. Destroy not him by thy
food, for whom Christ died. " Let not then your good
be evil spoken of. " For the kingdom of God is not
food and drink ; but righteousness, and peace, and joy
in the Holy Spirit. "For he that in these things
serves Christ, is well pleasing to God and approved
by men.
"So then, let us follow after the things which make
for peace, and things by which one may edify another.
20 For the sake of food destroy not the work of God.
All things indeed are pure ; but it is evil for that man
who eats with offense. "It is good neither to eat
flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy
brother stumbles, or is made to offend, or is weak.
22 Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God.
Happy is he that judges not himself in that which he
approves. 23 And he that doubts is condemned if he
eat, because it is not of faith ; and all that is not of
faith is sin.
Yy ' Now we, the strong, ought to bear the infirmi-
* ties of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 Let each one of us please his neighbor, for his good,

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to edification. 3 For Christ also pleased not himself;
but, as it is written, The reproaches of those who
reproached thee, fell on me. 4For whatever things
were written aforetime were written for our instruc
tion, that we through patience and through consola-
tion of the Scriptures may have hope. 5 And the God
of patience and consolation grant you to be of the same
mind one with another, according to Christ Jesus;
6 that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
' Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also re
ceived you, to the glory of God. "For I say that
Christ has been made a minister of the circumcision,
in behalf of God's truth, that he might confirm the
promises made to the fathers ; 9 and that the Gentiles
might glorify God for his mercy ; as it is written,
For this cause I will confess to thee among Gen
tiles,
And will sing to thy name.
"And again he says,
Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
" And again,
Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles ;
And let all the peoples extol him.
12 And again, Isaiah says,
There shall be the root of Jesse,
And he who rises up to rule over Gentiles ;
On him will Gentiles hope.
"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and
peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in
the power of the Holy Spirit.
"And I myself also am persuaded of you, my
brethren, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness,
filled with all knowledge, able to admonish one
another also. "But I write the more boldly to you,

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in part as putting you in mind, because of the grace
that was given to me by God, "that I should be a
minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, "ministering
in the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gen
tiles may become acceptable, being sanctified by the
Holy Spirit. " I have therefore my glorying in Christ
Jesus, as to things pertaining to God. "For I will
not dare to speak of any of the things which Christ
did not work through me; to bring the Gentiles to
obedience, by word and work, "in the power of signs
and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit ; so that
from Jerusalem, and around as far as Illyricum,
I have fully preached the gospel of Christ; 29yea,
making it my ambition so to preach the gospel, not
where Christ was named, that I might not btiild upon
another's foundation ; " but as it is written,
They to whom nothing was announced concerning
him shall see,
And they that have not heard shall understand.
22 For which cause also, these many times, I was
hindered from coming to you. 23 But now having no
longer a place in these regions, and having a longing
these many years to come to you, "whenever I go
to Spain;— for I hope in passing through to see
you, and to be sent forward thither by you, if first
I have been satisfied in a measure with your com
pany.— 25 But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to
the saints. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia thought it
good to make some contribution for the poor among
the saints who were in Jerusalem. " For they thought
it good ; and their debtors are they. For if the Gen
tiles have shared in their spiritual things, they ought
also to minister to them in carnal things. 28When
» Gr., ministering in the manner of a priest.
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therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to
them this fruit, I will go on by you to Spain. 29 And
I know that, when I come to you, I shall come in the
fullness of the blessing of Christ.
30 And I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus
Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together
with me in your prayers to God for me ; 31 that I may
be delivered from the unbelieving in Judaea, and that
my ministry for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to
the saints ; 32 that I may come in joy to you through
the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
33 And the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Y V I J I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is
a " servant of the church which is at Cenchraea ;
2 that ye reeeive her in the Lord in a way worthy of
saints, and assist her in whatever matter she may
have need of you ; for she herself also has been a
helper of many, and of myself.
3 Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellow- workers in
Christ Jesus, 4who for my life laid down their own
necks ; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all
the churches of the Gentiles; sand salute the church
that is in their house.
Salute Epenetus, my beloved, who is the first-fruits
of Asia unto Christ. 6 Salute Mary, who bestowed
much labor on you. ' Salute Andronicus and " Junias,
my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of
note among the apostles, who were in Christ even
before me. 8 Salute Ampliatus, my beloved in the
Lord. 9 Salute Urbanus, our fellow- worker in Christ,
and Stachys my beloved. "Salute Apelles, the ap
proved in Christ. Salute those who are of the house
hold of Aristobulus. " Salute Herodion my kinsman.
Salute those of the household of Narcissus who are in
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16 : 12-25 ROMANS. 375
the Lord. "Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa who
labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved who
labored much in the Lord. " Salute Rufus, the elect
in the Lord, and his mother and mine. "Salute
Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas,
and the brethren who are with them. "Salute
Philologus, and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and
Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
"Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the
churches of Christ salute you.
" Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who
are causing divisions and occasions of stumbling, con
trary to the teaching which ye learned; and turn
away from them. " For they that are such serve not
our Lord Christ, but their own belly ; and by their
kind and smooth speech deceive the hearts of the
guileless. " For your obedience is come abroad unto
all men. I rejoice therefore over you; but I wish
you to be wise as to that which is good, and simple
as to that which is evil. 20 And the God of peace will
bruise Satan under your feet speedily. The grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21 Timothy, my fellow- worker, salutes you, and
Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen. 22I,
Tertius, who write the letter, salute you in the Lord.
23 Gaius' my host, and of the whole church, salutes
you. Erastus the treasurer of the city salutes you,
and Quartus the brother."
25 Now to him who is able to establish you, accord
ing to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ,
according to the revelation of the mystery kept in
' SomelxnVient documents insert ver. 2U, The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you, Amen, and omit the like words in ver. 20.

376 ROMANS. 16 : 26, 27
silence during eternal ages 26but now made manifest,
and through prophetic scriptures, according to the
commandment of the eternal God, inade known to all
nations for obedience to the faith, " to God only wise,
through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever.
Amen.

THE FIRST LETTEE OF PAUL TO THE
CORINTHIANS.

| 'Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ
through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2 to the church of God which is at Corinth, those who
are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with
all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in
every place, theirs and ours : 3 Grace to you, and peace,
frorii God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 1 thank my God always on your behalf, for the
grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus ;
5 that in everything ye were made rich in him, in all
speech and all knowledge ; 6 even as the testimony of
Christ was confirmed in you ; 7 so that ye fall short in
no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus
Christ; 8who will also confirm you unto the end,
unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God
is faithful, through whom ye were called into the
lellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
"But I beseech you, brethren, through the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same
thing, and that there be no divisions among you;
but that ye be made complete in the same mind, and
in the same j udgment. " For it has been made mani
fest to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of
the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among
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378 I. CORINTHIANS. 1 : 12-27
you. '2 And I mean this, that each of you says, I am
of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of
Christ. " Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for
you? Or were ye baptized "into the name of Paul?
"I give thanks that I baptized no one of you, but
Crispus and Gaius; "lest any one should say that ye
were baptized "into my natne. "And I baptized
also the household of Stephanas ; besides, I know not
whether I baptized any other. " For Christ did not
send me to baptize* but to preach the gospel ; not in
wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be
made of no effect. " For the word of the cross is to
those who are perishing, foolishness ; but to us who are
being saved, it is the power of God. " For it is written,
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And will reject the prudence of the prudent.
20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe ? Where
is the disputer of this "world? Did not God make
foolish the wisdom of the world ? " For since, in the
wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom knew
not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of
preaching to save those who believe; 22 since both
Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom,
23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling-
block, and to Gentiles foolishness, " but to those who
are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power
of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the fool
ishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness
of God is stronger than men.
26 For see your calling, brethren, that not many are
wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many
noble; "but the foolish things of the world God
chose that he might put to shame the wise ; and the
weak things of the world God chose that he might
» Or, unto. i> Or, age.

1 : 28-2 : 11 I. CORINTHIANS.  379
put to shame the things which are strong ; 28 and the
base things of the world, and the things which are
despised, God chose, and the things which are not,
that he might bring to naught things that are ; 29 that
no flesh should glory before God. 30 But of him are
ye in Christ Jesus, who from God was made wisdom
to us, both righteousness and sanetiflcation, and re
demption ; 31 that, as it is written, He that glories,
let him glory in the Lord.
TT xAnd I, when I came to you, brethren, came
* not according to excellency of word or of wisdom,
proclaiming to you the testimony of God. 2For I
determined not to know anything among you, but
Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3And I was with
you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.
4 And my word and my preaching was not in per
suasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the
Spirit and of power; 5that your faith might not be
in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 But we speak wisdom among the perfect; yet a
wisdom not of this "world, nor of the rulers of this
"world, who are coming to naught. 'But we speak
God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which
God predestined before the "worlds to our glory;
8 which no one of the rulers of this world knows ; for
had they known it, they would not have crucified the
Lord of glory ; 9 but (as it is written),
Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not,
And that entered not into man's heart,
Whatsoever things God prepared for those who
love him ;
10 but to us God revealed them through the Spirit, for
the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
"For who among men knows the things of the man,
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but the spirit of the man, which is in him ? So also
the things of God no one knows, but the Spirit of God.
12 And we received, not the spirit of the world, but the
spirit which is from God ; that we might know the
things that were freely given to us by God. " Which
things also we speak, not in words taught by human
wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit ; combin
ing spiritual things with spiritual.
" But a natural man receives not the things of the
Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him ; and
he can not know them, because they are spiritually
judged. "But he that is spiritual judges all things;
but he himself is judged by no one. "For who has
known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct
him? But we have the mind of Christ.
TTT 'And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you
as spiritual, but as carnal, as babes in Christ.
2 1 fed you with milk, and not with solid food ; for ye
were not yet able to bear it ; nay, not even now are
ye able ; 3 for ye are yet carnal. For whereas there is
among you envying and strife, are ye not carnal, and
do ye not walk as men ? 4 For whenever one says,
I am of Paul ; and another, I am of Apollos ; are ye
not men ? 5 What then is Apollos ? and what is Paul?
Servants through whom ye believed, and that as the
Lord gave to each one. 6 1 planted, Apollos watered,;
but God made it grow. ' So then neither is he that
plants anything, nor he that waters; but God who
makes it grow. 8And he that plants and he that
waters are one ; but each will receive his own wages
according to his own labor. 9 For we are God's fellow-
workers ; ye are God's field, God's building.
"According to the grace of God which was given
to me, as a wise master-builder I laid a foundation,
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heed how he builds thereon. " For other foundation
can no one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus
Christ. "And if any one builds on the foundation
gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble; "the
work of each one will be made manifest ; for the day
will show it, because it is revealed in fire, and the fire
itself will prove of what sort is each one's work. " If
any one's work which he builds thereon shall remain,
he will receive wages. "If any one's work shall be
burned up, he will suffer loss ; but he himself will be
saved ; yet so as through fire.
"Know ye not that ye are God's temple, and that
the Spirit of God dwells in you ? " If any one destroys
the temple of God, him will God destroy; for the
temple of God is holy, and that ye are.
18 Let no one deceive himself. If any one among
you thinks that he is wise in this "world, let him
become a fool, that he may become wise. "For the
wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it
is written, He that takes the wise in their craftiness.
20 And again,
The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise,
That they are vain.
51 So then, let no one glory in men. For all things
are yours ; M whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or
the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things
to come, all are yours; 23and ye are Christ's, and
Christ is God's.
Ty 'Let a man so account us, as servants of Christ
and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2Here
moreover, it is required in stewards, that one be
found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing
that I should be judged by you, or by man's day ;
nay, neither do I judge myself. * For I am conscious
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to myself of nothing; yet am I not hereby justified,
but he that judges me is the Lord. 5So then do not
judge anything before the time, until the Lord come,
who will both bring to light the hidden things of
darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the
hearts ; and then will each one have his praise from
God. 6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure
transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes ; that
in us ye may learn not to go beyond the things which
are written, that ye be not puffed up each for the one
against the other. 'For who makes thee to differ ?
And what hast thou which thou didst not receive?
But if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as
if thou hadst not received it? 8 Already ye are filled
full, already ye become rich, apart from us ye reigned
as kings ; yea I wish that ye did reign, that we also
might reign with you. 9 For I think, God set forth
us the apostles last, as condemned to death ; because
we have become a spectacle to the world, both to
angels and to men. " We are fools for Christ's sake,
but ye are wise in Christ ; we are weak, but ye are
strong; ye are glorious, but we are without honor.
" Even until this present hour we both hunger and
thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no
fixed abode; "and labor, working with our own
hands ; being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we
endure it; "being defamed, we beseech; we have
become as the filth of the world, the offscouring of
all things until now.
" I am not writing these things to shame you, but
to admonish you as my beloved children. "For if
ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many
fathers ; for in Christ Jesus it was through the gospel
I that begot you. " I beseech you therefore, become

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imitators of me. " For this very cause I sent to you
Timothy, who is my child, beloved and faithful in
the Lord, who will bring to your remembrance my
ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere
in every church. "Now some were puffed up, as
though I were not coming to you. "But I will come
to you speedily, if the Lord will, and will know, not
the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in
power. "What do ye wish? Shall I come to you
with a rod, or in love and the spirit of gentleness ?
y ' It is generally reported that there is fornication
among you, and such fornication as is not even
among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's
wife. 2And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn,
that he who did this deed might be taken away from
among you. 3 For I verily, being absent in body but
present in spirit, have already, as if present, judged
him who has so wrought this ; 4 in the name of our
Lord Jesus, when ye are gathered together, and my
spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 to deliver
such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh,
that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a
little leaven leavens the whole mass ? ' Cleanse out
the old leaven, that ye may be a new mass, even
as ye are unleavened. For our passover also, Christ,
was sacrificed; 8 therefore let us keep the feast, not
with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and
wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sin
cerity and truth.
9 1 wrote to you, in my letter, not to keep company
with fornicators ; "yet not, altogether, with the for
nicators of this world, or with the covetous and extor
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the world. " But as it is, I wrote to you not to keep
company, if any one called a brother be a fornicator,
or covetous, or an idolater, or areviler, or a drunk
ard, or an extortioner, with such a one not even to
eat. "For what have I to do with judging those who
are without ? Do not ye judge those who are within ?
13 But those who are without God judges. Put away
that wicked man from among yourselves.
yj ' Dare any one of you* having a matter against
another, go to law before the unrighteous, and
not before the saints? 2Or, know ye not that the
saints will judge the world? And if the world is
judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest
matters ? 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels ?
How much more the things of this life ? 4 If then ye
have judgments about things of this life, set those to
judge who are of no esteem in the church. 5 1 speak
to your shame. Is it so, that there can not be among
you even one wise man who will be able to judge
between his brethren, 6 but brother goes to law with
brother, and that before unbelievers? 'Already, it
is indeed a defect in you, that ye have law-suits one
with another. Why not rather suffer wrong ? Why
not rather be defrauded? 8But ye yourselves do
wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. 9Or
know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit
the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived ; neither for
nicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor abusers of themselves with men, "nor thieves,
nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extort
tioners, will inherit the kingdom of God. " And such
were some of you ; but ye were washed, but ye were
sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the
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"All things are lawful for me, but not all things
are profitable ; all things are lawful for me, but I will
not be brought under the control of anything. " Foods
for the belly, and the belly for foods ; but God will
bring to nought both it and them. Now the body is
not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord
for the body. " And God both raised the Lord, and
will raise up us through his power.
15 Know ye not that your bodies are members of
Christ? Shall I then take away the members of
Christ, and make them members of a harlot ? Far
be it ! " Or know ye not that he who is joined to the
harlot is one body ? For the two, says he, shall be
come one flesh. " But he that is joined to the Lord
is one spirit. "Flee fornication. Every sin that a
man commits is outside the body ; but he that com
mits fornication, sins against his own body. "Or
know ye not that your body is the Holy Spirit's
temple, who is in you, whom ye have from God, and
ye are not your own? 20For ye were bought with a
price ; glorify God therefore in your body.
yTT ' Now concerning the things of which ye wrote :
It is good for a man not to touch a woman ; 2 but
because of fornications, let each man have his own
wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
3 Let the husband render to the wife her due ; and in
like manner the wife also to the husband. 4 The wife
has not authority over her own body, but the hus
band ; and in like manner the husband also has not
authority over his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud
not one the other, unless it be by agreement for a
season, that ye may give yourselves to prayer, and
may again be together, that Satan may not tempt
you on account of your incontinency. 6But this I
say by way of permission, not of command. 'And
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I wish all men to be even as myself. But each one
has his own gift from God, one after this manner,
and another after that.
8 Now I say to the unmarried and the widows, it is
good for them if they remain as I alsoam. 9 But if
they have not self-control, let them marry ; for it is
better to marry than to burn. " And to the married
I give command, not I, but the Lord, — That the wife
depart not from the husband, " but if she even depart,
let her remain unmarried, or let her be reconciled to
her husband; and that the husband leave not his
wife. '2 And to the rest say I, not the Lord : If any
brother has an unbelieving wife, and she agrees to
dwell with him, let him not leave her. " And if any
wife has an unbelieving husband, and he agrees to
dwell with her, let her not leave her husband. "For
the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and
the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother;
else your children are unclean ; but as it is they are
holy. " But if the unbelieving departs, let him de
part. The brother or the sister is not under bondage
in such cases ; but God has called us in peace. " For
what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save
thy husband? Or what knowest thou, O husband,
whether thou shalt save thy wife? "Only, as the
Lord has apportioned to each one, as God has called
each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all
the churches. "Was any one called being circum
cised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has
any one been called in uncircumcision? Let him not
be circumcised. "Circumcision is nothing, and un
circumcision is nothing ; but the keeping of the com
mandments of God. ^Let each one abide in that
calling in which he was called. " Wast thou called
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canst become free, use it rather. a For he that was
called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's
freedman ; in like manner also the freeman, when he
is called is Christ's servant. 23 Ye were bought with
a price ; become not servants of men. " Brethren,
let each one abide with God in the condition in which
he was called.
25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment
of the Lord's ; but I give a judgment, as having re
ceived mercy from the Lord to be faithful. 26 1 think
therefore that this is good on account of the impend
ing necessity, that it is good for a man to be thus.
"Art thou bound to a wife? Seek not to be loosed.
Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife. 28But
if thou even marry, thou hast not sinned ; and if a
virgin marry, she has not sinned. Yet such shall
have affliction in the flesh ; and I am sparing you.
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened;
that henceforth both they who have wives be as
though they had none ; 3° and they that weep, as though
they wept not ; and they that rejoice, as though they
rejoiced not ; and they that buy, as though they pos
sessed not; "and they that use the world, as not
abusing it ; for the fashion of this world is passing
away. 32But I wish you to be free from anxieties.
The unmarried man is anxious for the things of the
Lord, how he may please the Lord ; 33 but he that is
married is anxious for the things of the world, how
he may please his wife. " There is a difference also
between the wife and the virgin. The unmarried
woman is anxious for the things of the Lord, that
she may be holy both in body and spirit ; but she
that is married is anxious for the things of the world,
how she may please her husband.
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may put a constraint on you, but for that which is
seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord with
out distraction. 3eBut if any one thinks that he
behaves himself unseemly toward his virgin, if she
be past the flower of her age, and need so require, let
him do what he wishes, he sins not ; let them marry.
37 But he that stands steadfast in his heart, having no
necessity, but has authority concerning his own wish,
and has determined this in his own heart that he will
keep his virgin, will do well. 38So that both he that
gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he
that gives her not in marriage will do better.
39 A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but
if her husband be fallen asleep, she is at liberty to be
married to whom she Wishes; only in the Lord.
10 But she is happier if she abides as she is, according
to my judgment ; and I think that I also have the
Spirit of God.
VTTT ' Now concerning the things offered to idols
' we know, — because we all have knowledge;
knowledge puffs up, but love builds up ; 2 if any one
thinks that he knows anything, he has not yet known
as he ought to know ; 3 but if any one loves God, this
one is known by him ; 
4 Concerning then the eating of the things offered
to idols, we know that there is no idol in the world,
and that there is no God but one. 5 For though there
are gods so-called, whether in heaven or on earth (as
there are gods many, and lords many), 6yet to us
there is one God, the Father, from whom are all
things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus
Christ, through whom are all things, and we through
him. ' Yet the knowledge is not in all ; but some, being
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offered to an idol ; and their conscience being weak
is defiled. 8But food will not commend us to God;
for neither, if we eat not, are we lacking ; nor, if we
eat, do we abound. 9 But take heed, lest in any way
this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to the
weak. "For if any one sees thee, who hast knowl
edge, reclining at table in an idol's temple, will not
his conscience if he is weak be built up to eat the
things offered to idols ? " For in thy knowledge he
that is weak perishes, the brother on account of whom
Christ died ! " And thus sinning against the brethren,
and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin against
Christ. '3 Wherefore, if food makes my brother to
stumble, I will eat no flesh for ever more, that I may
not make my brother to stumble.
TV ' Am I not free ? Am I not an apostle? Have
' I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not ye my
work in the Lord ? 2 If to others I am not an apostle,
yet to you at least I am ; for the seal of my apostle
ship are ye in the Lord. 3 My defense to those who
examine me is this. "Have we no right to eat and
drink ? 5 Have we no right to lead about a wife who
is a sister, as also the rest of the apostles, and the
brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? 6Or have only I
and Barnabas no right to forbear working ? 'Who
ever serves as a soldier at his own charges? Who
plants a vineyard, and eats not of its fruit? Or who
shepherds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the
flock? 'Am I saying these things after the manner
of men? Or does not the law also say these things?
9 For in the law of Moses it is written, Thou shalt not
muzzle an ox while treading out the grain. Is it for
the oxen that God cares? "Or does he say it alto
gether for our sake ? Yes, for our sake it was written ;
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that threshes, in hope of partaking. " If we sowed
for you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we
shall reap your carnal things? 12If others partake
of this right over you, do not we still more? But
we used not this right ; but we bear all things, that
we may not cause any hindrance to the gospel of
Christ. 13 Know ye not that they who minister about the
holy things eat of the things of the temple, and they
who wait at the altar partake with the altar? "Even
so did the Lord appoint for those who preach the
gospel, to live by the gospel. " I however have used
none of these things ; and I write not these things,
that it may be so done in my case ; "for it were better
for me to die, than that any one should make my glory
ing void. " For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing
to glory of; for a necessity is laid on me; for, woe is
to me, if I preach not the gospel ! " For if I do this
willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I
have a stewardship intrusted to me. "What then is
my reward ? That, in preaching the gospel, I may
make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to
the full my right in the gospel. "For being free
from all men, I made myself servant to all, that I
might gain the most. 20 And to the Jews I became
as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those under
law, as under law, not being myself under law, that
I might gain those under law ; " to those without
law, as without law (not being without law to God,
but under law to Christ), that I might gain those
without law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I
might gain the weak. I have become all things to
all, that I may by all means save some. 23 And all
* Gr, for it is well for me to die rather than my glorying--no
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things I do for the gospel's sake, that I may become
a partaker thereof with others.
24 Know ye not that they who run in a race, all
indeed run, but one receives the prize? Thus run,
in order that ye may obtain. 25 And every one who
strives in the games is temperate in all things ; they
indeed to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incor
ruptible. 28 1 therefore thus run, as not uncertainly ;
thus fight I as not beating the air. "But I buffet
my body, and bring it into bondage; lest by any
means, after having preached to others, I myself
should be rejected.
Y ' For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren,
that our fathers were all under the cloud, and
all passed through the sea ; 2 and were all baptized
"into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3and all ate
the same spiritual food, 4and all drank the same spir
itual drink ; for they drank of a spiritual rock that
followed them, and the rock was the Christ. 5But
in the most of them God had no pleasure ; for they
were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things came to pass as examples to us,
in order that we might not desire evil things, as they
also desired them. ' Nor become ye idolaters, as were
some of them ; as it is written, The people sat down
to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8Nor let us
commit fornication, as some of them did, and fell in
one day three and twenty thousand. 9Nor let us
"tempt the Lord, as some of them "tempted, and
perished by the serpents. "Nor murmur ye, as
some of them murmured, and perished by the de
stroyer. "Now these things happened to them by
way of example, and they were written for our ad
monition, on whom the ends of the ages are come.
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12 Wherefore let him that thinks he stands, take heed
lest he fall. "There has no temptation taken you
but such as belongs to man ; and God is faithful, who
will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are
able, but will with the temptation make also the way
of escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
"Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. "I
am speaking as to wise men ; judge ye what I say.
" The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a par
taking of the blood of Christ ? The loaf which we
break, is it not a partaking of the body of Christ?
" Because we, the many, are one loaf, one body ; for
we all share in the one loaf. " Behold Israel accord
ing to the flesh. Are not they who eat of the sacri
fices partakers of the altar? "What then do I say?
That what is offered to idols is anything, or that an
idol is anything? 20Nay; but that what they sacri
fice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God ; and
I do not wish you to become partakers with the
demons. " Ye can not drink the cup of the Lord, and
the cup of demons ; ye can not share in the table of
the Lord, and the table of demons. " Or do we pro
voke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than
he? 23 All things are lawful, but not all things are profit
able ; all things are lawful, but not all things edify.
24 Let no one seek his own, but his neighbor's good.
23 Whatever is sold in the market eat, asking no ques
tion because of conscience ; 26 for the earth is the Lord's,
and the fullness thereof. ,2' If one of the unbelieving
bids you to a feast, and ye choose to go, whatever is
set before you eat, asking no question because of con
science. 28 But if any one say to you, This has been
offered in sacrifice, eat it not, for his sake that showed
it, and because of conscience. 29 Conscience, I say, not

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thine own, but that of the other ; for why is my liberty
condemned by another conscience? 30If I partake
with thanks, why am I evil spoken of, for that for
which I give thanks? 31 Whether therefore ye eat
or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of
God. 32 Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews
or Greeks, or to the church of God ; 33 as I also please
all in all things, not seeking my own profit, but that
YJ of the many, that they may be saved. ' Become
imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2 Now I praise you, that ye remember me in all
things, and hold fast the instructions, as I delivered
them to you. 3And I wish you to know, that the
head of every man is Christ; and the head of the
woman is the man ; and the head of Christ is God.
4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head
covered, puts shame on his head. 5 But every woman
praying or prophesying with the head unveiled, puts
shame on her head ; for it is one and the same as if
she were shaven. 6 For if a woman is not veiled, let
her also be shorn ; but if it is a shame for a woman to
be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled. ' For a man
indeed ought not to veil his head, being God's image
and glory; but the woman is man's glory. 8 For man
is not from woman; but woman from man. 9For
man was also not created on account of the woman,
but woman on account of the man. 10 For this cause
ought the woman to have [the token of] authority
on her head, because of the angels. "Nevertheless,
neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart
from woman, in the Lord. "For as the woman is
from the man, so is also the man through the woman ;
but all things from God. " Judge in your own selves ;
is it becoming that a woman pray to God unveiled ?
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394 I. CORINTHIANS. 11 : 15-28
have long hair, it is a dishonor to him ? " But if a
woman have long hair, it is a glory to her ; for her
hair is given her for a covering. " But if any man
seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor
the churches of God.
" And while I enjoin this, I praise you not, that ye
come together not for the better, but for the worse.
"For first of all, when ye come together in "church,
I hear that divisions exist among you ; and I partly
believe it. " For there must be also factions among
you, that they who are approved may be made mani
fest among you.
20 When therefore ye assemble yourselves together,
it is not to eat a supper of the Lord ; " for in eating,
each takes before others his own supper ; and one is
hungry, and another is drunken. 22 What ! have ye
not houses to eat and to drink in ? Or despise ye the
church of God, and put shame on those who have
not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you
in this ? I praise you not.
23 For I received from the Lord, what I also deliv
ered to you, that the Lord Jesus, in the night in
which he was betrayed, took a loaf; "and having
given thanks, he broke it, and said, This is my body,
which is for you ; this do in remembrance of me.
25 In like manner also the cup, after they had supped,
saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood ;
this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of
me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink
the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come.
27 So that whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of
the Lord unworthily, will be guilty of the body and
the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man prove him
self, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the
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11 : 29-12 : 11 I. CORINTHIANS. 395
cup. 29 For he that eats and drinks, eats and drinks
judgment to himself, if he discern not the body.
30 For this cause many among you are weak and sick,
and not a few sleep. 31 But if we discerned ourselves,
we should not be j udged. 32 But being judged, we are
chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned
with the world.
33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together
to eat, wait one for another. " If any one is hungry,
let him eat at home ; that ye come not together unto
judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I
come. YT j ' Now concerning the spiritual gifts, brethren,
I do not wish you to be ignorant.
2 Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye were
carried away to the dumb idols, in whatever way ye
were led. 3 Wherefore I make known to you, that
no one speaking in the Spirit of God says, Jesus is
accursed ; and no one can say, Jesus is Lord, but in
the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same
Spirit. 5 And there are diversities of services, and the
same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of workings,
but the same God who works all in all. 7But to
each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for
profiting. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit a
word of wisdom ; and to another a word of knowledge
according to the same Spirit; 9to another faith, in
the same Spirit ; and to another gifts of healings in
the one Spirit ; 10 and to another workings of miracles ;
to another prophecy ; to another discerning of spirits ;
to another various kinds of tongues ; and to another
interpretation of tongues. " But all these works the
one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one sever
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12 For as the body is one and has many members,
and all the members of the body, being many, are one
body, so also is Christ. " For in one Spirit we were
all baptized "into one body, whether Jews or Greeks,
whether bond or free ; and were all made to drink of
one Spirit. " For the body also is not one member,
but many. " If the foot say, Because I am not a hand,
I am not of the body ; it is not therefore not of the
body. " And if the ear say, Because I am not an eye,
I am not of the body ; it is not therefore not of the
body. " If the whole body were an eye, where were
the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where
were the smelling? "But as it is, God. has set the
members each one of them in the body, even as he
wished. " And if they were all one member, where
were the body ? 20 But now there are many members,
but one body. " And the eye can not say to the hand,
I have no need of thee ; nor again the head to the
feet, I have no need of you. 22 Nay, much more the
members of the body which seem to be more feeble,
are necessary ; 23 and those parts of the body which
we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow
more abundant honor ; and our uncomely parts have
more abundant comeliness; "but our comely parts
have no need. But God tempered the body together,
giving more abundant honor to that which lacked ;
25 that there might be no division in the body, but
that the members might have the same care one for
another. 26 And whether one member suffers, all the
members suffer with it ; or one member is honored,
all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are Christ's body and severally members
of it. 28 And God set some in the church, first apos
tles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then mira-
• Or, unto.

12 : 29-13 : 12 I. CORINTHIANS. 397

Cles, then gifts of healings, helps, governings, various
kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles ? Are all proph
ets ? Are all teachers ? Are all workers of miracles ?
30 Have all gifts of healings? Do all speak with
tongues? Do all interpret? "But desire earnestly
the greater gifts; and a still more excellent way I
show you.
YTTT ' If I speak with the tongues of men and of
angels, but have not love, I am become sound
ing brass, or a clanging cymbal. 2And if I have
prophecy, and know all mysteries, and all knowledge ;
and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains,
but have not love, I am nothing. 3And if I be
stow all my goods in food, and if I give up my
body "to be burned, but have not love, it profits me
nothing. 4 Love suffers long, is kind, love envies not, love
vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, 3 does riot behave
unseemly, seeks not its own, is not provoked, imputes.
no evil, 6 rejoices not at unrighteousness, but rejoices
with the truth, ' bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things. 8Love never
fails; but whether there are prophecies, they will
be done away; whether tongues, they will cease;
whether knowledge, it will be done away. 9 For we
know in part, and we prophesy in part : " but when
that which is perfect is come, that which is in part
will be done away.
" When I was a child, I talked as a child, I thought
as a child, I reasoned as a child ; since I have become
a man, I have done away with the things of the child.
12 For we see now through a mirror, obscurely ; but
then face to face. Now I know in part ; but then I
shall know fully, even as I was also fully known.
' Many ancient docujnents read that I may glory.
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" And now abides faith, hope, love, these three ; and
the greatest of these is love.
Yjy ' Pursue love ; and desire earnestly the spirit
ual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
2 For he that speaks in a tongue speaks not to men,
but to God; for no one understands; but with the
spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But he that prophesies,
speaks to men edification and exhortation and com
fort. 4He that speaks in a tongue edifies himself;
but he that prophesies edifies the church. 5 1 wish
you all to speak with tongues, but rather that ye
should prophesy ; and greater is he that prophesies
than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interpret,
that the church may receive edification. 6 And now,
brethren, if I' come to you speaking with tongues,
what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either
in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophesying or
teaching? 'Even the lifeless things giving sound,
whether pipe or harp, if they give no distinction in
the sounds, how shall that which is piped or that
which is harped be known ? 8 For even if a trumpet
give an uncertain sound, who will prepare for war?
9 So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy
to be understood, how will that which is spoken be
known ? ¦ For ye will be speaking into the air.
"There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in
the world, arid no one is without meaning. " If then
I know not the force of the voice, I shall be to him1
that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks a barba
rian to me. '2 So also ye, since ye are eager for spirit
ual gifts, seek that ye may abound in them to the
edification of the church. " Wherefore let him that
speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. " For
if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my under
standing is unfruitful. "What is it then? I will

14 : 16-26 I. CORINTHIANS. 399
pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the under
standing also ; I will sing with the spirit, and I will
sing with the understanding also. " Else, if thou bless
with the spirit, how will he that fills the place of the
ungifted say the Amen at thy thanksgiving, since
he knows not what thou sayest? "For thou indeed
givest thanks well, but the "other is not edified. "I
thank God, I speak with tongues more than ye all.
"But in "church I had rather speak five words with
my understanding,' that I may instruct others also,
than ten thousand words in a tongue.
20 Brethren, be not children in understanding; yet
in evil be babes, but in your understanding be full
grown. 21 In -the law it is written,
With men of other tongues, and by lips of
strangers,
I will speak to this people ;
And not even so will they listen to me, saith the
Lord.
22 So that the tongues are for a sign, not to those
who believe, but to the unbelieving ; but prophecy is
not for the unbelieving, but for those who believe.
23 If therefore the whole church is assembled together >
and all are speaking with tongues, and there come in
those who are ungifted, or unbelievers, will they not
• say that ye are mad? "But if all are prophesying,
and there come in one that is an unbeliever, or un
gifted, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all.
25 The secrets of his heart become manifest ; and so
falling on his face he will worship God, reporting
that God is indeed among you.
26 What is it then, brethren? When ye come to
gether, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has
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400 I. CORINTHIANS. 14 : 27-15 : 3
a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation.
Let all things be done to edification. " If any one
speaks in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by
three, and in turn; and let one interpret. 28 But if
there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in
"church ; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
29 And let prophets speak by two or three, and the
others "judge. 30But if a revelation be made to
another sitting by, let the first keep silence. 31 For '
ye all can prophesy one by one,*that all may learn,
and all be exhorted. 32And spirits of prophets are
subject to prophets. 33 For God is not a God of con
fusion, but of peace, as in all the ° churches of the
saints. "Let your women keep silence in the churches;
for it is not permitted to them to speak, but let them
be in subjection, as the law also says. 35 And if they
wish to learn anything, let them ask their own hus
bands at home ; for it is shameful for a woman to
speak in church. 360r, was it from you that the
word of God went forth? Or did it come unto you
alone? 37 If any one thinks himself to be a prophet, or
spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write
to you that they are the Lord's commandment. 38 But
if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Where
fore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and
forbid not to speak with tongues. "But let all things
be done becomingly and in order.
Yy 'Now I make known to you, brethren, the
gospel which I preached to you, which also ye
received, in which also ye stand ; 2 through which also
ye are saved, if ye hold fast with what word I
preached to you, unless ye believed in vain. 3For I
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15 : 4-20 I. CORINTHIANS. 401
delivered to you first of all what I also received, that
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures ;
4 and that he was buried, and that he has been raised
on the third day, according to the Scriptures ; 5 and
that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve;
6 then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at
once, of whom the greater part remain until now,
but some are fallen asleep. ' After that, he appeared
to James ; then to all the apostles. 8 And last of all,
as if to the one born out of due time, he appeared to
me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am
not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted
the church of God. " But by God's grace I am what
I am ; and his grace which was bestowed upon me
did not prove vain ; but I labored more abundantly
than they all ; yet not I, but the grace of God with
me. " Whether then it be I or they, so we preach,
and so ye believed.
12 But if Christ is preached that he has been raised
from the dead, how say some among you that there
is no resurrection of dead men? "But if, there
is no resurrection of dead men, then neither has
Christ been raised ; " and if Christ has not been
raised, then is our preaching vain, vain also your
faith. "And we are found also false witnesses of
God ; because we testified in respect to God, that he
raised up the Christ ; whom he raised not, if it be so
that no dead are raised up. "For if no dead are
raised up, neither has Christ been raised; "and if
Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are
yet in your sins. " Then they also who have fallen
asleep in Christ have perished. "If in this life only
we have hoped in Christ, we are of all men most
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402 • I. CORINTHIANS. 15 : 21-36
a first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep. "For
since through man came death, through man came
also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam
all die, so also in Christ will all be made alive. 23 But
each in his own rank ; Christ a first-fruit ; then they
who are Christ's at his coming. "Then comes the
end, when he delivers up the kingdom to God and
the Father.; .when he has done away every rule, and
eivery authority and power. 25For he must reign,
till he has put all the enemies under his feet. 26 As
the last enemy, Death is done away with. For he
subjected all things under his feet. " But even when
he says, All things are subjected, it is manifest that
he is excepted, who subjected all things to him.
28 And whenever all things have been subjected to
him, then will the Son also himself be subjected to
him who subjected all things to him that God may
be all in all.
29 Else what will they do who are baptized for the
dead? If no dead are raised at all, why then are
they baptized for them ? 30 Why are we also in peril
every hour? " Daily do I die, I protest by the glory
ing in you, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus
our Lord. 32If after the manner of men I fought
with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the profit to
me ? If the dead rise not,
Let us eat and drink ;
For to-morrow we die.
38 Be not led astray ; evil companionships corrupt
good morals. " Awake righteously, and sin not ; for
some have not knowledge of God. I say it to shame
you. 35 But some one will say, How are the dead raised ?
And with what kind of body do they come ? 36 Thou
fool, what thou thyself sowest is not made alive, ex-

15 : 37-53 I. CORINTHIANS. 403
cept it die; "and what thou sowest, not the body
that will be sowest thou, but a bare grain, it may be
of wheat, or of some other kind. 38 But God gives it a
body just as he willed, and to each of the seeds a body
of its own. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh ; but there
is one flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another
flesh of birds, another of fishes. "There are also
heavenly bodies and earthly bodies ; but the glory
of the heavenly is one, and that of the earthly is
another. " There is one glory of the sun, and another
glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars ;
for star differs from star in glory. "So also is the
resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it
is raised in incorruption. " It is sown in dishonor, it
is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised
in power. " It is sown a natural body, it is raised a
spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is
also a spiritual. " So also it is written, The first man
Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a life-
giving spirit. " Yet the spiritual is not first, but the
natural ; then the spiritual. 4' The first man is of the
earth, earthy ; the second man is from heaven. "As
is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy ; and
as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heav
enly. " And as we bore the image of the earthy, " we
shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood can
not inherit the kingdom of God ; nor does corruption
inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery.
We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
last trump ; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead
will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and
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404 I. CORINTHIANS. 15 : 54-16 : 11
this mortal must put on immortality. "And when
this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and
this mortal shall have put on immortality, then will
come to pass the saying, that is written, Death has
been swallowed up in victory. 65 Where, O death, is
thy victory? Where, O death, is thy sting? i6The
sting of death is sin ; and the power of sin is the
law. " But thanks be to God, who gives us the vic
tory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 68 Therefore,
my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord, know
ing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Y y T ' Now concerning the collection for the saints,
as I directed the churches of Galatia, so also
do ye. 2 On the first day of the week, let each one
of you lay by him in store, according as he is pros
pered, that there may be no collections made when I
come. 3And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall
approve, them I will send with letters to carry your
benefaction to Jerusalem. 4 And if it be worth while
for me also to go, they shall go with me.
5 And I will come to you, when I have passed
through Macedonia. For I pass through Macedo
nia ; 6 and it may be that I will remain, or even pass
the winter with you, that ye may bring me on my
journey whithersoever I go. ' For I am unwilling to
see you now, in passing ; for I hope to remain some
time with you, if the Lord permit. 8But I shall
remain at Ephesus until the Pentecost. 9 For a great
and effectual door is open to me, and there are many
adversaries. "Now if Timothy come, see that he may be with
you without fear ; for he works the work of the Lord,
as I also do. " Let no one therefore despise him; but
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16 : 12-24 I. CORINTHIANS. 405
for I look for him with the brethren. '2 And concern
ing Apollos the brother, I besought him much to
come to you with the brethren ; and it was not at all
his will to come at this time, but he will come when
he shall have opportunity. "Watch, stand fast in
the faith, acquit you like men, be strong. " Let all
your acts be done in love. " Now I beseech you,
brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is
a first-fruit of Achaia, and that they have set them
selves to minister to the saints,) " that ye also submit
yourselves to such, and to every one that works with
us, and labors. " And I rejoice at the coming of Ste
phanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus ; for what was
lacking on your part they supplied. " For they re
freshed my spirit and yours; therefore recognize
those who are such.
"The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and
Prisca, with the church that is in their house, salute
you much in the Lord." 20A11 the brethren salute
you. Salute one another with a holy kiss. "The
salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand.
22 If any one loves not the Lord Jesus Christ, let
him be accursed. " Maran atha.
23 The grace of our Lord be with you. " My love
be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
> Or., Our Lord comes.

THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
CORINTHIANS.

T 'Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the
' will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the
church of God which is at Corinth, with all the
saints who are in all Achaia: 2 Grace to you and
peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ. 3 Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all
consolation; 4who consoles us in all our affliction,
that we may be able to console those who are in
any affliction, through the consolation wherewith we
ourselves are consoled by God. 5 Because, as the suf
ferings of Christ abound toward us, so through Christ
our consolation also abounds. 6 But whether we are
afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation ; or
whether we are consoled, it is for your consolation,
which is effective- in the endurance of the same suf
ferings which we also suffer. ' And our hope of you
is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the
sufferings, so are ye also of the consolation.
8 For we do not wish you to be ignorant, breth
ren, of our affliction which befell us in Asia, that
we were exceedingly weighed down beyond our
power, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Yea, we
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1 : 10-22 II. CORINTHIANS. 407

ourselves had in ourselves the sentence of death, that
we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who
raises the dead; "who delivered us from so great a
death, and will deliver ; in whom is our hope that
he will still deliver ; " ye also helping together on
our behalf by your supplication, that for the mercy
bestowed on us through many persons? thanks may
be given by many on our behalf. '2 For our glorying
is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holi
ness and "godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom, but
in the grace of God, did we conduct ourselves in the
world, and more abundantly toward you. " For we
write no other things to you, than what ye read or
even acknowledge, and I trust ye will acknowledge
even to the end ; "as also ye did acknowledge us in
part, that we are your glorying, even as ye also are
ours in the day of our Lord Jesus.
15 And in this confidence I intended to come to you
before, that ye might have a second " benefit ; "and
through you to pass into Macedonia, and from Mace
donia to come again to you, and by you to be helped
forward on my way to Judaea. " When therefore I
intended this, did I show fickleness? Or the things
that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh,
that with me there should be the yea, yea, and the
nay, nay? "As God is faithful, our word to you is
not yea and nay. " For the Son of God, Jesus Christ,
who was preached among you through us, through
me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, .
But is yea in him. 20For however many are the
promises of God, in him is the yea ; wherefore also
through him is the Amen, to the glory of God
through us. "Now he who confirms us with you
in Christ, and anointed us, is God; 22he who also
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408 II. CORINTHIANS. 1 : 23-2 : 13

sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our
hearts. 23 But I invoke God for a witness upon my soul,
that to spare you I came not yet to Corinth. "Not
that we lord it over your faith, but are helpers of
your joy ; for in faith ye stand fast.
TT ' And I determined this with myself, that I
would not come again to you in sorrow. 2For
if I make you sorry, who then is he that makes me
glad, but he that is made sorry by me? And I
wrote this very thing, that I might not, when I
came, have sorrow from those of whom I ought to
have joy; having confidence in you all, that my joy
is the joy of you all. 4 For out of much affliction
and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many
tears ; not that ye might have sorrow, but that ye
might know the love which I have very abundantly
toward you.
5 But if any one has caused sorrow, he has caused
sorrow not to me, but in part (not to be too severe) to
you all. 6 Sufficient for such a one is this punishment,
which was inflicted by the many. 7 So that, on the
contrary, ye ought rather to forgive and console him,
lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with
his overmuch sorrow. 8 Wherefore I beseech you to
confirm your love toward him. 9For to this end
also I wrote, that I might know the proof of you,
whether ye are obedient in all things. "And to
whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also ; for what
I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything,
for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ,
"that no advantage might be gained over us by
Satan ; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
12 Now when I came to Troas to preach the gospel
of Christ, and a door was opened to me in the Lord, " I

2 : 14-3 : 10 II. CORINTHIANS.  409
had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus
my brother ; but bidding them farewell, I went forth
into Macedonia. " But thanks be to God, who always
leads us in triumph in Christ, and makes manifest
through us in every place the savor of the knowledge
of him. " Because we are to God a sweet savor of
Christ, in those who are being saved, and in those
who are perishing ; " to the one a savor of death to
death, to the other a savor of life to life. And who
is sufficient for these things ? " For we are not as the
many, corrupting the word of God ; but as from sin
cerity, but as from God, in the sight of God we speak
in Christ.
TTT 'Are we beginning again to commend our
selves ? Or need we, as do some, letters of com
mendation to you, or from you? 2 Ye are our letter,
written in our hearts, known and read by all men ; 3 be
ing made manifest that ye are Christ's letter ministered
by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the
living God ; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that
are hearts of flesh. 4 And such confidence have we
through Christ, toward God. 5 Not that we are suffi
cient of ourselves to think anything as from our
selves; but our sufficiency is from God; 6who also
made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant ;
not of the letter, but of the spirit ; for the letter kills,
but the spirit makes alive. ' But if the ministration
of death, engraven with letters on stones, came in
glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look
intently on the face of Moses on account of the
glory of his face, which glory was passing away;
8 how shall not rather the ministration of the Spirit
be in glory ? 9 For if the ministration of condemna
tion has glory, much more does the ministration of
righteousness exceed in glory. '° For even that which
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410 II. CORINTHIANS. 3 : 11-4 : 6
has been made glorious has not been made glorious
in this respect, on account of the glory that excels.
" For if that which is passing away is glorious, much
more that which abides is glorious.
12 Having therefore such hope, we use great plain
ness of speech ; " and are not as Moses who put a vail
over his face, that the children of Israel might not
intently look on the end of that which was passing
away. "But their understandings were hardened;
for until this day on the reading of the old covenant
the same vail abides, not being taken away ; which
vail is done away in Christ. " But even to this day,
whenever Moses is read, a vail lies on their heart.
16 But whenever it turns to the Lord, the vail is taken
away. " Now the Lord is the Spirit ; and where the
Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. " But we all,
with unvailed face reflecting as a mirror the glory of
the Lord, are transfigured into the same image from
glory to glory, " as by the Spirit of the Lord.
jy ' Therefore, having this ministry, as we received
* mercy, we faint not. 2 But we renounced the hid
den things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor
handling with guile the word of God ; but, by the
manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to
every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3But
even if our gospel is vailed, it is vailed in those
who are perishing; 4in whom the god of this
" world blinded the understandings of the unbeliev
ing, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ,
who is God's image, should not shine. 6For we
preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord ; and
ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 Because
it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of dark
ness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of
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4:7-5:3 II. CORINTHIANS. 411

the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of
Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that
the exceeding greatness of the power may be God's,
and not from ourselves ; 8 being pressed in every way,
yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not despairing;
9 pursued, yet not forsaken ; smitten down, yet not
destroyed ; " always carrying about in the body the
dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be
manifested in our body. "For we who live are
always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the
life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal
flesh. " So that death works in us, but life in you.
"But having the same spirit of faith, according to
what is written, I believed, therefore did I speak, we
also believe, therefore also we speak ; " knowing that
he who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise up us also
with Jesus, and will present us with you. " For all
things are for your sakes ; that the grace, abounding
through the many, may make the thanksgiving more
abundant, to the glory of God.
" Wherefore we faint not ; but though our outward
man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day
by day. " For our light affliction, which is but for a
moment, is working out for us more and more exceed
ingly an eternal weight of glory ; '8 while we look not
at the things that are seen, but at the things that are
not seen ; for the things that are seen are for a season,
but the things that are not seen are eternal.
y ' For we know that, if our earthly house of the
" tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from
God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the
heavens. 2 For in this we groan, longing to be clothed
upon with our habitation which is from heaven ; 3 if
indeed being clothed, we shall not be found naked.

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4 For we that are in the tabernacle groan, being bur
dened ; not that we wish to be unclothed, but to be
clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed
up by life.
5 Now he that wrought us out for this very thing is
God, who gave to us the earnest of the Spirit. 6 Being
therefore always of good courage, and knowing that
while at home in the body we are absent from the
Lord ('for we walk by faith, not by sight), 8we are
of good courage, and are well pleased rather to be
absent from the body, and to be at home with the
Lord. 9 Wherefore we also make it our aim, whether at
home or absent, to be well pleasing to him. " For we
must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of
Christ ; that each one may receive the things done in
the body, according to the things which he practiced,
whether good or evil.
"Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we per
suade men; but to God we have been manifested,
and I hope that we have been manifested also in your
consciences. 12 We are not again commending our
selves to you, but giving you occasion of glorying on
our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer
those who glory in appearance and not in heart.
13 For whether we were beside ourselves, it was for
God ; or whether we are of sound mind, it is for you.
14 For the love of Christ constrains us ; because we
thus judged, that one died for all, therefore they all
died; "and he died for all, that they who live
should live no longer to themselves, but to him who
for them died and rose again. " So that we hence
forth know no one according to the flesh ; even if we
have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now
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Christ, he is a new creature ; the old things passed
away; behold, they have become new. "And all
things are from God, who reconciled us to himself
through Christ, and gave to us the ministry of the
reconciliation; "how that God was in Christ recon
ciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them
their trespasses, and having committed to us the
word of reconciliation.
20 On behalf of Christ then we are ambassadors, as
though God were beseeching by us; we entreat on
behalf of Christ : Be reconciled to God ! " Him who
knew not sin he made to be sin for us, that we might
become God's righteousness in him.
yj ' And, working together with him, we also be
seech you that ye receive not the grace of God
in vain ; (2 for he says ,
In an acceptable time I heard thee,
And in a day of salvation I helped thee ;
behold, now is the acceptable time, behold, now is
the day of salvation;) 3 giving no cause of stumbling
in anything, that our ministry be not blamed ; 4 but
in everything commending ourselves as God's minis
ters, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in
distresses, 5in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults,
in labors, in watchings, in fastings; 6in pureness, in
knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy
Spirit, in love unfeigned, ' in the word of truth, in the
power of God ; through the weapons of righteousness
on the right hand and on the left, 8 through glory and
dishonor, through evil report and good report; as
deceivers, and yet true; 9as unknown, and yet well
known ; as dying, and, behold, we live ; as chastened,
and not killed ; 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing ;
as poor, yet making many rich ; as having nothing,
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"Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our
heart is enlarged. '2 Ye are not straitened in us, but
ye are straitened in your own affections. " Now as a
recompense in the same kind (I speak as to my chil
dren), be ye also enlarged.
"Be not yoked unequally With unbelievers; for
what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness?
And what communion has light with darkness?
"And what concord has Christ with Beliar? Or
what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?
16 And what agreement has God's temple with idols?
For we are the living God's temple, as God said,
I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and
I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
"Wherefore, come out from among them, and be
separated, saith the Lord, and touch not anything
unclean ; and I will receive you, "and will be to you
a Father, and ye shall be to me sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.
yjT 'Having therefore these promises, beloved,
" let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement
of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of
God. 2 Open your hearts to us ; we wronged no one, we
corrupted no one, we defrauded no one. 3 1 say it not
to condemn you ; for I have already said, that ye are
in our hearts, to die together and to live together.
4 Great is my boldness toward you, great is my glory
ing on account of you ; I am filled with consolation,
I am made to abound with joy, in all our afflic
tion. 6 For even when we were come into Macedonia, our
flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted in every way ;
without were fightings; within were fears. 6But
God, who consoles the lowly, consoled us by the com-

7 : 7-16 II. CORINTHIANS. 415
ing of Titus ; 7 and not by his coming only, but also
by the consolation with which he was consoled in
you, when he told us your earnest desire, your
mourning, your zeal for me ; so that I rejoiced the
more. 8 Because, though I made you sorry with my
letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it ; for I
see that that letter made you sorry, though but for a
season. 9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made
sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance ;
for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that
in nothing ye might receive barm from us. " For
godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation, not
to be regretted ; but the sorrow of the world works
out death. " For behold this very thing, that ye
were made sorry after a godly manner, what dili
gence it wrought in you ; yea, what defence of your
selves ; yea, what indignation ; yea, what fear ;
yea, what longing desire; yea, what zeal; yea,
what avenging! In every thing ye shewed your
selves to be pure in the matter. "So then, though I
wrote to you, it was not on account of him who did
the wrong, nor of him who suffered wrong, but that
your care for us might be manifested to you in the
sight of God. " For this cause we have been con
soled ; but in our consolation, we rejoiced abundantly
more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been
refreshed by you all. "For if in any thing I have
gloried to him of you, I was not made ashamed ; but
as we spoke all things to you in truth, so also our
glorying before Titus was found to be truth. " And
his tender affection is more abundantly toward you,
while he remembers the obedience of you all, how
with fear and trembling ye received him.
"I rejoice, that in everything I am of good courage
concerning you.

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yTT T ' And we make known to you, brethren, the
'¦ grace of God which has been bestowed in the
churches of Macedonia ; 2 that in much trial of afflic
tion was the abundance of their joy, and their deep
poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.
3 For according to their ability, I bear testimony, and
beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord ;
4 with much entreaty beseeching of us the grace and
the participation in the ministering to the saints;
6 and not as we expected, but themselves they gave
first to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
6 So that we exhorted Titus, that as he had before
made a beginning, so he would also finish among you
this grace also. 7 But, as in everything ye abound,
in faith, and speech, and knowledge, and all dili
gence, and your love to us, see that ye abound in this
grace also. 8 1 say it not by way of command, but
through the diligence of others proving also the sin
cerity of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, for your
saKes he became poor, that ye through his poverty
might become rich. "And I give my judgment in
this matter ; for this is profitable for you, who made
a beginning before others, not only to do, but also to
will, a year ago. " And now finish the doing of it
also ; that as there was the readiness to will, so there
may be the finishing according to what ye have.
12 For if there be first the willing mind, it is accepted
according to what one has, not according to what he
has not. " For it is not that others may have relief
and ye distress; "but, by the rule of equality, at
this present time your abundance being a supply
for their want, that also their abundance may be
come a supply for your want, that there may be
equality ; as it is written, " He that gathered much

8 : 16-9 : 4 II. CORINTHIANS. 417
had nothing over, and he that gathered little did not
lack. "But thanks be to God, who puts the same dili
gence for you into the heart of Titus. " For he ac
cepted indeed our exhortation ; but being very zeal
ous, he went to you of his own accord. "And
together with him we sent the brother, whose praise
in the gospel is throughout all the churches; "and
not that only, but who was also appointed by the
churches, as our fellow-traveler with this gift which
is administered by us, to further the glory of the
Lord, and our zeal ; 20 being careful of this, that no
one should blame us as to this bounty which is
administered by us ; " for we provide for what is
honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also
in the sight of men. 22 And we sent with them our
brother, whom we have often in many things proved
to be diligent, but now much more diligent, through
the great confidence which he has toward you. 23 As
to Titus, he is my partner, and in regard to you a
fellow- worker ; as to our brethren, they are messen
gers of the churches, the glory of Christ. 24 Therefore
show toward them before the churches, the proof of
your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.
JY 'For concerning the ministering to the saints,
" it is superfluous for me to write to you. 2 For I
know your readiness of mind, of which I glory on
your behalf to the Macedonians, that Achaia has
been prepared for a year past ; and your zeal stirred
up the greater part of them. 3 But I sent the breth
ren, in order that our glorying on your behalf might
not be made void in this respect ; that, as I said, ye
may be prepared; 4lest perchance, if Macedonians
come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we
sav not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.

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6 1 thought it necessary, therefore, to exhort the
brethren, that they should go before to you, and
make up beforehand your previously promised
bounty, that this may be ready as a matter of bounty
and not as covetousness. 6 But as to this, he that sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly ; and he that sows
bountifully will also reap bountifully ; 7 but let each
one give as he has purposed in his heart, not
grudgingly or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful
giver. 8 And God is able to make every grace abound
toward you ; that ye, always having all sufficiency
in everything, may abound toward every good work ;
(9 as it is written :
He scattered, he gave to the poor ;
His righteousness abides forever ;)
"and he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for
food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing,
and increase the fruits of your righteousness; "ye
being enriched in everything to all liberality, which
works through us thanksgiving to God. "Because
the ministration of this service not only fully supplies
the wants of the saints, but also abounds through
many thanksgivings to God, "while through the
proving of you by this ministration they glorify God
on account of your obedience to your confession in
respect to the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality
of the contribution to them, and to all ; " they also,
with supplication for you, longing after you on
account of the exceeding grace of God upon you.
15 Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift !
Y ' Now I, Paul, myself beseech you by the meek-
ness and gentleness of Christ, who in your pres
ence indeed am lowly among you, but being absent
am of good courage toward you ; 2 but I entreat, that
I may not when I am present be of good courage with

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the confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against
some, who think of us as walking according to the
flesh. 3For though walking in the flesh, we do not
war according to the flesh ; (4for the weapons of our
warfare are not fleshly, but mighty before God to the
easting down of strongholds ;) 6 casting down imagi
nations, and every high thing that exalts itself against
the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought
into captivity to the obedience of Christ ; 6 and being
in readiness to avenge every disobedience, when your
obedience is made complete.
' Ye look on the things that are after the outward
appearance. If any one trusts to himself that he is
Christ's, let him consider this again with himself,
that, as he is Christ's, so also are we. 8For even if I
glory somewhat more abundantly concerning our au
thority, which the Lord gave us for building you up,
and not for casting you down, I shall not be put to
shame ; 9that I may not seem as if I would terrify
you by my letters. '° For his letters, says one, are
weighty and strong ; but his bodily presence is weak,
and his speech despicable. " Let such a one consider
this, that such as we are in word by letters when ab
sent, such will we be also in deed when present.
12 For we are not bold to reckon ourselves among,
or to compare ourselves with, some of those who
commend themselves; but they, measuring them
selves among themselves, and comparing themselves
with themselves, are without understanding. "But
we will not glory beyond our measure, but according
to the measure of the limit which God apportioned to
us as a measure, to reach even to you. " For we do
nit stretch ourselves beyond our measure, as if we
reached not to you ; for as far as to you also did we
cotne, in the gospel of Christ; "not glorying beyond

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our measure in other men's labors ; but having hope
that as your faith increases, we shall be enlarged
among you according to our limit unto further abun
dance, "so as to preach the gospel in the regions
beyond you, not to glory within the limits assigned
to another of things made ready to our hand. " But
he that glories, let him glory in the Lord. " For not
he that commends himself is approved, but he whom
the Lord commends.
YJ ' Would that ye could bear with me in a little
folly ! Nay, indeed ye do bear with me. 2 For
I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy ; for I
betrothed you to one husband, that I may present
you a pure virgin to Christ. 8 But I fear, lest by any
means, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness,
so your minds should be corrupted from your singleness
and purity toward Christ. 4 For if indeed he that comes
preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach,
or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not
receive, or a different gospel, which ye did not receive,
ye might well bear with it. 6For I reckon that I
am in no respect behind those pre-eminent apostles.
6 And though I be rude in speech, yet I am not in
knowledge ; but in everything we have manifested it
among all, in respect to you. ' Or did I commit a sin
in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because
I preached to you the gospel of God "without cost?
8 1 robbed other churches, taking wages of them, that
I might minister to you. 9 And when I was present
with you, and lacked, I was a charge to no one; for
what was lacking to me the brethren when they came
from Macedonia supplied ; and in every thing I kept
myself from being burdensome to you, and so will
keep myself. " As the truth of Christ is in me, this
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11 : 11-26 II. CORINTHIANS. 421
glorying shall not be stopped against me in the
regions of Achaia. "Why? Because I love you
not? God knows. "But what I do, and will do,
is that I may cut off the occasion of those who de
sire an occasion, that wherein they glory they may
be found even as we. " For such men are false apos
tles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into
apostles of Christ. " And no wonder ; for Satan him
self transforms himself into an angel of light. " It is
no great thing then, if also his ministers transform
themselves as miuisters of righteousness ; whose end
will be according to their works.
16 1 say again, let no one think me foolish ; but if ye
do, yet receive me even if as foolish, that I too may
glory a little. " What I speak, I speak not according
to the Lord, but as if in folly, in this confidence of
glorying. " Since many glory according to the flesh,
I also will glory. " For ye gladly bear with the fool
ish, being yourselves wise. 20 For ye bear with it, if
one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if
one takes you captive, if one exalts himself, if one
beats you on the face. "I say it as a dishonor, as
though we had been weak. But in whatever any one
is bold (I say it in folly), I also am bold. 22 Are they
Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am
I. Are they Abraham's seed? Soaml. 23Arethey
ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am
more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more
abundantly, in stripes above'measure, in deaths often ;
24 from the Jews five times I received forty stripes
save one; 25 thrice I was beaten with rods; once I
was stoned ; thrice I suffered shipwreck ; a night and
a day I have spent in the deep ; 26 in journeyings often,
in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from
my countrymen, in perils from the heathen, in perils

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in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in
the sea, in perils among false brethren ; " in toil and
hardship, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst,
in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 Apart
from the things which I omit, there is that which
comes upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches.
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak ? Who is caused
to stumble, and I do not burn? 30If I must needs
glory, I will glory of things which belong to my
infirmity. "The God and Father of our Lord Jesus
who is blessed forevermore, knows that I lie not.
32 In Damascus, the governor under Aretas the king
kept guard over the city of the Damascenes to arrest
me ; 33 and through a window I was let down in a
basket through the wall, and escaped his hands.
YTT 'I must needs glory though it is not profit
able; but I will come to visions and revela
tions of the Lord.
2 1 know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago
(whether in the body I know not, or whether out of
the body I know not, God knows), such a one caught
up even to the third heaven. 3 And I know such a
man (whether in the body or apart from the body I
know not, God knows), 4that he was caught up into
paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is
not lawful for a man to utter.
5 On behalf of such a one I will glory ; but on my
own behalf I will not glory, save in my infirmities.
6 For if I should desire to glory, I should not be fool
ish, for I should be speaking the truth ; but I forbear,
lest any one should reckon of me above what he sees
me to be, or hears from me. ' And that I might not
be exalted overmuch by the abundance of the revela
tions, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a
messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be

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exalted overmuch. 8 Concerning this I besought the
Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he
has said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for
my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly
therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that
the power of Christ may abide on me. '° Wherefore
I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in neces
sities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake :
for when I am weak, then I am powerful.
" I have become foolish ; ye compelled me. For I
ought to have been commended by you ; for in noth
ing was I behind these pre-eminent apostles, though I
am nothing. "Truly the signs of an apostle were
wrought among you in all patience, by signs, and
wonders, and miracles. " For what is there, wherein
ye were made inferior to the rest of the churches,
except that I myself was not a charge to you? For
give me this wrong.
"Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come
to you ; and I will not be a charge to you ; for I seek
not yours, but you ; for the children ought not to lay
up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
15 And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your
souls ; if I love you more abundantly, am I to be
loved the less? "But be it so, I was not myself a
charge to you; but yet, being crafty, I caught you
with guile. "Did I make gain of you, by any of
those whom I have sent to you ? "I exhorted Titus
[to go], and sent with him the brother. Did Titus
make gain of you ? Did we not walk in the same
spirit ; did we not in the same steps ?
19 Do ye all this time suppose that we are excusing
ourselves to you ? Before God in Christ we are speak
ing; and all, beloved, for building you up. 20For I
fear, lest perhaps, when I come, I should find you not

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such as I would, and that I too should be found by
you such as ye would not; lest there should be
strifes, jealousy, wraths, party spirit, backbitings,
whisperings, swellings, tumults ; " lest, when I come
again, my God should humble me before you, and I
should mourn for many of those who have sinned
before, and repented not of the uncleanness, and for
nication, and wantonness, which they practiced.
XTTT irThis is the third time I am coming to you.
At the mouth of two witnesses, and of three,
shall every word be established. 2 1 have before said,
and now say beforehand, as when I was present the
second time, so also now being absent, to those who
heretofore have sinned, and to all the rest, that if I
come again I will not spare ; 3 since ye seek a proof of
Christ who is speaking in me, who toward you is not
weak, but is powerful in you. 4 For he was crucified
through weakness, yet he lives through the power of
God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live
with him through the power of God toward you.
5 Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith ;
prove your own selves. Or know ye not your own
selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless ye are repro
bate indeed. 6 But I hope that ye will know, that we
are not reprobate.
' Now we pray to God that ye do no evil ; not that
we should appear approved, but that ye may do what
is good, though we be as reprobate. 8 For we haveno
power against the truth, but for the truth. 9 For we
rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are powerful ; this
also we pray for, even your perfection. "For this
cause I write these things while absent, that when
present I may not deal sharply according to the au
thority which the Lord gave me for building up, and
not casting down.

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"Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of
good comfort, be of the same mind, be at peace ; and
the God of love and peace will be with you.
12 Salute one another with a holy kiss. " All the
saints salute you.
14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,.and the love
of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be
with you all.

THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
GALATIANS.

T 'Paul, an apostle, not from men, nor through
man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the
Father who raised him from the dead, 2 and all the
brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia :
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God the Father, and
our Lord Jesus Christ; 4who gave himself for our
sins, that he might deliver us out of the present evil
"world, according to the will of our God and Father;
5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
6 1 wonder that ye are so soon removing from him
who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different
gospel ; ' which is not another, only there are some
who trouble you, and wish to pervert the gospel of
Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven,
should preach a gospel to you other than that which
we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9As we
have said before, so I now say again, if any one
preaches a gospel to you contrary to that which ye
received, let him be accursed. " For am I now seek
ing the favor of men or of God ? Or am I seeking to
please men ? If I were still pleasing men, I should
not be Christ's servant.
" For I make known to you, brethren, that the gos-
» Or, age.
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1 : 12-2 : 3  GALATIANS. 427
pel which was preached by me is not according to
man ; '2 for I also did not receive it from man, nor
was I taught it, but I received it through revelation
of Jesus Christ. "For ye heard of my conduct
formerly in Judaism ; that beyond measure I perse
cuted the church of God, and was destroying it, "and
pressed forward in Judaism beyond many compan
ions of the same age in my nation, being more
exceedingly a zealot for the traditions of my fathers.
"But when God, he who set me apart from my
mother's womb, and called me through his grace,
"was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I
should make known the glad news of him among the
Gentiles ; straightway I did not confer with flesh and
blood, " nor go up to Jerusalem to those who were
apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and
returned again to Damascus. "Then, after three
years, I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted
with Cephas, and abode with him fifteen days.
"But no other of the apostles did I see, but only
James, the brother of the Lord. 20Now as to the
things which I write to you, behold before God, I lie
not. " Then I came into the regions of Syria and
Cilicia ; 22 and was unknown by face to the churches
of Judaea which were in Christ ; 23 but they were only
hearing, He who was once our persecutor now
preaches the faith which once he was destroying ;
24 and they glorified God in me.
TT ' Then, after fourteen years, I went up again to
Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking also Titus with
me. 2 And I went up according to a revelation, and
laid before them the gospel which I preach among
the Gentiles ; but privately, before those of repute,
lest by any means I should be running,; or had run
in vain. 3 But not even Titus, who was with me,

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being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised;
4 and that because of the false brethren stealthily
brought in, who crept in to spy out our freedom
which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring
us into bondage ; 5 to whom not even for an hour did
we yield by the [required] subjection, that the truth
of the gospel might abide with you. 6 But from those
reputed to be somewhat, — whatever they were, it
matters not to me, God accepts not man's person,— to
me I say those of repute imparted nothing. 7 But,
on the contrary, when they saw that I had been
intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as
Peter was with that of the circumcision ; (8for he who
wrought for Peter in respect to the apostleship of the
circumcision, wrought for me also in respect to the
Gentiles ;) 9 and having learned the grace that was
given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were
reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas right
hands of fellowship, that we should go to the Gen
tiles, and they to the circumcision ; " only, that we
should remember the poor, which very thing I was
also zealous to do.
" But when Cephas came to Antioch, I withstood
him to the face, because he stood condemned. " For
before certain ones came from James, he ate with the
Gentiles ; but when they came, he drew back and sepa
rated himself, fearing those who were of the circum
cision. " And the rest of the Jews also dissembled
with him, so that Barnabas even was carried away
with their dissimulation. "But when I saw that
they walked not uprightly according to the truth of
the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all : If
thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles
and not that of Jews, how dost thou compel the Gen
tiles to Judaize ? " We being Jews by nature, and

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not sinners from among the Gentiles, "yet knowing
that a man is not justified by works of law, but only
through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on
Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in
Christ, and not by works of law ; because by works of
law no flesh shall be justified. " But if, while seek
ing to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were
found sinners, is then Christ a minister of sin? Far
be it ! '8 For if I build up again the things which I
pulled down, I show myself a transgressor. " For I
through law died to law, that I might live to God.
20 1 have been crucified with Christ ; and I no longer
live, but Christ lives in me ; and the life which I now
live in the flesh I live in the faith of the Son of God,
who loved me, and gave himself for me. 21 1 do not
set aside the grace of God ; for if through law there
is righteousness then Christ died " without cause.
I I! 'O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you,
' ' before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set
forth as crucified ? 2 This only I wish to learn from
you : Was it from works of law that ye received the
Spirit, or from the hearing of faith ? 3 Are ye so fool
ish ? Having begun in the Spirit, are ye now being
made perfect in the flesh ? 4 Did ye suffer so many
things in vain? If indeed it be in vain. 5Does he,
therefore, who supplies to you the Spirit, and works
miracles among you, do it from works of law, or from
the hearing of faith ? 6 Even as Abraham believed
God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
'"Know then that they who are of faith, these are
sons of Abraham. 8And the Scripture, foreseeing
that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, an
nounced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham,
saying, In thee shall all the nations be blessed.
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9 So then they who are of faith are blessed with
believing Abraham.
10 For as many as are of works of law are under a
curse ; for it is written, Cursed is every one that con
tinues not in all the things written in the book of the
law, to do them. "But that by law no one is justi
fied with God, is evident; because, the righteous
shall live by faith. '2 Now the law is not of faith ;
but, he. that does them shall live in them. "Christ
redeemed us from the curse of the law, having
become a curse for us; because it is written, Cursed
is every one that hangs on a tree; "that to the
Gentiles the blessing of Abraham might come in
Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of
the Spirit through faith.
15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men. If a
covenant has been ratified, though it be a man's, no
one sets it aside, or adds thereto. " Now to Abra
ham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He
says not, and to seeds, as of many ; but as of one, and
to thy seed, which is Christ. "But this I say; a
covenant before ratified by God, the law, which came
four hundred and thirty years after, does not annul, to
make the promise of no effect. "For if the inherit
ance is from law, it is no more from promise ; but
God has freely given it to Abraham through promise.
19 What then is the law ? It was added for the sake
of transgressions, until the seed should come to
whom the promise has been made; having been
arranged through angels, by the hand of a mediator.
20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one ; but God
is one. "Is then the law against the promises of
God ? Far be it ! For if a law had been given which
is able to make alive, truly righteousness would have
been from law. 22But the Scripture shut up all

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under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ
might be given to those who believe. 23 But before
faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up to
the faith about to be revealed. " So that the law has
become our tutor, unto Christ, that we may be justi
fied by faith. 25 But faith having come, we are no
longer under a tutor. 26 For ye are all sons of God
through faith in Christ Jesus. 2' For all ye who were
baptized into Christ, did put on Christ. 28 There is
neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor
free, there is no male and female ; for ye are all one
in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye are Christ's, then are ye
Abraham's seed, heirs according to the promise.
jy ' Now I say, as long as#the heir is a child, he
differs in nothing from a servant though he is
lord of all; 2but is under guardians and stewards,
until the time appointed by the father. 3 So also we,
when we were children, were held in bondage under
the rudiments of the world. 4But when the fullness
of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a
woman, born under law, 5that he might redeem
those under law, that we might receive the adoption
of sons. 6 And because ye are sons, God sent forth
the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba,
Father. ' So that thou art no longer a servant, but
a son ; and if a son, also an heir through God.
8 Then however when ye knew not God, ye served
those which by nature are not gods. 9 But now, after
having known God, or rather having been known by
God, how is it that ye turn back again to the weak
and poor rudiments, to which ye wish to be in bond
age again? "Ye are carefully observing days, and
months, and seasons, and years. "I am afraid of
you, lest by any means I have toiled over you in vain.
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are brethren, I beseech you. Ye did me no wrong.
13 Nay, ye know that because of an infirmity of the
flesh I preached the gospel to you the first time;
"and your trial in my flesh, ye despised not nor
spurned, but received me as an angel of God, as
Christ Jesus. I5 Where then is that happiness of
which ye spoke ? For I testify for you, that if it had
been possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes,
and given them to me. "So then, have I become
your enemy, because I tell you the truth? "They
zealously seek you in no good way ; nay, they wish
to shut you out, that ye may zealously seek them.
"But it is good to be zealously sought in a good
matter always, and not only when I am present with
you. " My little children, of whom I travail again
in birth, until Christ be formed in you! 20And I
could wish to be present with you now, and to change
my voice ; because I am perplexed about you.
21 Tell me, ye who wish to be under the law, do ye
not hear the law ? 22 For it is written, that Abraham
had two sons, one by the bondwoman, and one by
the freewoman. 23 But the one by the bondwoman
was born after the flesh, and the one by the free-
woman through promise. "Which things are an
allegory. For these women are two covenants, one
from mount Sinai, bearing children into bondage,
25 which'is Hagar (for the word Hagar is mount Sinai
in Arabia), and answers to the Jerusalem that now
is, for she is in bondage with her children. 26But
the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our
mother. " For it is written :
Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not ;
Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not ;
Because many are the children of the desolate,
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28 But "ye, brethren, after the manner of Isaac, are
children of promise. 29But as then, the one born
after the flesh persecuted the one born after the spirit,
so also is it now. 30 But what says the Scripture ?
Cast out the bondwoman and her son ; for the son of
the bondwoman shall not inherit with the son of the
freewoman. " Wherefore, brethren, we are not
children of a bondwoman, but of a freewoman.
y ' With freedom did Christ make us free ; stand
" fast, therefore, and be not held again with a yoke
of bondage.
2 Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye become cir
cumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3And I
testify again to every man who becomes circumcised,
that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4 Ye are
separated from Christ, whoever of you are being justi
fied by law ; ye are fallen away from grace. 5 For we
through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of right
eousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision
avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith work
ing through love.
7 Ye were running well ; who hindered you, that ye
should not obey the truth ? 8 The persuasion is not
from him who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the
whole lump. "I have confidence as to you in the
Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded^ but he
that troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever
he may be. " But as for me, brethren, if I still preach
circumcision, why am I still persecuted ? Then has
the stumbling block of the cross been taken away.
12 1 would that they who are unsettling you would
even " cut themselves off.
13 yot ye were called to freedom, brethren; only use
» Many ancient documents read we.
» Or, mutilate themselves.

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not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but
through love serve one another. " For the whole law
is fulfilled in one word, in this : Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself. "But if ye bite and devour
one another, beware lest ye be consumed by one
another. " But I say, walk by the Spirit, and ye will not
fulfill the desire of the flesh. "For the flesh has
desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the
flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other,
that ye may not do those things that ye wish. "But
if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under law.
"Now the works of the flesh are manifest ; which
are, fornication, uncleanness, .wantonness, 20 idolatry,
sorcery, enmities, party spirit, jealousy, wraths,
contentions, divisions, factions, " envyings, murders,
drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of
which I tell you beforehand, as I also said before,
that they who practice such things shall not inherit
the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness,
faith, 23 meekness, self-control ; against such things
there is no law. " And they that are of Christ Jesus
crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If
we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.
26 Let us^ not become vainglorious, provoking one
another, envying one another.
yT 'Brethren, if a man be even caught in- any
trespass, ye who are spiritual restore such a one
in a spirit of meekness ; considering thyself, lest thou
also be tempted. 2Bear one another's burdens, and
so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if any one thinks
himself to be something, when he is nothing, he
deceives himself. 4 But let each one prove his own
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reference to himself alone, and not to another. 5 For
each one shall bear his own load.
6 But let him that is taught in the word share
with him that teaches, in all good things. ' Be not
deceived; God is not mocked; for whatever a man
sows, that shall he also reap. 8 Because he that sows
to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he
that sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life
eternal. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing ; for
in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. "So
then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all,
but especially to those who are of the household of
the faith.
" See with what large letters I have written to you
with my own hand.
12 As many as wish to make a fair show in the flesh,
these constrain you to be circumcised ; only in order
that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of
Christ. "For neither do they themselves who are
circumcised keep the law; but they wish that ye
should be circumcised, that they may glory in your
flesh. " But far be it from me to glory, except in the
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the
world is crucified to me, and I to the world. " For
in Jesus Christ neither is circumcision anything, nor
uncircumcision, but a new * creation. " And as many
as shall walk by this rule, peace be on them, and
mercy, and on the Israel of God.
" Henceforth let no one trouble me ; for I bear in
my body the brand-marks of Jesus.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your
spirit, brethren. Amen. » Or, creature.

THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
EPHESIANS.

T 'Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will
' of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and the
faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you, and peace,
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly realms in Christ ; 4 as he chose us in
him before the foundation of the world, that we should
be holy and without blemish before him in love ; 5 hav
ing predestinated us to the adoption of sons through
Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure
of his will, 6to the praise of the glory of his grace,
which he graciously bestowed on us in the beloved ;
' in whom we have the redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches
of his grace, 8 which he made to abound toward us in
all wisdom and understanding; 9 making known to
us the mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure which he purposed in himself, '"in respect to
the administration of the fullness of seasons, to sum
up all things in the Christ, those which are in the
heavens and those which are on the earth ; " in him,
in whom we were also chosen as. the inheritance, be
ing predestinated according to the purpose of him
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1 : 12-2 : 3 EPHESIANS.  437
who works all things according to the counsel of his
own will, "that we should be to the praise of his glory
who before have hoped in the Christ ; " in whom ye
also, after having heard the word of truth, the good
news of your salvation, in whom having also believed,
ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise ; " who
is an earnest of our inheritance until the redemption
of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 For this cause I also, having heard of your faith
in the Lord Jesus, which ye show to all the saints,
"cease not to give thanks for you, making mention
of you in my prayers ; " that the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to
you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the full
knowledge of him ; " the eyes of your heart being
enlightened ; that ye may know what is the hope of
his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inherit
ance in the saints, "and what the exceeding greatness
of his power toward us who believe, according to the
working of the might of his strength, 20 which he
wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead
and seated him at his own right hand in the heavenly
realms, " far above all rule, and authority, and power,
and dominion, and every name that is named, not
only in this age, but also in that which is to come ;
22 and subjected all things under his feet, and gave
him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which
is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
TT ' You also, when ye were dead in trespasses and
' sins ; — 2 in which ye once walked according to the
course of this "world, according to the prince of the
authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working
in the sons of disobedience ; 3 among whom we also
all had our way of life in time past in the desires
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thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even
as the rest; — 4but God, being rich in mercy, on
account of his great love wherewith he loved us, made
us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, alive with
Christ, (by grace ye have been saved,) 6and raised
us with him, and made us to sit with him in the
heavenly realms in Christ Jesus ; ' that in the ages to
come he might show the exceeding richness of his
grace, in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by
grace ye have been saved through faith ; and that not
of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9not from works,
lest any one should boast. 10 For we are his workman
ship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which
God before prepared that we should walk in them.
" Wherefore remember, that formerly ye, the Gen
tiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by
that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh
made by hands, — "that at that time ye were apart
from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of
Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise,
having no hope, and without God in the world. " But
now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who formerly were far off,
have become near in the blood of Christ. " For he is
our peace, who made both one, and broke down the
middle wall of the partition which parted us ; " having
put an end in his flesh to the enmity, the law of the
commandments expressed in decrees, that he might
make the two one new man in himself, making peace ;
16 and might reconcile both in one body to God through
the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. "And
he came and brought the good news of peace to you
who were far off, and to those who were near. " Be
cause through him we both have our access in one
Spirit to the Father. "So then ye are no longer
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with the saints, and of the household of God ; 20 having
been built on the foundation of the apostles and
prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner
stone; "in whom every building, fitly framed to
gether, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord ;
22 in whom ye also are being builded together into a
habitation of God in the Spirit.
TTT ' For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ
Jesus for you Gentiles, — 2if indeed ye heard of
the stewardship of that grace of God which was given
me for you, 3 that by revelation the mystery was made
known to me, as I wrote before briefly ; 4 whereby ye
can, when ye read, perceive my understanding in the
mystery of Christ, 5 which in other generations was
not made known to the sons of men, as it has now
been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the
Spirit ; 6 that the Gentiles are joint-heirs, and mem
bers of the same body, and joint partakers with us
of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel;
' whereof I became a minister, according to the gift
of that grace of God which was given to me according
to the working of his power. 8 To me, who am less
than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to
preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of
Christ ; 9 and to make all see what is the stewardship
of the mystery, which from ages has been hidden in
God, who created all things ; '" in order that now, to the
rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms might be
made known through the church the manifold wisdom
of God, " according to the purpose of the ages which
he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord, " in whom we
have our boldness and access with confidence through
the faith of him. " Wherefore I ask that ye faint not
at my afflictions for you, which are your glory.
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"from whom every family in heaven and on earth is
named, " that he would grant to you, according to the
riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power
through his Spirit as to the inner man, "in order
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith ;
18 that having been rooted and grounded in love, ye
may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what
is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth,
"and to know the love of Christ, which passes knowl
edge, that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of
God. 20 Now to him who is able to do exceeding abun
dantly above all that we ask or think, according to
the power that works in us, " to him be the glory in
the church, and in Christ Jesus, unto all the genera
tions of the eternal ages. Amen.
jy ' I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort
' you, to walk worthy of the calling with which
ye were called, 2with all lowliness and meekness,
with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love ;
3 earnestly endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one
Spirit, as also ye were called in one hope of your call
ing ; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God
and Father of all, who is over all, and through all,
and in all. 'But to each one of us the grace was
given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Wherefore he says,
Having ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.
9 Now the word, ascended, what does it mean but
that he also descended into the lower parts of the
earth ? 10 The one who descended, he is also the one
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fill all things. " And he gave some as apostles, some
as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and
teachers ; '2 unto the perfecting of the saints for the
work of ministration, for the building up of the body
of Christ ; " until we all attain to the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature
man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of
Christ; "that we may no longer be babes, tossed to
and fro, and carried about with every wind of doc
trine, in the sleight of men, in cunning craftiness
according to the wily manner of error ; " but speaking
the truth, may in love grow up in all things into him,
who is the head, Christ ; " from whom all the body,
fitly framed together and compacted by means of
every joint of the supply, according to the working
of each single part in its measure, is effecting the
increase of the body to the upbuilding of itself in love.
" This therefore I say, and testify in the Lord, that
ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the
vanity of their mind, "having the understanding
darkened, alienated from the life of God through the
ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of
their heart ; " who, being past feeling, delivered them
selves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in
greediness. 20 But ye did not so learn Christ, " if
indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as the
truth is in Jesus ; K that ye put off, as concerns your
former conduct, the old man Who is being corrupted
according to the desires of deceit, 23 and be renewed
in the spirit of your mind, "and put on the new man,
who was created after God in righteousness and holi
ness of the truth.
^Wherefore, having put away falsehood, speak
truth each one with his neighbor; because we are
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let not the sun go down upon your anger, " neither
give room to the Devil. 28Let the stealer steal no
longer ; but rather let him labor, working with his
hands that which is good, that he may have to impart
to him that has need. 29 Let no foul word come out
of your mouth, but whatever is good for needful
building up, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye
were sealed for a day of redemption. 31 Let all bitter
ness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing,
be put away from you, with all malice ; 32 and become
kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one
another, as also God in Christ forgave you.
y ' Become therefore imitators of God, as beloved
' children ; 2 and walk in love, as also Christ loved
you, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and
a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet smell. 3 But
fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let
it not even be named among you, as becomes saints,
4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which
are not becoming, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For of
this ye are sure, that no fornicator, nor unclean per
son, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has
inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let
no one deceive you with vain words ; for because of
these things comes the wrath of God upon the sons of
disobedience. ' Become not therefore partakers with
them. 8For ye were once darkness, but now are
light in the Lord ; walk as children of light, — 9 for
the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteous
ness and truth, — "proving what is well pleasing to
the Lord ; " and have no fellowship with the unfruit
ful works of darkness, but rather even convict them.
12 For it is a shame even to speak of the things done
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are by the light made manifest ; for every thing that
is made manifest is light. "Wherefore he says,
Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead,
and Christ will give thee light.
"See to it then carefully, how ye walk, not as
unwise, but as wise, " buying up the opportunity, be
cause the days are evil. " Therefore, be not foolish, but
understand what is the will of the Lord. "And be
not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but he filled
with the Spirit ; " speaking one to another in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making
melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 giving thanks
always for all things, to our God and Father, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ ; " submitting your
selves to one another in the fear of Christ ; 22 wives to
their own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 Because a
husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of
the church ; himself the Savior of the body. '" But
as the church is subjected to Christ, so also are the
wives to their own husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as also Christ loved
the church, and delivered himself up for it ; 26that he
might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bathing
of water in the word, " that he might himself present
to himself the church, glorious, not having a spot, or
wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it may be holy
and without blemish. 28So husbands ought to love
their own wives as their own bodies. He that loves
his own wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated
his own flesh ; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as
Christ the church ; 30 because we are members of his
body. " For this cause shall a man leave father and
mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and the two
shall be one flesh. 32 This mystery is great ; but I am
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do ye also, severally, each so love his own wife even
as himself; and let the wife see that she reverence
her husband.
y T ' Children, obey your parents, in the Lord ; for
this is right. 2 Honor thy father and mother,
which is the first commandment with a promise
attached, 3 that it may be well with thee, and thou
mayest live long on the earth. 4 And fathers, do not
provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in
the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 5 Servants,
obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear
and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to
Christ, 6not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as
servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the
heart, ' with good will doing service, as to the Lord,
and not to men ; 8 knowing that whatever good thing
each may have done, that shall he receive from the
Lord, whether bond or free. 9 And masters, do the
same things to them, forbearing threatening ; know
ing that both their Master and yours is in heaven,
and there is no respect of persons with him.
"Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the might
of his strength. " Put on the whole armor of God,
that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the
Devil. '2 For to us, the contest is not against flesh
and blood, but against the principalities, against the
authorities, against the rulers of the darkness of this
"world, against the spiritual powers of evil in the
heavenly realms. " Therefore take on the whole armor
of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having fully wrought all, to stand. " Stand
therefore, having girded your loins about with truth,
and having put on the breastplate of righteousness ;
16 and having shod your feet with the preparation of
¦ Or, age.

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the gospel of peace ; '6 in addition to all, having taken
on the shield of faith, in which ye will be able to
quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. "And
receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of
the Spirit, which is God's word ; '8 praying at every
fitting season in the Spirit, with all prayer and sup
plication, and watching thereunto in alLperseverance
and supplication for all the saints ; " and for me, that
utterance may be given to me, in opening my mouth
to make known with boldness the mystery of the
gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains ;
that therein I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
21 But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do,
Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister
in the Lord, will make all known to you ; 22 whom I
sent to you for this very purpose, that ye might
know our affairs, and that he might encourage your
hearts. 23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith,
from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ
in sincerity.

THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
PHILIPPIANS.

T ' Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to
' all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi,
with the "bishops and deacons: 2 Grace to you, and
peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ. 3 1 give thanks to my God on all my remembrance
of you, — 4 always, in every supplication of mine,
making the supplication for you all with joy, — 5for
your fellowship in respect to the gospel from the first
day until now ; 6 being confident of this very thing,
that he who began a good work in you will complete
it until the day of Jesus Christ. ' As it is just for me
to think this in behalf of you all, because I have you
in my heart ; all of you being, both in my bonds, and
in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, par
takers of the grace with me. 8 For God is my wit
ness, how greatly I long for you all, with the tender
affection of Jesus Christ. 9 And this I pray, that your
love may abound yet more and more, in knowledge
and all discernment ; " in order that ye " may approve
the things that are excellent, that ye may be pure and
without offense to the day of Christ; "being filled
with the fruit of righteousness, which is through Jesug
Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
' On; overseers. ' Or, may prove things that differ.
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"But I wish you to know, brethren, that the things
which befell me have resulted rather in the further
ance of the gospel ; " so that my bonds have become
manifest in Christ in all the Praetorium, and to all
the rest ; "and that the greater part of the brethren,
made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much
more bold to speak the word without fear.
"Some indeed preach Christ even through envy
and party spirit, but some also through good will;
"the one, from love, knowing that I am set for the
defense of the gospel ; " the other, from contentious
ness, proclaim Christ not with pure intent, thinking
to add affliction to my bonds. "What then? Not
withstanding, in every way, whether in pretense or
in truth, Christ is proclaimed ; and therein I rejoice,
yea, and will rejoice. "For I know that this will
turn out for my salvation, through your supplication,
and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ ; 20 accord
ing to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall
in nothing be put to shame, but that with all bold
ness, as always, so also now Christ shall be magnified
in my body, whether by life, or by death.
"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 But if it be to live in the flesh, this to me is fruit of
work ; and which I shall choose I know not ; 23 but
am constrained by the two, having the desire to
depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better;
24 but to continue in the flesh is more needful for your
sake. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I
shall abide, and shall continue with you all for your
progress and joy in the faith ; 26 that your glorying
may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me, through
my coming to you again.
27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of
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absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast
in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the
faith of the gospel ; 28 and in nothing terrified by the
adversaries ; which is to them a proof of perdition,
but to you of salvation, and that from God. 29 Because
to you it was granted in behalf of Christ, — not only
to believe on him, — but in his behalf to suffer also ;
30 having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now
hear of in me.
TT 'If then there is any consolation in Christ, if
' any encouragement from love, if any communion
of the Spirit, if any tender affection and compassion,
2 make my joy complete, that ye be of the same mind,
having the same love, being of one accord, minding
the one thing ; 3 doing nothing through party spirit
or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each esteeming
others better than himself; 4 regarding not each one
his own things, but each one also the things of others.
5 Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ
Jesus ; 6 who, existing in the form of God, accounted
not the being on an equality with God a thing to be
grasped; 'but emptied himself, taking the form of a
servant, becoming in the likeness of men ; 8 and being
found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself,
becoming obedient to death, arid the death of the
cross. "Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and
gave him the name which is above every name*
10 that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of beings in heaven, and of beings on earth, and of
beings under the earth, " and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father. "So then, my beloved, as ye always obeyed
not as in my presence only, but now much more in
my absence, work out your own salvation with fear
and trembling; "for it is God who is working in

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you both to will and to work, for his good plea
sure. " Do all things without murmurings and question
ings; "that ye may become blameless and simple,
children of God, unreproachable, in the midst of a
crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye
appear as heavenly lights in the world; "holding
forth the word of life ; for a ground of glorying to me
at the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, or
labor in vain. " But even if I am poured out on the
sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and
I rejoice with you all. " And for the same cause, do
ye also rejoice, and rejoice with me.
"But I hope in the Lord Jesus shortly to send
Timothy to you, that I also may be cheered, when I
know your state. 20 For I have no one like-minded,
who will sincerely care for your state. " For all seek
their own, not the things of Jesus Christ. 22 But ye
know his proved character, that, as a child serves a
father, he served with me for the gospel. 23Him
therefore I hope to send immediately, so soon as I
shall see how it will go with me ; " but I trust in the
Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. 25 Yet I
supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus,
rry brother, and fellow- worker, and fellow-soldier, but
your messenger and minister to my wants. 26 For he
was longing after you all, and was greatly distressed,
because ye heard that he was sick. " For indeed he
was sick near to death ; but God had mercy on him,
and not on him only, but on me also, that I might
not have sorrow on sorrow. 28 1 sent him therefore
with the more haste, that seeing him again ye may
rejoice, and that I may be less sorrowful. 29 Receive
him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such
in honor; 30 because for the work of Christ he came

450  PHILIPPIANS.  3 : 1-14
near to death, hazarding his life, that he might com
plete what things were lacking in your ministration
tome. JTT ' Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To
' write the same things to you, to me is not irk'
some, and for you it is safe. •
2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers,
beware of the concision. 3For we are the circum
cision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory
in Christ Jesus, and have no trust in the flesh:
4 though I might trust in the flesh also ; if any other
thinks to trust in the flesh, I more ; 6 circumcised the
eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Ben
jamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews ; as to the law, a Phari
see; 6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to the
righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But
what things were gain to me, these I have accounted
loss for Christ. 8 Nay more, and I account all things
to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ
Jesus my Lord ; for whom I suffered the loss of all
things, and account them refuse, that I may gain
Christ, "and be found in him, not having my own
righteousness, which is of law, but that which is
through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is
from God, upon faith ; 10 that I may know him, and
the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of
his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death; "if
by any means I may attain to the resurrection from
the dead. "Not that I already obtained, or have
already been perfected; but I pursue onward, if I
may lay hold of that for which I was laid hold of by
Christ Jesus. '3 Brethren, I do not account myself to
have laid hold of it ; but one thing I do, forgetting
the things behind, and reaching forth to the things
before, "I pursue on toward the mark, for the prize

3 : 15-4 : 7 PHILIPPIANS. 451
of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus. " Let
us therefore, as many as are perfect, be of this mind ;
and if in any thing ye are otherwise minded, even
this God will reveal to you. " Nevertheless, whereto
we have attained, in the same let us walk.
"Brethren, become imitators together of me, and
mark those who so walk, as ye have, us for an exam
ple. " For many are walking, of whom I told you
often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are
the enemies of the cross of Christ ; " whose end is
perdition, whose God is their belly, and whose glory
is in their shame, who mind the earthly things.
20 For our citizenship is in heaven ; whence we also
wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ ; " who will
transform the body of our humiliation into conformity
to the body of his glory, according to the working
with which he is able also to subject all things to
himself. Ty 'Therefore, my brethren beloved and longed
for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord,
beloved. 2 1 exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of
the' same mind in the Lord. 3Yea, I beseech thee
also, true yoke-fellow, help them, for they labored
with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the
rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the
book of life.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say,
rejoice. 5 Let your forbearance be known to all men.
The Lord is near. 6In nothing be anxious; but
in every thing, by prayer and supplication with'
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to
God. ' And the peace of God, which passes all under
standing, will guard your hearts and your thoughts
in Christ Jesus.

452 PHILIPPIANS. 4 : 8-21
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, what
ever things are venerable, whatever things are right
eous, whatever things are pure, whatever things are
lovely, whatever things are of good report, and if
there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think
on these things. 9 The things also, which ye learned
and received and which ye heard and saw in me,
these practice; and the God of peace will be with
you. " But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at
length ye revived again in your care for my welfare ;
for which ye were also careful, but lacked opportu
nity. " Not that I speak in respect of want ; for I
learned; in whatever state I am, to be content. " I
both know how to be abased, and I know how to
abound ; in every thing, and in all things, I am in
structed, both to be filled and to be hungry, both to be
in plenty and to be in want. " I can do all things, in
him who strengthens me. " Notwithstanding, ye did
well to share with me in my affliction. "And ye
also know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the
gospel, when I went forth from Macedonia, no
church communicated with me in the way of giving
and receiving, but ye only ; " that also in Thessaloni
ca, ye sent once and again to my necessity. "Not
that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit
that abounds to your account. " But I have all, and
abound ; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus
the things sent from you, an odor of sweet smell, a
sacriflce acceptable, well pleasing to God. " But my
God will supply all your need, according to his riches
in glory, in Christ Jesus.
20 Now to God and our Father be the glory forever
and ever. Amen.
31 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren

4 : 22, 23 PHILIPPIANS.  453
who are with me salute you. 22 All the saints salute
you, but especially they who are of Caesar's house
hold. 23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your
spirits.

THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
COLO SSI ANS.

T 'Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through the
will of God, and Timothy the brother, 2to the
saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in
Colosse: Grace to you, and peace, from God our
Father. 3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 having heard
of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye
have toward all the saints, 5 because of the hope which
is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye heard be
fore in the word of the truth of the gospel ; 6 which is
come to you, even as it is also in all the world, bearing
fruit, and increasing in you also, since the day ye
heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth ; 'as ye
learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant,
who is for us a faithful minister of Christ, 8 who also
made known to us your love in the Spirit.
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it,
do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that ye may
be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all
spiritual wisdom and understanding ; " that ye may
walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, bearing
fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowl
edge of God ; " being strengthened with all power
454 '

1 : 12-23 COLOSSIANS. 455

according to the might of his glory, unto all patience
and long-suffering with joy ; M giving thanks to the
Father, who made " us meet for the portion of the in
heritance of the saints in light ; " who delivered us
out of the dominion of darkness, and translated us
into the kingdom of the Son of his love ; " in whom
we have the redemption, the forgiveness of sins;
15 who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born
of every creature ; " because in him were all things
created, in the heavens, and on the earth, the visible
and the invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or authorities ; all things have been
created through him, and for him ; " and he is before
all things, and in him all things hold together. " And
he is the head of the body, the church ; who is the
beginning, the first-born from the dead ; in order that
he may become " in all things pre-eminent. " Because
in him cit pleased all. the fullness to dwell; 20and
through him to reconcile all things to himself, having
made peace through the blood of his cross ; through
him, whether the things on the earth, or the things
in the heavens. " And you also, being in time past
alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked
works, yet now has he reconciled 22 in the body of his
flesh through death, to present you holy and without
blemish and blameless before him ; 23 if indeed ye
abide in the faith grounded and steadfast, and not
moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye
heard, which was preached in the whole creation
which is under heaven ; of which I, Paul, became a
minister.

" Many ancient documents read you.
t> Or, among all.
' Or, It pleased [the Father] that In him should all the fullness
dwell.

456  COLOSSIANS.  1 : 24-2 : 8
"Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up
on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of
Christ in my flesh for the sake of his body, which is the
church ; 25 of which I became a minister, according to
the stewardship of God which was given to me for
you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 the mystery which has
been hidden from ages and from generations ; but now
it has been manifested to his saints, "to whom God
willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of
this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in
you, the hope of glory ; 28 whom we proclaim, warning
every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom,
that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
29 to which end 1 labor also, striving according to his
working, which works in me with power.
TT ' For I wish you to know how great a conflict I
have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for
as many as have not seen my face in the flesh ; 2 that
their hearts might be comforted, they being knit to
gether in love, and unto all the riches of the fullness
of the understanding, unto the full knowledge of the
mystery of God, even Christ ; 3 in whom are all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden. 4 This I
say, in order that no one may delude you with per
suasiveness of speech. 5 For though I am absent in
the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you, rejoicing
and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of
your faith toward Christ.
6 As therefore ye received the Christ, Jesus the
Lord, so walk in him ; ' having been rooted and being
built up in him, and being confirmed in the faith
as ye were taught, abounding "therein with thanks
giving. 8 Beware lest there shall be any one that is carrying
» Some ancient copies omit therein.

2 : 9-20  COLOSSIANS.  457
you away as spoils through philosophy and vain de
ceit, according to the tradition of men, according to
the rudiments of the world, and not according to
Christ. 9 Because in him dwells all the fullness of the
Godhead bodily. " And ye are made full in him, who
is the head of every principality and authority ; " in
whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision
not made with hands, in the putting off of the body
of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ ; "having
been buried with him in your baptism, wherein ye
were also raised with him through faith in the work
ing of God, who raised him from the dead. "And
you, being dead through your trespasses and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, you he made alive to
gether with him, graciously forgiving us all our
trespasses ; " blotting out the bond written in decrees
that was against us, which was opposed to us, and he
has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross ;
""despoiling the principalities and authorities, he
made a show of them openly, triumphing over them
in it.
"Let no one therefore judge you in food, or in
drink, or in respect of a feast, or a new moon, or
a sabbath; "which are a shadow of the things to
come, but the body is Christ's. " Let no one defraud
you of the prize, "delighting in humiliation and
worship of the angels, taking his stand on things
which he has seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly
mind, "and not holding fast the head, from whom all
the body, by means of the joints and bands supplied
with nourishment, and knit together, increases with
the increase of God.
20 If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the
world, why, as if living in the world, do ye subject
Toy, putting off from himself. b Or, wishing lo do so.
AQ

458 COLOSSIANS. 2 : 21-3 : 13
yourselves to decrees, "" Handle not, nor taste, nor
touch," 22 (which are all to perish with the using,)
according to the precepts and teachings of men?
23 All which, having a show of wisdom, in will-
worship, humility, and neglect of the body, are of
no value, [ministering] to the satisfaction of the
flesh. j j j! ' If then ye were raised together with Christ,
* seek the things above, where Christ is, sitting
on the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the
things above, not on the things on the earth. 8 For ye
died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, "our life, shall be manifested, then
will ye also with him be manifested in glory.
6 Put to death therefore your members which are
on the earth ; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil
desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; 6on
account of which things the wrath of God comes " on
the sons of disobedience; 'in which things ye also
once walked, when ye lived in these thjngs.. 8 But
now, do ye also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice,
railing, foul speech out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one
to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man
with his deeds, " and have put on the new man, who
is being renewed unto knowledge, according to the
image of him who created him ; " where can be no
Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision,
Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman ; but Christ
is all, and in all.
"Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and be
loved, a heart of compassion, kindness, humility,
meekness, long-suffering, "forbearing one another,
and freely forgiving each other, if any one have a
" Many ancient documents read your.
* Some ancient documents omit on the sons of disobedience.

^i^fjj  COLOSSIANS.  459
complaint against any, even as the " Lord freely for
gave you, so also do ye; "and over all these put on
love, which is the bond of perfectness. " And let
the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which ye
were also called in one body ; and be thankful.
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you "richly; in
all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another ;
with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, in grace singing
in your hearts to God. "And whatever ye do, in
word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.
18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is
fitting in the Lord. "Husbands, love your wives,
and be not bitter toward them. 20 Children, obey your
parents in all things ; for this is well pleasing, in the
Lord. " Fathers, provoke not your children, that
they be not discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all
things your masters according to the flesh ; not with
eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of
heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever ye do, work
heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men ; "knowing
that from the Lord ye will receive the recompense of
the inheritance. Ye are servants of the Lord Christ.
25 For he that does wrong will receive again for the
wrong he has done ; and there is no respect of persons.
Ty ' Masters, render to your servants that which is
' just and equitable ; knowing that ye also have a
Master in heaven.
2 Persevere in prayer, being watchful therein with
thanksgiving ; 3 at the same time praying also for us,
that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak
the mystery of Christ, for the sake of which I am also
in bonds, 4that I may make it manifest, as I ought
'Many ancient documents read Christ.
" Or, richly in all wisdom.

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to speak. sWalk in wisdom toward those without,
buying up the opportunity. 6Let your speech be
always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may
know how ye ought to answer every man.
' All my affairs will Tychicus make known to you,
the beloved brother, and faithful minister and fellow-
servant in the Lord; 8whom I sent to you for this
very purpose, that ye may know our condition, and he
may comfort your hearts; "together with Onesimus,
the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
They will make known to you every thing here.
10 Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you, and
Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom ye
received commands (if he come to you, receive him),
" and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the cir
cumcision. These only are my fellow-workers, for
the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ
Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in his
prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured
in all the will of God. "3 For I bear him witness, that
he has much labor for you, and those in Laodicea,
and those in Hierapolis. "Luke, the beloved phy
sician, and Demas, salute you. " Salute the brethren
in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church in their
house. " And when this letter has been read among
you, cause that it be read also in the church of the
Laodiceans, and that ye also read the one from
Laodicea. "And say to Archippus, Take heed to
the ministry which thou didst receive in the Lord,
that thou fulfill it.
"The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand.
Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.

THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
THESSALONIANS.

] ' Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church
of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ : Grace to you, and peace.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making
mention of you in our prayers ; 3 remembering with
out ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and
patience of "hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before
God and our Father ; 4 knowing, brethren beloved by
God, your election ; 5 because our gospel came not to
you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy
Spirit, and in much fullness ; even as ye know what
manner of men we became toward you, for your sake.
6 And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord,
having received the word in much affliction, with joy
of the Holy Spirit ; ' so that ye became an example
to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For
from you has sounded forth the word of the Lord, not
only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place
your faith toward God has gone forth ; so that we
have no need to speak anything. 9For they them
selves report concerning us, what manner of entrance
we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols,
to serve a living and true God, 10 and to wait for his
» Or, of the hope of. 461

462  I. THESSALONIANS. 2 : 1-14
Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead,
Jesus, who delivers us from the coming wrath.
TT 'For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance
to you, that it has not become vain. 2 But after
we suffered before and were shamefully treated, as ye
know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak
to you the gospel of God in much conflict. 3 For our
exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in
guile; 4but even as we have been approved by God
to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak ; not as
pleasing men, but God, who proves our hearts. 5 For
neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye
know, nor a cloak for covetousness ; God is witness ;
6 nor from men sought we glory, neither from you,
nor from others, though able to claim authority,
as Christ's apostles. ' But we became gentle in the
midst of you, as a nurse cherishes her own children ;
8 so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well
pleased to impart to you, not only the gospel of God,
but also our own souls, because ye became dear to us.
"For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil;
working night. and day, in order not to burden any
of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. " Ye
are witnesses, and God, how holily and righteously
and "blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you
that believe ; " as ye know how we dealt with each
one of you, as a father with his own children, exhort
ing you, and encouraging you, and testifying, '2 that
ye should walk worthy of God, who is calling you
into his kingdom and glory.
"And for this cause we also thank God without
ceasing, that when ye received the word of God heard
from us, ye received not the word of men, but, as it
truly is, the word of God, which also works in you
that believe. "For ye, brethren, became imitators

2 : 15-3 : 7 I. THESSALONIANS. 463
of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ
Jesus ; because ye also suffered the same things from
your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews ;
15 who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets,
and drove us out, and please not God, and are hostile
to all men; "hindering us from speaking to the
Gentiles that they may be saved, in order to fill up
their sins always ; and the wrath came on them to
the utmost.
" But we, brethren, having been bereft of you for a
short time, in presence, not in heart, endeavored the
more abundantly to see your face, with great desire.
18 Because we wished to come to you, even I, Paul,
once and again ; and Satan hindered us. " For what
is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not
even ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his
coming ? 20 For ye are our glory and joy.
TTT ' Wherefore, when we could no longer forbear,
we were well pleased to be left behind at Athens
alone ; 2 and sent Timothy, our brother, and a minister
of God in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and
to exhort you concerning your faith; 3that no one
should be shaken by these afflictions, for yourselves
know that to this we are appointed. 4 For even when
we were with you, we told you beforehand that we
are to suffer affliction ; as also it came to pass, and ye
know. 5 For this cause, when I too could no longer
forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means
the tempter tempted you, and our labor should be
come in vain.
6 But now, when Timothy came to us from you,
and brought us good tidings of your faith and love,
and that ye have good remembrance of us always,
longing to see us, as we also to see you ; ' for this
cause we were consoled, brethren, over you in all our

464  I. THESSALONIANS. 3 : 8-4 : 11
affliction and distress, through your faith ; 8 because,
now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what
thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy
wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God ;
"night and day praying exceedingly that we may see
your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in
your faith ?
" Now may our God and Father himself, and our
Lord Jesus, direct our way to you. " And the Lord
make you increase and abound in love toward one
another, and toward all, as we also do toward you ;
13 to the end that he may establish your hearts blame
less in holiness before God and our Father, at the
coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
Ty 'Finally then, brethren, we beseech you, and
exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as ye received
from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, as
also ye are walking, ye would abound yet more.
2 For ye know what charges we gave you, through
the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your
sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication ; 4that
each one of you know how to obtain his own vessel ,
in sanctification and honor; "not in the passion of
desire, like the Gentiles who know not God. 6 That
no one go beyond and defraud his brother in the
matter ; because the Lord is an avenger for all these
things, as we also told you before, and solemnly tes
tified. ' For God did not call us for uncleanness, but
in sanctification. 8 Therefore he that rejects, rejects
not man, but God, who giveth to you his Holy Spirit.
9 But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I
write to you ; for ye yourselves are taught by God to
love one another. " For ye are also doing it, toward
all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we
beseech you, brethren, to abound yet more ; " and to

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make it your aim to be quiet, and to do your own
business, and to work with your own hands, as we
charged you ; '2 that ye may walk becomingly toward
those without, and may have need of nothing.
13 But we wish you not to be ignorant, brethren,
concerning those who are sleeping, in order that ye
sorrow not, as do the rest who have no hope. " For
if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also
those who fell asleep through Jesus will God bring
with him. " For this we say to you, by the word of
the Lord, that we the living, who remain to the
coming of the Lord, shall by no means precede those
who fell asleep. "Because the Lord himself will
descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of
the archangel, and with the trumpet of God ; and the
dead in Christ will rise first. " Then we the living,
who remain, will be caught up together with them
in clouds into the air to meet the Lord ; and so shall
we ever be with the Lord. "So then, "comfort one
another with these words.
y ' But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye
' have no need that I write to you. 2 For ye your
selves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord
so comes as a thief at night. 3 When they are saying,
Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes on
them, as birth-pangs on a woman with child ; and
they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day
should overtake you as a thief. 5 For all ye are sons
of light, and sons of day ; we are not of night, nor of
darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do the rest ;
but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep,
sleep at night ; and they that get drunk, get drunk
at night. 8 But let us, being of the day, be sober,
• Or, exhort.

466 I. THESSALONIANS. 5 : 9-28
putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and for
a helmet, hope of salvation ; 9 because God did not
appoint us to wrath, but to gain salvation through
our Lord Jesus Christ; "who died for us, that,
whether we watch or sleep, we should live together
with him. " Wherefore "exhort each other, and build
one another up, as also ye do.
"And we ask you, brethren to know those who
labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and
admonish you ; and to esteem them very highly in
love for their v ' rk's s?ke. Be at peace among your
selves. " But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the dis
orderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the
weak, be long-suffering toward all. " See that none
render evil for evil to any one; but always follow
that which is good, toward one another, and toward
all. "Rejoice always. "Pray without ceasing. "In
everything give thanks ; for this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus, toward you. " Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings ; "but prove all things,
hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from every
form of evil. 23 And the God of peace himself sanctify
you wholly ; and may your spirit and soul and body
be preserved whole without blame at the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ. " Faithful is he who calls
you, who also will do it. 25 Brethren, pray for us.
26 Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.
27 1 adjure you by the Lord, that this letter be read
to all the "holy brethren.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
¦ Or, comfort.
* Many ancient documents omit holy.

THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
THESSALONIANS.

j ' Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church
of the Thessalonians, in God our Father, and the
Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace to you, and peace, from
God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We ought to thank God always for you, brethren,
as it is meet, because your faith grows exceedingly,
and the love of each one of you all toward one another
abounds ; 4 so that we ourselves glory in you in the
churches of God, for your patience and faith in all
your persecutions and the afflictions which ye endure ;
5 a token of the righteous judgment of God, to the end
that ye may be accounted worthy of the kingdom of
God, for which ye also are suffering ; 6 since it is a
righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to
those who afflict you, ' and to you who are afflicted
rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from
heaven with the angels of his power, 8 in flaming fire,
taking vengeance on those who know not God, and
those who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus ;
"who will suffer justice, eternal destruction from
the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his
power; "when he shall come to be glorified in his
saints, and to be admired in all who believed (because.
our testimony to you was believed), in that day. 467

¦468 II. THESSALONIANS. 1 : 11-2 : 11
" To which end we also pray for you always, that
our God may account you worthy of the calling, and
accomplish every desire for goodness and work of
faith, with power ; '2 that the name of our Lord Jesus
may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according
to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
yy 'Now we ask you, brethren, "concerning the
* " coining of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gather
ing together to him, 2 that ye be not hastily shaken in
mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word,
nor by letter, purporting to be from us, as that the
day of the Lord is present. 3 Let no one deceive you
in any manner; because [that day will not come],
unless there come first the falling away, and the man
of °sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4he that
opposes himself against and exalts himself above all
that is called God, or that is worshiped ; so that he
sits in the temple of God, exhibiting himself as God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you,
I used to tell you these things? 6 And now ye know
what restrains, in order that he may be revealed in
his own season. 'For the mystery of lawlessness is
already at work; only until he who now restrains
shall be out of the way. 8And then will the lawless
one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with
the breath of his mouth, and will bring to naught
by the manifestation of his coming ; 9 [him ] whose
coming is according to the working of Satan, in all
power and signs and lying wonders, "and in all deceit
of unrighteousness for the perishing; because they
received not the love of the truth, that they might be
saved. " And for this cause God sends them a work-
• Or, for the sake of.
b Or, presence ; so ver. 8 and 9.
' Many ancient documents read lawlessness.

2 : 12-3 : 8 II. THESSALONIANS.  469
ing of delusion, in order that they may believe "the
lie ; '2 that they may all be judged, who believed not
the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we ought to give thanks to God always for
you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from
the beginning chose you to salvation, in sanctification
of the Spirit and belief of the truth ; " whereunto he
called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the
glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. "So then, brethren,
stand fast, and hold the instructions which ye were
taught, whether through word, or through letter of
ours. 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God and
our Father, who loved us, and gave us eternal comfort
and good hope through grace, " comfort your hearts,
and establish you in every good work and word.
yyy ' Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word
of the Lord may run, and be glorified, as
also it is with you ; 2 and that we may be delivered
from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have
faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish
you, and guard you from the evil one. 4 And we have
confidence in the Lord in respect to you, that ye both
do, and will do, the things which we charge you.
5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of
God, and into the patience of Christ.
6 Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every
brother walking disorderly, and not after the instruc
tion which ye received from us. 7For yourselves
know how ye ought to imitate us ; that we were not
disorderly among you, 8 nor did we eat any one's
bread " for nothing, but in labor and toil, working
night and day that we might not be burdensome to
. or, falsehood? b Or, gratuitously.

470 II. THESSALONIANS. 3 : 9-18

any of you ; " not because we have not the right, but
to make ourselves an example to you, that ye should
imitate us. "For even when we were with you, this
we charged you : If any one is not willing to work,
neither let him eat. " For we hear of some who walk
among you disorderly, who work not at all, but are
busy-bodies. '2 Now such we charge, and exhort, in
the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working,
they eat their own bread.
"But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
14 And if any one obeys not our word by this letter,
mark that man, to keep no company with him, that
he may be made ashamed. "And yet account him
not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace
always, in every way. The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which
is a token in every letter ; so I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO
TIMOTHY.

j ' Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, according to the
commandment of God our Savior and Christ Jesus
our hope, 2to Timothy, a true child in the faith:
Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ
Jesus our Lord.
3 As I besought thee to continue in Ephesus, when I
was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge
certain men not to teach a different doctrine, 4 nor to
give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which
further disputes rather than God's stewardship, which
is in faith, [so I do now.]
5 But the end of the charge is love, out of a pure
heart and a good conscience and an unfeigned faith ;
6 from which some erring turned aside to vain
talk ; 7 wishing to be teachers of the law, understand
ing neither what they say, nor about what they posi
tively affirm. 8 But we know that the law is good, if
one use it lawfully ; 9 knowing this, that law is not
made for a righteous man, but for lawless and unruly
men, for ungodly and sinful, for unholy and profane,
for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers ;
for man-slayers, "for fornicators, for those who defile
themselves with men, for enslavers, for liars, for false
swearers, and whatever else is contrary to the health-
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472 I. TIMOTHY. 1 : 11-2 : 6

ful teaching ; " according to the gospel of the glory of
the blissful God, with which I was intrusted.
12 1 thank him who gave me power, Christ Jesus
our Lord, that he accounted me faithful, putting me
into the ministry, "though I was formerly a blas
phemer, and a persecutor, and insolent. But I ob
tained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief;
"and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly
with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. " Faith
ful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sin
ners; of whom I am chief. "But for this cause
I obtained mercy, that in me as chief Christ Jesus
might show forth all his long-suffering, for an exam
ple to those about to believe on him to life eternal.
17 Now to the King of the ages, the incorruptible,
invisible, only God, be honor and glory forever and
ever. Amen.
"This charge I commit to thee, my child Timothy,
according to the prophecies which went before in
respect to thee, that thou mayest war in them the
good warfare ; " having faith, and a good conscience,
which some thrusting away made shipwreck con
cerning the faith. 20Of whom is Hymenaeus and
Alexander; whom I delivered over to Satan, that
they might be taught not to blaspheme.
|| || 'I exhort then, first of all, that supplications,
prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made
for all men ; 2 for kings, and all that are in authority ;
that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all god
liness and decorum. 3 This is good and acceptable in
the sight of our Savior God ; 4 who wishes all men to
be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God, one mediator also between
God and men, the man Christ Jesus ; 6 who gave him-

2:7-3:8 I.TIMOTHY. 473
self a ransom for all, the testimony '.o be given in due
season ; ' for which I was appointed a preacher, and
an apostle (I speak truth, I lie not), a teacher of Gen
tiles in faith and truth.
3 1 will, therefore, that the men pray in every place,
lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing ;
9 in like manner also that women adorn themselves,
in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety ; not
in braided hair, and gold, or pearls, or costly apparel ;
10 but, which becomes women professing godliness, by
means of good works. " Let a woman learn in quiet
ness, with all subjection. '2 But I permit not a woman
to teach, nor to have authority over a man, but to be
in quietness. " For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
" And Adam was not deceived ; but the woman, being
deceived, has fallen into transgression. "But she
shall be saved through child-bearing, if they abide
in faith, and love, and sanctification, with sobriety.
yyy 'Faithful is the saying.
If any one longs for the office of "bishop,
he desires a good work. 2The "bishop then must
be blameless, husband of one wife, sober, discreet,
orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching; 8not given to
wine, not a striker, but forbearing, averse to strife,
not a money-lover; 4 presiding well over his own
house, having his children in subjection with all
decorum; (5but if one knows not how to preside over
his own house, how shall he take care of the church of
God ?) 6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride
he fall into the condemnation of the Devil. ' But he
must also have a good testimony from those without,
that he fall not into reproach and a snare of the Devil.
8 Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-
tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base
» Or, overseer.

474  I. TIMOTHY.  3:9-4:7
gain ; 9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure con
science. "And let these also first be proved; then
let them serve as deacons, being without reproach.
"Women in like manner must be grave, not slan
derers, sober, faithful in all things.
"Let deacons be husbands of one wife, presiding
well over their children and their own houses. " For
they that have served well as deacons gain for them
selves a good standing, and great boldness in the.
faith which is in Christ Jesus.
"These things I write to thee, hoping to come to
thee shortly ; " but if I delay, that thou mayest know
"how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of
God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar
and ground of the truth. " And confessedly, great is
the mystery of godliness ; who was manifested in the
flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached
among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up
in glory.
yy 'But the Spirit says expressly, that in after-
times some will fall away from the faith, giving
heed to deceiving spirits, and teachings of demons ;
2 of those who speak lies in hypocrisy, having their
own conscience seared with a hot iron ; 3 forbidding
to marry, commanding to abstain from foods, which
God created for those who believe and know the
truth to receive with thanksgiving. 4 Because every
creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if
it is received with thanksgiving ; 5 for it is sanctified
through the word of God and prayer.
6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things,
thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nurtured
in the words of the faith and of the good teaching,
which thou hast strictly followed. ' But the profane
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4:8-5:9  I. TIMOTHY. 475
and old wives' fables refuse, and exercise thyself unto
godliness. 8For bodily exercise is profitable for a
little ; but godliness is profitable for all things, having
promise of the life that now is, and of that which is
to come. 9 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all
acceptance. "For to this end we labor and strive,
because we have hoped in the living God, who is
Savior of all men, especially of believers.
"Charge and teach these things. "Let no one
despise thy youth; but become an example of the
believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in
purity. " Until I come, give attention to the reading,
to the exhortation, to the teaching. "Neglect not
the gift that is in thee, which was given thee through
prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the
eldership. " Meditate on these things ; give thyself
wholly to them ; that thy progress may be manifest
to all. " Take heed to thyself, and to the teaching ;
continue in them ; for in doing this thou wilt save
both thyself, and those who hear thee.
y ' Do not reprimand an elder, but exhort him ais
' a father ; younger men as brothers ; 2 elder women
as mothers, younger as sisters, in all purity. 3 Honor
as widows those who are widows indeed. 4 But if any
widow has children or grand-children, let them learn
first to show piety to their own household, and to
requite their parents, for this is acceptable before
God. 5Now she that is a widow indeed, and left
alone, has set her hope on God, and continues in sup
plications and prayers, night and day. 6 But she that
lives in pleasure is dead while she lives. 'And these
things charge, that they may be blamless. 8 But if any
one provides not for his own, and especially for those
of his own household, he has denied the faith, and
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476  I. TIMOTHY.  5: 10-24
as a widow under sixty years old, the wife of one
husband, "well reported of for good works, if she
brought up children, if she lodged strangers, if she
washed saints' feet, if she relieved afflicted ones, if
she diligently followed every good work.
"But younger widows refuse; for when they be
come wanton against Christ, they wish to marry;
"having condemnation, because they broke their first
faith. '3 And at the same time they also learn to be
idle, going about from house to house ; and not only
idle, but tattlers also and busy-bodies, speaking the
things which they ought not. " I will therefore that
younger widows marry, bear children, guide the
house, give no occasion to the adversary to speak
revilingly. " For already, some have turned aside
after Satan. '6 If any believing woman has widows,
let her relieve them, and let not the church be bur
dened; that it may relieve those who are widows
indeed. " Let elders who preside well be counted worthy of
double honor, especially they who labor in word and
teaching. " For the Scripture says, Thou shalt not
muzzle an ox while treading out the grain ; and, The
workman is worthy of his wages. "Against an elder
receive not an accusation, except on the testimony
of two or three witnesses. 20 Those who sin reprove
before all, that the rest also may fear.
21 1 charge thee before God, and Christ Jesus, and
the elect angels, that thou guard these things without
prejudging, doing nothing with partiality. 22Lay
hands hastily on no one, neither share in other men's
sins. Keep thyself pure. a No longer drink water
only, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and
for thy frequent infirmities. " The sins of some men
are openly manifest, going before to judgment ; and

5 : 25-6 : 13 I. TIMOTHY. 477
some men they also follow after. ffi In like manner
also the works that are good are openly manifest ;
and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden.
yy 'Let as many as are servants under the yoke
¦ account their own masters worthy of all honor,
that the name of God and the teaching be not blas
phemed. 2 And they that have believing masters,
let them not despise them because they are brethren ;
but serve them the more, because they who receive
the benefit are believing and beloved. These things
teach and exhort.
3 If any one teaches otherwise, and assents not to
healthful words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
to the teaching which is according to godliness, 4 he
is puffed up, knowing nothing, but morbid about
questions and strifes of words, from which comes
envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 wranglings of
men corrupted in mind, and robbed of the truth, sup
posing that godliness is a means of gain. 6 But god
liness with contentment is a great means of gain.
'For we brought nothing into the world; neither
can we carry anything out ; 8 and having food and
covering, with these we shall be content. 9 But they
who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare,
and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which
sink men into destruction and perdition. "For the
love of money is a root of. all evils ; which some long
ing for wandered away from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with inany sorrows.
" But thou, O man of God, flee these things ; and
follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, pa
tience, meekness of spirit. " Fight the good fight of
the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, to which thou
wast called, and didst confess the good confession
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478 I. TIMOTHY. 6 : 14-21
who preserves alive all things, and Christ Jesus,
who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confes
sion, "that thou keep the commandment without
spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus
Christ ; " which in his own times he will show, who is
the blissful and only Potentate, the King of kings,
and Lord of lords ; " who only has immortality,
dwelling in light unapproachable ; whom no man
has seen, or can see ; to whom be honor and might
everlasting. Amen.
" Charge those who are rich in this " world not to be
high-minded, not to place their hope on the uncer
tainty of riches, but on God, who gives us all things
richly for enjoyment ; " to do good, to be rich in good
works, to be free in imparting, willing to communi
cate ; " laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation against the time to come, that they may
lay hold on the true life.
20 O Timothy, guard that which is committed to
thee, turning away from the profane babblings, and
oppositions of that which is falsely called knowledge ;
21 which some professing erred concerning the faith.
Grace be with thee. » Or, age.

THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO
TIMOTHY.

T 'Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the
will of God, according to the promise of life which
is in Christ Jesus, 2to Timothy, a beloved child:
Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ
Jesus our Lord.
3 1 thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers,
in a pure conscience, how unceasingly I have remem
brance of thee in my supplications night and day ;
4 longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I
may be filled with joy ; 5 calling to remembrance the
unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in
thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice ; and
I am persuaded that it dwells in thee also. 6For
which cause I put thee in remembrance, that thou
kindle up the gift of God, which is in thee through
the laying on of my hands. ' For God did not give
us a spirit of cowardice • but of power, and of love,
and of sobriety.
8 Be not then ashamed of the testimony of our
Lord, nor of me his prisoner ; but endure hardship
with me for the gospel, according to the power of
God ; 9 who saved us, and called us with a holy call
ing, not according to our works, but according to his
own purpose, and the grace which was given us in
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480 II. TIMOTHY. 1 : 10-2 : 7
Christ Jesus before eternal ages, "but now made
manifest through the appearing of our Savior Christ
Jesus ; who destroyed death, and brought life and in
corruption to light through the gospel ; " for which I
was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a
teacher. " For which cause I suffer these things also.
But I am not ashamed ; for I know him whom I have
believed, and am persuaded that he is able to guard
that which I have committed to him, unto that day.
13 Hold the pattern of healthful words, which thou
heardest from me, in faith and love which is in Christ
Jesus. " The good thing committed to thee guard,
through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
"Thou knowest this, that all those in Asia turned
away from me ; of whom is Phygellus and Hermog-
enes. " The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiph-
orus ; because he often refreshed me, and was not
ashamed of my chain ; " but when he was in Rome,
he sought me out very diligently, and found me:
18 the Lord grant to him, that he may find mercy of
the Lord in that day ! and in how many things he
ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
yy ' Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace
that is in Christ Jesus. 2And the things that
thou heardest from me through many witnesses, these
commit thou to faithful men, who will be able to
teach others also. 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a
good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4No one serving as a
soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that
he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
6 And if one also contends in the games, he is not
crowned, unless he contends lawfully. 6 The husband
man that labors must be the first to partake of the
fruits. ' Consider what I say ; for the Lord will give
thee understanding in all things.

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8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, of
the seed of David, according to my gospel ; 9 in which
I suffer hardship, even to bonds, as a malefactor ; but
the word of God is not bound. " For this cause, I
endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they
also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ
Jesus, with eternal glory. " Faithful is the saying :
For if we died with him, we shall also live with
him ; " if we endure, we shall also reign with him ;
if we shall deny him, he also will deny us ; " if we
are faithless, he abides faithful, for he can not deny
himself. " Of these things put them in remembrance, charg
ing them before the " Lord not to strive about words
to no profit, to the subverting of the hearers.
" Earnestly endeavor to present thyself approved to
God, a workman not made ashamed, rightly dividing
the word of the truth. " But shun the profane bab
blings; for they will go on to more ungodliness,
"and their word will eat as does a gangrene; of
whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus ; " who erred con
cerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has
already taken place, and overturn the faith of some.
19 Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands,
having this seal : The Lord knows those who are his ;
and, Let every one that names the name of the Lord
depart from unrighteousness. 20 But in a great house
there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but
also of wood and of earth ; and some for honor and
some for dishonor. " If one therefore cleanse himself
from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified,
useful for the master, prepared for every good work.
22 But flee youthful desires ; and follow righteous
ness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the

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Lord out of a pure heart. 23 But the foolish and
ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they be
get strifes. " And a servant of the Lord must not
strive, but be gentle toward all, apt in teaching, pa
tient of wrong ; 25 in meekness teaching those who
oppose themselves ; if perhaps God may give them
repentance to a fall knowledge of the truth ; 26 and
they may awake to soberness out of the snare of
the Devil, being captured by him, to do God's will.
yy y ' But know this, that in the last days grievous
' times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of them
selves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without
natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without
self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, 4 betrayers,
headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than
lovers of God ; 5 holding a form of godliness, but hav
ing denied the power thereof; and from these turn
away. 6 For of these are also they who creep into
houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins,
led away with manifold desires, 'always learning,
and never able to come to the full knowledge of the
truth. 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so
also do these withstand the truth ; men corrupted in
mind, reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they will
proceed no further ; for their folly will be fully mani
fest to all, as theirs also became.
"But thou didst accurately trace my teaching,
manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love,
patience, "persecutions, afflictions; what things
came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra;
what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord
delivered me. '2 Yea, and all who wish to live godly
in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. "But evil

3 : 14-4 : 10 II. TIMOTHY. 483
men and impostors will grow worse and worse, de
ceiving and being deceived. " But do thou abide in
the things which thou learnedst and wast assured of,
knowing from what persons thou didst learn ; " and
that from a babe thou hast known the Holy Script
ures, which are able to make thee wise to salvation,
through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
""All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness ; "that the man of God may be com
plete, completely furnished to every good work.
yy 'I charge thee before God, and Christ Jesus
who is to judge living and dead, and by his ap
pearing and his kingdom, 2 preach the word; be ur
gent in season, out of season ; reprove, rebuke, ex
hort, with all long-suffering and teaching. 3For a
period will come when they will not endure the
healthful teaching, but having itching ears will for
themselves heap up teachers according to their own
desires ; 4 and they will turn away their ears from the
truth, and will turn aside to fables.
5 But do thou be watchful in all things, suffer hard
ship, do the work of an evangelist, fully accomplish
thy ministry. "For as to me, I am already being
offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. ' I
have fought the good fight, I have finished the
course, I have kept the faith; 8 henceforth there is
laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge, will give me at that day ;
and not to me only, but also to all those who have
loved his appearing.
9 Earnestly endeavor to come to me shortly. " For
Demas forsook me, having loved the present * world,
'Or, Every Scripture, inspired by God, is also profitable.
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and went to Thessalonica ; Crescens to Galatia, Titus
to Dalmatia. " Luke alone is with me. Take Mark
and bring him with thee ; for he is useful to me for
ministering. '2 But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.
"The cloak, which I left at Troas with Carpus,
when thou comest bring, and the books, especially
the parchments.
"Alexander the coppersmith showed me much
evil; the Lord will reward him according to his
works. " Of whom do thou also beware ; for he has
greatly withstood our words.
16 At my first defense no one took my part, but all for
sook me. May it not be laid to their charge ! " But
the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that
through me the preaching might be fully accom
plished, and all the Gentiles might hear ; and I was
delivered out of the mouth of the lion. " The Lord
will deliver me from every evil work, and will bring
me safe to his heavenly kingdom ; to whom be the
glory, forever and ever. Amen.
"Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of
Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus abode in Corinth, but Trophimus I left at
Miletus sick.
21 Earnestly endeavor to come before winter. Eubu-
lus salutes thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia,
and all the brethren.
22 The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you

THE LETTER OF PAUL TO
TITUS.

y ' Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and
the knowledge of the truth which is according to
godliness; 2upon hope of eternal life, which God,
who can not lie, promised before eternal ages, 3 but
in its own times manifested his word in the preach
ing, with which I was intrusted according to the
commandment of our Savior God ; 4 to Titus, a true
child according to the common faith: Grace and
peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our
Savior. 5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou
shouldest set in order the things that are lacking,
and appoint elders in each city, as I directed thee ;
6 if any one is without reproach, the husband of one
wife, having believing children who are not accused
of rioting or unruly. ' For the "bishop must be with
out reproach, as God's steward ; not self-willed, not
soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not
greedy of base gain ; 8 but hospitable, a lover of the
good, discreet, righteous, holy, self-controlled ; 9 hold
ing fast the faithful word which is according to the
teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the
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4a6 TITUS.  1 : 10-2 : 8
healthful doctrine and to convict the gainsayers.
10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and
deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
" whose mouths must be stopped, who overturn whole
houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the
sake of base gain. " One of themselves, a prophet of
their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts,
idle gluttons. " This testimony is true. For which
cause reprove them sharply, that they may be " sound
in the faith ; " not giving heed to Jewish fables, and
commandments of men, who turn away from the
truth. 15 To the pure all things are pure ; but to the defiled
and unbelieving nothing is pure ; but both their mind
and their conscience are defiled. " They profess that
they know God ; but by their works they deny him,
being abominable, and disobedient, and for every
good work reprobate.
y y ' But do thou speak the things which become the
" healthful teaching; 2that aged men be sober,
grave, discreet, "sound in the faith, in love, in pa
tience ; 3that aged women in like manner be reverent
in behavior, not slanderers, not in bondage to much
wine, teachers of that which is good ; 4that they may
train the young women to love their husbands, to love
their children, 6to be discreet, sober-minded, workers
at home, good, submitting themselves to their own
husbands, in order that the word of God be not blas
phemed. 6 The younger men in like manner exhort to
be sober-minded. ' In all things showing thyself a
pattern of good works ; in teaching, showing uncor-
ruptness, gravity, 8 healthful speech, that can not be
condemned : in order that he that is of the contrary
part may be put to shame, having no evil thing to
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2:9-3:8 TITUS. 487
say of us. 9 Exhort servants to submit themselves to
their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things ;
not contradicting, "not purloining, but showing all
good fidelity; that they may adorn the teaching of
our Savior God in all things.
" For the saving grace of God appeared to all men,
" instructing us that, denying ungodliness and worldly
desires, we should live soberly and righteously and
godly, in this present "world ; "looking for the bliss
ful hope and appearing of the glory "of the great God
and our Savior Jesus Christ; "who gave himself for
us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and
cleanse for himself a people for his own possession,
zealous of good works.
15 These things speak, and exhort, and reprove with
all authority. Let no one despise thee.
yyy 'Put them in mind to submit themselves to
* rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready
for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to be
averse to strife, forbearing, showing all meekness
towards all men.
3 For we also were once foolish, disobedient, go
ing astray, serving manifold desires and pleasures,
living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one an
other. 4But when the kindness and the love toward
man of our Savior God appeared, 5not by works
of righteousness which we did, but according to
his mercy he saved us, through the bathing of
regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;
6 which he poured out on us richly through Jesus
Christ our Savior; 'that, being justified by his
grace, we should become heirs according to the hope
of eternal life.
8 Faithful is the saying ; and concerning these things
TnrZa.ee. * Or. of our great God and Savior.

488 TITUS. 3 : 9-15
I desire thee to afflrm steadfastly, that they who
have believed God may be careful to maintain good
works. These things are good and profitable to men.
9 But shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and
strifes, and fightings about the law ; for they are un
profitable and vain.
10 A man that causes division, after a first and second
admonition, reject ; " knowing that such an one is
perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.
12 When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus,
earnestly endeavor to come to me to Nicopolis ; for I
have decided there to winter.
" Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, send forward on
their journey zealously, that nothing may be lacking
to them. " And let our people also learn to maintain
good works for necessary wants, that they may not
be unfruitful.
15 All that are with me salute thee. Salute those
who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

THE LETTER OF PAUL TO
PHILEMON.

'Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our
brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,
2 and to Apphia the sister, and Archippus our fellow-
soldier, and to the church in thy house: 3 Grace to
you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
1 1 thank my God always, making mention of thee
in my prayers, 5 hearing of thy love and faith, which
thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and to all the saints ;
6 that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual
in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us,
unto Christ. ' For I had much joy and consolation
in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been
refreshed through thee, brother. 8 Wherefore, though
having much boldness in Christ to command thee
that which is becoming, 9yet for love's sake I beseech
rather ; being such a one, as Paul an old man, and
now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus. " I beseech thee
for my child, whom I begot in my bonds, Onesimus ;
"who in time past was useless to thee, but is now
useful to thee and to me ; '2 whom I sent back to thee,
that is, my own heart ; " whom I would have desired
to keep with myself, that in thy stead he might min
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thy consent I wished to do nothing ; that thy benefit
may not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
15 For perhaps he departed for a season on this account,
that thou mightest have him back forever; "no
longer as a servant, but above a servant, a brother
beloved, especially to me, but how much more to thee,
both in the flesh, and in the Lord ! " If thou countest
me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
18 But if he wronged thee in any way, or owes thee
anything, put that to my account. "I, Paul, have
written it with my own hand, I will repay. Not to
say to thee, that thou owest me also thine own self
besides. 20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in
the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. " Having
confidence in thy obedience I have written to thee,
knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
22 But at the same time be preparing for me also a
lodging ; for I hope that through your prayers I shall
be given to you.
23 There salutes thee Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner
in Christ Jesus, "Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke,
my fellow- workers.
25 rphe grace 0f our loto! Jesus Christ be with your
spirit.

LETTER TO THE
H E B REWS

'God, having in many parts and in many ways
spoken of old to the fathers in the prophets, 2 in
these last days spoke to us in his Son, whom he ap
pointed heir of all things, through whom he also
" made the worlds ; 3 who, being the brightness of his
glory and the impress of his substance, and upholding
all things by the word of his power, when he had
made a purification of sins, sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high; 4 having become so
much superior to the angels, as he has inherited a
more excellent name than they.
5 For to whom of the angels said he ever,
Thou art my Son,
I this day have begotten thee ?
and again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall
be to me a Son? 6But when he again brings the
first-born into the D world, he says, And let all the
angels of God worship him. ' And of the angels he
says, Who makes his angels winds,
And his ministers a flame of fire ;
8 but of the Son,
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492  HEBREWS.  1:9-2:5
Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever ;
A sceptre of rectitude is the sceptre of thy
kingdom ;
9 Thou lovedst righteousness, and hatedst in
iquity ;
Therefore God, thy God, anointed thee,
With the oil of gladness, above thy fellows ;
"and, Thou, Lord, in the beginning, didst found the
earth,
And the heavens are the works of thy hands ;
" They will perish, but thou abidest ;
And they all will become old, as does a garment,
"And as a mantle thou wilt roll them up, as a
garment they will be changed ;
But thou art the same,
And thy years will not fail.
13 But to whom of the angels has he ever said,
Sit on my right hand,
Until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth for
service, for the sake of those about to inherit salva
tion? | || 'On this account we ought to give the more
earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest
perhaps we drift past them. 2 For if the word spoken
through angels proved steadfast, and every transgres
sion and disobedience received just retribution, 3how
shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation ;
which had its beginning in being spoken through the
Lord, and was made sure to us by those who heard,
4 God testifying with them by signs, and wonders,
and many kinds of miracles, and distributions of the
Holy Spirit, according to his own will ?
5 For not to angels did he put in subjection the

2:6-15  HEBREWS.  493
"world that is to be, about which we speak. 6But
one in a certain place testified, saying,
What is man, that thou art mindful of him ;
Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels ;
Thou crownedst him with glory and honor ;
And didst set him over the works of thy hands ;
8 Thou didst put all things in subjection under his
feet.
For in that he put all in subjection to him, he left
nothing that is not subjected to him.
But now we do not yet see all things put in subjec
tion to him. 9 But we behold him, who was made a
little lower than the angels, Jesus, on account of the
suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, in
order that he by the grace of God might taste death
for every one. "For it became him, on account of
whom are all things, and through whom are all
things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the
" author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
" For both he who sanctifies and they who are sanc
tified are all of one; for which cause he is not
ashamed to call them brethren, saying,
I will declare thy name to my brethren ;
In the midst of the congregation I will sing praise
to thee.
"And again, I will put my trust in him. And
again, Behold, I and the children whom God gave
me. " Since then the children are partakers of flesh
and blood, he also in like manner partook in the
same ; that through death he might destroy him who
had the power of death, that is, the Devil; "and
might deliver all those who, through fear of death,
were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
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494 HEBREWS. 2 : 16-3 : 12
16 For surely he does not succor angels ; but he suc
cors the seed of Abraham. " Wherefore, it behoved
him in all things to be made like hid brethren, that
he might become a merciful and faithful high priest
in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for
the sins of the people. '8 For in that he himself has
suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who
are tempted.
jj j[ 1 ' Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a
heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High
Priest of our confession, Jesus, 2 who was faithful to
him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all His
house. 3 For he has been accounted worthy of more
glory than Moses, by so much as he who built the
house has more honor than the house. 4 For every
house is builded by some one ; but he who built all
things is God. 5 And Moses indeed was faithful in
all His house as a servant, for a testimony of the
things which were to be afterward spoken; "but
Christ as son over His house ; whose house are we, if
we hold fast the boldness and the glorying of our
hope firm to the end.
' Wherefore, as the Holy Spirit says, *
To-day, if ye hear his voice,
8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation,
In the day of the temptation in the wilderness ;•
9 Where your fathers tempted me, in proving me,
And saw my works, forty years.
10 Wherefore, I was displeased with that generation ;
And I said, They always go astray in their heart,
And they did not know my ways ;
" As I swore in my wrath,
They shall not enter into my rest.
"Take heed, brethren, lest there shall be in any
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3 : 13-4 : 7 HEBREWS.  495
from the living God. "But exhort one another
daily, as long as it is called To-day, that no one of you
may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
" For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold
fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end.
15 While it is said, To-day, if ye hear his voice, ,
harden not your hearts as in the provocation. " Who
then, when they had heard, provoked ? Was it not
all who came forth out of Egypt by Moses ? " And
with whom was he displeased forty years ? Was it
not with those who sinned ? whose carcasses fell in
the wilderness. " And to whom did he swear, that
they should not enter into his rest, but to those who
were disbelieving ? " And we see that they were not
able to enter in, because of unbelief.
yy ' Let us fear therefore, lest, a promise being still
' left us of entering into his rest, any one of you
should seem to have come short of it. 2 For we have
had glad tidings preached to us even also as they ;
but the word which they heard did not profit them,
not being mingled in faith with those who heard.
3 For we who believed do enter into the rest, even as
he has said, As I swore in my wrath, they shall not
enter into my rest, although the works were finished
from the foundation of the world. 4 For he has spoken
in a certain place of the seventh day thus, And God
rested on the seventh day from all his works ; 5 and in
this place again, They shall not enter into my rest.
6 Since then it remains for some to enter into it, and
they to whom glad tidings were formerly preached
entered not in because of disbelief, 'again he desig
nates a certain day, To-day, (saying in David, after
so long a time, as has before been said, )
To-day, if ye hear his voice,
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8 For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not
afterward have spoken about another day.
9 So then, there remains a Sabbath-rest to the people
of God. '° For he that entered into his rest, himself
also rested from his works, as God did from his
own. "Let us therefore earnestly endeavor to enter
into that rest, that no one may fall after the same
example of disbelief.
"For the word of God is living, and effectual,
and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing
even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints
and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart. "And there is no creature that
is not manifest in his sight; but all things are naked
and laid bare to the eyes of him with whom we have
to do.
"Having therefore a great high priest, who has
passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast our confession. " For we have not a high
priest who can not sympathize with our infirmities,
but who has in all points been tempted like as we are,
apart from sin. " Let us therefore come boldly to the
throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find
grace for well-timed help.
y ' For every high priest, being taken from among
men, is appointed for men in things pertaining
to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for
sins ; 2 being able to bear with the ignorant and erring,
since he himself also is encompassed with infirmity ;
3 and on account of it he is bound, as for the people,
so also for himself, to make offering for sins. 4 And no
one takes to himself the honor, unless he is called by
God, as was also Aaron. 5So Christ also did not
glorify himself to become high priest, but he who
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5:6-6:6  HEBREWS. 497
Thou art my Son,
I this day have begotten thee ;
6 as also in another place, he says,
Thou art a priest forever,
After the order of Melchizedek ;
7 who, in the days of his flesh offering prayers and
supplications, with strong crying and tears, to him
who was able to save him from death, and being
heard on account of his godly fear, 8 though he was a
Son yet learned obedience from what he suffered,
9 and being perfected becariie the author of eternal
salvation to all who obey him; "addressed by God
as High Priest, after the order of Melchizedek.
" Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard
to be explained, since ye have become dull of hear
ing. " For though ye ought, on account of the time,
to be teachers, ye again have need that some one
teach you the first rudiments of the oracles of God,
and have become such as have need of milk, and not
of solid food. " For every one who partakes of milk
is inexperienced in the word of righteousness ; for he
is a babe. " But solid food belongs to those who are
mature, who by use have their senses exercised to
discern good and evil.
T/y ' Wherefore, leaving the elements of the doc-
trine of Christ, let us press on to maturity ; not
laying again a foundation of repentance from dead
works and faith toward God, 2 of teaching of bap
tisms and laying on of hands, of resurrection of
the dead and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will
do if God permit. 4 For it is impossible that they
who have once been enlightened, and have tasted
of the heavenly gift, and become partakers of the
Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of
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have fallen away, should again be renewed to repent
ance; seeing they are crucifying to themselves the
Son of God afresh, and putting him to open shame.
' For the ground which has drunk in the rain that
often comes on it, and brings forth herbs fit for those
for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing
from God; 8 but if it bears thorns and thistles it is
rejected, and is near to cursing ; whose end is to be
burned. 9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things
concerning. you, and things that accompany salva
tion, though we thus speak. "For God is not un
righteous to forget your work, and the love which ye
showed toward his name, in that ye ministered to the
saints, and still do minister. " But we desire that
each one of you show the same diligence, for the full
assurance of the hope to the end; "that ye may not
become slothful, but imitators of those who through
faith and long-suffering inherit the promises. " For
when God made the promise to Abraham, since
he could swear by no one greater, he swore by
himself, "saying, Surely, blessing I will bless thee,
and multiplying I will multiply thee. "And so,
having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
"For men indeed swear by the greater ; and the oath
serves them for confirmation as an end of all gain
saying. "Wherein God, wishing to show more
abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immuta
bility of his counsel, interposed with an oath; "that
through two immutable things, in which it is im
possible that God should lie, we may have strong en
couragement, who fled for refuge to lay hold on the
hope set before us, " which we have as an anchor of
the soul, sure and steadfast, and entering into that
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entered, having become, after the order of Melchize
dek, a high priest forever.
yyy 'For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest
' of the most high God, who met Abraham re
turning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed
him ; 2 to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth of
all; being first by the interpretation of his name
King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem,
that is, King of peace ; 3 without father, without
mother, without table of descent, having neither be
ginning of days, nor end of life, but likened to the
Son of God, abides a priest continually.
4 Now behold how great this man was, to whom
Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the spoils.
5 And those of the sons of Levi, who receive the office
of the priesthood, have a commandment to take
tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of
their brethren, tHbugh these have come out of the
loins of Abraham ; 6 but he whose descent is not
reckoned from them has taken tithes of Abraham,
and has blessed him who had the promises. 'And
without any gainsaying, the less is blessed by the
better. sAnd here indeed men who die receive
tithes ; but there, one received them of whom it is
testified that he lives. 9And so to speak, through
Abraham Levi even who receives tithes, has paid
tithes ¦ 10 for he was yet in the loins of his father, when
Melchizedek met him.
" If therefore perfection was through the Levitical
priesthood ( for upon it the people have received the
law ), what further need was there that a different
priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and
not be reckoned after the order of Aaron ? " For the
priesthood being changed, of necessity there comes
also a change of law. " For he of whom these things

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are spoken has taken part in a different tribe, from
which no one has given attendance at the altar.
"For it is evident that our Lord has arisen out of
Judah ; as to which tribe Moses spoke nothing con
cerning priests. " And this is yet more abundantly
evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there
arises another priest, " who has been made a priest,
not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after
the power of an indissoluble life. " For it is testified
of him, Thou art a priest forever,
After the order of Melchizedek.
18 For on the one hand, there comes an annulling of
a previous commandment, on account of its weakness
and unprofitableness, — "for the law perfected no
thing, — and on the other a bringing in of a better
hope, through which we draw near to God.
20 And inasmuch as it was not -without the taking
of an oath, — " for they indeed became priests without
taking an oath, but he with an oath through him who
said to him, The Lord swore and will not repent,
thou art a priest forever,— 22 by so much also has
Jesus become a surety of a better covenant. 23 And
they indeed have become priests many in number,
because they were forbidden by death to con
tinue; "but he, because he abides forever, has his
priesthood "unchangeable. 25 Whence also he is
able to save to the end those who come to God
through him, since he ever lives to intercede for
them. 28 For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless,
undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher
than the heavens ; " who is not under a daily neces
sity, like those high priests, of offering sacrifices, first
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7 : 28-8 : 9 HEBREWS. 501
for his own sins, and then for those of the people ; for
this he did once for all, in offering himself. 28For
the law appoints men high priests who have in
firmity ; but the word of the oath which came after
the law, appoints the Son, who is perfected forever.
yN | 'Now of the things which we are saying,
* " a chief point is this : We have such a high
priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne
of the Majesty in the heavens ; 2 a minister of the
sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord
pitched, and not man.
3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both
gifts and sacrifices ; wherefore it is necessary, that this
one also have something which he may offer. 4 Now
if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all,
since there are those who offer the gifts according to
law, 5 who serve in an outline and a shadow of the
heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed,
when he was about to make the tabernacle ; for, See,
says he, that thou make all things according to the
pattern which was showed thee in the mount. 6 But
now he has obtained a more excellent ministry,
by so much as he is also mediator of a better
covenant, which has been established upon better
promises. ' For if that first covenant had been faultless, place
would not be sought for the second. 8 For finding fault
with them, he says,
Behold days are coming, saith the Lord,
When I will make with the house of Israel,
And with the house of Judah, a new covenant ;
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with
their fathers,
In the day when I took hold of their hand,
» Or. the sum of what we have said.

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To lead them out of the land of Egypt ;
Because they abode not in my covenant,
And I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
"Because this is the covenant that I will cove
nant with the house of Israel,
After those days, saith the Lord,
Putting my laws into their mind,
And on their heart I will write them ;
And I will be to them a God,
And they shall be to me a people ;
" And they will not teach,
Each one his neighbor, and each one his brother,
Saying, Know the Lord ;
Because all will know me, from the least to the
greatest of them ;
12 Because I will be merciful to their iniquities,
And their sins I will remember no more.
13 In that he says, A new covenant, he has made the
first one old. Now that which is growing old, and
wearing out with age, is ready to vanish away.
y V ' Now the first covenant had also ordinances of
' service, and its sanctuary, one belonging to this
world. 2 For a tabernacle was prepared ; the first,
in which is the lamp-stand, and the table, and the
show-bread, which is called the holy place ; 3 and be
yond the second vail, a tabernacle which is called the
holy of holies, 4 containing the golden censer, aud the
ark of the covenant overlaid on every side with gold,
in which was a golden pot containing the manna,
and the rod of Aaron which budded, and the tables of
the covenant, 5and above it cherubim of glory over
shadowing the mercy-seat ; concerning which things
we can not now speak particularly.
6 These things being thus prepared, into the first
tabernacle the priests go continually, performing

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their service ; ' but into the second, the high priest
alone, once a year, not without blood, which he offers
for himself, and for the sins of ignorance of the
people ; Hhe Holy Spirit signifying this, that the way
into the holy places has not yet been made manifest,
while the first tabernacle is yet standing ; 9 which is a
figure for the time present, according to which are
offered both gifts and sacrifices, unable to perfect the
worshiper as to the' conscience ; '° which are only with
foods and drinks, and various immersions, ordi
nances of the flesh, imposed until a time of reforma
tion. " But Christ, having come as a high priest of
the good things to come, through the greater and
more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands ( that
is, not of this creation ), " and not through the blood
of goats and calves but through his own blood,
entered once for all into the holy places, obtaining
eternal redemption. " For if the blood of goats and
bulls, and ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have
been defiled, sanctifies to the purification of the flesh ;
"how much more will the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal Spirit offered himself without
blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God ? " And for this cause
he is mediator of a new covenant, in order that,
death having taken place for the redemption of the
transgressions that were under the first covenant, they
who have been called may receive the promise of the
eternal inheritance.
16 For where there is a ¦• testament, there must also
of necessity be brought in the death of the testator.
" For a testament is of force after men are dead ; since
it is of no strength at all while the testator is living.
"Wherefore, neither has the first covenant been
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dedicated without blood. '"For, when Moses had
spoken every commandment to all the people accord
ing to the law, he took the blood of the calves and of
the goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop,
and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
saying, 20 This is the blood of the covenant, which God
commanded in respect to you. 21 And moreover, the
tabernacle, and all the vessels of the service, he in
like manner sprinkled with the blood. 22 And nearly
all things are cleansed according to the law with
blood ; and apart from shedding of blood comes no
remission. 23 It was necessary therefore, that the outlines of the
things in the heavens should be cleansed with these;
but the heavenly things themselves, with better sac
rifices than these. " For Christ entered not into holy
places made with hands, figures of the true ; but into
heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God
for us; 25nor yet that he should many times offer
himself, as the high priest enters into the holy places
every year with blood of others ; 26 for then must he
many times have suffered since the foundation of the
world ; but now once, at the end of the ages, he has
been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of
himself. " And inasmuch as it is appointed to men
once to die, but after this, judgment; 28so also the
Christ, having been once offered to bear the sins of
many, will to those who wait for him appear a second
time apart from sin, unto salvation.
Y^ ' For the law having a shadow of the good things
to come, not the very picture of the things, can
never, with the same sacrifices which they offer year
by year continually, make those who come to them
perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be
offered, because the worshipers would have had no

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505

more consciousness of sins, having been once cleansed ?
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance made
of sins year by year. 4For it is impossible that the
blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5 Wherefore, when he enters into the world, he says,
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not, wish,
But a body didst thou prepare for me ;
6 In whole burnt-offerings, and sin-offerings, thou
hadst no pleasure.
' Then said I, Lo, I am come,
In the volume of the book it is written concern
ing me,
To do thy will, O God.
8 Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole
burnt-offerings and sin-offerings thou didst not wish,
nor hadst pleasure therein, which are offered accord
ing to the law, 9then has he said, Lo, I am come to
do thy will. He takes away the first, that he may
establish the second. "In which will we have been
sanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all.
"And every priest indeed stands daily ministering,,
and offering many times the same sacrifices,which can
never take away sins ; '2 but he, having offered one
sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand
of God ; "from henceforth waiting until his enemies
be made his footstool. "For by one offering he has
perfected forever those who are sanctified. "More
over, the Holy Spirit also testifies to us ; for after he
had said, " This is the covenant that I will covenant
with them after those days, saith the Lord, putting
my laws upon their hearts, and on their mind I will
write them, " and their sins and their transgressions
I will remember no more. "But where there is
remission of these, there is no longer a sin-offering. .

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"Having therefore, brethren, boldness for the
entrance into the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
which he instituted for us, 20a new and living way,
through the vail, that is to say, his flesh; "and
having a great priest over the house of God ; 22let us
come with a true heart in fullness of faith, having
had our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience;
and having had our body washed with pure water,
23 let us hold fast the confession of the hope without
wavering, for he is faithful who promised ; "and let
us consider one another, to incite to love and to good
works; 25not forsaking the gathering of ourselves
together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting,
and so much the more as ye see the day approaching.
26 For if we are willfully sinning, after having re
ceived the knowledge of the truth, there no longer re
mains a sin-offering, " but a certain fearful looking for
of judgment, and a fiery indignation which is about
to devour the adversaries. 28 One who has rejected
Moses' law dies without mercy, on the testimony of
two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much worse pun
ishment, think ye, will he be judged worthy, who
has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has
accounted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he
was sanctified, an unholy thing, and has insulted the
Spirit of grace? S0For we know him who said, To
me belongs vengeance ; I will recompense ; and again,
The Lord will judge his people. 31 It is a fearful thing
to fall into the hands of the living God.
32 But call to remembrance the former days, in
which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great
conflict of sufferings ; 33 partly, whilst ye were made
a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions; and
partly, in that ye became partakers with those who
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bonds, and ye took joyfully the plundering of your
goods, knowing that ye have yourselves a better pos
session and an abiding one.
35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which
has great recompense. 36 For ye have need of patience,
that having done the will of God ye may receive the
promise. " For yet a very little while, the Coming
One will come, and will not delay. 38But, my right
eous one shall live by faith ; and if he draw back, my
soul has no pleasure in him. 39But we are not of
those who draw back to perdition ; but of those who
have faith to the saving of the soul.
YT 'Now faith is assurance of things hoped for,
conviction of things not seen. 2 For in this the
elders obtained a good testimony.
3 By faith we understand " that the worlds have been
framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has
not arisen out of things which appear.
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sac
rifice than Cain, through which he received testimony
that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts ;
and through it, being dead, he yet speaks.
5 By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not
see death ; and he was not found, because God trans
lated him ; for before his translation, he has had the
testimony that he pleased God. "And apart from
faith it is impossible to please him ; for he who comes
to God must believe that he is, arid that he is a
rewarder to those who seek after him.
' By faith Noah, being divinely instructed concern
ing things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared
an ark for the saving of his house; through which
he condemned the world, and became heir of the
righteousness which is according to faith. 
• Or. that the asres were constituted.

508 HEBREWS. 11 : 8-21
8 By faith Abraham when called obeyed, to go forth
into a place which he was about to receive for an in
heritance, and went forth, not knowing whither he
was going. 9By faith he sojourned in the land of
promise, as a foreign land, dwelling in tents with
Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same
promise ; "for he waited for the city which has the
foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
" By faith Sarah herself also received power to con
ceive seed, even when she was past age, because she
accounted him faithful who promised. '2 Wherefore
also there sprang from one, and him become as
dead, so many as the stars of heaven in multitude,
and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumer
able. " In faith these all died, not having received the
promises, but having seen them from afar, and
greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners
and sojourners on the earth. " For they that say such
things declare plainly, that they are seeking a country.
15 And if indeed, they had kept in mind that from
which they came out, they would have had oppor
tunity to return. " But now they long for a better
country, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not
ashamed of them to be called their God ; for he pre
pared for them a city.
" By faith Abraham, when tried, has offered Isaac ;
and he who had gladly received the promises offered his
only begotten, "of whom it was said, In Isaac shall
thy seed be called ; » accounting that God is able even
to raise from the dead ; whence he did also as in a
figure receive him back.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning'
things about to be.
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sons of Joseph; and he worshiped [leaning] on the
top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when dying, made mention of
the departure of the sons of Israel, and commanded
concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses, when born, was hidden three
months by his parents, because they saw that the
child was fair ; and they were not afraid of the king's
edict. "By faith Moses, when grown up, refused to be
called son of a daughter of Pharaoh ; 25 choosing rather
to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to en
joy the pleasures of sin for a season ; 26 accounting the
reproach of the Christ greater riches than the trea
sures of Egypt ; for he looked away to the reward.
27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of
the king ; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisi
ble. 28 By faith he has instituted the passover, and the
affusion of the blood, that the destroyer of the first
born might not touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by
dry land; which the Egyptians attempting were
swallowed up.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after they had
been encompassed for seven days.
31 By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with
those who disbelieved, after having received the spies
with peace.
32 And what more shall I say? For the time
will fail me if I tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson,
Jephthah, and David and Samuel and the prophets ;
33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought
righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths
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edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong,
became mighty in war, turned to flight armies of
aliens. 35 Women received their dead, by a resurrec
tion ; and others were tortured, not accepting deliver
ance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36 And others had trial of mockings, and scour'gings,
and, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment. " They
were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were
tempted, they were slain with the sword ; they went
about in sheep-skins and goats' skins, being destitute,
afflicted, ill-treated; 38of whom the world was not
worthy; wandering in deserts and mountains and
caves, and the holes of the earth.
39 And all these, having obtained a good testi
mony through their faith, did not receive the prom
ise ; 40 God having provided something better con
cerning us, that apart from us they should not be
made perfect.
vyy ' Therefore, let us also, having so great a cloud
' of witnesses surrounding us, put off every
weight, and the easily besetting sin, and run with pa
tience the race that is set before us, 2 looking away to
the author and finisher of the faith, Jesus ; who for
the joy set before him endured the cross, despising
shame, and has sat down on the right hand of the
throne of God. 3 For consider him who has endured
such gainsaying of sinners against "himself; that ye
become not weary, fainting in your souls.
4 Not yet did ye resist unto blood, contending
against sin; 5andyehave forgotten the exhortation,
which discourses with you as with sons,
My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the
Lord,
Nor faint when reproved by him ;
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12 : 6-19  HEBREWS. 511
6 For whom the Lord loves he chastens,
And scourges every son whom he receives.
'It is for chastening that ye endure; God deals
with you as with sons ; for what son is there whom
his father chastens not? 8But if ye are without
chastening, of which all have become partakers, then
are ye bastards, and not sons. "Furthermore, we
had the fathers of our flesh, as chasteners, and we
reverenced them; shall we not much rather be
in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
"For they indeed for a few days chastened us as
seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that
we may be partakers of his holiness. "Now all
chastening for the present indeed seems to be not
joyous, but grievous ; afterward, it yields the peace
able fruit of righteousness, to those who have been
exercised thereby.
"Wherefore lift up the relaxed hands, and the
palsied knees; "and make straight paths for your
feet, that the lame be not turned out of the way, but
rather be healed. " Follow peace with all, and the
sanctification, apart from which no man shall see the
Lord; "looking diligently, lest there be any one
coming short of the grace of God ; lest any root of
bitterness springing up trouble you, and the many
be thereby defiled; "lest there be any fornicator,
or profane person, as Esau, who for a single meal
sold his birthright. " For ye know that even when
afterward wishing to inherit the blessing, he was
rejected (for he found no place of repentauce) ; though
he sought after it with tears.
is For ye have not come to a mount that is touched,
and burning with fire, nor to blackness, and darkness,
and tempest, " and the sound of a trumpet,and the voice
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512 HEBREWS. 12 : 20-13 : 4
no word more should be spoken to them; 20for they
could not bear that which was commanded, Even if a
beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned ; " and so
terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I am terrified,
and trembling. 22 But ye have come to mount Zion,
and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jeru
salem, and to "myriads of angels, 23 to the general as
sembly and church of the first-born, who are enrolled
in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the
spirits of righteous men made perfect ; " and to Jesus
the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of
sprinkling, that speaks better than Abel.
25 See that ye refuse not him who speaks ; for if they
did not escape, refusing him who declared the divine
will on earth, much more shall not we, who turn
away from him who speaks from heaven; 26 whose
voice then shook the earth ; but now he has promised,
saying, Yet once more I will shake, not the earth
only, but also heaven. " And this, Yet once more,
signifies the removing of the things shaken, as of
things that have been made, that the things which
are not shaken may remain.
28 Wherefore, receiving a kingdom which can not
be shaken, let us have grace whereby we may serve
God acceptably, with reverence and fear; 29for our
God is a consuming fire.
XIII ' Let brotl:ieriy love continue.
2 Do not forget hospitality ; for thereby some
entertained angels unawares.
3 Remember the prisoners, as bound with them ;
those ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the
body. 4 Let marriage be honored by all, and let the bed be
" Or, and to innumerable hosts, the general assembly of angels,
and the church of the first-born.

13 = 5-17 HEBREWS. 513
undefiled ; for fornicators and adulterers God will
judge. 6 Let your disposition be without love of money,
content with what ye have ; for he himself has said,'
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we
confidently say,
The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear ;
What shall man do to me?
'Remember those who were your leaders, who
spoke to you the word of God; and observing
the issue of their manner of life, imitate their
faith. 8 Jesus Christ is yesterday and to-day the same, yea
and forever. 9Be not carried away with manifold
and strange teachings ; for it is good that the heart
be confirmed with grace, not with foods, which did
not profit those who walked therein.
10 We have an altar, from which they have no right
to eat who serve the tabernacle. " For the bodies of
those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holy
places through the high priest as an offering for sin, are
burned without the camp. '2 Wherefore Jesus also,
that he might sanctify the people through his own
blood, suffered without the gate. " Therefore, let us
go forth to him without the camp, bearing his re
proach. " For here we have not an abiding city, but
are seeking for the one that is to be.
"Through him, therefore, let us offer up a sacrifice
of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips
that give thanks to his name. " But to do good and
to communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices
God is well pleased.
" Obey those who are your leaders, and submit ; for
it is they who watch in behalf of your souls, as those
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joy, and not with sighing, for this would be unprofit
able for you.
18 Pray for us ; for we are persuaded that we have a
good conscience, in all things wishing to deport our
selves well. " But I the more earnestly beseech you
to do this, that I may the sooner be restored to you. "
20 Now the God of peace, who brought up from the
dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep
in virtue of the blood of an eternal covenant, " make
you perfect in every good thing to do his will, work
ing in " us that which is well pleasing in his sight,
through Jesus Christ ; to whom be the glory, forever
and ever. Amen.
22 But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word
of exhortation ; for I have written to you in few
words. 23 Know that our brother, Timothy, has been set at
liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see
you. 24 Salute all your leaders, and all the saints. Those
from Italy salute you.
25 Grace be with you all. Amen.
" Many ancient documents read you.

THE GENERAL LETTER OF
JAMES.

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus
l* Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dis
persion, greeting.
2 Account it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into
manifold temptations ; 3 knowing that the proving of
your faith works patience. 4 And let patience have a
perfect work, in order that ye may be perfect and en
tire, in nothing lacking.
5 But if any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him
ask from God, who gives to all liberally, and up
braids not, and it will be given him. "But let him
ask in faith, nothing doubting ; for he that doubts is
like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
' For let not that man suppose that he will receive
anything from the Lord ; 8a double-minded man, un
stable in all his ways.
9 But let the lowly brother glory in his exalta
tion ; "and the rich, in his lowliness; because as the
flower of grass he will pass away. " For the sun rises
with the burning heat, and withers the grass, and its
flower falls off, and the beauty of its appearance
perishes ; so also will the rich man fade in his goings.
"Happy is a man that endures temptation; be
cause, when he becomes approved, he will receive the
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crown of life, which He has promised to those who
love him. " Let no one say when he is tempted, I
am tempted from God ; for God can not be tempted
with evil, and himself tempts no one. " But each one
is tempted, when by his own desire he is drawn
away and enticed. "Then desire, having' conceived,
bears sin ; and sin, when completed, brings forth
death. " Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from
above, coming down from the Father of the lights,
with whom there is no variableness, or a shadow
caused by turning. " Of his own will he brought us
forth with the word of truth, that we should be a
kind of first-fruits of his creatures.
"Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let
every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to
wrath; 20for a man's wrath works not God's
righteousness. " Wherefore, putting off all filthiness
and excess of wickedness, receive with meekness the
implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But become doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving yourselves. 23 Because if any one is a
hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man
beholding his natural face in a mirror. " For he be
held himself, and has gone away ; and straightway
he forgot what manner of man he was. 25 But he who
looks into a perfect law, the law of freedom, and re
mains by it, becoming not a forgetful hearer, but a
doer of work, this man shall be happy in his doing.
26 If any one thinks that he is religious, while he
bridles not his tongue, but deceives his heart, this
man's religious service is vain. " A pure and unde
filed religious service before God and the Father is
this : To visit orphans and widows in their affliction;
to keep himself unspotted from the world.

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yy^ ' My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Lord ol glory, with respect
of persons. 2For if there enter into your syna
gogue a man with a gold ring, in bright cloth
ing, and there enter in also a poor man in mean
clothing ; * and ye show regard to him that wears
the gay clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good
place, and say to the poor man, Stand thou there,
or, Sit under my footstool; 4were ye not partial in
yourselves, and become evil thinking judges?
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God
choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith,
and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to
those who love him ? 6 But ye dishonored the poor
man. Do not the rich oppress you, and is it not they
that drag you before the judgment-seats ? ' Do not
they blaspheme the worthy name by which ye are
called? 8 If however ye fulfill the royal law, according to
the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy
self, ye do well. 9 But if ye have respect to persons,
ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as trans
gressors. "For whoever keeps the whole law, and
yet sins in one point, has become guilty of all
"For he who said, Do not commit adultery, said also,
Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery,
but killest, thou hast become a transgressor of the
law. "So speak, and so do, as men that are about
to be judged by a law of liberty. " For judgment is
merciless to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glories
over judgment.
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if any one say
that he has faith, and have not works ? Can the faith
save him ? " If a brother or a sister be naked, and in
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in peace, be warmed, and be filled, but ye give them
not the things needful for the body, what does it
profit? "Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead
in itself. " But some one will say, Thou hast faith,
and I have works; show me thy faith apart from
the works, and I will show thee the faith by my
works. " Thou believest that God is one. Thou doest
well ; even the demons believe, and shudder. 20 But
wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from
works is idle ? " Was not Abraham our father justi
fied by works, when he offered Isaac his son on the
altar? 22Thou seest that faith wrought with his
works, and by works was faith made complete.
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And
Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him
for righteousness ; and he was called, Friend of God.
24 Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not by
faith only. 25 And in like manner, was not also Rahab
the harlot justified by works, when she received the
messengers, and sent them out by another way?
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so
also faith apart from works is dead.
Til ' My brethren, become not many of you teach
ers, knowing that we shall receive greater con
demnation. 2For in many things we all sin. If
any one sins not in word, this is a perfect man,
able to bridle also the whole body. 3 Now if we put
the bridles into the horses' mouths, that they may
obey us, we turn about their whole body also. 4 Be
hold also the ships, though they are so great, and
driven by fierce winds, are turned about by a very
small helm, whithersoever the helmsman willeth.
6 So the tongue also is a little member, and boasts
great things. Behold, how great a forest is kindled
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world of iniquity among our members is the tongue,
which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the
course of life, and is set on fire by hell. ' For every
nature of wild beasts and birds, of creeping things
and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed,
by human nature. 8But the tongue no man can
tame ; a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 There
with we bless the Lord and Father; and therewith
we curse men, who have been made after the likeness
of God. " Out of the same mouth comes blessing and
cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to
be. " Does the fountain, out of the same opening,
send forth the sweet and the bitter ? " Can a fig-tree,
my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? Neither
can salt water yield sweet.
"Who is wise and intelligent among you? Let
him show, by his good conduct, his works in meek
ness of wisdom. " But if ye have bitter jealousy and
party spirit in your hearts, do not glory and lie
against the truth. "This wisdom is not one that
comes down from above, but earthly, sensual, demo
niacal. " For where there is jealousy and party spirit,
there is tumult and every bad deed. " But the wis
dom from above is first pure, then peaceable, yield
ing, easily persuaded, full of mercy, and good fruits,
without partiality, unfeigned. "And the fruit of
righteousness is being sown in peace, by those who
are working peace.
TV 'Whence are wars, and whence are battles
*' " among you? Are they not hence, from your
pleasures that war in your members? 2Ye desire,
and have not ; ye kill, and envy, and cannot obtain ;
ye fight and war. Ye have not, because ye ask not ;
3 ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that
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know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity
with God ? Whoever therefore wishes to be a friend
of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or
do ye think that the Scripture "says in vain, the spirit
he made to dwell in us has jealous longings? 6But
he gives the more grace, wherefore he says,
God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.
' Submit yourselves therefore to God. But resist the
Devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw nigh to
God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your
hands, ye sinners ; and purify your hearts, ye double-
minded. 9 Sorrow, and mourn, and weep; let your
laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into
heaviness. " Humble yourselves in the sight of the
Lord, and he will exalt you.
"Do not speak against one another, brethren. He
that speaks against a brother, or judges his brother,
speaks against the law, and judges the law. But if
thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law,
but a judge. " One is the lawgiver and judge, he who
is able to save and to destroy. But who art thou
that judgest thy neighbor?
13 Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we
will go into this city and spend one year there, and
trade, and get gain; ("whereas ye know not what
belongs to the morrow ; what is your life? for ye are
a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then van
ishes ;) " instead of your saying, If the Lord will, we
shall both live, and do this or that. '6 But now ye
glory in your boastings. All such glorying is evil.
" To one therefore that knows to do good, and does it
not, to him it is sin.
• Or, speaks in vain? Does the spirit which he made to dwell
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y ' Come now, ye rich, weep, howling, for your
sorrows that are coming on you. 2Your riches
are corrupted, and your garments are become moth-
eaten. 3Your gold and silver are rusted; and the
rust of them will be a testimony against you, and
will eat your flesh as fire. Ye heaped up treasure, in
the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the workmen
who reaped your fields, which is fraudulently kept
back by you, cries out ; and the cries of those who
reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of
Sabaoth. 5 Ye have been luxurious on the earth, and
lived in pleasure ; ye have nourished your hearts, in
a day of slaughter. 6 Ye have condemned, ye have
killed the righteous one ; he does not resist you.
' Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming
of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the
precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, till it
receive the early and latter rain. 8 Be ye also patient ;
establish your hearts, because the coming of the Lord
has drawn nigh. 9 Murmur not against one another,
brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge
stands before the doors. "Take, brethren, the proph
ets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, for an exam
ple of affliction, and of long-suffering. " Behold, we
count those happy who patiently endured. Ye have
heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of
the Lord's dealings ; that the Lord is very pitiful, and
of tender mercy.
12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not;
neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any
other oath; but let yours be the yea, yea, and
the nay, nay ; that ye fall not under condemnation.
13 Is any afflicted among you ? let him pray. Is any
cheerful? let him sing praise. "Is any sick among
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them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord. " And the prayer of faith will
save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up ; and if
he have committed sins, it will be forgiven him.
"Confess therefore your sins to one another, and
pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The
prayer of a righteous man avails much in its work
ing. " Elijah was a man of like nature with us ; and
he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it
rained not on the land for three years and six months.
18 And again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain,
and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 My brethren, if any one among you be led astray
from the truth, and one turn him ; 20 let him know,
that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way,
will save a soul from death, and will cover a multi
tude of sins.

THE FIRST GENERAL LETTER OF
PETER.

y ' Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourn
ers of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappa-
docia, Asia, and Bithynia; 2 elect according to the
foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of
the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood
of Jesus Christ : Grace and peace be multiplied to
you. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who according to his abundant mercy begot
us again to a living hope through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the dead; 4to an inheritance im
perishable, and undefiled, and unfading, kept in
heaven for you, 5who by the power of God, are
guarded through faith, unto a salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time. 6 Wherein ye greatly re
joice, though now for a little time, if need be, made
sorrowful in manifold temptations ; 'that the proving
'of your faith, much more precious than gold that
perishes but is proved by fire, may be found unto
praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus
Christ ; 8 whom not having seen ye love ; on whom,
though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice
with joy unspeakable and full of glory ; 9 receiving
the end of your faith, salvation of your souls. " Con-
523

524 I. PETER.  1 : 11-23
cerning which salvation the prophets diligently
sought and searched, who prophesied of the grace
toward you ; " searching against what or what man
ner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them
gave indication, when it testified beforehand the suf
ferings destined for Christ, and the glories that would
follow ; '2 to whom it was revealed, that not to them
selves, but to you they were ministering those things,
which now have been announced to you, through
those who brought you the good news by the Holy
Spirit sent from heaven ; which things angels desire
to look into. "Wherefore, girding up the loins of
your mind, be sober, and hope perfectly for the grace
that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ ; "as children of obedience, not conforming your
selves to the former desires in your ignorance ; " but
as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves holy
in all your conduct ; " because it is written, Ye shall
be holy, because I am holy. " And if ye call him
Father, who without respect of persons judges accord
ing to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourn
ing in fear; "knowing that not with perishable
things, silver and gold, ye were redeemed from your
vain course of life handed down from your fathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb
without blemish and without spot ; m who was fore
known indeed before the foundation of the world, but
manifested in these last times for you, " who through
him believe on God, who raised him from the dead,
and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope
might be on God.
22 Having purified your souls in obeying the truth
unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another
from the heart earnestly ; 32 being born again, not
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1 : 24-2 : 10  I. PETER. 525
the word of God, which lives and abides. " Be
cause, All flesh is as grass,
And all its glory as the flower of grass.
The grass withers, and its flower falls off;
25 But the word of the Lord abides forever.
And this is the word which was preached to you.
T t ' Putting off therefore all wickedness, and all
guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil
speakings, 2 as new born babes, long for the spiritual,
unadulterated milk, that by it ye may grow unto sal
vation; 3if ye tasted that the Lord is gracious; 4to
whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed by
men, but with God elect, "precious, 5ye yourselves
also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual
house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Because it is contained in Scripture,
Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, elect,
" precious ;
And he that believes on him shall not be put to
shame.
' For you therefore who believe is the " preciousness ;
but for persons who disbelieve,
A stone which the builders rejected,
This became the head of the corner,
8 and A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,
persons who stumble, being disobedient to the word ;
to which they were also appointed. 9 But ye are an
elect race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a
people for a possession; that ye should show forth
the excellencies of him who called you out of dark
ness into his marvelous light; " who once were not
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526 I. PETER. 2 : 11-25
a people, but are now God's people ; who had not ob
tained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
" Beloved, I exhort you as foreigners and sojourn
ers, to abstain from fleshly desires, which war against
the soul ; 12 having your conduct becoming among the
Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as
evil-doers, they may from your good works, behold
ing them, glorify God in the day of visitation.
"Be subject to every human institution, for the
Lord's sake ; whether to the king, as pre-eminent,
" or to governors as sent through him for the punish
ment of evil-doers, and the praise of those who do
well. " For so is the will of God, that with well
doing ye should silence the ignorance of foolish men ;
"as free, and not as having your freedom for a vail
of wickedness, but as God's servants. "Honor all
men ; love the brotherhood ; fear God ; honor the
king. 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear,
not only to the good and forbearing, but also to the
perverse. " For this is acceptable, if one for con
science toward God endures griefs, suffering wrong
fully. 20 For what glory is it, if when ye sin and are
beaten, ye shall take it patiently? But if when ye
do well, and suffer, ye shall take it patiently, this is
acceptable with God. "For to this ye were called;
because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an
example, that ye should follow his steps ; 22 who did
no sin, nor was guile found in his mouth ; 23 who,
when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he
suffered, threatened not; but committed it to him
who judges righteously ; "who himself bore our sins
in his own body on the tree, in order that we, having
died to sins, should live to righteousness, by whose
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3 : 1-12 I. PETER. 527
like sheep ; but have returned now to the Shepherd
and Overseer of your souls.
j j j ' In like manner, ye wives, be subject to your
own husbands ; that even if any obey not the
word, they may without the word be gained through
the conduct of their wives, 2 when they behold your
chaste conduct in fear. 3 Whose adorning, let it not
be the outward one of braiding the hair, and of wear
ing golden ornaments, or of putting on apparel ; 4 but
the hidden man of the heart, in that which is im
perishable of the meek and quiet spirit, which in the
sight of God is of great price. 5 For so in the old time
the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned
themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands,
6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; of
whom ye became children, if ye do good, and fear no
alarm. 7 Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with them
according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman,
as the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the
grace of life ; that your prayers be not hindered.
8 Finally, be all of one mind, sympathizing, loving
as brethren, tender-hearted, humble-minded; 9not
returning evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but
on the contrary blessing, because to this end ye were
called, in order that ye might inherit blessing. "For
He who wishes to love life,
And to see good days,
Let him refrain his tongue from evil,
And his lips from speaking guile ;
"Let him avoid evil, and do good ;
Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
"Because the eyes of the Lord are on the right
eous, .
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528 I. PETER. 3 : 13-4 : 3
But the face of the Lord is against those who do
evil.
13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye are zealous
for that which is good? "But if ye should even
suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye ; and fear
not their fear, nor be troubled ; " but sanctify Christ
as Lord in your hearts ; ready always for a defence
to every one that asks of you an account concerning
the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear ;
18 having a good conscience, in order that wherein ye
are spoken against, they may be ashamed that falsely
accuse your good conduct in Christ. " For it is better,
if such should be the will of God, that ye suffer for
well-doing, than for evil-doing. '8 Because Christ also
suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unright
eous, that he might bring us to God, being put to
death in flesh, but made alive in spirit ; '9 in which
also he went and preached to the spirits in prison,
29 who were disobedient in the old time, when the
long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah,
while an ark was preparing, in which a few, that
is, eight souls, were saved through water ; 21 which
in an antitype, baptism, now saves you also, (not the
putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the "require
ment of a good conscience toward God), through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ ; 22 who is on the right
hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and
authorities and powers being made subject to him.
yy ' Christ then having suffered in the flesh, do ye
also arm yourselves with the same mind; be
cause he who suffered in the flesh has ceased from
sin; 2that ye no longer may live the time which
remains in the flesh by men's desires, but by God's
will. 3 For the time past suffices to have wrought the
• Or, inquiry ; or, request.

4 : 4-17 I. PETER. 529
will of the Gentiles, when we walked in wanton
ness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, carousings,
and unhallowed idolatries; 4at which thing they
are astonished, as ye run not with them to the
same excess of riot, speaking evil of you ; 5 who
shall give account to him who is ready to judge
living and dead. 6 For to this end was the good
news preached also to dead men, that they might
be judged according to men in flesh, but live accord
ing to God in spirit.
7 But the end of all things is at hand. Be therefore
sober, and watch unto "prayer; 8 above all things
having your love toward one another earnest, because
love covers a multitude of sins ; 9 hospitable to one
another, without murmuring; "according as each
received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as
good stewards of God's manifold grace ; " if any one
speaks, as uttering God's oracles ; if any one minis
ters, as of the strength which God supplies ; that in
all things God may be glorified, through Jesus Christ,
to whom is the glory and the might, forever and ever.
Amen. 12 Beloved, be not astonished at the fiery test taking
place among you to prove you, as though a strange
thing were befalling you ; "but, in so far as ye share
in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that, at the revelation
of his glory also, ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.
" If ye are reproached in Christ's name, happy are ye ;
because the Spirit of glory and that of God rests on
you " For let no one of you suffer as a murderer, or
a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busy-body in other
men's matters; "but if as a Christian, let him not
be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.
17 Because the season is come that judgment should
• Gr., prayers.4f>

530 I. PETER. 4 : 18-5 : 10
begin from the house of God; and if it begin first
from us, what will be the end of those who obey not
the gospel of God? "And if the righteous is with
difficulty saved, where will the ungodly and sinner
appear? "Wherefore let those also who suffer ac
cording to the will of God, commit their souls in
well-doing to a faithful Creator.
y ' The elders therefore among you I exhort, who
am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings
of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory about
to be revealed ; 2 shepherd the flock of God which is
among you, "overseeing it not by constraint but will
ingly, " according to God, not for base gain but with
good will; 3 neither as exercising lordship over the
allotted charges, but becoming examples to the flock ;
4 and when the chief Shepherd is manifested, ye will
receive the unfading crown of glory.
5 In like manner, ye younger, be subject to the
elder. Yea, all of you for one another gird yourselves
with humility; because God resists the proud, but
gives grace to the humble. "Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he
may exalt you in due season ; casting all your anxiety
on him, because he cares for you.
8 Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the Devil,
as a roaring lion, is walking about, seeking whom he
may devour; "whom resist, steadfast in the faith,
knowing that the same sufferings are being accom
plished in your "brethren that are in the world.
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his
eternal glory in Christ, after ye have suffered a little
while, will himself perfect, establish, strengthen,
" Some ancient documents omit overseeing it.
t> Some ancient documents omit according to God.
« Gr., brotherhood.

5 : 11-14  I. PETER. 531
" settle you. " To him be the might, forever and ever.
Amen.
12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I con
sider, I have written to you in few words, exhort
ing, and testifying that this is the true grace of God,
and therein stand. ""The [church that is] in Baby
lon, chosen with you, salutes you; and Mark, my
son. "Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace
to you all, that are in Christ.
" Some ancient documents omit settle.
» Or, The sister chosen with you, in Babylon, salutes you.

THE SECOND GENERAL LETTER OF
PETEE.

y ' Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus
" Christ, to those who have obtained an equally
precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God
and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multi
plied to you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus
our Lord.
3 Seeing that his divine power has given us all
things that belong to life and godliness, through the
knowledge of him who called us by his own glory
and virtue ; 4 through which he has given us precious
and exceeding great promises, that through these ye
may become partakers of "the divine nature, having
escaped from the corruption that is in the world by
desire; 5even for this very reason, adding on your
part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue ; and in
virtue, knowledge ; 6 and in knowledge, self-control ;
and in self-control, patience ; and in patience, godli
ness ; 7 and in godliness, brotherly affection ; and in
brotherly affection, love. 8For if these things are
yours, and abound, they cause that ye shall not be
idle nor unfruitful unto the full knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacks these things
is blind, not seeing afar off, having forgotten the
cleansing away of his old sins. "Wherefore the
» Or, a divine nature.
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1 : H-2 : 1  II. PETER.  533
rather, brethren, earnestly endeavor to make your
calling and election sure ; for if ye do these things,
ye will never fall. " For so will be richly supplied
to you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
12 Wherefore, I shall be always ready to remind you
of these things, though ye know them, and are estab
lished in the truth that is with you. " And I think
it right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir
you up by reminding you ; " knowing that I must
soon put off my tabernacle, as also our Lord Jesus
Christ signified to me. " And I will also earnestly
endeavor that at all times ye may be able after my
departure to call these things to mind.
16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables,
when we made known to you the power- and com
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ, but had been eye
witnesses of his majesty. "For he received from
God the Father honor and glory, when such a voice
was borne to him from the majestic glory, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased ; " and this
voice we heard borne from heaven, when we were
with him in the holy mount. "And we have the
prophetic word made more sure; to which ye do
well that ye take heed, as to a lamp shining in a
dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star
arise in your hearts ; 20 knowing this first, that no
prophecy of the Scripture comes of one's own inter
pretation ; " for prophecy was never brought by the
will of man ; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men
spoke from God.
tt 'But false prophets also arose among the people,
*- as among you also there will be false teachers,
who will stealthily bring in " heresies of perdition,
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534 II. PETER. 2 : 2-13
even denying as Master him who bought them,
bringing upon themselves swift perdition. 2And
many will follow their lasciviousness ; through whom
the way of the truth will be evil spoken of. 3 And in
covetousness will they with feigned words make
merchandise of you ; for whom the judgment from of
old lingers not, and their perdition slumbers not.
4 For if God spared not angels, when they sinned,
but casting them down to " hell delivered them over to
chains of darkness, kept unto judgment ; 5 and spared
not the old world, but preserved Noah, with seven
others, a preacher of righteousness, bringing a flood
on the world of ungodly men, 6 and turning to ashes
the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah condemned them
to overthrow, having made them an example to those
who should afterward live ungodly ; ' and delivered
righteous Lot, wearied out with the lewd conduct of
the lawless ; ( 8 for in seeing and hearing that right
eous man, dwelling among them, tortured his right
eous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds ; )
9 the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of
temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under pun
ishment to the day of judgment ; 10 but especially
those who walk after the flesh in unclean desire, and
despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they do not
tremble when railing at dignities ; " whereas angels,
being greater in strength and power, bring not a rail
ing judgment against them before the Lord.
"But these, as irrational creatures, born mere
animals for capture and destruction, railing in things
they know not, will in their destruction be also
destroyed, "unrighteously treated as the wages of
unrighteousness; accounting it pleasure to revel in
the day time ; spots, and blemishes, reveling in their
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2:14-3 : 3 II. PETER. ' 535
" love-feasts while feasting with you ; " having eyes
full of an adulteress, and that can not cease from sin ;
enticing unstable souls ; having a heart exercised in
covetousness ; children of a curse ; " leaving the right
way, they went astray, having followed the way of
Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of un
righteousness, " but was rebuked for his own trans
gression ; a dumb ass, speaking with man's voice,
forbade the madness of the prophet.
" These are waterless fountains, and mists driven by
a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been
kept. " For, speaking swelling words of vanity, in
desires of the flesh they entice, by wantonness, such
as are partly escaping those who live in error ; '9 pro
mising them liberty, while they themselves are
slaves of corruption ; for by what one is overcome,
by this he is also enslaved. 20 For if, having escaped
the pollutions of the world in the knowledge of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again are en
tangled therein and overcome, the last state is become
worse with them than the first. " For it were better
for them not to have known the way of righteous
ness, than, having known it, to turn back from the
holy commandment delivered to them. 22 It has hap
pened to them according to the true proverb, A dog,
returning to his own vomit ; and, A sow that had
washed, to wallowing in the mire.
yyy 'This is now, beloved, the second letter I am
*¦*¦ writing to you; in both which I stir up your
pure mind by way of remembrance ; 2 that ye may
remember the words spoken before by the holy
prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and
Savior by your apostles; 3 knowing this first, that
there will come in the last of the days scoffers, in their
'Many ancient documents read deceits.

536 II. PETER. 3:4^5
scofflngs, walking after their own desires, 4 and say
ing, Where is his promised coming? for from
the day the fathers fell asleep, all things remain as
they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For
this escapes them by their own will, that there
were heavens of old, and an earth framed out of
water, and through water, by the word of God ; 6by
which means the world that then was, being over
flowed with water, perished ; ' but the heavens that
now are, and the earth, by the same word have been
stored up for fire, being kept unto the day of judgment
and of perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, let not this one thing escape you,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years,
and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not
tardy in respect to the promise, as some account tar
diness ; but is long-suffering toward you, not wishing
that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance. " But the day of the Lord will come as a
thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a
rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with
burning heat, and the earth and the works therein
will be " burned up. " Seeing that all these things are
thus dissolving, what manner of men ought ye to be,
in all holy conduct and godliness ; '2 looking for and
hastening the coming of the day of God, because of
which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved,
and the elements will melt with burning heat? "But,
according to his promise, we look for new heavens and
anew earth, wherein dwells righteousness.
"Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these
things, earnestly endeavor to be found without spot
and blameless in his sight, in peace. " And the long-
sufferingiof our Lord account salvation ; as our beloved
» Some of the most ancient documents read found.

3 : 16-18 II. PETER. 537
brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given
him, wrote to you ; " as also in all his letters, speaking
in them of these things ; in which are some things
hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable
wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, to their
own perdition.
" Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things be
forehand, be on your guard lest, being carried away
with the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own
steadfastness. " But grow in the grace and knowledge
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the
glory, both now and forever. Amen.

THE FIRST GENERAL LETTER OF
JOHN.

y 'That which was from the beginning, that which
we have heard, that which we have seen with our
eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled,
concerning the Word of life ; — 2 and the life was mani
fested, and we have seen, and bear testimony, and
report to you the eternal life, which was with the
Father, and was manifested to us;— 3 that which we
have seen and have heard we report to you also, that
ye also may have fellowship with us ; and our fellow
ship also is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus
Christ. 4And these things we write that "our joy
may be made full. 5 And this is the message which
we have heard from him, and announce to you, That
God is light, and in him there is no darkness. 6 If we
say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in
the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth ; ' but if we
walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fel
lowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus
his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8If we say that
we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness. " If we say that we have
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2 : 1-13 I. JOHN. 539
not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not
in us.
1 j ' My little children, these things I write to you,
that ye may not sin. And if any one sin, we
have an "Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous. 2And he is a propitiation for our sins;
and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
3 And in this we know that we know him, if we
keep his commandments. "He that says, I know
him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and
in him the truth is not. 5But whoever keeps his
word, truly in him the love of God is perfected. In
this we know that we are in him. 6 He that says he
abides in him ought himself also to walk even as
he walked.
' Beloved, I write not to you a new commandment,
but an old commandment which ye had from the
beginning. The old commandment is the word which
ye heard. 8 Again, a new commandment I write to
you, which thing is true in him and in you ; because
the darkness is passing away, and the true light is
now shining. 9 He that says he is in the light, and
hates his brother, is in the darkness until now. " He
that loves his brother abides in the light, and there
is no occasion of stumbling in him. "But he that
hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the
darkness, and knows not where he is going, because
the darkness blinded his eyes.
"I write to you, little children, because your sins
have been forgiven you for his name's sake. "I
write to you, fathers, because ye know him who
is from the beginning. I write to you, young men,
because ye have overcome the evil one. I have
written to you, little children, because ye know the
 " ' Or, Helper; Gr., Paraclete.

540 I. JOHN. 2 : 14-26
Father. " I have written to you, fathers, because ye
know him that is from the beginning. I have written
to ^ou, young men, because ye are strong, and the
word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the
evil one. " Love not the world, neither the things in
the world. If any one loves the world, the love of
the Father is not in him. "Because all that is in the
world, the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the
eyes, and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father,
but is of the world. " And the world is passing away,
and the desire thereof; but he that does the will of
God abides forever.
"Little children, it is the last hour; and as ye
heard that antichrist is coming, even now many anti
christs have arisen ; whence we know that it is the
last hour. " They went out from among us, but they
were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would
have remained with us ; but it was in order that they
might be made manifest, that they are not all of us.
20 And ye have an anointing from the Holy One,
" and ye all know ; " I have not written to you because
ye know not the truth, but because ye do know it,
and because no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is the liar,
but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ ? This is
the antichrist, he that denies the Father and the
Son. 23 Every one that denies the Son has not the
Father either; he that confesses the Son has the
Father also.
24 As for you, let that which ye heard from the begin
ning abide in you. If what ye heard from the begin
ning shall abide in you, ye also will abide in the Son,
and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise which
he himself promised us, the life eternal.
26 These things I have written to you concerning
• Some ancient documents read and ye know all things.

2 : 27-3 : 9  I. JOHN.  541
those who are leading you astray. " And the anoint
ing which ye received from him abides in you, and
ye have no need that any one teach you ; but as his
anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is
truth, and is not a lie, and even as it taught you, "ye
abide in him.
28 And now, little children, abide in him ; that, if
he be manifested, we may have confidence, and not
turn away from him with shame at his coming. 29 If
ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every
one that does righteousness has been begotten of
him. yyy 'Behold what manner of love the Father has
' given to us, that we should be called children
of God ; and such we are. For this cause the world
knows us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved,
now are we children of God, and it was never yet
manifested what we shall be. We know that if "he
be manifested, we shall be like him, because we shall
see him as he is. 3 And every one, that has this hope
on him, purifies himself even as he is pure. 4 Every
one that commits sin commits transgression of law
also; and sin is transgression of law. 6 And ye know
that he was manifested that he might take away
sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Every one that abides
in him sins not ; whoever sins has not seen him, nor
does he know him.
'Little children, let no one deceive you. He that
does righteousness is righteous, even as he is right
eous. 8 He that commits sin is of the Devil ; because
the Devil sins from the beginning. To this end the
Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy
the works of the Devil. 9 Whoever has been begotten
of God does not commit sin ; because his seed abides

¦ Or, abide in him. b Or, it.

542 I. JOHN. 3 : 10-24
in him; and he can not sin, because he has been
begotten of God. 10 In this are manifest the children
of God, and the children of the Devil. Every one
that does not righteousness is not of God, neither he
that loves not his brother ; " because this is the mes
sage which ye heard from the beginning, that we
should love one another. " Not as Cain was of the
evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore did
he slay him ? Because his own works were evil, and
his brother's righteous. "Wonder not, brethren, if
the world hates you.
14 We know that we have passed out of death into
life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not
abides in death. " Every one that hates his brother
is a murderer ; and ye know that no murderer has
eternal life abiding in him. " In this we know love,
that he laid down his life for us ; and we ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren. " But whoever has
the world's sustenance, and beholds his brother having
need, and shuts up his pity from him, how abides the
love of God in him ?
18 Little children, let us not love in word, neither
with the tongue ; but in deed and truth. " In this
we shall know that we are of the truth, and we shall
assure our heart before him, 20 whatever our heart
may condemn us for, because God is greater than our
heart, and knows all things. " Beloved, if our heart
condemn us not, we have confidence toward God.
22 And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because
we keep his commandments, and do the things that
are pleasing before him. 23 And this is his command
ment, that we should believe on the name of his Son
Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as he gave
us commandment. "And he that keeps his com
mandments abides in him, and he in him. And in

4 = 1-14  I. JOHN.  543
this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit
which he gave us.
jy^ ' Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the
spirits whether they are of God ; because many
false prophets have gone forth into the world. 2In
this ye know the Spirit of God: 3 Every spirit that
confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, is of
God ; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus, is
not of God ; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of
which ye have heard that it is coming ; and now, it
is in the world already.
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome
them ; because greater is he who is in you, than he
who is in the world. 5 They are of the world ; for this
cause they speak of the world, and the world hears
them. 6 We are of God ; he that knows God, hears '
us ; he that is not of God, hears us not. From this
we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another ; because love is
of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of
God, and knows God. 8 He that loves not, has not
known God; because God is love. 9In this was
manifested the love of God in our case, that God has
sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we
may live through him. " Herein is love, not that we
loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to
be a propitiation for our sins.
" Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to
love one another. 12No one has ever beheld God.
If we love one another, God abides in us, and " the
love of him is perfected in us. " In this we know that
we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given
us of his Spirit. " And we have beheld, and testify,
that the Father has sent the Son, as Savior of the
~ _~ ' Or, his love.

544  I. JOHN.  4 : 15-5 : 9
world. " Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of
God, God abides in him, and he in God. '6 And we
have known, and have believed, the love that God
has in our case. God is love ; and he that abides in
love abides in God, and God abides in him.
17 In this has love been made perfect with us, that
we may have confidence in the day of judgment;
because even as he is, so we also are in this world.
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out
fear, because fear has torment ; and he that fears is
not made perfect in love. " We love, because he first
loved us. 20 If any one say, I love God, and hates his
brother, he is a liar ; for he that loves not his brother
whom he has seen, " cannot love God whom he has
not seen. " And this commandment we have from
him, that he who loves God love his brother also.
y ' Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ
"has been begotten of God ; and every one that loves
him who begot, loves also him who has been begotten
of him. 2 In this we know that we love the children
of God, when we love God, and do his command
ments. 8 For this is the love of God, that we keep
his commandments. And his commandments are
not burdensome ; 4 because all that has been begotten
of God overcomes the world ; and this is the victory
that has overcome the world, even our faith. s And
who is he that overcomes the world, but he that be
lieves that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 This is the one who came by water and blood,
Jesus Christ ; not in the water only, but in the water
and in the blood. And the Spirit is that which testi
fies, because the Spirit is the truth. ' For there are
three that testify ; the Spirit, and the water, and the
blood ; 8 and the three agree in one. 9 If we receive
' Many ancient documents read how can he love.

5 : 10-21 I. JOHN. 545
the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater ;
because this is the testimony of God, that he has tes
tified concerning his Son. '" He that believes on the
Son of God has the testimony in himself; he that
believes not God has made him a liar; because he
has not believed in the testimony which God has tes
tified concerning his Son. " And this is the testi
mony, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life
is in his Son. '2 He that has the Son has the life ; he
that has not the Son of God has not the life.
"These things have I written to you who believe
on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know
that ye have eternal life.
14 And this is the confidence that we have toward
him, that, if we ask anything according to his will,
he hears us. "And if we know that he hears us,
whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests
which we have asked of him.
16 If any one see his brother sinning a sin not unto
death, he shall ask, and he will give him life,— to
those who sin not unto death. There is a sin unto
death ; not concerning that do I say that he shall
make request. "All unrighteousness is sin; and
there is a sin not unto death. " We know that every
one who has been begotten of God sins not; but he
that was begotten of God keeps himself, and the
evil one touches him not. "We know that we are
of God and the whole world is lying in the evil one.
29 And we know that the Son of God is come, and has
eiven us understanding, that we may know the True
One- and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus
Christ This is the true God, and eternal life.
"Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

THE SECOND LETTER OF
JOHN.

'The elder to the elect lady, and to her children,
whom I love in truth, — and not I alone but also all
that know the truth, — 2for the sake of the truth,
which abides in us, and it will be with us forever :
3 Grace, mercy, peace, shall be with us, from God the
Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father,
in truth and love.
4 1 rejoiced greatly, that I have found some of thy
children walking in truth, as we received command
ment from the Father. 5 And now I ask thee, lady,
not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that
which we had from the beginning, that we love one
another. 6 And this is love, that we walk according
to his commandment; this is the commandment,
that even-ais ye heard from the beginning, ye should
walk in it. ' Because many deceivers have gone out
into the world, who confess not Jesus Christ as coming
in the flesh. This is the deceiver, and the antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things
which we wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
9 Every one who leads forward, and abides not in the
teaching of Christ, has not God. He that abides in
the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.
"If any one comes to you, and brings not this teach-
546

11-13 II. JOHN. 547
ing, receive him not into your house, and give him
no greeting ; " for he that gives him greeting shares
in his evil works.
12 Having many things to write to you, I was not
willing to write with paper and ink ; but I hope to
come to you, and to speak face to face, that " our joy
may be made full. " The children of thy elect sister
6alute thee. 
" Many ancient documents read your.

THE THIRD LETTER OF
JOHN.

'The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in
truth. 2 Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest
prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospers. 3For
I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and testified
to thy truth, even as thou walkest in the truth. 4I
have no greater "joy than this, to hear of my children
walking in the truth.
5 Beloved, thou doest a faithful work, in whatever
thou doest to the brethren, and that to strangers,
6 who testified to thy love before the church ; whom
thou wilt do well to send forward on their journey
worthily of God ; ' for on behalf of the NAME they
went forth, taking nothing from the Gentiles. 8 We
therefore ought to sustain such persons, that we may
become fellow- workers "for the truth.
9 1 wrote somewhat to the church ; but Diotrephes,
who loves to have the pre-eminence among them,
receives us not. " Therefore, if I come, I will bring
to remembrance his deeds which he does, prating
against us with evil words. And not content there
with, neither does he himself receive the brethren,

" Some ancient documents read favor.
» Or, with the truth.

548

11-14  III. JOHN. 549
and those who wish to do so, he forbids, and casts
them out of the church.
" Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is
good. He that does good, is of God; he that does
evil, has not seen God.
12 To Demetrius, testimony has been borne by all,
and by the truth itself; yea, we also testify, and thou
knowest that our testimony is true.
13 1 had many things to write to thee, but I wish
not to write to thee with ink and pen ; " but I hope
straightway to see thee, and we shall speak face to
face. Peace be to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute
the friends by name.

THE GENERAL LETTER OF
JUDE.

y ' Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of
' James, to the called, beloved in God the Father,
and kept for Jesus Christ : 2 Mercy, and peace, and
love, be multiplied to you.
3 Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you
concerning our common salvation, I found it neces
sary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnest
ly for the faith delivered once for all to the saints.
4 For there crept in stealthily some men, who of old
were set forth beforehand to this condemnation, un
godly men, turning the grace of our God into want
onness, and denying the only Master, and our Lord
Jesus Christ.
5 But I wish to remind you, though ye know all
things once for all, that "Jesus, having saved the
people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed
those who believed not. 6 And angels who kept not
their principality, but left their own habitation, he
has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness, unto
the judgment of the great day. 'As Sodom and Go
morrah, and the cities about them, in like manner with
these giving themselves over to fornication, and going
away after other flesh, are set forth as an example,
» Many ancient documents read the Lord.
550

8-20  JTJDE. 551
suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 8 Yet, in like
manner, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh,
reject dominion, and rail at dignities. 9 But Michael
the archangel, when contending with the devil he
disputed concerning the body of Moses, dared not
bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The
Lord rebuke thee. " But these rail at whatever things
they know not; but what things naturally, as the
irrational creatures, they understand, in these they
are destroyed. " Woe to them ! Because they Went in
the way of Cain, and rushed on in the error of Balaam
for wages, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.
"These are the hidden rocks in your love feasts,
when they feast with you, fearlessly shepherding
themselves ; waterless clouds swept along by winds ;
autumn trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up ;
"raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own
shame ; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of
darkness has been kept forever. " And to these also
Enoch a seventh from Adam prophesied, saying, Be
hold, the Lord came, with his holy myriads, " to exe
cute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly
of all their works of ungodliness which they did, and
of all the hard things which ungodly sinners spoke
against him. "These are murmurers, complaining
of their lot, walking according to their desires ; and
their mouth speaks swelling words ; admiring men's
persons, for the sake of profit.
"But do ye, beloved, remember the words which
were before spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus
Christ ; " that they said to you, in the last time there
will be scoffers, walking after their own ungodly de
sires. " These are they who make separations ; "sen
sual," having not the Spirit^20 But ye, beloved, build-
» Or, natural ; or, animal.

552 JTJDE. 21-25
ing up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying
in the Holy Spirit, " keep yourselves in the love of
God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ,
unto eternal life. 22And some "refute when they
are contending ; and some save, snatching them out
of the fire ; 23 and some compassionate with fear,
hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
24 Now to him who is able to guard you from falling,
and to set you without blemish in gladness before the
presence of his glory; 25to the only God our Savior,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty,
might, and authority, before all time, and now, and
forever. Amen.
'Many ancient documents read compassionate.

THE REVELATION.

j ' The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave
him, to show to his servants the things which must
shortly come to pass; and' he sent and signified
through his angel to his servant John ; 2who testified
the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ,
whatever things he saw. 3 Happy he that reads, and
they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep
the things that are written therein ; for the time is at
hand. 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace to you, and peace, from him who is, and who
was, and who is to come ; and from the seven spirits
that are before his throne ; 6 and from Jesus Christ,
the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and
the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves
us, and " loosed us from our sins in his blood, 6 and he
made us a kingdom, priests to God and his Father ;
to him be the glory and the might, forever and
ever. Amen. ' Behold, he comes with the clouds ;
and every eye shall see him, and they who pierced
him ; and all the tribes of the earth shall wail over
him. Even so, Amen.
8 1 am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord
God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the
Almighty. 
"Some ancient documents read washed.
i.1 553

554 REVELATION. 1 : 9-20
9 1, John, your brother, and partaker with you in the
affliction, and kingdom, and patience in Jesus, was in
the island called Patmos, on account of the word of
God and the testimony of Jesus. '° I was in the Spirit
on the Lord's day ; and I heard behind me a great
voice, as of a trumpet, "saying, What thou seest,
write in a book, and send to the seven churches ; to
Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamus, and to
Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to
Laodicea. " And I turned to see the voice that was
speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven
golden lamp-stands ; " and in the midst of the lamp-
stands " one like the Son of Man, clothed with a gar
ment falling down to his feet, and girded round at the
breasts with a golden girdle. "But his head and his
hairs were white, as white wool, as snow ; and his eyes
were as a flame of fire ; " and his feet like burnished
brass, as if it were glowing in a furnace ; and his voice
as the voice of many waters. " And he had in his
right hand seven stars ; and out of his mouth went
forth a sharp two-edged sword ; and his countenance
was as the sun shining in his power. "And when I
saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his
right hand on me, saying, Fear not ; I am the first
and the last, "and the living one; and I became
dead, and behold I am alive forevermore ; and I have
the keys of death and of Hades. " Write therefore
the things which thou sawest, and the things which
are, and the things which are about to take place after
these ; 20 the mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest on my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-
stands. The seven stars are angels of the seven
churches ; and the seven lamp-stands are the seven
churches. " Some ancient documents read a like son of man.

2 : 1-12  REVELATION. 555
jy ' To the angel of the church in Ephesus write :
These things says he who holds the seven stars in
his right hand, he who walks in the midst of the
seven golden lamp-stands. 2 1 know thy works, and
thy labor and thy patience, and that thou canst not
bear evil men ; and didst try those who call them
selves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them
liars ; 3 and thou hast patience, and didst bear for my
name's sake, and hast not grown weary. 4But I have
this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.
5 Remember therefore whence thou hast fallen, and
repent, and do the first works ; or else, I am coming
to thee, and will remove thy lamp-stand out of its
place, if thou repent not. 6 But this thou hast, that
thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also
hate. ' He that has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches. To him that overcomes,
to him I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in
the paradise of God.
8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write :
These things says the first and the last, who became
dead, and lived again. 9 1 know thy affliction, and
thy poverty, (but thou art rich,) and I know the blas
phemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are
not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Fear not the
things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, the
Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye
may be tried, and " ye will have affliction ten days.
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the
crown of life. "He that has an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit says to the churches. He that over
comes shall not be hurt by the second death.
"And to the angel of the church in Pergamus
write : These things says he who has the sharp two-
" Some ancient documents read may have.

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edged sword. " I know where thou dwellest, where
the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my
name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days
of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed
among you, where Satan dwells. " But I have a few
things against thee, because thou hast there men hold
ing the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a
stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things
offered to idols, and to commit fornication. " Thus
thou also hast men holding the teaching of the Nico
laitans, in like manner. " Repent therefore ; or else,
I am coming to thee quickly, and will make war with
them with the sword of my mouth. " He that has
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. To him that overcomes, to him I will give
of the hidden manna ; and I will give him a white
stone, and on the stone a new name written, which
no one knows but he that receives it.
18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write :
These things says the Son of God, who has his eyes as
a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished. brass.
19 1 know thy works, and thy love, and faith, and
ministry, and patience ; and thy last works more than
the first. 20 But I have against thee, that thousuffer-
est " the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet
ess ; and she teaches and seduces my servants to com
mit fornication, and to eat things offered to idols.
21 And I gave her time to repent ; and she is not will
ing to repent of her fornication. 22 Behold, I cast her
into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her,
into great affliction, if they repent not of her works.
23 And her children I will kill with death ; and all
the churches shall know that I am he who searches
reins and hearts : and I will give to you every one
^Some ancient documents read thy wife.

8 REVELATION. 557

according to your works. " But to you I say, the rest
who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teach
ing, who knew not the deep things of Satan, as
they say, I east on you no other burden ; 25 but that
which ye have, hold fast until I come. 26And he that
overcomes, and he that keeps my works until the end,
to him I will give authority over the nations ; " and
he shall shepherd them with a rod of iron, as the
vessels of a potter are dashed in pieces, as I also have
received from my Father ; 28 and I will give him the
morning star. 29He that has an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit says to the churches.
'And to the angel of the church in Sardis
write: These things says he who has the seven
spirits of God, and the seven stars. I know thy
works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and
thou art dead. 2 Become watchful, and strengthen
the remaining things, that were about to die ; for I
have found no works of thine complete before my
God. 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received,
and heard, and keep, and repent. If therefore thou
shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt
not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4 But
thou hast a few names in Sardis, which did not defile
their garments; and they shall walk with me in
white, because they are worthy. 5He that overcomes
shall thus be clothed in white garments ; and I will
not blot out his name out of the book of life, and I
will confess his name before my Father, and before
his angels. 6 He that has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the churches.
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia
write : These things says the Holy, the True, he who
has the key of David, he who opens, and no one shall
shut, and shuts, and no one opens. 8I know thy

558 REVELATION. 3 : 9-18
works. Behold, I have "set before thee a door
opened, which no one can shut ; because thou hast a
little power and didst keep my word, and didst not
deny my name. 9 Behold, I give those of the syna
gogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and they are
not, but do lie, — behold, I will make them to come and
worship before thy feet, and to know that I loved
thee. "Because thou didst keep the word of my
patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of
trial, which is about to come on the whole habitable
earth, to try those who dwell on the earth. " I
come quickly ; hold fast that which thou hast, that
no one may take thy crown. " He that overcomes,
I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God,
and he shall go out no more; and I will write on
him the name of my God, and the name of the city
of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down
out of heaven from my God, and my new name.
13 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
says to the churches.
" And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write :
These things says the Amen, the faithful and true
witness, the beginning of the creation of God. "I
know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot.
I would thou wert cold or hot. "So, because thou
art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about
to vomit thee out of my mouth. '! Because thou
sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have
need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the
wretched one, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and
naked ; " I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by
fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments,
that thou mayest clothe thyself and that the shame
of thy nakedness may not be made manifest, and
" Gr , given.

3 : 19-4 : 8 REVELATION. 559
eyesalve to anoint thine eyes that thou mayest see.
"As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be
zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at
the door, aud knock ; if any one hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and I will sup
with him, and he with me. " He that overcomes, I
will give to him to sit down with me in my throne,
as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in
his throne. 22 He that has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the churches.
yy 'After these things I saw, and, behold, a door
set open in heaven, and that first voice which I
heard as of a trumpet speaking with me, saying,
Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which
must take place after these.
2 Straightway I was in the Spirit; and, behold,
there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on
the throne ; 3 and he who sat was in appearance like
a jasper stone and a sardius ; and there was a rainbow
round the throne, in appearance like an emerald;
4 and around the throne were twenty-four thrones;
and on the thrones twenty-four elders sitting, clothed
in white garments, and on their heads crowns of
gold. 5And out of the throne come forth light
nings, and voices, and thunders; and there were
seven lamps of tire burning before the throne, which
are the seven spirits of God ; 6 and before the throne
as it were a glassy sea like crystal ; and in the midst
of the throne, and around the throne, four liv
ing creatures full of eyes before and behind. 'And
the first creature was like a lion, and the second
creature like a calf, and the third creature having
the face as of a man, and the fourth creature like
an eagle flying. 8 And the four creatures having each
of them six wings, around and within are full of

560 REVELATION. 4 : 9-5 : 8

eyes ; and they have no rest day and night, saying,
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty,
who was, and who is, and who is to come.
9 And when the living creatures shall give glory,
and honor, and thanks, to him who sits on the throne,
to him who lives forever and ever, "the twenty-four
elders will fall down before him who sits on the
throne, and will worship him who lives forever and
ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne,
saying, Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to
receive the glory, and the honor, and the power;
because thou didst create all things, and because of
thy will they were, and were created.
y ' And I saw, in the right hand of him who sat
on the throne, a book written within and on the
back, sealed up with seven seals. 2And I saw a
strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is
worthy to open the book, and to loose its seals?
3 And no one was able, in heaven, nor on the earth,
nor under the earth, to open the book, or to look
thereon. 4 And I was weeping much, because no one
was found worthy to open the book, or to look
thereon. 5 And one of the elders says to me, Weep
not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah,
the Root of David, prevailed to open the book, and
its seven seals. 6And I saw, in the midst of the
throne and of the four living creatures, and in the
midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as if slain,
having seven • horns and seven eyes, which are
the "seven spirits of God sent into all the earth.
'And he came, and has taken it out of the right
hand of him who sits on the throne. 8 And when he
took the book, the four living creatures, and the
twenty-four elders, fell down before the Lamb, having
" Some ancient documents omit seven.

^9^^£_ REVELATION. 561
each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense,
which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sing
a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the
book, and to open its seals ; because thou wast slain,
and didst redeem to God by thy blood out of every
tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation ; " and didst
make them to our God a kingdom and priests, and
"they will reign on the earth.
" And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels,
around the throne and the living creatures and the
elders, and the number of them was ten thousand
times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,
12 saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that
has been slain, to receive the power, and riches, and
wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and
blessing. "And every creature which is in the
heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and
on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying,
To him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb,
be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and
the might, forever and ever. "And the four living
creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and
worshiped.y y ' And I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the
seven seals, and I heard one of the four living
creatures saying, as a voice of thunder, Come. 2 And
I saw, and behold a white horse, and he who sat on
him had a bow ; and a crown was given to him ; and
.he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
"¦ 3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the
second living creature saying, Come. 4And there
came forth another horse, a red horse, and to him
who sat thereon it was given to take away "peace
» Some ancient documents read they reign.
>>Some ancient documents read the peace of the earth.

562 REVELATION. 6 : 5-13
from the earth, and that they should slay one
another ; and there was given to him a great sword.
6 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the
third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and
behold a black horse, and he who sat on him had a
balance in his hand. 6 And I heard as it were a voice
in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, A
quart of wheat for a denary, and three quarts of bar
ley for a denary ; and, The oil and the wine hurt thou
not. ' And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come.
8 And I saw, and behold a pale horse ; and he who sat
on him, his name was Death, and Hades followed
with him. And authority was given to them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and
with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts
of the earth.
9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under
neath the altar the souls of those that had been slain
on account of the word of God, and on account of the
testimony which they had. " And they cried with a
great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and
true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on
those who dwell on the earth ? " And a white robe
was given to each one of them ; and it was said to
them, that they should rest yet a little time, until
their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who
were about to be killed as they were, should "be
fully numbered.
12 And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and
there was a great earthquake ; and the sun became
black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon be
came as blood ; " and the stars of heaven fell to the
' Some ancient documents read have fulfilled their course.

6 : 14-7 : 7  REVELATION. 563
earth, as a fig-tree casts its unripe figs, when shaken
by a great wind ; " and the heaven parted asunder as
a scroll rolled up ; and every mountain and island
were removed out of their places. " And the kings of
the earth, and the great men, and the chief captains,
and the rich men, and the strong men, and every
bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves
and in the rocks of the mountains ; " and they say to
the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide
us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and
from the wrath of the Lamb ; " because the great
day of "his wrath is come, and who is able to
stand? yyy ' And after this, I saw four angels standing at
' the four corners of the earth, holding the four
winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the
earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel coming up from the ris
ing of the sun, having the seal of the living God ; and
he cried with a great voice to the four angels, to whom
it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 saying,
Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we
have sealed the servants of our God on their fore
heads. 4 And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred
and forty-four thousand were sealed, out of every
tribe of the sons of Israel ;
5 Of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed,
Of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand,
Of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,
6 Of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand,
Of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand,
Of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand,
7 Of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, 
'Some ancient documents read their.

564 REVELATION.  7 : 8-17
Of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand,
Of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand,
8 Of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand,
Of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand,
Of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed.
9 After these things I saw, and behold a great mul
titude, which no one could number, out of every na
tion and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing
before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed in
white robes, and palms in their hands. " And they
cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation to our God
who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb. "And
all the angels were standing round the throne and the
elders and the four living creatures, and fell before
the throne on their faces, and worshiped God, "say
ing, Amen ; the blessing, and the glory, and the
wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honor, and
the power, and the strength, be to our God forever and
ever. Amen. "And one of the elders answered,
saying to me, These who are clothed in the white
robes, who are they, and whence came they ? " And
I ° said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said
to me, These are they who come out of the great
affliction, and they washed their robes, and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb. " Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and they serve
him day and night in his temple ; and he who sits
on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.
16 They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more ;
nor shall the sun fall on them, nor any heat ; " be
cause the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne
will shepherd them, and will guide them to the foun
tains of waters of life ; and God will wipe «way every
tear from their eyes. ¦ Gr., have said.

8; 1-11  REVELATION. 565
yj1 | ' And when he opened the seventh seal, there
was silence in heaven about half an hour.
8 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God,
and there were given to them seven trumpets. 3 And
another angel came and stood over the altar, having
a golden censer ; and there was given to him much
incense, that he should give it to the prayers of all
the saints, on the golden altar which was before the
throne. 4 And there went up the smoke of the in
cense for the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of
the angel before God*.
5 And the angel has taken the censer ; and he filled
it out of the fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth.
And there followed thunders, and voices, and light
nings, and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets
prepared themselves to sound.
'And the first sounded; and there followed hail
and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast into
the earth ; and the third part of the earth was burnt
up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and
all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded ; and as it were a
great mountain burning with fire was cast into the
sea ; and the third part of the sea became blood ; 9 and
the third part of the creatures that are in the sea, that
have life, died ; and the third part of the ships were
destroyed. 10 And the third angel sounded ; and there fell out of
heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell on
the third part of the rivers, and on the fountains of
the waters. "And the name of the star is called
Wormwood. And the third part of the waters be
came wormwood ; and many men died of the waters,
because they were made bitter.

566  REVELATION. 8 : 12-9 : 9
12 And the fourth angel sounded ; and the third part
of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the
moon, and the third part of the stars, that the third
part of them might be darkened, and the day not
shine for a third part of it, and the night in like
manner. "And I saw, and heard an eagle flying in mid-
heaven, saying with a great voice, Woe, woe, woe, to
those who dwell on the earth, by reason of the re
maining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who
are about to sound !
y Y ' And the fifth angel sounded ; and I saw a star
fallen out of the heaven into the earth, and there
was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss.
2 And he opened the pit of the abyss, and there went
up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great
furnace ; and the sun and the air were darkened by
reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And out of the smoke
came forth locusts into the earth ; and there was given
to them authority, as the scorpions of the earth have
authority. 4 And it was said to them, that they should
not hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing,
nor any tree, but only the men who have not the seal
of God on their foreheads. 5And it was given to
them, that they should not kill them, but that they
should be tormented five months. And their torment
was as the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a
man. 6 And in those days men will seek death, and
shall by no means find it ; and they will desire to die,
and death flees from them. ' And the shapes of the
locusts were like horses prepared for battle; and on
their heads as it were crowns like gold, and their faces
were as the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the
hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of
lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as breastplates of

^10-21  REVELATION.  567
iron ; and the sound of their wings was as the sound
of chariots of many horses running into battle. " And
they have tails like scorpions, and stings, and in
their tails is their power to hurt men five months.
" They have over them as king the angel of the abyss.
His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek
he has a name, Apollyon.
12 The first woe is past ; behold, there come yet two
woes hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded ; and I heard a voice
out of the four horns' of the golden altar which is
before God, " one saying to the sixth angel who had
the trumpet, Loose the four angels who are bound
at the great river Euphrates. " And the four angels
were loosed, who had been prepared for the hour and
day and month and year, that they might kill the
third part of men. " And the number of the armies
of the horsemen was two hundred thousand thousand :
I heard the number of them.
" And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those
who sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of
hyacinth, and of brimstone; and the heads of the
horses are as the heads of lions, and out of their
mouths go forth fire, and smoke, and brimstone. " By
these three plagues was the third part of men killed,
by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which
went forth out of their mouths. " For the power of
the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails ; for
their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with
them they hurt. 20 And the rest of men, who were
not killed in these plagues, repented not of the works
of their hands, that they should not worship demons,
and idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of
stone, and of wood, which can neither see, nor hear,
nor walk ; " and they repented not of their murders,

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nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of
their thefts.
V ' And I saw another strong angel coming down
out of heaven, clothed witha cloud, and the rain
bow was on his head, and his face was as the sun, and
hisfeet as pillars of fire. 2 And he had in his hand a
little book opened. And he set his right foot on the
sea, and his left on the land ; 3 and he cried with a
great voice, as a lion roars ; and when he cried, the
seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 And when the
seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; and
I heard a voice out of heaven saying, Seal up the
things which the seven thunders spoke, and write
them not. 6 And the angel, whom I saw standing on
the sea and on the land, lifted up his right hand to
heaven, "and swore by him who lives "forever and
ever, who created the heaven and the things that are
therein, and the earth and the things that are there
in, " and the sea and the things that are therein, that
there shall be no longer delay ; ' but in the days of the
voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound,
then is the mystery of God finished, as he gave the
joyful message to his servants the prophets.
8 And the voice which I heard out of heaven [I
heard] again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take
the little book which is open in the hand of the
angel, who stands on the sea and on the land. 9 And
I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little
book. And he said to me, Take and eat it up ; and it
will make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it will
be sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the hand of the
» Gr., to the ages of the ages.
» Some ancient documents omit and the sea and thf things that are
therein.

10 : 11-11 : 10^ REVELATION. 569
angel, and ate it up ; and it was in my mouth as
sweet honey ; and when I had eaten it, my belly was
made bitter. " And they say to me, Thou must again
prophesy of many peoples, and nations, and tongues,
and kings.
AQ 'And there was given me a reed, like a staff,
saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God,
and the altar, and those who worship therein. 2 And
the court which is without the temple leave out, and
measure it not ; because it was given to the Gentiles,
and they will tread down the holy city forty-two
months. ' And I will give to my two witnesses, and
they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and
sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two lamp-
stands, which stand before the Lord of the earth.
5 And if any one wishes to hurt them, fire goes forth
out of their mouth, and devours their enemies ; and
if any one shall wish to hurt them he must in this
manner be killed. 6 These have authority to shut
heaven, that it rain not in the days of their pro
phecy ; and have authority over the waters to turn
them to blood, and to smite the earth with every
plague, as often as they may wish.
'And when they shall have finished their testi
mony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will
make war with them, and will overcome them, and
will kill them. 8 And their carcass is on the street
of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom
and Egypt, where their Lord also was crucified.
9 And some out of the peoples, and tribes, and tongues,
and nations, look on their carcase three days and a
half and suffer not their carcases to be put into
a tomb. "And they who dwell on the earth re
joice over them, and make merry ; and they will send

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gifts to one another, because these two prophets tor
mented those who dwell on the earth. " And after
the three days and a half, the breath of life from God
entered into them, and they stood on their feet ; and
great fear fell on those who beheld them. "And
they, heard a great voice out of heaven, saying to
them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven
in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them. " And
in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the
tenth part of the city fell ; and in the earthquake were
killed of men seven thousand names ; and the rest be
came afraid, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14 The seeond woe is past ; behold, the third woe
comes quickly.
"And the seventh angel sounded; and there fol
lowed great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom
of the world is become our Lord's, and his Christ's ;
and he will reign "forever and ever. "And the
twenty-four elders, who sit before God on their
thrones, fell on their faces, and worshiped God, " say
ing, We give thanks to thee, O Lord God, the Al
mighty, who art and who wast ; because thou hast
taken thy great power and didst reign. ls And the
nations, were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the
time of the dead to be judged, and to give the reward
to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to
those who fear thy name, the small and the great ;
and to destroy those who destroy the earth. "And
the temple of God that is in heaven was opened, and
the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple ; and
there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and
an earthquake, and a great hail.
Yyy 'And a great sign was seen in heaven; a
woman clothed with the sun, and the moon
• Gr., to the ages of the ages.

2-12 REVELATION. 571

under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve
stars, 2 and heavy with child, and she cries out, tra
vailing in birth, and in pain to bring forth.
¦"' And another sign was seen in heaven ; and behold
a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten
horns, and on his heads seven diadems. 4 And his tail
drags the third part of the stars of heaven ; and it cast
them to the earth.
And the dragon stood before the woman who was
about to bring forth, that when she brought forth, he
might devour her child. 5 And she brought forth a
man-child, who is to shepherd all nations with a
rod of iron ; and her child was caught up to God, and
to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilder
ness, where she has a place prepared by God, that
they may nourish her there a thousand two hundred
and sixty days.
' And there was war in heaven, Michael and his
angels to war with the dragon. And the dragon
warred, and his angels, 8 and they prevailed not, nor
was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the
great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that
is called the Devil and Satan, who leads astray the
whole habitable earth ; he was cast down to the earth,
and his angels were cast down with him. " And I
heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come
the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of
our God, and the authority of his Christ ; because
the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who ac
cused them before our God day and night. " And
they overcame him, because of the blood of the
Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony ;
and they loved not their life, even to death. "For
this cause rejoice, ye heavens, and they who dwell
in them. Woe to the earth and the sea ! Because

REVELATION. 12 : 13-13 : 5

the Devil is gone down to you, having great wrath,
knowing that he has but a little season.
" And when the dragon saw that he was cast down
to the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought
forth the man-child. " And there were given to the
woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she
might fly into the wilderness, unto her place, where
she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a
time, from the face of the serpent. "And the ser
pent cast out of his mouth water as a river after
the woman, that he might cause her to be carried
away by the river. "And the earth helped the
woman ; and the earth opened her mouth, and swal
lowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his
mouth. "And the dragon grew angry at the woman ;
and he went away to make war with the rest of her
seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have
the testimony of Jesus.
YTTT *And he stood on the sand of the "sea.
" And I saw a beast coming up out of the
sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his
horns ten diadems, and on his heads names of blas
phemy; 2and the beast which I saw was like a
leopard, and his feet as of a bear, and his mouth as
the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave him his
power, and his throne, and great authority ; 3 and [I
saw] one of his heads as it were smitten to death.
And his death-stroke was healed ; and all the earth
wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshiped the
dragon, because he gave his authority to the beast ;
and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like
the beast, and who is able to make war with him ?
5And there was given to him a mouth speaking great
a Some ancient documents read 1 stood on the sand of the sea and
I saw, etc.

13 : 6-16 REVELATION.  573
things and blasphemies ; and authority was given,
him to work forty-two months. > 6 And he opened his
mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his
name, and his tabernacle, those who tabernacle in
heaven. ' And it was given him to make war with
the saints, and to overcome them ; and authority was
given him over every tribe, and people, and tongue,
and nation. 8 And all who dwell on the earth will
worship him, whose names are not written in the
book of life of the Lamb who is slain from the founda
tion of the world. 9 If any one has an ear, let him
hear. 10 If any one is for captivity, into captivity he
goes ; if any one shall kill with the sword, with the
sword he must be killed. Here is the patience and
the faith of the saints.
" And I saw another beast coming up out of the
earth ; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he
spoke as a dragon. 12And he exercises all the au
thority of the first beast ir his sight, and causes the
earth and those who dwell therein to worship the
first beast, whose death-stroke was healed. " And he
does great signs, so that he makes fire even come
down out of heaven on the earth, in the sight of men ;
14 and he leads astray those who dwell on the earth,
because of the signs which it was given him to do in
the sight of the beast ; saying to those who dwell on
the earth, that they should make an image to the
beast, which has the stroke of the sword, and lived.
15 And it was given him to give breath to the image
of the beast, that the "image of the beast should both
speak, and cause that as many as worship not the
image of the beast be killed. " And he causes all,
the small and the great, and the rich and the poor,
'Some ancient documents read that even the image of the beast
should speak, and he shall cause.

574 REVELATION. 13 : 17-14 : 7
and the free and the bond, that there be given them
a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead ;
" and that no one should be able to buy or sell, but he
that has the mark, the name of the beast, or the
number of his name.
"Here is wisdom. He that has understanding, let
him count the number of the beast, for it is the num
ber of a man ; and his number is " six hundred and
sixty -six.
Yyy ' And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing
on the mount Zion, and with him a hun
dred and forty-four thousand, having his name,
and the name of his Father, written on their fore
heads. 2 And I heard a voice out of heaven, as the voice of
many waters, and as the voice of great thunder ; and
the voice which I heard was as that of harpers, harp
ing with their harps. 3 And they sing as it were a
new song before the throne, and before the four living
creatures and the elders, and no one was able to learn
the song, but the hundred and forty-four thousand,
who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are
they who were not defiled -with women ; for they are
virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb,
whithersoever he goes. These were redeemed from
men, a first fruits to God and to the Lamb. 6 And in
their mouth was found no falsehood ; they are with
out blemish.
6 And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven,
having the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who
dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and tribe,
and tongue, and people ; ' saying with a great voice,
Fear God, and give glory to him, because the hour of
his judgment is come ; and worship him who made
'Some ancient documents read six hundred and sixteen.

14 : 8-16 REVELATION. 575
the heaven, and the earth, and sea and fountains of
waters. 8 And another, a second angel, followed, saying,
Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great, who has made
all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication. ,
9And another, a third angel, followed them, saying
with a great voice, If any one worships the beast and
his image, and receives a mark- on his forehead, or on
his hand, "he also shall drink of the wine of the
wrath of God, which is mingled "undiluted in the
cup of his wrath, and shall be tormented with fire
and brimstone before the holy angels, and before the
Lamb. " And the smoke of their torment goes up
" forever and ever ; and they have no rest day and
night, those who worship the beast and his image,
and whoever receives the mark of his name.
"Here is the patience of the saints, those who
keep the commandments of God, and the faith of
Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice out of heaven, saying, Write,
Happy are the dead who die in the Lord, henceforth ;
yea, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their
labors, for their works follow with them.
14 And I saw, and behold a white cloud, and on the
cloud one sitting like c a son of man, having on his
head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
" And another angel came forth out of the temple,
crying with a great voice to him who sat on the cloud,
send forth thy sickle, and reap ; because the hour to
reap is come ; because the harvest of the earth is
"ripe. "And he who sat on the cloud cast his sickle
on the earth ; and the earth was reaped.
"Gr., unmixed, • Or, the Son.
'Gr, to ages of ages. a Gr , dried up.

576 REVELATION. 14 : 17-15 : 6
" And another angel came forth out of the temple
which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, having
authority over fire ; and he called with a great voice
to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth
thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine
of the earth ; because its grapes are fully ripe. "And
the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and
gathered the vine of- the earth, and cast it into the
great wine-press of the wrath of God. 20And the
wine-press was trodden outside of the city, and blood
came forth out of the wine-press, even to the bridles
of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred
furlongs. Yy ' And I saw another sign in heaven, great and
marvelous, seven angels having seven plagues ;
which are the last, because in them is finished the
wrath of God.
2 And I saw as it were a glassy sea, mingled with
fire ; and those who were victorious over the beast,
and over his image, and over the number of his
name, standing by the glassy sea, having harps of
God. s And they sing the song of Moses the servant
of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and
marvelous are thy works, Lord God, the Almighty ;
righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the
"ages. 4 Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy
name ? Because thou only art holy ; because all the
nations shall come and worship before thee; because
thy righteous acts are made manifest.
5 And after these things I saw, and the temple of
the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened ;
6 and there came out from the temple the seven angels
that had the seven plagues, clothed with a pure, bright
"Many ancient documents read nations.

15j_7-16 : 9 REVELATION. 577
"stone, and girded about the breasts with golden
girdles. 7 And one of the four living creatures gave
to the seven angels seven golden bowls, full of the
wrath of God, who lives "forever and ever. 8And
the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of
God, and from his power; and no -one was able to
enter into the temple, until the seven plagues of the
seven angels should be finished.
XVI. 1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple,
saying to the seven angels, Go, and pour out
the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his bowl into
the earth ; and there came a noisome and grievous
sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast,,
and who worshiped his image.
3 And the second poured out his bowl into the sea ;;
and it became blood, as of a dead man; and every
living soul died, the things that were in the sea.
4 And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers,,
and the fountains of the waters; and °it became1
blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying^
Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, the holy
One, because thou didst thus judge; "because they
poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and!
thou hast given them blood to drink: they are
worthy. 7And I heard the altar saying, Even s©<r
Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy
judgments. 8 And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun ;
and it was given to d it to scorch men with fire. * And
men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed
' Many ancient documents read (in) linen.
•> Gr., to the ages of the ages.
• Some ancient documents read and they became.
a Or, to him.

578 REVELATION. 16 : 10-21
the name of God, who has the authority over these
plagues, and they repented not to give him glory.
10 And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne
of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened;
and they gnawed their tongues for pain, " and blas
phemed the God of heaven, because of their pains
and their sores ; and they repented not of their works.
12 And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great
river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up,
that the way of the kings, who come from the rising
of the sun, might be prepared. " And I saw coming
out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth
of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet,
three unclean spirits like frogs ; " for they are spirits
of demons, working signs, which go forth upon the
kings of the whole habitable earth, to gather them
to the battle of the great day of God, the Almighty.
"Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that
watches, and keeps his garments, that he may not
walk naked and they see his shame.
16 And they gathered them into the place which is
called in Hebrew, Har-Magedon.
17 And the seventh poured out his bowl on the air ;
and there came forth a great voice out of the temple,
from the throne, saying, It is done. "And there were
lightnings, and voices, and thunders ; and there was
a great earthquake, such as was not since there "were
men on the earth, so mighty an earthquake, so great.
"And the great city was divided into three parts,
and the cities of the nations fell ; and Babylon the
great was remembered before God, to give to her the
cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 And
every island fled away, and mountains were not
found. "And great hail, as of a talent's weight,
' Some ancient documents read there was a man.

17 : 1-9 REVELATION. 579
comes down out of heaven on men ; and men blas
phemed God on account of the plague of the hail ;
because its plague is exceeding great.
Yyyij 'And there came one of the seven angels
who had the seven bowls, and spoke with
me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judg
ment of the great harlot, that sits on many waters ;
2 with whom the kings of the earth committed forni
cation, and those who dwell in the earth were made
drunken with the wine of her fornication. 3 And he
carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. And
I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, " names full
of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
' And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet,
and gilded with gold and precious stone and pearls,
having in her hand a golden cup, full of abomina
tions and the impurities of her fornication, 5 and on
her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABY
LON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE
HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of
the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus ;
and I wondered when I saw her, with great wonder.
7 And the angel said to me, Why didst thou won
der? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and
of the beast that carries her, which has the seven
heads and the ten horns. 8 The beast that thou sawest
was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the
abyss, and to go into perdition ; and they will wonder
who dwell on the earth, whose name is not written
in the book of life from the foundation of the world,
when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and
shall come. "Here is the mind that has wisdom.
"Some ancient documents read full of names of blasphemy.

580 REVELATION. 17 : 10-18 : 3
The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the
woman sits. 10 And they are seven kings ; the five
are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come ; and
when he comes, he must remain a little time. " And
the beast that was, and is not, he also is an eighth,
and is of the seven, and goes into perdition. " And
the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, who
received no kingdom as yet ; but receive authority
as kings one hour, along with the beast. "These
have one mind, and they give their power and au
thority to the beast. "These will make war with
the Larrib, and the Lamb will overcome them; be
cause he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and they
who are with him are called, and elect, and faithful.
"And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest,
where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, and
nations and tongues. " And the ten horns which thou
sawest and the beast, these will hate the harlot, and
will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her
flesh, and will burn her up with fire. " For God put
it into their hearts to do his will, even to do his
purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until
the words of God shall be accomplished. " And the
woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which
has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.
vyryf 'After these things I saw another angel
coming down out of heaven, having great
authority; and the earth was lightened with his
glory. 2And he cried with a strong voice, saying,
Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great, and is become a
habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean
spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 Because ° by " the wine of the wrath of her fornica-
'Some ancient documents read all the nations have drunk of.
*Some ancient documents omit the wine of.

18 : 4-13 REVELATION. 581
tion all the nations have fallen ; and the kings of the
earth committed fornication with her, and the mer
chants of the earth became rich by the power of her
luxury. 4 And I heard another voice out of heaven, saying,
Come out of her, my people, that ye have no fellowship
with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
"Because her sins clave together even to heaven,
and God remembered her iniquities. 6 Reward her as
she also rewarded, and double the double according
to her works ; in the cup which she mingled, mingle
for her twofold. ' By as much as she glorified her
self, and lived luxuriously, so much torment and
mourning give her ; because in her heart she says, I
sit a queen, and am not a widow, and shall see no
mourning. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one
day, death, and mourning, and famine ; and she shall
be burned up with fire ; because strong is " the Lord
God who judged her.
9 And the kings of the earth, who committed forni
cation and lived luxuriously with her, shall weep and
wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burn
ing ; 10 standing afar off for the fear of her torment,
saying, Woe, woe, the great city Babylon, the strong
city ! Because in one hour thy judgment is come.
11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn
over her, because no one buys their merchandise any
more; "the merchandise of gold, and silver, and
precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple,
and silk, and scarlet, and all citron wood, and every
vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious
wood, and brass, and iron, and marble, "and cinna
mon, and amomum, and odors, and ointment, and
frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and
"Some ancient documents omit the Lord.

682 REVELATION. 18 : 14-23
wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and of horses, and
chariots, and slaves ; and souls of men. " And the
fruit that thy soul desired departed from thee, and all
the dainty and goodly things perished from thee, and
they shall find them no more. " The merchants of
these things, who became rich by her, shall stand afar
off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
" saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed
in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with
gold and precious stone and pearl ; " because in one
hour so great riches are made desolate. And every
shipmaster, and every one that sails to any place, and
seamen, and as many eis do business at sea, stood afar
off, 1S and cried out when they saw the smoke of her
burning, saying, What city is like the great city?
" And they cast dust on their heads, and cried out,
weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great
city, wherein all that have the ships in the sea be
came rich by reason of her costliness ; because in one
hour she is made desolate. 20 Rejoice over her, thou
heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye
prophets ; because God judged your judgment on her.
21 And a strong angel took up a stone like a great
millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with
violence shall Babylon the great city be cast down,
and shall be found no more. 22And the voice of harpers
and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters, shall
be heard in thee no more; and no craftsman, "of
whatever craft, shall be found any more in thee, and
the voice of a millstone shall be heard in thee no
more; 23and the light of a lamp shall shine in thee
no more ; and the voice of bridegroom and of bride
shall be heard in thee no more; because thy mer
chants were the great men of the earth ; because by
» Some ancient documents omit of whatever craft.

18 : 24-19 : 10 REVELATION. 583
thy sorcery all the nations were led astray. "And in
her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and
of all that have been slain on the earth.
\Y\ 1After these things, I heard as it were a
great voice of a great multitude in heaven,
saying, Hallelujah ; the salvation, and the glory, and
the power, are our God's ; 2 because true and right
eous are his judgments ; because he judged the great
harlot, who corrupted the earth with her fornication,
and avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And a second time they " said, Hallelujah. And her
smoke goes up " forever and ever. 4 And the twenty-
four elders, and the four living creatures, fell down
and worshiped God, who sits on the throne, saying,
Amen, Hallelujah. 5 And a voice came out from the
throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, ye
who fear him, the small and the great. 6 And I heard
as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the
voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty
thunders, saying, Hallelujah ; because the Lord our
God, the Almighty, has become king. ' Let us re
joice and exult, and we will give to him the glory ;
because the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his
wife has prepared herself. 8 And it was given her
that she should clothe herself in fine linen, shining,
pure ; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the
saints. 9 And he says to me, Write, Happy are they
who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb.
And he says to me, These are true words of God.
10 And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he
says to me, See thou do it not. I am a fellow-servant
of thee and of thy brethren who have the testimony
of Jesus ; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus
is the spirit of prophecy. 
— T"7Z ,  _-... •./->-. ""?"*»¦« «"es of the ages.

584 REVELATION. 19 : 11-20
"And I saw heaven opened, and lo, a white horse,
and he who sat on him, "called Faithful and True;
and in righteousness he judges, and makes war.
12 And his eyes are as a flame of fire, and on his head
are many diadems ; and he had a name written,
which no one knows but he himself. "And he is
clothed with a garment " dipped in blood ; and his
name is called, The Word of God. "And the
armies which are in heaven followed him on white
horses, clothed in fine linen, white, pure. "And
out of his mouth goes forth a sharp sword, that with
it he may smite the nations ; and he will shepherd
them with a rod of iron ; and he treads the wine-press
of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
"And he has on his garment, and on his thigh, a
name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF
LORDS. "And I saw an angel standing in the sun. And
he cried with a great voice, saying to all the birds
that fly in mid-heaven, Come, gather yourselves to
gether to the great supper of God ; " that ye may eat
the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains of thous
ands, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of
horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of
all, both free and bond, and small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth,
and their armies, gathered together to make war with
him who sat on the horse, and with his army. 20 And
the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet
that wrought the signs in his sight, with which he
led astray those who received the mark of the beast,
and who worshiped his image. The two were cast
alive into the lake of fire, that burns with brimstone.
» Some ancient documents omit called.
*>Some ancient docimen/s read snrlnkled with. Cf. Isa. BS : 3.

19 : 21-20 : 9 REVELATION.  585
21 And the rest were killed with the sword of him who
sat on the horse, which came forth out of his mouth ;
and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
Y^ 'And I saw an angel coming down out of
heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a
great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold of the
dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan,
and bound him a thousand years, 3 and cast him into
the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that
he should lead the nations astray no more, until the
thousand years should be finished; after these he
must be loosed a little time.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and
judgment was given to them ; and the souls of those
that had been beheaded on account of the testimony
of Jesus, and on account of the word of God, and
whoever did not worship the beast, nor his image,
and did not receive the mark on their forehead, and
on their hand ; and they lived and reigned with
Christ a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead lived
not until the thousand years should be finished.
This is the first resurrection. * Happy and holy is
he that has part in the first resurrection ; over these
the second death has no authority, but they shall be
priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him
" a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are finished, Satan
will be loosed out of his prison, 8 and will go out to lead
astray the nations that are in the four corners of the
earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to
the war, the number of whom is as the sand of the
sea. 9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth,
and encompassed the camp of the saints, and the be
loved city ; and fire came down out of heaven, and
. «™v> r,rv?>ev,t do^umente read the.

586 REVELATION. 20 : 10-21 : 5
devoured them. " And the Devil who led them
astray was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,
where are also the beast and the false prophet ; and
they will be tormented day and night "forever and
ever. " And I saw a great white throne, and him who sat
on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled
away, and no place was found for them. "And I
saw the dead, the great and the small, standing be
fore the throne. And books were opened; and
another book was opened, which is [the book] of life ;
and the dead were judged out of the things that were
written in the books, according to their works. " And
the sea gave up the dead who were in it ; and death
and Hades gave up the dead who were in them ; and
they were judged every one according to their works.
"And death and Hades were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the second death, the lake of Are. "And
if any one was not found written in the book of life,
he was cast into the lake of fire.
V YT ' And I saw a new heaven and a new earth ;
for the first heaven and the first earth passed
away, and the sea is no more.
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming
down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice
out of the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of
God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and
they will be his people, and God himself will be
with them "as their God. 4And he will wipe away
every tear from their eyes; and death will be no
more, nor will mourning, nor crying, nor pain be any
more; because the first things are passed away. 5And
" Gr., unto the ages of the ages.
b Some ancient documents omit as their God.

21 : 6-16 REVELATION. 587
he who sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all
things new. And he says, Write ; because these
words are faithful and true. 6And he said to me,
They have come to pass. I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to
him that thirsts, of the fountain'of the water of life
"freely. 'He that overcomes shall inherit these
things ; and I will be to him a God ; and he shall be
to me a son. 8 But for the fearful, and unbelieving,
and defiled with abominations, and murderers, and
fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the
liars, their part shall be in the lake which burns with
fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
9And there came one from among the seven angels,
who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues,
and spoke with me, saying, Come hither ; I will show
thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. "And he car
ried me away in the spirit to a great and high mount
ain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming
down out of heaven from God, " having the glory of
God ; her luminary like a most precious stone, as it
were a jasper stone, clear as crystal ; '2 having a wall
great and high ; having twelve gates, and at the gates
twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are
the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel ;
13 on the east were three gates, and on the north three
gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west
three gates. "And the wall of the city had twelve
foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve
apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he who spoke with me had a golden reed
for a measure to measure the city, and its gates, and
its wall. "And the city lies foursquare, and its
length is as great as the breadth. And he measured

588 REVELATION. 21 : 17-22 : 3
the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs;
the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are
equal. " And he measured its wall a hundred and
forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is of an
angel. '" And the material of its wall was jasper ;
and the city was pure gold, like pure glass. "The
foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with
every precious stone. The first foundation was jasper ;
the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the
fourth, emerald ; 20 the fifth, sardonyx ; the sixth, sar-
dius ; the seventh, chrysolite ; the eight, beryl ; the
ninth, topaz ; the tenth, chrysoprasus ; the eleventh,
hyacinth ; the twelfth, amethyst. " And the twelve
gates were twelve pearls ; each several gate was of
one pearl ; and the street of the city was pure gold, as
transparent glass. 22 And a temple I saw not in it ;
for the Lord, God, the Almighty, is its temple, and
the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of the sun,
nor of the moon, to shine on it ; for the glory of God
lightened it, and its lamp is the Lamb. " And the
nations will walk by its light ; and the kings of the
earth bring their glory into it. 25 And its gates will
not be shut by day ; for there will be no night there ;
26 and they will bring the glory and the honor of the
nations into it. " And there shall not enter into it
any thing unclean, or he that works abomination
and falsehood ; but only they who are written in the
Lamb's book of life.
XX TT 1 ^nc* ne sh°we<i me a river of water of life,
bright as crystal, going forth out of the
throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of
its street, and on each side of the river, was a tree of
life, bearing twelve fruits, every month yielding its
fruit ; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing
of the nations. 3 And there will .be no more .curse.

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And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in
it; and his servants will serve him, 4and will see his
face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And
there will be no night there ; and they need no lamp
light, nor sunlight, because the Lord God will give
them light ; and they will reign "forever and ever.
6 And he said to me, These words are faithful and
true; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the
prophets, sent his angel to show to his servants the
things which must shortly come to pass. 7And be
hold, I come quickly. Happy is he that keeps the
words of the prophecy of this book.
8 And I, John, am he who heard and saw these
things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to
worship before the feet of the angel who showed me
these things. 9And he says to me, See thou do it
not. I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy
brethren the prophets, and with those who keep the
words of this book ; worship God.
"And he says to me, Seal not the words of the pro
phecy of this book ; because the time is at hand. "He
that is unrighteous, let him be unrighteous still ; and
he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still ; and he
that is righteous, let him do righteousness still; and
he that is holy, let him be made holy still.
12 Behold, I come quickly ; and my reward is with
me, to give to each one according as his work is. " I
am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last,
the beginning and the end. "Happy are they who
wash their robes, that they may have "right to the
tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.
"Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the
fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and
every one that loves and does a lie. 
"- — .--;- -" ':'-,: ?r::~ * Or. the authority over.

590 REVELATION. 22 : 16-21

"I, Jesus, sent my angel to testify to you these
things in the churches. I am the root and the off
spring of David, the bright, the morning star.
" And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let
him that hears say, Come. And let him that thirsts,
come; let him that wid, take the water of life
"freely. 18 1 testify to every one that hears the words of the
prophecy of this book, if any one shall add to them,
God will add to him the plagues that are written in
this book ; " and if any one shall take away from the
words of the book of this prophecy, God will take
away his part from the tree of life, and out of the
holy city, which are written of in this book.
20 He who testifies these things, says, Yea, I come
quickly. Amen ; come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus "be "with the saints.
» Or, gratuitously.
b Some ancient documents add Christ.
• Some ancient documents read with all.

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