,,the ,,new ,,testament ,,of ,,our ,,lord ,,and ,,savior ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,,the ,,common ,,english ,,version1 ,,corrected ,,by ,,the ,,final ,,committee ,,of ,,the ,,american ,,bible ,,union4 ,second ,revision4 ,willingham ,memorial4 ,,new ,,york3 ,,american ,,bible ,,union4 ,,london3 ,,trubner ,,co41 #fj ,,paternoster ,,row4 #ahff4 #b;d ,thousand4 ,brevier #ahmo ,edition4 ,,note4 ,this ,revised ,testament has been prepared under the auspices of the ,american ,bible ,union1 by the most competent scholars of the day4 ,no expense has been spared to obtain the oldest translations of the ,bible1 copies of the ancient manuscripts1 and other facilities to make the revision as perfect as possible4 ,the paragraph form has been adopted in preference to the division by verse1 which is a modern mode of division1 never used in the ancient scriptures4 ,but1 for convenience of reference1 the numbers of the verses are retained4 ,all quotations from the ,old ,testament are distinctly indicated1 and the poetic form is restored to those which appear as poetry in the original4 ,the revisers have been guided in their labors by the following rules prescribed by the ,union3 ,,rules ,,for ,,the ,,revision ,,of ,,the ,,english ,,new ,,testament4 ,the received ,greek text1 critically edited1 with known errors corrected1 must be followed4 ,the common ,english version must be the basis of revision1 and only such alterations must be made as the exact meaning of the text and the existing state of the language may require4 ,the exact meaning of the inspired text1 as that text expressed it to those who understood the original ,scriptures at the time they were first written1 must be given in corresponding words and phrases1 so far as they can be found in the ,english language1 with the least possible obscurity or indefiniteness4 ,entered according to ,act of ,congress1 in the year #ahfe1 by ,,the ,,american ,,bible ,,union1 in the ,clerk's ,office of the ,district ,court of the ,united ,states for the ,southern ,district of ,new ,york4 ,thomas ,holman1 ,printer1 ,corner of ,centre and ,white ,sts41 ,new ,york4 ,electrotyped by ,smith ,mc,dougal1 #hb and #fd ,beekman ,st41 ,n4 ,y4 ,,the ,,new ,,testament ,,the ,,gospel ,,according ,,to ,,matthew4 ,i4 ,,book of the generation of ,jesus ,christ1 son of ,david1 son of ,abraham4 7#b7;,abraham begot ,isaac2 and ,isaac begot ,jacob2 and ,jacob begot ,judah and his brothers2 7#c7;and ,judah begot ,pharez and ,zarah1 of ,tamar2 and ,pharez begot ,hezron2 and ,hezron begot ,ram2 7#d7;and ,ram begot ,amminadab2 and ,amminadab begot ,nahshon2 and ,nahshon begot ,salmon2 7#e7;and ,salmon begot ,boaz1 of ,rahab2 and ,boaz begot ,obed1 of ,ruth2 and ,obed begot ,jesse2 7#f7;and ,jesse begot ,david the king2 and ,david begot ,solomon1 of the wife of ,uriah2 7#g7;and ,solomon begot ,rehoboam2 and ,rehoboam begot ,abijah2 and ,abijah begot ,asa2 7#h7;and ,asa begot ,jehoshaphat2 and ,jehoshaphat begot ,joram2 and ,joram begot ,uzziah2 7#i7;and ,uzziah begot ,jotham2 and ,jotham begot ,ahaz2 and ,ahaz begot ,hezekiah2 7#aj7;and ,hezekiah begot ,manasseh2 and ,manasseh begot ,amon2 and ,amon begot ,josiah2 7#aa7;and ,josiah begot ,jeconiah and his brothers1 at the time of the removal to ,babylon4 7#ab7;,and after the removal to ,babylon1 ,jeconiah begot ,salathiel2 and ,salathiel begot ,zerubbabel2 7#ac7;and ,zerubbabel begot ,abiud2 and ,abiud begot ,eliakim2 and ,eliakim begot ,azor2 7#ad7;and ,azor begot ,zadock2 and ,zadock begot ,achim2 and ,achim begot ,eliud2 7#ae7;and ,eliud begot ,eleazar2 and ,eleazar begot ,matthan2 and ,matthan begot ,jacob2 7#af7;and ,jacob begot ,joseph the husband of ,mary1 of whom was born ,jesus1 who is called ,christ4 7#ag7;,all the generations1 therefore1 from ,abraham unto ,david are fourteen generations2 and from ,david unto the removal to ,babylon1 fourteen generations2 and from the removal to ,babylon unto the ,christ1 fourteen generations4 7#ah7,now the birth of ,jesus ,christ was after this manner4 ,his mother ,mary having been betrothed to ,joseph1 before they came together she was found with child by the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ai7;,and ,joseph her husband1 being just1 and not willing to expose her openly#a3ai1 desired to put her away privately4 7#bj7;,but while he thought on these things1 behold1 an angel of the ,lord appeared to him in a dream1 saying3 ,joseph1 son of ,david1 fear not to take to thee ,mary thy wife2 for that which is begotten in her is of the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ba7;,and she shall bring forth a son1 and thou shalt call his name ,jesus2 for he shall save his people from their sins4 7#bb7;,and all this has come to pass1 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the ,lord through the prophet1 saying3 7#bc7;,behold1 the virgin shall be with child1 ,and shall bring forth a son1 ,and they shall call his name ,immanuel2 which is interpreted#a3bc1 ,god with us4 7#bd7;,and ,joseph1 awaking from sleep1 did as the angel of the ,lord bade him1 and took to him his wife2 7#be7;and he knew her not till she brought forth a son#a3be2 and he called his name ,jesus4 ,,ii4 ,,and ,jesus having been born in ,bethlehem of ,judaea1 in the days of ,herod the king1 behold1 there came wise men from the east to ,jerusalem1 7#b7saying3 ,where is he that is born ,king of the ,jews8 ,for we saw his star in the east1 and came to do him homage4 7#c7;,and the king1 ,herod1 hearing it1 was troubled1 and all ,jerusalem with him4 7#d7;,and having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people1 he inquired of them where the ,christ should be born4 7#e7;,and they said to him3 ,in ,bethlehem of ,judaea2 for thus it is written by the prophet3 7#f7;,and thou ,bethlehem1 land of ,judah1 ,art by no means least among the princes of ,judah2 ,for out of thee shall come forth a ,governor1 ,who shall rule my people ,israel4 7#g7,then ,herod1 having secretly called the wise men1 inquired of them exactly the time of the appearing of the star4 7#h7;,and he sent them to ,bethlehem1 and said3 ,go and inquire strictly concerning the child2 and when ye have found him1 bring me word again1 that ,i also may come and do him homage4 7#i7;,and they1 having heard the king1 departed2 and lo1 the star1 which they saw in the east1 went before them1 till it came and stood over where the child was4 7#aj7;,and seeing the star1 they rejoiced with exceeding great joy4 7#aa7;,and coming into the house1 they saw the child with ,mary his mother1 and fell down1 and did homage to him2 and opening their treasures1 they presented to him gifts1 gold and frankincense and myrrh4 7#ab7;,and being warned by ,god in a dream1 not to return to ,herod1 they departed into their own country by another way4 7#ac7;,and when they had departed1 behold1 an angel of the ,lord appears to ,joseph in a dream1 saying3 ,arise1 and take the child and his mother1 and flee into ,egypt1 and be there until ,i bring thee word2 for ,herod is about to seek the child to destroy him4 7#ad7;,and he arose and took the child and his mother by night and departed into ,egypt1 7#ae7;and was there until the death of ,herod2 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the ,lord through the prophet1 saying3 ,out of ,egypt ,i called my son4 7#af7,then ,herod1 seeing that he was mocked by the wise men1 was exceedingly enraged2 and he sent forth1 and slew all the male children that were in ,bethlehem1 and in all its borders1 from two years old and under1 according to the time which he had exactly learned from the wise men4 7#ag7,then was fulfilled that which was spoken through ,jeremiah the prophet1 saying3 7#ah7;,a voice was heard in ,ramah1 ,weeping1 and great mourning#b3ah2 ,rachel weeping for her children1 ,and would not be comforted1 because they are not4 7#ai7;,but when ,herod was dead1 behold1 an angel of the ,lord appears in a dream to ,joseph in ,egypt1 7#bj7saying3 ,arise1 and take the child and his mother1 and go into the land of ,israel2 for they are dead who sought the child's life4 7#ba7;,and he arose1 and took the child and his mother1 and came into the land of ,israel4 7#bb7;,but hearing that ,archelaus reigned in ,judaea instead of ,herod his father1 he was afraid to go thither2 and being warned by ,god in a dream1 he retired into the region of ,galilee4 7#bc7;,and he came and dwelt in a city called ,nazareth2 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets3 ,he shall be called a ,nazarene4 ,,iii4 ,,in those days comes ,john the ,immerser1 preaching in the wilderness of ,judaea1 7#b7;and saying3 ,repent1 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand4 7#c7;,for this is he that was spoken of through the prophet ,isaiah1 saying3 ,the voice of one crying in the wilderness1 ,prepare the way of the ,lord1 ,make straight his paths4 7#d7;,and he1 ,john1 had his raiment of camel's hair1 and a leathern girdle about his loins2 and his food was locusts and wild honey4 7#e7,then went out to him ,jerusalem1 and all ,judaea1 and all the region about the ,jordan2 7#f7;and they were immersed by him in the ,jordan1 confessing their sins4 7#g7;,but seeing many of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees coming to his immersion1 he said to them3 ,brood of vipers1 who warned you to flee from the coming wrath8 7#h7;,bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance2 7#i7;and think not to say within yourselves1 ,we have ,abraham for our father2 for ,i say to you1 that ,god is able of these stones to raise up children to ,abraham4 7#aj7;,and already the axe is laid to the root of the trees2 therefore every tree that brings not forth good fruit is cut down1 and cast into the fire4 7#aa7;,i indeed immerse you in water unto repentance2 but he that comes after me is mightier than ,i1 whose sandals ,i am not worthy to bear2 he will immerse you in the ,holy ,spirit and fire2 7#ab7whose fan is in his hand1 and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor1 and will gather his wheat into the garner2 but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquenchable4 7#ac7,then ,jesus comes from ,galilee to the ,jordan1 to ,john1 to be immersed by him4 7#ad7;,but ,john sought to hinder him1 saying3 ,i have need to be immersed by thee1 and dost thou come to me8 7#ae7;,and ,jesus answering said to him3 ,suffer it now2 for thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness4 ,then he suffered him4 7#af7;,and having been immersed1 ,jesus went up immediately from the water2 and lo1 the heavens were opened to him1 and he saw the ,spirit of ,god descending1 as a dove1 and coming upon him4 7#ag7;,and lo1 a voice out of heaven1 saying3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased4 ,,iv4 ,,then ,jesus was led up by the ,spirit into the wilderness1 to be tempted by the ,devil4 7#b7;,and having fasted forty days and forty nights1 he afterwards hungered4 7#c7;,and coming to him1 the tempter said3 ,if thou art the ,son of ,god1 command that these stones become loaves of bread4 7#d7;,but he answering said3 ,it is written1 ,man shall not live on bread alone1 but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of ,god4 7#e7,then the ,devil takes him into the holy city1 and sets him on the pinnacle of the temple1 7#f7;and says to him3 ,if thou art the ,son of ,god1 cast thyself down2 for it is written3 ,he will give his angels command concerning thee2 ,and on their hands they will bear thee up1 ,lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone4 7#g7;,jesus said to him3 ,again it is written1 ,thou shalt not tempt the ,lord thy ,god4 7#h7;,again the ,devil takes him into an exceedingly high mountain1 and shows him all the kingdoms of the world1 and the glory of them2 7#i7;and says to him3 ,all these things ,i will give thee1 if thou wilt fall down and worship me4 7#aj7,then ,jesus says to him3 ,get thee hence1 ,satan2 for it is written3 ,thou shalt worship the ,lord thy ,god1 and him only shalt thou serve4 7#aa7,then the ,devil leaves him2 and behold1 angels came and ministered to him4 7#ab7;,and hearing that ,john was delivered up1 he retired into ,galilee4 7#ac7;,and leaving ,nazareth1 he came and dwelt in ,capernaum1 which is by the sea1 in the borders of ,zebulun and ,naphtali2 7#ad7that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through ,isaiah the prophet1 saying3 7#ae7,the land of ,zebulun1 and the land of ,naphtali1 ,by the way of the sea1 beyond the ,jordan1 ,galilee of the ,gentiles1 7#af7,the people that sat in darkness1 saw great light1 ,and to those sitting in the region and shadow of death light sprang up4 7#ag7;,from that time ,jesus began to preach1 and to say3 ,repent1 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand4 7#ah7;,and walking by the sea of ,galilee1 he saw two brothers1 ,simon called ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother1 casting a net into the sea2 for they were fishermen4 7#ai7;,and he says to them3 ,come after me1 and ,i will make you fishers of men4 7#bj7;,and they1 immediately leaving the nets1 followed him4 7#ba7;,and going on from thence1 he saw other two brothers1 ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john his brother1 in the ship with ,zebedee their father1 mending their nets2 and he called them4 7#bb7;,and they1 immediately leaving the ship and their father1 followed him4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus went about all ,galilee1 teaching in their synagogues1 and preaching the good news of the kingdom1 and healing every sickness and every infirmity among the people4 7#bd7;,and his fame went forth into all ,syria2 and they brought to him all that were sick1 taken with divers diseases and torments1 and possessed with demons1 and lunatic1 and palsied2 and he healed them4 7#be7;,and great multitudes followed him from ,galilee1 and ,decapolis1 and ,jerusalem1 and ,judaea1 and from beyond the ,jordan4 ,v4 ,,and seeing the multitudes1 he went up into the mountain2 and he having sat down1 his disciples came to him4 7#b7;,and he opened his mouth1 and taught them1 saying3 7#c7;,happy the poor in spirit2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven4 7#d7;,happy they that mourn2 for they shall be comforted4 7#e7;,happy the meek2 for they shall inherit the earth#e3e4 7#f7;,happy they that hunger and thirst after righteousness2 for they shall be filled4 7#g7;,happy the merciful2 for they shall obtain mercy4 7#h7;,happy the pure in heart2 for they shall see ,god4 7#i7;,happy the peacemakers2 for they shall be called sons of ,god4 7#aj7;,happy they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven4 7#aa7;,happy are ye1 when they shall revile and persecute you1 and shall say all evil against you falsely#e3aa1 for my sake4 7#ab7,rejoice1 and exult2 because great is your reward in heaven1 for so they persecuted the prophets that were before you4 7#ac7,ye are the salt of the earth2 but if the salt become tasteless1 wherewith shall it be salted8 ,it is thenceforth good for nothing1 but to be cast out1 and to be trodden under foot by men4 7#ad7,ye are the light of the world4 ,a city that is set on a hill can not be hid4 7#ae7,nor do they light a lamp and put it under the bushel1 but on the lamp-stand2 and it shines to all that are in the house4 7#af7,thus let your light shine before men1 that they may see your good works1 and glorify your ,father who is in heaven4 7#ag7,think not that ,i came to destroy the law1 or the prophets2 ,i came not to destroy1 but to fulfill4 7#ah7;,for verily ,i say to you1 till heaven and earth pass1 one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law1 till all be fulfilled4 7#ai7,whoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments1 and shall teach men so1 shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven2 but whoever shall do and teach them1 he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven4 7#bj7;,for ,i say to you1 that except your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and ,pharisees1 ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven4 7#ba7,ye heard that it was said to those#e3ba of old3 ,thou shalt not kill2 and whoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment4 7#bb7;,but ,i say to you1 that every one who is angry with his brother1 without cause#e3bb;a1 shall be in danger of the judgment2 and whoever shall say to his brother1 ,raca#e3bb;b6 shall be in danger of the council2 and whoever shall say1 ,thou fool6 shall be in danger of hell-fire4 7#bc7,therefore if thou bringest thy gift to the altar1 and there rememberest that thy brother has aught against thee2 7#bd7leave there thy gift before the altar1 and go1 first be reconciled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gift4 7#be7;,agree with thine adversary quickly1 while thou art in the way with him2 lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge1 and the judge deliver thee to the officer1 and thou be cast into prison4 7#bf7,verily ,i say to thee1 thou shalt not come out thence1 till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing4 7#bg7,ye heard that it was said3 ,thou shalt not commit adultery4 7#bh7;,but ,i say to you1 that every one who looks on a woman1 to lust after her1 has already committed adultery with her in his heart4 7#bi7;,and if thy right eye causes thee to offend1 pluck it out and cast it from thee2 for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish1 and not thy whole body be cast into hell4 7#cj7;,and if thy right hand causes thee to offend1 cut it off and cast it from thee2 for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish1 and not thy whole body be cast into hell4 7#ca7;,and it was said3 ,whoever shall put away his wife1 let him give her a writing of divorcement4 7#cb7;,but ,i say to you1 that whoever shall put away his wife1 save for the cause of fornication1 makes her commit adultery2 and whoever shall marry her when put away1 commits adultery4 7#cc7;,again ye heard1 that it was said to those of old#e3cc3 ,thou shalt not swear falsely1 but shalt perform to the ,lord thine oaths4 7#cd7;,but ,i say to you1 swear not at all2 neither by heaven1 for it is ,god's throne2 7#ce7nor by the earth1 for it is his footstool2 nor by ,jerusalem1 for it is the city of the great ,king4 7#cf7,nor shalt thou swear by thy head2 because thou canst not make one hair white or black4 7#cg7;,but let your word be1 ,yea1 yea1 ,nay1 nay2 for that which is more than these comes of evil4 7#ch7,ye heard that it was said3 ,an eye for an eye1 and a tooth for a tooth4 7#ci7;,but ,i say to you1 that ye resist not evil2 but whoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek1 turn to him the other also4 7#dj7;,and if any man will sue thee at the law1 and take thy coat1 let him have thy cloak also4 7#da7;,and whoever shall compel thee to go one mile1 go with him two4 7#db7;,give to him that asks of thee1 and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away4 7#dc7,ye heard that it was said3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor1 and shalt hate thine enemy4 7#dd7;,but ,i say to you1 love your enemies1 and pray for those who persecute you2 7#de7that ye may be sons of your ,father who is in heaven2 for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good1 and sends rain on the just and the unjust4 7#df7;,for if ye love those who love you1 what reward have ye8 ,do not also the publicans the same8 7#dg7;,and if ye salute your brethren only1 what do ye that excels8 ,do not also the heathen thus8 7#dh7;,be ye therefore perfect1 even as your ,father who is in heaven is perfect4 ,,vi4 ,,take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men1 to be seen by them2 otherwise ye have no reward with your ,father who is in heaven4 7#b7,therefore when thou doest alms1 do not sound a trumpet before thee1 as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets1 that they may have glory of men4 ,verily ,i say to you1 they have in full their reward4 7#c7;,but when thou doest alms1 let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does2 7#d7that thine aims may be in secret and thy ,father who sees in secret will himself reward thee4 7#e7;,and when ye pray1 ye shall not be as the hypocrites2 for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets1 that they may be seen by men4 ,verily ,i say to you1 they have in full their reward4 7#f7;,but thou1 when thou prayest1 enter into thy closet1 and having shut thy door1 pray to thy ,father who is in secret2 and thy ,father who sees in secret will reward thee4 7#g7;,but when ye pray1 use not vain repetitions1 as the heathen do2 for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking4 7#h7;,be not ye therefore like to them2 for your ,father knows what things ye have need of1 before ye ask him4 7#i7;,do ye1 therefore1 pray after this manner3 ,our ,father who art in heaven1 hallowed be thy name4 7#aj7,thy kingdom come2 thy will be done1 as in heaven1 so also on the earth4 7#aa7;,give us this day our daily bread#f3aa4 7#ab7;,and forgive us our debts1 as also we forgave our debtors4 7#ac7;,and bring us not into temptation1 but deliver us from evil#f3ac4 7#ad7;,for if ye forgive men their trespasses1 your heavenly ,father will also forgive you2 7#ae7;but if ye forgive not men their trespasses1 neither will your ,father forgive your trespasses4 7#af7;,and when ye fast1 be not as the hypocrites1 of a sad countenance2 for they disfigure their faces1 that they may appear to men to fast4 ,verily ,i say to you1 they have in full their reward4 7#ag7;,but thou1 when thou fastest1 anoint thy head1 and wash thy face2 7#ah7that thou appear not to men to fast1 but to thy ,father who is in secret2 and thy ,father who sees in secret will reward thee4 7#ai7,lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth1 where moth and rust consume1 and where thieves break through and steal4 7#bj7;,but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven1 where neither moth nor rust consumes1 and where thieves do not break through nor steal4 7#ba7;,for where your treasure is1 there will your heart be also4 7#bb7,the lamp of the body is the eye4 ,if therefore thine eye be single1 thy whole body will be light2 7#bc7;but if thine eye be evil1 thy whole body will be dark4 ,if therefore the light that is in thee is darkness1 how great the darkness6 7#bd7,no man can serve two masters2 for either he will hate the one1 and love the other1 or he will hold to one and despise the other4 ,ye can not serve ,god and ,mammon4 7#be7;,for this cause ,i say to you1 take not thought for your life1 what ye shall eat1 or what ye shall drink2 nor for your body1 what ye shall put on4 ,is not the life more than food1 and the body than raiment8 7#bf7;,behold the birds of the air1 that they sow not1 nor reap1 nor gather into barns2 and your heavenly ,father feeds them4 ,are ye not much better than they8 7#bg7;,and which of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature#f3bg8 7#bh7;,and why take ye thought for raiment8 ,consider the lilies of the field1 how they grow4 ,they toil not1 nor spin2 7#bi7;and ,i say to you1 that even ,solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these4 7#cj7;,and if ,god so clothes the grass of the field1 which to-day is1 and to-morrow is cast into the oven1 will he not much more you1 ye of little faith8 7#ca7,take not thought therefore1 saying1 ,what shall we eat8 or1 ,what shall we drink8 or1 ,wherewith shall we be clothed8 7#cb7;,for after all these do the ,gentiles seek4 ,for your heavenly ,father knows that ye have need of all these4 7#cc7;,but seek first the kingdom of ,god1 and his righteousness2 and all these shall be added to you4 7#cd7,take not thought1 therefore1 for the morrow2 for the morrow will take thought for itself4 ,sufficient for the day is the evil thereof4 ,,vii4 ,,judge not1 that ye be not judged4 7#b7;,for with what judgment ye judge1 ye shall be judged2 and with what measure ye mete1 it shall be measured to you4 7#c7;,and why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye1 but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye8 7#d7,or how wilt thou say to thy brother3 ,let me cast out the mote from thine eye2 and behold1 the beam is in thine own eye8 7#e7;,hypocrite6 first cast out the beam out of thine own eye2 and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye4 7#f7;,give not that which is holy to the dogs1 nor cast your pearls before the swine2 lest they trample them with their feet1 and turn and rend you4 7#g7;,ask1 and it shall be given you2 seek1 and ye shall find2 knock1 and it shall be opened to you4 7#h7;,for every one that asks receives2 and he that seeks finds2 and to him that knocks it shall be opened4 7#i7,or what man is there of you1 of whom if his son ask bread1 will he give him a stone8 7#aj7;,and if he ask a fish1 will he give him a serpent8 7#aa7;,if ye then1 being evil1 know how to give good gifts to your children1 how much more will your ,father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him8 7#ab7,therefore all things whatever ye would that men should do to you1 so also do ye to them2 for this is the law and the prophets4 7#ac7;,enter in through the strait gate2 because wide is the gate1 and broad the way1 that leads to destruction1 and many are they who go in thereat4 7#ad7g3ad;,because strait is the gate1 and narrow the way1 that leads to life1 and few are they who find it4 7#ae7;,beware of false prophets1 who come to you in sheeps' clothing1 but inwardly are ravening wolves4 7#af7,ye shall know them from their fruits4 ,do men gather grapes from thorns1 or figs from thistles8 7#ag7,so every good tree brings forth good fruit2 but the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit4 7#ah7;,a good tree can not bring forth evil fruit1 nor a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit4 7#ai7;,every tree that brings not forth good fruit is cut down1 and cast into the fire4 7#bj7,so then1 from their fruits ye shall know them4 7#ba7,not every one that says to me1 ,lord1 ,lord1 shall enter into the kingdom of heaven2 but he that does the will of my ,father who is in heaven4 7#bb7,many will say to me in that day3 ,lord1 ,lord1 did we not prophesy in thy name1 and in thy name cast out demons1 and in thy name do many miracles8 7#bc7;,and then will ,i profess to them1 ,i never knew you2 depart from me1 ye who work iniquity4 7#bd7;,every one1 therefore1 who hears these sayings of mine#g3bd1 and does them1 ,i will liken him to a wise man1 who built his house on the rock4 7#be7;,and the rain descended1 and the streams came1 and the winds blew1 and fell upon that house2 and it did not fall1 for it had been founded on the rock4 7#bf7;,and every one who hears these sayings of mine1 and does them not1 shall be likened to a foolish man1 who built his house on the sand4 7#bg7;,and the rain descended1 and the streams came1 and the winds blew1 and beat upon that house1 and it fell2 and great was the fall of it4 7#bh7;,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus ended these sayings1 that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching4 7#bi7;,for he taught them as having authority1 and not as the scribes4 ,,viii4 ,,when he had come down from the mountain1 great multitudes followed him4 7#b7;,and1 behold1 there came a leper and bowed down to him1 saying3 ,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst cleanse me4 7#c7;,and stretching forth his hand1 he touched him1 saying3 ,i will2 be thou cleansed4 ,and immediately his leprosy was cleansed4 7#d7;,and ,jesus says to him3 ,see thou tell no one2 but go1 show thyself to the priest1 and offer the gift that ,moses commanded1 for a testimony to them4 7#e7;,and as he entered into ,capernaum1 there came to him a centurion1 beseeching him1 7#f7;and saying3 ,lord1 my servant lies at home palsied1 grievously tormented4 7#g7;,and ,jesus says to him3 ,i will come and heal him4 7#h7,the centurion answered and said3 ,lord1 ,i am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof2 but only say in a word1 and my servant will be healed4 7#i7;,for ,i am a man under authority1 having soldiers under me1 and ,i say to this one1 ,go1 and he goes2 and to another1 ,come1 and he comes2 and to my servant1 ,do this1 and he does it4 7#aj7;,and ,jesus hearing it marveled1 and said to those who followed3 ,verily ,i say to you1 ,i found not so great faith1 even in ,israel4 7#aa7;,and ,i say to you1 that many will come from the east and west1 and will recline at table1 with ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 in the kingdom of heaven2 7#ab7;but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness4 ,there will be the weeping1 and the gnashing of teeth6 7#ac7;,and ,jesus said to the centurion3 ,go thy way2 and as thou didst believe1 be it done to thee4 ,and his servant was healed in that hour4 7#ad7;,and ,jesus1 coming into the house of ,peter1 saw his mother-in-law lying1 and sick with fever4 7#ae7;,and he touched her hand1 and the fever left her2 and she arose1 and ministered to him4 7#af7,when evening was come1 they brought to him many that were possessed with demons2 and he cast out the spirits with a word1 and healed all that were sick2 7#ag7that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through ,isaiah the prophet1 saying3 ,himself took our infirmities1 and bore our sicknesses4 7#ah7;,and ,jesus1 seeing great multitudes about him1 commanded to depart to the other side4 7#ai7;,and a certain scribe came1 and said to him3 ,teacher1 ,i will follow thee whithersoever thou goest4 7#bj7;,and ,jesus says to him3 ,the foxes have holes and the birds of the air nests2 but the ,son of man has not where he may lay his head4 7#ba7;,and another of his disciples said to him3 ,lord1 suffer me first to go and bury my father4 7#bb7;,but ,jesus said to him3 ,follow me1 and let the dead bury their own dead4 7#bc7;,and when he had entered into the ship1 his disciples followed him4 7#bd7;,and1 behold1 there arose a great tempest in the sea1 so that the ship was covered by the waves2 but he was sleeping4 7#be7;,and the disciples came and awoke him1 saying3 ,lord1 save us2 we perish4 7#bf7;,and he says to them3 ,why are ye fearful1 ye of little faith8 ,then rising1 he rebuked the winds and the sea2 and there was a great calm4 7#bg7;,and the men marveled1 saying3 ,what manner of man is this1 that even the winds and the sea obey him6 7#bh7;,and when he had come to the other side1 into the country of the ,gadarenes#h3bh1 there met him two possessed with demons1 coming out of the tombs1 exceedingly fierce1 so that no one was able to pass by that way4 7#bi7;,and1 behold1 they cried out1 saying3 ,what have we to do with thee1 ,son of ,god8 ,camest thou hither to torment us before the time8 7#cj7;,and there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding4 ,and the demons besought him1 saying3 7#ca7;,if thou cast us out1 send us away into the herd of swine4 7#cb7;,and he said to them1 ,go4 ,and they1 coming out1 went away into the swine2 and1 behold1 the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea1 and perished in the waters4 7#cc7;,and the herdsmen fled1 and went away into the city1 and told every thing1 and what had befallen the possessed with demons4 7#cd7;,and1 behold1 all the city came out to meet ,jesus2 and seeing him1 they besought that he would depart from their borders4 ,,ix4 ,,and entering into the ship he passed over1 and came to his own city4 7#b7;,and1 behold1 they brought to him one that was palsied1 lying on a bed4 ,and ,jesus1 seeing their faith1 said to the palsied man3 ,child1 be of good cheer2 thy sins are forgiven4 7#c7;,and1 behold1 certain of the scribes said within themselves3 ,this man blasphemes4 7#d7;,and ,jesus knowing their thoughts said3 ,wherefore think ye evil in your hearts8 7#e7;,for which is easier1 to say3 ,thy sins are forgiven2 or to say3 ,arise1 and walk8 7#f7;,but that ye may know that the ,son of man has power on earth to forgive sins1 7then says he to the palsied man7 ,arise1 take up thy bed1 and go to thy house4 7#g7;,and rising up he departed to his house4 7#h7;,and seeing it the multitudes feared1 and glorified ,god1 who gave such power to men4 7#i7;,and ,jesus1 passing on from thence1 saw a man named ,matthew1 sitting at the place of receiving custom2 and he says to him3 ,follow me4 ,and he rose up and followed him4 7#aj7;,and it came to pass that1 as he reclined at table in the house1 behold1 many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with ,jesus and his disciples4 7#aa7;,and the ,pharisees1 seeing it1 said to his disciples3 ,why does your teacher eat with the publicans and the sinners8 7#ab7;,and ,jesus hearing it1 said3 ,they who are well need not a physician1 but they who are sick4 7#ac7;,but go1 and learn what this means3 ,i desire mercy and not sacrifice2 for ,i came not to call righteous men1 but sinners4 7#ad7,then come to him the disciples of ,john1 saying3 ,why do we and the ,pharisees fast often1 but thy disciples fast not8 7#ae7;,and ,jesus said to them3 ,can the sons of the bridechamber mourn#i3ae1 so long as the bridegroom is with them8 ,but days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them1 and then they will fast4 7#af7;,and no one puts a piece of unfulled cloth on an old garment2 for that which fills it up takes from the garment1 and a worse rent is made4 7#ag7,nor do they put new wine into old skins2 else the skins burst1 and the wine runs out1 and the skins are destroyed4 ,but they put new wine into new skins1 and both are preserved together4 7#ah7,while he was speaking these things to them1 behold1 there came a ruler1 and bowed down to him1 saying3 ,my daughter just now died2 but come and lay thy hand upon her1 and she will live4 7#ai7;,and ,jesus arose and was following him1 he and his disciples4 7#bj7;,and behold1 a woman1 having a flow of blood twelve years1 came behind1 and touched the fringe of his garment4 7#ba7;,for she said within herself3 ,if ,i only touch his garment1 ,i shall be made whole4 7#bb7;,and ,jesus1 turning and seeing her1 said3 ,daughter1 be of good cheer2 thy faith has made thee whole4 7#bc7;,and the woman was made whole from that hour4 ,and ,jesus1 coming into the house of the ruler1 and seeing the minstrels and the crowd making a noise1 7#bd7said3 ,give place2 for the maiden is not dead1 but is sleeping4 ,and they laughed him to scorn4 7#be7;,but when the crowd was put forth1 he went in1 and took hold of her hand1 and the maiden arose4 7#bf7;,and this report went abroad into all that land4 7#bg7;,and as ,jesus passed on from thence1 two blind men followed him1 crying1 and saying3 ,have mercy on us1 ,son of ,david4 7#bh7;,and when he had come into the house1 the blind men came to him4 ,and ,jesus says to them3 ,believe ye that ,i am able to do this8 ,they say to him3 ,yea1 ,lord4 7#bi7,then he touched their eyes1 saying3 ,according to your faith be it done to you4 7#cj7;,and their eyes were opened4 ,and ,jesus sternly charged them1 saying3 ,take heed1 let no one know it4 7#ca7;,but they1 going out1 spread abroad his fame in all that country4 7#cb7;,and as they were going out1 behold1 they brought to him a man dumb1 possessed with a demon4 7#cc7;,and the demon being cast out1 the dumb spoke4 ,and the multitudes marveled1 saying3 ,it was never so seen in ,israel4 7#cd7;,but the ,pharisees said3 ,he casts out the demons through the prince of the demons4 7#ce7;,and ,jesus went about all the cities and villages1 teaching in their synagogues1 and preaching the good news of the kingdom1 and healing every sickness and every infirmity4 7#cf7;,and seeing the multitudes1 he was moved with compassion for them1 because they were harassed1 and scattered#i3cf1 as sheep having no shepherd4 7#cg7,then he says to his disciples3 ,the harvest indeed is great1 but the laborers are few4 7#ch7,pray therefore the ,lord of the harvest1 that he will send forth laborers into his harvest4 ,x4 ,,and calling to him his twelve disciples1 he gave them authority over unclean spirits1 so as to cast them out1 and to heal every sickness and every infirmity4 7#b7;,and the names of the twelve apostles are these2 first ,simon1 who is called ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother2 ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john his brother2 7#c7,philip1 and ,bartholomew2 ,thomas1 and ,matthew the publican2 ,james the son of ,alpheus1 and ,lebbeus surnamed ,thaddeus2 7#d7,simon the ,cananite#aj3d1 and ,judas ,iscariot1 who also betrayed him4 7#e7,these twelve ,jesus sent forth1 and charged them1 saying3 ,go not into the way to the ,gentiles1 and into a city of ,samaritans enter not4 7#f7;,but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of ,israel4 7#g7;,and as ye go1 preach1 saying3 ,the kingdom of heaven is at hand4 7#h7;,heal the sick1 raise the dead#aj3h1 cleanse lepers1 cast out demons4 ,freely ye received1 freely give4 7#i7,provide not gold1 nor silver1 nor brass in your girdles2 7#aj7nor bag for the journey1 nor two coats1 nor sandals1 nor staff2 for the laborer is worthy of his living4 7#aa7;,and into whatever city or village ye shall enter1 inquire who in it is worthy2 and there abide till ye go thence4 7#ab7;,but when ye come into the house1 salute it4 7#ac7;,and if the house be worthy1 let your peace come upon it2 but if it be not worthy1 let your peace return to you4 7#ad7;,and whoever shall not receive you1 nor hear your words1 when ye go out of that house or city1 shake off the dust of your feet4 7#ae7,verily ,i say to you1 it shall be more tolerable for the land of ,sodom and ,gomorrah in the day of judgment1 than for that city4 7#af7;,behold1 ,i send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves2 be therefore wise as serpents1 and simple as doves4 7#ag7;,but beware of men2 for they will deliver you up to councils1 and will scourge you in their synagogues2 7#ah7;and before governors also and kings will ye be brought for my sake1 for a testimony to them and to the ,gentiles4 7#ai7;,but when they deliver you up1 take not thought how or what ye shall speak2 for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak4 7#bj7;,for it is not ye that speak1 but the ,spirit of your ,father that speaks in you4 7#ba7;,and the brother will deliver up the brother to death1 and the father the child2 and children will rise up against parents1 and cause them to be put to death4 7#bb7;,and ye will be hated by all1 for my name's sake2 but he that has endured to the end1 the same shall be saved4 7#bc7;,but when they persecute you in this city1 flee into the other2 for verily ,i say to you1 ye shall not have gone over the cities of ,israel1 till the ,son of man come4 7#bd7;,a disciple is not above the teacher1 nor a servant above his lord4 7#be7;,it is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher1 and the servant as his lord3 ,if they called the master of the house ,beelzebul1 how much more those of his household6 7#bf7;,fear them not therefore2 for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed1 and hid that shall not be known4 7#bg7,what ,i say to you in the darkness1 that speak ye in the light2 and what ye hear in the ear1 that proclaim upon the house-tops4 7#bh7;,and be not afraid of those who kill the body1 but are not able to kill the soul2 but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell4 7#bi7;,are not two sparrows sold for a penny8 ,and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your ,father4 7#cj7;,but the very hairs of your head are all numbered4 7#ca7;,fear not therefore2 ye are of more value than many sparrows4 7#cb7;,every one1 therefore1 who shall acknowledge me before men1 him will ,i also acknowledge before my ,father who is in heaven4 7#cc7;,but whoever shall deny me before men1 him will ,i also deny before my ,father who is in heaven4 7#cd7,think not that ,i came to send peace on the earth2 ,i came not to send peace1 but a sword4 7#ce7;,for ,i came to set a man at variance with his father1 and a daughter with her mother1 and a bride with her mother-in-law2 7#cf7;and a man's foes will be they of his household4 7#cg7;,he that loves father or mother more than me1 is not worthy of me2 and he that loves son or daughter more than me1 is not worthy of me4 7#ch7;,and he that does not take his cross and follow after me1 is not worthy of me4 7#ci7;,he that finds his life shall lose it2 and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it4 7#dj7;,he that receives you receives me2 and he that receives me receives him who sent me4 7#da7;,he that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward2 and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward4 7#db7;,and whoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water only to one of these little ones1 in the name of a disciple1 verily ,i say to you1 he shall not lose his reward4 ,,xi4 ,,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus made an end of commanding his twelve disciples1 that he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities4 7#b7;,and ,john1 having heard in the prison the works of the ,christ1 sent by his disciples1 7#c7;and said to him3 ,art thou he that comes1 or look we for another8 7#d7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,go and report to ,john what ye hear and see4 7#e7,the blind receive sight and the lame walk1 lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear1 the dead are raised1 and to the poor good tidings are published4 7#f7;,and happy is he1 whoever shall not be offended at me4 7#g7;,and as these were departing1 ,jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning ,john3 ,what went ye out into the wilderness to behold8 ,a reed shaken by the wind8 7#h7;,but what went ye out to see8 ,a man clothed in soft raiment8 ,behold1 they who wear soft clothing are in king's houses4 7#i7;,but what went ye out to see8 ,a prophet#aa3i8 ,yea1 ,i say to you1 and more than a prophet4 7#aj7;,for this is he of whom it is written3 ,behold1 ,i send forth my messenger before thy face1 ,who shall prepare thy way before thee4 7#aa7,verily ,i say to you1 among those born of women1 there has not risen a greater than ,john the ,immerser4 ,but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he4 7#ab7;,and from the days of ,john the ,immerser until now1 the kingdom of heaven suffers violence1 and the violent seize upon it4 7#ac7;,for all the prophets and the law prophesied until ,john4 7#ad7;,and if ye are willing to receive it1 he is the ,elijah that should come4 7#ae7;,he that has ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#af7;,but to what shall ,i liken this generation8 ,it is like to children sitting in the markets1 who call to their fellows1 7#ag7;and say3 ,we piped to you1 and ye danced not2 we sang the lament1 and ye did not beat the breast4 7#ah7;,for ,john came neither eating nor drinking1 and they say3 ,he has a demon4 7#ai7,the ,son of man came eating and drinking1 and they say3 ,behold a glutton and a wine-drinker1 a friend of publicans and sinners4 ,but wisdom was justified on the part of her children4 7#bj7,then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles were done1 because they repented not4 7#ba7,woe to thee1 ,chorazin6 ,woe to thee1 ,bethsaida6 ,for if the miracles1 that were done in you1 had been done in ,tyre and ,sidon1 they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes4 7#bb7;,but ,i say to you1 it will be more tolerable for ,tyre and ,sidon in the day of judgment1 than for you4 7#bc7;,and thou1 ,capernaum1 #aa3bc;athat wast exalted to heaven1 shalt go down to the underworld#aa3bc;b4 ,for if the miracles1 that were done in thee1 had been done in ,sodom1 it would have remained until this day4 7#bd7;,but ,i say to you1 that it will be more tolerable for the land of ,sodom in the day of judgment1 than for thee4 7#be7;,at that time ,jesus answered and said3 ,i thank thee1 ,o ,father1 ,lord of heaven and earth1 that thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning1 and reveal them to babes2 7#bf7yea1 ,o ,father1 that so it seemed good in thy sight6 7#bg7;,all things were delivered to me by my ,father2 and no one knows the ,son but the ,father2 nor does any one know the ,father but the ,son1 and he to whom the ,son is pleased to reveal him4 7#bh7;,come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden1 and ,i will give you rest4 7#bi7,take my yoke upon you1 and learn from me2 for ,i am meek and lowly in heart2 and ye shall find rest for your souls4 7#cj7;,for my yoke is easy1 and my burden light4 ,,xii4 ,,at that time ,jesus went on the sabbath through the grain-fields2 and his disciples were hungry1 and began to pluck ears of grain1 and to eat4 7#b7;,and the ,pharisees seeing it said to him3 ,behold1 thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath4 7#c7;,and he said to them3 ,have ye not read what ,david did1 when he hungered1 himself and those with him2 7#d7;how he entered into the house of ,god1 and ate the show-bread1 which it was not lawful for him to eat1 nor for those with him1 but for the priests alone8 7#e7,or have ye not read in the law1 that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath1 and are blameless8 7#f7;,but ,i say to you1 that a greater than the temple is here4 7#g7;,but if ye had known what this means1 ,i desire mercy and not sacrifice1 ye would not have condemned the blameless4 7#h7;,for the ,son of man is ,lord of the sabbath4 7#i7;,and departing from thence1 he went into their synagogue4 7#aj7;,and behold1 there was a man1 having his hand withered4 ,and they asked him1 saying3 ,is it lawful to heal on the sabbath8 that they might accuse him4 7#aa7;,and he said to them3 ,what man will there be of you1 that shall have one sheep1 and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath1 will not lay hold of it1 and raise it up8 7#ab7;,how much better then is a man than a sheep6 ,so that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath4 7#ac7,then he says to the man3 ,stretch forth thy hand4 ,and he stretched it forth2 and it was restored whole1 as the other4 7#ad7;,and the ,pharisees went out1 and took counsel against him1 how they might destroy him4 7#ae7;,but ,jesus1 knowing it1 withdrew from thence2 and great multitudes followed him1 and he healed them all4 7#af7;,and he charged them that they should not make him known2 7#ag7that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through ,isaiah the prophet1 saying3 7#ah7;,behold my servant1 whom ,i chose1 ,my beloved1 in whom my soul is well pleased4 ,i will put my spirit upon him1 ,and he will declare judgment to the ,gentiles4 7#ai7;,he will not strive1 nor cry2 ,nor will any one hear his voice in the streets4 7#bj7;,a bruised reed he will not break1 ,and smoking flax he will not quench1 ,till he send forth judgment unto victory4 7#ba7;,and in his name will ,gentiles hope4 7#bb7,then was brought to him one possessed with a demon1 blind1 and dumb2 and he healed him1 so that the blind and dumb both#ab3bb spoke and saw4 7#bc7;,and all the multitudes were amazed1 and said3 ,is this the ,son of ,david8 7#bd7;,but the ,pharisees hearing it said3 ,this man does not cast out the demons1 except through ,beelzebul1 prince of the demons4 7#be7;,and ,jesus1 knowing their thoughts1 said to them3 ,every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation2 and any city or house divided against itself shall not stand4 7#bf7;,and if ,satan cast out ,satan1 he is divided against himself2 how then shall his kingdom stand8 7#bg7;,and if ,i through ,beelzebul cast out the demons1 through whom do your sons cast them out8 ,therefore they shall be your judges4 7#bh7;,but if ,i through the ,spirit of ,god cast out the demons1 then is the kingdom of ,god come near to you4 7#bi7,or how can any one enter into a strong man's house1 and seize upon his goods1 except he first bind the strong man8 ,and then he will plunder his house4 7#cj7;,he that is not with me is against me2 and he that gathers not with me scatters abroad4 7#ca7,therefore ,i say to you1 every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men2 but the blasphemy against the ,spirit will not be forgiven4 7#cb7;,and whoever speaks a word against the ,son of man1 it will be forgiven him2 but whoever speaks against the ,holy ,spirit1 it will not be forgiven him1 neither in this world1 nor in that which is to come4 7#cc7;,either make the tree good and its fruit good1 or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt2 for from the fruit the tree is known4 7#cd7;,brood of vipers6 ,how can ye1 being evil1 speak good things8 ,for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks4 7#ce7,the good man out of the good treasure sends forth good things2 and the evil man out of the evil treasure sends forth evil things4 7#cf7;,but ,i say to you1 that every idle word that men shall speak1 they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment4 7#cg7;,for from thy words thou shalt be justified1 and from thy words thou shalt be condemned4 7#ch7,then certain of the scribes and of the ,pharisees answered him saying3 ,teacher1 we desire to see a sign from thee4 7#ci7;,but he answering said to them3 ,an evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign2 and no sign shall be given to it1 but the sign of ,jonah the prophet4 7#dj7;,for as ,jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the fish1 so shall the ,son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth4 7#da7,men of ,nineveh will rise in the judgment with this generation1 and will condemn it2 because they repented at the preaching of ,jonah1 and behold1 a greater than ,jonah is here4 7#db7;,a queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation1 and will condemn it2 for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of ,solomon1 and behold1 a greater than ,solomon is here4 7#dc7;,but when the unclean spirit is gone out from the man1 he goes through dry places seeking rest1 and finds it not4 7#dd7,then he says1 ,i will return into my house from whence ,i came out and coming he finds it empty1 swept1 and set in order4 7#de7,then he goes1 and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself1 and they enter in and dwell there2 and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first4 ,so shall it be also with this wicked generation4 7#df7,while he was yet speaking to the multitudes1 behold1 his mother and his brothers were standing without1 seeking to speak to him4 7#dg7;,and one said to him3 ,behold1 thy mother and thy brothers are standing without1 seeking to speak to thee4 7#dh7;,but he answering said to him that told him3 ,who is my mother1 and who are my brothers8 7#di7;,and stretching forth his hand toward his disciples1 he said3 ,behold my mother and my brothers6 7#ej7;,for whoever shall do the will of my ,father who is in heaven1 he is my brother1 and sister1 and mother4 ,,xiii4 ,,and on that day ,jesus went out of the house1 and sat by the sea-side4 7#b7;,and great multitudes were gathered together to him1 so that he went into the ship and sat down2 and all the multitude stood on the beach4 7#c7;,and he spoke many things to them in parables1 saying3 7#d7;,behold1 the sower went forth to sow4 ,and as he sowed1 some fell by the way-side1 and the birds came and devoured them4 7#e7;,and others fell on the rocky places1 where they had not much earth2 and forthwith they sprang up1 because they had not depth of earth4 7#f7;,and when the sun was up1 they were scorched2 and because they had not root1 they withered away4 7#g7;,and others fell upon the thorns2 and the thorns came up1 and choked them4 7#h7;,and others fell on the good ground1 and yielded fruit1 some a hundredfold1 some sixty1 some thirty4 7#i7;,he that has ears to hear1 let him hear#ac3i4 7#aj7;,and the disciples came and said to him3 ,why dost thou speak to them in parables8 7#aa7;,and he answering said to them3 ,to you it is given#ac3aa to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven2 but to them it is not given4 7#ab7;,for whoever has1 to him shall be given1 and he shall have abundance2 but whoever has not1 even what he has shall be taken from him4 7#ac7,therefore ,i speak to them in parables2 because seeing they see not1 and hearing they hear not1 nor understand4 7#ad7;,and in them is fulfilled the prophecy of ,isaiah1 which says3 ,with the hearing ye will hear1 and will not understand2 ,and seeing ye will see1 and will not perceive4 7#ae7;,for the heart of this people is become gross1 ,and their ears are dull of hearing1 ,and their eyes they have closed2 ,lest haply they see with their eyes1 ,and hear with their ears1 ,and understand with their heart1 ,and turn1 and ,i shall heal them4 7#af7;,but happy are your eyes1 because they see2 and your ears1 because they hear4 7#ag7;,for verily ,i say to you1 that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what ye are beholding1 and did not see1 and to hear what ye are hearing1 and did not hear4 7#ah7;,hear therefore the parable of the sower4 7#ai7,when any one hears the word of the kingdom1 and understands not1 then comes the evil one and snatches away what was sown in his heart4 ,this is that which was sown by the way-side4 7#bj7;,and that sown on the rocky places1 this is he that hears the word1 and immediately with joy receives it2 7#ba7;and has not root in himself1 but is only for a time2 and when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word1 immediately he is offended4 7#bb7;,and that sown among the thorns1 this is he that hears the word1 and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word1 and it becomes unfruitful4 7#bc7;,and that sown on the good ground1 this is he that hears the word and understands2 who bears fruit1 and produces1 some a hundredfold1 some sixty1 some thirty4 7#bd7;,another parable he put forth to them1 saying3 ,the kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field4 7#be7;,but while men slept1 his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat1 and went away4 7#bf7;,and when the blade sprang up and produced fruit1 then appeared the darnel also4 7#bg7;,and the servants of the householder came and said to him3 ,sir1 didst thou not sow good seed in thy field8 ,from whence then has it darnel8 7#bh7;,he said to them3 ,an enemy did this4 ,the servants said to him3 ,wilt thou then that we go and gather them up8 7#bi7;,he said3 ,nay1 lest while ye gather up the darnel1 ye root up the wheat with them4 7#cj7,let both grow together until the harvest4 ,and in time of harvest ,i will say to the reapers3 ,gather up first the darnel1 and bind them in bundles to burn them2 but gather the wheat into my barn4 7#ca7;,another parable he put forth to them1 saying3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard1 which a man took and sowed in his field4 7#cb7,which is the least indeed of all seeds2 but when it is grown1 it is greater than the herbs1 and becomes a tree1 so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches4 7#cc7;,another parable he spoke to them3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to leaven1 which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal1 till the whole was leavened4 7#cd7;,all these things ,jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables2 and without a parable he spoke nothing to them2 7#ce7that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet1 saying3 ,i will open my mouth in parables2 ,i will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world4 7#cf7,then having sent away the multitudes#ac3cf1 he went into the house4 ,and his disciples came to him1 saying3 ,explain to us the parable of the darnel of the field4 7#cg7;,and answering he said to them3 ,he that sows the good seed is the ,son of man4 7#ch7,the field is the world4 ,the good seed1 these are the sons of the kingdom2 but the darnel are the sons of the evil one1 7#ci7;and the enemy that sowed them is the ,devil4 ,the harvest is the end of the world2 and the reapers are angels4 7#dj7;,as therefore the darnel are gathered up and are burned with fire1 so shall it be in the end of the world4 7#da7,the ,son of man will send forth his angels1 and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of offense1 and those who do iniquity1 7#db7;and will cast them into the furnace of fire2 there will be the wailing1 and the gnashing of teeth6 7#dc7,then will the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their ,father4 ,he that has ears to hear1 let him hear#ac3dc4 7#dd7;,again1 the kingdom of heaven is like to a treasure hidden in the field1 which a man found and concealed2 and for joy thereof#ac3dd1 he goes and sells all that he has1 and buys that field4 7#de7;,again1 the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking goodly pearls2 7#df7;and having found one pearl of great price1 he went and sold all that he had1 and bought it4 7#dg7;,again1 the kingdom of heaven is like to a net1 cast into the sea1 and gathering together of every kind4 7#dh7,which1 when it was filled1 they drew up upon the beach1 and sat down and gathered the good into vessels1 but cast the bad away4 7#di7,so will it be in the end of the world4 ,the angels will go forth1 and will separate the wicked from among the just1 7#ej7;and will cast them into the furnace of fire2 there will be the wailing1 and the gnashing of teeth6 7#ea7;,did ye understand all these things8 ,they say to him1 ,yea1 ,lord4 7#eb7;,and he said to them3 ,therefore every scribe1 instructed in the kingdom of heaven1 is like to a householder1 who brings forth out of his treasure new and old4 7#ec7;,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus finished these parables1 that he departed thence4 7#ed7;,and coming into his own country1 he taught them in their synagogue2 so that they were astonished1 and said3 ,whence has this man this wisdom1 and the miracles8 ,is not this the carpenter's son8 7#ee7;,is not his mother called ,mary1 and his brothers1 ,james1 and ,joseph#ac3ee1 and ,simon1 and ,judas8 7#ef7;,and his sisters1 are they not all with us8 ,whence then has this man all these things8 7#eg7;,and they were offended at him4 ,but ,jesus said to them3 ,a prophet is not without honor1 save in his own country1 and in his own house4 7#eh7;,and he did not many miracles there1 because of their unbelief4 ,,xiv4 ,,at that time ,herod the tetrarch heard the fame of ,jesus4 7#b7;,and he said to his servants3 ,this is ,john the ,immerser2 he is risen from the dead1 and therefore do these powers#ad3b work in him4 7#c7;,for ,herod laid hold of ,john1 and bound him and put him in prison1 for the sake of ,herodias1 the wife of ,philip1 his brother4 7#d7;,for ,john said to him3 ,it is not lawful for thee to have her4 7#e7;,and though desiring to put him to death1 he feared the multitude1 because they held him as a prophet4 7#f7;,but when ,herod's birthday was kept1 the daughter of ,herodias danced before them1 and pleased ,herod4 7#g7,whereupon he promised with an oath1 to give her whatever she should ask4 7#h7;,and she1 being urged on by her mother1 says3 ,give me here1 on a platter1 the head of ,john the ,immerser4 7#i7;,and the king was sorry2 but for the sake of the oath1 and of those who reclined at table with him1 he commanded it to be given4 7#aj7;,and he sent1 and beheaded ,john in the prison4 7#aa7;,and his head was brought on a platter1 and was given to the damsel1 and she brought it to her mother4 7#ab7;,and his disciples came and took up the body1 and buried it2 and they went and reported it to ,jesus4 7#ac7;,and when ,jesus heard it1 he withdrew from thence by ship1 into a desert place apart4 ,and the multitudes hearing of it1 followed him on foot from the cities4 7#ad7;,and going forth he saw a great multitude1 and had compassion on them1 and he healed their sick4 7#ae7;,and when it was evening1 his disciples came to him1 saying3 ,the place is desert1 and the time is already passed away2 dismiss the multitudes1 that they may go away into the villages1 and buy themselves victuals4 7#af7;,but ,jesus said to them3 ,they need not go away2 give ye them to eat4 7#ag7;,and they say to him3 ,we have here but five loaves1 and two fishes4 7#ah7;,he said3 ,bring them hither to me4 7#ai7;,and he commanded that the multitudes should lie down on the grass1 and took the five loaves and the two fishes1 and looking up to heaven he blessed1 and broke1 and gave the loaves to the disciples1 and the disciples to the multitudes4 7#bj7;,and they all ate1 and were filled2 and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full4 7#ba7;,and they who ate were about five thousand men1 besides women and children4 7#bb7;,and straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the ship1 and to go before him to the other side1 while he dismissed the multitudes4 7#bc7;,and having dismissed the multitudes1 he went up into the mountain apart to pray2 and when evening was come1 he was there alone4 7#bd7;,but the ship was already in the midst of the sea1 vexed by the waves2 for the wind was contrary4 7#be7;,and in the fourth watch of the night he went to them1 walking on the sea4 7#bf7;,and the disciples1 seeing him walking on the sea1 were troubled1 saying3 ,it is a spectre4 ,and they cried out for fear4 7#bg7;,but straightway ,jesus spoke to them1 saying3 ,be of good cheer2 it is ,i1 be not afraid4 7#bh7;,and ,peter answering him said3 ,lord1 if it is thou1 bid me come to thee on the water4 7#bi7;,and he said3 ,come4 ,and coming down from the ship1 ,peter walked on the water1 to go to ,jesus4 7#cj7;,but seeing the wind boisterous1 he was afraid2 and beginning to sink1 he cried out1 saying3 ,lord1 save me4 7#ca7;,and immediately ,jesus1 stretching forth his hand1 took hold of him1 and said to him3 ,thou of little faith1 wherefore didst thou doubt8 7#cb7;,and when they had entered into the ship1 the wind ceased4 7#cc7;,and those in the ship came and worshiped him#ad3cc1 saying3 ,of a truth1 thou art the ,son of ,god4 7#cd7;,and passing over1 they came into the land of ,gennesaret4 7#ce7;,and the men of that place1 knowing him1 sent out into all that country round1 and brought to him all that were diseased 7#cf7;and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment2 and as many as touched were made whole4 ,,xv4 ,,then there come to ,jesus the scribes and ,pharisees from ,jerusalem1 saying3 7#b7,why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders8 ,for they wash not their hands when they eat bread4 7#c7;,and he answering said to them3 ,why do ye also transgress the commandment of ,god1 for the sake of your tradition8 7#d7;,for ,god commanded1 saying#ae3d3 ,honor thy father and mother2 and he that curses father or mother1 let him surely die4 7#e7;,but ye say3 ,whoever says to his father or his mother1 ,it is a gift1 whatever thou mightest be profited with from me1 7#f7shall not honor his father or his mother2 and ye made the word of ,god#ae3f of no effect1 for the sake of your tradition4 7#g7;,hypocrites6 ,well did ,isaiah prophesy of you1 saying3 7#h7,this people honor me with their lips1 ,but their heart is far from me4 7#i7;,but in vain they worship me1 ,teaching as doctrines commandments of men4 7#aj7;,and calling to him the multitude1 he said to them3 ,hear1 and understand3 7#aa7,not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man2 but that which comes out of the mouth1 this defiles the man4 7#ab7,then came to him his disciples1 and said to him3 ,knowest thou that the ,pharisees1 when they heard the saying1 were offended8 7#ac7;,and he answering said3 ,every plant1 which my heavenly ,father planted not1 shall be rooted up4 7#ad7,let them alone2 they are blind leaders of the blind2 and if the blind lead the blind1 both will fall into the ditch4 7#ae7;,and ,peter answering said to him3 ,explain to us this parable4 7#af7;,and he said3 ,are ye also even yet without understanding8 7#ag7;,do ye not yet understand1 that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the belly1 and is cast out into the drain8 7#ah7;,but the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart2 and they defile the man4 7#ai7;,for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts1 murders1 adulteries1 fornications1 thefts1 false-witnessings1 blasphemies4 7#bj7,these are the things that defile the man2 but to eat with unwashen hands defiles not the man4 7#ba7;,and ,jesus1 going forth from thence1 withdrew into the region of ,tyre and ,sidon4 7#bb7;,and behold1 a woman of ,canaan1 coming out from those borders1 cried to him1 saying3 ,have mercy on me1 ,o ,lord1 ,son of ,david2 my daughter is grievously possessed with a demon4 7#bc7;,but he answered her not a word4 ,and his disciples came and besought him1 saying3 ,dismiss her2 because she cries after us4 7#bd7;,but he answering said3 ,i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of ,israel4 7#be7;,but she came and bowed down to him1 saying3 ,lord1 help me4 7#bf7;,but he answering said3 ,it is not good to take the children's bread1 and cast it to the dogs4 7#bg7;,and she said3 ,yea1 ,lord2 for the dogs also eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' table4 7#bh7,then ,jesus answering said to her3 ,o woman1 great is thy faith2 be it done to thee as thou wilt4 ,and her daughter was healed from that hour4 7#bi7;,and departing from thence1 ,jesus came near to the sea of ,galilee2 and going up into the mountain1 he sat down there4 7#cj7;,and great multitudes came to him1 having with them lame1 blind dumb1 maimed1 and many others1 and laid them down at his feet1 and he healed them2 7#ca7so that the multitudes wondered1 when they saw the dumb speaking1 the maimed whole1 the lame walking1 and the blind seeing2 and they glorified the ,god of ,israel4 7#cb7;,and ,jesus1 having called to him his disciples1 said3 ,i have compassion on the multitude1 because they continue with me now three days1 and have nothing to eat2 and ,i will not dismiss them fasting1 lest they faint in the way4 7#cc7;,and his disciples say to him3 ,whence should we have so many loaves in the wilderness1 as to fill so great a multitude8 7#cd7;,and ,jesus says to them3 ,how many loaves have ye8 ,and they said3 ,seven1 and a few little fishes4 7#ce7;,and he commanded the multitudes to lie down on the ground4 7#cf7;,and he took the seven loaves and the fishes1 and gave thanks1 and broke1 and gave to his disciples1 and the disciples to the multitude4 7#cg7;,and they all ate1 and were filled4 ,and they took up of the fragments that remained seven baskets full4 7#ch7;,and they who ate were four thousand men1 besides women and children4 7#ci7;,and dismissing the multitudes1 he entered into the ship1 and came into the borders of ,magdala4 ,,xvi4 ,,and the ,pharisees and ,sadducees came to him1 and tempting desired him to show them a sign from heaven4 7#b7;,and he answering said to them3 ,when it is evening1 ye say3 ,fair weather6 for the sky is red4 7#c7;,and in the morning3 ,a storm to-day6 for the sky is red and lowering4 ,ye know how to discern the face of the sky1 but can ye not the signs of the times8 7#d7;,an evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign2 and no sign shall be given to it1 but the sign of ,jonah4 ,and he left them1 and departed4 7#e7;,and coming to the other side1 his disciples forgot to take bread4 7#f7;,and ,jesus said to them3 ,take heed1 and beware of the leaven of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees4 7#g7;,and they reasoned among themselves1 saying3 ,because we took no bread6 7#h7;,and ,jesus knowing it said3 ,ye of little faith1 why reason ye among yourselves1 because ye took no bread8 7#i7;,do ye not yet understand1 nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand1 and how many baskets ye took up8 7#aj7,nor the seven loaves of the four thousand1 and how many baskets ye took up8 7#aa7;,how is it that ye do not understand1 that ,i spoke not to you of bread8 ,but1 beware of the leaven of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees6 7#ab7,then they understood1 that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread1 but of the teaching of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees4 7#ac7;,and having come into the region of ,caesarea ,philippi1 ,jesus asked his disciples1 saying3 ,who do men say that the ,son of man is#af3ac8 7#ad7;,and they said3 ,some1 ,john the ,immerser2 and others1 ,elijah2 and others1 ,jeremiah1 or one of the prophets4 7#ae7;,he says to them3 ,but who do ye say that ,i am8 7#af7;,and ,simon ,peter answering said3 ,thou art the ,christ1 the ,son of the living ,god4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus answering said to him3 ,happy art thou1 ,simon ,bar-jonah#af3ag2 for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee1 but my ,father who is in heaven4 7#ah7;,and ,i also say to thee1 that thou art ,peter#af3ah;a1 and upon this rock ,i will build my church#af3ah;b2 and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it4 7#ai7;,and ,i will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven2 and whatever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven2 and whatever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven4 7#bj7,then he charged his disciples1 that they should tell no one that he is the ,christ4 7#ba7;,from that time ,jesus began to show to his disciples1 that he must go to ,jerusalem1 and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes1 and be put to death1 and rise on the third day4 7#bb7;,and ,peter taking him aside began to rebuke him1 saying3 ,be it far from thee1 ,lord2 this shall not be to thee4 7#bc7;,but he turned and said to ,peter3 ,get thee behind me1 ,satan#af3bc2 thou art an offense to me2 for thou thinkest not the things of ,god1 but those of men4 7#bd7,then ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,if any one will come after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross1 and follow me4 7#be7;,for whoever will save his life shall lose it2 and whoever may lose his life for my sake1 shall find it4 7#bf7;,for what is a man profited1 if he shall gain the whole world1 and forfeit his soul8 ,or what shall a man give as an exchange#af3bf for his soul8 7#bg7;,for the ,son of man will come in the glory of his ,father1 with his angels2 and then he will reward each one according to his works4 7#bh7,verily ,i say to you1 there are some of those standing here1 who shall not taste death1 till they see the ,son of man coming in his kingdom4 ,,xvii4 ,,and after six days ,jesus takes with him ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john his brother1 and brings them up into a high mountain apart4 7#b7;,and he was transfigured before them2 and his face shone as the sun1 and his garments became white as the light4 7#c7;,and behold1 there appeared to them ,moses and ,elijah1 talking with him4 7#d7;,and ,peter answering said to ,jesus3 ,lord1 it is good for us to be here4 ,if thou wilt1 let us make here three tents2 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elijah4 7#e7,while he was yet speaking1 behold1 a bright cloud overshadowed them4 ,and behold1 a voice out of the cloud1 saying3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased2 hear ye him4 7#f7;,and the disciples1 hearing it1 fell on their face1 and were exceedingly afraid4 7#g7;,and ,jesus coming to them touched them1 and said3 ,arise1 and be not afraid4 7#h7;,and lifting up their eyes1 they saw no one save ,jesus only4 7#i7;,and as they came down out of the mountain1 ,jesus charged them1 saying3 ,tell no one the vision1 until the ,son of man is risen from the dead4 7#aj7;,and his disciples asked him1 saying3 ,why then say the scribes that ,elijah must first come8 7#aa7;,and he answering said3 ,elijah indeed comes1 and will restore all things4 7#ab7;,but ,i say to you1 that ,elijah is already come1 and they knew him not1 but did with him whatever they would4 ,so also is the ,son of man about to suffer by them4 7#ac7,then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of ,john the ,immerser4 7#ad7;,and when they were come to the multitude1 there came to him a man1 kneeling down to him1 and saying3 7#ae7,lord1 have mercy on my son2 for he is lunatic1 and is sorely afflicted2 for ofttimes he falls into the fire1 and oft into the water4 7#af7;,and ,i brought him to thy disciples1 and they could not cure him4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus answering said3 ,o faithless and perverse generation1 how long shall ,i be with you8 ,how long shall ,i bear with you8 ,bring him hither to me4 7#ah7;,and ,jesus rebuked him2 and the demon went out from him1 and the child was cured from that hour4 7#ai7,then the disciples1 coming to ,jesus apart1 said3 ,why could not we cast him out8 7#bj7;,and he said to them3 ,because of your want of faith4 ,for verily ,i say to you1 if ye have faith as a grain of mustard1 ye shall say to this mountain1 remove hence to yonder place1 and it shall remove2 and nothing shall be impossible to you4 7#ba7;,but this kind goes not forth1 except by prayer and fasting4 7#bb7;,and while they abode in ,galilee1 ,jesus said to them3 ,the ,son of man is about to be delivered into the hands of men 7#bc7;and they will put him to death1 and he will rise on the third day4 ,and they were exceedingly sorrowful4 7#bd7;,and they having come to ,capernaum1 those who received the half-shekel came to ,peter1 and said3 ,does not your teacher pay the half-shekel#ag3bd8 7#be7;,he says1 ,yes4 ,and when he came into the house1 ,jesus anticipated him1 saying3 ,what thinkest thou1 ,simon8 ,of whom do the kings of the earth take customs1 or tribute8 ,of their sons1 or of strangers8 7#bf7;,he says to him3 ,of strangers4 ,jesus said to him3 ,then are the sons free4 7#bg7;,but that we may not offend them1 go to the sea and cast a hook1 and take the fish that first comes up2 and opening its mouth thou wilt find a shekel2 that take1 and give to them for me and thee4 ,,xviii4 ,,at that time came the disciples to ,jesus1 saying3 ,who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven8 7#b7;,and ,jesus1 calling a little child to him1 placed it in the midst of them1 7#c7;and said3 ,verily ,i say to you1 if ye do not turn and become as the little children1 ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven4 7#d7,whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child1 he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven4 7#e7;,and whoever shall receive one such little child1 in my name1 receives me4 7#f7;,but whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to offend1 it were better for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck1 and he were plunged in the depth of the sea4 7#g7,woe to the world1 for causes of offense6 ,for it must needs be that causes of offense come2 but woe to that man1 through whom the cause of offense comes6 7#h7;,but if thy hand or thy foot causes thee to offend1 cut it off1 and cast it from thee4 ,it is better for thee to enter into life lame or maimed1 than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the everlasting fire4 7#i7;,and if thine eye causes thee to offend1 pluck it out and cast it from thee4 ,it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye1 than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire4 7#aj7,take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones2 for ,i say to you1 that their angels in heaven always behold the face of my ,father who is in heaven4 7#aa7;,for the ,son of man came to save that which was lost4 7#ab7,what think ye8 ,if a man has a hundred sheep1 and one of them is gone astray1 does he not leave the ninety and nine upon the mountains1 and go and seek that which is gone astray8 7#ac7;,and if it be that he find it1 verily ,i say to you1 he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that went not astray4 7#ad7,so it is not the will of your ,father who is in heaven1 that one of these little ones perish4 7#ae7;,but if thy brother shall sin against thee1 go show him his fault between thee and him alone1 ,if he shall hear thee1 thou hast gained thy brother4 7#af7;,but if he hear not1 take with thee one or two more1 that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established4 7#ag7;,and if he shall neglect to hear them1 tell it to the church2 and if he neglect to hear the church also1 let him be to thee as a heathen and a publican4 7#ah7,verily ,i say to you3 ,whatever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven2 and whatever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven4 7#ai7;,again ,i say to you1 that if two of you shall agree on earth1 concerning any thing that they shall ask1 it shall be done for them by my ,father who is in heaven4 7#bj7;,for where two or three are gathered together in my name1 there am ,i in the midst of them4 7#ba7,then ,peter came to him1 and said3 ,lord1 how often shall my brother sin against me1 and ,i forgive him8 ,until seven times8 7#bb7;,jesus says to him3 ,i say not to thee1 until seven times1 but until seventy times seven4 7#bc7,therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king1 who desired to make a reckoning with his servants4 7#bd7;,and when he had begun to reckon1 there was brought to him one1 who owed ten thousand talents#ah3bd4 7#be7;,but as he was not able to pay1 his lord commanded him to be sold1 and his wife1 and children1 and all that he had1 and payment to be made4 7#bf7,the servant therefore1 falling1 prostrated himself before him1 saying3 ,have patience with me1 and ,i will pay thee all4 7#bg7;,and the lord of that servant1 moved with compassion1 released him1 and forgave him the debt4 7#bh7;,but that servant went out1 and found one of his fellow-servants1 who owed him a hundred denaries#ah3bh2 and laying hold of him he took him by the throat1 saying3 ,pay me that thou owest4 7#bi7,therefore his fellow-servant fell down and besought him1 saying3 ,have patience with me1 and ,i will pay thee4 7#cj7;,and he would not2 but went and cast him into prison1 till he should pay the debt4 7#ca7;,and his fellow-servants1 seeing what was done1 were very sorry1 and came and disclosed to their lord all that was done4 7#cb7,then having called him1 his lord says to him3 ,thou wicked servant2 ,i forgave thee all that debt1 because thou besoughtest me4 7#cc7,shouldest not thou also have had pity on thy fellow-servant1 as ,i too had pity on thee8 7#cd7;,and his lord was angry1 and delivered him to the tormentors1 till he should pay all that was due to him4 7#ce7,so also will my heavenly ,father do to you1 if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother4 ,,xix4 ,,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus finished these sayings1 that he departed from ,galilee1 and came into the borders of ,judaea beyond the ,jordan4 7#b7;,and great multitudes followed him1 and he healed them there4 7#c7;,and the ,pharisees came to him1 tempting him and saying3 ,is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause8 7#d7;,and he answering said to them3 ,have ye not read1 that he who made them#ai3d from the beginning made them male and female1 7#e7;and said3 ,for this cause shall a man leave father and mother1 and shall cleave to his wife1 and the two shall be one flesh4 7#f7,so that they are no longer two1 but one flesh4 ,what therefore ,god joined together1 let not man put asunder4 7#g7,they say to him3 ,why then did ,moses command to give a writing of divorcement1 and to put her away8 7#h7;,he says to them3 ,moses1 for your hardness of heart1 suffered you to put away your wives2 but from the beginning it was not so4 7#i7;,and ,i say to you1 that whoever shall put away his wife1 except for fornication1 and shall marry another1 commits adultery2 and whoever marries her when put away1 commits adultery4 7#aj7;,his disciples say to him3 ,if the case of the man with the woman is so1 it is not good to marry4 7#aa7;,but he said to them3 ,not all can receive this saying1 but they to whom it is given4 7#ab7;,for there are eunuchs1 who were so born from the mother's womb2 and there are eunuchs1 who were made eunuchs by men2 and there are eunuchs1 who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven4 ,he that is able to receive it1 let him receive it4 7#ac7,then were brought to him little children1 that he might put his hands on them and pray2 and the disciples rebuked them4 7#ad7;,but ,jesus said3 ,suffer the little children1 and forbid them not to come to me2 for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven4 7#ae7;,and he laid his hands on them1 and departed thence4 7#af7;,and1 behold1 one came to him and said3 ,teacher1 what good shall ,i do1 that ,i may have eternal life8 7#ag7;,and1 he said to him3 ,why dost thou ask me concerning good8 ,one is the ,good4 ,but if thou desirest to enter into life1 keep the commandments4 7#ah7;,he says to him1 ,which8 ,jesus said3 ,thou shalt not kill2 ,thou shalt not commit adultery2 ,thou shalt not steal2 ,thou shalt not bear false witness2 7#ai7;,honor thy father and thy mother2 and1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself4 7#bj7,the young man says to him3 ,all these ,i kept2 what do ,i yet lack8 7#ba7;,jesus said to him3 ,if thou desirest to be perfect1 go1 sell what thou hast1 and give to the poor1 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven2 and come1 follow me4 7#bb7;,but when the young man heard this saying1 he went away sorrowful2 for he had great possessions4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,verily ,i say to you1 that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven4 7#bd7;,and again ,i say to you3 ,it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle1 than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of ,god4 7#be7;,and the disciples1 hearing it1 were exceedingly amazed1 saying3 ,who then can be saved8 7#bf7;,but ,jesus1 looking on them1 said to them3 ,with men this is impossible2 but with ,god all things are possible4 7#bg7,then ,peter answering said to him3 ,behold1 we forsook all1 and followed thee2 what then shall we have8 7#bh7;,and ,jesus said to them3 ,verily ,i say to you1 that ye who followed me1 in the renovation1 when the ,son of man shall sit on his throne of glory1 shall also sit on twelve thrones1 judging the twelve tribes of ,israel4 7#bi7;,and every one who forsook houses1 or brothers1 or sisters1 or father1 or mother1 or wife1 or children1 or lands1 for my name's sake1 shall receive manifold more1 and shall inherit everlasting life4 7#cj7;,but many first will be last1 and last first4 ,,xx4 ,,for the kingdom of heaven is like to a householder1 who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard4 7#b7;,and having agreed with the laborers for a denary#bj3b a day1 he sent them into his vineyard4 7#c7;,and he went out about the third hour1 and saw others standing idle in the market-place4 7#d7;,and to them he said3 ,go ye also into the vineyard1 and whatever is right ,i will give you4 ,and they went their way4 7#e7;,again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour1 and did likewise4 7#f7;,and about the eleventh he went out1 and found others standing1 and says to them3 ,why stand ye here all the day idle8 7#g7,they say to him3 ,because no one hired us4 ,he says to them3 ,go ye also into the vineyard4 7#h7;,and when evening was come1 the lord of the vineyard says to his steward3 ,call the laborers1 and pay them the hire1 beginning from the last1 unto the first4 7#i7;,and they of the eleventh hour came1 and received every man a denary4 7#aj7;,but when the first came1 they supposed that they should receive more2 and they also received each one a denary4 7#aa7;,and on receiving it1 they murmured against the householder1 7#ab7saying3 ,these last labored one hour1 and thou madest them equal to us1 who bore the burden of the day1 and the burning heat4 7#ac7;,but he answering said to one of them3 ,friend1 ,i do thee no wrong4 ,didst thou not agree with me for a denary8 7#ad7,take what is thine1 and go4 ,but ,i will give to this last1 even as to thee4 7#ae7;,is it not lawful for me to do what ,i will with my own8 ,is thine eye evil1 because ,i am good8 7#af7,so will the last be first1 and the first last2 for many are called1 but few are chosen4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus1 going up to ,jerusalem1 took the twelve disciples apart2 and in the way he said to them3 7#ah7;,behold1 we are going up to ,jerusalem2 and the ,son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes1 and they will condemn him to death1 7#ai7;and will deliver him to the ,gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify2 and on the third day he will rise again4 7#bj7,then came to him the mother of the sons of ,zebedee1 with her sons1 bowing down and asking a certain thing of him4 7#ba7;,and he said to her3 ,what wilt thou8 ,she says to him3 ,command that these my two sons shall sit1 one on thy right hand1 and one on thy left1 in thy kingdom4 7#bb7;,but ,jesus answering said3 ,ye know not what ye ask4 ,are ye able to drink of the cup that ,i shall drink of8 ,they say to him3 ,we are able4 7#bc7;,and he says to them3 ,ye shall drink indeed of my cup2 but to sit on my right hand1 and on my left1 is not mine to give1 but is for them for whom it has been prepared by my ,father4 7#bd7;,and the ten1 hearing it1 were much displeased with the two brothers4 7#be7;,but ,jesus1 having called them to him1 said3 ,ye know that the rulers of the ,gentiles exercise lordship over them1 and they that are great exercise authority over them4 7#bf7,not so shall it be among you2 7#bg7;but whoever would become great among you1 let him be your minister2 and whoever would be first among you1 let him be your servant2 7#bh7;even as the ,son of man came not to be ministered to1 but to minister1 and to give his life a ransom for many4 7#bi7;,and as they were going forth from ,jericho1 a great multitude followed him4 7#cj7;,and behold1 two blind men sitting by the way-side1 hearing that ,jesus was passing by1 cried1 saying3 ,have mercy on us1 ,o ,lord1 ,son of ,david4 7#ca7;,and the multitude rebuked them1 that they should hold their peace4 ,but they cried the more1 saying3 ,have mercy on us1 ,o ,lord1 ,son of ,david4 7#cb7;,and ,jesus stood still1 and called them1 and said3 ,what will ye that ,i shall do to you8 7#cc7,they say to him3 ,lord1 that our eyes may be opened4 7#cd7;,and ,jesus1 moved with compassion1 touched their eyes2 and immediately their eyes received sight2 and they followed him4 ,,xxi4 ,,and when they drew near to ,jerusalem1 and came to ,bethphage1 at the mount of the ,olives1 ,jesus sent forth two disciples1 7#b7saying to them3 ,go into the village over against you1 and straightway ye will find an ass tied1 and a colt with her2 loose and bring them to me4 7#c7;,and if any one say aught to you1 ye shall say3 ,the ,lord has need of them2 and straightway he will send them4 7#d7,now all this has been done1 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet1 saying3 7#e7,say to the daughter of ,zion1 ,behold1 thy ,king comes to thee1 ,meek1 and mounted upon an ass1 ,and upon a colt1 the foal of a beast of burden4 7#f7;,and the disciples1 having gone and done as ,jesus commanded them1 7#g7;brought the ass and the colt1 and put on them their garments1 and he sat thereon4 7#h7;,and most of the multitude spread their own garments in the way2 and others cut down branches from the trees1 and strewed in the way4 7#i7;,and the multitudes that went before1 and that followed1 cried1 saying3 ,hosanna#ba3i to the ,son of ,david2 ,blessed is he who comes in the name of the ,lord2 ,hosanna in the highest4 7#aj7;,and as he entered into ,jerusalem1 all the city was moved1 saying3 ,who is this8 7#aa7;,and the multitudes said3 ,this is ,jesus the prophet1 from ,nazareth of ,galilee4 7#ab7;,and ,jesus entered into the temple of ,god1 and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple1 and overturned the tables of the money-changers1 and the seats of those who sold doves4 7#ac7;,and he says to them3 ,it is written1 ,my house shall be called a house of prayer2 ,but ye make it a den of robbers4 7#ad7;,and the blind and the lame came to him in the temple1 and he healed them4 7#ae7;,but the chief priests and the scribes1 seeing the wonders that he did1 and the children crying in the temple1 and saying1 ,hosanna to the ,son of ,david1 were much displeased1 7#af7;and said to him3 ,dost thou hear what these say8 ,and ,jesus says to them3 ,yea2 did ye never read3 ,from the mouth of babes and sucklings thou preparedst praise8 7#ag7;,and leaving them1 he went forth out of the city into ,bethany1 and lodged there4 7#ah7;,and in the morning1 as he was returning into the city1 he hungered4 7#ai7;,and seeing a fig-tree by the way1 he came to it1 and found nothing thereon but leaves only4 ,and he says to it3 ,let there be no fruit from thee henceforward1 forever4 ,and immediately the fig-tree withered away4 7#bj7;,and the disciples seeing it wondered1 saying3 ,how did the fig-tree immediately wither away8 7#ba7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,verily ,i say to you1 if ye have faith1 and do not doubt1 not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree1 but even if ye say to this mountain1 be thou taken up and cast into the sea1 it shall be done4 7#bb7;,and all things whatever ye ask in prayer1 believing1 ye shall receive4 7#bc7;,and when he had come into the temple1 the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching1 and said3 ,by what authority doest thou these things2 and who gave thee this authority8 7#bd7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,i also will ask you one thing1 which if ye tell me1 ,i too will tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 7#be7;,john's immersion1 whence was it8 ,from heaven1 or from men8 ,and they reasoned among themselves1 saying3 ,if we say1 ,from heaven1 he will say to us3 ,why then did ye not believe him8 7#bf7;,but if we say1 ,from men1 we fear the multitude2 for all hold ,john as a prophet4 7#bg7;,and they answered ,jesus1 saying3 ,we do not know4 ,and he said to them3 ,neither do ,i say to you1 by what authority ,i do these things4 7#bh7;,but what think ye8 ,a man had two sons2 and he came to the first1 and said3 ,son1 go work to-day in the vineyard4 7#bi7;,and he answering said3 ,i will not2 but afterward he repented1 and went4 7#cj7;,and he came to the other#ba3cj1 and said likewise4 ,and he answering said3 ,i will1 sir2 and went not4 7#ca7,which of the two did the father's will8 ,they say to him3 ,the first#ba3ca4 ,jesus says to them3 ,verily ,i say to you1 that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of ,god before you4 7#cb7;,for ,john came to you in the way of righteousness1 and ye did not believe him2 but the publicans and the harlots believed him2 and ye1 when ye had seen it1 repented not afterward1 that ye might believe him4 7#cc7;,hear another parable4 ,there was a householder1 who planted a vineyard1 and put a hedge around it1 and dug a winepress in it1 and built a tower1 and let it out to husband-men1 and went abroad4 7#cd7;,and when the season of fruits drew near1 he sent his servants to the husbandmen1 to receive his fruits4 7#ce7;,and the husbandmen taking his servants1 beat one1 and killed another1 and stoned another4 7#cf7;,again he sent other servants1 more than the first2 and they did to them likewise4 7#cg7;,and afterward he sent to them his son1 saying3 ,they will reverence my son4 7#ch7;,but the husbandmen1 seeing the son1 said among themselves3 ,this is the heir2 come1 let us kill him1 and have his inheritance4 7#ci7;,and taking him1 they cast him out of the vineyard1 and killed him4 7#dj7,when therefore the lord of the vineyard comes1 what will he do to those husbandmen8 7#da7,they say to him3 ,he will miserably destroy those wicked men1 and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen1 who will deliver over to him the fruits in their seasons4 7#db7;,jesus says to them3 ,did ye never read in the ,scriptures3 ,the stone which the builders disallowed1 ,the same is become the head of the corner2 ,this is from the ,lord1 ,and is wonderful in our eyes4 7#dc7,therefore ,i say to you1 that the kingdom of ,god shall be taken from you1 and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof4 7#dd7;,and he that falls upon this stone will be broken2 but on whomsoever it shall fall1 it will grind him to powder4 7#de7;,and the chief priests and ,pharisees1 hearing his parables1 knew that he spoke of them4 7#df7;,and they sought to lay hold of him1 but feared the multitudes1 since they held him as a prophet4 ,,xxii4 ,,and ,jesus answering spoke to them again in parables1 saying3 7#b7,the kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king1 who made a marriage for his son4 7#c7;,and he sent forth his servants to call those who were bidden to the wedding2 and they would not come4 7#d7;,again he sent forth other servants1 saying3 ,tell those who are bidden1 ,behold1 ,i have prepared my dinner2 my oxen and my fatlings are killed1 and all things are ready2 come to the marriage4 7#e7;,but they made light of it1 and went away1 one to his farm1 another to his merchandise4 7#f7;,and the rest laid hold of his servants1 and ill-treated and slew them4 7#g7;,and the king1 hearing it1 was angry2 and sending forth his armies1 he destroyed those murderers1 and burned up their city4 7#h7,then he says to his servants3 ,the wedding is ready1 but they who were bidden were not worthy4 7#i7;,go therefore into the thoroughfares1 and as many as ye find1 bid to the marriage4 7#aj7;,and those servants went out into the highways1 and gathered together all as many as they found1 both bad and good2 and the wedding was furnished with guests4 7#aa7;,and the king1 coming in to view the guests1 saw there a man not clothed with a wedding garment2 7#ab7;and he says to him3 ,friend1 how camest thou in hither1 not having a wedding garment8 ,and he was speechless4 7#ac7,then the king said to the attendants3 ,bind him hand and foot1 and cast him forth into the outer darkness4 ,there will be the weeping1 and the gnashing of teeth6 7#ad7;,for many are called1 but few are chosen4 7#ae7,then the ,pharisees went and took counsel1 how they might ensnare him with a word#bb3ae4 7#af7;,and they send out to him their disciples1 with the ,herodians1 saying3 ,teacher1 we know that thou art true1 and teachest the way of ,god in truth2 neither carest thou for any one1 for thou regardest not the person of men4 7#ag7,tell us1 therefore1 what thinkest thou8 ,is it lawful to give tribute to ,caesar1 or not8 7#ah7;,but ,jesus1 knowing their wickedness1 said3 ,why tempt ye me1 hypocrites6 7#ai7,show me the tribute money4 ,and they brought to him a denary#bb3ai4 7#bj7;,and he says to them3 ,whose is this image1 and the inscription8 7#ba7,they say to him3 ,caesar's4 ,then says he to them2 ,render therefore to ,caesar the things that are ,caesar's1 and to ,god the things that are ,god's4 7#bb7;,and hearing it they wondered1 and left him and went away4 7#bc7,on that day came to him ,sadducees1 who say that there is no resurrection1 and asked him1 7#bd7saying3 ,teacher1 ,moses said1 ,if any one die having no children1 his brother shall marry his wife1 and raise up seed to his brother4 7#be7,now there were with us seven brothers2 and the first married and died1 and having no seed left his wife to his brother4 7#bf7,likewise the second also1 and the third1 unto the seventh4 7#bg7;,and last of all the woman died also4 7#bh7;,in the resurrection therefore1 of which of the seven shall she be wife8 ,for they all had her4 7#bi7;,jesus answering said to them3 ,ye err1 not knowing the ,scriptures1 nor the power of ,god4 7#cj7;,for in the resurrection they neither marry1 nor are given in marriage1 but are as the angels of ,god in heaven4 7#ca7;,but concerning the resurrection of the dead1 have ye not read that which was spoken to you by ,god1 saying3 7#cb7;,i am the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob8 ,god is not the ,god of the dead1 but of the living4 7#cc7;,and the multitudes1 hearing it1 were astonished at his teaching4 7#cd7;,and the ,pharisees1 hearing that he had put the ,sadducees to silence1 collected together2 7#ce7;and one of them1 a lawyer1 asked1 tempting him and saying3 7#cf7,teacher1 what commandment is great in the law8 7#cg7;,jesus said to him3 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 and with all thy soul1 and with all thy mind4 7#ch7,this is the great and first commandment4 7#ci7;,and the second is like to it3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self4 7#dj7,on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets4 7#da7,while the ,pharisees were collected together1 ,jesus asked them1 7#db7saying3 ,what think ye concerning the ,christ8 ,of whom is he the son8 ,they say to him3 ,of ,david4 7#dc7;,he says to them3 ,how then does ,david1 in the ,spirit1 call him ,lord1 saying3 7#dd7,the ,lord said to my ,lord1 ,sit on my right hand1 ,till ,i put thine enemies under thy feet4 7#de7;,if then ,david calls him ,lord1 how is he his son8 7#df7;,and no one was able to answer him a word2 nor durst any one from that day question him any more4 ,,xxiii4 ,,then ,jesus spoke to the multitudes1 and to his disciples1 7#b7saying3 ,the scribes and the ,pharisees sat down in ,moses' seat4 7#c7;,all1 therefore1 whatever they bid you1 do and observe2 but do not according to their works1 for they say and do not4 7#d7;,for they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne1 and lay them on men's shoulders1 but will not move them with their finger4 7#e7;,but all their works they do to be seen by men2 they make broad their phylacteries1 and enlarge the fringes2 7#f7;and love the first place at feasts1 and the first seats in the synagogues1 7#g7;and the greetings in the markets1 and to be called by men1 ,rabbi1 ,rabbi#bc3g4 7#h7;,but be not ye called ,rabbi2 for one is your ,teacher1 and all ye are brethren4 7#i7;,and call not any your father on the earth2 for one is your ,father1 he who is in heaven4 7#aj7,neither be called leaders2 for one is your leader1 the ,christ4 7#aa7;,but the greatest of you shall be your servant4 7#ab7;,and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled2 and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted4 7#ac7;,but woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men2 for ye go not in1 nor suffer those who are entering to go in#bc3ac3 7#ae7,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 because ye traverse sea and land to make one proselyte1 and when he is made1 ye make him twofold more a child of hell than yourselves4 7#af7,woe to you1 blind guides1 who say3 ,whoever shall swear by the temple1 it is nothing2 but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple1 he is bound4 7#ag7;,fools and blind2 for which is greater1 the gold1 or the temple that sanctifies the gold8 7#ah7;,and1 ,whoever shall swear by the altar1 it is nothing2 but whoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it1 he is bound4 7#ai7;,fools and blind2 for which is greater1 the gift1 or the altar that sanctifies the gift8 7#bj7;,he therefore who swears by the altar1 swears by it1 and by all things thereon4 7#ba7;,and he that swears by the temple1 swears by it1 and by him who dwells therein4 7#bb7;,and he that swears by heaven1 swears by the throne of ,god1 and by him who sits thereon4 7#bc7,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 because ye pay tithe of the mint and the dill and the cumin1 and omitted the weightier things of the law1 judgment1 and mercy1 and faith2 these ought ye to have done1 and not leave those undone4 7#bd7;,blind guides6 that strain out the gnat1 and swallow the camel4 7#be7,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and the platter1 but within they are full of rapacity and excess4 7#bf7;,blind ,pharisee6 ,cleanse first the inside of the cup and the platter1 that its outside also may become clean4 7#bg7,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 because ye are like to whited sepulchres1 which outwardly indeed appear beautiful1 but within are full of bones of the dead1 and of all uncleanness4 7#bh7,so also ye outwardly indeed appear righteous to men1 but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity4 7#bi7,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets1 and adorn the tombs of the righteous1 and say3 7#cj7;,if we had been in the days of our fathers1 we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets4 7#ca7,so that ye witness to yourselves1 that ye are sons of those who killed the prophets2 7#cb7;and fill ye up the measure of your fathers6 7#cc7,serpents6 ,brood of vipers6 ,how can ye escape the judgment of hell8 7#cd7,therefore1 behold1 ,i send forth to you prophets1 and wise men1 and scribes2 and some of them ye will kill and crucify1 and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues1 and persecute from city to city2 7#ce7that on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth1 from the blood of righteous ,abel to the blood of ,zechariah1 son of ,barachiah1 whom ye slew between the temple and the altar4 7#cf7,verily ,i say to you1 all these things shall come upon this generation4 7#cg7;,jerusalem6 ,jerusalem6 that killest the prophets1 and stonest those sent to her2 how often would ,i have gathered thy children together1 as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings1 and ye would not6 7#ch7;,behold1 your house is left to you desolate4 7#ci7;,for ,i say to you1 ye shall not see me henceforth1 till ye shall say3 ,blessed is he that comes in the name of the ,lord4 ,,xxiv4 ,,and ,jesus went out1 and departed from the temple2 and his disciples came to him1 to show him the buildings of the temple4 7#b7;,and he answering said to them3 ,see ye not all these things8 ,verily ,i say to you1 there shall not be left here one stone upon another1 that shall not be thrown down4 7#c7;,and as he sat on the mount of the ,olives1 the disciples came to him privately1 saying3 ,tell us1 when will these things be1 and what is the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world8 7#d7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,take heed1 lest any one lead you astray4 7#e7;,for many will come in my name1 saying3 ,i am the ,christ2 and will lead astray many4 7#f7;,and ye will hear of wars1 and rumors of wars4 ,take heed1 be not troubled2 for all must come to pass#bd3f2 but not yet is the end6 7#g7;,for nation will rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom2 and there will be famines1 and pestilences1 and earthquakes1 in divers places4 7#h7;,but all these are the beginning of sorrows4 7#i7,then will they deliver you up unto affliction1 and will kill you2 and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake4 7#aj7;,and then will many be offended1 and will deliver up one another1 and will hate one another4 7#aa7;,and many false prophets will arise1 and will lead many astray4 7#ab7;,and because iniquity abounds1 the love of the many will become cold4 7#ac7;,but he that has endured to the end1 the same shall be saved4 7#ad7;,and this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world1 for a testimony to all nations2 and then shall come the end4 7#ae7,when therefore ye see the abomination of desolation1 spoken of through ,daniel the prophet1 standing in the holy place 7let him that reads mark67 7#af7then let those in ,judaea flee to the mountains2 he that is upon the house1 7#ag7let him not come down to take the things out of his house2 7#ah7;and he that is in the field1 let him not turn back to take his garments4 7#ai7;,but woe to those who are with child1 and to those who give suck in those days6 7#bj7;,and pray that your flight be not in winter1 nor on a sabbath4 7#ba7;,for then will be great affliction1 such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now1 no nor shall be4 7#bb7;,and unless those days were shortened1 no flesh would be saved2 but for the sake of the chosen1 those days shall be shortened4 7#bc7,then if any one say to you3 ,lo1 here is the ,christ1 or1 ,here1 believe it not4 7#bd7;,for there will arise false ,christs1 and false prophets1 and will show great signs and wonders2 so as1 if possible1 to lead even the chosen astray4 7#be7;,behold1 ,i have told you before4 7#bf7;,if therefore they say to you3 ,behold1 he is in the desert1 go not forth2 ,behold1 he is in the secret chambers1 believe it not4 7#bg7;,for as the lightning comes forth from the east1 and shines even unto the west1 so shall be the coming of the ,son of man4 7#bh7;,for wherever the carcass is1 there will the eagles be gathered together4 7#bi7;,and immediately1 after the affliction of those days1 the sun shall be darkened1 and the moon shall not give her light1 and the stars shall fall from heaven1 and the powers of heaven shall be shaken4 7#cj7;,and then shall appear the sign of the ,son of man in heaven2 and then shall all the tribes of the earth#bd3cj mourn1 and shall see the ,son of man coming on the clouds of heaven1 with power and great glory4 7#ca7;,and he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet1 and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds1 from one end of heaven to the other4 7#cb7;,and learn the parable from the fig-tree3 ,when its branch is already become tender1 and puts forth leaves1 ye know that the summer is near4 7#cc7,so also ye1 when ye see all these things1 know that it is near1 at the doors4 7#cd7,verily ,i say to you1 this generation shall not pass1 till all these things are done4 7#ce7;,heaven and earth shall pass away2 but my words shall not pass away4 7#cf7;,but of that day and hour no one knows1 not even the angels of heaven1 but my ,father only4 7#cg7;,but as the days of ,noah1 so shall be also the coming of the ,son of man4 7#ch7;,for as they were in the days before the flood1 eating and drinking1 marrying and giving in marriage1 until the day that ,noah entered into the ark1 7#ci7;and knew not until the flood came1 and took all away2 so shall be also the coming of the ,son of man4 7#dj7,then shall there be two men in the field1 one is taken1 and one is left2 7#da7two women grinding at the mill1 one is taken1 and one is left4 7#db7,watch therefore2 for ye know not in what day#bd3db your ,lord comes4 7#dc7;,but know this1 that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief would come1 he would have watched1 and would not have suffered his house to be broken through4 7#dd7,therefore be ye also ready2 for in such an hour as ye think not1 the ,son of man comes4 7#de7,who then is the faithful and wise servant1 whom his lord set over his household1 to give them their food in due season8 7#df7;,happy that servant1 whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing6 7#dg7,verily ,i say to you1 that he will set him over all his goods4 7#dh7;,but if that evil servant shall say in his heart3 ,my lord delays his coming2 7#di7;and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants1 and shall eat and drink with the drunken2 7#ej7the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for it1 and in an hour when he is not aware2 7#ea7;and will cut him asunder1 and appoint his portion with the hypocrites4 ,there will be the weeping1 and the gnashing of teeth6 ,,xxv4 ,,then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins1 who took their lamps1 and went out to meet the bridegroom4 7#b7;,and five of them were wise1 and five foolish4 7#c7,the foolish1 taking their lamps1 took no oil with them2 7#d7;but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps4 7#e7,while the bridegroom tarried1 they all slumbered and slept4 7#f7;,and at midnight a cry was made3 ,behold1 the bridegroom6 ,go out to meet him4 7#g7,then all those virgins arose1 and trimmed their lamps4 7#h7;,and the foolish said to the wise3 ,give us of your oil1 for our lamps are going out4 7#i7;,but the wise answered1 saying3 ,not so2 there will not be enough for us and you4 ,go rather to those who sell1 and buy for yourselves4 7#aj7;,and while they went to buy1 the bridegroom came2 and they who were ready went in with him to the marriage2 and the door was shut4 7#aa7;,and afterward come also the rest of the virgins1 saying3 ,lord1 ,lord1 open to us4 7#ab7;,but he answering said3 ,verily ,i say to you1 ,i know you not4 7#ac7,watch1 therefore2 because ye know not the day1 nor the hour6 7#ad7;,for as a man going abroad called his own servants1 and delivered to them his goods2 7#ae7;and to one gave five talents1 to another two1 and to another one1 to each according to his own ability2 and straightway went abroad4 7#af7;,and he that received the five talents went and traded with them1 and gained other five talents4 7#ag7,likewise also he that received the two gained other two4 7#ah7;,but he that received the one went away and digged in the earth1 and hid his lord's money4 7#ai7;,after a long time the lord of those servants comes1 and reckons with them4 7#bj7;,and he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents1 saying3 ,lord1 thou deliveredst to me five talents2 behold1 ,i gained other five talents beside them4 7#ba7;,his lord said to him3 ,well done1 good and faithful servant2 thou wast faithful over a little1 ,i will set thee over much4 ,enter thou into the joy of thy lord4 7#bb7;,and he also that received the two talents came and said3 ,lord1 thou deliveredst to me two talents2 behold1 ,i gained other two talents beside them4 7#bc7;,his lord said to him3 ,well done1 good and faithful servant2 thou wast faithful over a little1 ,i will set thee over much4 ,enter thou into the joy of thy lord4 7#bd7;,and he also that received the one talent came and said3 ,lord1 ,i knew thee that thou art a hard man1 reaping where thou didst not sow1 and gathering where thou strewedst not4 7#be7;,and fearing1 ,i went and hid thy talent in the earth4 ,lo1 thou hast thine own4 7#bf7;,and his lord answering said to him3 ,wicked and slothful servant6 ,thou knewest that ,i reap where ,i did not sow1 and gather where ,i strewed not8 7#bg7,thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers2 and when ,i came1 ,i should have received my own with interest4 7#bh7,take therefore the talent from him1 and give to him that has the ten talents4 7#bi7;,for to every one that has shall be given1 and he shall have abundance2 but from him that has not1 even what he has shall be taken away4 7#cj7;,and cast forth the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness4 ,there will be the weeping1 and the gnashing of teeth6 7#ca7;,and when the ,son of man shall come in his glory1 and all the angels with him1 then will he sit on his throne of glory4 7#cb7;,and before him shall be gathered all the nations2 and he will divide them one from another1 as the shepherd divides the sheep from the goats4 7#cc7;,and he will set the sheep on his right hand1 but the goats on the left4 7#cd7,then will the ,king say to those on his right hand3 ,come1 blessed of my ,father1 inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world4 7#ce7;,for ,i was hungry1 and ye gave me to eat2 ,i was thirsty1 and ye gave me drink2 ,i was a stranger and ye took me in1 7#cf7naked and ye clothed me2 ,i was sick1 and ye visited me2 ,i was in prison1 and ye came to me4 7#cg7,then will the righteous answer him1 saying3 ,lord1 when saw we thee hungering and fed thee1 or thirsting and gave thee drink8 7#ch7;,and when saw we thee a stranger and took thee in1 or naked and clothed thee8 7#ci7;,and when saw we thee sick1 or in prison1 and came to thee8 7#dj7;,and the ,king will answer and say to them3 ,verily ,i say to you1 inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren1 ye did it to me4 7#da7,then will he say also to those on the left hand3 ,depart from me1 accursed1 into the everlasting fire2 prepared for the ,devil and his angels4 7#db7;,for ,i was hungry1 and ye did not give me to eat2 ,i was thirsty1 and ye did not give me drink2 7#dc7;,i was a stranger1 and ye did not take me in2 naked1 and ye did not clothe me2 sick1 and in prison1 and ye did not visit me4 7#dd7,then will they also answer1 saying3 ,lord1 when saw we thee hungering1 or thirsting1 or a stranger1 or naked1 or sick1 or in prison1 and did not minister to thee8 7#de7,then will he answer them1 saying3 ,verily ,i say to you1 inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these1 ye did it not to me4 7#df7;,and these shall go away into everlasting punishment1 but the righteous into everlasting life4 ,,xxvi4 ,,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus finished all these sayings1 he said to his disciples3 7#b7,ye know that after two days comes the passover1 and the ,son of man is delivered up to be crucified4 7#c7,then assembled together the chief priests1 and the elders of the people1 in the court of the high priest1 who was called ,caiaphas1 7#d7;and consulted together that they might take ,jesus by craft1 and put him to death4 7#e7;,but they said3 ,not at the feast1 that there may not be a tumult among the people4 7#f7;,and ,jesus being in ,bethany1 in the house of ,simon the leper1 7#g7there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment1 and poured it on his head as he reclined at table4 7#h7;,and his disciples seeing it were displeased1 saying3 ,to what purpose is this waste8 7#i7;,for this might have been sold for much1 and given to the poor4 7#aj7;,and ,jesus knowing it1 said to them3 ,why trouble ye the woman8 ,for she wrought a good work upon me4 7#aa7;,for the poor ye have always with you2 but me ye have not always4 7#ab7;,for she1 in pouring this ointment on my body1 did it to prepare me for burial4 7#ac7,verily ,i say to you1 wherever this good news shall be preached in the whole world1 this also that she did shall be told1 for a memorial of her4 7#ad7,then one of the twelve1 called ,judas ,iscariot1 went to the chief priests1 7#ae7;and said3 ,what will ye give me1 and ,i will deliver him to you8 ,and they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver4 7#af7;,and from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him up4 7#ag7;,and on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to ,jesus1 saying to him3 ,where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover8 7#ah7;,and he said3 ,go into the city to such a man1 and say to him3 ,the ,teacher says1 my time is at hand2 ,i will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples4 7#ai7;,and the disciples did as ,jesus directed them1 and made ready the passover4 7#bj7;,and when evening was come1 he reclined at table with the twelve4 7#ba7;,and as they were eating1 he said3 ,verily ,i say to you1 that one of you will betray me4 7#bb7;,and they were exceedingly sorrowful1 and began to say to him1 each one3 ,lord1 is it ,i8 7#bc7;,and he answering said3 ,he that dipped his hand with me in the dish1 the same will betray me4 7#bd7,the ,son of man goes indeed1 as it is written of him2 but woe to that man through whom the ,son of man is betrayed6 ,it were good for him1 if that man had not been born4 7#be7;,and ,judas1 his betrayer1 answering said3 ,rabbi1 is it ,i8 ,he says to him3 ,thou saidst it4 7#bf7;,and as they were eating1 ,jesus took the loaf#bf3bf1 and blessed1 and broke1 and gave to the disciples1 and said3 ,take1 eat2 this is my body4 7#bg7;,and he took the cup1 and gave thanks1 and gave to them1 saying3 ,drink all ye of it4 7#bh7;,for this is my blood of the new covenant#bf3bh1 which is shed for many1 for remission of sins4 7#bi7;,and ,i say to you1 that ,i will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine1 until that day when ,i drink it new with you1 in the kingdom of my ,father4 7#cj7;,and having sung1 they went out into the mount of the ,olives4 7#ca7,then ,jesus says to them3 ,all ye will be offended because of me this night4 ,for it is written3 ,i will smite the ,shepherd1 and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad4 7#cb7;,but after ,i have risen1 ,i will go before you into ,galilee4 7#cc7,peter answering said to him3 ,though all shall be offended because of thee1 ,i will never be offended4 7#cd7;,jesus said to him3 ,verily ,i say to thee1 that this night1 before a cock crows1 thou wilt thrice deny me4 7#ce7,peter says to him3 ,even though ,i should die with thee1 ,i will not deny thee4 ,likewise also said all the disciples4 7#cf7,then ,jesus comes with them to a place called ,gethsemane1 and says to the disciples3 ,sit ye here1 while ,i go yonder and pray4 7#cg7;,and taking with him ,peter and the two sons of ,zebedee1 he began to be sorrowful1 and to be troubled4 7#ch7,then says he to them3 ,my soul is exceedingly sorrowful1 unto death4 ,tarry ye here1 and watch with me4 7#ci7;,and going forward a little1 he fell on his face1 praying1 and saying3 ,my ,father1 if it is possible1 let this cup pass away from me4 ,but yet1 not as ,i will1 but as thou wilt4 7#dj7;,and he comes to the disciples1 and finds them sleeping2 and he says to ,peter3 ,were ye so unable to watch with me one hour8 7#da7,watch and pray1 that ye enter not into temptation4 ,the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak4 7#db7;,again1 a second time1 he went away and prayed1 saying3 ,my ,father1 if this can not pass away from me1 except ,i drink it1 thy will be done4 7#dc7;,and coming he again found them sleeping2 for their eyes were heavy4 7#dd7;,and leaving them1 he went away again1 and prayed the third time1 saying the same words4 7#de7,then he comes to his disciples1 and says to them3 ,do ye sleep the remaining time1 and take your rest#bf3de6 ,behold1 the hour is at hand1 and the ,son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners4 7#df7,rise1 let us be going4 ,behold1 he is at hand that betrays me4 7#dg7;,and while he was yet speaking1 behold1 ,judas1 one of the twelve1 came1 and with him a great multitude with swords and staves1 from the chief priests and elders of the people4 7#dh7;,and his betrayer gave them a sign1 saying3 ,whom ,i shall kiss1 that is he2 hold him fast4 7#di7;,and forthwith he came to ,jesus1 and said3 ,hail1 ,rabbi2 and kissed him4 7#ej7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,friend1 wherefore art thou come8 ,then they came1 and laid hands on ,jesus1 and held him fast4 7#ea7;,and1 behold1 one of those who were with ,jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword1 and striking the servant of the high priest took off his ear4 7#eb7,then says ,jesus to him3 ,put back thy sword into its place2 for all they who take the sword shall perish with the sword4 7#ec7,thinkest thou that ,i can not now pray to my ,father1 and he will send#bf3ec me more than twelve legions of angels8 7#ed7;,how then shall the ,scriptures be fulfilled1 that thus it must be8 7#ee7;,in that hour ,jesus said to the multitudes3 ,are ye come out as against a robber1 with swords and staves1 to take me8 ,i sat daily with you teaching in the temple1 and ye did not lay hold of me4 7#ef7;,but all this has been done1 that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled4 ,then the disciples all forsook him1 and fled4 7#eg7;,and they who laid hold of ,jesus led him away to ,caiaphas the high priest1 where the scribes and the elders were assembled4 7#eh7;,and ,peter followed him afar off1 unto the court of the high priest2 and entering in1 he sat with the servants1 to see the end4 7#ei7;,and the chief priests1 and the elders1 and all the council1 sought false witness against ,jesus1 that they might put him to death2 7#fj7;and found none1 though many false witnesses came4 ,but at last came two1 7#fa7;and said3 ,this man said1 ,i am able to destroy the temple of ,god1 and to build it in three days4 7#fb7;,and the high priest arose1 and said to him3 ,answerest thou nothing8 ,what do these witness against thee8 7#fc7;,but ,jesus was silent4 ,and the high priest answering said to him3 ,i adjure thee by the living ,god1 that thou tell us whether thou art the ,christ1 the ,son of ,god4 7#fd7;,jesus says to him3 ,thou saidst it4 ,but ,i say to you1 hereafter ye shall see the ,son of man sitting on the right hand of power1 and coming on the clouds of heaven4 7#fe7,then the high priest rent his clothes1 saying3 ,he blasphemed6 ,what further need have we of witnesses8 ,behold1 ye now heard his blasphemy4 7#ff7,what think ye8 ,they answering said3 ,he is guilty of death4 7#fg7,then they spit in his face1 and buffeted him2 and others smote him1 7#fh7saying3 ,prophesy to us1 ,o ,christ1 who is he that struck thee8 7#fi7;,and ,peter was sitting without1 in the court4 ,and a damsel came to him1 saying3 ,thou also wast with ,jesus the ,galilaean4 7#gj7;,but he denied before all1 saying3 ,i know not what thou sayest4 7#ga7;,and he having gone out into the porch1 another maid saw him1 and said to those who were there3 ,this man also was with ,jesus the ,nazarene4 7#gb7;,and again he denied1 with an oath3 ,i do not know the man4 7#gc7;,and after a little while1 they that stood by came and said to ,peter3 ,surely thou also art one of them2 for thy speech betrays thee4 7#gd7,then he began to invoke curses1 and to swear3 ,i do not know the man4 ,and immediately a cock crowed4 7#ge7;,and ,peter remembered the word of ,jesus when he said3 ,before a cock crows1 thou wilt thrice deny me4 ,and he went out1 and wept bitterly4 ,,xxvii4 ,,and when morning came1 all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against ,jesus1 so as to put him to death4 7#b7;,and having bound him1 they led him away1 and delivered him up to ,pontius ,pilate the governor4 7#c7,then ,judas1 who betrayed him1 when he saw that he was condemned1 repenting brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders1 7#d7saying3 ,i sinned in betraying innocent blood4 ,and they said3 ,what is it to us8 ,look thou to it4 7#e7;,and casting down the pieces of silver in the temple1 he departed2 and he went away and hanged himself4 7#f7;,and the chief priests took the silver pieces1 and said3 ,it is not lawful to put them into the treasury1 since it is the price of blood4 7#g7;,and they took counsel1 and bought with them the potter's field1 to bury strangers in4 7#h7,wherefore that field was called the field of blood1 unto this day4 7#i7,then was fulfilled that which was spoken through ,jeremiah the prophet1 saying3 ,and they took the thirty pieces of silver1 ,the price of him that was priced1 ,whom they of the sons of ,israel did price1 7#aj7;,and gave them for the potter's field1 as the ,lord appointed to me4 7#aa7;,and ,jesus stood before the governor4 ,and the governor questioned him1 saying3 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,thou sayest it4 7#ab7;,and when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders1 he made no answer4 7#ac7,then says ,pilate to him3 ,hearest thou not what things they witness against thee8 7#ad7;,and he made him no answer1 not even to one word2 so that the governor greatly wondered4 7#ae7,now at the feast the governor was wont to release to the multitude one prisoner1 whom they would4 7#af7;,and they had then a noted prisoner1 called ,barabbas4 7#ag7,when therefore they were assembled1 ,pilate said to them3 ,whom will ye that ,i release to you8 ,barabbas1 or ,jesus who is called ,christ8 7#ah7;,for he knew that through envy they delivered him up4 7#ai7;,and as he sat on the judgment-seat1 his wife sent to him1 saying3 ,have nothing to do with that just man2 for ,i suffered much this day1 in a dream1 because of him4 7#bj7;,and the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes1 that they should ask for ,barabbas1 and should destroy ,jesus4 7#ba7;,and the governor answering said to them3 ,which of the two will ye that ,i release to you8 ,and they said3 ,barabbas4 7#bb7,pilate says to them3 ,what then shall ,i do with ,jesus1 who is called ,christ8 ,they all say to him3 ,let him be crucified4 7#bc7;,and the governor said3 ,what evil then did he8 ,but they cried the more1 saying3 ,let him be crucified4 7#bd7;,and ,pilate1 seeing that it avails nothing1 but rather that a tumult is made1 took water and washed his hands before the multitude1 saying3 ,i am innocent of the blood of this just man4 ,look ye to it4 7#be7;,and all the people answering said3 ,his blood be on us1 and on our children4 7#bf7,then he released to them ,barabbas2 but ,jesus1 having scourged him1 he delivered up to be crucified4 7#bg7,then the soldiers of the governor took ,jesus into the ,pretorium1 and gathered to him the whole band4 7#bh7;,and they stripped him1 and put on him a scarlet robe4 7#bi7;,and having platted a crown of thorns1 they put it on his head1 and a reed in his right hand2 and bowing the knee before him1 they mocked him1 saying3 ,hail1 ,king of the ,jews6 7#cj7;,and they spit upon him1 and took the reed1 and smote him on the head4 7#ca7;,and when they had mocked him1 they took off the robe from him1 and put on him his own garments1 and led him away to crucify him4 7#cb7;,and as they came out they found a man of ,cyrene1 ,simon by name2 him they compelled to bear his cross4 7#cc7;,and having come to a place called ,golgotha 7which is called1 ,place of a skull71 7#cd7they gave him vinegar to drink#bg3cd1 mingled with gall2 and tasting it1 he would not drink4 7#ce7;,and having crucified him1 they divided his garments among them1 casting lots4 7#cf7;,and sitting down1 they watched him there4 7#cg7;,and they set up over his head his accusation1 written3 ,,this ,,is ,,jesus ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 7#ch7,two robbers are then crucified with him1 one on the right hand1 and one on the left4 7#ci7;,and those passing by reviled him1 wagging their heads1 7#dj7;and saying3 ,thou that destroyest the temple1 and buildest it in three days1 save thyself4 ,if thou art the ,son of ,god1 come down from the cross4 7#da7,likewise also the chief priests mocking1 with the scribes and elders1 said3 7#db7,others he saved1 himself he can not save4 ,if he is ,king of ,israel1 let him now come down from the cross1 and we will believe on him4 7#dc7;,he trusts in ,god2 let him now deliver him1 if he desires him2 for he said ,i am the ,son of ,god4 7#dd7;,and also the robbers1 who were crucified with him1 reproached him with the same thing4 7#de7;,and from the sixth hour1 there was darkness over all the land1 unto the ninth hour4 7#df7;,and about the ninth hour ,jesus cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,eli1 ,eli1 lema sabachthani8 ,that is3 ,my ,god1 my ,god1 why didst thou forsake me8 7#dg7,some of those standing there1 hearing it1 said3 ,this man calls for ,elijah#bg3dg4 7#dh7;,and straightway one of them ran and took a sponge1 and having filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed1 gave him to drink4 7#di7;,but the rest said3 ,let alone2 let us see whether ,elijah comes to save him4 7#ej7;,and ,jesus1 again crying with a loud voice1 yielded up his spirit4 7#ea7;,and behold1 the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom2 and the earth quaked1 and the rocks were rent2 7#eb7;and the tombs were opened1 and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep arose1 7#ec7;and coming out of the tombs1 after his resurrection1 went into the holy city1 and appeared to many4 7#ed7;,and the centurion1 and they that with him were watching ,jesus1 on seeing the earthquake1 and the things that were done1 were exceedingly afraid1 saying3 ,truly this was the ,son of ,god4 7#ee7;,and many women were there1 beholding afar off1 they who followed ,jesus from ,galilee1 ministering to him2 7#ef7;among whom was ,mary the ,magdalene1 and ,mary the mother of ,james and ,joses1 and the mother of the sons of ,zebedee4 7#eg7;,and evening having come1 there came a rich man from ,arimathaea1 named ,joseph1 who also himself was a disciple of ,jesus4 7#eh7,this man went to ,pilate1 and asked for the body of ,jesus4 ,then ,pilate commanded that the body should be given up4 7#ei7;,and taking the body1 ,joseph wrapped it in a clean linen cloth1 7#fj7;and laid it in his own new tomb1 which he hewed out in the rock4 ,and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb1 he departed4 7#fa7;,and ,mary the ,magdalene was there1 and the other ,mary1 sitting over against the sepulchre4 7#fb7;,and on the morrow1 which is after the preparation1 the chief priests and the ,pharisees came together to ,pilate1 7#fc7saying3 ,sir1 we remember that that deceiver said1 while he was yet alive3 ,after three days ,i will rise4 7#fd7;,command1 therefore1 that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day lest his disciples come and steal him away1 and say to the people3 ,he is risen from the dead2 and the last error will be worse than the first4 7#fe7,pilate said to them3 ,ye have a watch2 go1 make secure1 as ye know how4 7#ff7;,and they went1 and made the sepulchre secure1 sealing the stone1 in connection with the watch4 ,,xxviii4 ,,and late in the sabbath1 as it was dawning into the first day of the week1 came ,mary the ,magdalene and the other ,mary to view the sepulchre4 7#b7;,and behold1 there was a great earthquake4 ,for an angel of the ,lord1 descending out of heaven1 came and rolled away the stone1 and sat upon it4 7#c7;,his countenance was like lightning1 and his raiment white as snow2 7#d7;and for fear of him the keepers shook1 and became as dead men4 7#e7;,and the angel answering said to the women3 ,fear not ye2 for ,i know that ye are seeking ,jesus1 who was crucified4 7#f7;,he is not here2 for he is risen1 as he said4 ,come hither1 see the place where the ,lord lay4 7#g7;,and go quickly1 and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead4 ,and behold1 he goes before you into ,galilee2 there ye shall see him4 ,behold1 ,i told you4 7#h7;,and going out quickly from the sepulchre1 with fear and great joy1 they ran to bring his disciples word4 7#i7;,and behold1 ,jesus met them1 saying3 ,all hail6 ,and they1 coming to him1 laid hold of his feet1 and worshiped him4 7#aj7,then ,jesus says to them3 ,be not afraid2 go1 bear word to my brethren1 to go away into ,galilee1 and there they shall see me4 7#aa7;,and as they were going1 behold1 some of the watch came into the city1 and reported to the chief priests all the things that were done4 7#ab7;,and having assembled with the elders1 and taken counsel1 they gave much money to the soldiers1 7#ac7saying3 ,say1 that his disciples came by night1 and stole him away while we slept4 7#ad7;,and if this shall be heard by the governor#bh3ad1 we will persuade him1 and make you secure4 7#ae7;,and they1 taking the money1 did as they were taught4 ,and this saying was reported abroad among the ,jews1 until this day4 7#af7;,and the eleven disciples went away into ,galilee1 into the mountain where ,jesus had appointed them4 7#ag7;,and seeing him1 they worshiped him2 but some doubted4 7#ah7;,and ,jesus came and spoke to them1 saying3 ,all power was given to me in heaven and on earth4 7#ai7;,go therefore1 and disciple all the nations1 immersing them in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,spirit2 7#bj7teaching them to observe all things1 whatever ,i commanded you4 ,and1 behold1 ,i am with you alway1 unto the end of the world4 ,,the ,,gospel ,,according ,,to ,,mark4 ,i4 ,,the beginning of the good news of ,jesus ,christ1 ,son of ,god1 7#b7;as it is written in ,isaiah the prophet3 ,behold1 ,i send forth my messenger before thy face1 who shall prepare thy way2 7#c7the voice of one crying in the wilderness1 ,prepare the way of the ,lord1 make straight his paths4 7#d7;,john came immersing in the wilderness1 and preaching the immersion of repentance unto remission of sins4 7#e7;,and there went out to him all the country of ,judaea1 and all they of ,jerusalem2 and they were immersed by him in the river ,jordan1 confessing their sins4 7#f7;,and ,john was clothed with camel's hair1 and with a leathern girdle about his loins1 and ate locusts and wild honey4 7#g7;,and he preached1 saying3 ,there comes after me he that is mightier than ,i1 the latchet of whose sandals ,i am not worthy to stoop down and loose4 7#h7;,i indeed immersed you in water2 but he will immerse you in the ,holy ,spirit4 7#i7;,and it came to pass in those days1 that ,jesus came from ,nazareth of ,galilee1 and was immersed by ,john in the ,jordan4 7#aj7;,and straightway coming up out of the water1 he saw the heavens parted1 and the ,spirit as a dove descending upon him4 7#aa7;,and there came a voice out of heaven3 ,thou art my beloved son2 in thee ,i am well pleased4 7#ab7;,and immediately the ,spirit drives him forth into the wilderness4 7#ac7;,and he was in the wilderness forty days1 tempted by ,satan1 and was with the wild beasts2 and the angels ministered to him4 7#ad7;,and after ,john was delivered up1 ,jesus came into ,galilee1 publishing the good news of the kingdom of ,god#a3ad1 7#ae7;and saying3 ,the time is fulfilled1 and the kingdom of ,god is at hand2 repent1 and believe in the good news4 7#af7;,and walking by the sea of ,galilee1 he saw ,simon1 and ,andrew1 ,simon's brother1 casting a net in the sea2 for they were fishermen4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus said to them3 ,come after me1 and ,i will cause you to become fishers of men4 7#ah7;,and immediately leaving the nets1 they followed him4 7#ai7;,and going a little further1 he saw ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john his brother1 who also were in the ship mending the nets4 7#bj7;,and straightway he called them2 and leaving their father ,zebedee in the ship with the hired servants1 they went after him4 7#ba7;,and they enter into ,capernaum2 and straightway on the sabbath he went into the synagogue1 and taught4 7#bb7;,and they were astonished at his teaching2 for he taught them as having authority1 and not as the scribes4 7#bc7;,and there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit4 ,and he cried out1 7#bd7saying3 ,what have we to do with thee#a3bd1 ,jesus1 ,nazarene6 ,didst thou come to destroy us8 ,i know thee who thou art1 the ,holy ,one of ,god4 7#be7;,and ,jesus rebuked him1 saying3 ,hold thy peace1 and come out of him4 7#bf7;,and the unclean spirit1 tearing him1 and crying with a loud voice1 came out of him4 7#bg7;,and they were all amazed2 so that they questioned among themselves1 saying3 ,what is this#a3bg8 ,a new teaching1 with authority6 ,and he commands the unclean spirits1 and they obey him4 7#bh7;,and immediately his fame spread abroad into all the surrounding region of ,galilee4 7#bi7;,and immediately1 having come out of the synagogue1 they entered into the house of ,simon and ,andrew1 with ,james and ,john4 7#cj7;,and the mother-in-law of ,simon was lying sick with fever2 and immediately they tell him concerning her4 7#ca7;,and he came and raised her up1 taking hold of her hand2 and immediately the fever left her1 and she ministered to them4 7#cb7;,and evening having come1 when the sun set1 they brought to him all that were sick1 and those possessed with demons4 7#cc7;,and all the city was gathered together at the door4 7#cd7;,and he healed many that were sick with divers diseases1 and cast out many demons2 and suffered not the demons to speak1 because they knew him4 7#ce7;,and rising very early1 by night1 he went out1 and departed into a solitary place1 and there prayed4 7#cf7;,and ,simon1 and they who were with him1 followed after him4 7#cg7;,and having found him1 they say to him3 ,all are seeking thee4 7#ch7;,and he says to them3 ,let us go elsewhere1 into the neighboring towns1 that ,i may preach there also2 for1 for this ,i came forth4 7#ci7;,and he was preaching in their synagogues1 throughout all ,galilee1 and casting out the demons4 7#dj7;,and there came a leper to him1 beseeching him1 and kneeling down to him1 and saying to him3 ,if thou wilt1 thou canst cleanse me4 7#da7;,and ,jesus1 moved with compassion1 stretched forth his hand and touched him1 and says to him3 ,i will2 be thou cleansed4 7#db7;,and immediately the leprosy departed from him1 and he was cleansed4 7#dc7;,and sternly charging him1 he forthwith sent him away2 7#dd7;and says to him3 ,see thou say nothing to any one2 but go1 show thyself to the priest1 and offer for thy cleansing what ,moses commanded1 for a testimony to them4 7#de7;,but he1 going forth1 began to publish it much1 and to spread abroad the report2 so that he could no longer openly enter into a city1 but was without in desert places4 ,and they came to him from every quarter4 ,,ii4 ,,and again he entered into ,capernaum after some days2 and it was heard that he is in the house4 7#b7;,and straightway many were gathered together1 so that there was no longer room1 not even at the door2 and he spoke the word to them4 7#c7;,and they come to him1 bringing one that was palsied1 borne by four4 7#d7;,and not being able to come near him1 on account of the multitude1 they uncovered the roof where he was2 and having broken it up1 they let down the bed whereon the palsied man lay4 7#e7;,and ,jesus1 seeing their faith1 says to the palsied man3 ,child1 thy sins are forgiven4 7#f7;,but there were some of the scribes sitting there1 and reasoning in their hearts3 7#g7,why does this man speak thus8 ,he blasphemes4 ,who can forgive sins but one1 ,god8 7#h7;,and ,jesus1 immediately perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves1 said to them3 ,why reason ye these things in your hearts8 7#i7,which is easier1 to say to the palsied man1 ,thy sins are forgiven2 or to say1 ,arise1 and take up thy bed1 and walk8 7#aj7;,but that ye may know that the ,son of man has power on earth to forgive sins1 7he says to the palsied man17 7#aa7;,i say to thee1 arise1 take up thy bed1 and go to thy house4 7#ab7;,and he arose1 and immediately taking up the bed went forth before all2 so that all were amazed1 and glorified ,god1 saying3 ,we never saw it thus4 7#ac7;,and he went forth again by the sea-side2 and all the multitude came to him1 and he taught them4 7#ad7;,and passing along1 he saw ,levi the son of ,alpheus sitting at the place of receiving custom1 and said to him3 ,follow me4 ,and rising up he followed him4 7#ae7;,and it came to pass1 as he reclined at table in his house1 that many publicans and sinners were reclining with ,jesus and his disciples2 for there were many1 and they followed him4 7#af7;,and the scribes and the ,pharisees1 seeing him eating with the sinners and publicans1 said to his disciples3 ,how is it that he eats and drinks with the sinners and the publicans8 7#ag7;,and ,jesus1 hearing it1 says to them3 ,they who are well need not a physician1 but they who are sick4 ,i came not to call righteous men1 but sinners4 7#ah7;,and the disciples of ,john1 and the ,pharisees1 were fasting#b3ah2 and they come and say to him3 ,why do the disciples of ,john and the ,pharisees fast1 but thy disciples fast not8 7#ai7;,and ,jesus said to them3 ,can the sons of the bridechamber fast#b3ai1 while the bridegroom is with them8 ,so long as they have the bridegroom with them1 they can not fast4 7#bj7;,but days will come1 when the bridegroom will be taken from them2 and then they will fast in that day4 7#ba7,no one sews a piece of unfulled cloth upon an old garment2 else the new filling up of the old takes from it1 and a worse rent is made4 7#bb7;,and no one puts new wine into old skins2 else the wine bursts the skins1 and the wine is destroyed1 and the skins#b3bb4 7#bc7;,and it came to pass1 that he went through the grain-fields on the sabbath2 and his disciples began to go forward#b3bc1 plucking the ears of grain4 7#bd7;,and the ,pharisees said to him3 ,behold1 why do they on the sabbath that which is not lawful8 7#be7;,and he said to them3 ,did ye never read what ,david did1 when he had need and hungered1 himself and they who were with him2 7#bf7;how he went into the house of ,god1 in the days of ,abiathar the high priest1 and ate the show-bread1 which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests1 and gave also to those who were with him8 7#bg7;,and he said to them3 ,the sabbath was made for man1 and not man for the sabbath4 7#bh7,so that the ,son of man is ,lord also of the sabbath4 ,,iii4 ,,and he entered again into the synagogue2 and there was a man there1 having his hand withered4 7#b7;,and they watched him1 whether he would heal him on the sabbath2 that they might accuse him4 7#c7;,and he says to the man having the withered hand3 ,arise1 and come into the midst4 7#d7;,and he says to them3 ,is it lawful to do good on the sabbath1 or to do evil2 to save life1 or to kill8 ,but they were silent4 7#e7;,and looking round on them with anger1 being grieved for their hardness of heart1 he says to the man3 ,stretch forth thy hand4 ,and he stretched it forth2 and his hand was restored4 7#f7;,and going out1 the ,pharisees immediately took counsel with the ,herodians against him1 how they might destroy him4 7#g7;,and ,jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea4 ,and a great multitude from ,galilee followed2 and from ,judaea1 7#h7;and from ,jerusalem1 and from ,idumea1 and from beyond the ,jordan1 and they about ,tyre and ,sidon1 a great multitude1 hearing what great things he did1 came to him4 7#i7;,and he spoke to his disciples1 that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude1 that they might not throng him4 7#aj7;,for he healed many1 so that they pressed upon him to touch him1 as many as had plagues4 7#aa7;,and the unclean spirits1 when they saw him1 fell down before him1 and cried1 saying3 ,thou art the ,son of ,god4 7#ab7;,and he strictly charged them that they should not make him known4 7#ac7;,and he goes up into the mountain1 and calls to him whom he would2 and they went to him4 7#ad7;,and he appointed twelve1 that they should be with him1 and that he might send them forth to preach1 7#ae7;and to have authority to heal sicknesses1 and to cast out demons4 7#af7;,and ,simon he surnamed ,peter2 7#ag7;and ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john the brother of ,james2 and he surnamed them ,boanerges1 which is1 ,sons of thunder2 7#ah7;and ,andrew1 and ,philip1 and ,bartholomew1 and ,matthew1 and ,thomas1 and ,james the son of ,alpheus1 and ,thaddeus1 and ,simon the ,cananite#c3ah1 7#ai7;and ,judas ,iscariot1 who also betrayed him4 ,and they come into the house4 7#bj7;,and the multitude comes together again1 so that they could not even eat bread4 7#ba7;,and hearing of it1 his kinsmen went out to lay hold of him2 for they said3 ,he is beside himself4 7#bb7;,and the scribes who came down from ,jerusalem said3 ,he has ,beelzebul1 and through the prince of the demons he casts out the demons4 7#bc7;,and calling them to him1 he said to them in parables3 ,how can ,satan cast out ,satan8 7#bd7;,and if a kingdom be divided against itself1 that kingdom can not stand4 7#be7;,and if a house be divided against itself1 that house can not stand4 7#bf7;,and if ,satan rose up against himself1 and is divided1 he can not stand1 but has an end4 7#bg7,no one can enter into a strong man's house1 and plunder his goods1 except he first bind the strong man2 and then he will plunder his house4 7#bh7,verily ,i say to you1 all sins will be forgiven the sons of men1 and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme4 7#bi7;,but he that shall blaspheme against the ,holy ,spirit has no forgiveness forever1 but is guilty of eternal sin2 7#cj7;because they said3 ,he has an unclean spirit4 7#ca7;,and his brothers and his mother come2 and standing without they sent to him1 calling him4 7#cb7;,and a crowd was sitting about him2 and they say to him3 ,behold1 thy mother and thy brothers without are seeking thee4 7#cc7;,and he answered them1 saying3 ,who is my mother1 or my brothers8 7#cd7;,and looking round on those who sat about him1 he said3 ,behold my mother1 and my brothers6 7#ce7;,for whoever shall do the will of ,god1 he is my brother1 and sister1 and mother4 ,,iv4 ,,and he began again to teach by the sea-side4 ,and there was gathered to him a very great multitude1 so that he entered into a ship1 and sat down in the sea2 and all the multitude was by the sea on the land4 7#b7;,and he taught them many things in parables1 and said to them in his teaching3 7#c7;,hearken2 behold1 the sower went forth to sow4 7#d7;,and it came to pass1 as he sowed1 one fell by the way-side1 and the birds came and devoured it4 7#e7;,and another fell on the rocky ground1 where it had not much earth2 and immediately it sprang up1 because it had not depth of earth4 7#f7;,but when the sun was up1 it was scorched2 and because it had not root1 it withered away4 7#g7;,and another fell among the thorns2 and the thorns came up1 and choked it1 and it yielded no fruit4 7#h7;,and another fell into the good ground1 and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased2 and brought forth1 thirty1 and sixty1 and a hundredfold4 7#i7;,and he said3 ,he that has ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#aj7;,and when he was alone1 they who were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables4 7#aa7;,and he said to them3 ,to you is given the mystery of the kingdom of ,god1 but to those who are without1 all things are done in parables2 7#ab7that seeing they may see1 and not perceive1 and hearing they may hear1 and not understand2 lest haply they should turn1 and be forgiven4 7#ac7;,and he says to them3 ,know ye not this parable8 ,and how will ye know all the parables8 7#ad7,the sower sows the word4 7#ae7;,and these are they by the way-side2 where the word is sown1 and when they hear1 ,satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in them4 7#af7;,and these are they likewise that are sown on the rocky places2 who1 when they hear the word1 immediately receive it with gladness2 7#ag7;and have no root in themselves1 but are only for a time4 ,afterward1 when affliction or persecution arises because of the word1 immediately they are offended4 7#ah7;,and others are they that are sown among the thorns4 ,these are they that hear the word1 7#ai7;and the cares of the world1 and the deceitfulness of riches1 and the lusts of other things1 entering in choke the word1 and it becomes unfruitful4 7#bj7;,and these are they that are sown on the good ground2 such as hear the word1 and receive it1 and bring forth fruit1 in thirty1 and in sixty1 and in a hundredfold4 7#ba7;,and he said to them3 ,is the lamp brought that it may be put under the bushel1 or under the bed8 ,is it not1 that it may be put on the lamp-stand8 7#bb7;,for nothing is hidden1 but it shall be manifested2 nor was done in secret1 but that it should come abroad4 7#bc7;,if any one has ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#bd7;,and he said to them3 ,take heed what ye hear4 ,with what measure ye mete1 it shall be measured to you1 and there shall be added to you4 7#be7;,for he that has1 to him shall be given2 and he that has not1 even what he has shall be taken from him4 7#bf7;,and he said3 ,so is the kingdom of ,god1 as when a man has cast the seed upon the earth1 7#bg7;and sleeps and rises night and day1 and the seed sprouts and grows up1 he knows not how4 7#bh7;,for the earth brings forth fruit of herself2 first the blade1 then the ear1 then the full grain in the ear4 7#bi7;,but when the fruit permits1 immediately he puts forth the sickle1 because the harvest is come4 7#cj7;,and he said3 ,how shall we liken the kingdom of ,god1 or in what comparison shall we set it forth8 7#ca7;,as a grain of mustard2 which1 when it is sown in the earth1 is less than all the seeds that are in the earth4 7#cb7;,and when it is sown1 it grows up1 and becomes greater than all the herbs1 and shoots out great branches2 so that the birds of the air can lodge under its shadow4 7#cc7;,and with many such parables he spoke the word to them1 as they were able to hear4 7#cd7;,but without a parable he spoke not to them2 and in private he explained all things to his disciples4 7#ce7;,and on that day1 when evening was come1 he says to them3 ,let us pass over to the other side4 7#cf7;,and dismissing the multitude1 they take him as he was in the ship4 ,and there were also other ships with him4 7#cg7;,and there arose a great storm of wind1 and the waves beat into the ship1 so that the ship was already becoming filled4 7#ch7;,and he was in the stern1 on the cushion1 sleeping4 ,and they awake him1 and say to him3 ,teacher1 carest thou not that we perish8 7#ci7;,and awaking1 he rebuked the wind1 and said to the sea3 ,peace1 be still4 ,and the wind ceased1 and there was a great calm4 7#dj7;,and he said to them3 ,why are ye so fearful8 ,how is it that ye have no faith8 7#da7;,and they feared exceedingly1 and said one to another3 ,who then is this1 that even the wind and the sea obey him8 ,v4 ,,and they came to the other side of the sea1 into the country of the ,gerasenes4 7#b7;,and when he had come out of the ship1 immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit1 7#c7who had his dwelling in the tombs2 and no one could any longer bind him1 not even with chains4 7#d7;,because he had often been bound with fetters and chains2 and the chains had been torn asunder by him1 and the fetters broken in pieces1 and no one could tame him4 7#e7;,and always1 night and day1 he was in the tombs1 and in the mountains1 crying out1 and cutting himself with stones4 7#f7;,but seeing ,jesus afar off1 he ran and bowed down to him1 7#g7;and cried with a loud voice1 and said3 ,what have ,i to do with thee1 ,jesus1 ,son of the most high ,god8 ,i adjure thee by ,god1 do not torment me4 7#h7;,for he said to him3 ,come forth1 unclean spirit1 out of the man4 7#i7;,and he asked him3 ,what is thy name8 ,and he says to him3 ,my name is ,legion2 because we are many4 7#aj7;,and he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country4 7#aa7;,and there was there1 by the mountain1 a great herd of swine feeding4 7#ab7;,and all the demons besought him1 saying3 ,send us into the swine1 that we may enter into them4 7#ac7;,and immediately ,jesus gave them leave4 ,and coming out1 the unclean spirits entered into the swine4 ,and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea1 about two thousand1 and were choked in the sea4 7#ad7;,and they who fed them fled1 and reported it in the city and in the country4 ,and they came to see what it was that was done4 7#ae7;,and they come to ,jesus1 and see him who was possessed with demons1 sitting1 clothed and in his right mind1 him who had the legion1 and they were afraid4 7#af7;,and they who saw it related to them how it befell him who was possessed with demons1 and concerning the swine4 7#ag7;,and they began to beseech him to depart from their borders4 7#ah7;,and as he was entering into the ship1 he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him4 7#ai7;,and he suffered him not2 but says to him3 ,go into thy house1 to thy friends1 and announce to them how great things the ,lord has done for thee1 and had compassion on thee4 7#bj7;,and he departed1 and began to publish in the ,decapolis how great things ,jesus did for him2 and all wondered4 7#ba7;,and ,jesus having passed over again in the ship to the other side1 a great multitude was gathered to him2 and he was by the sea4 7#bb7;,and there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue1 ,jairus by name4 ,and seeing him1 he fell at his feet1 7#bc7;and besought him much1 saying3 ,my little daughter lies at the point of death4 ,i pray thee come1 and lay thy hands on her1 that she may be healed and live4 7#bd7;,and he went with him2 and a great multitude was following him1 and thronging him4 7#be7;,and a certain woman1 who had a flow of blood twelve years1 7#bf7;and had suffered much by many physicians1 and spent all that she had1 and was not at all benefited but rather grew worse1 7#bg7;hearing of ,jesus1 came in the crowd behind1 and touched his garment4 7#bh7;,for she said3 ,if ,i touch even his garments1 ,i shall be made whole4 7#bi7;,and straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up2 and she perceived in her body that she was healed of that plague4 7#cj7;,and immediately ,jesus1 perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him1 turned about in the crowd1 and said3 ,who touched my garments8 7#ca7;,and his disciples said to him3 ,thou seest the multitude thronging thee1 and sayest thou3 ,who touched me8 7#cb7;,and he looked around to see her who had done this4 7#cc7;,but the woman1 fearing and trembling1 knowing what was done to her1 came and fell down before him1 and told him all the truth4 7#cd7;,and he said to her3 ,daughter1 thy faith has made thee whole2 go in peace1 and be healed of thy plague4 7#ce7,while he was yet speaking1 they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house1 saying3 ,thy daughter is dead2 why troublest thou the ,teacher any further8 7#cf7;,and ,jesus1 overhearing the word that was spoken1 says to the ruler of the synagogue3 ,be not afraid2 only believe4 7#cg7;,and he suffered no one to follow with him1 save ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john the brother of ,james4 7#ch7;,and they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue2 and he sees a tumult1 and those who wept and wailed greatly4 7#ci7;,and entering in1 he says to them3 ,why do ye make a tumult1 and weep8 ,the child is not dead1 but is sleeping4 7#dj7;,and they laughed him to scorn4 ,but he1 putting them all out1 takes the father of the child1 and the mother1 and those who were with him1 and enters in where the child was4 7#da7;,and taking the hand of the child1 he says to her3 ,talitha kumi2 which is interpreted1 ,damsel1 ,i say to thee1 arise4 7#db7;,and straightway the damsel arose1 and walked2 for she was of the age of twelve years4 ,and they were astonished with a great astonishment4 7#dc7;,and he charged them strictly that no one should know this4 ,and he commanded that something should be given her to eat4 ,,vi4 ,,and he went out from thence1 and came into his own country2 and his disciples follow him4 7#b7;,and when the sabbath was come1 he began to teach in the synagogue4 ,and many hearing were astonished1 saying3 ,from whence has this man these things8 ,and what is the wisdom which is given him1 and such miracles wrought by his hands8 7#c7;,is not this the carpenter1 the son of ,mary1 and brother of ,james1 and ,joses1 and ,judas1 and ,simon8 ,and are not his sisters here with us8 ,and they were offended at him4 7#d7;,and ,jesus said to them3 ,a prophet is not without honor1 except in his own country1 and among his own kindred1 and in his own house4 7#e7;,and he was not able to do any miracle there1 save that he laid his hands on a few sick1 and healed them4 7#f7;,and he marveled because of their unbelief4 ,and he went about the surrounding villages1 teaching4 7#g7;,and he called to him the twelve1 and began to send them forth by two and two2 and gave them authority over the unclean spirits2 7#h7;and commanded them that they should take nothing for the way1 save a staff only2 no bread1 no bag1 no money1 in their girdle2 7#i7;but that they be shod with sandals and1 ,put not on two coats4 7#aj7;,and he said to them3 ,wherever ye enter into a house1 there abide till ye depart from thence4 7#aa7;,and whatever place shall not receive you1 nor hear you1 when ye depart thence1 shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them#f3aa4 7#ab7;,and they went out1 and preached that men should repent4 7#ac7;,and they cast out many demons1 and anointed with oil many that were sick1 and healed them4 7#ad7;,and the king1 ,herod1 heard of it1 for his name was spread abroad2 and he said3 ,john the ,immerser is risen from the dead1 and therefore do these powers work in him4 7#ae7,others said3 ,it is ,elijah4 ,and others said3 ,it is a prophet1 like any one of the prophets4 7#af7;,but ,herod hearing of it1 said3 ,john1 whom ,i beheaded1 is risen from the dead4 7#ag7;,for he1 ,herod1 sent forth and laid hold of ,john1 and bound him in prison1 for the sake of ,herodias the wife of ,philip1 his brother2 because he had married her4 7#ah7;,for ,john said to ,herod3 ,it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife4 7#ai7;,and ,herodias was angry with him1 and desired to put him to death2 and she could not1 7#bj7;for ,herod feared ,john1 knowing that he was a just and holy man2 and he observed him#f3bj1 and hearing him did many things1 and heard him gladly4 7#ba7;,and a convenient day having come1 when ,herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles1 and for the chief captains1 and the first men of ,galilee2 7#bb7;and the daughter of ,herodias having come in and danced1 it pleased ,herod and those reclining at table with him2 and the king said to the damsel3 ,ask of me whatever thou wilt1 and ,i will give it thee4 7#bc7;,and he swore to her3 ,whatever thou shalt ask of me1 ,i will give it thee1 unto the half of my kingdom4 7#bd7;,and she1 going out1 said to her mother3 ,what shall ,i ask8 ,and she said3 ,the head of ,john the ,immerser4 7#be7;,and straightway she came in with haste to the king1 and asked1 saying3 ,i will that immediately thou give me1 on a platter1 the head of ,john the ,immerser4 7#bf7;,and the king became very sorrowful2 but for the sake of his oath1 and of those reclining with him1 he would not reject her4 7#bg7;,and immediately the king sent one of the guard1 and commanded to bring his head4 ,and he went and beheaded him in the prison1 7#bh7;and brought his head on a platter1 and gave it to the damsel2 and the damsel gave it to her mother4 7#bi7;,and his disciples hearing of it came and took up his corpse1 and laid it in a tomb4 7#cj7;,and the apostles gather together unto ,jesus2 and they reported to him all things1 both what they did1 and what they taught4 7#ca7;,and he said to them3 ,come ye yourselves apart into a desert place1 and rest awhile2 for there were many coming and going1 and they had no leisure even to eat4 7#cb7;,and they departed into a desert place by ship privately4 7#cc7;,and they saw them departing1 and many knew them1 and ran together there on foot from all the cities1 and came before them4 7#cd7;,and going forth he saw a great multitude1 and had compassion on them1 because they were as sheep having no shepherd2 and he began to teach them many things4 7#ce7;,and the day being now far spent1 his disciples come to him1 and say3 ,the place is desert1 and the time is now far passed4 7#cf7;,dismiss them1 that they may go away into the surrounding fields and villages1 and buy themselves bread2 for they have nothing to eat4 7#cg7;,he answering said to them3 ,give ye them to eat4 ,and they say to him3 ,shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of bread1 and give them to eat8 7#ch7;,he says to them3 ,how many loaves have ye8 ,go and see4 ,and when they knew1 they say3 ,five1 and two fishes4 7#ci7;,and he commanded them to make all lie down by companies on the green grass4 7#dj7;,and they lay down in ranks1 by hundreds1 and by fifties4 7#da7;,and taking the five loaves and the two fishes1 he looked up to heaven1 and blessed and broke the loaves1 and gave to the disciples to set before them2 and the two fishes he divided among them all4 7#db7;,and they all ate1 and were filled4 7#dc7;,and they took up fragments filling twelve baskets1 and part of the fishes4 7#dd7;,and they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men4 7#de7;,and straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the ship1 and to go before to the other side to ,bethsaida1 while he dismissed the multitude4 7#df7;,and having taken leave of them1 he went away into the mountain to pray4 7#dg7;,and when evening was come1 the ship was in the midst of the sea1 and he was alone on the land4 7#dh7;,and he saw them distressed in rowing1 for the wind was contrary to them4 ,and about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them1 walking on the sea1 and would have passed by them4 7#di7;,and they seeing him walking on the sea1 supposed it was a spectre1 and cried out2 7#ej7;for all saw him1 and were troubled4 ,and immediately he talked with them1 and says to them3 ,be of good cheer2 it is ,i1 be not afraid4 7#ea7;,and he went up to them into the ship2 and the wind ceased4 ,and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure1 and wondered4 7#eb7;,for they considered not the loaves2 for their heart was hardened4 7#ec7;,and passing over1 they came to the land of ,gennesaret1 and anchored there4 7#ed7;,and when they had come out of the ship1 immediately recognizing him 7#ee7they ran through all that region1 and began to carry about on beds those who were sick1 where they heard he was4 7#ef7;,and wherever he entered1 into villages1 or cities1 or fields1 they laid the sick in the marketplaces1 and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment4 ,and as many as touched him were made whole4 ,,vii4 ,,and there come together to him the ,pharisees and certain of the scribes1 who came from ,jerusalem4 7#b7;,and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled 7that is1 unwashen7 hands1 they found fault4 7#c7;,for the ,pharisees1 and all the ,jews1 except they carefully wash their hands1 do not eat1 holding the tradition of the elders4 7#d7;,and coming from the market1 except they immerse themselves1 they do not eat4 ,and there are many other things which they received to hold1 immersions of cups1 and pots1 and brazen vessels1 and couches4 7#e7;,and the ,pharisees and the scribes ask him3 ,why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders1 but eat bread with defiled hands8 7#f7;,and he said to them3 ,well did ,isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites2 as it is written3 ,this people honor me with their lips1 ,but their heart is far from me4 7#g7;,but in vain they worship me1 ,teaching as doctrines commandments of men4 7#h7;,for laying aside the commandment of ,god1 ye hold the tradition of men1 immersions of pots and cups2 and many other such things ye do4 7#i7;,and he said to them3 ,well do ye reject the commandment of ,god1 that ye may keep your own tradition6 7#aj7;,for ,moses said3 ,honor thy father and thy mother2 and he that curses father or mother1 let him surely die4 7#aa7;,but ye say3 ,if a man say to his father or his mother1 ,it is ,corban 7that is1 a gift7 whatever thou mightest be profited with from me--#g3aa2 7#ab7;and ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father or his mother1 7#ac7;annulling the word of ,god by your tradition1 which ye handed down4 ,and many such things ye do4 7#ad7;,and again calling to him the multitude1 he said to them3 ,hearken to me every one1 and understand4 7#ae7,there is nothing from without a man1 that entering into him can defile him2 but the things that come out of him1 these are they that defile the man4 7#af7;,if any one has ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#ag7;,and when he entered into the house from the multitude1 his disciples asked him concerning the parable4 7#ah7;,and he says to them3 ,are ye so without understanding also8 ,do ye not perceive1 that whatever from without enters into the man can not defile him8 7#ai7;,because it enters not into his heart1 but into the belly1 and goes out into the drain1 cleansing all food4 7#bj7;,and he said3 ,that which comes out of the man1 that defiles the man4 7#ba7;,for from within1 out of the heart of men1 come forth evil thoughts1 adulteries1 fornications1 murders1 7#bb7thefts1 covetousness1 wickedness1 deceit1 wantonness1 an evil eye1 blasphemy1 pride1 foolishness4 7#bc7;,all these evil things come forth from within1 and defile the man4 7#bd7;,and rising up he departed thence into the borders of ,tyre and ,sidon2 and entering into a house1 he desired that no one should know it4 ,and he could not be hidden4 7#be7;,for a woman1 whose little daughter had an unclean spirit1 hearing of him1 came and fell at his feet4 7#bf7,the woman was a ,greek1 a ,syrophenician by nation2 and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter4 7#bg7;,and he said to her3 ,let the children first be filled2 for it is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs4 7#bh7;,and she answered and said to him3 ,yea1 ,lord2 for the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs4 7#bi7;,and he said to her3 ,for this saying go thy way2 the demon has gone out of thy daughter4 7#cj7;,and departing to her house1 she found the little child laid on the bed1 and the demon gone out4 7#ca7;,and again going forth out of the borders of ,tyre1 he came through ,sidon to the sea of ,galilee1 through the midst of the borders of ,decapolis4 7#cb7;,and they bring to him one that was deaf1 and had an impediment in his speech2 and they beseech him to put his hand upon him4 7#cc7;,and taking him aside from the multitude he put his fingers into his ears1 and spitting1 touched his tongue1 7#cd7;and looking up to heaven1 he sighed1 and says to him3 ,ephphatha1 that is1 ,be opened4 7#ce7;,and straightway his ears were opened1 and the bond of his tongue was loosed1 and he spoke plainly4 7#cf7;,and he charged them that they should tell no one4 ,but the more he charged them1 the more abundantly they published it2 7#cg7;and were beyond measure astonished1 saying3 ,he has done all things well2 he makes both the deaf to hear1 and the dumb to speak4 ,,viii4 ,,in those days1 there being a very great multitude1 and they having nothing to eat1 he called to him his disciples1 and says to them3 7#b7;,i have compassion on the multitude1 because they continue with me now three days1 and have nothing to eat2 7#c7;and if ,i dismiss them fasting to their own houses1 they will faint by the way2 and some of them have come from afar4 7#d7;,and his disciples answered him3 ,from whence will one be able to satisfy these men with bread1 here in a wilderness8 7#e7;,and he asked them3 ,how many loaves have ye8 ,and they said3 ,seven4 7#f7;,and he commanded the multitude to lie down on the ground4 ,and he took the seven loaves1 and gave thanks1 and broke1 and gave to his disciples to set before them2 and they set them before the multitude4 7#g7;,and they had a few small fishes2 and having blessed them1 he commanded to set these also before them4 7#h7;,and they ate1 and were filled2 and they took up of the fragments that were left seven baskets4 7#i7;,and they were about four thousand4 ,and he dismissed them4 7#aj7;,and straightway entering into the ship with his disciples1 he came into the region of ,dalmanutha4 7#aa7;,and the ,pharisees came out1 and began to question with him1 seeking of him a sign from heaven1 tempting him4 7#ab7;,and sighing deeply in his spirit1 he says3 ,why does this generation seek a sign8 ,verily ,i say to you1 there shall no sign be given to this generation4 7#ac7;,and leaving them1 he entered again into the ship1 and departed to the other side4 7#ad7;,and they forgot to take bread2 and they had none in the ship with them1 except one loaf4 7#ae7;,and he charged them1 saying3 ,take heed1 beware of the leaven of the ,pharisees and the leaven of ,herod4 7#af7;,and they reasoned among themselves1 saying3 ,it is because we have no bread4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus knowing it1 says to them3 ,why reason ye1 because ye have no bread8 ,do ye not yet perceive1 nor understand8 ,have ye your heart yet hardened8 7#ah7;,having eyes1 do ye not see8 ,and having ears1 do ye not hear8 ,and do ye not remember8 7#ai7,when ,i broke the five loaves among the five thousand1 how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up8 ,they say to him3 ,twelve4 7#bj7;,and when the seven among the four thousand1 how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up8 ,and they said3 ,seven4 7#ba7;,and he said to them3 ,how is it that ye do not understand8 7#bb7;,and they come to ,bethsaida4 ,and they bring to him a blind man1 and beseech him to touch him4 7#bc7;,and taking the blind man by the hand1 he led him forth out of the village2 and spitting in his eyes1 and putting his hands on him1 he asked him if he beheld anything4 7#bd7;,and looking up he said3 ,i behold men2 for ,i see them as trees walking4 7#be7,then again he put his hands on his eyes1 and he saw clearly2 and he was restored1 and saw all things distinctly4 7#bf7;,and he sent him away to his house1 saying3 ,go not even into the village1 nor tell it to any in the village4 7#bg7;,and ,jesus went out1 and his disciples1 into the villages of ,caesarea ,philippi3 ,and in the way he asked his disciples1 saying to them3 ,who do men say that ,i am8 7#bh7;,and they answered him saying3 ,john the ,immerser2 and others1 ,elijah2 and others1 one of the prophets4 7#bi7;,and he asked them3 ,but who do ye say that ,i am8 ,and ,peter answering says to him3 ,thou art the ,christ4 7#cj7;,and he charged them that they should tell no one concerning him4 7#ca7;,and he began to teach them1 that the ,son of man must suffer many things1 and be rejected by the elders1 and the chief priests1 and the scribes1 and be killed1 and after three days rise again4 7#cb7;,and he spoke that saying openly4 ,and ,peter1 taking him aside1 began to rebuke him4 7#cc7;,but he turning about1 and seeing his disciples1 rebuked ,peter1 saying3 ,get thee behind me1 ,satan2 for thou thinkest not the things of ,god1 but those of men4 7#cd7;,and calling to him the multitude1 with his disciples1 he said to them3 ,whoever desires to follow after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross1 and follow me4 7#ce7;,for whoever will save his life shall lose it2 but whoever shall lose his life1 for the sake of me and of the glad tidings1 shall save it4 7#cf7;,for what will it profit a man1 to gain the whole world1 and forfeit his soul8 7#cg7,or what shall a man give as an exchange for his soul8 7#ch7;,for whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words1 in this adulterous and sinful generation1 of him will also the ,son of man be ashamed1 when he comes in the glory of his ,father with the holy angels4 ,,ix4 ,,and he said to them3 ,verily ,i say to you1 that there are some of those standing here1 who shall not taste of death1 till they have seen the kingdom of ,god already come with power4 7#b7;,and after six days ,jesus takes with him ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 and brings them up into a high mountain apart by themselves4 ,and he was transfigured before them4 7#c7;,and his garments became shining1 exceeding white as snow1 such as no fuller on earth can whiten4 7#d7;,and there appeared to them ,elijah with ,moses2 and they were talking with ,jesus4 7#e7;,and ,peter answering said to ,jesus3 ,master1 it is good for us to be here2 and let us make three tents1 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elijah4 7#f7;,for he knew not what to say2 for they were sore afraid4 7#g7;,and there came a cloud overshadowing them2 and a voice came out of the cloud3 ,this is my beloved ,son2 hear ye him4 7#h7;,and suddenly1 looking around1 they no longer saw any one1 but ,jesus only with themselves4 7#i7;,and as they came down from the mountain1 he charged them that they should relate what they had seen to no one1 except when the ,son of man shall have risen from the dead4 7#aj7;,and they kept the saying1 questioning among themselves1 what is the rising from the dead4 7#aa7;,and they asked him1 saying3 ,why say the scribes that ,elijah must first come8 7#ab7;,and he said to them3 ,elijah indeed comes first1 and restores all things4 ,and how is it written of the ,son of man8 ,that he must suffer many things1 and be set at naught4 7#ac7;,but ,i say to you1 that ,elijah also has come1 and they did to him whatever they would1 as it is written of him4 7#ad7;,and coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them1 and scribes questioning with them4 7#ae7;,and straightway all the multitude seeing him were greatly amazed1 and running to him saluted him4 7#af7;,and he asked them3 ,what question ye with them8 7#ag7;,and one of the multitude answered him3 ,teacher1 ,i brought to thee my son1 having a dumb spirit4 7#ah7;,and wherever it lays hold of him1 it tears him1 and he foams1 and gnashes his teeth1 and he pines away4 ,and ,i spoke to thy disciples1 that they should cast it out2 and they could not4 7#ai7;,and he answering1 says to them3 ,o faithless generation1 how long shall ,i be with you8 ,how long shall ,i bear with you8 ,bring him to me4 7#bj7;,and they brought him to him4 ,and seeing him1 straightway the spirit rent him2 and he fell on the ground1 and wallowed foaming4 7#ba7;,and he asked his father3 ,how long is it1 since this came upon him8 ,and he said3 ,from a child4 7#bb7;,and ofttimes it cast him both into the fire1 and into the water1 to destroy him4 ,but if thou art able to do anything1 have compassion on us1 and help us4 7#bc7;,jesus said to him3 ,if thou art able6 ,all things are possible to the believing4 7#bd7;,and straightway the father of the child cried out1 and said3 ,i believe2 help thou my unbelief4 7#be7;,and ,jesus1 seeing that a multitude came running together1 rebuked the unclean spirit1 saying to him3 ,dumb and deaf spirit1 ,i charge thee1 come out of him1 and enter into him no more4 7#bf7;,and crying out1 and rending him sorely1 it came out of him4 ,and he became as one dead2 so that many said3 ,he is dead4 7#bg7;,but ,jesus taking him by the hand1 raised him1 and he stood up4 7#bh7;,and when he had come into the house1 his disciples asked him privately3 ,why could not we cast it out8 7#bi7;,and he said to them3 ,this kind can go out by nothing1 except by prayer and fasting4 7#cj7;,and going forth from thence1 they passed through ,galilee and he would not that any one should know it4 7#ca7;,for he taught his disciples1 and said to them3 ,the ,son of man is delivered up into the hands of men1 and they will kill him and when he is killed1 after three days he will rise again4 7#cb7;,but they understood not the saying1 and were afraid to ask him4 7#cc7;,and they came to ,capernaum4 ,and having come into the house he inquired of them3 ,of what were ye reasoning among yourselves by the way8 7#cd7;,but they were silent2 for by the way they had disputed with one another1 who was greatest4 7#ce7;,and sitting down1 he called the twelve1 and says to them3 ,if any one desires to be first1 he shall be last of all1 and servant of all4 7#cf7;,and taking a child1 he placed it in the midst of them2 and folding it in his arms1 he said to them3 7#cg7,whoever shall receive one of such children in my name1 receives me and whoever shall receive me1 receives not me1 but him who sent me4 7#ch7;,and ,john answered him1 saying3 ,teacher1 we saw one casting out demons in thy name1 who follows not us2 and we forbade him1 because he follows not us4 7#ci7;,but ,jesus said3 ,forbid him not2 for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name1 and can lightly speak evil of me4 7#dj7;,for he that is not against us is for us4 7#da7;,for whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in that name1 that ye are ,christ's1 verily ,i say to you1 he shall not lose his reward4 7#db7;,and whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to offend1 it is better for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck1 and he were cast into the sea4 7#dc7;,and if thy hand cause thee to offend1 cut it off4 ,it is better for thee to enter into life maimed1 than having the two hands to go into hell1 into the fire that is unquenchable2 7#dd7where their worm dies not1 and the fire is not quenched4 7#de7;,and if thy foot cause thee to offend1 cut it off4 ,it is better for thee to enter into life lame1 than having the two feet to be cast into hell1 into the fire that is unquenchable2 7#df7where their worm dies not1 and the fire is not quenched4 7#dg7;,and if thine eye cause thee to offend1 pluck it out4 ,it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of ,god with one eye1 than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire2 7#dh7where their worm dies not1 and the fire is not quenched4 7#di7;,for every one shall be salted with fire1 and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt4 7#ej7,salt is good2 but if the salt become saltless1 wherewith will ye season it8 ,have salt in yourselves1 and be at peace with one another4 ,x4 ,,and rising up he goes thence into the borders of ,judaea1 and the further side of the ,jordan4 ,and again the multitudes come together to him2 and as he was wont1 he again taught them4 7#b7;,and the ,pharisees came to him1 and asked him1 if it is lawful for a man to put away a wife1 tempting him4 7#c7;,and he answering said to them3 ,what did ,moses command you8 7#d7;,and they said3 ,moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement1 and to put her away4 7#e7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,for your hardness of heart he wrote you this command4 7#f7;,but from the beginning of the creation1 ,god made them male and female4 7#g7;,for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother1 and shall cleave to his wife2 and the two shall be one flesh4 7#h7,so that they are no longer two1 but one flesh4 7#i7,what therefore ,god joined together1 let not man put asunder4 7#aj7;,and in the house his disciples asked him again concerning this4 7#aa7;,and he says to them3 ,whoever shall put away his wife1 and marry another1 commits adultery against her4 7#ab7;,and if a woman shall put away her husband1 and be married to another1 she commits adultery4 7#ac7;,and they brought little children to him1 that he might touch them2 and the disciples rebuked those who brought them4 7#ad7;,but ,jesus seeing it1 was much displeased1 and said to them3 ,suffer the little children to come to me2 forbid them not1 for to such belongs the kingdom of ,god4 7#ae7,verily ,i say to you1 whoever shall not receive the kingdom of ,god as a little child1 shall not enter therein4 7#af7;,and he folded them in his arms1 put his hands on them1 and blessed them4 7#ag7;,and as he was going forth into the way1 there came one running1 and kneeling to him1 and asked him3 ,good ,teacher1 what shall ,i do that ,i may inherit eternal life8 7#ah7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,why callest thou me good8 ,there is none good but one1 ,god4 7#ai7,thou knowest the commandments3 ,do not commit adultery1 ,do not kill1 ,do not steal1 ,do not bear false witness1 ,defraud not1 ,honor thy father and mother4 7#bj7;,and he answering said to him3 ,teacher1 all these ,i kept from my youth4 7#ba7;,and ,jesus beholding him loved him1 and said to him3 ,one thing thou lackest2 go1 sell whatever thou hast1 and give to the poor1 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven2 and come1 take up the cross1 and follow me4 7#bb7;,and he became sad at that saying1 and went away sorrowful2 for he had great possessions4 7#bc7;,and looking around1 ,jesus says to his disciples3 ,how hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of ,god6 7#bd7;,and the disciples were astonished at his words4 ,but ,jesus answering again says to them3 ,children1 how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of ,god6 7#be7;,it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle1 than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of ,god4 7#bf7;,and they were exceedingly amazed1 saying among themselves3 ,who then can be saved8 7#bg7;,and ,jesus1 looking on them1 says3 ,with men it is impossible1 but not with ,god2 for with ,god all things are possible4 7#bh7,peter began to say to him3 ,lo1 we forsook all1 and followed thee4 7#bi7;,and ,jesus answering said3 ,verily ,i say to you1 there is no one who forsook house1 or brothers1 or sisters1 or father1 or mother1 or wife1 or children1 or lands1 for the sake of me and of the glad tidings1 7#cj7;but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time1 houses1 and brothers1 and sisters1 and mothers1 and children1 and lands1 with persecutions1 and in the world to come eternal life4 7#ca7;,but many first will be last1 and the last first4 7#cb7;,and they were in the way going up to ,jerusalem4 ,and ,jesus was going before them2 and they were amazed1 and as they followed they were afraid4 ,and again he took with him the twelve1 and began to say to them what things should happen to him3 7#cc7;,behold1 we are going up to ,jerusalem2 and the ,son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests1 and to the scribes2 and they will condemn him to death and will deliver him up to the ,gentiles2 7#cd7;and they will mock him1 and scourge him1 and spit upon him1 and will kill him2 and after three days he will rise again4 7#ce7;,and ,james and ,john1 the sons of ,zebedee1 come to him saying3 ,teacher1 we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatever we shall ask4 7#cf7;,and he said to them3 ,what do ye desire that ,i should do for you8 7#cg7,they said to him3 ,grant to us that we may sit1 one on thy right hand1 and the other on the left1 in thy glory4 7#ch7;,and ,jesus said to them3 ,ye know not what ye ask4 ,are ye able to drink the cup that ,i drink1 or to endure the immersion which ,i endure8 7#ci7;,and they said to him3 ,we are able4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,ye shall indeed drink the cup that ,i drink1 and endure the immersion which ,i endure4 7#dj7;,but to sit on my right hand1 or on the left1 is not mine to give1 but is for them for whom it has been prepared4 7#da7;,and the ten1 hearing it1 began to be much displeased with ,james and ,john4 7#db7;,and ,jesus1 calling them to him1 says to them3 ,ye know that they who are accounted to rule#aj3db over the ,gentiles exercise lordship over them2 and their great ones exercise authority over them4 7#dc7;,but it is not so among you4 ,but whoever would become great among you1 shall be your minister2 7#dd7;and whoever would become chiefest of you1 shall be servant of all4 7#de7;,for even the ,son of man came not to be ministered to1 but to minister1 and to give his life a ransom for many4 7#df7;,and they come to ,jericho4 ,and as he was going forth from ,jericho with his disciples and a great multitude1 the son of ,timaeus1 ,bartimaeus1 a blind beggar1 was sitting by the way-side4 7#dg7;,and hearing that it is ,jesus the ,nazarene1 he began to cry out1 and say3 ,son of ,david1 ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 7#dh7;,and many rebuked him1 that he should hold his peace4 ,but he cried all the more3 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 7#di7;,and ,jesus stood still1 and said3 ,call him4 ,and they call the blind man1 saying to him3 ,be of good cheer2 rise1 he calls thee4 7#ej7;,and he1 casting away his garment1 leaped up1 and came to ,jesus4 7#ea7;,and ,jesus answering said to him3 ,what wilt thou that ,i should do to thee8 ,the blind man said to him3 ,lord1 that ,i may receive sight4 7#eb7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,go thy way2 thy faith has made thee whole4 ,and immediately he received sight1 and followed him in the way4 ,,xi4 ,,and when they come near to ,jerusalem1 to ,bethphage and ,bethany at the mount of the ,olives1 he sends forth two of his disciples1 7#b7;and says to them3 ,go into the village over against you2 and immediately1 on entering into it1 ye will find a colt tied1 whereon no man has sat2 loose and bring him4 7#c7;,and if any one say to you3 ,why do ye this8 say3 ,the ,lord has need of him2 and straightway he will send him hither4 7#d7;,and they departed1 and found a colt tied by the door without1 on the street2 and they loose him4 7#e7;,and some of those standing there1 said to them3 ,what do ye1 loosing the colt8 7#f7;,and they said to them as ,jesus commanded2 and they let them go4 7#g7;,and they bring the colt to ,jesus1 and cast their garments on him2 and he sat upon him4 7#h7;,and many spread their garments in the way1 and others branches1 cutting them from the fields#aa3h4 7#i7;,and they that went before1 and they that followed1 cried3 ,hosanna6 blessed is he that comes in the name of the ,lord2 7#aj7;blessed is the coming kingdom of our father ,david2 ,hosanna in the highest6 7#aa7;,and he entered into ,jerusalem1 and into the temple2 and having looked around on all things1 the evening being now come1 he went out to ,bethany with the twelve4 7#ab7;,and on the morrow1 when they had come out from ,bethany1 he was hungry4 7#ac7;,and seeing a fig-tree afar off having leaves1 he came1 if haply he might find anything thereon4 ,and coming to it1 he found nothing but leaves2 for it was not the season of figs4 7#ad7;,and answering he said to it3 ,let no one eat fruit from thee1 henceforth forever4 ,and his disciples heard it4 7#ae7;,and they come into ,jerusalem4 ,and entering into the temple1 he began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple1 and overturned the tables of the money changers1 and the seats of those who sold doves2 7#af7;and suffered not that any one should carry a vessel through the temple4 7#ag7;,and he taught1 saying to them3 ,is it not written3 ,my house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations8 ,but ye have made it a den of robbers4 7#ah7;,and the chief priests and the scribes heard it4 ,and they sought how they might destroy him2 for they feared him1 for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching4 7#ai7;,and when it became late1 he went forth out of the city4 7#bj7;,and passing by in the morning1 they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots4 7#ba7;,and ,peter1 calling to remembrance1 says to him3 ,master1 behold1 the fig-tree which thou didst curse is withered away4 7#bb7;,and ,jesus answering says to them3 ,have faith in ,god4 7#bc7,verily ,i say to you1 that whoever shall say to this mountain3 ,be thou taken up and cast into the sea1 and shall not doubt in his heart1 but shall believe that what he says comes to pass1 he shall have it4 7#bd7,therefore ,i say to you3 ,all things whatever ye ask1 when ye pray1 believe that ye received1 and ye shall have them4 7#be7;,and when ye stand praying1 forgive1 if ye have aught against any one2 that your ,father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses4 7#bf7;,but if ye do not forgive1 neither will your ,father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses#aa3bf4 7#bg7;,and they come again into ,jerusalem4 ,and as he was walking in the temple1 there come to him the chief priests1 and the scribes1 and the elders4 7#bh7;,and they said to him3 ,by what authority doest thou these things8 ,and who gave thee this authority1 to do these things8 7#bi7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,i also will ask you one thing2 and answer me1 and ,i will tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 7#cj7;,john's immersion1 was it from heaven1 or from men8 ,answer me4 7#ca7;,and they reasoned among themselves1 saying3 7#cb7;,if we say1 from heaven2 he will say1 why then did ye not believe him8 ,but shall we say from men8 ,they feared the people2 for all held that ,john was verily a prophet4 7#cc7;,and answering they say to ,jesus3 ,we do not know4 ,and ,jesus says to them3 ,neither do ,i say to you1 by what authority ,i do these things4 ,,xii4 ,,and he began to speak to them in parables4 ,a man planted a vineyard1 and set a hedge about it1 and dug a wine-vat1 and built a tower1 and let it out to husbandmen1 and went abroad4 7#b7;,and at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant1 that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard4 7#c7;,and they took him and beat him1 and sent him away empty4 7#d7;,and again he sent to them another servant2 and at him they cast stones1 and wounded him in the head1 and sent him away shamefully treated4 7#e7;,and he sent another2 and him they killed1 and many others2 beating some1 and killing some4 7#f7;,having yet therefore one beloved son1 he sent him also to them last1 saying3 ,they will reverence my son4 7#g7;,but those husbandmen said among themselves3 ,this is the heir2 come1 let us kill him1 and the inheritance will be ours4 7#h7;,and they took1 and killed him1 and cast him out of the vineyard4 7#i7,what therefore will the lord of the vineyard do8 ,he will come and destroy the husbandmen1 and will give the vineyard to others4 7#aj7;,and have ye not read this scripture3 ,the stone which the builders disallowed1 ,the same is become the head of the corner2 7#aa7,this is from the ,lord1 and is wonderful in our eyes4 7#ab7;,and they sought to lay hold of him1 but feared the people2 for they knew that he spoke the parable against them2 and they left him1 and went away4 7#ac7;,and they send to him some of the ,pharisees and of the ,herodians1 to entrap him with a word4 7#ad7;,and they come and say to him3 ,teacher1 we know that thou art true1 and carest for no one2 for thou regardest not the person of men1 but teachest the way of ,god in truth4 ,is it lawful to give tribute to ,caesar1 or not8 7#ae7,shall we give1 or shall we not give8 ,but he1 knowing their hypocrisy1 said to them3 ,why tempt ye me8 ,bring me a denary#ab3ae1 that ,i may see it4 7#af7;,and they brought it4 ,and he says to them3 ,whose is this image1 and the inscription8 ,and they said to him3 ,caesar's4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,render to ,caesar the things that are ,caesar's1 and to ,god the things that are ,god's4 ,and they marveled at him4 7#ah7;,and there come to him ,sadducees1 who say there is no resurrection4 ,and they asked him1 saying3 7#ai7,teacher1 ,moses wrote to us1 that if one's brother die1 and leave a wife behind1 and leave no children1 his brother should take the wife1 and raise up seed to his brother4 7#bj7,there were seven brothers2 and the first took a wife1 and dying left no seed4 7#ba7;,and the second took her1 and died1 and he also left no seed2 and the third likewise4 7#bb7;,and the seven took her1 and left no seed4 ,last of all the woman died also4 7#bc7;,in the resurrection therefore1 when they shall rise again1 of which of them shall she be wife8 ,for the seven had her for a wife4 7#bd7;,jesus answering said to them3 ,do ye not therefore err1 because ye know not the ,scriptures1 nor the power of ,god8 7#be7;,for when they shall rise from the dead1 they neither marry1 nor are given in marriage2 but are as angels who are in heaven4 7#bf7;,and concerning the dead1 that they rise1 have ye not read in the book of ,moses1 at ,the ,bush1 how ,god spoke to him1 saying3 ,i am the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob8 7#bg7;,he is not ,god of the dead1 but of the living4 ,ye greatly err4 7#bh7;,and one of the scribes came to him1 and having heard them reasoning together1 and perceiving that he answered them well1 asked him3 ,which commandment is first of all8 7#bi7;,and ,jesus answered him3 ,first is1 ,hear1 ,o ,israel2 the ,lord is our ,god1 the ,lord is one2 7#cj7;and thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 and with all thy soul1 and with all thy mind1 and with all thy strength4 ,this is the first commandment4 7#ca7,second is this3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself4 ,there is no other commandment greater than these4 7#cb7;,and the scribe said to him3 ,well1 ,teacher2 thou saidst truly that he is one1 and there is no other beside him2 7#cc7;and to love him with all the heart1 and with all the understanding1 and with all the soul1 and with all the strength1 and to love his neighbor as himself1 is more than all the whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices4 7#cd7;,and ,jesus1 seeing that he answered intelligently1 said to him3 ,thou art not far from the kingdom of ,god4 ,and no one dared any longer to question him4 7#ce7;,and ,jesus answering said1 while teaching in the temple3 ,how say the scribes that the ,christ is son of ,david8 7#cf7;,for ,david himself said1 in the ,holy ,spirit3 ,the ,,lord said to my ,lord1 ,sit on my right hand1 ,till ,i put thy enemies under thy feet4 7#cg7;,david himself calls him ,lord2 and whence is he his son8 ,and the great multitude heard him gladly4 7#ch7;,and he said to them in his teaching3 ,beware of the scribes1 who love to go about in long robes1 and love greetings in the markets1 7#ci7;and the first seats in the synagogues1 and the first places at the feasts2 7#dj7who devour widows' houses1 and for a pretense make long prayers2 these shall receive greater condemnation4 7#da7;,and sitting over against the treasury1 he beheld how the people cast money into the treasury2 and many that were rich cast in much4 7#db7;,and one poor widow came1 and cast in two mites1 which are a farthing4 7#dc7;,and calling to him his disciples1 he said to them3 ,verily ,i say to you1 that this poor widow cast in more than all who are casting into the treasury4 7#dd7;,for all cast in out of their abundance2 but she1 out of her want1 cast in all that she had1 her whole living4 ,,xiii4 ,,and as he went out of the temple1 one of his disciples says to him3 ,teacher1 see what manner of stones1 and what manner of buildings6 7#b7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,seest thou these great buildings8 ,there shall not be left one stone upon another1 that shall not be thrown down4 7#c7;,and as he was sitting on the mount of the ,olives1 over against the temple1 ,peter and ,james and ,john and ,andrew asked him privately3 7#d7,tell us1 when will these things be8 ,and what is the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished4 7#e7;,and ,jesus began to say to them3 ,take heed lest any one lead you astray4 7#f7;,for many will come in my name1 saying3 ,i am he2 and will lead many astray4 7#g7;,and when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars1 be not troubled1 for it must come to pass2 but not yet is the end4 7#h7;,for nation will rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom2 and there will be earthquakes in divers places1 and there will be famines and commotions2 these are the beginning of sorrows4 7#i7;,but do ye take heed to yourselves2 for they will deliver you up to councils1 and in the synagogues ye will be beaten2 and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake for a testimony to them4 7#aj7;,and the good news must first be preached among all the nations4 7#aa7;,but when they lead you away to deliver you up1 take not thought beforehand what ye shall speak nor premeditate2 but whatever shall be given you in that hour1 that speak2 for it is not ye that speak1 but the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ab7;,and the brother will deliver up the brother to death1 and the father the child2 and children will rise up against parents1 and will put them to death4 7#ac7;,and ye will be hated by all for my name's sake2 but he that has endured unto the end1 the same shall be saved4 7#ad7;,but when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not1 7let him that reads1 mark67 then let those in ,judaea flee to the mountains4 7#ae7;,and he that is upon the house1 let him not go down into the house1 nor enter in to take anything out of his house4 7#af7;,and he that is in the field1 let him not turn back to take his garment4 7#ag7;,but woe to those who are with child1 and to those who give suck in those days6 7#ah7;,and pray that it be not in the winter4 7#ai7;,for in those days will be affliction1 such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which ,god created until now1 neither shall be4 7#bj7;,and if the ,lord had not shortened those days1 no flesh would have been saved2 but for the sake of the chosen1 whom he chose1 he shortened the days4 7#ba7;,and then if any one say to you3 ,lo1 here is the ,christ1 or ,lo1 there1 believe not4 7#bb7;,for false ,christs and false prophets will arise1 and will show signs and wonders1 so as to lead1 if possible1 even the chosen astray4 7#bc7;,but do ye take heed2 ,i have foretold you all4 7#bd7;,but in those days1 after that affliction1 the sun shall be darkened1 and the moon shall not give her light2 7#be7;and the stars shall fall from heaven1 and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken4 7#bf7;,and then shall they see the ,son of man coming in clouds1 with great power and glory4 7#bg7;,and then will he send forth the angels1 and gather together his chosen from the four winds1 from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven4 7#bh7;,and learn the parable from the fig-tree4 ,when its branch is already become tender1 and puts forth leaves1 ye know that summer is near4 7#bi7,so also ye1 when ye see these things come to pass1 know that it is near1 at the doors4 7#cj7,verily ,i say to you1 that this generation shall not pass1 till all these things are done4 7#ca7;,heaven and earth shall pass away2 but my words shall not pass away4 7#cb7;,but of that day or hour no one knows1 not even the angels in heaven1 nor the ,son1 but the ,father4 7#cc7,take heed1 watch2 for ye know not when the time is4 7#cd7;,as a man who is abroad1 having left his house1 and given authority to his servants1 to each one his work1 also commanded the porter that he should watch2 7#ce7watch therefore1 for ye know not when the master of the house comes1 at evening1 or at midnight1 or at the cock-crowing1 or in the morning2 7#cf7lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping4 7#cg7;,and what ,i say to you1 ,i say to all1 ,watch4 ,,xiv4 ,,two days after1 was the passover1 and the feast of unleavened bread2 and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft1 and put him to death4 7#b7;,for they said3 ,not at the feast1 lest there shall be a tumult of the people4 7#c7;,and he being in ,bethany1 in the house of ,simon the leper1 as he was reclining at table1 there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of pure spikenard1 very precious2 and she broke the box1 and poured it on his head4 7#d7;,and there were some that were much displeased among themselves1 and said3 ,why was this waste of the ointment made8 7#e7;,for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries1 and given to the poor4 ,and they murmured at her4 7#f7;,and ,jesus said3 ,let her alone2 why do ye trouble her8 ,she wrought a good work on me4 7#g7;,for the poor ye have always with you1 and when ye will ye can do good to them2 but me ye have not always4 7#h7,she did what she could2 she beforehand anointed my body for the preparation for burial4 7#i7,verily ,i say to you1 wherever the good news shall be preached in the whole world1 this also that she did shall be told for a memorial of her4 7#aj7;,and ,judas ,iscariot1 one of the twelve1 went to the chief priests1 to deliver him up to them4 7#aa7;,and they1 when they heard it1 were glad1 and promised to give him money4 ,and he sought how he might conveniently deliver him up4 7#ab7;,and on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread1 when they killed the passover1 his disciples say to him3 ,where wilt thou that we go and prepare1 that thou mayest eat the passover8 7#ac7;,and he sends forth two of his disciples1 and says to them3 ,go into the city1 and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water2 follow him4 7#ad7;,and where he shall go in1 say to the master of the house3 ,the ,teacher says1 ,where is the guest-chamber1 in which ,i may eat the passover with my disciples8 7#ae7;,and he will show you a large upper room furnished1 ready2 there prepare for us4 7#af7;,and his disciples went forth1 and came into the city1 and found as he said to them2 and they made ready the passover4 7#ag7;,and at evening he comes with the twelve4 7#ah7;,and as they were reclining at table1 and eating1 ,jesus said3 ,verily ,i say to you1 that one of you will betray me1 one that eats with me6 7#ai7;,and they began to be sorrowful1 and to say to him one by one3 ,is it ,i8 ,and another said3 ,is it ,i8 7#bj7;,and he answering said to them3 ,it is one of the twelve1 one that dips with me into the dish4 7#ba7,the ,son of man indeed goes1 as it is written of him2 but woe to that man through whom the ,son of man is betrayed6 ,it were good for him if that man had not been born4 7#bb7;,and as they were eating1 ,jesus1 taking a loaf1 blessed1 and broke1 and gave it to them1 and said3 ,take it2 this is my body4 7#bc7;,and taking the cup1 he gave thanks1 and gave it to them2 and they all drank of it4 7#bd7;,and he said to them3 ,this is my blood of the covenant1 which is shed for many4 7#be7,verily ,i say to you1 ,i will drink no more of the fruit of the vine1 until that day when ,i drink it new in the kingdom of ,god4 7#bf7;,and having sung1 they went out into the mount of the ,olives4 7#bg7;,and ,jesus says to them3 ,all ye will be offended2 because it is written3 ,i will smite the shepherd1 and the sheep shall be scattered4 7#bh7;,but after ,i am risen1 ,i will go before you into ,galilee4 7#bi7;,and ,peter said to him3 ,though all shall be offended1 yet will not ,i4 7#cj7;,and ,jesus says to him3 ,verily ,i say to thee1 that thou this day1 in this night1 before a cock crows twice1 wilt thrice deny me4 7#ca7;,but he said the more vehemently3 ,if ,i should die with thee1 ,i will not deny thee4 ,likewise also said they all4 7#cb7;,and they come to a place which was named ,gethsemane4 ,and he says to his disciples3 ,sit ye here1 while ,i shall pray4 7#cc7;,and he takes with him ,peter and ,james and ,john1 and began to be sore amazed1 and to be troubled4 7#cd7;,and he says to them3 ,my soul is exceedingly sorrowful1 unto death2 tarry here1 and watch4 7#ce7;,and going forward a little1 he fell on the ground1 and prayed that1 if it were possible1 the hour might pass from him4 7#cf7;,and he said3 ,abba1 ,father1 all things are possible to thee2 take away this cup from me2 but not what ,i will1 but what thou wilt4 7#cg7;,and he comes1 and finds them sleeping4 ,and he says to ,peter3 ,simon1 sleepest thou8 ,couldest thou not watch one hour8 7#ch7,watch and pray1 that ye enter not into temptation4 ,the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak4 7#ci7;,and again he went away and prayed1 saying the same words4 7#dj7;,and returning1 he found them again sleeping1 for their eyes were heavy2 and they knew not what to answer him4 7#da7;,and he comes the third time1 and says to them3 ,do ye sleep the remaining time1 and take your rest#ad3da8 ,it is enough1 the hour is come2 behold1 the ,son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners4 7#db7,rise1 let us go2 behold1 he that betrays me is at hand4 7#dc7;,and immediately1 while he was yet speaking1 comes ,judas1 one of the twelve1 and with him a multitude with swords and staves1 from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders4 7#dd7;,and his betrayer had given them a signal1 saying3 ,whom ,i shall kiss1 that is he2 lay hold of him1 and lead him away securely4 7#de7;,and coming1 he goes straightway to him1 and says3 ,master1 ,master2 and kissed him4 7#df7;,and they laid their hands on him1 and held him fast4 7#dg7;,and one of those standing by drew his sword1 and smote the servant of the high priest1 and took off his ear4 7#dh7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,came ye out1 as against a robber1 with swords and staves to take me8 7#di7;,i was daily with you in the temple teaching1 and ye did not lay hold of me2 but that the ,scriptures might be fulfilled6 7#ej7;,and all forsook him1 and fled4 7#ea7;,and there followed him a certain young man1 having a linen cloth cast about his naked body2 and the young men lay hold of him4 7#eb7;,and leaving behind the linen cloth1 he fled from them naked4 7#ec7;,and they led ,jesus away to the high priest2 and with him assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes4 7#ed7;,and ,peter followed him afar off1 even into the court of the high priest1 and was sitting with the officers1 and warming himself at the fire4 7#ee7;,and the chief priests and all the council sought for testimony against ,jesus1 in order to put him to death2 and they found none4 7#ef7;,for many bore false witness against him2 but their testimonies agreed not together4 7#eg7;,and certain ones rose up1 and bore false witness against him1 saying3 7#eh7,we heard him say1 ,i will destroy this temple that is made with hands1 and in three days ,i will build another made without hands4 7#ei7;,and not even so did their testimony agree4 7#fj7;,and the high priest stood up in the midst1 and asked ,jesus1 saying3 ,answerest thou nothing8 ,what do these witness against thee8 7#fa7;,but he was silent1 and answered nothing4 ,again the high priest asked him1 and said to him3 ,art thou the ,christ1 the ,son of the ,blessed8 7#fb7;,and ,jesus said3 ,i am2 and ye shall see the ,son of man sitting on the right hand of power1 and coming with the clouds of heaven4 7#fc7;,and the high priest1 rending his clothes1 says3 ,what further need have we of witnesses8 7#fd7,ye heard the blasphemy4 ,what think ye8 ,and they all condemned him to be guilty of death4 7#fe7;,and some began to spit on him1 and to cover his face and buffet him1 and say to him3 ,prophesy4 ,and the officers1 with blows1 took him in charge4 7#ff7;,and ,peter being below in the court1 there comes one of the maid-servants of the high priest2 7#fg7;and seeing ,peter warming himself1 she looked upon him1 and said3 ,thou also wast with ,jesus the ,nazarene4 7#fh7;,but he denied1 saying3 ,i do not know1 nor do ,i understand what thou sayest4 ,and he went out into the fore-court2 and a cock crowed4 7#fi7;,and the maid-servant1 seeing him1 began again to say to those standing by3 ,this is one of them4 7#gj7;,and he again denied it4 ,and a little after1 they that stood by said again to ,peter3 ,surely thou art one of them2 for thou art a ,galilaean4 7#ga7;,but he began to invoke curses1 and to swear3 ,i do not know this man of whom ye speak4 7#gb7;,and a cock crowed a second time4 ,and ,peter remembered the word1 how ,jesus said to him3 ,before a cock crows twice1 thou wilt thrice deny me4 ,and as he thought thereon1 he wept4 ,,xv4 ,,and straightway1 in the morning1 the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole council1 having held a consultation1 bound ,jesus and carried him away1 and delivered him up to ,pilate4 7#b7;,and ,pilate asked him3 ,art thou the ,king of the ,jews8 ,and he answering said to him3 ,thou sayest it4 7#c7;,and the chief priests accused him of many things4 7#d7;,and ,pilate asked him again1 saying3 ,answerest thou nothing8 ,behold what things they testify against thee4 7#e7;,but ,jesus no longer made any answer2 so that ,pilate marveled4 7#f7;,and at the feast he released to them one prisoner1 whomsoever they asked4 7#g7;,and there was the one called ,barabbas1 bound with his companions in sedition1 who in the sedition had committed murder4 7#h7;,and coming up1 the multitude began to make request1 according as he had always done for them4 7#i7;,and ,pilate answered them1 saying3 ,will ye that ,i release to you the ,king of the ,jews8 7#aj7;,for he knew that through envy the chief priests had delivered him up4 7#aa7;,but the chief priests stirred up the multitude1 that he should rather release to them ,barabbas4 7#ab7;,and ,pilate answering1 said again to them3 ,what will ye then that ,i shall do to him whom ye call the ,king of the ,jews8 7#ac7;,and they cried again3 ,crucify him4 7#ad7;,and ,pilate said to them3 ,what evil then has he done8 ,and they cried the more exceedingly3 ,crucify him4 7#ae7;,and ,pilate1 wishing to satisfy the multitude1 released to them ,barabbas2 and he delivered up ,jesus1 after scourging him1 to be crucified4 7#af7;,and the soldiers led him away into the court1 which is ,praetorium2 and they call together the whole band4 7#ag7;,and they clothe him with purple1 and having platted a crown of thorns1 they put it on him4 7#ah7;,and they began to salute him3 ,hail1 ,king of the ,jews6 7#ai7;,and they smote him on the head with a reed1 and spit upon him1 and kneeling down1 did homage to him4 7#bj7;,and when they had mocked him1 they took off the purple from him1 and put on him his own garments4 ,and they lead him out to crucify him4 7#ba7;,and they compel one ,simon1 a ,cyrenian1 who was passing by1 coming from the country1 the father of ,alexander and ,rufus1 to bear his cross4 7#bb7;,and they bring him to the place ,golgotha1 which is interpreted1 ,place of a skull4 7#bc7;,and they gave him wine mingled with myrrh2 but he took it not4 7#bd7;,and having crucified him1 they divide his garments1 casting lots upon them1 what any one should take4 7#be7;,and it was the third hour2 and they crucified him4 7#bf7;,and the inscription of the accusation against him was written over3 ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 7#bg7;,and with him they crucify two robbers2 one on his right hand1 and one on his left4 7#bh7;,and the scripture was fulfilled1 which says3 ,and he was reckoned with transgressors4 7#bi7;,and they that passed by railed at him1 wagging their heads1 and saying3 ,aha1 thou that destroyest the temple1 and buildest it in three days2 7#cj7save thyself1 and come down from the cross4 7#ca7,likewise also the chief priests1 mocking one with another1 together with the scribes1 said3 ,others he saved1 himself he can not save4 7#cb7,let the ,christ1 the ,king of ,israel1 come down now from the cross1 that we may see and believe4 ,and they that were crucified with him reproached him4 7#cc7;,and when the sixth hour was come1 there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour4 7#cd7;,and at the ninth hour ,jesus cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,eloi1 ,eloi1 lama sabachthani8 ,which is interpreted3 ,my ,god1 my ,god1 why didst thou forsake me8 7#ce7;,and some of those standing by1 hearing it1 said3 ,behold1 he calls ,elijah4 7#cf7;,and one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar1 and put it on a reed1 and gave him to drink1 saying3 ,let alone2 let us see whether ,elijah comes to take him down4 7#cg7;,and ,jesus1 uttering a loud cry1 expired4 7#ch7;,and the vail of the temple was rent in twain1 from the top to the bottom4 7#ci7;,and the centurion who was standing near1 over against him1 seeing that he so cried out and expired1 said3 ,truly this man was the ,son of ,god4 7#dj7;,and there were also women looking on afar off2 among whom was also ,mary the ,magdalene1 and ,mary the mother of ,james the younger and of ,joses1 and ,salome2 7#da7who also1 when he was in ,galilee1 followed him1 and ministered to him2 and many other women who came up with him to ,jerusalem4 7#db7;,and evening having now come1 since it was the preparation 7which is the day before the sabbath#ae3db71 7#dc7;,joseph from ,arimathaea1 an honorable counselor1 who also was himself waiting for the kingdom of ,god1 came and went in boldly to ,pilate1 and asked for the body of ,jesus4 7#dd7;,and ,pilate marveled1 if he were already dead2 and calling to him the centurion1 he asked him if he had been long dead4 7#de7;,and having learned it from the centurion1 he gave the dead body to ,joseph4 7#df7;,and having bought fine linen1 and taken him down1 he wrapped him in the linen1 and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock1 and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre4 7#dg7;,and ,mary the ,magdalene1 and ,mary the mother of ,joses1 beheld where he was laid4 ,,xvi4 ,,and the sabbath being past1 ,mary the ,magdalene1 and ,mary the mother of ,james1 and ,salome1 bought spices1 that they might come and anoint him4 7#b7;,and very early1 on the first day of the week1 they come to the sepulchre1 when the sun was risen4 7#c7;,and they said to one another3 ,who will roll away the stone for us1 out of the door of the sepulchre8 7#d7;,and looking up1 they see that the stone has been rolled away4 ,for it was very great4 7#e7;,and entering into the sepulchre1 they saw a young man sitting on the right side1 clothed in a white robe2 and they were affrighted4 7#f7;,and he says to them3 ,be not affrighted4 ,ye are seeking ,jesus the ,nazarene1 who was crucified4 ,he is risen2 he is not here4 ,behold the place where they laid him4 7#g7;,but go1 say to his disciples1 and to ,peter1 that he goes before you into ,galilee4 ,there shall ye see him1 as he said to you4 7#h7;,and they went out1 and fled from the sepulchre2 for trembling and astonishment seized them4 ,and they said nothing to any one2 for they were afraid4 7#i7;,and having risen early1 on the first day of the week1 he appeared first to ,mary the ,magdalene1 from whom he had cast out seven demons4 7#aj7,she went and reported it to those who had been with him1 as they mourned and wept4 7#aa7;,and they1 hearing that he is alive1 and was seen by her1 believed not4 7#ab7;,after that he appeared in another form to two of them1 as they walked1 going into the country4 7#ac7,they also went and reported it to the rest2 nor did they believe them4 7#ad7;,afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they reclined at table1 and upbraided their unbelief and hardness of heart1 because they believed not those who saw him after he was risen4 7#ae7;,and he said to them3 ,go into all the world1 and preach the good news to every creature4 7#af7;,he that believes and is immersed shall be saved2 but he that believes not shall be condemned4 7#ag7;,and these signs shall accompany those who have believed2 in my name they shall cast out demons2 they shall speak with new tongues2 7#ah7they shall take up serpents2 and if they drink any deadly thing1 it shall not hurt them1 they shall lay hands on the sick1 and they shall recover4 7#ai7,the ,lord therefore1 after he had spoken to them1 was taken up into heaven1 and sat down on the right hand of ,god2 7#bj7;and they went forth1 and preached everywhere1 the ,lord working with them1 and confirming the word by the signs that followed4 ,,the ,,gospel ,,according ,,to ,,luke4 ,i4 ,,forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration concerning the things fully believed among us#a3a1 7#b7;as they1 who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word1 delivered them to us2 7#c7;it seemed good to me also1 having accurately traced all from the very first1 to write to thee in order1 most excellent ,theophilus2 7#d7that thou mightest know the certainty concerning those things#a3d wherein thou wast instructed4 7#e7,there was in the days of ,herod1 the king of ,judaea1 a certain priest1 ,zachariah by name1 of the course of ,abijah2 and his wife was of the daughters of ,aaron1 and her name was ,elisabeth4 7#f7;,and they were both righteous before ,god1 walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the ,lord blameless4 7#g7;,and they had no child1 because ,elisabeth was barren2 and they both were now far advanced in years4 7#h7;,and it came to pass1 that while he executed the priest's office before ,god1 in the order of his course1 7#i7;it fell to his lot1 according to the custom of the priest's office1 to burn incense1 going into the temple of the ,lord4 7#aj7;,and the whole multitude of the people were praying without1 at the hour of incense4 7#aa7;,and there appeared to him an angel of the ,lord1 standing on the right side of the altar of incense4 7#ab7;,and ,zachariah seeing him was troubled1 and fear fell upon him4 7#ac7;,but the angel said to him3 ,fear not1 ,zachariah2 for thy prayer was heard1 and thy wife ,elisabeth shall bear thee a son1 and thou shalt call his name ,john4 7#ad7;,and thou shalt have joy and gladness2 and many shall rejoice at his birth4 7#ae7;,for he shall be great before the ,lord2 and he shall not drink wine nor strong drink2 and he shall be filled with the ,holy ,spirit1 even from his mother's womb4 7#af7;,and many of the sons of ,israel shall he turn to the ,lord their ,god4 7#ag7;,and he shall go before him in the spirit and power of ,elijah1 to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children1 and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just2 to make ready a prepared people for the ,lord4 7#ah7;,and ,zachariah said to the angel3 ,whereby shall ,i know this8 ,for ,i am an old man1 and my wife is far advanced in years4 7#ai7;,and the angel answering said to him3 ,i am ,gabriel1 that stands in the presence of ,god2 and ,i was sent to speak to thee1 and to bring thee these glad tidings4 7#bj7;,and1 behold1 thou shalt be dumb1 and not able to speak1 until the day that these things shall be performed1 because thou didst not believe thy words1 which shall be fulfilled in their season4 7#ba7;,and the people were waiting for ,zachariah2 and they were wondering at his long tarrying in the temple4 7#bb7;,and when he came out he was not able to speak to them1 and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple2 and he was making signs to them1 and remained speechless4 7#bc7;,and it came to pass1 when the days of his ministration were completed1 that he departed to his own house4 7#bd7;,and after those days his wife ,elisabeth conceived2 and she hid herself five months1 saying3 7#be7,thus has the ,lord dealt with me1 in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men4 7#bf7;,and in the sixth month the angel ,gabriel was sent from ,god to a city of ,galilee1 named ,nazareth1 7#bg7to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was ,joseph1 of the house of ,david2 and the virgin's name was ,mary4 7#bh7;,and the angel coming in to her1 said3 ,hail1 highly favored6 ,the ,lord is with thee4 ,blessed art thou among women4 7#bi7;,and she was troubled at the saying2 and was considering what manner of salutation this might be4 7#cj7;,and the angel said to her3 ,fear not1 ,mary2 for thou didst find favor with ,god4 7#ca7;,and1 behold1 thou shalt conceive in thy womb1 and bring forth a son1 and shalt call his name ,jesus4 7#cb7;,he shall be great1 and shall be called ,son of the ,highest2 and the ,lord ,god will give to him the throne of ,david his father2 7#cc7;and he shall reign over the house of ,jacob forever2 and of his kingdom there shall be no end4 7#cd7,then said ,mary to the angel3 ,how shall this be1 seeing that ,i know not a man8 7#ce7;,and the angel answering said to her3 ,the ,holy ,spirit will come upon thee1 and the power of the ,highest will overshadow thee2 therefore also the ,holy ,one that is born shall be called the ,son of ,god4 7#cf7;,and1 behold1 ,elisabeth thy kinswoman1 she also has conceived a son in her old age2 and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren4 7#cg7;,for with ,god nothing shall be#a3cg impossible4 7#ch7;,and ,mary said3 ,behold the handmaid of the ,lord2 let it be to me according to thy word4 ,and the angel departed from her4 7#ci7;,and ,mary arose in those days1 and went into the hill-country with haste1 into a city of ,judah2 7#dj7;and entered into the house of ,zachariah1 and saluted ,elisabeth4 7#da7;,and it came to pass1 as ,elisabeth heard the salutation of ,mary1 that the babe leaped in her womb2 and ,elisabeth was filled with the ,holy ,spirit4 7#db7;,and she spoke out with a loud voice and said3 ,blessed art thou among women1 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb4 7#dc7;,and whence is this to me1 that the mother of my ,lord should come to me8 7#dd7;,for1 behold1 as the voice of thy salutation came into my ears1 the babe leaped in my womb for joy4 7#de7;,and happy is she1 who believed that there shall be#a3de a fulfillment of the things told her from the ,lord4 7#df7;,and ,mary said3 ,my soul magnifies the ,lord2 7#dg7;and my spirit rejoiced in ,god my ,savior4 7#dh7;,because he looked upon the low estate of his handmaid2 for1 behold1 henceforth all generations will call me happy4 7#di7;,because the ,mighty ,one did great things for me2 and holy is his name4 7#ej7;,and his mercy is from generation to generation1 to those who fear him4 7#ea7;,he wrought might with his arm2 he scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts4 7#eb7;,he cast down princes from thrones1 and exalted those of low degree4 7#ec7,the hungry he filled with good1 and the rich he sent empty away4 7#ed7;,he helped ,israel1 his servant2 to remember mercy1 7#ee7;as he spoke to our fathers1 for ,abraham and for his seed forever4 7#ef7;,and ,mary abode with her about three months1 and returned to her own house4 7#eg7,now ,elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered2 and she brought forth a son4 7#eh7;,and her neighbors and her kindred heard that the ,lord showed great mercy toward her2 and they rejoiced with her4 7#ei7;,and it came to pass1 that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child2 and they called him ,zachariah1 after the name of his father4 7#fj7;,and his mother answered and said3 ,nay2 but he shall be called ,john4 7#fa7;,and they said to her3 ,there is none of thy kindred that is called by this name4 7#fb7;,and they made signs to his father1 how he would have him called4 7#fc7;,and asking for a writing-tablet1 he wrote1 saying3 ,his name is ,john4 ,and they all wondered4 7#fd7;,and his mouth was opened immediately1 and his tongue was loosed2 and he spoke1 blessing ,god4 7#fe7;,and fear came on all that dwelt around them4 ,and all these things#a3fe were told abroad in all the hill-country of ,judaea4 7#ff7;,and all who heard laid them up in their hearts1 saying3 ,what then will this child be6 ,and the hand of the ,lord was with him4 7#fg7;,and ,zachariah his father was filled with the ,holy ,spirit1 and prophesied1 saying3 7#fh7;,blessed be the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 that he visited and wrought redemption for his people2 7#fi7;and raised up a horn of salvation for us1 in the house of ,david his servant1 7#gj77;as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old17 7#ga7salvation from our enemies1 and from the hand of all that hate us2 7#gb7to show mercy to our fathers1 and to remember his holy covenant2 7#gc7the oath which he swore to ,abraham our father1 7#gd7to grant to us1 that without fear1 being rescued from the hand of our enemies1 we should serve him1 7#ge7;in holiness and righteousness before him all our days4 7#gf7;,and also thou1 ,o child1 shalt be called ,prophet of the ,highest2 for thou shalt go before the face of the ,lord1 to prepare his ways1 7#gg7;in order to give knowledge of salvation to his people in remission of their sins2 7#gh7through the tender mercies of our ,god1 whereby the dayspring from on high visited us1 7#gi7to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death1 in order to guide our feet into the way of peace4 7#hj7;,and the child grew1 and became strong in spirit1 and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to ,israel4 ,,ii4 ,,and it came to pass in those days1 that there went out a decree from ,caesar ,augustus1 that all the world should be registered4 7#b7,this registering was the first made when ,cyrenius was governor of ,syria4 7#c7;,and all went to be registered1 each one to his own city4 7#d7;,and ,joseph also went up from ,galilee1 out of the city of ,nazareth1 into ,judaea1 to the city of ,david which is called ,bethlehem 7because he was of the house and family of ,david71 7#e7to be registered with ,mary his betrothed wife1 who was with child4 7#f7;,and so it was1 that1 while they were there1 the days were completed that she should bring forth4 7#g7;,and she brought forth her first-born son1 and wrapped him in swathing bands1 and laid him in a manger2 because there was no room for them in the inn4 7#h7;,and there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field1 and keeping watch over their flock by night4 7#i7;,and1 behold1 an angel of the ,lord came upon them1 and the glory of the ,lord shone around them2 and they were sore afraid4 7#aj7;,and the angel said to them3 ,fear not2 for1 behold1 ,i bring you good tidings of great joy1 which shall be to all the people4 7#aa7;,for to you is born this day in the city of ,david a ,savior1 who is ,christ the ,lord4 7#ab7;,and this shall be to you the sign3 ,ye will find a babe wrapped in swathing bands1 lying in a manger4 7#ac7;,and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host1 praising ,god and saying3 7#ad7;,glory to ,god in the highest1 and on earth peace1 good will among men4 7#ae7;,and it came to pass1 when the angels were gone away from them into heaven1 that the shepherds said one to another3 ,let us go now unto ,bethlehem1 and see this thing that is come to pass1 which the ,lord made known to us4 7#af7;,and they came with haste1 and found both ,mary and ,joseph1 and the babe lying in the manger4 7#ag7;,and having seen it1 they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child4 7#ah7;,and all that heard wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds4 7#ai7;,and ,mary kept all these things#b3ai1 pondering them in her heart4 7#bj7;,and the shepherds returned1 glorifying and praising ,god for all that they heard and saw1 as it was told to them4 7#ba7;,and when eight days were completed for circumcising him1 his name was called ,jesus2 the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb4 7#bb7;,and when the days of their purification1 according to the law of ,moses1 were completed1 they brought him up to ,jerusalem1 to present him to the ,lord1 7#bc77;as it is written in the law of the ,lord3 ,every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the ,lord27 7#bd7;and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the ,lord3 ,a pair of turtle-doves1 or two young pigeons4 7#be7;,and1 behold1 there was a man in ,jerusalem1 whose name was ,simeon2 and this man was just and devout1 waiting for the consolation of ,israel2 and the ,holy ,spirit was upon him1 7#bf7;,and it was revealed to him by the ,holy ,spirit1 that he should not see death1 before he had seen the ,christ of the ,lord4 7#bg7;,and he came by the ,spirit into the temple2 and when the parents brought in the child ,jesus1 to do for him after the custom of the law1 7#bh7then he took him into his arms1 and blessed ,god1 and said3 7#bi7,now1 ,lord1 thou lettest thy servant depart in peace1 according to thy word2 7#cj7;because my eyes saw thy salvation1 7#ca7which thou preparedst before the face of all the peoples1 7#cb7;a light for a revelation to the ,gentiles1 and the glory of thy people ,israel4 7#cc7;,and his father and mother wondered at the things spoken of him4 7#cd7;,and ,simeon blessed them1 and said to ,mary his mother3 ,behold1 this child is set for the fall and rising of many in ,israel1 and for a sign that shall be spoken against1 7#ce77;and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul also71 that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed4 7#cf7;,and there was ,anna1 a prophetess1 daughter of ,phanuel1 of the tribe of ,asher4 ,she was of great age1 and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity2 7#cg7;and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years1 who departed not from the temple1 serving day and night with fastings and prayers4 7#ch7;,and she1 coming up at that very time1 likewise gave thanks to the ,lord1 and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of ,jerusalem4 7#ci7;,and when they had performed all things according to the law of the ,lord1 they returned into ,galilee1 to their own city ,nazareth4 7#dj7;,and the child grew1 and became strong1 being filled with wisdom2 and the favor of ,god was upon him4 7#da7;,and his parents went to ,jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover4 7#db7;,and when he was twelve years old1 they having gone up according to the custom of the feast1 7#dc7;and completed the days1 as they returned1 ,jesus the child remained behind in ,jerusalem4 ,and his parents knew it not1 7#dd7;but supposing that he was in the company1 went a day's journey1 and sought him among their kindred and acquaintance2 7#de7;and not finding him1 they returned to ,jerusalem1 seeking him4 7#df7;,and it came to pass1 that after three days they found him in the temple1 sitting in the midst of the teachers1 both hearing them1 and asking them questions4 7#dg7;,and all that heard him1 were astonished at his understanding and answers4 7#dh7;,and seeing him they were amazed4 ,and his mother said to him3 ,child1 why didst thou thus deal with us8 ,behold1 thy father and ,i sought thee1 sorrowing4 7#di7;,and he said to them3 ,how is it that ye sought me8 ,did ye not know1 that ,i must be in my ,father's house#b3di8 7#ej7;,and they understood not the saying which he spoke to them4 7#ea7;,and he went down with them1 and came to ,nazareth1 and was subject to them4 ,and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart4 7#eb7;,and ,jesus increased in wisdom and stature1 and in favor with ,god and men4 ,,iii4 ,,now in the fifteenth year of the reign of ,tiberius ,caesar1 when ,pontius ,pilate was governor of ,judaea1 and ,herod tetrarch of ,galilee1 and his brother ,philip tetrarch1 of ,iturea and of the region of ,trachonitis1 and ,lysanias tetrarch of ,abilene1 7#b7when ,annas was high priest and ,caiaphas1 the word of ,god came to ,john1 the son of ,zachariah1 in the wilderness4 7#c7;,and he came into all the country about the ,jordan1 preaching the immersion of repentance1 unto remission of sins1 7#d7;as it is written in the book of the words of ,isaiah the prophet3 ,the voice of one crying in the wilderness1 ,prepare the way of the ,lord1 ,make straight his paths4 7#e7;,every valley shall be filled1 ,and every mountain and hill shall be brought low2 ,and the crooked shall be straight1 ,and the rough ways smooth2 7#f7;,and all flesh shall see the salvation of ,god4 7#g7;,he said therefore to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him3 ,brood of vipers1 who warned you to flee from the coming wrath8 7#h7;,bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance2 and begin not to say within yourselves1 ,we have ,abraham for our father2 for ,i say to you1 that ,god is able of these stones to raise up children to ,abraham4 7#i7;,and now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees4 ,every tree therefore1 that brings not forth good fruit1 is cut down and cast into the fire4 7#aj7;,and the multitudes asked him1 saying3 ,what then shall we do8 7#aa7;,he answering says to them3 ,he that has two coats1 let him impart to him that has none2 and he that has food1 let him do likewise4 7#ab7;,and there came also publicans to be immersed2 and they said to him3 ,teacher1 what shall we do8 7#ac7;,and he said to them3 ,exact no more than that which is appointed you4 7#ad7;,and soldiers also asked him1 saying3 ,what shall we also do8 ,and he said to them3 ,do violence to no one1 neither accuse any falsely2 and be content with your wages#c3ad4 7#ae7;,and while the people were in expectation1 and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning ,john1 whether he himself were not the ,christ1 7#af7;,john answered them all1 saying3 ,i indeed immerse you in water2 but there comes he that is mightier than ,i1 the latchet of whose sandals ,i am not worthy to loose2 he will immerse you in the ,holy ,spirit and fire2 7#ag7whose fan is in his hand1 and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor1 and will gather the wheat into his garner2 but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquenchable4 7#ah7;,and with many other exhortations he published the good tidings to the people4 7#ai7;,but ,herod the tetrarch1 being reproved by him on account of ,herodias1 the wife of his brother1 and for all the evils which ,herod did1 7#bj7;added to all this also1 that he shut up ,john in prison4 7#ba7,now it came to pass1 when all the people had been immersed1 that as ,jesus1 having also been immersed1 was praying1 the heaven was opened1 7#bb7;and the ,holy ,spirit descended in a bodily shape as a dove upon him2 and there came a voice out of heaven3 ,thou art my beloved ,son2 in thee ,i am well pleased4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus himself was1 when he began#c3bc1 about thirty years of age2 being the son 7as was supposed7 of ,joseph1 the son of ,heli1 7#bd7the son of ,matthat1 the son of ,levi1 the son of ,melchi1 the son of ,janna1 the son of ,joseph1 7#be7the son of ,matthias1 the son of ,amos1 the son of ,nahum1 the son of ,esli1 the son of ,naggai1 7#bf7the son of ,maath1 the son of ,mattathias1 the son of ,shimei1 the son of ,joseph1 the son of ,judah1 7#bg7the son of ,joanna1 the son of ,reza1 the son of ,zerubbabel1 the son of ,salathiel1 the son of ,neri1 7#bh7the son of ,melchi1 the son of ,addi1 the son of ,cosam1 the son of ,elmodam1 the son of ,er1 7#bi7the son of ,joses1 the son of ,eliezer1 the son of ,jorim1 the son of ,matthat1 the son of ,levi1 7#cj7the son of ,simeon1 the son of ,judah1 the son of ,joseph1 the son of ,jonan1 the son of ,eliakim1 7#ca7the son of ,meleah1 the son of ,mainan1 the son of ,mattatha1 the son of ,nathan1 the son of ,david1 7#cb7the son of ,jesse1 the son of ,obed1 the son of ,boaz1 the son of ,salmon1 the son of ,nahon1 7#cc7the son of ,amminadab1 the son of ,ram1 the son of ,hezron1 the son of ,pharez1 the son of ,judah1 7#cd7the son of ,jacob1 the son of ,isaac1 the son of ,abraham1 the son of ,terah1 the son of ,nahor1 7#ce7the son of ,serug1 the son of ,reu1 the son of ,peleg1 the son of ,eber1 the son of ,salah1 7#cf7the son of ,cainan1 the son of ,arphaxad1 the son of ,shem1 the son of ,noah1 the son of ,lamech1 7#cg7the son of ,methuselah1 the son of ,enoch1 the son of ,jared1 the son of ,mehalaleel1 the son of ,cainan1 7#ch7the son of ,enos1 the son of ,seth1 the son of ,adam1 the son of ,god4 ,,iv4 ,,and ,jesus1 full of the ,holy ,spirit1 returned from the ,jordan2 and he was led in the ,sprit into the wilderness 7#b7;forty days1 tempted by the ,devil4 ,and he ate nothing in those days2 and when they were ended1 he hungered4 7#c7;,and the ,devil said to him3 ,if thou art the ,son of ,god1 command this stone that it become bread4 7#d7;,and ,jesus answered him1 saying3 ,it is written1 ,man shall not live on bread alone4 7#e7;,and the ,devil1 leading him up into a high mountain1 showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time4 7#f7;,and the ,devil said to him3 ,all this power will ,i give thee1 and the glory of them2 because it has been delivered to me1 and ,i give it to whomsoever ,i will4 7#g7;,if thou therefore wilt worship me1 all shall be thine4 7#h7;,and ,jesus answering said to him3 ,it is written1 ,thou shalt worship the ,lord thy ,god1 and him only shalt thou serve4 7#i7;,and he brought him to ,jerusalem1 and set him on the pinnacle of the temple1 and said to him3 ,if thou art the ,son of ,god1 cast thyself down from hence4 7#aj7;,for it is written3 ,he will give his angels command concerning thee1 to keep thee2 7#aa7;and on their hands they shall bear thee up1 lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone4 7#ab7;,and ,jesus answering said to him3 ,it is said1 ,thou shalt not tempt the ,lord thy ,god4 7#ac7;,and having finished every temptation1 the ,devil departed from him for a season4 7#ad7;,and ,jesus returned in the power of the ,spirit into ,galilee2 and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country4 7#ae7;,and he taught in their synagogues1 being honored by all4 7#af7;,and he came to ,nazareth1 where he had been brought up4 ,and1 as his custom was1 he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day2 and he stood up to read4 7#ag7;,and there was delivered to him the book of the prophet ,isaiah4 ,and unrolling the book1 he found the place where it was written3 7#ah7,the ,spirit of the ,lord is upon me2 ,because he anointed me to publish good tidings to the poor2 ,he has sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives1 ,and recovering of sight to the blind1 ,to send the oppressed away free1 7#ai7,to proclaim the acceptable year of the ,lord4 7#bj7;,and rolling up the book he gave it again to the servant1 and sat down4 ,and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him4 7#ba7;,and he began to say to them3 ,to-day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears4 7#bb7;,and all bore witness to him1 and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth4 ,and they said3 ,is not this ,joseph's son8 7#bc7;,and he said to them3 ,ye will surely say to me this proverb1 ,physician1 heal thyself4 ,whatever we heard done in ,capernaum1 do also here in thy country4 7#bd7;,and he said3 ,verily ,i say to you1 no prophet is accepted in his own country4 7#be7;,but ,i tell you of a truth1 there were many widows in ,israel in the days of ,elijah1 when the heaven was shut up three years and six months1 when there was a great famine throughout all the land2 7#bf7;and to none of them was ,elijah sent1 but unto ,zarephath of ,sidonia1 to a woman that was a widow4 7#bg7;,and there were many lepers in ,israel1 in the time of ,elisha the prophet2 and none of them was cleansed1 but only ,naaman the ,syrian4 7#bh7;,and all in the synagogue1 when they heard these things1 were filled with wrath4 7#bi7;,and they rose up1 and thrust him out of the city1 and led him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built1 to cast him down headlong4 7#cj7;,but he1 passing through the midst of them1 went away4 7#ca7;,and he came down to ,capernaum1 a city of ,galilee4 ,and he was teaching them on the sabbath2 7#cb7;and they were astonished at his teaching1 because his word was with power4 7#cc7;,and in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon2 and he cried out with a loud voice1 7#cd7saying3 ,ah6 what have we to do with thee1 ,jesus of ,nazareth8 ,didst thou come to destroy us8 ,i know thee who thou art1 the ,holy ,one of ,god4 7#ce7;,and ,jesus rebuked him1 saying3 ,hold thy peace1 and come out from him4 ,and the demon throwing him in the midst came out from him1 doing him no harm4 7#cf7;,and amazement came on all2 and they spoke with one another1 saying3 ,what is this word1 that with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits1 and they come out8 7#cg7;,and there went out a rumor concerning him into every place of the country around4 7#ch7;,and he rose up and went from the synagogue1 and entered into the house of ,simon4 ,and the mother-in-law of ,simon was seized with a violent fever#d3ch2 and they besought him for her4 7#ci7;,and standing over her he rebuked the fever1 and it left her2 and immediately she arose and ministered to them4 7#dj7,now when the sun was setting1 all that had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him2 and he laid his hands on each one of them1 and healed them4 7#da7;,and demons also came out from many1 crying out1 and saying3 ,thou art the ,son of ,god4 ,and he1 rebuking them1 suffered them not to speak1 because they knew that he was the ,christ4 7#db7;,and when it was day he went out1 and went into a desert place4 ,and the multitudes sought him1 and came to him1 and stayed him1 that he should not depart from them4 7#dc7;,and he said to them3 ,i must publish the good news of the kingdom of ,god to other cities also2 because for this ,i was sent forth4 7#dd7;,and he preached in the synagogues of ,galilee4 ,v4 ,,and it came to pass1 as the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of ,god1 and he was standing by the lake of ,gennesaret1 7#b7that he saw two ships standing by the lake2 but the fishermen had gone out of them1 and were washing the nets4 7#c7;,and entering into one of the ships1 which was ,simon's1 he asked him to put out a little from the land4 ,and sitting down1 he taught the multitudes out of the ship4 7#d7;,and when he ceased speaking1 he said to ,simon3 ,put out into the deep2 and do ye let down your nets for a draught4 7#e7;,and ,simon answering said to him3 ,master1 we toiled all night and took nothing2 but at thy word ,i will let down the net4 7#f7;,and having done this1 they inclosed a great multitude of fishes2 and their net began to break4 7#g7;,and they beckoned to their partners in the other ship1 to come and help them4 ,and they came1 and filled both the ships1 so that they began to sink4 7#h7;,and ,simon ,peter1 seeing it1 fell down at the knees of ,jesus1 saying3 ,depart from me2 for ,i am a sinful man1 ,o ,lord4 7#i7;,for astonishment had seized him1 and all that were with him1 at the draught of the fishes which they had taken2 7#aj7;and likewise also ,james and ,john1 sons of ,zebedee1 who were partners with ,simon4 ,and ,jesus said to ,simon3 ,fear not2 from henceforth thou shalt catch men4 7#aa7;,and having brought their ships to land1 they forsook all1 and followed him4 7#ab7;,and it came to pass1 when he was in one of the cities1 that there was a man full of leprosy4 ,and seeing ,jesus he fell on his face1 and besought him1 saying3 ,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst cleanse me4 7#ac7;,and stretching forth his hand he touched him1 saying3 ,i will2 be thou cleansed4 ,and immediately the leprosy departed from him4 7#ad7;,and he charged him to tell no one3 ,but go1 and show thyself to the priest1 and offer for thy cleansing as ,moses commanded1 for a testimony to them4 7#ae7;,but all the more went abroad the report concerning him2 and great multitudes came together to hear1 and to be healed of their infirmities4 7#af7;,and he was wont to retire into the solitary places1 and pray4 7#ag7;,and it came to pass1 on a certain day1 that he was teaching2 and there were ,pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by1 who had come out of every village of ,galilee1 and ,judaea1 and ,jerusalem2 and there was power of the ,lord for healing them4 7#ah7;,and1 behold1 men brought on a bed a man who was palsied2 and they sought to bring him in1 and to lay him before him4 7#ai7;,and not finding by what way they might bring him in1 because of the multitude1 they went upon the housetop1 and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before ,jesus4 7#bj7;,and seeing their faith he said3 ,man1 thy sins are forgiven thee4 7#ba7;,and the scribes and the ,pharisees began to reason1 saying3 ,who is this that speaks blasphemies8 ,who can forgive sins1 but ,god alone8 7#bb7;,but ,jesus1 perceiving their thoughts1 answering said to them3 ,what reason ye in your hearts8 7#bc7,which is easier1 to say1 ,thy sins are forgiven thee2 or to say1 ,arise and walk8 7#bd7;,but that ye may know that the ,son of man has power on the earth to forgive sins1 7he said to the palsied man17 ,i say to thee1 arise1 and taking up thy couch go to thy house4 7#be7;,and immediately standing up before them1 he took up that whereon he lay1 and departed to his house1 glorifying ,god4 7#bf7;,and they were all amazed2 and they glorified ,god1 and were filled with fear1 saying3 ,we have seen strange things to-day4 7#bg7;,and after these things he went forth1 and saw a publican1 named ,levi1 sitting at the place of receiving custom2 and he said to him3 ,follow me4 7#bh7;,and leaving all1 he arose and followed him4 7#bi7;,and ,levi made him a great feast in his own house2 and there was a great company of publicans and of others who reclined at the table with them4 7#cj7;,and the ,pharisees1 and their scribes#e3cj1 murmured against his disciples1 saying3 ,why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners8 7#ca7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,they who are well need not a physician1 but they who are sick4 7#cb7;,i have not come to call righteous men1 but sinners to repentance4 7#cc7;,and they said to him3 ,why do the disciples of ,john fast often1 and make prayers1 and likewise those of the ,pharisees1 but thine eat and drink8 7#cd7;,and he said to them3 ,can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast1 #e3cd while the bridegroom is with them8 7#ce7;,but days will come1 when the bridegroom will be taken away from them2 then shall they fast in those days4 7#cf7;,and he spoke also a parable to them3 ,no one rends a piece from a new garment1 and puts it on an old garment2 else both the new will make a rent1 and the piece from the new agrees not with the old4 7#cg7;,and no one puts new wine into old skins2 else the new wine will burst the skins1 and will itself be poured out1 and the skins will perish4 7#ch7;,but new wine must be put into new skins1 and both are preserved together#e3ch4 7#ci7;,and no one having drunk old wine straightway desires new2 for he says3 ,the old is better#e3ci4 ,,vi4 ,,and it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first#f3a1 that he was going through grain-fields2 and his disciples plucked and ate the ears of grain1 rubbing them with their hands4 7#b7;,and some of the ,pharisees said3 ,why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath8 7#c7;,and ,jesus answering them said3 ,and have ye not read this1 what ,david did when he hungered1 himself and they who were with him2 7#d7;how he went into the house of ,god1 and took and ate the show-bread1 and gave to those who were with him1 which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone8 7#e7;,and he said to them3 ,the ,son of man is ,lord also of the sabbath4 7#f7;,and it came to pass also on another sabbath1 that he entered into the synagogue and taught4 ,and there was a man whose right hand was withered4 7#g7;,and the scribes and ,pharisees were watching1 whether he would heal on the sabbath2 that they might find an accusation against him4 7#h7;,but he knew their thoughts1 and said to the man having the withered hand3 ,arise1 and stand forth in the midst4 ,and he rose up1 and stood4 7#i7,then said ,jesus to them3 ,i will ask you what is lawful#f3i on the sabbath1 to do good1 or to do evil2 to save life1 or to destroy it8 7#aj7;,and looking round on them all1 he said to him3 ,stretch forth thy hand4 ,and he did so1 and his hand was restored4 7#aa7;,and they were filled with madness1 and conferred one with another1 as to what they should do to ,jesus4 7#ab7;,and it came to pass in those days1 that he went out into the mountain to pray1 and continued all night in prayer to ,god4 7#ac7;,and when it was day1 he called to him his disciples4 ,and having chosen from them twelve 7whom he named also apostles72 7#ad7,simon1 whom he also named ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother1 and ,james and ,john1 and ,philip and ,bartholomew1 7#ae7;and ,matthew and ,thomas1 ,james the son of ,alpheus1 and ,simon called ,zelotes1 7#af7;and ,judas brother of ,james1 and ,judas ,iscariot1 who became a betrayer2 7#ag7;and having come down with them1 he stood on a plain1 and a company of his disciples1 and a great multitude of people from all ,judaea and ,jerusalem and the sea-coast of ,tyre and ,sidon1 who came to hear him1 and to be healed of their diseases2 7#ah7;and those vexed by unclean spirits were healed2 7#ai7;and all the multitude sought to touch him1 because power went out from him and healed them all4 7#bj7;,and he1 lifting up his eyes on his disciples1 said3 ,happy are ye poor2 for yours is the kingdom of ,god4 7#ba7;,happy are ye that hunger now2 for ye shall be filled4 ,happy are ye that weep now2 for ye shall laugh4 7#bb7;,happy are ye1 when men shall hate you1 and when they shall separate you from them1 and shall reproach you1 and cast out your name as evil1 for the sake of the ,son of man4 7#bc7,rejoice in that day1 and leap for joy2 for1 behold1 your reward is great in heaven2 for in the same manner did their fathers to the prophets4 7#bd7;,but woe to you that are rich2 for ye have received your consolation4 7#be7,woe to you that are full2 for ye shall hunger4 ,woe to you that laugh now2 for ye shall mourn and weep4 7#bf7,woe6 when all men shall speak well of you2 for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets4 7#bg7;,but ,i say to you who hear3 ,love your enemies1 do good to those who hate you1 7#bh7;bless those who curse you1 pray for those who abuse you#f3bh4 7#bi7,to him who smites thee on the cheek offer also the other2 and him who takes away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also4 7#cj7;,give to every one that asks of thee2 and of him who takes away thy goods demand them not again4 7#ca7;,and as ye would that men should do to you1 do ye also in like manner to them4 7#cb7;,for if ye love those who love you1 what thanks have ye8 ,for even the sinners love those who love them4 7#cc7;,and if ye do good to those who do good to you1 what thanks have ye8 ,for even the sinners do the same4 7#cd7;,and if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive1 what thanks have ye8 ,and sinners lend to sinners1 that they may receive as much in return4 7#ce7;,but love your enemies1 and do good1 and lend1 hoping for nothing in return2 and your reward shall be great1 and ye shall be sons of the ,highest2 for he is kind to the unthankful and evil4 7#cf7;,be ye merciful1 as your ,father also is merciful4 7#cg7;,and judge not1 and ye shall not be judged2 condemn not1 and ye shall not be condemned2 acquit1 and ye shall be acquitted4 7#ch7;,give1 and it shall be given to you2 good measure1 pressed down1 shaken together1 running over1 shall they give into your bosom4 ,for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again4 7#ci7;,and he spoke also a parable to them3 ,can the blind lead the blind8 ,shall they not both fall into the ditch8 7#dj7;,a disciple is not above the teacher2 but every one shall be perfected as his teacher4 7#da7;,and why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye1 but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye8 7#db7;,how canst thou say to thy brother3 ,brother1 let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye1 when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye8 ,hypocrite6 cast out first the beam out of thine eye1 and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's eye4 7#dc7;,for there is no good tree that bears corrupt fruit1 nor corrupt tree that bears good fruit4 7#dd7;,for every tree is known from its own fruit4 ,for from thorns they do not gather figs1 nor from a bramble bush do they harvest grapes4 7#de7,the good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good2 and the evil1 out of the evil1 brings forth that which is evil2 for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks4 7#df7;,and why call ye me1 ,lord1 ,lord1 and do not the things which ,i say8 7#dg7;,every one that comes to me1 and hears my sayings1 and does them1 ,i will show you to whom he is like4 7#dh7;,he is like a man building a house1 who digged deep1 and laid a foundation on the rock4 ,and when a flood arose1 the stream burst upon that house1 and could not shake it2 because it was well builded4 7#di7;,but he that hears1 and does not1 is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation2 on which the stream burst1 and immediately it fell#f3di2 and the ruin of that house was great4 ,,vii4 ,,when he completed all his sayings in the hearing of the people1 he entered into ,capernaum4 7#b7;,and a certain centurion's servant1 who was dear to him1 was sick and about to die4 7#c7;,and having heard concerning ,jesus1 he sent to him elders of the ,jews1 asking him that he would come and heal his servant4 7#d7;,and they1 coming to ,jesus1 besought him earnestly1 saying3 ,he is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him2 7#e7;for he loves our nation1 and himself built our synagogue4 7#f7;,and ,jesus went with them4 ,and when he was now not far from the house1 the centurion sent friends to him1 saying to him3 ,lord1 trouble not thyself2 for ,i am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof4 7#g7,wherefore neither thought ,i myself worthy to come to thee2 but say with a word1 and my servant will be healed4 7#h7;,for ,i am a man placed under authority1 having soldiers under me1 and ,i say to this one1 ,go1 and he goes1 and to another1 ,come1 and he comes2 and to my servant1 ,do this1 and he does it4 7#i7;,and ,jesus hearing these things1 marveled at him2 and turning said to the multitude that followed him3 ,i say to you1 ,i found not so great faith1 even in ,israel4 7#aj7;,and they who were sent1 returning to the house1 found the servant whole that had been sick4 7#aa7;,and it came to pass the day after1 that he went into a city called ,nain2 and many of his disciples went with him1 and a great multitude4 7#ab7;,and as he came near to the gate of the city1 behold1 a dead man was carried out1 the only son of his mother1 and she was a widow2 and a great multitude of the city was with her4 7#ac7;,and seeing her1 the ,lord had compassion on her1 and said to her3 ,weep not4 7#ad7;,and he came and touched the bier2 and they who bore it stood still4 ,and he said3 ,young man1 ,i say to thee1 arise4 7#ae7;,and the dead sat up1 and began to speak4 ,and he gave him to his mother4 7#af7;,and fear seized on all2 and they glorified ,god1 saying3 ,a great prophet has arisen among us2 and1 ,god has visited his people4 7#ag7;,and this report went forth in all ,judaea concerning him1 and in all the country around4 7#ah7;,and the disciples of ,john reported to him concerning all these things4 7#ai7;,and ,john calling to him two of his disciples sent them to ,jesus1 saying3 ,art thou he that comes1 or look we for another8 7#bj7;,and coming to him1 the men said3 ,john the ,immerser has sent us to thee1 saying3 ,art thou he that comes1 or look we for another8 7#ba7;,and in that very hour he cured many1 of diseases and plagues1 and evil spirits2 and on many blind he bestowed sight4 7#bb7;,and answering he said to them3 ,go1 and report to ,john what ye saw and heard2 that the blind receive sight1 the lame walk1 the lepers are cleansed1 the deaf hear1 the dead are raised1 to the poor good tidings are published4 7#bc7;,and happy is he1 whoever shall not be offended at me4 7#bd7;,and when the messengers of ,john had departed1 he began to say to the multitudes concerning ,john3 ,what went ye out into the wilderness to behold8 ,a reed shaken by the wind8 7#be7;,but what went ye out to see8 ,a man clothed in soft raiment8 ,behold1 they who are gorgeously appareled1 and live delicately1 are in kings' palaces4 7#bf7;,but what went ye out to see8 ,a prophet8 ,yea1 ,i say to you1 and much more than a prophet4 7#bg7,this is he1 of whom it is written3 ,behold1 ,i send forth my messenger before thy face1 ,who shall prepare thy way before thee4 7#bh7;,for ,i say to you1 among those born of women1 no one is a greater prophet than ,john2 but he that is least in the kingdom of ,god is greater than he4 7#bi7;,and all the people1 hearing it1 and the publicans1 justified ,god1 having been immersed with ,john's immersion4 7#cj7;,but the ,pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of ,god toward themselves1 not having been immersed by him4 7#ca7,to what then shall ,i liken the men of this generation8 ,and to what are they like8 7#cb7,they are like to children sitting in the market1 and calling to one another1 saying3 ,we piped to you1 and ye danced not2 we sang the lament to you1 and ye wept not4 7#cc7;,for ,john the ,immerser has come1 neither eating bread nor drinking wine2 and ye say3 ,he has a demon4 7#cd7,the ,son of man has come eating and drinking2 and ye say3 ,behold a glutton1 and a wine-drinker1 a friend of publicans and sinners4 7#ce7;,but wisdom was justified on the part of all her children4 7#cf7;,and one of the ,pharisees asked him to eat with him4 ,and entering into the house of the ,pharisee1 he reclined at table4 7#cg7;,and1 behold1 a woman who was a sinner in the city1 learning that he is reclining at table in the house of the ,pharisee1 brought an alabaster box of ointment2 7#ch7;and standing behind at his feet weeping1 began to wet his feet with tears1 and wipe them with the hairs of her head1 and kissed his feet1 and anointed them with the ointment4 7#ci7;,and seeing it1 the ,pharisee who had bidden him spoke within himself1 saying3 ,this man1 if he were a prophet1 would know who and what sort of woman this is that touches him2 for she is a sinner4 7#dj7;,and ,jesus answering said to him3 ,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say to thee4 ,and he says3 ,teacher1 say on4 7#da7;,a certain money-lender had two debtors4 ,the one owed five hundred denaries#g3da1 and the other fifty4 7#db7;,and they having nothing to pay1 he forgave them both4 ,which of them therefore1 tell me1 will love him most8 7#dc7,simon answering said3 ,i suppose he to whom he forgave most4 ,and he said to him3 ,thou didst rightly judge4 7#dd7;,and turning to the woman1 he said to ,simon3 ,seest thou this woman8 ,i entered into thy house1 thou gayest me no water for my feet2 but she has wet my feet with tears1 and wiped them with her hair4 7#de7,thou gavest me no kiss2 but she1 from the time ,i came in1 ceased not to kiss my feet4 7#df7,my head with oil thou didst not anoint2 but she anointed my feet with ointment4 7#dg7,wherefore ,i say to thee1 her many sins are forgiven2 for she loved much4 ,but to whom little is forgiven1 the same loves little4 7#dh7;,and he said to her3 ,thy sins are forgiven4 7#di7;,and they who reclined with him began to say within themselves3 ,who is this that also forgives sins8 7#ej7;,and he said to the woman3 ,thy faith has saved thee2 go in peace4 ,,viii4 ,,and it came to pass afterward1 that he journeyed through every city and village1 preaching1 and publishing the good news of the kingdom of ,god2 and with him the twelve1 7#b7;and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities1 ,mary called the ,magdalene1 from whom had gone out seven demons1 7#c7;and ,joanna wife of ,chuza1 ,herod's steward1 and ,susanna1 and many others1 who ministered to them of their substance4 7#d7;,and a great multitude coming together1 of those also who came to him out of every city1 he spoke by a parable3 7#e7,the sower went forth to sow his seed4 ,and as he sowed1 one fell by the way-side2 and it was trodden down1 and the fowls of the air devoured it4 7#f7;,and another fell upon the rock2 and springing up1 it withered away1 because it had no moisture4 7#g7;,and another fell among the thorns2 and the thorns sprang up with it1 and choked it4 7#h7;,and another fell into the good ground1 and sprang up1 and bore fruit a hundredfold4 ,and saying these things1 he cried3 ,he that has ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#i7;,and his disciples asked him1 what this parable was4 7#aj7;,and he said3 ,to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of ,god2 but to the rest in parables1 that seeing they may not see1 and hearing they may not understand4 7#aa7,now the parable is this3 ,the seed is the word of ,god4 7#ab7,those by the way-side are they that hear2 after that comes the ,devil1 and takes away the word from their heart1 that they may not believe and be saved4 7#ac7,those on the rock are they who1 when they hear1 with joy receive the word2 and these have no root1 who for a while believe1 and in time of temptation fall away4 7#ad7;,and that which fell among the thorns1 these are they who have heard1 and going forth are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life1 and bring no fruit to perfection4 7#ae7;,but that in the good ground1 these are they who1 in an honest and good heart1 having heard1 hold fast the word1 and bring forth fruit with patience4 7#af7,no one1 having lighted a lamp1 covers it with a vessel1 or puts it under a bed2 but puts it on a lamp-stand1 that they who enter in may behold the light4 7#ag7;,for nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest1 nor hidden1 that shall not be known and come abroad4 7#ah7,take heed therefore how ye hear4 ,for whoever has1 to him shall be given2 and whoever has not1 even what he seems to have shall be taken from him4 7#ai7;,and his mother and his brothers came to him2 and they could not come near him on account of the multitude4 7#bj7;,and it was told him1 saying3 ,thy mother and thy brothers are standing without1 desiring to see thee4 7#ba7;,and he answering1 said to them3 ,my mother and my brothers are these1 who hear and do the word of ,god4 7#bb7;,and it came to pass on a certain day1 that he went into a ship with his disciples4 ,and he said to them3 ,let us go over to the other side of the lake4 ,and they launched forth4 7#bc7;,and as they were sailing1 he fell asleep4 ,and there came down a storm of wind on the lake2 and they began to be filled1 and were in jeopardy4 7#bd7;,and coming to him1 they awoke him1 saying3 ,master1 ,master1 we perish4 ,and he1 rising1 rebuked the wind and the raging of the water2 and they ceased1 and there was a calm4 7#be7;,and he said to them3 ,where is your faith8 ,and they1 fearing1 wondered2 saying one to another3 ,who then is this1 that he commands even the winds and the water1 and they obey him6 7#bf7;,and they sailed to the country of the ,gerasenes1 which is over against ,galilee4 7#bg7;,and when he had gone forth upon the land1 there met him a certain man out of the city1 who had demons a long time1 and wore no clothing1 and abode not in a house1 but in the tombs4 7#bh7;,and seeing ,jesus1 he cried out1 and fell down before him1 and with a loud voice said3 ,what have ,i to do with thee1 ,jesus1 ,son of the most high ,god8 ,i beseech thee1 do not torment me4 7#bi7;,for he commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man4 ,for of a long time it had seized him1 and he was bound1 being secured with chains and fetters2 and bursting the bands1 he was driven by the demon into the deserts4 7#cj7;,and ,jesus asked him1 saying3 ,what is thy name8 ,and he said1 ,legion2 because many demons had entered into him4 7#ca7;,and he besought him that he would not command them to go away into the abyss4 7#cb7;,and there was a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain2 and they besought him that he would permit them to enter into them4 ,and he permitted them4 7#cc7;,and going out of the man1 the demons entered into the swine2 and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake1 and were choked4 7#cd7;,and seeing what was done the herdsmen fled1 and reported it in the city and in the country1 7#ce7;,and they went out to see what was done4 ,and they came to ,jesus1 and found the man from whom the demons had gone out1 sitting at the feet of ,jesus1 clothed and in his right mind2 and they were afraid4 7#cf7,they also who saw it reported to them how he that was possessed by demons was healed4 7#cg7;,and the whole multitude of the surrounding country of the ,gerasenes besought him to depart from them2 for they were seized with great fear4 ,and he1 entering into the ship1 returned4 7#ch7;,and the man1 out of whom the demons had gone1 besought him that he might be with him4 ,but he sent him away1 saying3 7#ci7,return into thy house1 and relate how great things ,god did for thee4 ,and he departed1 and published through the whole city how great things ,jesus did for him4 7#dj7;,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus returned1 that the multitude received him2 for they were all waiting for him4 7#da7;,and1 behold1 there came a man whose name was ,jairus1 and he was a ruler of the synagogue2 and falling at the feet of ,jesus1 he besought him that he would come into his house2 7#db7;for he had an only daughter1 about twelve years of age1 and she was dying4 ,and as he went the multitudes thronged him4 7#dc7;,and a woman having a flow of blood twelve years1 who had spent all her living on physicians1 and could not be healed by any one1 7#dd7;came up behind1 and touched the fringe of his garment2 and immediately her flow of blood ceased4 7#de7;,and ,jesus said3 ,who is it that touched me8 ,and when all denied it1 ,peter and those with him said3 ,master1 the multitudes throng thee and press thee1 and sayest thou3 ,who is it that touched me8 7#df7;,and ,jesus said3 ,some one touched me2 for ,i perceived that power has gone out from me4 7#dg7;,and the woman1 seeing that she was not concealed1 came trembling1 and falling down before him1 declared before all the people for what cause she touched him1 and how she was healed immediately4 7#dh7;,and he said to her3 ,daughter1 thy faith has made thee whole2 go in peace4 7#di7,while he was yet speaking1 there comes one from the ruler of the synagogue's house1 saying to him3 ,thy daughter is dead2 trouble not the ,teacher4 7#ej7;,but ,jesus hearing it1 answered him3 ,fear not2 only believe1 and she shall be restored4 7#ea7;,and entering into the house1 he suffered no one to go in with him1 save ,peter and ,james and ,john1 and the father of the maiden1 and the mother4 7#eb7;,and all were weeping and bewailing her4 ,and he said3 ,weep not2 she is not dead1 but is sleeping4 7#ec7;,and they laughed him to scorn1 knowing that she was dead4 7#ed7;,and he1 taking hold of her by the hand1 called1 saying3 ,maiden1 arise4 7#ee7;,and her spirit returned1 and she immediately arose2 and he commanded that food should be given her4 7#ef7;,and her parents were astonished4 ,but he charged them to tell no one what was done4 ,,ix4 ,,and having called the twelve together1 he gave them power and authority over all the demons1 and to cure diseases4 7#b7;,and he sent them to preach the kingdom of ,god1 and to heal the sick4 7#c7;,and he said to them3 ,take nothing for the journey1 neither staff1 nor bag1 nor bread1 nor money1 nor have two coats apiece4 7#d7;,and into whatever house ye enter1 there abide1 and thence depart4 7#e7;,and whoever will not receive you1 when ye go out from that city1 shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them4 7#f7;,and going forth1 they went through the villages1 publishing the good news1 and healing everywhere4 7#g7;,and ,herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done4 ,and he was perplexed1 because it was said by some3 ,john has risen from the dead2 7#h7;and by some3 ,elijah has appeared2 and by others3 ,one of the old prophets has risen again4 7#i7;,and ,herod said3 ,john ,i beheaded2 but who is this1 of whom ,i hear such things8 ,and he desired to see him4 7#aj7;,and the apostles1 returning1 related to him all that they did4 ,and taking them with him1 he retired privately to a city called ,bethsaida4 7#aa7;,and the multitudes1 when they knew it1 followed him4 ,and receiving them1 he spoke to them concerning the kingdom of ,god1 and healed those who had need of healing4 7#ab7;,and the day began to decline4 ,and the twelve came1 and said to him3 ,dismiss the multitude1 that they may go into the villages around1 and the fields1 and lodge1 and find food2 for here we are in a desert place4 7#ac7;,and he said to them3 ,do ye give them to eat4 ,and they said3 ,we have not more than five loaves and two fishes2 except we should go and buy food for all this people4 7#ad7;,for they were about five thousand men4 ,and he said to his disciples3 ,make them lie down in companies of fifty4 7#ae7;,and they did so1 and made them all lie down4 7#af7;,and taking the five loaves and the two fishes1 he looked up to heaven and blessed them1 and broke1 and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude4 7#ag7;,and they ate1 and were all filled4 ,and there were taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets4 7#ah7;,and it came to pass1 as he was alone praying1 that his disciples were with him2 and he asked them1 saying3 ,who do the multitudes say that ,i am8 7#ai7,they answering said3 ,john the ,immerser2 and others1 ,elijah2 and others1 that one of the old prophets has risen again4 7#bj7;,and he said to them3 ,but who do ye say that ,i am8 ,peter answering said3 ,the ,christ of ,god4 7#ba7;,and strictly charging them1 he commanded them to say this to no one2 7#bb7saying3 ,the ,son of man must suffer many things1 and be rejected on the part of the elders and chief priests and scribes1 and be killed1 and rise on the third day4 7#bc7;,and he said to all3 ,if any one will come after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross daily1 and follow me4 7#bd7;,for whoever will save his life shall lose it2 and whoever may lose his life for my sake1 the same shall save it 7#be7;,for what is a man profited1 when he has gained the whole world1 and lost or forfeited himself8 7#bf7;,for whoever is ashamed of me and of my words1 of him will the ,son of man be ashamed1 when he shall come in his glory1 and in that of the ,father and of the holy angels4 7#bg7;,and ,i say to you of a truth1 there are some of those standing here1 who shall not taste of death1 till they see the kingdom of ,god4 7#bh7;,and it came to pass1 about eight days after these sayings1 that he took with him ,peter and ,john and ,james1 and went up into the mountain to pray4 7#bi7;,and it came to pass1 while he was praying1 that the appearance of his countenance became changed1 and his raiment white and glistening4 7#cj7;,and1 behold1 two men were talking with him1 who were ,moses and ,elijah2 7#ca7who appeared in glory1 and spoke of his departure1 which he was about to fulfill in ,jerusalem4 7#cb7;,but ,peter and they who were with him were heavy with sleep2 and awaking1 they saw his glory1 and the two men that stood with him4 7#cc7;,and it came to pass1 that1 as they were departing from him1 ,peter said to ,jesus3 ,master1 it is good for us to be here2 and let us make three tents1 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elijah2 not knowing what he said4 7#cd7,while he said this1 there came a cloud1 and overshadowed them2 and they feared as they entered into the cloud4 7#ce7;,and there came a voice out of the cloud1 saying3 ,this is my chosen ,son2 hear ye him4 7#cf7;,and when the voice had come1 ,jesus was found alone4 ,and they kept silent1 and told no one in those days any of the things which they had seen4 7#cg7;,and it came to pass1 on the next day1 when they had come down from the mountain1 that a great multitude met him4 7#ch7;,and1 behold1 a man from the multitude cried1 saying3 ,teacher1 ,i beseech thee1 look upon my son2 for he is my only child4 7#ci7;,and1 behold1 a spirit takes him1 and he suddenly cries out2 and it tears him with foaming1 and hardly departs from him1 bruising him4 7#dj7;,and ,i entreated thy disciples to cast him out2 and they could not4 7#da7;,and ,jesus answering said3 ,o faithless and perverse generation1 how long shall ,i be with you1 and bear with you8 ,bring hither thy son4 7#db7;,and while he was yet coming1 the demon threw him down1 and tore him4 ,and ,jesus rebuked the unclean spirit1 and healed the child1 and gave him back to his father4 7#dc7;,and all were amazed at the mighty power of ,god4 ,but while all were wondering at all things which ,jesus did1 he said to his disciples3 7#dd7;,do ye let these words sink into your ears1 for the ,son of man will be delivered into the hands of men4 7#de7;,but they understood not this saying1 and it was hidden from them1 that they perceived it not2 and they feared to ask him concerning that saying4 7#df7;,and there arose in them the thought#i3df1 which of them was greatest4 7#dg7;,and ,jesus1 perceiving the thought of their heart1 took a child and placed it by him1 7#dh7;and said to them3 ,whoever shall receive this child in my name1 receives me2 and whoever shall receive me1 receives him who sent me2 for he that is least among you all1 the same is great4 7#di7;,and ,john answering said3 ,master1 we saw one casting out demons in thy name2 and we forbade him1 because he follows not with us4 7#ej7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,forbid him not2 for he that is not against us is for us4 7#ea7;,and it came to pass1 when the days were being completed that he should be received up1 he steadfastly set his face to go to ,jerusalem4 7#eb7;,and he sent messengers before his face2 and they went and entered into a village of the ,samaritans1 to make ready for him4 7#ec7;,and they did not receive him1 because his face was directed toward ,jerusalem4 7#ed7;,and his disciples1 ,james and ,john1 seeing it1 said3 ,lord1 wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven1 and consume them1 as also ,elijah did8 7#ee7;,and he turned1 and rebuked them1 and said3 ,ye know not#i3ee of what spirit ye are4 7#ef7;,and they went to another village4 7#eg7;,and as they were going in the way1 a certain one said to him3 ,i will follow thee whithersoever thou goest4 7#eh7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,the foxes have holes1 and the birds of the air have nests2 but the ,son of man has not where to lay his head4 7#ei7;,and he said to another3 ,follow me4 ,but he said3 ,lord permit me first to go and bury my father4 7#fj7;,and he said to him3 ,let the dead bury their own dead2 but do thou go and announce the kingdom of ,god4 7#fa7;,and another also said2 ,i will follow thee1 ,lord2 but first permit me to bid farewell to those in my house4 7#fb7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,no one1 having put his hand to the plow1 and looking back1 is fit for the kingdom of ,god4 ,x4 ,,after these things the ,lord appointed also seventy others1 and sent them two and two before his face1 into every city and place1 whither he himself was about to come4 7#b7;,and he said to them3 ,the harvest indeed is great1 but the laborers are few4 ,pray therefore the ,lord of the harvest1 that he will send forth laborers into his harvest4 7#c7;,go your ways2 behold1 ,i send you forth as lambs among wolves4 7#d7;,carry neither purse1 nor bag1 nor sandals2 and salute no one by the way4 7#e7;,and into whatever house ye enter1 first say3 ,peace be to this house4 7#f7;,and if a son of peace be there1 your peace shall rest upon it2 and if not1 it shall return to you4 7#g7;,and in that house remain1 eating and drinking such things as they give#aj3g2 for the laborer is worthy of his hire4 ,go not from house to house4 7#h7;,and into whatever city ye enter and they receive you1 eat what is set before you2 7#i7;and heal the sick that are therein1 and say to them3 ,the kingdom of ,god has come nigh unto you4 7#aj7;,but into whatever city ye enter and they receive you not1 go out into the streets of the same1 and say3 7#aa7;,even the dust of your city that cleaves to our feet1 we wipe off to you#aj3aa2 yet know this1 that the kingdom of ,god has come nigh4 7#ab7;,i say to you1 that it will be more tolerable in that day for ,sodom1 than for that city4 7#ac7,woe to thee1 ,chorazin6 ,woe to thee1 ,bethsaida6 ,for if the miracles had been done in ,tyre and ,sidon1 which were done in you1 they would long ago have repented1 sitting in sackcloth and ashes4 7#ad7;,but it will be more tolerable for ,tyre and ,sidon in the judgment1 than for you4 7#ae7;,and thou1 ,capernaum1 that art exalted to heaven1 shalt be brought down to the underworld4 7#af7;,he that hears you1 hears me2 and he that rejects you1 rejects me2 and he that rejects me1 rejects him who sent me4 7#ag7;,and the seventy returned with joy1 saying3 ,lord1 even the demons are subjected to us in thy name4 7#ah7;,and he said to them3 ,i beheld ,satan fall as lightning from heaven4 7#ai7;,behold1 ,i have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions1 and over all the power of the enemy2 and nothing shall hurt you4 7#bj7;,but yet1 rejoice not in this1 that the spirits are subjected to you2 but rejoice1 that your names are written in heaven4 7#ba7;,in that hour he rejoiced in spirit1 and said3 ,i thank thee1 ,o ,father1 ,lord of heaven and earth1 that thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning1 and reveal them to babes2 yea1 ,o ,father1 that so it seemed good in thy sight4 7#bb7;,all things were delivered to me by my ,father2 and no one knows who the ,son is but the ,father1 and who the ,father is but the ,son1 and he to whom the ,son is pleased to reveal him4 7#bc7;,and turning to the disciples1 he said privately3 ,happy are the eyes that behold what ye are beholding4 7#bd7;,for ,i say to you1 that many prophets and kings desired to see what ye are beholding1 and saw not1 and to hear what ye are hearing1 and heard not4 7#be7;,and1 behold1 a certain lawyer stood up1 tempting him1 saying3 ,teacher1 what shall ,i do to inherit eternal life8 7#bf7;,he said to him3 ,what is written in the law8 ,how readest thou8 7#bg7;,and he answering said3 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 and with all thy soul1 and with all thy strength1 and with all thy mind2 and thy neighbor as thyself4 7#bh7;,and he said to him3 ,thou answeredst rightly4 ,this do1 and thou shalt live4 7#bi7;,but he1 desiring to justify himself1 said to ,jesus3 ,who then is my neighbor8 7#cj7;,and ,jesus answering said3 ,a certain man was going down from ,jerusalem to ,jericho1 and fell among robbers1 who stripped him of his raiment1 and wounded him1 and departed1 leaving him half dead4 7#ca7;,and by chance a certain priest was going down that way2 and seeing him1 he passed by on the other side4 7#cb7;,and in like manner also a ,levite1 arriving at the place1 came and saw1 and passed by on the other side4 7#cc7;,and a certain ,samaritan1 as he was journeying1 came where he was1 and seeing him had compassion2 7#cd7;and coming to him1 bound up his wounds1 pouring in oil and wine2 and setting him on his own beast1 he brought him to an inn1 and took care of him4 7#ce7;,and on the morrow when he departed1 he took out two denaries#aj3ce and gave to the host1 and said3 ,take care of him2 and whatever thou spendest more1 when ,i come again1 ,i will repay thee4 7#cf7,which now of these three1 thinkest thou1 was neighbor to him that fell among the robbers8 7#cg7;,and he said3 ,he that had mercy on him4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,go1 and do thou likewise4 7#ch7;,and it came to pass1 as they were going1 that he entered into a certain village2 and a certain woman named ,martha received him into her house4 7#ci7;,and she had a sister called ,mary1 who also sat at the feet of ,jesus1 and heard his word4 7#dj7;,but ,martha was encumbered with much serving2 and she came to him1 and said3 ,lord1 dost thou not care that my sister left me to serve alone8 ,bid her therefore that she help me4 7#da7;,and ,jesus answering said to her3 ,martha1 ,martha1 thou art anxious and troubled about many things4 7#db7;,but one thing is needful2 and ,mary chose the good part1 which shall not be taken away from her4 ,,xi4 ,,and it came to pass that1 as he was in a certain place praying1 when he ceased1 one of his disciples said to him3 ,lord1 teach us to pray1 as also ,john taught his disciples4 7#b7;,and he said to them3 ,when ye pray1 say2 ,father1 hallowed be thy name4 ,thy kingdom come4 7#c7;,give us day by day our daily bread#aa3c4 7#d7;,and forgive us our sins2 for we ourselves forgive every one indebted to us4 ,and bring us not into temptation4 7#e7;,and he said to them3 ,who of you shall have a friend1 and shall go to him at midnight1 and say to him3 7#f7;,friend1 lend me three loaves2 for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey1 and ,i have nothing to set before him2 7#g7;and he from within shall answer and say1 ,trouble me not2 the door is already shut1 and my children with me are in bed2 ,i can not rise and give thee8 7#h7;,i say to you1 though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend1 yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needs4 7#i7;,i also say to you3 ,ask1 and it shall be given you2 seek1 and ye shall find2 knock1 and it shall be opened to you4 7#aj7;,for every one that asks receives2 and he that seeks finds2 and to him that knocks it shall be opened4 7#aa7;,and what father is there among you1 of whom if his son ask bread1 he will give him a stone2 or a fish1 will instead of a fish give him a serpent8 7#ab7,or if he shall ask an egg1 will he give him a scorpion8 7#ac7;,if ye then1 being evil1 know how to give good gifts to your children1 how much more will your heavenly ,father give the ,holy ,spirit to those who ask him8 7#ad7;,and he was casting out a demon1 and it was dumb4 ,and it came to pass1 when the demon was gone out1 that the dumb man spoke2 and the multitudes wondered4 7#ae7;,but some of them said3 ,he casts out the demons through ,beelzebul1 the prince of the demons4 7#af7;,and others1 tempting1 sought of him a sign from heaven4 7#ag7;,but he1 knowing their thoughts1 said to them3 ,every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation1 and a house divided against a house falls#aa3ag4 7#ah7;,and if ,satan also is divided against himself1 how shall his kingdom stand8 because ye say that ,i cast out the demons through ,beelzebul4 7#ai7;,and if ,i through ,beelzebul cast out the demons1 through whom do your sons cast them out8 ,therefore they shall be your judges4 7#bj7;,but if with the finger of ,god ,i cast out the demons1 then is the kingdom of ,god come near to you4 7#ba7,when a strong man armed keeps his palace1 his goods are in peace4 7#bb7;,but when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him1 he takes away his whole armor1 wherein he trusted1 and divides his spoils4 7#bc7;,he that is not with me is against me2 and he that gathers not with me scatters abroad4 7#bd7,when the unclean spirit is gone out from the man1 he goes through dry places1 seeking rest2 and not finding it1 he says1 ,i will return into my house whence ,i came out4 7#be7;,and coming1 he finds it swept and set in order4 7#bf7,then he goes1 and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself1 and they enter in and dwell there2 and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first4 7#bg7;,and it came to pass1 as he was saying these things1 that a certain woman lifting up her voice from the multitude1 said to him3 ,happy the womb that bore thee1 and breasts which thou didst suck6 7#bh7;,and he said3 ,yea1 rather1 ,happy they who hear the word of ,god1 and keep it6 7#bi7;,and the multitudes gathering more and more1 he began to say3 ,this generation is an evil generation4 ,it seeks a sign2 and no sign shall be given it1 but the sign of ,jonah4 7#cj7;,for as ,jonah became a sign to the ,ninevites1 so shall also the ,son of man be to this generation4 7#ca7;,a queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation1 and will condemn them2 because she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of ,solomon2 and1 behold1 a greater than ,solomon is here4 7#cb7,men of ,nineveh will rise in the judgment with this generation1 and will condemn it2 because they repented at the preaching of ,jonah2 and behold1 a greater than ,jonah is here4 7#cc7,no one1 having lighted a lamp1 puts it in a secret place1 or under the bushel1 but on the lamp-stand1 that they who come in may see the light4 7#cd7,the lamp of the body is thine eye4 ,when thine eye is single1 thy whole body also is light2 but when it is evil1 thy body also is dark4 7#ce7,take heed therefore1 lest the light that is in thee is darkness#aa3ce4 7#cf7;,if therefore thy whole body is light1 having no part dark1 it shall be all light as when the lamp1 with its bright shining1 gives thee light4 7#cg7;,and as he was speaking1 a ,pharisee asked him to dine with him and he went in1 and reclined at table4 7#ch7;,and the ,pharisee1 seeing it1 wondered that he did not first immerse himself before dinner4 7#ci7;,and the ,lord said to him3 ,now ye ,pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the platter2 but your inward part is full of rapacity and wickedness4 7#dj7;,fools6 ,did not he1 who made the outside1 make the inside also8 7#da7;,but give that which ye have in alms#aa3da2 and1 behold1 all things are clean to you4 7#db7;,but woe to you1 ,pharisees6 because ye pay tithe of mint and rue and every herb1 and pass by judgment and the love of ,god4 ,these ought ye to have done1 and not leave those undone4 7#dc7,woe to you1 ,pharisees6 because ye love the first seat in the synagogues1 and the greetings in the markets4 7#dd7,woe to you6 because ye are as tombs that appear not1 and men walking over them know it not4 7#de7;,and a certain one of the lawyers answering says to him3 ,teacher1 in saying these things thou reproachest us also4 7#df7;,and he said3 ,woe to you lawyers also6 because ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne1 and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers4 7#dg7,woe to you6 because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets1 and your fathers killed them4 7#dh7,so then ye bear witness to and approve the deeds of your fathers2 because they indeed killed them1 and ye build their sepulchres#aa3dh4 7#di7,therefore also said the wisdom of ,god3 ,i will send them prophets and apostles1 and some of them they will slay and persecute2 7#ej7that the blood of all the prophets1 which was shed from the foundation of the world1 may be required of this generation1 7#ea7;from the blood of ,abel unto the blood of ,zachariah1 who perished between the altar and the temple4 ,verily ,i say to you1 it shall be required of this generation4 7#eb7,woe to you lawyers6 because ye took away the key of knowledge2 ye entered not in yourselves1 and those who were entering in ye hindered4 7#ec7;,and as he said these things to them1 the scribes and the ,pharisees began to urge him vehemently1 and to provoke him to speak of many things#aa3ec2 7#ed7lying in wait for him1 seeking to catch something out of his mouth1 that they might accuse him4 ,,xii4 ,,in the mean time1 the multitude having gathered together in tens of thousands1 so that they trod one upon another1 he began first to say to his disciples3 ,beware of the leaven of the ,pharisees1 which is hypocrisy4 7#b7;,for there is nothing covered1 that shall not be revealed1 nor hidden1 that shall not be known4 7#c7,wherefore1 whatever ye said in the darkness1 shall be heard in the light2 and what ye spoke in the ear in closets1 shall be proclaimed on the house-tops4 7#d7;,and ,i say to you1 my friends1 be not afraid of those who kill the body1 and after that have no more that they can do4 7#e7;,but ,i will warn you whom ye shall fear2 fear him1 who after he has killed has power to cast into hell2 yea1 ,i say to you1 fear him4 7#f7;,are not five sparrows sold for two pence8 ,and not one of them is forgotten before ,god4 7#g7;,but even the hairs of your head are all numbered4 ,fear not2 ye are of more value than many sparrows4 7#h7;,and ,i say to you3 ,every one that shall acknowledge me before men1 him will the ,son of man also acknowledge before the angels of ,god2 7#i7;but he that denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of ,god4 7#aj7;,and every one that shall speak a word against the ,son of man1 it will be forgiven him2 but to him that blasphemes against the ,holy ,spirit1 it shall not be forgiven4 7#aa7;,and when they bring you to the synagogues1 and magistrates1 and authorities1 take not thought how or what ye shall answer1 or what ye shall say4 7#ab7;,for the ,holy ,spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say4 7#ac7;,and a certain one of the multitude said to him3 ,teacher1 speak to my brother1 that he divide the inheritance with me4 7#ad7;,and he said to him3 ,man1 who made me a judge or a divider over you8 7#ae7;,and he said to them3 ,take heed1 and beware of all covetousness2 because a man's life consists not in the abundance of his possessions4 7#af7;,and he spoke a parable to them1 saying3 ,the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully4 7#ag7;,and he thought within himself1 saying3 ,what shall ,i do1 because ,i have not where to store my fruits8 7#ah7;,and he said3 ,this will ,i do2 ,i will pull down my barns1 and will build greater2 and there ,i will store all my fruits and my goods4 7#ai7;,and ,i will say to my soul3 ,soul1 thou hast many goods laid up for many years2 take thine ease1 eat1 drink1 be merry4 7#bj7;,but ,god said to him3 ,fool6 this night thy soul shall be required of thee2 and whose shall those things be1 which thou didst provide8 7#ba7,so is he that lays up treasure for himself1 and is not rich toward ,god4 7#bb7;,and he said to his disciples3 ,therefore ,i say to you1 take not thought for the life1 what ye shall eat1 nor for the body1 what ye shall put on4 7#bc7,the life is more than food1 and the body than raiment4 7#bd7;,consider the ravens1 that they sow not nor reap2 which have neither storehouse nor barn2 and ,god feeds them4 ,how much better are ye than the birds6 7#be7;,and which of you by taking thought can add a cubit to his stature#ab3be8 7#bf7;,if therefore ye can not do even that which is least1 why take ye thought for the rest8 7#bg7;,consider the lilies1 how they grow2 they toil not1 nor spin2 and ,i say to you1 that even ,solomon1 in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these4 7#bh7;,and if ,god so clothes the grass1 which to-day is in the field1 and to-morrow is cast into the oven1 how much more you1 ye of little faith8 7#bi7;,and ye1 seek not what ye shall eat1 or what ye shall drink1 and be not of a doubtful mind4 7#cj7;,for all these things do the nations of the world seek after2 and your ,father knows that ye have need of these4 7#ca7;,but seek his kingdom1 and these things shall be added to you4 7#cb7;,fear not1 little flock2 for it is your ,father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom4 7#cc7,sell what ye have1 and give alms2 provide yourselves purses that wax not old1 a treasure unfailing in the heavens1 where a thief approaches not1 nor moth corrupts4 7#cd7;,for where your treasure is1 there will your heart be also4 7#ce7,let your loins be girded about1 and your lamps burning2 7#cf7;and ye like men waiting for their lord1 when he shall return from the wedding2 that1 when he comes and knocks1 they may open to him immediately4 7#cg7;,happy those servants1 whom their lord when he comes shall find watching6 ,verily ,i say to you1 that he will gird himself1 and make them recline at table1 and will come forth and serve them4 7#ch7;,and if he shall come in the second watch1 or in the third watch1 and find it so1 happy are those servants4 7#ci7;,and this know1 that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief is coming1 he would have watched1 and not have suffered his house to be broken through4 7#dj7;,be ye also ready2 for at an hour when ye think not1 the ,son of man comes4 7#da7;,and ,peter said to him3 ,lord1 speakest thou this parable to us1 or also to all8 7#db7;,and the ,lord said3 ,who then is the faithful1 the wise steward1 whom his lord will set over his household1 to give the portion of food in due season8 7#dc7;,happy that servant1 whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing6 7#dd7,of a truth ,i say to you1 that he will make him ruler over all his goods4 7#de7;,but if that servant say in his heart3 ,my lord delays his coming2 and shall begin to beat the men-servants and maidservants1 and to eat and drink1 and to be drunken2 7#df7the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for it1 and in an hour when he is not aware1 and will cut him asunder1 and appoint his portion with the faithless4 7#dg7;,and that servant1 who knew his lord's will1 and prepared not1 nor did according to his will1 shall be beaten with many stripes2 7#dh7;but he that knew not1 and did things worthy of stripes1 shall be beaten with few4 ,for to whomsoever much was given1 of him much will be required2 and to whom they committed much1 of him they will require the more4 7#di7;,i came to send fire upon the earth2 and what will ,i1 if it is already kindled#ab3di8 7#ej7;,but ,i have an immersion to undergo2 and how am ,i straitened till it be accomplished6 7#ea7,suppose ye that ,i came to give peace in the earth8 ,i tell you1 nay2 but only division4 7#eb7;,for from this time forth1 five in one house will be divided1 three against two1 and two against three4 7#ec7,they will be divided1 father against son1 and son against father2 mother against the daughter1 and daughter against the mother2 mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law1 and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law4 7#ed7;,and he said also to the multitudes3 ,when ye see the cloud rising from the west1 straightway ye say3 ,a shower is coming and so it comes to pass4 7#ee7;,and when ye see a south wind blowing1 ye say3 ,there will be heat2 and it comes to pass4 7#ef7;,hypocrites6 ,ye know how to judge of the face of the earth and the sky2 but how is it that ye know not how to judge of this time8 7#eg7;,and why even of yourselves do ye not judge what is right8 7#eh7;,for when thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate1 on the way give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him2 lest he drag thee to the judge1 and the judge deliver thee to the exactor1 and the exactor cast thee into prison4 7#ei7;,i say to thee1 thou shalt not depart thence1 till thou hast paid the very last mite4 ,,xiii4 ,,there were present at that season some who brought him word concerning the ,galilaeans1 whose blood ,pilate mingled with their sacrifices4 7#b7;,and answering he said to them3 ,suppose ye that these ,galilaeans were sinners above all the ,galilaeans1 because they have suffered such things8 7#c7;,i tell you1 nay2 but1 except ye repent1 ye shall all in like manner perish4 7#d7,or those eighteen1 on whom the tower in ,siloam fell1 and slew them1 suppose ye that they were sinners above all the men who dwell in ,jerusalem8 7#e7;,i tell you1 nay2 but1 except ye repent1 ye shall all in like manner perish4 7#f7;,he spoke also this parable3 ,a certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard2 and he came seeking fruit thereon1 and found none4 7#g7;,and he said to the vine-dresser3 ,behold1 three years ,i come seeking fruit on this fig-tree1 and find none4 ,cut it down2 why does it also encumber#ac3g the ground8 7#h7;,and he answering says to him3 ,lord1 let it alone this year also1 till ,i shall dig about it1 and cast in manure4 7#i7;,and if it bear fruit--2 and if not1 hereafter thou shalt cut it down#ac3i4 7#aj7;,and he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath4 7#aa7;,and1 behold1 there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years1 and was bowed together1 and wholly unable to raise herself up4 7#ab7;,and ,jesus seeing her1 called her to him1 and said to her3 ,woman1 thou art loosed from thine infirmity4 7#ac7;,and he laid his hands on her2 and immediately she was made straight1 and glorified ,god4 7#ad7;,and the ruler of the synagogue answering 7being indignant because ,jesus healed on the sabbath71 said to the multitude3 ,there are six days in which it is proper to work2 in them therefore come and be healed1 and not on the sabbath4 7#ae7;,and the ,lord answered him1 and said3 ,hypocrites6 ,does not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or ass from the manger1 and lead him away to water him8 7#af7;,and ought not this woman1 being a daughter of ,abraham1 whom ,satan bound1 lo1 eighteen years1 to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath8 7#ag7;,and as he said these things1 all his adversaries were ashamed2 and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him4 7#ah7;,he said therefore3 ,to what is the kingdom of ,god like8 ,and to what shall ,i liken it8 7#ai7;,it is like to a grain of mustard1 which a man took1 and cast into his garden2 and it grew1 and became a great tree1 and the birds of the air lodged in its branches4 7#bj7;,and again he said3 ,to what shall ,i liken the kingdom of ,god8 7#ba7;,it is like to leaven1 which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal1 till the whole was leavened4 7#bb7;,and he went through cities and villages1 teaching1 and journeying toward ,jerusalem4 7#bc7;,and a certain one said to him3 ,lord1 are there few that are saved8 7#bd7;,and he said to them3 ,strive to enter in through the strait gate2 for many1 ,i say to you1 will seek to enter in1 and will not be able4 7#be7,when once the master of the house has risen and shut the door1 and ye begin to stand without1 and to knock at the door1 saying1 ,lord1 open to us1 and he answering shall say to you1 ,i know you not whence ye are2 7#bf7then will ye begin to say1 ,we ate and drank in thy presence1 and thou didst teach in our streets4 7#bg7;,and he will say1 ,i tell you1 ,i know not whence ye are2 depart from me1 all workers of unrighteousness4 7#bh7,there will be the weeping1 and the gnashing of teeth1 when ye shall see ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 and all the prophets1 in the kingdom of ,god1 and yourselves thrust out4 7#bi7;,and they will come from east and west1 and from north and south1 and will recline at table in the kingdom of ,god4 7#cj7;,and1 behold1 there are last who will be first1 and there are first who will be last4 7#ca7,on that day there came certain ,pharisees1 saying to him3 ,depart1 and go hence2 for ,herod desires to kill thee4 7#cb7;,and he said to them3 ,go1 tell that fox1 ,behold1 ,i cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow1 and the third day ,i am perfected4 7#cc7;,but yet1 ,i must go to-day1 and to-morrow1 and the day following2 because it may not be that a prophet perish out of ,jerusalem4 7#cd7;,jerusalem6 ,jerusalem6 that kills the prophets1 and stones those sent to her2 how often would ,i have gathered thy children together1 as a hen her brood under her wings1 and ye would not6 7#ce7;,behold1 your house is left to you desolate4 ,and ,i say to you3 ,ye shall not see me1 until the time come when ye shall say1 ,blessed is he that comes in the name of the ,lord4 ,,xiv4 ,,and it came to pass1 as he went into the house of one of the chief of the ,pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath1 that they watched him4 7#b7;,and1 behold1 there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy4 7#c7;,and ,jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and ,pharisees1 saying3 ,is it lawful to heal on the sabbath1 or not8 ,and they were silent4 7#d7;,and taking hold of him1 he healed him1 and let him go4 7#e7;,and to them he said3 ,who is there of you1 whose ox or ass#ad3e shall fall into a pit1 and he will not straightway draw him up on the sabbath day8 7#f7;,and they could not answer him again to these things4 7#g7;,and he spoke a parable to those who were bidden1 when he marked how they chose out the first places2 saying to them3 7#h7,when thou art bidden by any one to a wedding1 recline not in the first place at table1 lest one more honorable than thou may have been bidden by him2 7#i7;and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee1 ,give place to this man2 and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place4 7#aj7;,but when thou art bidden1 go and recline in the lowest place2 that when he that bade thee comes1 he may say to thee1 ,friend1 go up higher4 ,then shalt thou have honor in the presence of those who recline at table with thee4 7#aa7;,for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled2 and he that humbles himself shall be exalted4 7#ab7;,and he said also to him who bade him3 ,when thou makest a dinner or a supper1 call not thy friends1 nor thy brothers1 nor thy kinsmen1 nor rich neighbors2 lest they also bid thee again1 and a recompense be made thee4 7#ac7;,but when thou makest a feast1 call the poor1 the maimed1 the lame1 the blind4 7#ad7;,and happy shalt thou be1 because they can not recompense thee2 for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the righteous4 7#ae7;,and a certain one of those who reclined at table with him1 hearing these things1 said to him3 ,happy is he1 who shall eat bread in the kingdom of ,god6 7#af7;,and he said to him3 ,a certain man made a great supper1 and bade many4 7#ag7;,and he sent his servant1 at the hour of the supper1 to say to those who were bidden3 ,come1 for all things are now ready4 7#ah7;,and they all1 with one mind1 began#ad3ah to excuse themselves4 ,the first said to him3 ,i bought a piece of ground1 and ,i must needs go out and see it2 ,i pray thee let me be excused4 7#ai7;,and another said3 ,i bought five yoke of oxen1 and ,i am going to make trial of them2 ,i pray thee let me be excused4 7#bj7;,and another said3 ,i married a wife2 and therefore ,i can not come4 7#ba7;,and the servant came1 and reported these things to his lord4 ,then the master of the house1 being angry1 said to his servant3 ,go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city1 and bring in hither the poor1 and maimed1 and lame1 and blind4 7#bb7;,and the servant said3 ,lord1 it is done as thou didst command1 and yet there is room4 7#bc7;,and the ,lord said to the servant3 ,go out into the highways and hedges1 and compel them#ad3bc to come in1 that my house may be filled2 7#bd7;for ,i say to you1 that none of those men who were bidden shall taste of my supper4 7#be7;,and great multitudes were going with him2 and turning1 he said to them3 7#bf7;,if any one comes to me1 and hates not his father1 and mother1 and wife1 and children1 and brothers1 and sisters1 and even his own life besides1 he can not be my disciple4 7#bg7;,and whoever does not bear his cross1 and come after me1 can not be my disciple4 7#bh7;,for who of you1 intending to build a tower1 does not first sit down1 and count the cost1 whether he has sufficient to finish it8 7#bi7,lest haply1 when he has laid a foundation1 and is not able to finish1 all that behold begin to mock him1 7#cj7saying3 ,this man began to build1 and was not able to finish4 7#ca7,or what king1 going to make war against another king1 does not first sit down and consult1 whether he is able1 with ten thousand1 to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand8 7#cb7;,else1 while he is yet a great way off1 he sends an embassy1 and desires conditions of peace4 7#cc7,so then1 whoever of you forsakes not all that he has can not be my disciple4 7#cd7,salt therefore is good2 but if even the salt has become tasteless1 wherewith shall it be seasoned8 7#ce7;,it is fit neither for the land1 nor for the dunghill2 they cast it out4 ,he that has ears to hear1 let him hear4 ,,xv4 ,,and there were drawing near to him all the publicans and the sinners to hear him4 7#b7;,and the ,pharisees and the scribes murmured1 saying3 ,this man receives sinners1 and eats with them4 7#c7;,and he spoke this parable to them1 saying3 7#d7,what man of you1 having a hundred sheep1 and having lost one of them1 does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness1 and go after that which is lost1 until he finds it8 7#e7;,and having found it1 he lays it on his shoulders1 rejoicing4 7#f7;,and coming home1 he calls together his friends and neighbors1 saying to them3 ,rejoice with me2 because ,i found my sheep which was lost4 7#g7;,i say to you1 that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents1 more than over ninety and nine just persons1 who have no need of repentance4 7#h7,or what woman having ten pieces of silver1 if she lose one piece1 does not light a lamp1 and sweep the house1 and seek carefully till she finds it8 7#i7;,and having found it1 she calls her friends and neighbors together1 saying3 ,rejoice with me2 because ,i found the piece which ,i lost4 7#aj7,so1 ,i say to you1 there is joy in the presence of the angels of ,god over one sinner that repents4 7#aa7;,and he said3 ,a certain man had two sons4 7#ab7;,and the younger of them said to his father3 ,father1 give me the portion of the property that falls to me4 ,and he divided to them his living4 7#ac7;,and not many days after1 the younger son gathered all together1 and went abroad into a far country1 and there wasted his substance in riotous living4 7#ad7;,and when he had spent all1 there arose a grievous famine in that country2 and he began to be in want4 7#ae7;,and he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country2 and he sent him into his fields to feed swine4 7#af7;,and he would fain have filled his belly with the husks which the swine ate2 and no one gave to him4 7#ag7;,and coming to himself1 he said3 ,how many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare1 and ,i perish here with hunger6 7#ah7;,i will arise and go to my father1 and will say to him3 ,father1 ,i sinned against heaven1 and before thee4 7#ai7;,i am no longer worthy to be called thy son2 make me as one of thy hired servants4 7#bj7;,and he arose1 and came to his father4 ,but when he was yet a great way off1 his father saw him and had compassion1 and ran and fell on his neck1 and kissed him4 7#ba7;,and the son said to him3 ,father1 ,i sinned against heaven1 and before thee2 ,i am no longer worthy to be called thy son4 7#bb7;,but the father said to his servants3 ,bring forth a robe1 the best1 and put it on him2 and put a ring on his hand1 and sandals on his feet2 7#bc7;and bring the fatted calf1 and kill it2 and let us eat and be merry4 7#bd7;,because this my son was dead and is alive again1 was lost and is found4 ,and they began to be merry4 7#be7,now his elder son was in the field4 ,and as he came1 and drew near to the house1 he heard music and dancing4 7#bf7;,and calling to him one of the servants1 he inquired what these things meant4 7#bg7;,and he said to him3 ,thy brother is come2 and thy father killed the fatted calf1 because he received him back1 safe and sound4 7#bh7;,and he was angry1 and would not go in2 and his father came out1 and entreated him4 7#bi7;,and he answering said to his father3 ,lo1 so many years do ,i serve thee1 and never transgressed thy command2 and to me thou never gayest a kid1 that ,i might make merry with my friends4 7#cj7;,but when this thy son came1 who devoured thy living with harlots1 thou didst kill for him the fatted calf4 7#ca7;,and he said to him3 ,child1 thou art ever with me1 and all that ,i have is thine4 7#cb7;,it was meet that we should make merry1 and be glad2 because this thy brother was dead and is alive again2 and was lost1 and is found4 ,,xvi4 ,,and he said also to the disciples3 ,there was a certain rich man1 who had a steward2 and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods4 7#b7;,and having called him1 he said to him3 ,what is this that ,i hear of thee8 ,give account of thy stewardship2 for thou canst be no longer steward4 7#c7;,and the steward said within himself3 ,what shall ,i do8 for my master takes away from me the stewardship4 ,i am not able to dig2 to beg ,i am ashamed4 7#d7;,i am resolved what to do1 that1 when ,i am put out of the stewardship1 they may receive me into their houses4 7#e7;,and having called to him each one of his master's debtors1 he said to the first3 ,how much owest thou to my master8 7#f7;,and he said3 ,a hundred measures of oil4 ,and he said to him3 ,take thy bill1 and sit down quickly1 and write fifty4 7#g7,then he said to another3 ,and how much owest thou8 ,and he said3 ,a hundred measures of wheat4 ,and he said to him3 ,take thy bill1 and write fourscore4 7#h7;,and the master commended the unjust steward1 because he had done wisely2 because the sons of this world are1 in their generation1 wiser than the sons of light4 7#i7;,and ,i say to you3 ,make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness2 that1 when it fails1 they may receive you into the everlasting habitations4 7#aj7;,he that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much2 and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much4 7#aa7;,if therefore ye were not faithful in the unrighteous mammon1 who will entrust to you the true riches8 7#ab7;,and if ye were not faithful in that which is another's1 who will give to you your own8 7#ac7,no servant can serve two masters2 for either he will hate the one1 and love the other1 or he will hold to one1 and despise the other4 ,ye can not serve ,god and ,mammon4 7#ad7;,and the ,pharisees also2 who were covetous1 heard all these things2 and they derided him4 7#ae7;,and he said to them3 ,ye are they who justify themselves before men2 but ,god knows your hearts2 for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination before ,god4 7#af7,the law and the prophets were until ,john2 from that time the good news of the kingdom of ,god is published1 and every man presses into it4 7#ag7;,and it is easier that heaven and earth should pass away1 than that one tittle of the law should fail4 7#ah7;,every one who puts away his wife1 and marries another1 commits adultery2 and he who marries her when put away from a husband commits adultery4 7#ai7,there was a certain rich man1 who was clothed in purple and fine linen1 and fared sumptuously every day4 7#bj7;,and there was a certain beggar named ,lazarus1 who was laid at his gate1 full of sores1 7#ba7;and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table4 ,moreover the dogs came and licked his sores4 7#bb7;,and it came to pass1 that the beggar died2 and he was borne away by the angels into ,abraham's bosom4 ,the rich man also died1 and was buried2 7#bc7;and in the underworld1 lifting up his eyes1 being in torments1 he sees ,abraham afar off1 and ,lazarus in his bosom4 7#bd7;,and he cried and said3 ,father ,abraham1 have mercy on me1 and send ,lazarus1 that he may dip the tip of his finger in water1 and cool my tongue2 for ,i am tormented in this flame4 7#be7;,but ,abraham said3 ,child1 remember that in thy lifetime thou receivedst thy good things in full1 and ,lazarus in like manner his evil things2 but now here1 he is comforted and thou art tormented4 7#bf7;,and besides all this1 between us and you a great gulf is fixed2 that they who would pass from hence to you may not be able1 nor those from thence pass over to us4 7#bg7;,and he said3 ,i pray thee therefore1 father1 that thou wouldst send him to my father's house4 7#bh7;,for ,i have five brothers2 that he may testify to them1 that they may not also come into this place of torment4 7#bi7;,abraham says to him3 ,they have ,moses and the prophets let them hear them4 7#cj7;,and he said3 ,nay1 father ,abraham2 but if one should go to them from the dead1 they will repent4 7#ca7;,and he said to him3 ,if they hear not ,moses and the prophets1 neither will they be persuaded1 though one should rise from the dead4 ,,xvii4 ,,and he said to his disciples3 ,it is impossible that causes of offense should not come2 but woe to him through whom they come6 7#b7;,it were better for him that a mill stone were placed about his neck1 and he were thrown into the sea1 than that he should cause one of these little ones to offend4 7#c7,take heed to yourselves4 ,if thy brother sin1 rebuke him2 and if he repent1 forgive him4 7#d7;,and if he sin against thee seven times in the day1 and seven times turn to thee saying1 ,i repent1 thou shalt forgive him4 7#e7;,and the apostles said to the ,lord3 ,increase our faith4 7#f7;,and the ,lord said3 ,if ye had faith as a grain of mustard1 ye would say to this sycamine-tree1 ,be thou plucked up by the root1 and planted in the sea2 and it would have obeyed you4 7#g7;,and who of you1 having a servant plowing1 or feeding cattle1 will say to him immediately1 when he has come in from the field1 ,come and recline at table2 7#h7;and will not rather say to him1 ,make ready wherewith ,i may sup1 and gird thyself and serve me1 till ,i have eaten and drunken1 and afterward thou shalt eat and drink8 7#i7;,does he thank that servant1 because he did the things that were commanded8 ,i think not4 7#aj7,so also ye1 when ye shall have done all the things that were commanded you1 say1 ,we are unprofitable servants2 we have done that which was our duty to do4 7#aa7;,and it came to pass1 as he was going to ,jerusalem1 that he went through the midst of ,samaria and ,galilee4 7#ab7;,and as he was entering into a certain village1 there met him ten leprous men1 who stood afar off4 7#ac7;,and they lifted up their voice1 saying3 ,jesus1 ,master1 have mercy on us4 7#ad7;,and seeing it1 he said to them3 ,go1 show yourselves to the priests4 ,and it came to pass that1 as they went1 they were cleansed4 7#ae7;,and one of them1 seeing that he was healed1 turned back1 with a loud voice glorifying ,god1 7#af7;and fell down on his face at his feet1 giving thanks to him2 and he was a ,samaritan4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus answering said3 ,were not the ten cleansed8 ,and where are the nine8 7#ah7,were none found returning to give glory to ,god1 except this stranger8 7#ai7;,and he said to him3 ,arise1 and go2 thy faith has made thee whole4 7#bj7;,and being asked by the ,pharisees1 when the kingdom of ,god would come1 he answered them and said3 ,the kingdom of ,god comes not with observation2 7#ba7nor shall they say1 ,lo here6 or1 ,lo there6 for1 behold1 the kingdom of ,god is within you#ag3ba4 7#bb7;,and he said to the disciples3 ,days will come1 when ye will desire to see one of the days of the ,son of man1 and ye will not see it4 7#bc7;,and they will say to you1 ,see here2 or1 ,see there2 go not away1 and follow not4 7#bd7;,for as the lightning1 that lightens out of the one part under heaven1 shines unto the other part under heaven1 so will the ,son of man be in his day4 7#be7;,but first he must suffer many things1 and be rejected on the part of this generation4 7#bf7;,and as it was in the days of ,noah1 so will it be also in the days of the ,son of man4 7#bg7,they ate1 they drank1 they married1 they were given in marriage1 until the day that ,noah entered into the ark1 and the flood came and destroyed all4 7#bh7;,in like manner also as it was in the days of ,lot2 they ate1 they drank1 they bought1 they sold1 they planted1 they builded2 7#bi7;but the same day that ,lot went out from ,sodom1 it rained fire and brimstone from heaven1 and destroyed all4 7#cj7;,after the same manner will it be1 in the day when the ,son of man is revealed4 7#ca7;,in that day1 he who shall be on the house-top1 and his goods in the house1 let him not come down to take them away2 and he that is in the field1 let him likewise not turn back4 7#cb7,remember ,lot's wife4 7#cc7,whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it2 and whoever may lose his life shall preserve it4 7#cd7;,i say to you1 in that night there will be two men in one bed2 one will be taken1 and the other will be left4 7#ce7,two women will be grinding together2 one will be taken1 and the other left4 7#cg7;,and they answering say to him3 ,where1 ,lord8 ,and he said to them3 ,where the body is1 there also will the eagles be gathered together4 ,,xviii4 ,,and he spoke also a parable to them1 to the end that they ought always to pray1 and not to faint2 7#b7saying3 ,there was in a certain city a certain judge1 who feared not ,god1 nor regarded man4 7#c7;,and there was a widow in that city2 and she came to him1 saying3 ,avenge me of my adversary4 7#d7;,and he would not for a while2 but afterward he said within himself3 ,though ,i fear not ,god1 nor regard man1 7#e7yet because this widow troubles me1 ,i will avenge her1 lest continually coming she weary me4 7#f7;,and the ,lord said3 ,hear what the unjust judge says4 7#g7;,and will not ,god avenge his chosen1 who cry to him day and night1 though he is long suffering in respect to them8 7#h7;,i say to you1 that he will avenge them speedily4 ,but yet1 when the ,son of man comes1 will he find faith on the earth8 7#i7;,and he spoke this parable to some who trust in themselves that they are righteous1 and despise others4 7#aj7,two men went up into the temple to pray2 one a ,pharisee1 and the other a publican4 7#aa7,the ,pharisee stood1 and prayed thus with himself3 ,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i am not as other men1 extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 or even as this publican4 7#ab7;,i fast twice in the week2 ,i give tithes of all that ,i possess#ah3ab4 7#ac7;,and the publican1 standing afar off1 would not even lift up his eyes to heaven1 but smote upon his breast1 saying3 ,god be merciful to me1 the sinner4 7#ad7;,i say to you1 this man went down to his house justified1 rather than the other4 ,for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled2 and he that humbles himself shall be exalted4 7#ae7;,and they brought to him also infants1 that he might touch them2 and the disciples seeing it rebuked them4 7#af7;,but ,jesus calling them to him1 said3 ,suffer the little children to come to me1 and forbid them not2 for to such belongs the kingdom of ,god4 7#ag7,verily ,i say to you1 whoever shall not receive the kingdom of ,god as a little child1 shall not enter therein4 7#ah7;,and a certain ruler asked him1 saying3 ,good ,teacher1 what shall ,i do to inherit eternal life8 7#ai7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,why dost thou call me good8 ,none is good save one1 ,god4 7#bj7,thou knowest the commandments3 ,do not commit adultery1 ,do not kill1 ,do not steal1 ,do not bear false witness1 ,honor thy father and thy mother4 7#ba7;,and he said3 ,all these ,i kept from my youth4 7#bb7;,and ,jesus hearing it said to him3 ,yet lackest thou one thing2 sell all that thou hast1 and distribute to the poor1 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven2 and come1 follow me4 7#bc7;,and hearing this1 he became very sorrowful2 for he was exceedingly rich4 7#bd7;,and ,jesus seeing him became very sorrowful1 said3 ,how hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of ,god6 7#be7;,for it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle1 than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of ,god4 7#bf7;,and they who heard it said3 ,and who can be saved8 7#bg7;,and he said3 ,the things that are impossible with men are possible with ,god4 7#bh7;,and ,peter said3 ,lo1 we forsook all1 and followed thee4 7#bi7;,and he said to them3 ,verily ,i say to you1 there is no one that forsook house1 or parents1 or brothers1 or wife1 or children1 for the sake of the kingdom of ,god1 7#cj7who shall not receive manifold more in this present time1 and in the world to come life everlasting4 7#ca7;,and taking with him the twelve1 he said to them3 ,behold1 we are going up to ,jerusalem1 and all the things written by the prophets for the ,son of man shall be accomplished4 7#cb7;,for he will be delivered to the ,gentiles1 and will be mocked1 and insulted1 and spit upon1 7#cc7;and they will scourge him1 and put him to death2 and on the third day he will rise again4 7#cd7;,and they understood none of these things2 and this saying was hidden from them1 and they knew not the things that were said4 7#ce7;,and it came to pass1 that as he came near to ,jericho1 a certain blind man was sitting by the way-side1 begging4 7#cf7;,and hearing a multitude passing by1 he inquired what this was4 7#cg7;,and they told him1 that ,jesus of ,nazareth is passing by4 7#ch7;,and he called aloud1 saying3 ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 7#ci7;,and they who went before rebuked him1 that he should hold his peace4 ,but he cried much the more3 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 7#dj7;,and ,jesus stood still1 and commanded him to be brought to him4 ,and when he was come near1 he asked him1 7#da7saying3 ,what wilt thou that ,i shall do to thee8 ,and he said3 ,lord1 that ,i may receive sight4 7#db7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,receive sight2 thy faith has made thee whole4 7#dc7;,and immediately he received sight1 and followed him1 glorifying ,god4 ,and all the people1 seeing it1 gave praise to ,god4 ,,xix4 ,,and having entered in1 he was passing through ,jericho4 7#b7;,and behold1 there was a man named ,zaccheus1 and he was a chief publican2 and this man was rich4 7#c7;,and he sought to see ,jesus1 who he was2 and he could not on account of the multitude1 because he was small in stature4 7#d7;,and running before1 he climbed up into a sycamore-tree to see him2 because by that way he was to pass through4 7#e7;,and ,jesus1 when he came to the place1 looked up and saw him1 and said to him3 ,zaccheus1 make haste and come down2 for to-day ,i must abide at thy house4 7#f7;,and he made haste1 and came down1 and received him joyfully4 7#g7;,and seeing it1 they all murmured1 saying that he went in to be a guest with a sinner4 7#h7;,and ,zaccheus stood up1 and said to the ,lord3 ,behold1 ,lord1 the half of my goods ,i give to the poor2 and if ,i took aught from any one by false accusation1 ,i restore fourfold4 7#i7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,this day is salvation come to this house1 inasmuch as he also is a son of ,abraham4 7#aj7;,for the ,son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost4 7#aa7;,and as they were hearing these things1 he added and spoke a parable1 because he was nigh to ,jerusalem1 and because they thought that the kingdom of ,god would immediately appear4 7#ab7;,he said therefore3 ,a certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom1 and to return4 7#ac7;,and having called his ten servants1 he gave them ten pounds1 and said to them3 ,traffic1 till ,i come4 7#ad7;,but his citizens hated him1 and sent an embassy after him1 saying3 ,we will not have this man to reign over us4 7#ae7;,and it came to pass1 when he had returned1 having received the kingdom1 that he commanded these servants to be called to him1 to whom he gave the money1 that he might know what each gained by trading4 7#af7;,and the first came1 saying3 ,lord1 thy pound gained ten pounds4 7#ag7;,and he said to him3 ,well done1 good servant2 because thou wast faithful in a very little1 have thou authority over ten cities4 7#ah7;,and the second came1 saying3 ,lord1 thy pound made five pounds4 7#ai7;,and he said also to this man3 ,and be thou over five cities4 7#bj7;,and another came1 saying3 ,lord1 behold thy pound1 which ,i kept laid up in a napkin4 7#ba7;,for ,i feared thee1 because thou art an austere man2 thou takest up what thou layedst not down1 and reapest what thou didst not sow4 7#bb7;,and he says to him3 ,out of thy mouth will ,i judge thee1 wicked servant4 ,thou knewest that ,i was an austere man1 taking up what ,i laid not down1 and reaping what ,i did not sow8 7#bc7,why then didst thou not put my money into the bank8 and ,i1 at my coming1 should have required it with interest4 7#bd7;,and he said to those standing by3 ,take from him the pound1 and give it to him that has the ten pounds4 7#be7;,and they said to him3 ,lord1 he has ten pounds4 7#bf7;,for ,i say to you1 that to every one that has shall be given2 and from him that has not1 even what he has shall be taken away4 7#bg7;,but those my enemies1 who would not that ,i should reign over them1 bring hither1 and slay them before me4 7#bh7;,and having spoken these things1 he went before1 going up to ,jerusalem4 7#bi7;,and it came to pass1 as he drew near to ,bethphage and ,bethany1 at the mount called ,olivet1 that he sent forth two of his disciples1 7#cj7saying3 ,go into the opposite village1 in which as ye are entering ye will find a colt tied1 whereon no man ever sat2 loose and bring him4 7#ca7;,and if any one ask you1 why do ye loose him8 thus shall ye say to him3 ,because the ,lord has need of him4 7#cb7;,and they that were sent forth departed1 and found even as he said to them4 7#cc7;,and as they were loosing the colt1 its owners said to them3 ,why loose ye the colt8 7#cd7;,and they said3 ,the ,lord has need of him4 7#ce7;,and they brought him to ,jesus2 and having cast their garments upon the colt1 they set ,jesus thereon4 7#cf7;,and as he went1 they spread their garments in the way4 7#cg7;,and as he was drawing near1 just at the descent of the mount of the ,olives1 the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice1 and praise ,god with a loud voice for all the miracles which they saw2 7#ch7saying3 ,blessed be the ,king who comes in the name of the ,lord6 ,peace in heaven1 and glory in the highest6 7#ci7;,and some of the ,pharisees from the multitude said to him3 ,teacher1 rebuke thy disciples4 7#dj7;,and answering he said to them3 ,i tell you that if these shall hold their peace1 the stones will cry out4 7#da7;,and when he came near1 as he saw the city1 he wept over it1 7#db7saying3 ,if even thou hadst known1 at least in this thy day1 the things that belong to thy peace6 ,but now they are hidden from thine eyes4 7#dc7;,for days will come upon thee1 that thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee1 and compass thee round1 and shut thee in on every side1 7#dd7;and will level thee with the ground1 and thy children within thee1 and will not leave in thee one stone upon another2 because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation4 7#de7;,and entering into the temple1 he began to cast out those who sold2 7#df7saying to them3 ,it is written1 ,and my house shall be a house of prayer2 but ye made it a den of robbers4 7#dg7;,and he was teaching daily in the temple2 and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people were seeking to destroy him1 7#dh7;and could not find what they might do2 for all the people hung1 listening1 upon him4 ,,xx4 ,,and it came to pass1 on one of the days1 as he was teaching the people in the temple1 and publishing the good news1 that the chief priests and the scribes came to him with the elders1 7#b7;and spoke to him1 saying3 ,tell us1 by what authority doest thou these things8 ,or who is he that gave thee this authority8 7#c7;,and he answering said to them3 ,i also will ask you one thing2 and tell it me4 7#d7;,john's immersion1 was it from heaven1 or from men8 7#e7;,and they reasoned with themselves1 saying3 ,if we say1 ,from heaven1 he will say1 ,why1 then did ye not believe him8 7#f7;,but if we say1 ,from men1 all the people will stone us2 for they are persuaded that ,john was a prophet4 7#g7;,and they answered1 that they knew not whence it was4 7#h7;,and ,jesus said to them3 ,neither do ,i say to you1 by what authority ,i do these things4 7#i7;,and he began to speak to the people this parable3 ,a man planted a vineyard1 and let it out to husbandmen1 and went abroad for a long time4 7#aj7;,and at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen1 that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard2 but the husbandmen beat him1 and sent him away empty4 7#aa7;,and again he sent another servant2 and him also1 having beaten and treated him shamefully1 they sent away empty4 7#ab7;,and again he sent a third2 and they wounded him also1 and cast him out4 7#ac7;,and the lord of the vineyard said3 ,what shall ,i do8 ,i will send my beloved son2 perhaps1 seeing him1 they will reverence him4 7#ad7;,but when the husbandmen saw him1 they reasoned among themselves1 saying3 ,this is the heir2 come1 let us kill him1 that the inheritance may become ours4 7#ae7,so they cast him out of the vineyard1 and killed him4 ,what therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them8 7#af7;,he will come and destroy these husbandmen1 and will give the vineyard to others4 ,and hearing it1 they said3 ,far be it6 7#ag7;,and he1 looking on them1 said3 ,what then is this that is written1 ,the stone which the builders disallowed1 ,the same is become the head of the corner4 7#ah7;,every one that falls upon that stone shall be broken2 but on whomsoever it shall fall1 it will grind him to powder4 7#ai7;,and the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that hour2 and they feared the people2 for they knew that he spoke this parable against them4 7#bj7;,and watching him#bj3bj1 they sent forth spies1 feigning themselves to be just men1 that they might take hold of his words1 in order to deliver him up to the magistracy1 and to the authority of the governor4 7#ba7;,and they asked him1 saying3 ,teacher1 we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly1 and regardest not the person of any1 but teachest the way of ,god truly4 7#bb7;,is it lawful that we should give tribute to ,caesar1 or not8 7#bc7;,and perceiving their craftiness1 he said to them3 7#bd7,show me a denary#bj3bd4 ,whose image and inscription has it8 ,and answering they said3 ,caesar's4 7#be7;,and he said to them3 ,render therefore to ,caesar the things that are ,caesar's1 and to ,god the things that are ,god's4 7#bf7;,and they could not take hold of his words before the people2 and they marveled at his answer1 and held their peace4 7#bg7;,and some of the ,sadducees1 who deny that there is a resurrection1 coming to him1 asked him1 7#bh7saying3 ,teacher1 ,moses wrote to us1 if a man's brother die1 having a wife1 and he die childless1 that his brother should take his wife1 and raise up seed to his brother4 7#bi7,there were therefore seven brothers2 and the first took a wife1 and died childless2 7#cj7;and the second and the third took her2 7#ca7;and in like manner also the seven left no children1 and died4 7#cb7;,at last the woman also died4 7#cc7;,in the resurrection1 therefore1 of which of them is she wife8 ,for the seven had her for a wife4 7#cd7;,and ,jesus answering said to them3 ,the sons of this world marry1 and are given in marriage4 7#ce7;,but they who are accounted worthy to obtain that world1 and the resurrection from the dead1 neither marry1 nor are given in marriage2 7#cf7;for neither can they die any more2 for they are equal to the angels1 and are sons of ,god1 being sons of the resurrection4 7#cg7,now that the dead are raised1 even ,moses showed1 at ,the ,bush1 when he calls the ,lord the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob4 7#ch7;,for he is not a ,god of the dead1 but of the living2 for to him all live4 7#ci7;,and some of the scribes answering said3 ,teacher1 thou saidst well4 7#dj7;,for they no longer dared to ask him any question4 7#da7;,and he said to them3 ,how say they that the ,christ is son of ,david8 7#db7;,and ,david himself says in the book of ,psalms3 ,the ,,lord said to my ,lord1 ,sit on my right hand1 7#dc7,till ,i make thine enemies thy footstool4 7#dd7;,david therefore calls him ,lord1 and how is he his son8 7#de7;,and in the hearing of all the multitude1 he said to his disciples3 7#df7;,beware of the scribes1 who desire to go about in long robes1 and love greetings in the markets1 and the first seats in the synagogues1 and the first places at feasts2 7#dg7who devour widows' houses1 and for a pretense make long prayers4 ,these shall receive greater condemnation4 ,,xxi4 ,,and looking up1 he saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury4 7#b7;,and he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites4 7#c7;,and he said3 ,of a truth ,i say to you1 that this poor widow cast in more than all4 7#d7;,for all these1 out of their abundance1 cast into the offerings2 but she1 out of her want1 cast in all the living that she had4 7#e7;,and as some were saying of the temple1 that it has been adorned with beautiful stones and offerings1 he said3 7#f7;,as for these things which ye behold1 days will come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another1 that shall not be thrown down4 7#g7;,and they asked him1 saying3 ,teacher1 when therefore will these things be1 and what will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass8 7#h7;,and he said3 ,take heed that ye be not led astray4 ,for many will come in my name1 saying3 ,i am he1 and the time is at hand4 ,go not after them4 7#i7;,and when ye shall hear of wars and commotions1 be not terrified2 for these things must first come to pass2 but the end is not immediately4 7#aj7,then said he to them3 ,nation will rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom2 7#aa7;and there will be great earthquakes1 and in divers places famines and pestilences2 and there will be great portents and signs from heaven4 7#ab7;,and before all these1 they will lay their hands on you1 and persecute you1 delivering you up into synagogues and prisons1 being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake4 7#ac7;,and it shall turn out to you for a testimony4 7#ad7,settle it therefore in your hearts1 not to meditate before what ye shall answer4 7#ae7;,for ,i will give you a mouth and wisdom1 which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or withstand4 7#af7;,and ye will be delivered up both by parents1 and brothers1 and kindred1 and friends2 and some of you they will cause to be put to death4 7#ag7;,and ye will be hated by all for my name's sake4 7#ah7;,and there shall not a hair of your head perish4 7#ai7;,in your patience possess your souls#ba3ai4 7#bj7;,and when ye shall see ,jerusalem encompassed by armies1 then know that its desolation is at hand4 7#ba7,then let those in ,judaea flee into the mountains2 and let those in the midst of it depart out2 and let those in the fields not enter into it4 7#bb7;,because these are the days of vengeance1 that all the things which are written may be fulfilled4 7#bc7,woe to those who are with child1 and to those who give suck1 in those days6 ,for there shall be great distress upon the land1 and wrath to this people4 7#bd7;,and they shall fall by the edge of the sword1 and shall be led away captive into all the nations2 and ,jerusalem shall be trodden down by the ,gentiles1 until the times of the ,gentiles shall be fulfilled4 7#be7;,and there shall be signs in the sun1 and moon1 and stars2 and on the earth distress of nations1 in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and waves2 7#bf7men's hearts failing them for fear1 and for looking for those things that are coming on the world2 for the powers of heaven shall be shaken4 7#bg7;,and then shall they see the ,son of man coming in a cloud1 with power and great glory4 7#bh7;,and when these things begin to come to pass1 then look up1 and lift up your heads2 for your redemption is drawing nigh4 7#bi7;,and he spoke to them a parable3 ,behold the fig-tree1 and all the trees4 7#cj7,when they already shoot forth1 seeing it ye know of yourselves that the summer is already near4 7#ca7,so also ye1 when ye see these things coming to pass1 know that the kingdom of ,god is near4 7#cb7,verily ,i say to you1 this generation shall not pass away1 till all shall have come to pass4 7#cc7;,heaven and earth shall pass away2 but my words shall not pass away4 7#cd7;,and take heed to yourselves1 lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting1 and drunkenness1 and cares of this life1 and that day come upon you unawares4 7#ce7;,for as a snare shall it come on all that dwell on the face of the whole earth4 7#cf7;,and watch1 in every time praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass1 and to stand before the ,son of man4 7#cg7;,and in the daytime he was teaching in the temple2 and at night he went out1 and abode in the mount that is called ,olivet4 7#ch7;,and all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple1 to hear him4 ,,xxii4 ,,now the feast of unleavened bread was drawing near1 which is called the ,passover2 7#b7;and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might kill him2 for they feared the people4 7#c7;,and ,satan entered into ,judas called ,iscariot1 being of the number of the twelve4 7#d7;,and he went away1 and consulted with the chief priests and captains1 how he might deliver him up to them4 7#e7;,and they were glad1 and covenanted to give him money4 7#f7;,and he promised1 and sought opportunity to deliver him up to them in the absence of the multitude4 7#g7;,and the day of unleavened bread came1 when the passover must be killed4 7#h7;,and he sent away ,peter and ,john1 saying3 ,go1 and prepare us the passover1 that we may eat it4 7#i7;,and they said to him3 ,where wilt thou that we prepare8 7#aj7;,and he said to them3 ,behold1 when ye have entered into the city1 there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water2 follow him into the house where he enters in4 7#aa7;,and ye shall say to the master of the house3 ,the ,teacher says to thee1 ,where is the guestchamber1 where ,i may eat the passover with my disciples8 7#ab7;,and he will show you a large upper room furnished2 there make ready4 7#ac7;,and they went away1 and found as he had said to them4 ,and they made ready the passover4 7#ad7;,and when the hour came1 he reclined at table1 and the apostles with him4 7#ae7;,and he said to them3 ,i earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before ,i suffer4 7#af7;,for ,i say to you1 ,i shall eat of it no more1 until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of ,god4 7#ag7;,and having received a cup1 he gave thanks and said3 ,take this1 and divide it among yourselves4 7#ah7;,for ,i say to you1 ,i will not drink of the fruit of the vine1 until the kingdom of ,god shall come4 7#ai7;,and taking a loaf1 he gave thanks1 and broke it1 and gave to them1 saying3 ,this is my body which is given for you2 this do in remembrance of me4 7#bj7;,and the cup in like manner after supper1 saying3 ,this cup is the new covenant in my blood1 which is shed for you4 7#ba7;,but1 behold1 the hand of him that betrays me is with me on the table4 7#bb7;,for the ,son of man indeed goes1 as it was determined2 but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed6 7#bc7;,and they began to inquire among themselves1 who then it might be that should do this thing8 7#bd7;,and there arose also a contention among them1 which of them should be accounted the greatest4 7#be7;,and he said to them3 ,the kings of the ,gentiles exercise lordship over them2 and they who exercise authority over them are called benefactors4 7#bf7;,but ye are not so2 but let the greatest among you become as the younger1 and he that is chief as he that serves4 7#bg7;,for which is greater1 he that reclines at table1 or he that serves8 ,is not he that reclines at table8 ,but ,i am in the midst of you as he that serves4 7#bh7,ye are they who have continued with me in my temptations2 7#bi7;and ,i appoint to you a kingdom1 as my ,father appointed to me1 7#cj7that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom2 and ye shall sit on thrones1 judging the twelve tribes of ,israel4 7#ca7;,and the ,lord said3 ,simon1 ,simon1 behold1 ,satan asked for you1 to sift as the wheat4 7#cb7;,but ,i prayed for thee1 that thy faith fail not2 and thou1 when thou hast turned1 strengthen thy brethren4 7#cc7;,and he said to him3 ,lord1 ,i am ready to go with thee1 both to prison and to death4 7#cd7;,and he said3 ,i say to thee1 ,peter1 a cock will not crow this day1 till thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me4 7#ce7;,and he said to them3 ,when ,i sent you without purse1 and bag1 and sandals1 lacked ye anything8 ,and they said3 ,nothing4 7#cf7,therefore said he to them3 ,but now1 he that has a purse let him take it1 and likewise a bag2 and he that has not1 let him sell his garment and buy a sword4 7#cg7;,for ,i say to you1 that yet this which is written must be accomplished in me3 ,and he was reckoned among transgressors2 for the things concerning me have an end#bb3cg4 7#ch7;,and they said3 ,lord1 behold1 here are two swords4 ,and he said3 ,it is enough6 7#ci7;,and going out1 he went as he was wont to the mount of the ,olives2 and his disciples also followed him4 7#dj7;,and when he was at the place1 he said to them3 ,pray that ye enter not into temptation4 7#da7;,and he withdrew from them about a stone's throw2 and kneeling down1 he prayed1 7#db7saying3 ,father1 if thou art willing to remove this cup from me6 ,yet1 not my will but thine be done4 7#dc7;,and there appeared to him an angel from heaven1 strengthening him4 7#dd7;,and being in an agony he prayed more earnestly2 and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground4 7#de7;,and rising up from prayer1 and coming to the disciples1 he found them sleeping1 from sorrow4 7#df7;,and he said to them3 ,why sleep ye8 ,arise and pray1 that ye enter not into temptation4 7#dg7,while he was yet speaking1 behold a multitude1 and he that was called ,judas1 one of the twelve1 went before them and drew near to ,jesus to kiss him4 7#dh7;,but ,jesus said to him3 ,judas1 betrayest thou the ,son of man with a kiss8 7#di7;,and they who were about him1 seeing what would follow1 said to him3 ,lord1 shall we smite with the sword8 7#ej7;,and a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest1 and took off his right ear4 7#ea7;,and ,jesus answering said3 ,suffer thus far4 ,and he touched his ear1 and healed him4 7#eb7;,and ,jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders1 who were come to him3 ,have ye come out as against a robber1 with swords and staves8 7#ec7,when ,i was daily with you in the temple1 ye stretched not forth your hands against me4 ,but this is your hour1 and the power of darkness4 7#ed7;,and they took him1 and led him away1 and brought him into the house of the high priest4 ,and ,peter followed afar off4 7#ee7;,and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court1 and sat down together1 ,peter sat down among them4 7#ef7;,and a certain maid seeing him as he sat by the fire1 and looking intently upon him1 said3 ,this man also was with him4 7#eg7;,and he denied him1 saying3 ,woman1 ,i do not know him4 7#eh7;,and after a little while1 another seeing him said3 ,thou also art of them4 ,and ,peter said3 ,man1 ,i am not4 7#ei7;,and about the space of one hour after1 another confidently affirmed1 saying3 ,of a truth this one also was with him2 for he is a ,galilaean4 7#fj7;,and ,peter said3 ,man1 ,i know not what thou sayest4 ,and immediately1 while he was yet speaking1 a cock crowed4 7#fa7;,and the ,lord turning looked upon ,peter4 ,and ,peter remembered the word of the ,lord1 how he said to him3 ,before a cock crows this day1 thou wilt deny me thrice4 7#fb7;,and ,peter went out1 and wept bitterly4 7#fc7;,and the men who held ,jesus mocked him1 beating him2 7#fd7;and having blindfolded him they asked him1 saying3 ,prophesy1 who is it that smote thee8 7#fe7;,and many other things they said1 reviling him4 7#ff7;,and when it was day1 the elders of the people#bb3ff1 and the chief priests and scribes1 came together2 and they brought him up into their council1 saying3 7#fg7;,if thou art the ,christ1 tell us4 ,and he said to them3 ,if ,i tell you1 ye will not believe4 7#fh7;,and if ,i ask1 ye will not answer4 7#fi7;,but henceforth shall the ,son of man sit on the right hand of the power of ,god4 7#gj7;,and they all said3 ,art thou then the ,son of ,god8 ,and he said to them3 ,ye say it2 for ,i am4 7#ga7;,and they said3 ,why need we any further witness8 ,for we ourselves heard it from his own mouth4 ,,xxiii4 ,,and the whole multitude of them arose1 and led him unto ,pilate4 7#b7;,and they began to accuse him1 saying3 ,we found this man perverting our nation1 and forbidding to give tribute to ,caesar1 saying that he himself is ,christ1 a king4 7#c7;,and ,pilate asked him1 saying3 ,art thou the ,king of the ,jews8 ,and he answering said to him3 ,thou sayest it4 7#d7;,and ,pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes3 ,i find no fault in this man4 7#e7;,and they were the more violent1 saying3 ,he stirs up the people1 teaching throughout all ,judaea1 beginning from ,galilee1 unto this place4 7#f7,when ,pilate heard of ,galilee1 he asked if the man is a ,galilaean4 7#g7;,and learning that he belonged to ,herod's jurisdiction1 he sent him up to ,herod1 who also was himself in ,jerusalem at that time4 7#h7;,and ,herod1 when he saw ,jesus1 rejoiced greatly2 for he had desired for a long time to see him1 because he had heard concerning him2 and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him4 7#i7;,and he questioned him in many words2 but he answered him nothing4 7#aj7;,and the chief priests and scribes stood1 vehemently accusing him4 7#aa7;,and ,herod with his men of war set him at naught1 and mocked him1 and arraying him in a gorgeous robe sent him back to ,pilate4 7#ab7;,and ,pilate and ,herod on that day became friends with each other2 for before they were at enmity between themselves4 7#ac7;,and ,pilate1 having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people1 7#ad7said to them3 ,ye brought to me this man1 as one perverting the people2 and1 behold1 ,i1 having examined him before you1 found no fault in this man1 touching those things whereof ye accuse him4 7#ae7,no1 nor yet ,herod2 for ,i sent you up to him2 and behold1 nothing worthy of death has been done by him4 7#af7;,i will therefore chastise1 and release him4 7#ag7bc3ag 7#ah7;,and they cried out all at once1 saying3 ,away with this man1 and release to us ,barabbas6 7#ai77who for a certain sedition made in the city1 and for murder1 was cast into prison47 7#bj7;,again1 therefore1 ,pilate spoke to them1 desiring to release ,jesus4 7#ba7;,but they cried1 saying3 ,crucify1 crucify him4 7#bb7;,and a third time he said to them3 ,what evil then has this man done8 ,i found no cause of death in him4 ,i will therefore chastise1 and release him4 7#bc7;,and they were urgent with loud voices1 requiring that he should be crucified4 ,and their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed4 7#bd7;,and ,pilate gave sentence1 that what they required should be done4 7#be7;,and he released him who for sedition and murder was cast into prison1 whom they required2 but ,jesus he delivered up to their will4 7#bf7;,and as they led him away1 they laid hold of one ,simon a ,cyrenian1 coming from the country1 and on him they laid the cross1 that he might bear it after ,jesus4 7#bg7;,and there followed him a great company of the people1 and of women who also bewailed and lamented him4 7#bh7;,but ,jesus turning to them said3 ,daughters of ,jerusalem1 weep not for me1 but weep for yourselves1 and for your children4 7#bi7;,for1 behold1 days are coming in which they shall say3 ,happy the barren1 and wombs that never bore1 and breasts that never gave suck4 7#cj7,then shall they begin to say to the mountains3 ,fall on us2 and to the hills3 ,cover us4 7#ca7;,for if they do these things in the green tree1 what shall be done in the dry8 7#cb7;,and there were also two others1 malefactors1 led with him to be put to death4 7#cc7;,and when they had gone away to the place which is called ,a ,skull1 there they crucified him1 and the malefactors1 one on the right hand1 and the other on the left4 7#cd7;,and ,jesus said3 ,father1 forgive them2 for they know not what they do4 ,and they divided his garments1 casting lots4 7#ce7;,and the people stood beholding4 ,and the rulers also scoffed1 saying3 ,others he saved2 let him save himself1 if he is the ,christ1 the chosen of ,god4 7#cf7;,and the soldiers also coming to him mocked him1 offering him vinegar1 7#cg7;and saying3 ,if thou art the ,king of the ,jews1 save thyself4 7#ch7;,and there was an inscription written over him3 ,,this ,,is ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 7#ci7;,and one of the malefactors who were hanged railed at him1 saying3 ,if thou art the ,christ1 save thyself and us4 7#dj7;,but the other answering rebuked him1 saying3 ,dost thou not even fear ,god1 seeing thou art in the same condemnation8 7#da7;,and we indeed justly2 for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds2 but this man did nothing amiss4 7#db7;,and he said to ,jesus3 ,remember me1 when thou comest in thy kingdom4 7#dc7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,verily ,i say to thee1 to-day thou shalt be with me in paradise4 7#dd7;,and it was about the sixth hour2 and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour4 7#de7;,and the sun was darkened2 and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst4 7#df7;,and ,jesus1 crying with a loud voice1 said3 ,father1 into thy hands ,i commit my spirit4 ,and having said this1 he expired4 7#dg7;,and the centurion1 seeing what was done1 glorified ,god1 saying3 ,verily1 this man was righteous6 7#dh7;,and all the multitudes who had come together to that sight1 having beheld the things that were done1 returned1 beating their breasts4 7#di7;,and all his acquaintance were standing afar off1 and women who had followed him from ,galilee1 beholding these things4 7#ej7;,and1 behold1 a man named ,joseph1 a counselor1 a good and just man1 7#ea77;he had not consented to their counsel and deed71 from ,arimathaea a city of the ,jews1 who was waiting for the kingdom of ,god1 7#eb7this man went to ,pilate1 and asked for the body of ,jesus4 7#ec7;,and taking it down1 he wrapped it in linen1 and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in the rock1 where no one was yet laid4 7#ed7;,and it was the day of preparation1 and the sabbath drew on4 7#ee7;,and the women also1 who had come with him out of ,galilee1 followed after1 and viewed the sepulchre1 and how his body was laid4 7#ef7;,and returning1 they prepared spices and ointments2 and on the sabbath they rested1 according to the commandment4 ,,xxiv4 ,,now on the first day of the week1 very early in the morning1 they came to the sepulchre1 bringing the spices which they prepared4 7#b7;,and they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre4 7#c7;,and entering in1 they found not the body of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#d7;,and it came to pass1 that as they were much perplexed concerning this1 behold two men stood by them in shining garments4 7#e7;,and they being afraid and bowing their faces to the earth1 they said to them3 ,why seek ye the living among the dead8 7#f7;,he is not here1 but is risen4 ,remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in ,galilee1 7#g7saying3 ,the ,son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men1 and be crucified1 and on the third day rise again4 7#h7;,and they remembered his words4 7#i7;,and returning from the sepulchre1 they reported all these things to the eleven1 and to all the rest4 7#aj7;,and it was ,mary the ,magdalene1 and ,joanna1 and ,mary the mother of ,james1 and the other women with them1 who said these things to the apostles4 7#aa7;,and their words seemed to them as idle talk1 and they believed them not4 7#ab7;,but ,peter rose up1 and ran to the sepulchre2 and stooping down1 he beholds the linen cloths lying by themselves2 and he departed to his home1 wondering at that which was come to pass4 7#ac7;,and1 behold1 two of them were going on that same day to a village called ,emmaus1 distant sixty furlongs from ,jerusalem4 7#ad7;,and they were conversing together concerning all these things that had taken place4 7#ae7;,and it came to pass1 that while they were conversing and reasoning1 ,jesus himself drew near1 and went with them4 7#af7;,but their eyes were holden that they should not know him4 7#ag7;,and he said to them3 ,what communications are these1 that ye have one with another1 as ye walk1 and are sad8 7#ah7;,and one1 whose name was ,cleopas1 answering said to him3 ,dost thou alone sojourn in ,jerusalem and not know the things that have come to pass there in these days8 7#ai7;,and he said to them3 ,what things8 ,and they said to him3 ,the things concerning ,jesus of ,nazareth1 who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before ,god and all the people2 7#bj7;and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death1 and crucified him4 7#ba7;,but we were hoping that it was he who was to redeem ,israel4 ,but indeed1 beside all this1 to-day is the third day since these things were done4 7#bb7,yea1 and certain women also of our company made us astonished1 who were early at the sepulchre2 7#bc7;and not finding his body1 came saying1 that they had also seen a vision of angels1 who say that he is alive4 7#bd7;,and some of those who were with us went away to the sepulchre1 and found it even so as the women said2 but him they saw not4 7#be7,then he said to them3 ,o foolish1 and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken6 7#bf7,was it not necessary1 that the ,christ should suffer these things1 and enter into his glory8 7#bg7;,and beginning from ,moses1 and all the prophets1 he explained to them in all the ,scriptures the things concerning himself4 7#bh7;,and they drew near to the village1 whither they were going2 and he made as though he would go further4 7#bi7;,but they constrained him1 saying3 ,abide with us2 for it is toward evening1 and the day has declined4 ,and he went in to abide with them4 7#cj7;,and it came to pass1 that as he was reclining at table with them1 he took bread1 and blessed it1 and breaking1 gave to them4 7#ca7;,and their eyes were opened1 and they knew him2 and he vanished out of their sight4 7#cb7;,and they said one to another3 ,did not our heart burn within us1 while he talked to us in the way1 and while he opened to us the ,scriptures8 7#cc7;,and rising up in the same hour1 they returned to ,jerusalem2 and they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together1 7#cd7saying3 ,the ,lord is risen indeed1 and he appeared to ,simon4 7#ce7;,and they related what things were done in the way1 and how he became known by them in the breaking of bread4 7#cf7;,and while they were speaking these things1 he himself stood in the midst of them1 and says to them3 ,peace be to you4 7#cg7;,but they were terrified and affrighted1 and supposed that they beheld a spirit4 7#ch7;,and he said to them3 ,why are ye troubled8 ,and wherefore do thoughts arise in your hearts8 7#ci7,see my hands and my feet1 that it is ,i myself4 ,handle me1 and see2 for a spirit has not flesh and bones1 as ye see me have4 7#dj7;,and having said this1 he showed them his hands and his feet4 7#da7;,and while they yet believed not for joy1 and wondered1 he said to them3 ,have ye here anything to eat8 7#db7;,and they gave him a piece of a broiled fish1 and of a honeycomb4 7#dc7;,and he took1 and ate it before them4 7#dd7;,and he said to them3 ,these are my words which ,i spoke to you1 while ,i was yet with you1 that all things must be fulfilled1 which are written in the law of ,moses1 and the prophets1 and psalms1 concerning me4 7#de7,then he opened their understanding1 that they might understand the ,scriptures4 7#df7;,and he said to them3 ,thus it is written1 that the ,christ should suffer1 and should rise from the dead on the third day2 7#dg7;and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations1 beginning at ,jerusalem4 7#dh7,ye are witnesses of these things4 7#di7;,and1 behold1 ,i send forth the promise of my ,father upon you4 ,but do ye tarry in the city1 until ye are endued with power from on high4 7#ej7;,and he led them out as far as to ,bethany2 and lifting up his hands1 he blessed them4 7#ea7;,and it came to pass1 while he blessed them1 that he parted from them1 and was borne up into heaven4 7#eb7;,and they1 having worshiped him1 returned to ,jerusalem with great joy2 7#ec7;and were continually in the temple1 praising and blessing ,god4 ,,the ,,gospel ,,according ,,to ,,john4 ,i4 ,,in the beginning was the ,word1 and the ,word was with ,god1 and the ,word was ,god4 7#b7,the same was in the beginning with ,god4 7#c7;,all things were made by him#a3c2 and without him was nothing made that has been made4 7#d7;,in him was life2 and the life was the light of men4 7#e7;,and the light shines in the darkness2 and the darkness comprehended it not4 7#f7,there was a man sent from ,god1 whose name was ,john4 7#g7,the same came for witness1 to bear witness of the light1 that through him all might believe4 7#h7;,he was not the light2 but came to bear witness of the light4 7#i7,there was the true light1 which lights every man that comes into the world4 7#aj7;,he was in the world1 and the world was made by him1 and the world knew him not4 7#aa7;,he came to his own1 and his own received him not4 7#ab7;,but as many as received him1 to them he gave power to become children of ,god1 to those who believe on his name2 7#ac7who were born1 not of blood1 nor of the will of the flesh1 nor of the will of man1 but of ,god4 7#ad7;,and the ,word became flesh1 and dwelt among us#a3ad2 and we beheld his glory1 a glory as of the only begotten from the ,father1 full of grace and truth4 7#ae7;,john bore witness of him2 and cried1 saying3 ,this was he of whom ,i said1 ,he that comes after me is preferred before me1 because he was before me#a3ae4 7#af7;,because out of his fullness we all received1 and grace for grace4 7#ag7;,for the law was given through ,moses2 grace and truth came through ,jesus ,christ4 7#ah7,no one has ever seen ,god2 the only begotten ,son1 who is in the bosom of the ,father1 he declared him4 7#ai7;,and this is the witness of ,john1 when the ,jews sent priests and ,levites from ,jerusalem to ask him3 ,who art thou8 7#bj7;,and he confessed1 and denied not2 and he confessed3 ,i am not the ,christ4 7#ba7;,and they asked him3 ,what then8 ,art thou ,elijah8 ,and he says3 ,i am not4 ,art thou the ,prophet8 ,and he answered3 ,no4 7#bb7,they said therefore to him3 ,who art thou8 that we may give an answer to those who sent us4 ,what sayest thou of thyself8 7#bc7;,he said3 ,i am the voice of one crying in the wilderness3 ,make straight the way of the ,lord1 as said ,isaiah the prophet4 7#bd7;,and they who were sent were of the ,pharisees4 7#be7;,and they asked him1 and said to him3 ,why then dost thou immerse1 if thou art not the ,christ1 nor ,elijah1 nor the ,prophet8 7#bf7;,john answered them1 saying3 ,i immerse in water4 ,there stands one in the midst of you1 whom ye know not2 7#bg7;he who comes after me1 the latchet of whose sandal ,i am not worthy to loose4 7#bh7,these things took place in ,bethany beyond the ,jordan1 where ,john was immersing4 7#bi7,on the morrow1 he sees ,jesus coming to him1 and says3 ,behold the ,lamb of ,god1 that takes away the sin of the world6 7#cj7,this is he of whom ,i said3 ,after me comes a man who is preferred before me2 because he was before me#a3cj4 7#ca7;,and ,i knew him not2 but that he might be made manifest to ,israel1 for this ,i came immersing in water4 7#cb7;,and ,john bore witness1 saying3 ,i have seen the ,spirit descending as a dove out of heaven1 and it abode upon him4 7#cc7;,and ,i knew him not2 but he who sent me to immerse in water1 the same said to me3 ,upon whom thou shalt see the ,spirit descending1 and abiding on him1 the same is he who immerses in the ,holy ,spirit4 7#cd7;,and ,i have seen1 and have borne witness1 that this is the ,son of ,god4 7#ce7;,again1 on the morrow1 ,john was standing1 and two of his disciples2 7#cf7;and looking upon ,jesus as he walked1 he says3 ,behold the ,lamb of ,god6 7#cg7;,and the two disciples heard him speak1 and they followed ,jesus4 7#ch7;,and ,jesus turning1 and beholding them following1 says to them3 ,what seek ye8 ,they said to him3 ,rabbi 7which interpreted means1 ,teacher71 where dost thou abide8 7#ci7;,he says to them3 ,come1 and ye shall see4 ,they came and saw where he abode2 and they abode with him that day4 ,it was about the tenth hour4 7#dj7;,andrew1 the brother of ,simon ,peter1 was one of the two who heard it from ,john1 and followed him4 7#da7;,he first finds his brother ,simon1 and says to him3 ,we have found the ,messiah1 which is interpreted1 ,christ4 7#db7;,and he brought him to ,jesus4 ,jesus1 beholding him1 said3 ,thou art ,simon the son of ,jonah2 thou shalt be called ,cephas1 which is interpreted1 ,peter#a3db4 7#dc7,on the morrow he would go forth into ,galilee4 ,and he finds ,philip2 and ,jesus says to him3 ,follow me4 7#dd7,now ,philip was from ,bethsaida1 of the city of ,andrew and ,peter4 7#de7,philip finds ,nathanael1 and says to him3 ,we have found him of whom ,moses1 in the law1 and the prophets wrote1 ,jesus the son of ,joseph1 who is from ,nazareth4 7#df7;,and ,nathanael said to him3 ,can any good thing come out of ,nazareth8 ,philip says to him3 ,come and see4 7#dg7;,jesus saw ,nathanael coming to him1 and says of him3 ,behold an ,israelite indeed1 in whom is no guile6 7#dh7,nathanael says to him3 ,whence knowest thou me8 ,jesus answered and said to him3 ,before ,philip called thee1 when thou wast under the fig-tree1 ,i saw thee4 7#di7,nathanael answered3 ,rabbi2 thou art the ,son of ,god1 thou art the ,king of ,israel4 7#ej7;,jesus answered and said to him3 ,because ,i said to thee1 ,i saw thee under the fig-tree1 believest thou8 ,thou shalt see greater things than these4 7#ea7;,and he says to him3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 henceforth#a3ea ye shall see heaven opened1 and the angels of ,god ascending and descending upon the ,son of man4 ,,ii4 ,,and on the third day there was a marriage in ,cana of ,galilee2 and the mother of ,jesus was there4 7#b7;,and ,jesus also was bidden1 and his disciples1 to the marriage4 7#c7;,and wine having failed1 the mother of ,jesus says to him3 ,they have no wine4 7#d7;,jesus says to her3 ,woman1 what have ,i to do with thee8 ,my hour is not yet come4 7#e7;,his mother says to the servants3 ,whatever he says to you1 do it4 7#f7,now there were set there six water-pots of stone1 after the ,jewish custom of purifying1 containing two or three firkins#b3f apiece4 7#g7;,jesus says to them3 ,fill the water-pots with water4 ,and they filled them up to the brim4 7#h7;,and he says to them3 ,draw out now1 and bear to the ruler of the feast4 ,and they bore it4 7#i7,when the ruler of the feast tasted the water that was made wine 7and he knew not whence it was1 but the servants who had drawn the water knew71 the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom1 7#aj7;and says to him3 ,every man sets forth the good wine first2 and when they have drunk freely1 then that which is worse4 ,thou hast kept the good wine until now4 7#aa7,this beginning of the signs ,jesus wrought in ,cana of ,galilee1 and manifested his glory2 and his disciples believed on him4 7#ab7;,after this he went down to ,capernaum1 he1 and his mother1 and his brothers1 and his disciples2 and they abode there not many days4 7#ac7;,and the passover of the ,jews was at hand2 and ,jesus went up to ,jerusalem4 7#ad7;,and he found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves1 and the money-changers sitting4 7#ae7;,and having made a scourge of small cords1 he drove all out of the temple1 both the sheep and the oxen2 and poured out the changers' money1 and overthrew the tables2 7#af7;and to those who sold doves he said3 ,take these things hence2 make not my ,father's house a house of merchandise4 7#ag7;,and his disciples remembered that it is written3 for thy house consumes me4 7#ah7,the ,jews therefore answered and said to him3 ,what sign dost thou show to us1 seeing that thou doest these things8 7#ai7;,jesus answered and said to them3 ,destroy this temple1 and in three days ,i will raise it up4 7#bj7,therefore said the ,jews3 ,forty and six years was this temple in building1 and wilt thou raise it up in three days8 7#ba7;,but he said it of the temple of his body4 7#bb7,when therefore he was risen from the dead1 his disciples remembered that he said this2 and they believed the ,scripture1 and the word which ,jesus spoke4 7#bc7;,and when he was in ,jerusalem at the passover1 on the feast-day1 many believed on his name1 beholding his signs which he wrought4 7#bd7;,but ,jesus did not trust himself to them1 because he knew all men1 7#be7;and had no need that any one should testify of man2 for he himself knew what was in man4 ,,iii4 ,,there was a man of the ,pharisees1 named ,nicodemus1 a ruler of the ,jews4 7#b7,the same came to him by night1 and said to him3 ,rabbi1 we know that thou hast come a teacher from ,god2 for no one can do these signs which thou doest1 except ,god be with him4 7#c7;,jesus answered and said to him3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to thee1 except a man be born again#c3c1 he can not see the kingdom of ,god4 7#d7,nicodemus says to him3 ,how can a man be born when he is old8 ,can he enter the second time into his mother's womb1 and be born8 7#e7;,jesus answered3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to thee1 except a man be born of water and the ,spirit1 he can not enter into the kingdom of ,god4 7#f7,that which is born of the flesh is flesh2 and that which is born of the ,spirit is spirit4 7#g7,marvel not that ,i said to thee3 ,ye must be born again4 7#h7,the wind blows where it will1 and thou hearest the sound thereof1 but knowest not whence it comes1 and whither it goes4 ,so is every one that is born of the ,spirit4 7#i7,nicodemus answered and said to him3 ,how can these things be8 7#aj7;,jesus answered and said to him3 ,art thou the teacher of ,israel1 and knowest not these things8 7#aa7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to thee1 we speak that which we know1 and testify that which we have seen2 and ye receive not our testimony4 7#ab7;,if ,i told you the earthly things1 and ye believe not1 how shall ye believe1 if ,i tell you the heavenly things8 7#ac7;,and no one has ascended up into heaven1 but he who came down out of heaven1 the ,son of man who is in heaven4 7#ad7;,and as ,moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness1 so must the ,son of man be lifted up2 7#ae7that every one who believes on him may have everlasting life4 7#af7;,for ,god so loved the world1 that he gave his only-begotten ,son1 that whoever believes on him1 should not perish1 but may have everlasting life4 7#ag7;,for ,god sent not his ,son into the world to judge the world2 but that the world through him might be saved4 7#ah7;,he that believes on him is not judged2 but he that believes not has already been judged1 because he has not believed on the name of the only-begotten ,son of ,god4 7#ai7;,and this is the judgment1 that light has come into the world1 and men loved the darkness rather than the light2 for their deeds were evil4 7#bj7;,for every one that does evil hates the light1 and comes not to the light1 lest his deeds should be reproved4 7#ba7;,but he that does the truth comes to the light1 that his deeds may be made manifest1 that they are wrought in ,god4 7#bb7;,after these things came ,jesus and his disciples into the land of ,judaea2 and there he remained with them1 and immersed4 7#bc7;,and ,john also was immersing in ,aenon near to ,salim1 because there was much water there2 and they came1 and were immersed4 7#bd7;,for ,john was not yet cast into prison4 7#be7,there arose therefore a question1 on the part of ,john's disciples with a ,jew1 about purification4 7#bf7;,and they came to ,john and said to him3 ,rabbi1 he who was with thee beyond the ,jordan1 to whom thou hast borne witness1 behold1 he immerses1 and all come to him4 7#bg7;,john answered and said3 ,a man can receive nothing1 except it be given him from heaven4 7#bh7,ye yourselves bear me witness1 that ,i said1 ,i am not the ,christ1 but ,i am sent before him4 7#bi7;,he that has the bride is the bridegroom4 ,but the friend of the bridegroom1 who stands and hears him1 rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice4 ,this my joy therefore is made full4 7#cj7;,he must increase1 but ,i must decrease4 7#ca7;,he that comes from above is above all2 he that is from the earth is of the earth1 and speaks of the earth2 he that comes from heaven is above all4 7#cb7;,and what he has seen and heard1 that he testifies2 and his testimony no one receives4 7#cc7;,he that received his testimony has set his seal1 ,that ,god is true4 7#cd7;,for he whom ,god sent forth speaks the words of ,god2 for he gives not#c3cd the ,spirit by measure4 7#ce7,the ,father loves the ,son1 and has given all things into his hand4 7#cf7;,he that believes on the ,son has everlasting life2 and he that believes not the ,son shall not see life1 but the wrath of ,god abides on him4 ,,iv4 ,,when therefore the ,lord knew that the ,pharisees heard1 that ,jesus made and immersed more disciples than ,john 7#b77though ,jesus himself immersed not1 but his disciples71 7#c7;he left ,judaea1 and departed again into ,galilee4 7#d7;,and he must go through ,samaria4 7#e7;,he comes therefore to a city of ,samaria1 called ,sychar#d3e1 near to the parcel of ground that ,jacob gave to his son ,joseph4 7#f7;,and ,jacob's well was there4 ,jesus therefore1 being wearied with the journey1 sat down thus on the well4 ,it was about the sixth hour4 7#g7,there comes a woman of ,samaria to draw water4 ,jesus1 says to her3 ,give me to drink4 7#h7;,for his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food4 7#i7,the ,samaritan woman therefore says to him3 ,how is it that thou1 being a ,jew1 askest drink of me1 being a ,samaritan woman8 ,for ,jews do not associate with ,samaritans4 7#aj7;,jesus answered and said to her3 ,if thou knewest the gift of ,god1 and who it is that says to thee1 ,give me to drink1 thou wouldest have asked of him1 and he would have given thee living water4 7#aa7,the woman says to him3 ,sir1 thou hast nothing to draw with1 and the well is deep4 ,from whence then hast thou the living water4 7#ab7;,art thou greater than our father ,jacob1 who gave us the well1 and drank thereof himself1 and his children1 and his cattle8 7#ac7;,jesus answered and said to her3 ,every one that drinks of this water shall thirst again4 7#ad7;,but whoever drinks of the water that ,i shall give him shall never thirst2 but the water that ,i shall give him shall become in him a well of water1 springing up into everlasting life4 7#ae7,the woman says to him3 ,sir1 give me this water1 that ,i may not thirst1 nor come hither to draw4 7#af7;,jesus says to her3 ,go1 call thy husband1 and come hither4 7#ag7,the woman answered and said3 ,i have no husband4 ,jesus says to her3 ,thou saidst well1 ,i have no husband4 7#ah7;,for thou hast had five husbands2 and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband4 ,that thou hast spoken truly4 7#ai7,the woman says to him3 ,sir1 ,i perceive that thou art a prophet4 7#bj7,our fathers worshiped in this mountain2 and ye say1 that in ,jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship4 7#ba7;,jesus says to her3 ,woman1 believe me1 an hour is coming1 when ye shall neither in this mountain nor in ,jerusalem worship the ,father4 7#bb7,ye worship that which ye know not2 we worship that which we know2 because salvation is of the ,jews4 7#bc7;,but an hour is coming1 and now is1 when the true worshipers shall worship the ,father in spirit and in truth2 for such the ,father seeks to worship him4 7#bd7;,god is spirit2 and they that worship him1 must worship in spirit and in truth4 7#be7,the woman says to him3 ,i know that ,messiah comes 7who is called ,christ72 when he is come1 he will tell us all things4 7#bf7;,jesus says to her3 ,i that speak to thee am he4 7#bg7;,and upon this came his disciples2 and they marveled that he talked with the woman#d3bg4 ,yet no one said3 ,what seekest thou8 or1 ,why talkest thou with her8 7#bh7,the woman then left her water-pot1 and went away into the city2 and she says to the men3 7#bi7;,come1 see a man who told me all things that ever ,i did4 ,is this the ,christ8 7#cj7,then they went out of the city1 and came to him4 7#ca7;,in the mean while the disciples prayed him1 saying3 ,master1 eat4 7#cb7;,but he said to them3 ,i have food to eat that ye know not of4 7#cc7,therefore said the disciples one to another3 ,has any one brought him aught to eat8 7#cd7;,jesus says to them3 ,my food is to do the will of him who sent me1 and to finish his work4 7#ce7;,do ye not say1 that there are yet four months1 and then comes the harvest8 ,behold1 ,i say to you1 lift up your eyes and look on the fields1 that they are already white for harvest4 7#cf7;,and he that reaps receives wages1 and gathers fruit unto life eternal2 that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together4 7#cg7;,and herein is the true saying3 ,one sows1 and another reaps4 7#ch7;,i sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored4 ,other men have labored1 and ye have entered into their labor4 7#ci7;,and many of the ,samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman1 who testified3 ,he told me all that ever ,i did4 7#dj7,when therefore the ,samaritans came to him1 they besought him to remain with them4 ,and he remained there two days4 7#da7;,and far more believed because of his word2 7#db7;and said to the woman3 ,we no longer believe because of thy saying2 for we ourselves have heard1 and know that this is in truth the ,savior of the world4 7#dc7;,and after the two days he departed thence1 and went into ,galilee4 7#dd7;,for ,jesus himself testified1 that a prophet has no honor in his own country4 7#de7,when therefore he came into ,galilee1 the ,galilaeans received him1 having seen all that he did in ,jerusalem at the feast2 for they also went to the feast4 7#df7,so he came again into ,cana of ,galilee1 where he made the water wine4 ,and there was a certain nobleman1 whose son was sick1 in ,capernaum4 7#dg7;,he1 having heard that ,jesus is come out of ,judaea into ,galilee1 went to him1 and besought him that he would come down and heal his son2 for he was about to die4 7#dh7;,jesus therefore said to him3 ,except ye see signs and wonders1 ye will not believe4 7#di7,the nobleman says to him3 ,sir1 come down ere my child die4 7#ej7;,jesus says to him3 ,go thy way2 thy son lives4 ,and the man believed the word that ,jesus spoke to him1 and he went his way4 7#ea7;,and as he was now going down1 his servants met him1 and brought word saying3 ,thy child lives4 7#eb7;,he inquired of them1 therefore1 the hour when he began to amend4 ,and they said to him3 ,yesterday1 at the seventh hour1 the fever left him4 7#ec7,the father knew1 therefore1 that it was in the same hour in which ,jesus said to him3 ,thy son lives4 ,and he himself believed1 and his whole house4 7#ed7,this second sign ,jesus wrought1 when he had come out of ,judaea into ,galilee4 ,v4 ,,after these things there was a feast of the ,jews2 and ,jesus went up to ,jerusalem4 7#b7;,and there is in ,jerusalem by the sheep-gate a pool1 which is called in the ,hebrew tongue ,bethesda1 having five porches4 7#c7;,in these lay a multitude of the infirm1 of blind1 lame1 withered waiting for the moving of the water4 7#d7;,for an angel went down at a certain season into the pool1 and troubled the water4 ,he therefore2 who first went in after the troubling of the water1 was made whole of whatever disease he had#e3d4 7#e7;,and a certain man was there1 who had an infirmity thirty and eight years4 7#f7;,jesus seeing this man lying1 and knowing that he had been already a long time thus1 says to him3 ,dost thou desire to be made whole8 7#g7,the infirm man answered him3 ,sir1 ,i have no man1 when the water is troubled1 to put me into the pool2 but while ,i am coming1 another goes down before me4 7#h7;,jesus says to him3 ,rise1 take up thy bed1 and walk4 7#i7;,and immediately the man was made whole1 and took up his bed and walked4 ,and on that day was the sabbath4 7#aj7,the ,jews therefore said to him that was cured3 ,it is the sabbath2 it is not lawful for thee to carry the bed4 7#aa7;,he answered them3 ,he who made me whole1 the same said to me3 ,take up thy bed1 and walk4 7#ab7,they asked him therefore3 ,who is the man that said to thee3 ,take up thy bed and walk8 7#ac7;,and he who was healed knew not who it was2 for ,jesus conveyed himself away1 there being a multitude in the place4 7#ad7;,afterward ,jesus finds him in the temple4 ,and he said to him3 ,behold1 thou hast been made whole2 sin no more1 lest something worse befall thee4 7#ae7,the man departed1 and told the ,jews that it was ,jesus who made him whole4 7#af7;,and for this the ,jews persecuted ,jesus1 because he did these things on the sabbath4 7#ag7;,but ,jesus answered them3 ,my ,father works hitherto1 and ,i work4 7#ah7;,for this therefore the ,jews sought the more to kill him1 because he not only broke the sabbath1 but also called ,god his ,father1 making himself equal with ,god4 7#ai7;,jesus therefore1 answered and said to them3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 the ,son can do nothing of himself1 but what he sees the ,father do2 for what things soever he does1 these also does the ,son in like manner4 7#bj7;,for the ,father loves the ,son1 and shows him all things that he himself does2 and greater works than these will he show him1 that ye may marvel4 7#ba7;,for as the ,father raises up the dead1 and quickens them2 so also the ,son quickens whom he will4 7#bb7;,for neither does the ,father judge any one2 but all judgment he has given to the ,son2 7#bc7that all may honor the ,son1 as they honor the ,father4 ,he that honors not the ,son1 honors not the ,father who sent him4 7#bd7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 he that hears my word1 and believes him who sent me1 has everlasting life1 and comes not into judgment1 but has passed out of death into life4 7#be7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 an hour is coming1 and now is1 when the dead shall hear the voice of the ,son of ,god2 and they that hear shall live4 7#bf7;,for as the ,father has life in himself1 so he gave also to the ,son to have life in himself4 7#bg7;,and he gave him authority to execute judgment also1 because he is a son of man4 7#bh7,marvel not at this2 for an hour is coming1 in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice1 7#bi7;and shall come forth2 they that did good1 to the resurrection of life1 and they that did evil1 to the resurrection of judgment4 7#cj7;,i can of myself do nothing4 ,as ,i hear1 ,i judge2 and my judgment is just2 because ,i seek not my own will1 but the will of him who sent me4 7#ca7;,if ,i bear witness of myself1 my witness is not true4 7#cb7,there is another that bears witness of me2 and ,i know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true4 7#cc7,ye have sent to ,john1 and he has borne witness to the truth4 7#cd7;,but ,i receive the witness not from man2 but these things ,i say1 that ye might be saved4 7#ce7;,he was the burning and shining lamp2 and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light4 7#cf7;,but ,i have greater witness than that of ,john2 for the works which the ,father gave me to finish1 the works themselves that ,i do bear witness of me1 that the ,father has sent me4 7#cg7;,and the ,father1 who sent me1 he has borne witness of me4 ,ye have neither heard his voice at any time1 nor have ye seen his shape4 7#ch7;,and ye have not his word abiding in you2 for whom he sent1 him ye believe not4 7#ci7,search#e3ci the ,scriptures2 because in them ye think ye have eternal life1 and these are they that testify of me2 7#dj7;and ye will not come to me1 that ye may have life4 7#da7;,i receive not honor from men4 7#db7;,but ,i know you1 that ye have not the love of ,god in you4 7#dc7;,i have come in my ,father's name1 and ye receive me not2 if another shall come in his own name1 him ye will receive4 7#dd7;,how can ye believe1 receiving honor from one another1 and the honor that is from ,god alone ye seek not8 7#de7;,do not think that ,i will accuse you to the ,father2 there is one that accuses you1 ,moses in whom ye have placed your hope4 7#df7;,for if ye believed ,moses1 ye would believe me2 for he wrote of me4 7#dg7;,but if ye believe not his writings1 how shall ye believe my words8 ,,vi4 ,,after these things ,jesus went away1 beyond the sea of ,galilee1 which is the sea of ,tiberias4 7#b7;,and a great multitude followed him1 because they saw the signs which he wrought on the sick4 7#c7;,and ,jesus went up into the mountain1 and there he sat with his disciples4 7#d7;,and the passover1 the feast of the ,jews1 was near4 7#e7;,jesus therefore lifting up his eyes1 and seeing that a great multitude is coming to him1 says to ,philip3 ,whence shall we buy bread that these may eat8 7#f7;,and this he said to try him2 for he himself knew what he was about to do4 7#g7,philip answered him3 ,two hundred denaries worth of bread is not sufficient for them1 that each one may take a little4 7#h7,one of his disciples1 ,andrew1 the brother of ,simon ,peter1 says to him3 7#i7,there is a lad here1 who has five barley loaves and two small fishes2 but what are they among so many8 7#aj7;,jesus said3 ,make the men lie down4 ,now there was much grass in the place4 ,so the men lay down1 in number about five thousand4 7#aa7;,and ,jesus took the loaves2 and having given thanks1 he distributed to those who were lying down2 and likewise of the fishes as much as they desired4 7#ab7,when they were filled1 he said to his disciples3 ,gather up the fragments that remain1 that nothing be lost4 7#ac7,therefore they gathered them together1 and filled twelve baskets with fragments of the five barley loaves1 which remained over and above to those who had eaten4 7#ad7,the men therefore1 seeing the sign that ,jesus wrought1 said3 ,this is of a truth the ,prophet that comes into the world4 7#ae7;,jesus therefore1 knowing that they were about to come and take him by force1 to make him a king1 withdrew again into the mountain1 himself alone4 7#af7;,and when evening came1 his disciples went down to the sea1 7#ag7;and entering into the ship1 were going over the sea to ,capernaum4 ,and it was now dark1 and ,jesus had not come to them2 7#ah7;and as a strong wind was blowing1 the sea began to rise4 7#ai7,when therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty furlongs1 they see ,jesus walking on the sea1 and drawing near to the ship2 and they were afraid4 7#bj7;,but he says to them3 ,it is ,i1 be not afraid4 7#ba7,they therefore willingly received him into the ship2 and immediately the ship was at the land whither they were going4 7#bb7,on the morrow1 the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea1 seeing that there was no other boat there but one1 and that ,jesus went not with his disciples into the ship1 but his disciples went away alone 7#bc77;but there came other boats from ,tiberias near to the place where they ate bread1 when the ,lord had given thanks72 7#bd7when therefore the multitude saw that ,jesus was not there1 nor his disciples1 they themselves entered into the boats1 and came to ,capernaum1 seeking for ,jesus4 7#be7;,and having found him on the other side of the sea1 they said to him3 ,rabbi1 when camest thou hither8 7#bf7;,jesus answered them and said3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 ye seek me1 not because ye saw signs1 but because ye ate of the loaves and were filled4 7#bg7,work not for the food that perishes1 but for the food that endures unto everlasting life1 which the ,son of man will give to you2 for him the ,father1 ,god1 has sealed1 7#bh7,therefore they said to him3 ,what shall we do1 that we may work the works of ,god8 7#bi7;,jesus answered and said to them3 ,this is the work of ,god1 that ye believe on him whom he sent4 7#cj7,they therefore said to him3 ,what sign doest thou then1 that we may see1 and believe thee8 ,what dost thou work8 7#ca7,our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness2 as it is written3 ,he gave them bread from heaven to eat4 7#cb7;,jesus therefore said to them3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 ,moses has not given you the bread from heaven2 but my ,father gives you the true bread from heaven4 7#cc7;,for the bread of ,god is that which#f3cc comes down out of heaven1 and gives life to the world4 7#cd7,they therefore said to him3 ,lord1 evermore give us this bread4 7#ce7;,jesus said to them3 ,i am the bread of life4 ,he that comes to me shall never hunger1 and he that believes on me shall never thirst4 7#cf7;,but ,i said to you1 that ye have also seen me1 and do not believe4 7#cg7;,all that the ,father gives me will come to me2 and him that comes to me ,i will not cast out4 7#ch7;,because ,i have come down from heaven1 not to do my own will1 but the will of him who sent me4 7#ci7;,and this is the will of him who sent me1 that of all which he has given me ,i should lose nothing1 but should raise it up at the last day4 7#dj7;,for this is the will of my ,father1 that every one who sees the ,son1 and believes on him1 may have everlasting life2 and ,i will raise him up at the last day4 7#da7,the ,jews therefore murmured at him1 because he said3 ,i am the bread that came down out of heaven4 7#db7;,and they said3 ,is not this ,jesus1 the son of ,joseph1 whose father and mother we know8 ,how then does this man say3 ,i have come down out of heaven8 7#dc7;,jesus answered and said to them3 ,murmur not among yourselves4 7#dd7,no one can come to me1 except the ,father who sent me draw him2 and ,i will raise him up at the last day4 7#de7;,it is written in the prophets3 ,and they shall all be taught of ,god4 ,every one that has heard from the ,father1 and has learned1 comes to me4 7#df7,not that any one has seen the ,father1 save he who is from ,god2 he has seen the ,father4 7#dg7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 he that believes on me has everlasting life4 7#dh7;,i am the bread of life4 7#di7,your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness1 and are dead4 7#ej7,this is the bread that comes down out of heaven1 that one may eat thereof1 and not die4 7#ea7;,i am the living bread that came down out of heaven4 ,if any one eat of this bread1 he shall live forever2 yea1 and the bread that ,i will give is my flesh1 which ,i will give for the life of the world4 7#eb7,the ,jews therefore contended with one another1 saying3 ,how can this man give us his flesh to eat8 7#ec7;,jesus therefore said to them3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 except ye eat the flesh of the ,son of man1 and drink his blood1 ye have no life in you4 7#ed7;,he that eats my flesh1 and drinks my blood1 has eternal life2 and ,i will raise him up at the last day4 7#ee7;,for my flesh is true food1 and my blood is true drink4 7#ef7;,he that eats my flesh1 and drinks my blood1 abides in me1 and ,i in him4 7#eg7;,as the living ,father has sent me1 and ,i live because of the ,father2 so he that eats me1 he also shall live because of me4 7#eh7,this is the bread that came down out of heaven4 ,not as your fathers ate the manna1 and are dead2 he that eats of this bread shall live forever4 7#ei7,these things he said in the synagogue1 while teaching in ,capernaum4 7#fj7,many therefore of his disciples1 when they heard it1 said3 ,this is a hard saying2 who can hear it8 7#fa7;,but ,jesus1 knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this1 said to them3 ,does this offend you8 7#fb7,what then if ye behold the ,son of man ascending up where he was before8 7#fc7;,it is the spirit that makes alive1 the flesh profits nothing2 the words which ,i have spoken to you are spirit1 and are life4 7#fd7;,but there are some of you that believe not4 ,for ,jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not1 and who it was that should betray him4 7#fe7;,and he said3 ,for this cause ,i have said to you1 that no one can come to me1 except it be given him from the ,father4 7#ff7;,from this time many of his disciples went back1 and walked no more with him4 7#fg7;,jesus said therefore to the twelve3 ,will ye also go away8 7#fh7,simon ,peter answered him3 ,lord1 to whom shall we go8 ,thou hast words of eternal life4 7#fi7;,and we believe and know1 that thou art the ,holy ,one of ,god4 7#gj7;,jesus answered them3 ,did ,i not choose you1 the twelve1 and one of you is a devil8 7#ga7;,he spoke of ,judas ,iscariot1 son of ,simon2 for he it was that would betray him1 being one of the twelve4 ,,vii4 ,,and after these things ,jesus walked in ,galilee2 for he would not walk in ,judaea1 because the ,jews were seeking to kill him4 7#b7,now the feast of the ,jews1 the feast of tabernacles1 was at hand4 7#c7;,his brothers therefore said to him3 ,depart hence1 and go into ,judaea1 that thy disciples also may behold thy works that thou doest4 7#d7;,for no one does anything in secret1 and he himself seeks to be known openly4 ,if thou doest these things1 manifest thyself to the world4 7#e7;,for neither did his brothers believe on him4 7#f7;,jesus therefore says to them3 ,my time is not yet come2 but your time is always ready4 7#g7,the world can not hate you2 but me it hates1 because ,i testify of it1 that its works are evil4 7#h7;,go ye up to the feast4 ,i go not up to this feast2 because my time is not yet fully come4 7#i7;,having said these things to them1 he remained in ,galilee4 7#aj7;,but when his brothers were gone up to the feast1 then he also went up1 not openly1 but as it were in secret4 7#aa7,the ,jews therefore sought him at the feast1 and said3 ,where is he8 7#ab7;,and there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him4 ,some said3 ,he is a good man2 others said3 ,nay1 but he misleads the multitude4 7#ac7,no one1 however1 spoke openly of him1 for fear of the ,jews4 7#ad7;,but when it was already the midst of the feast1 ,jesus went up into the temple and taught4 7#ae7;,and the ,jews wondered1 saying3 ,how knows this man letters1 having never learned8 7#af7;,jesus therefore answered them1 and said3 ,my teaching is not mine1 but his who sent me4 7#ag7;,if any one desires to do his will1 he shall know of the teaching1 whether it is of ,god1 or whether ,i speak from myself4 7#ah7;,he that speaks from himself seeks his own glory2 but he that seeks the glory of him who sent him1 the same is true1 and there is no unrighteousness in him4 7#ai7;,has not ,moses given you the law1 and none of you keeps the law8 ,why do ye seek to kill me8 7#bj7,the multitude answered and said3 ,thou hast a demon2 who seeks to kill thee8 7#ba7;,jesus answered and said to them3 ,i did one work1 and ye all marvel4 7#bb7,moses has for this cause given you circumcision1 not that it is of ,moses1 but of the fathers2 and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man4 7#bc7;,if a man receives circumcision on the sabbath1 that the law of ,moses may not be broken2 are ye angry at me1 because ,i made a man altogether whole on the sabbath8 7#bd7;,judge not according to appearance1 but judge the righteous judgment4 7#be7,then said some of those of ,jerusalem3 ,is not this he whom they seek to kill8 7#bf7;,but1 lo1 he speaks boldly1 and they say nothing to him4 ,did the rulers know#g3bf in truth that this is the ,christ8 7#bg7;,but we know this man1 whence he is2 but when the ,christ comes1 no one knows whence he is4 7#bh7;,jesus therefore cried1 teaching in the temple and saying3 ,ye both know me1 and ye know whence ,i am2 and ,i have not come of myself1 but he that sent me is true1 whom ye know not4 7#bi7;,i know him2 because ,i am from him1 and he sent me4 7#cj7,therefore they sought to seize him2 and no one laid hands on him1 because his hour had not yet come4 7#ca7;,but of the multitude many believed on him1 and said3 ,when the ,christ comes1 will he work more signs than these which this man wrought8 7#cb7,the ,pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him2 and the chief priests and the ,pharisees sent officers to seize him4 7#cc7;,jesus therefore said3 ,yet a little while ,i am with you1 and ,i go to him who sent me4 7#cd7,ye will seek me1 and shall not find me2 and where ,i am1 ye can not come4 7#ce7,the ,jews said therefore among themselves3 ,whither will this man go1 that we shall not find him8 ,will he go to those dispersed among the ,greeks1 and teach the ,greeks8 7#cf7,what is this saying that he said3 ,ye will seek me1 and shall not find me2 and where ,i am1 ye can not come8 7#cg7;,in the last day1 the great day of the feast1 ,jesus stood and cried1 saying3 ,if any one thirst1 let him come to me and drink4 7#ch7;,he that believes on me1 as said the ,scripture1 out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water4 7#ci7;,and this he spoke concerning the ,spirit1 which they that believe on him should receive2 for the ,holy ,spirit was not yet given1 because ,jesus was not yet glorified4 7#dj7,some of the multitude therefore1 hearing the words1 said3 ,of a truth this is the ,prophet4 7#da7,others said3 ,this is the ,christ4 ,but some said3 ,does the ,christ then come out of ,galilee8 7#db7;,did not the ,scripture say1 that the ,christ comes of the seed of ,david1 and from the town of ,bethlehem1 where ,david was8 7#dc7;,a division therefore arose among the multitude because of him4 7#dd7;,and some of them desired to seize him2 but no one laid hands on him4 7#de7,the officers therefore came to the chief priests and ,pharisees2 and they said to them3 ,why did ye not bring him8 7#df7,the officers answered3 ,never man spoke like this man#g3dg4 7#dg7,the ,pharisees answered them3 ,are ye also led astray8 7#dh7;,did any of the rulers believe on him1 or of the ,pharisees8 7#di7;,but this multitude1 that know not the law1 are accursed4 7#ej7,nicodemus says to them 7he who came to him by night1 being one of them73 7#ea7;,does our law judge a man1 except it first hear from him1 and know what he does8 7#eb7,they answered and said to him3 ,art thou also of ,galilee8 ,search1 and see1 that out of ,galilee arises no prophet#g3eb4 7#ec7g3ec;,and each one went to his house4 ,,viii4 ,,jesus went to the mount of the ,olives4 7#b7;,and early in the morning he came again into the temple1 and all the people came to him2 and having sat down1 he was teaching them4 7#c7;,and the scribes and the ,pharisees bring to him a woman taken in adultery2 and having placed her in the midst1 7#d7they say to him3 ,teacher1 this woman was taken in adultery1 in the very act3 7#e7,now in the law ,moses commanded us1 that such should be stoned2 what then dost thou say8 7#f7,this they said1 tempting him1 that they might have whereof to accuse him4 ,but ,jesus1 having stooped down1 was writing with his finger in the ground4 7#g7;,and as they continued asking him1 raising himself up1 he said to them3 ,he that is without sin among you1 let him first cast the stone at her4 7#h7;,and again stooping down1 he wrote in the ground4 7#i7;,and they hearing it1 and being convicted by their conscience1 went out one by one1 beginning at the eldest1 unto the last2 and ,jesus was left alone1 and the woman standing in the midst4 7#aj7;,and ,jesus raising himself up1 and seeing none but the woman1 said to her3 ,woman1 where are they1 thine accusers8 ,did no one condemn thee8 7#aa7,she said3 ,no one1 ,lord4 ,and ,jesus said to her3 ,neither do ,i condemn thee2 go1 and sin no more4 7#ab7;,again therefore ,jesus spoke to them1 saying3 ,i am the light of the world2 he that follows me shall not walk in the darkness1 but shall have the light of life4 7#ac7,the ,pharisees therefore said to him3 ,thou bearest witness of thyself2 thy witness is not true4 7#ad7;,jesus answered and said to them3 ,though ,i bear witness of myself1 my witness is true2 because ,i know whence ,i came1 and whither ,i go2 but ye know not whence ,i come1 or whither ,i go4 7#ae7,ye judge according to the flesh2 ,i judge no one4 7#af7;,and even if ,i judge1 my judgment is true2 because ,i am not alone1 but ,i and the ,father who sent me4 7#ag7;,it is written also in your law1 that the witness of two men is true4 7#ah7;,i am one that bear witness of myself1 and the ,father who sent me bears witness of me4 7#ai7,they said therefore to him3 ,where is thy ,father8 ,jesus answered3 ,ye know neither me1 nor my ,father4 ,if ye knew me1 ye would know my ,father also4 7#bj7,these words he spoke in the treasury1 while teaching in the temple2 and no one laid hands on him1 because his hour had not yet come4 7#ba7;,again therefore he said to them3 ,i go away1 and ye will seek me1 and shall die in your sin4 ,whither ,i go1 ye can not come4 7#bb7,the ,jews therefore said3 ,will he kill himself8 because he says3 ,whither ,i go1 ye can not come4 7#bc7;,and he said to them3 ,ye are from beneath2 ,i am from above4 ,ye are of this world2 ,i am not of this world4 7#bd7;,i said therefore to you1 that ye shall die in your sins2 for if ye believe not that ,i am he1 ye shall die in your sins4 7#be7,therefore they said to him3 ,who art thou8 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,that which ,i also say to you from the beginning4 7#bf7;,i have many things to say and to judge concerning you4 ,but he who sent me is true2 and the things which ,i heard from him1 these ,i speak to the world4 7#bg7,they understood not that he spoke to them of the ,father4 7#bh7,therefore ,jesus said to them3 ,when ye shall have lifted up the ,son of man1 then ye shall know that ,i am he2 and of myself ,i do nothing1 but as the ,father taught me1 those things ,i speak4 7#bi7;,and he who sent me is with me4 ,he has not left me alone2 because ,i do always the things that please him4 7#cj7;,as he spoke these words many believed on him4 7#ca7;,jesus therefore said to those ,jews who have believed him3 ,if ye continue in my word1 ye are truly my disciples2 7#cb7;and ye shall know the truth1 and the truth will make you free4 7#cc7,they answered him3 ,we are ,abraham's seed1 and have never been in bondage to any one4 ,how sayest thou3 ,ye shall be made free8 7#cd7;,jesus answered them3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 every one who commits sin is a servant of sin4 7#ce7;,and the servant abides not in the house forever4 7#cf7,the ,son abides forever2 if therefore the ,son shall make you free1 ye will be free indeed4 7#cg7;,i know that ye are ,abraham's seed2 but ye seek to kill me1 because my word has no place in you4 7#ch7;,i speak what ,i have seen with my ,father2 and ye therefore do what ye have heard from your father4 7#ci7,they answered and said to him3 ,our father is ,abraham4 ,jesus says to them3 ,if ye were children of ,abraham1 ye would do the works of ,abraham4 7#dj7;,but now ye seek to kill me1 a man who has spoken to you the truth1 which ,i heard from ,god4 ,this ,abraham did not4 7#da7,ye do the works of your father4 ,they said to him3 ,we were not born of fornication2 we have one father1 ,god4 7#db7;,jesus said to them3 ,if ,god were your father1 ye would love me2 for from ,god ,i came forth1 and am come2 neither have ,i come of myself1 but he sent me4 7#dc7,why do ye not understand my speech8 ,because ye can not hear my word4 7#dd7,ye are of your father the ,devil1 and the lusts of your father ye will do4 ,he was a murderer from the beginning1 and abides not in the truth1 because truth is not in him4 ,when he speaks a lie1 he speaks of his own2 because he is a liar1 and the father of it4 7#de7;,and because ,i speak the truth1 ye believe me not4 7#df7,which of you convicts me of sin8 ,if ,i speak truth1 why do ye not believe me8 7#dg7;,he that is of ,god hears ,god's words2 ye therefore hear not1 because ye are not of ,god4 7#dh7,the ,jews answered and said to him3 ,say we not well1 that thou art a ,samaritan1 and hast a demon8 7#di7;,jesus answered3 ,i have not a demon2 but ,i honor my ,father1 and ye dishonor me4 7#ej7;,and ,i seek not my own glory2 there is one that seeks1 and judges4 7#ea7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 if any one keep my saying1 he shall not see death1 forever4 7#eb7,the ,jews said to him3 ,now we know that thou hast a demon4 ,abraham is dead1 and the prophets2 and thou sayest3 ,if a man keep my saying1 he shall not taste of death1 forever4 7#ec7;,art thou greater than our father ,abraham1 who is dead8 ,and the prophets are dead4 ,whom makest thou thyself8 7#ed7;,jesus answered3 ,if ,i honor myself1 my honor is nothing4 ,it is my ,father that honors me1 of whom ye say1 that he is your ,god4 7#ee7;,and ye know him not2 but ,i know him4 ,and if ,i say1 ,i know him not1 ,i shall be a liar like to you4 ,but ,i know him1 and ,i keep his word4 7#ef7;,abraham1 your father1 rejoiced to see my day2 and he saw it1 and was glad4 7#eg7,the ,jews therefore said to him3 ,thou art not yet fifty years old1 and hast thou seen ,abraham8 7#eh7;,jesus said to them3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 before ,abraham was1 ,i am4 7#ei7,they took up stones therefore to cast at him4 ,but ,jesus hid himself1 and went out of the temple4 ,,ix4 ,,and passing along1 he saw a man blind from his birth4 7#b7;,and his disciples asked him1 saying3 ,master1 who sinned1 this man or his parents1 that he should be born blind8 7#c7;,jesus answered3 ,neither this man sinned1 nor his parents2 but that the works of ,god should be made manifest in him4 7#d7;,i must work the works of him who sent me1 while it is day4 ,night is coming1 when none can work4 7#e7;,as long as ,i am in the world1 ,i am the light of the world4 7#f7;,having thus spoken1 he spit on the ground1 and made clay of the spittle1 and anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay1 7#g7;and said to him3 ,go1 wash in the pool of ,siloam 7which is interpreted1 ,sent74 ,he went away therefore1 and washed1 and came seeing4 7#h7,the neighbors therefore1 and they who before had seen him that he was a beggar1 said3 ,is not this he that sits and begs8 7#i7,some said3 ,this is he2 and others3 ,he is like him2 he said3 ,i am he4 7#aj7,therefore they said to him3 ,how were thine eyes opened8 7#aa7;,he answered3 ,a man called ,jesus made clay1 and anointed mine eyes1 and said to me3 ,go to the pool of ,siloam1 and wash4 ,and ,i went away and washed1 and received sight4 7#ab7,they said to him3 ,where is he8 ,he said3 ,i know not4 7#ac7,they bring to the ,pharisees him who before was blind4 7#ad7;,and it was the sabbath when ,jesus made the clay1 and opened his eyes4 7#ae7;,again therefore the ,pharisees also asked him1 how he received sight4 ,he said to them3 ,he put clay upon mine eyes1 and ,i washed1 and do see4 7#af7,therefore some of the ,pharisees said3 ,this man is not from ,god1 because he keeps not the sabbath4 ,others said3 ,how can a man that is a sinner do such signs8 ,and there was a division among them4 7#ag7,they say to the blind man again3 ,what sayest thou of him1 seeing that he opened thine eyes8 ,he said3 ,he is a ,prophet4 7#ah7,the ,jews therefore did not believe concerning him1 that he was blind and received sight1 until they called the parents of him that received sight4 7#ai7;,and they asked them1 saying3 ,is this your son1 who ye say was born blind8 ,how then does he now see8 7#bj7;,his parents answered them and said3 ,we know that this is our son1 and that he was born blind4 7#ba7;,but by what means he now sees1 we know not2 or who opened his eyes1 we know not4 ,he is of age2 ask him4 ,he shall speak for himself4 7#bb7,these words spoke his parents1 because they feared the ,jews2 for the ,jews had agreed already1 that if any one acknowledged him as ,christ1 he should be put out of the synagogue4 7#bc7,therefore his parents said3 ,he is of age2 ask him4 7#bd7,they therefore called a second time the man that was blind1 and said to him3 ,give glory to ,god2 we know that this man is a sinner4 7#be7;,he answered therefore3 ,whether he is a sinner1 ,i know not2 one thing ,i know1 that1 whereas ,i was blind1 now ,i see4 7#bf7,they therefore said to him3 ,what did he to thee8 ,how opened he thine eyes8 7#bg7;,he answered them3 ,i told you already1 and ye did not hear4 ,wherefore would ye hear again8 ,will ye also become his disciples8 7#bh7,they reviled him1 and said3 ,thou art his disciple2 but we are ,moses' disciples4 7#bi7,we know that ,god has spoken to ,moses2 but this man we know not1 whence he is4 7#cj7,the man answered and said to them3 ,why herein is a marvelous thing1 that ye know not whence he is1 and he opened mine eyes4 7#ca7,now we know that ,god hears not sinners4 ,but if any one is a worshiper of ,god1 and does his will1 him he hears4 7#cb7,since the world began1 it was not heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind4 7#cc7;,if this man were not from ,god1 he could do nothing4 7#cd7,they answered and said to him3 ,thou wast altogether born in sins1 and dost thou teach us8 ,and they cast him out4 7#ce7;,jesus heard that they cast him out2 and finding him1 he said to him3 ,dost thou believe on the ,son of ,god8 7#cf7;,he answered and said3 ,who then is he1 ,lord1 that ,i may believe on him8 7#cg7;,and ,jesus said to him3 ,thou hast both seen him1 and he it is that talks with thee4 7#ch7;,and he said3 ,lord1 ,i believe4 ,and he worshiped him4 7#ci7;,and ,jesus said3 ,for judgment came ,i into this world2 that they who see not may see1 and that they who see may become blind4 7#dj7;,and some of the ,pharisees who were with him heard these words1 and said to him3 ,are we also blind8 7#da7;,jesus said to them3 ,if ye were blind1 ye would not have sin4 ,but now ye say3 ,we see4 ,your sin remains6 ,x4 ,,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you3 ,he that enters not through the door into the sheepfold1 but climbs up some other way1 the same is a thief and a robber4 7#b7;,but he that enters in through the door is a shepherd of the sheep4 7#c7,to him the porter opens1 and the sheep hear his voice2 and he calls his own sheep by name1 and leads them out4 7#d7;,and when he has put forth all his own1 he goes before them2 and the sheep follow him1 for they know his voice4 7#e7;,and a stranger they will not follow1 but will flee from him2 because they know not the voice of strangers4 7#f7,this parable spoke ,jesus to them2 but they understood not what things they were which he spoke to them4 7#g7,therefore said ,jesus to them again3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 ,i am the door of the sheep4 7#h7;,all who came before me are thieves and robbers2 but the sheep did not hear them4 7#i7;,i am the door4 ,if any one enter in through me1 he shall be saved1 and shall go in and out and find pasture4 7#aj7,the thief comes not but to steal1 and to kill1 and to destroy4 ,i came that they may have life1 and that they may have it abundantly4 7#aa7;,i am the good shepherd4 ,the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep4 7#ab7;,but he that is a hireling1 and not a shepherd1 whose own the sheep are not1 sees the wolf coming1 and leaves the sheep1 and flees2 and the wolf catches them1 and scatters the sheep4 7#ac7,the hireling flees1 because he is a hireling1 and cares not for the sheep4 7#ad7;,i am the good shepherd2 and ,i know mine1 and am known by mine1 7#ae7;as the ,father knows me1 and ,i know the ,father2 and ,i lay down my life for the sheep4 7#af7;,and other sheep ,i have1 which are not of this fold4 ,them also ,i must bring1 and they shall hear my voice2 and there shall be one flock1 one shepherd4 7#ag7;,for this the ,father loves me1 because ,i lay down my life1 that ,i may take it again4 7#ah7,no one takes it from me1 but ,i lay it down of myself4 ,i have authority to lay it down1 and ,i have authority to take it again4 ,this commandment ,i received from my ,father4 7#ai7;,again there arose a division among the ,jews because of these words4 7#bj7;,and many of them said3 ,he has a demon1 and is mad1 why do ye hear him8 7#ba7,others said3 ,these are not the words of one that has a demon4 ,can a demon open the eyes of the blind8 7#bb7;,and there came the feast of the dedication1 in ,jerusalem2 and it was winter4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus was walking in the temple1 in the porch of ,solomon4 7#bd7,the ,jews therefore came around him1 and said to him3 ,how long dost thou hold us in doubt#aj3bd8 ,if thou art the ,christ1 tell us plainly4 7#be7;,jesus answered them3 ,i told you1 and ye do not believe4 ,the works that ,i do in my ,father's name1 these bear witness of me4 7#bf7;,but ye do not believe2 for ye are not of my sheep1 as ,i said to you4 7#bg7,my sheep hear my voice1 and ,i know them1 and they follow me2 7#bh7;and ,i give to them eternal life2 and they shall never perish1 nor shall any one pluck them out of my hand4 7#bi7,my ,father1 who has given them to me1 is greater than all2 and no one is able to pluck them out of my ,father's hand4 7#cj7;,i and the ,father are one4 7#ca7,the ,jews therefore took up stones again to stone him4 7#cb7;,jesus answered them3 ,many good works have ,i showed you from my ,father2 for which of those works do ye stone me8 7#cc7,the ,jews answered him3 ,for a good work we stone thee not1 but for blasphemy1 and because thou1 being man1 makest thyself ,god4 7#cd7;,jesus answered them3 ,is it not written in your law1 ,i said1 ,ye are gods8 7#ce7;,if he called them gods to whom the word of ,god came1 and the ,scripture can not be broken1 7#cf7say ye of him1 whom the ,father sanctified1 and sent into the world1 ,thou blasphemest1 because ,i said1 ,i am the ,son of ,god8 7#cg7;,if ,i do not the works of my ,father1 believe me not4 7#ch7;,but if ,i do1 though ye believe not me1 believe the works2 that ye may learn and know1 that the ,father is in me1 and ,i in the ,father4 7#ci7,therefore they sought again to seize him2 and he went forth1 out of their hand4 7#dj7;,and he went away again beyond the ,jordan1 to the place where ,john was at first immersing2 and there he abode4 7#da7;,and many came to him1 and said3 ,john indeed wrought no sign2 but all things that ,john spoke of this man were true4 7#db7;,and many believed on him there4 ,,xi4 ,,now a certain one was sick1 ,lazarus of ,bethany1 from the village of ,mary and ,martha her sister4 7#b7;,it was the ,mary who anointed the ,lord with ointment1 and wiped his feet with her hair1 whose brother ,lazarus was sick4 7#c7,the sisters therefore sent to him1 saying3 ,lord1 behold1 he whom thou lovest is sick4 7#d7;,and ,jesus hearing it1 said3 ,this sickness is not for death1 but for the sake of the glory of ,god1 that the ,son of ,god may be glorified thereby4 7#e7,now ,jesus loved ,martha1 and her sister1 and ,lazarus4 7#f7,when therefore he heard that he was sick1 he then abode two days in the place where he was4 7#g7,then after this he says to the disciples3 ,let us go into ,judaea again4 7#h7,the disciples say to him3 ,master1 the ,jews of late sought to stone thee2 and goest thou thither again8 7#i7;,jesus answered3 ,are there not twelve hours in the day8 ,if any one walk in the day1 he stumbles not1 because he sees the light of this world4 7#aj7;,but if any one walk in the night1 he stumbles1 because the light is not in him4 7#aa7,these things said he2 and after this he says to them3 ,lazarus our friend has fallen asleep2 but ,i go1 that ,i may awake him out of sleep4 7#ab7,therefore his disciples said3 ,lord if he has fallen asleep1 he will be restored4 7#ac7;,but ,jesus had spoken of his death2 but they thought that he said it of taking rest in sleep4 7#ad7,then therefore ,jesus said to them plainly3 ,lazarus is dead4 7#ae7;,and ,i am glad for your sakes that ,i was not there1 that ye may believe4 ,but let us go to him4 7#af7,therefore said ,thomas1 who is called ,didymus1 to his fellow disciples3 ,let us also go1 that we may die with him4 7#ag7;,having come therefore1 ,jesus found that he had already been four days in the tomb4 7#ah7,now ,bethany was nigh to ,jerusalem1 about fifteen furlongs off4 7#ai7;,and many of the ,jews had come to ,martha and ,mary1 to comfort them concerning their brother4 7#bj7,therefore ,martha1 when she heard that ,jesus is coming1 went and met him2 but ,mary sat in the house4 7#ba7,then said ,martha to ,jesus3 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 my brother had not died4 7#bb7;,but even now1 ,i know that whatever thou shalt ask of ,god1 ,god will give it thee4 7#bc7;,jesus says to her3 ,thy brother will rise again4 7#bd7,martha says to him3 ,i know that he will rise again1 in the resurrection at the last day4 7#be7;,jesus said to her3 ,i am the resurrection1 and the life2 he that believes on me1 though he be dead1 yet shall he live2 7#bf7;and whoever lives and believes on me1 shall never die4 ,believest thou this8 7#bg7,she says to him3 ,yea1 ,lord2 ,i believe that thou art the ,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 who comes into the world4 7#bh7;,and having said this1 she went away1 and called ,mary her sister secretly1 saying3 ,the ,teacher is come1 and calls for thee4 7#bi7;,and she1 when she heard it1 rises quickly and comes to him4 7#cj7,now ,jesus had not yet come into the village1 but was in the place where ,martha met him4 7#ca7,the ,jews therefore who were with her in the house and comforting her1 when they saw that ,mary rose up hastily and went out1 followed her1 saying3 ,she goes to the tomb to weep there4 7#cb7,mary therefore1 when she came where ,jesus was1 seeing him1 fell down at his feet1 saying to him3 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 my brother had not died4 7#cc7;,jesus therefore1 when he saw her weeping1 and the ,jews weeping who came with her1 groaned in spirit1 and was troubled4 7#cd7;,and he said3 ,where have ye laid him8 ,they say to him3 ,lord1 come and see4 7#ce7;,jesus wept4 7#cf7,the ,jews therefore said3 ,behold how he loved him6 7#cg7;,and some of them said3 ,could not this man1 who opened the eyes of the blind1 have caused even that this man should not have died8 7#ch7;,jesus therefore1 again groaning in himself1 comes to the tomb4 ,it was a cave1 and a stone lay upon it4 7#ci7;,jesus says3 ,take away the stone4 ,the sister of him that was dead1 ,martha1 says to him3 ,lord1 by this time he is offensive2 for he has been dead four days4 7#dj7;,jesus says to her3 ,said ,i not to thee1 that1 if thou believe1 thou shalt see the glory of ,god8 7#da7,so they took away the stone4 ,and ,jesus raised his eyes upward1 and said3 ,father1 ,i thank thee that thou didst hear me4 7#db7;,and ,i knew that thou always hearest me2 but for the sake of the multitude standing around ,i said it1 that they might believe that thou didst send me4 7#dc7;,and having thus spoken1 he cried with a loud voice3 ,lazarus1 come forth4 7#dd7;,and he that was dead came forth1 bound hand and foot with grave clothes2 and his face was bound about with a napkin4 ,jesus says to them3 ,loose him1 and let him go4 7#de7,many therefore of the ,jews who came to ,mary1 and saw what he did1 believed on him4 7#df7;,but some of them went away to the ,pharisees1 and told them what ,jesus did4 7#dg7,therefore the chief priests and the ,pharisees gathered a council1 and said3 ,what do we1 seeing that this man works many signs8 7#dh7;,if we let him thus alone1 all will believe on him2 and the ,romans will come and take away both our place and nation4 7#di7;,and a certain one of them1 ,caiaphas1 being high priest that year1 said to them3 ,ye know nothing2 7#ej7nor do ye consider that it is expedient for us1 that one man die for the people1 and not the whole nation perish4 7#ea7;,and this he spoke not of himself2 but being high priest that year1 he prophesied that ,jesus should die for the nation2 7#eb7;and not for the nation only1 but that also he should gather together into one the children of ,god that were scattered abroad4 7#ec7,therefore from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death4 7#ed7;,jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the ,jews2 but departed thence to the country near to the wilderness1 to a city called ,ephraim1 and there continued with his disciples4 7#ee7;,and the passover of the ,jews was at hand2 and many went up to ,jerusalem out of the country1 before the passover1 that they might purify themselves4 7#ef7,they sought therefore for ,jesus1 and said among themselves1 as they stood in the temple3 ,what think ye1 that he will not come to the feast8 7#eg7,now the chief priests and the ,pharisees had given a commandment1 that1 if any one knew where he was1 he should make it known1 that they might seize him4 ,,xii4 ,,therefore ,jesus1 six days before the passover1 came to ,bethany1 where ,lazarus was who had been dead1 whom ,jesus raised from the dead4 7#b7,they therefore made him a supper there1 and ,martha served2 and ,lazarus was one of those who reclined at table with him4 7#c7,then ,mary took a pound of ointment of pure spikenard1 very costly1 and anointed the feet of ,jesus1 and wiped his feet with her hair2 and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment4 7#d7,then says one of his disciples1 ,judas ,iscariot1 ,simon's son1 who was about to betray him3 7#e7,why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries#ab3e1 and given to the poor8 7#f7,this he said1 not because he cared for the poor2 but because he was a thief1 and had the bag1 and bore#ab3f what was put therein4 7#g7,then said ,jesus3 ,let her alone2 she has kept it#ab3g to the day of my preparation for burial4 7#h7;,for the poor ye have always with you2 but me ye have not always4 7#i7;,a great multitude of the ,jews therefore knew that he was there4 ,and they came1 not because of ,jesus only1 but that they might see ,lazarus also1 whom he raised from the dead4 7#aj7;,but the chief priests consulted that they might put ,lazarus also to death2 7#aa7;because by reason of him many of the ,jews went away1 and believed on ,jesus4 7#ab7,on the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast1 hearing that ,jesus is coming to ,jerusalem1 7#ac7took branches of the palm-trees and went forth to meet him1 and cried3 ,hosanna2 blessed is he who comes in the name of the ,lord1 the ,king of ,israel4 7#ad7;,and ,jesus1 having found a young ass1 sat thereon2 as it is written3 7#ae7;,fear not1 daughter of ,zion2 ,behold1 thy ,king comes1 ,sitting on an ass's colt4 7#af7,these things his disciples understood not at the first4 ,but when ,jesus was glorified1 then they remembered that these things were written of him1 and that they did these things to him4 7#ag7,the multitude therefore that was with him when he called ,lazarus out of the tomb1 and raised him from the dead1 bore witness4 7#ah7;,for this the multitude also met him1 because they heard that he had wrought this sign4 7#ai7,the ,pharisees therefore said among themselves3 ,perceive ye that ye avail nothing8 ,behold1 the world is gone after him4 7#bj7;,and there were certain ,greeks1 of those who come up to worship at the feast4 7#ba7,these came therefore to ,philip1 who was from ,bethsaida of ,galilee1 and desired him1 saying3 ,sir1 we would see ,jesus4 7#bb7,philip comes and tells ,andrew2 ,andrew and ,philip come and tell ,jesus4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus answered them1 saying3 ,the hour has come1 that the ,son of man should be glorified4 7#bd7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 except the grain of wheat fall into the ground and die1 it abides alone2 but if it die1 it brings forth much fruit4 7#be7;,he that loves his life shall lose it2 and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal4 7#bf7;,if any one serve me1 let him follow me2 and where ,i am1 there shall also my servant be4 ,if any one serve me1 him will the ,father honor4 7#bg7,now is my soul troubled2 and what shall ,i say8 ,father1 save me from this hour#ab3bg6 ,but for this cause came ,i unto this hour4 7#bh7;,father1 glorify thy name4 ,then there came a voice out of heaven3 ,i both have glorified it1 and will glorify it again4 7#bi7,the multitude therefore that stood by and heard1 said that it thundered2 others said3 ,an angel has spoken to him4 7#cj7;,jesus answered and said3 ,this voice came not for my sake1 but for your sakes4 7#ca7,now is the judgment of this world2 now shall the prince of this world be cast out4 7#cb7;,and ,i1 if ,i be lifted up from the earth1 will draw all men to me4 7#cc7,this he said1 signifying by what manner of death he should die4 7#cd7,the multitude answered him3 ,we heard out of the law that the ,christ abides forever2 and how sayest thou3 ,the ,son of man must be lifted up8 ,who is this ,son of man8 7#ce7;,jesus therefore said to them3 ,yet a little while is the light among you4 ,walk while ye have the light1 that darkness may not overtake you2 and he that walks in the darkness knows not whither he goes4 7#cf7,while ye have the light1 believe on the light1 that ye may become sons of light4 ,these things spoke ,jesus1 and departed1 and hid himself from them4 7#cg7;,but though he had wrought so many signs before them1 they did not believe on him2 7#ch7that the saying of ,isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled1 which he spoke3 ,lord1 who believed our report1 ,and to whom was the arm of the ,lord revealed8 7#ci7,therefore they could not believe1 because ,isaiah said again3 7#dj7;,he has blinded their eyes1 ,and has hardened their heart2 ,that they should not see with their eyes1 ,and understand with their heart1 ,and turn1 and ,i should heal them4 7#da7,these things said ,isaiah1 because he saw his glory1 and spoke of him4 7#db7,yet1 even of the rulers many believed on him2 but because of the ,pharisees they did not acknowledge him1 lest they should be put out of the synagogue2 7#dc7;for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of ,god4 7#dd7;,and ,jesus cried and said3 ,he that believes on me1 believes not on me but on him who sent me4 7#de7;,and he that beholds me beholds him who sent me4 7#df7;,i have come a light into the world1 that whoever believes on me may not abide in the darkness4 7#dg7;,and if any one hear my words1 and keep them not1 ,i do not judge him2 for ,i came not to judge the world1 but to save the world4 7#dh7;,he that rejects me1 and receives not my words1 has one that judges him4 ,the word that ,i spokes that shall judge him in the last day4 7#di7;,because ,i spoke not from myself2 but the ,father who sent me1 he has given me a commandment1 what ,i should say1 and what ,i should speak4 7#ej7;,and ,i know that his commandment is everlasting life4 ,what things ,i speak therefore1 as the ,father has said to me1 so ,i speak4 ,,xiii4 ,,and before the feast of the passover1 ,jesus knowing that his hour has come that he should depart out of this world to the ,father1 having loved his own who were in the world1 loved them to the end4 7#b7;,and supper being served1 the ,devil having already put into the heart of ,judas ,iscariot1 ,simon's son1 to betray him2 7#c7knowing that the ,father has given all things into his hands1 and that he came out from ,god1 and is going to ,god1 7#d7;he rises from the supper1 and lays aside his garments1 and taking a towel he girded himself4 7#e7;,after that he pours water into the basin1 and began to wash the feet of his disciples1 and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded4 7#f7;,he comes therefore to ,simon ,peter2 and ,peter says to him3 ,lord1 dost thou wash my feet8 7#g7;,jesus answered and said to him3 ,what ,i do thou knowest not now2 but thou shalt know hereafter4 7#h7,peter says to him3 ,never shalt thou wash my feet4 ,jesus answered him3 ,if ,i wash thee not1 thou hast no part with me4 7#i7,simon ,peter says to him3 ,lord1 not my feet only1 but also my hands and my head4 7#aj7;,jesus says to him3 ,he that has bathed has no need save to wash the feet1 but is wholly clean4 ,and ye are clean2 but not all4 7#aa7;,for he knew his betrayer2 therefore he said3 ,ye are not all clean4 7#ab7,when therefore he had washed their feet1 he took his garments1 and reclining again at table1 said to them3 ,know ye what ,i have done to you8 7#ac7,ye call me the ,teacher1 and the ,master2 and ye say well1 for so ,i am4 7#ad7;,if ,i then1 the ,master and the ,teacher1 washed your feet1 ye also ought to wash one another's feet4 7#ae7;,for ,i gave you an example1 that as ,i did to you1 ye also should do4 7#af7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 a servant is not greater than his lord1 nor one that is sent#ac3af greater than he who sent him4 7#ag7;,if ye know these things1 happy are ye if ye do them4 7#ah7;,i speak not of you all2 ,i know whom ,i chose2 but that the scripture might be fulfilled1 ,he that eats the loaf with me lifted up his heel against me4 7#ai7;,even now ,i tell you1 before it comes to pass1 that when it comes to pass1 ye may believe that ,i am he4 7#bj7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 he that receives whomsoever ,i send receives me2 and he that receives me receives him who sent me4 7#ba7;,having said this1 ,jesus was troubled in spirit1 and testified and said3 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 that one of you will betray me4 7#bb7,the disciples therefore looked one on another1 doubting of whom he spoke4 7#bc7;,and there was reclining in ,jesus' bosom one of his disciples1 whom ,jesus loved4 7#bd7,to him therefore ,simon ,peter beckons1 and says to him3 ,say who it is of whom he speaks4 7#be7;,and he1 leaning back on ,jesus' breast1 says to him3 ,lord1 who is it8 7#bf7;,jesus answers3 ,he it is1 to whom ,i shall give the morsel1 when ,i have dipped it4 ,and having dipped the morsel1 he gives it to ,judas ,iscariot1 son of ,simon4 7#bg7;,and after the morsel1 then entered ,satan into him4 ,jesus therefore says to him3 ,what thou doest1 do quickly4 7#bh7;,and no one at the table knew for what intent he spoke this to him4 7#bi7;,for some thought1 because ,judas had the bag1 that ,jesus said to him3 ,buy what we need for the feast2 or1 that he should give something to the poor4 7#cj7;,he then1 having received the morsel1 went immediately out2 and it was night4 7#ca7,when therefore he was gone out1 ,jesus says3 ,now is the ,son of man glorified1 and ,god is glorified in him4 7#cb7;,if ,god is glorified in him1 ,god will also glorify him in himself1 and will straightway glorify him4 7#cc7;,children1 yet a little while ,i am with you4 ,ye will seek me2 and as ,i said to the ,jews1 whither ,i go ye can not come1 so now ,i say to you4 7#cd7;,a new commandment ,i give to you1 that ye love one another2 as ,i loved you1 that ye also love one another4 7#ce7;,by this shall all know that ye are my disciples1 if ye have love one toward another4 7#cf7,simon ,peter says to him3 ,lord1 whither goest thou8 ,jesus answered him3 ,whither ,i go1 thou canst not follow me now2 but thou shalt follow me afterward4 7#cg7,peter says to him3 ,lord1 why can not ,i follow thee now8 ,i will lay down my life for thee4 7#ch7;,jesus answers3 ,wilt thou lay down thy life for me8 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to thee1 a cock will not crow1 till thou hast denied me thrice4 ,,xiv4 ,,let not your heart be troubled4 ,believe on ,god1 and believe on me#ad3a4 7#b7;,in my ,father's house are many mansions2 if it were not so1 ,i would have told you2 because ,i go to prepare a place for you4 7#c7;,and if ,i go and prepare a place for you1 ,i will come again1 and will receive you to myself2 that where ,i am ye may be also4 7#d7;,and ye know the way whither ,i go4 7#e7,thomas says to him3 ,lord1 we know not whither thou goest2 and how do we know the way8 7#f7;,jesus says to him3 ,i am the way1 the truth1 and the life4 ,no one comes to the ,father1 but by me4 7#g7;,if ye knew me1 ye would know my ,father also2 and from henceforth ye know him1 and have seen him4 7#h7,philip says to him3 ,lord1 show us the ,father1 and it suffices us4 7#i7;,jesus says to him3 ,am ,i so long time with you1 and dost thou not know me1 ,philip8 ,he that has seen me has seen the ,father2 and how sayest thou3 ,show us the ,father8 7#aj7;,believest thou not that ,i am in the ,father1 and the ,father in me8 ,the words that ,i speak to you ,i speak not of myself2 but the ,father who dwells in me1 he does the works4 7#aa7;,believe me1 that ,i am in the ,father1 and the ,father in me2 or else believe for the very works' sake4 7#ab7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 he that believes on me1 the works that ,i do he shall do also1 and greater than these shall he do1 because ,i go to the ,father4 7#ac7;,and whatever ye shall ask in my name1 that ,i will do1 that the ,father may be glorified in the ,son4 7#ad7;,if ye shall ask anything in my name1 ,i will do it4 7#ae7;,if ye love me1 keep my commandments4 7#af7;,and ,i will ask of the ,father1 and he will give you another ,comforter1 that he may be with you forever2 7#ag7the ,spirit of truth1 whom the world can not receive1 because it sees him not1 neither knows him2 but ye know him1 because he abides with you1 and shall be in you4 7#ah7;,i will not leave you bereaved#ad3ah2 ,i will come to you4 7#ai7,yet a little while1 and the world sees me no more2 but ye see me2 because ,i live1 ye shall live also4 7#bj7;,in that day ye shall know that ,i am in my ,father1 and ye in me1 and ,i in you4 7#ba7;,he that has my commandments1 and keeps them1 he it is that loves me2 and he that loves me shall be loved by my ,father1 and ,i will love him1 and will manifest myself to him4 7#bb7;,judas says to him 7not ,iscariot73 ,lord1 how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us1 and not to the world8 7#bc7;,jesus answered and said to him3 ,if any one loves me1 he will keep my word2 and my ,father will love him1 and we will come to him1 and make our abode with him4 7#bd7;,he that loves me not1 keeps not my words2 and the word which ye hear is not mine1 but the ,father's who sent me4 7#be7,these things have ,i spoken to you1 while abiding with you4 7#bf7;,but the ,comforter1 the ,holy ,spirit1 whom the ,father will send in my name1 he will teach you all things1 and bring to your remembrance all things which ,i said to you4 7#bg7,peace ,i leave with you1 my peace ,i give to you2 not as the world gives1 give ,i to you4 ,let not your heart be troubled1 neither let it be afraid4 7#bh7,ye heard how ,i said to you3 ,i go away2 and ,i come to you4 ,if ye loved me1 ye would have rejoiced that ,i go to the ,father2 because the ,father is greater than ,i4 7#bi7;,and now ,i have told you before it comes to pass1 that1 when it is come to pass1 ye may believe4 7#cj7;,i will no longer talk much with you2 for the prince of the world comes1 and in me he has nothing4 7#ca7;,but that the world may know that ,i love the ,father1 and as the ,father gave me commandment1 so ,i do4 ,arise1 let us go hence4 ,,xv4 ,i ,,am the true vine1 and my ,father is the husbandman4 7#b7;,every branch in me that bears not fruit1 he takes it away2 and every one that bears fruit1 he cleanses it1 that it may bear more fruit4 7#c7,ye are already clean1 through the word which ,i have spoken to you4 7#d7;,abide in me1 and ,i in you4 ,as the branch can not bear fruit of itself1 if it abide not in the vine1 so neither can ye1 if ye abide not in me4 7#e7;,i am the vine1 ye are the branches4 ,he that abides in me and ,i in him1 the same bears much fruit2 because without me ye can do nothing4 7#f7;,if any one abide not in me1 he is cast forth as the branch1 and is withered2 and they gather them1 and cast them into the fire1 and they are burned4 7#g7;,if ye abide in me1 and my words abide in you1 ask whatever ye will1 and it shall be done to you4 7#h7;,herein is my ,father glorified1 that ye bear much fruit2 and ye shall become my disciples4 7#i7;,as the ,father loved me1 ,i also loved you2 abide in my love4 7#aj7;,if ye keep my commandments1 ye shall abide in my love2 as ,i have kept my ,father's commandments1 and abide in his love4 7#aa7,these things ,i have spoken to you1 that my joy may be in you1 and your joy be made full4 7#ab7,this is my commandment1 that ye love one another1 as ,i loved you4 7#ac7;,greater love has no one than this1 that one lay down his life for his friends4 7#ad7,ye are my friends1 if ye do whatever ,i command you4 7#ae7,no longer do ,i call you servants2 because the servant knows not what his lord does4 ,but ,i have called you friends because all things that ,i heard from my ,father ,i made known to you4 7#af7,ye did not choose me1 but ,i chose you1 and appointed you that ye may go and bear fruit1 and that your fruit may remain2 that whatever ye shall ask of the ,father in my name1 he may give it you4 7#ag7,these things ,i command you1 that ye love one another4 7#ah7;,if the world hates you1 ye know that it has hated me before it hated you4 7#ai7;,if ye were of the world1 the world would love its own2 but because ye are not of the world1 but ,i chose you out of the world1 for this the world hates you4 7#bj7,remember the word that ,i said to you3 ,a servant is not greater than his lord4 ,if they persecuted me1 they will also persecute you2 if they kept my saying1 they will keep yours also4 7#ba7;,but all these things they will do to you for my name's sake1 because they know not him who sent me4 7#bb7;,if ,i had not come and spoken to them1 they would not have sin2 but now they have no cloak for their sin4 7#bc7;,he that hates me hates my ,father also4 7#bd7;,if ,i had not done among them the works which no other one has done1 they would not have sin2 but now they have both seen and hated both me and my ,father4 7#be7;,but this comes to pass1 that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law3 ,they hated me without a cause4 7#bf7;,but when the ,comforter is come1 whom ,i will send to you from the ,father1 the ,spirit of truth1 which proceeds from the ,father1 he will bear witness of me4 7#bg7;,and ye also shall bear witness1 because ye are with me from the beginning4 ,,xvi4 ,,these things ,i have spoken to you1 that ye should not be offended4 7#b7,they will put you out of the synagogues2 yea1 a time is coming1 that every one who kills you will think he makes an offering to ,god4 7#c7;,and these things they will do to you1 because they have not known the ,father1 nor me4 7#d7;,but these things ,i have spoken to you1 that when the time shall come1 ye may remember that ,i told you4 ,and these things ,i told you not from the beginning1 because ,i was with you4 7#e7;,and now ,i go to him who sent me2 and none of you asks me3 ,whither goest thou8 7#f7;,but because ,i have spoken these things to you1 sorrow has filled your heart4 7#g7;,but ,i tell you the truth1 it is expedient for you that ,i depart2 for if ,i depart not1 the ,comforter will not come to you2 but if ,i go1 ,i will send him to you4 7#h7;,and when he is come1 he will convict the world1 in respect of sin1 and of righteousness1 and of judgment2 7#i7of sin1 in that they believe not on me2 7#aj7of righteousness1 in that ,i go to my ,father1 and ye behold me no more2 7#aa7of judgment1 in that the prince of this world has been judged4 7#ab7;,i have yet many things to say to you1 but ye can not bear them now4 7#ac7;,but when he1 the ,spirit of truth is come1 he will guide you into all the truth2 for he will not speak from himself1 but whatever he shall hear1 that will he speak1 and he will tell you the things to come4 7#ad7;,he will glorify me2 because he will receive of mine1 and will tell it to you4 7#ae7;,all things that the ,father has are mine4 ,therefore1 ,i said1 that he will receive of mine1 and will tell it to you4 7#af7;,a little while1 and ye behold me not2 and again a little while1 and ye shall see me4 7#ag7,therefore some of his disciples said to one another3 ,what is this that he says to us1 ,a little while1 and ye behold me not2 and again a little while1 and ye shall see me2 and1 ,i go to the ,father8 7#ah7,they said therefore3 ,what is this that he says1 ,a little while8 ,we know not what he says4 7#ai7;,jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him1 and said to them3 ,do ye inquire of this with one another1 that ,i said1 ,a little while1 and ye behold me not2 and again a little while1 and ye shall see me8 7#bj7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you1 that ye will weep and lament1 but the world will rejoice2 and ye will be sorrowful1 but your sorrow shall be turned into joy4 7#ba7;,a woman when she is in travail has sorrow1 because her hour is come2 but when she has borne the child1 she remembers no more the anguish1 for joy that a man is born into the world4 7#bb7;,and so ye now have sorrow2 but ,i will see you again1 and your heart shall rejoice1 and your joy no one takes from you4 7#bc7;,and in that day ye shall ask nothing of me4 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say to you3 ,whatever ye shall ask of the ,father1 he will give it you in my name4 7#bd7;,hitherto ye asked nothing in my name4 ,ask1 and ye shall receive1 that your joy may be made full4 7#be7,these things ,i have spoken to you in parables4 ,a time is coming1 when ,i will no more speak to you in parables1 but ,i will tell you plainly of the ,father4 7#bf7;,in that day ye shall ask in my name4 ,and ,i say not to you1 that ,i will pray the ,father for you2 7#bg7;for the ,father himself loves you1 because ye have loved me1 and have believed that ,i came forth from ,god4 7#bh7;,i came forth from the ,father1 and have come into the world2 again1 ,i leave the world1 and go to the ,father4 7#bi7;,his disciples say to him3 ,lo1 now thou speakest plainly1 and speakest no parable4 7#cj7,now we know that thou knowest all things1 and needest not that any one should ask thee4 ,by this we believe that thou camest forth from ,god4 7#ca7;,jesus answered them3 ,do ye now believe8 7#cb7;,behold1 an hour is coming1 and has come1 that ye will be scattered1 each one to his own1 and will leave me alone2 and ,i am not alone1 because the ,father is with me4 7#cc7,these things ,i have spoken to you1 that in me ye may have peace4 ,in the world ye have tribulation2 but be of good cheer1 ,i have overcome the world4 ,,xvii4 ,,these words spoke ,jesus1 and lifted up his eyes to heaven1 and said3 ,father1 the hour has come2 glorify thy ,son1 that thy ,son may glorify thee2 7#b7;as thou gayest him authority over all flesh1 that as many as thou hast given to him1 to them he should give eternal life4 7#c7;,and this is the eternal life1 that they know thee the only true ,god1 and ,jesus ,christ1 whom thou didst send4 7#d7;,i glorified thee on the earth2 ,i finished the work which thou hast given me to do4 7#e7;,and now1 ,o ,father1 glorify thou me with thine own self1 with the glory which ,i had with thee before the world was4 7#f7;,i manifested thy name to the men whom thou hast given me out of the world4 ,thine they were1 and thou hast given them to me2 and they have kept thy word4 7#g7,now they know that all things whatever thou hast given me are from thee2 7#h7;because the words which thou gayest me ,i have given to them1 and they received them1 and knew in truth that ,i came forth from thee1 and believed that thou didst send me4 7#i7;,i pray for them2 ,i pray not for the world1 but for those whom thou hast given me2 because they are thine4 7#aj7;,and all things that are mine are thine1 and thine are mine2 and ,i am glorified in them4 7#aa7;,and ,i am no longer in the world2 and these are in the world1 and ,i come to thee4 ,holy ,father1 keep those in thy name whom thou hast given me1 that they may be one1 as we are1 7#ab7,while ,i was with them1 ,i kept them in thy name4 ,those whom thou hast given me ,i watched over and none of them perished1 except the son of perdition1 that the scripture might be fulfilled4 7#ac7;,and now ,i come to thee2 and these things ,i speak in the world1 that they may have my joy made full in them4 7#ad7;,i have given them thy word2 and the world hated them1 because they are not of the world1 as ,i am not of the world4 7#ae7;,i pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world1 but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil4 7#af7,they are not of the world1 as ,i am not of the world4 7#ag7,sanctify them in the truth2 thy word is truth4 7#ah7;,as thou didst send me into the world1 ,i also sent them into the world4 7#ai7;,and for their sakes ,i sanctify myself1 that they also may be sanctified in the truth4 7#bj7;,and ,i pray not for these only1 but also for those who believe on me through their word2 7#ba7that all may be one2 as thou1 ,father1 in me and ,i in thee1 that they also may be in us2 that the world may believe that thou didst send me4 7#bb7;,and the glory which thou hast given to me ,i have given to them1 that they may be one1 as we are one2 7#bc7;,i in them1 and thou in me1 that they may be perfected into one2 that the world may know that thou didst send me1 and lovedst them as thou lovedst me4 7#bd7;,father1 those whom thou hast given me1 ,i will that where ,i am they also be with me2 that they may behold my glory1 which thou hast given me2 because thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world4 7#be7,righteous ,father6 ,and the world knew thee not6 ,but ,i knew thee1 and these knew that thou didst send me2 7#bf7;and ,i made known to them thy name1 and will make it known2 that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them1 and ,i in them4 ,,xviii4 ,,having spoken these words1 ,jesus went out with his disciples beyond the brook ,kedron1 where was a garden1 into which he entered and his disciples4 7#b7;,and ,judas also1 his betrayer knew the place2 because ,jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples4 7#c7;,judas therefore1 having received the band and officers from the chief priests and ,pharisees1 comes thither with torches and lamps and weapons4 7#d7;,jesus therefore1 knowing all the things that were coming upon him1 went forth and said to them3 ,whom do ye seek8 7#e7,they answered him3 ,jesus the ,nazarene4 ,jesus says to them3 ,i am he4 ,and ,judas also1 his betrayer1 was standing with them4 7#f7,when therefore he said to them1 ,i am he1 they went backward1 and fell to the ground4 7#g7;,again therefore he asked them3 ,whom do ye seek8 ,and they said3 ,jesus the ,nazarene4 7#h7;,jesus answered3 ,i told you that ,i am he2 if therefore ye seek me1 let these go their way2 7#i7that the saying might be fulfilled1 which he spoke3 ,of those whom thou hast given me1 ,i lost none4 7#aj7,then ,simon ,peter1 having a sword1 drew it and smote the servant of the high priest1 and cut off his right ear4 ,the servant's name was ,malchus4 7#aa7;,jesus therefore said to ,peter3 ,put up thy sword into the sheath4 ,the cup which my ,father has given me1 shall ,i not drink it8 7#ab7,so the band1 and the captain1 and the officers of the ,jews1 took ,jesus and bound him1 7#ac7;and led him away to ,annas first2 for he was father-in-law of ,caiaphas1 who was high priest that year4 7#ad7;,and it was ,caiaphas who counseled the ,jews1 that it is expedient that one man should die for the people4 7#ae7;,and ,simon ,peter and the other disciple followed ,jesus4 ,that disciple was known to the high priest1 and went in with ,jesus into the court of the high priest4 7#af7;,but ,peter was standing at the door without4 ,therefore the other disciple1 who was known to the high priest1 went out and spoke to her that kept the door1 and brought in ,peter4 7#ag7,then the damsel that kept the door says to ,peter3 ,art not thou also one of this man's disciples8 ,he says3 ,i am not4 7#ah7;,and the servants and the officers were standing there1 having made a fire of coals1 because it was cold1 and were warming themselves2 and ,peter was standing with them1 and warming himself4 7#ai7,the high priest therefore asked ,jesus concerning his disciples1 and concerning his teaching4 7#bj7;,jesus answered him3 ,i have spoken openly to the world2 ,i ever taught in the synagogue1 and in the temple1 where all the ,jews assemble2 and ,i spoke nothing in secret4 7#ba7,why askest thou me8 ,ask those who have heard1 what ,i spoke to them4 ,behold1 these know what things ,i said4 7#bb7;,and when he had said this1 one of the officers who was standing by gave ,jesus a blow on the face1 saying3 ,answerest thou the high priest so8 7#bc7;,jesus answered him3 ,if ,i spoke evil1 bear witness of the evil2 but if well1 why dost thou smite me8 7#bd7;,annas sent him bound to ,caiaphas the high priest4 7#be7;,and ,simon ,peter was standing and warming himself4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,art thou also one of his disciples8 ,he denied1 and said3 ,i am not4 7#bf7,one of the servants of the high priest1 being a kinsman of him whose ear ,peter cut off1 says3 ,did not ,i see thee in the garden with him8 7#bg7;,again therefore ,peter denied2 and immediately a cock crowed4 7#bh7,then they lead ,jesus from ,caiaphas into the ,governor's palace2 and it was early2 and they themselves went not into the palace1 that they might not be defiled1 but might eat the passover4 7#bi7,pilate therefore went out to them1 and said3 ,what accusation do ye bring against this man8 7#cj7,they answered and said to him3 ,if this man were not a malefactor1 we would not have delivered him up to thee4 7#ca7,pilate therefore said to them3 ,do ye take him1 and judge him according to your law4 ,the ,jews therefore said to him3 ,it is not lawful for us to put any one to death2 7#cb7that the saying of ,jesus might be fulfilled1 which he spoke1 signifying by what manner of death he should die4 7#cc7,pilate therefore entered into the palace again1 and called ,jesus1 and said to him3 ,art thou the ,king of the ,jews8 7#cd7;,jesus answered3 ,dost thou say this of thyself1 or did others tell thee concerning me8 7#ce7,pilate answered3 ,am ,i a ,jew8 ,thine own nation1 and the chief priests1 delivered thee up to me4 ,what didst thou8 7#cf7;,jesus answered3 ,my kingdom is not of this world4 ,if my kingdom were of this world1 my servants would fight1 that ,i might not be delivered up to the ,jews2 but now is my kingdom not from hence4 7#cg7,pilate therefore said to him3 ,art thou a king then8 ,jesus answered3 ,thou sayest it2 because ,i am a king4 ,to this end have ,i been born1 and to this end have ,i come into the world1 that ,i may bear witness to the truth4 ,every one that is of the truth hears my voice4 7#ch7,pilate says to him3 ,what is truth8 ,and having said this1 he went out again to the ,jews1 and says to them3 ,i find no fault in him4 7#ci7;,but ye have a custom1 that ,i should release to you one at the passover4 ,do ye desire therefore that ,i release to you the ,king of the ,jews8 7#dj7,they all therefore cried out again1 saying3 ,not this one1 but ,barabbas4 ,now ,barabbas was a robber4 ,,xix4 ,,then therefore ,pilate took ,jesus1 and scourged him4 7#b7;,and the soldiers platted a crown of thorns1 and put it on his head1 and put on him a purple robe2 and they came to him1 7#c7;and said3 ,hail1 ,king of the ,jews6 ,and they gave him blows on the face4 7#d7,pilate went forth again1 and says to them3 ,behold1 ,i bring him forth to you1 that ye may know that ,i find no fault in him4 7#e7;,jesus therefore came forth1 wearing the crown of thorns1 and the purple robe4 ,and he says to them3 ,behold the man6 7#f7,when therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him1 they cried out1 saying3 ,crucify him1 crucify him4 ,pilate says to them3 ,do ye take him1 and crucify him2 for ,i find no fault in him4 7#g7,the ,jews answered him3 ,we have a law1 and by our law he ought to die1 because he made himself the ,son of ,god4 7#h7,when therefore ,pilate heard this saying1 he was the more afraid4 7#i7;,and he went again into the palace1 and says to ,jesus3 ,whence art thou8 ,but ,jesus gave him no answer4 7#aj7,then says ,pilate to him3 ,dost thou not speak to me8 ,knowest thou not that ,i have power to release thee1 and have power to crucify thee8 7#aa7;,jesus answered3 ,thou wouldst have no power against me1 except it were given thee from above4 ,therefore he that delivers me to thee has the greater sin4 7#ab7,thenceforth ,pilate sought to release him4 ,but the ,jews cried out1 saying3 ,if thou let this man go1 thou art not a friend of ,caesar4 ,whoever makes himself a king speaks against ,caesar4 7#ac7,when therefore ,pilate heard these words1 he brought ,jesus forth1 and sat down on the judgment-seat in a place called the ,pavement1 and in ,hebrew1 ,gabbatha4 7#ad7;,and it was the preparation of the passover1 and about the sixth hour4 ,and he says to the ,jews3 ,behold your king6 7#ae7;,but they cried out3 ,away with him1 away with him1 crucify him4 ,pilate says to them3 ,shall ,i crucify your king8 ,the chief priests answered3 ,we have no king but ,caesar4 7#af7,then therefore he delivered him to them to be crucified4 ,and they took ,jesus1 and led him away4 7#ag7;,and bearing his cross he went forth into the place called ,place of a skull1 which in ,hebrew is called ,golgotha2 7#ah7where they crucified him1 and two others with him1 on either side one1 and ,jesus in the midst4 7#ai7;,and ,pilate wrote also a title1 and put it on the cross4 ,and the writing was3 ,,jesus ,,the ,,nazarene ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 7#bj7,this title therefore many of the ,jews read2 because the place where ,jesus was crucified was nigh to the city1 and it was written in ,hebrew1 and ,greek1 and ,latin4 7#ba7,therefore said the chief priests of the ,jews to ,pilate3 ,write not1 ,the ,king of the ,jews2 but that he said1 ,i am ,king of the ,jews4 7#bb7,pilate answered3 ,what ,i have written1 ,i have written4 7#bc7,then the soldiers1 when they crucified ,jesus1 took his garments1 and made four parts1 to every soldier a part1 and also his coat4 ,and the coat was without a seam1 woven from the top throughout4 7#bd7,they said therefore to one another3 ,let us not rend it1 but cast lots for it1 whose it shall be2 that the scripture might be fulfilled which says3 ,they parted my garments among them4 ,and for my vesture they cast lots4 ,these things the soldiers did4 7#be7;,and there were standing by the cross of ,jesus his mother1 and his mother's sister1 ,mary the wife of ,clopas1 and ,mary the ,magdalene4 7#bf7;,jesus therefore seeing his mother1 and the disciple whom he loved standing by1 says to his mother3 ,woman1 behold thy son6 7#bg7,then he says to the disciple3 ,behold thy mother6 ,and from that hour the disciple took her to his own home4 7#bh7;,after this1 ,jesus knowing that all things were now finished1 that the scripture might be accomplished1 says3 ,i thirst4 7#bi7,now there was set a vessel full of vinegar2 and they1 having filled a sponge with vinegar1 and put it on a hyssop-stalk1 bore it to his mouth4 7#cj7,when ,jesus therefore received the vinegar1 he said3 ,it is finished2 and he bowed his head1 and gave up his spirit4 7#ca7,the ,jews therefore1 since it was the preparation1 that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath 7for that sabbath day was a great day71 besought ,pilate that their legs might be broken1 and they be taken away4 7#cb7,the soldiers came1 therefore1 and broke the legs of the first1 and of the other who was crucified with him4 7#cc7;,but when they came to ,jesus1 and saw that he was already dead1 they broke not his legs4 7#cd7;,but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side1 and forthwith there came out blood and water4 7#ce7;,and he that has seen has borne witness1 and his witness is true1 and he knows that he says what is true1 that ye also might believe4 7#cf7;,for these things came to pass1 that the scripture might be fulfilled3 ,a bone of him shall not be broken4 7#cg7;,and again another scripture says3 ,they shall look on him whom they pierced4 7#ch7;,and after this1 ,joseph from ,arimathaea1 being a disciple of ,jesus1 but secretly for fear of the ,jews1 besought ,pilate that he might take away the body of ,jesus2 and ,pilate gave him leave4 ,he came therefore1 and took away the body of ,jesus4 7#ci7;,and there came also ,nicodemus1 who at the first came to ,jesus by night1 bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes1 about a hundred pounds weight4 7#dj7,they took therefore the body of ,jesus1 and wound it in linen cloths with the spices1 as is the custom of the ,jews to prepare for burial4 7#da7;,and in the place where he was crucified there was a garden1 and in the garden a new sepulchre1 wherein no one was yet laid4 7#db7,there they laid ,jesus therefore1 on account of the preparation of the ,jews1 because the sepulchre was nigh at hand4 ,,xx4 ,,and on the first day of the week ,mary the ,magdalene comes early1 while it is yet dark1 to the sepulchre1 and sees the stone taken away out of the sepulchre4 7#b7,she runs therefore and comes to ,simon ,peter1 and to the other disciple1 whom ,jesus loved1 and says to them3 ,they took away the ,lord out of the sepulchre1 and we know not where they laid him4 7#c7,peter therefore went forth1 and the other disciple1 and they went to the sepulchre4 7#d7;,and the two ran together2 and the other disciple outran ,peter1 and came first to the sepulchre4 7#e7;,and stooping down he sees the linen cloths lying2 yet he went not in4 7#f7,then comes ,simon ,peter following him2 and he went into the sepulchre1 and sees the linen cloths lying1 7#g7;and the napkin that was about his head not lying with the linen cloths1 but wrapped together in a place by itself4 7#h7,then therefore the other disciple1 who came first to the sepulchre1 went in also2 and he saw1 and believed4 7#i7;,for not even yet did they know the scripture1 that he must rise from the dead4 7#aj7,the disciples therefore went away again to their own home4 7#aa7;,and ,mary was standing by the sepulchre without1 weeping4 ,so1 as she wept1 she stooped clown into the sepulchre1 7#ab7;and beholds two angels in white1 sitting the one at the head and the other at the feet1 where the body of ,jesus lay4 7#ac7;,and they say to her3 ,woman1 why weepest thou8 ,she says to them3 ,because they took away my ,lord1 and ,i know not where they laid him4 7#ad7;,having said this1 she turned back and beholds ,jesus standing1 and knew not that it was ,jesus4 7#ae7;,jesus says to her3 ,woman1 why weepest thou8 ,whom dost thou seek8 ,she1 supposing that it was the gardener1 says to him3 ,sir1 if thou didst bear him hence1 tell me where thou laidest him1 and ,i will take him away4 7#af7;,jesus says to her3 ,mary6 ,turning1 she says to him in ,hebrew3 ,rabboni6 7which is to say1 ,teacher67 7#ag7;,jesus says to her3 ,touch me not2 for ,i have not yet ascended to my ,father2 but go to my brethren1 and say to them3 ,i ascend to my ,father and your ,father1 and my ,god and your ,god4 7#ah7,mary the ,magdalene comes bringing word to the disciples1 that she has seen the ,lord1 and that he spoke these things to her4 7#ai7,when therefore it was evening on that day1 the first day of the week1 the doors having been shut1 where the disciples were assembled1 for fear of the ,jews1 ,jesus came and stood in the midst2 and he says to them3 ,peace be to you4 7#bj7;,and having said this1 he showed them his hands and his side4 ,the disciples rejoiced therefore1 when they saw the ,lord4 7#ba7;,jesus therefore said to them again3 ,peace be to you4 ,as the ,father has sent me1 ,i also send you4 7#bb7;,and having said this1 he breathed on them1 and says to them3 ,receive the ,holy ,spirit4 7#bc7,whosesoever sins ye remit1 they are remitted to them2 and whosesoever ye retain1 they are retained4 7#bd7;,but ,thomas1 one of the twelve1 called ,didymus1 was not with them when ,jesus came4 7#be7,the other disciples therefore said to him3 ,we have seen the ,lord4 ,but he said to them3 ,except ,i see in his hands the print of the nails1 and thrust my finger into the print of the nails1 and thrust my hand into his side1 ,i will not believe4 7#bf7;,and after eight days1 again his disciples were within1 and ,thomas with them4 ,jesus comes1 the doors being shut1 and stood in the midst1 and said3 ,peace be to you4 7#bg7;,after that1 he says to ,thomas3 ,reach hither thy finger1 and see my hands2 and reach thy hand1 and thrust it into my side2 and be not faithless1 but believing4 7#bh7,thomas answered and said to him3 ,my ,lord1 and my ,god4 7#bi7;,jesus says to him3 ,because thou hast seen me1 thou hast believed4 ,happy they who saw not1 and have believed6 7#cj7,many other signs also did ,jesus in the presence of his disciples1 which are not written in this book4 7#ca7;,but these are written1 that ye might believe that ,jesus is the ,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 and that believing ye may have life in his name4 ,,xxi4 ,,after these things ,jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of ,tiberias2 and he manifested himself in this manner4 7#b7,there were together ,simon ,peter1 and ,thomas called ,didymus1 and ,nathanael from ,cana of ,galilee1 and the sons of ,zebedee1 and two others of his disciples4 7#c7,simon ,peter says to them3 ,i go a fishing4 ,they say to him3 ,we also go with thee4 ,they went forth1 and entered into the ship2 and in that night they caught nothing4 7#d7;,but when morning was now come1 ,jesus stood on the beach2 yet the disciples knew not that it was ,jesus4 7#e7;,jesus therefore says to them3 ,children1 have ye anything to eat8 ,they answered him3 ,no4 7#f7;,and he said to them3 ,cast the net on the right side of the ship1 and ye shall find4 ,they cast it therefore2 and now they were not able to draw it1 for the multitude of the fishes4 7#g7,therefore that disciple whom ,jesus loved says to ,peter3 ,it is the ,lord4 ,simon ,peter therefore1 hearing that it is the ,lord1 girded on his outer garment 7for he was naked71 and cast himself into the sea4 7#h7;,and the other disciples came in the boat 7for they were not far from land1 but about two hundred cubits off71 dragging the net with the fishes4 7#i7,when therefore they went out upon the land1 they see a fire of coals there1 and a fish lying thereon1 and bread4 7#aj7;,jesus says to them3 ,bring of the fishes which ye just now caught4 7#aa7,simon ,peter went on board1 and drew the net to land full of great fishes1 a hundred and fifty and three2 and though there were so many1 the net was not broken4 7#ab7;,jesus says to them3 ,come hither1 and break your fast4 ,and none of the disciples durst ask him1 ,who art thou8 knowing that it is the ,lord4 7#ac7;,jesus comes1 and takes the bread and gives to them1 and the fish likewise4 7#ad7,this the third time already1 ,jesus manifested himself to his disciples1 after he was risen from the dead4 7#ae7,when therefore they had broken their fast1 ,jesus says to ,simon ,peter3 ,simon1 son of ,jonah1 lovest thou me more than these8 ,he says to him3 ,yea1 ,lord2 thou knowest that ,i love thee4 ,he says to him3 ,feed my lambs4 7#af7;,he says to him again a second time3 ,simon1 son of ,jonah1 lovest thou me8 ,he says to him3 ,yea1 ,lord2 thou knowest that ,i love thee4 ,he says to him3 ,tend my sheep4 7#ag7;,he says to him the third time3 ,simon1 son of ,jonah1 lovest thou me8 ,peter was grieved because he said to him the third time1 ,lovest thou me8 ,and he said to him3 ,lord1 thou knowest all things2 thou knowest that ,i love thee4 ,jesus says to him3 ,feed my sheep4 7#ah7,verily1 verily1 ,i say to thee1 when thou wast young1 thou didst gird thyself1 and walk whither thou wouldst2 but when thou shalt be old1 thou shalt stretch forth thy hands1 and another shall gird thee1 and lead thee whither thou wouldst not4 7#ai7;,and this he spoke1 signifying by what manner of death he should glorify ,god4 ,and having spoken this1 he says to him3 ,follow me4 7#bj7,peter1 turning about1 sees the disciple whom ,jesus loved following2 who also at the supper leaned back on his breast1 and said3 ,lord1 who is he that betrays thee8 7#ba7,peter seeing him says to ,jesus3 ,lord1 and what shall this man do8 7#bb7;,jesus says to him3 ,if ,i will that he remain till ,i come1 what is it to thee8 ,do thou follow me4 7#bc7,this saying therefore went abroad among the brethren1 that that disciple should not die4 ,and ,jesus said not to him1 that he should not die2 but1 ,if ,i will that he tarry till ,i come1 what is it to thee8 7#bd7,this is the disciple who testifies of these things1 and wrote these things2 and we know that his testimony is true4 7#be7;,and there are also many other things which ,jesus did2 and if they should be written every one1 ,i suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written4 ,,the ,,acts ,,of ,,the ,,apostles4 ,i4 ,,the former narration ,i made1 ,o ,theophilus1 concerning all things that ,jesus began both to do and to teach1 7#b7until the day when he was taken up1 after he had given commandment1 through the ,holy ,spirit1 to the apostles whom he chose2 7#c7to whom also he showed himself living1 after he had suffered1 by many infallible proofs1 during forty days appearing to them1 and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of ,god4 7#d7;,and1 being assembled together with them1 he commanded them not to depart from ,jerusalem1 but to wait for the promise of the ,father1 which ye heard from me2 7#e7;for ,john indeed immersed in water2 but ye shall be immersed in the ,holy ,spirit1 not many days hence4 7#f7,they therefore1 having come together#a3f1 asked him1 saying3 ,lord1 wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to ,israel8 7#g7;,and he said to them3 ,it is not yours to know times or seasons1 which the ,father appointed by his own authority#a3g4 7#h7;,but ye shall receive power1 when the ,holy ,spirit is come upon you2 and ye shall be my witnesses both in ,jerusalem1 and in all ,judaea1 and ,samaria1 and unto the utmost part of the earth4 7#i7;,and having spoken these things1 while they beheld he was borne up1 and a cloud received him out of their sight4 7#aj7;,and while they were looking intently into heaven as he went1 behold1 two men stood by them in white apparel2 7#aa7who also said3 ,men of ,galilee1 why stand ye looking into heaven8 ,this ,jesus1 who was taken up from you into heaven1 shall so come in like manner as ye saw him going into heaven4 7#ab7,then they returned to ,jerusalem from the mount called ,olivet1 which is near ,jerusalem1 a sabbath day's journey4 7#ac7;,and when they came in1 they went up into the upper room1 where were abiding both ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 and ,andrew1 ,philip and ,thomas1 ,bartholomew and ,matthew1 ,james the son of ,alpheus1 and ,simon ,zelotes1 and ,judas the brother of ,james4 7#ad7,these all continued with one accord in prayer1 with women1 and ,mary the mother of ,jesus1 and his brothers4 7#ae7;,and in those days ,peter stood up in the midst of the brethren1 and said 7the number of names together was about a hundred and twenty73 7#af7,men1 brethren1 it was necessary that the scripture should be fulfilled1 which the ,holy ,spirit by the mouth of ,david spoke before concerning ,judas1 who became guide to those who took ,jesus4 7#ag7;,because he was numbered with us1 and obtained the office of this ministry4--7#ah7,now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity2 and falling headlong1 he burst asunder in the midst1 and all his bowels gushed out4 7#ai7;,and it became known to all who dwell at ,jerusalem2 so that that field was called1 in their own tongue1 ,aceldama1 that is1 ,field of blood4--7#bj7;,for it is written in the book of ,psalms3 ,let his habitation be made desolate1 ,and let no one dwell therein4 ,and3 ,let another take his office#a3bj4 7#ba7,therefore1 of these men1 who accompanied us all the time that the ,lord ,jesus went in and out among us1 7#bb7;beginning from ,john's immersion1 unto the day when he was taken up from us1 must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection4 7#bc7;,and they appointed two1 ,joseph called ,barsabas1 who was surnamed ,justus1 and ,matthias4 7#bd7;,and they prayed1 saying3 ,thou1 ,lord1 who knowest the hearts of all1 show which of these two thou didst choose1 7#be7that he may take part in this ministry and apostleship1 from which ,judas by transgression fell away1 that he might go to his own place4 7#bf7;,and they gave their lots#a3bf2 and the lot fell upon ,matthias2 and he was numbered with the eleven apostles4 ,,ii4 ,,and when the day of ,pentecost was fully come1 they were all with one accord in one place4 7#b7;,and suddenly there came a sound out of heaven as of a rushing mighty wind1 and it filled all the house where they were sitting4 7#c7;,and there appeared to them tongues as of fire1 distributed among them2 and it sat upon each of them4 7#d7;,and they were all filled with the ,holy ,spirit1 and began to speak with other tongues1 as the ,spirit gave them utterance4 7#e7,now there were dwelling in ,jerusalem1 ,jews1 devout men1 from every nation under heaven4 7#f7;,and this being noised abroad#b3f1 the multitude came together1 and were confounded1 because every man heard them speak in his own language4 7#g7;,and all were amazed1 and wondered1 saying one to another ,behold1 are not all these who speak ,galilaeans8 7#h7;,and how do we hear1 every man in our own tongue1 wherein we were born1 7#i7,parthians and ,medes and ,elamites1 and those who inhabit ,mesopotamia1 ,judaea and ,cappadocia1 ,pontus and ,asia1 7#aj7,phrygia and ,pamphylia1 ,egypt and the parts of ,libya about ,cyrene1 and strangers of ,rome1 both ,jews and proselytes1 7#aa7;,cretes and ,arabians1 hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of ,god8 7#ab7;,and all were amazed1 and were in doubt1 saying one to another3 ,what may this mean8 7#ac7;,but others mocking said3 ,they are filled with sweet wine4 7#ad7;,but ,peter1 standing up with the eleven1 lifted up his voice1 and said to them3 ,men of ,judaea1 and all that dwell in ,jerusalem1 be this known to you1 and hearken to my words4 7#ae7;,for these are not drunken1 as ye suppose1 for it is the third hour of the day4 7#af7;,but this is what was spoken through the prophet ,joel3 7#ag7;,and it shall be in the last days1 saith ,god1 ,that ,i will pour out of my ,spirit upon all flesh2 ,and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy1 ,and your young men shall see visions1 ,and your old men shall dream dreams2 7#ah7;,and even on my servants and on my handmaids1 ,i will pour out of my ,spirit in those days1 ,and they shall prophesy4 7#ai7;,and ,i will show wonders in heaven above1 ,and signs in the earth beneath1 ,blood1 and fire1 and vapor of smoke4 7#bj7,the sun shall be turned into darkness1 ,and the moon into blood1 ,before the great and notable day of the ,lord shall come4 7#ba7;,and it shall be1 that every one who shall call on the name of the ,lord shall be saved4 7#bb7,men of ,israel1 hear these words6 ,jesus the ,nazarene1 a man accredited to you from ,god by miracles1 and wonders1 and signs1 which ,god wrought by him in the midst of you1 as ye yourselves know2 7#bc7this man1 delivered up according to the established counsel and foreknowledge of ,god1 ye slew1 crucifying him by the hand of lawless ones2 7#bd7whom ,god raised up1 having loosed the pains of death2 because it was not possible that he should be held by it4 7#be7;,for ,david says concerning him3 ,i saw the ,lord always before me2 ,because he is on my right hand1 that ,i should not be moved4 7#bf7;,for this my heart rejoiced1 and my tongue exulted2 ,moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope2 7#bg7;,because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the underworld1 ,nor wilt thou suffer thy ,holy ,one to see corruption4 7#bh7,thou didst make known to me the ways of life2 ,thou wilt make me full of joy with thy presence4 7#bi7,men1 brethren1 ,i may speak freely to you of the patriarch ,david1 that he both died and was buried1 and his sepulchre is among us unto this day4 7#cj7;,being a prophet1 therefore1 and knowing that ,god swore to him1 with an oath1 that of the fruit of his loins one should sit on his throne1 7#ca7;he1 foreseeing1 spoke of the resurrection of the ,christ1 that neither was his soul abandoned to the underworld1 nor did his flesh see corruption4 7#cb7,this ,jesus ,god raised up1 whereof we all are witnesses4 7#cc7;,being therefore exalted to the right hand of ,god1 and having received from the ,father the promise of the ,holy ,spirit1 he poured forth this1 which ye now see and hear4 7#cd7;,for ,david did not ascend into heaven2 but he says himself3 ,the ,lord said to my ,lord1 ,sit on my right hand1 7#ce7,until ,i make thy foes thy footstool4 7#cf7,therefore let all the house of ,israel know assuredly1 that ,god made him1 this ,jesus whom ye crucified1 both ,lord and ,christ4 7#cg7;,and hearing this1 they were pierced to the heart1 and said to ,peter and the rest of the apostles3 ,men1 brethren1 what shall we do8 7#ch7;,and ,peter said to them3 ,repent1 and be each of you immersed1 upon the name of ,jesus ,christ1 unto remission of sins1 and ye shall receive the gift of the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ci7;,for the promise is to you1 and to your children1 and to all those afar off1 as many as the ,lord our ,god shall have called4 7#dj7;,and with many other words did he bear witness and exhort1 saying3 ,save yourselves from this perverse generation4 7#da7,they therefore1 having received#b3da his word1 were immersed and on that day there were added about three thousand souls4 7#db7;,and they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles1 and the distribution1 and the breaking of bread1 and prayers4 7#dc7;,and fear came upon every soul2 and many wonders and signs were wrought through the apostles4 7#dd7;,and all that believed were together1 and had all things common2 7#de7;and sold their possessions and goods1 and divided them among all1 as any one had need4 7#df7;,and daily attending with one accord in the temple1 and breaking bread from house to house1 they partook of food with gladness and singleness of heart1 7#dg7praising ,god1 and having favor with all the people4 ,and the ,lord added to the church daily those who are saved#b3dg4 ,,iii4 ,,and ,peter and ,john were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer1 being the ninth hour4 7#b7;,and a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried along1 whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple1 the one called ,beautiful1 to ask alms of those entering into the temple2 7#c7who1 seeing ,peter and ,john about to go into the temple1 asked alms4 7#d7;,and ,peter1 looking intently upon him1 with ,john1 said3 ,look upon us4 7#e7;,and he gave heed to them1 expecting to receive something from them4 7#f7;,and ,peter said3 ,silver and gold have ,i none2 but what ,i have1 that ,i give thee4 ,in the name of ,jesus ,christ1 the ,nazarene1 rise up and walk4 7#g7;,and seizing him by the right hand1 he raised him up4 ,and immediately his feet and ankles received strength2 7#h7;and leaping forth1 he stood1 and walked1 and entered with them into the temple1 walking1 and leaping1 and praising ,god4 7#i7;,and all the people saw him walking and praising ,god2 7#aj7;and they recognized him1 that this was he who sat for alms at the beautiful gate of the temple2 and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him4 7#aa7;,and as he held fast to ,peter and ,john1 all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called ,solomon's1 greatly wondering4 7#ab7;,and ,peter1 seeing it1 answered to the people3 ,men of ,israel1 why wonder ye at this8 ,or why look ye so intently on us1 as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk8 7#ac7,the ,god of ,abraham1 and of ,isaac1 and of ,jacob1 the ,god of our fathers1 glorified his servant ,jesus2 whom ye delivered up1 and denied him in the presence of ,pilate1 when he decided to release him4 7#ad7;,but ye denied the ,holy and ,just1 and demanded that a murderer should be granted to you4 7#ae7;,but the ,author of life ye killed2 whom ,god raised from the dead1 whereof we are witnesses#c3ae4 7#af7;,and his name1 upon the faith in his name1 made this man strong1 whom ye see and know2 and the faith1 which is through ,him1 gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all4 7#ag7;,and now1 brethren1 ,i know that ye acted in ignorance1 as also your rulers4 7#ah7;,but thus ,god fulfilled what he before announced by the mouth of all his prophets1 that the ,christ should suffer4 7#ai7,repent therefore1 and turn1 that your sins may be blotted out1 in order that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the ,lord2 7#bj7;and that he may send forth ,jesus ,christ1 before appointed for you2 7#ba7whom the heavens1 indeed1 must receive1 until the times of the restoration of all things1 which ,god spoke of by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning4 7#bb7,moses said3 ,a ,prophet will the ,lord your ,god raise up to you of your brethren1 like unto me2 him shall ye hear in all things whatever he shall say to you4 7#bc7;,and it shall be that every soul1 that will not hear that ,prophet1 shall be utterly destroyed from among the people4 7#bd7;,and also all the prophets from ,samuel1 both he and they who followed1 as many as spoke1 also foretold these days4 7#be7,ye are sons of the prophets1 and of the covenant which ,god made with our fathers1 saying to ,abraham3 ,and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed4 7#bf7,unto you first1 ,god1 having raised up his servant ,jesus1 sent him to bless you1 in turning away every one of you from your iniquities4 ,,iv4 ,,and while they were speaking to the people1 the priests1 and the captain of the temple1 and the ,sadducees1 came upon them1 7#b7;being indignant because they taught the people1 and announced in ,jesus the resurrection from the dead4 7#c7;,and they laid hands on them1 and put them in prison unto the morrow2 for it was now evening4 7#d7;,but many of those who heard the word believed2 and the number of the men became about five thousand4 7#e7;,and it came to pass on the morrow1 that their rulers1 and elders1 and scribes1 7#f7;and ,annas the high priest1 and ,caiaphas1 and ,john1 and ,alexander1 and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest1 were gathered together unto ,jerusalem4 7#g7;,and having set them in the midst1 they asked3 ,by what power1 or by what name1 did ye do this8 7#h7,then ,peter1 filled with the ,holy ,spirit1 said to them3 ,rulers of the people1 and elders of ,israel2 7#i7;if we are this day examined in respect to a good deed done to an impotent man1 by what means this person has been made whole2 7#aj7;be it known to you all1 and to all the people of ,israel1 that by the name of ,jesus ,christ the ,nazarene1 whom ye crucified1 whom ,god raised from the dead1 by him does this man stand here before you whole4 7#aa7;,he is the stone that was set at naught by you the builders1 which is become the head of the corner4 7#ab7;,and there is salvation in no other2 for neither is there any other name under heaven1 that is given among men1 in which we must be saved4 7#ac7;,and seeing the boldness of ,peter and ,john1 and perceiving that they were unlearned and obscure men1 they wondered2 and they recognized them1 that they were with ,jesus4 7#ad7;,and beholding the man who had been healed standing with them1 they had nothing to say against it4 7#ae7;,but having commanded them to go aside out of the council1 they conferred among themselves1 7#af7saying3 ,what shall we do to these men8 ,for that a notorious miracle has been done by them is manifest to all that dwell in ,jerusalem1 and we are not able to deny it4 7#ag7;,but that it spread no further among the people1 let us strictly threaten them1 that they speak henceforth to no man in this name4 7#ah7;,and having called them1 they commanded them not to speak at all1 nor teach1 in the name of ,jesus4 7#ai7;,but ,peter and ,john answering said to them3 ,whether it is right in the sight of ,god to hearken to you rather than to ,god1 judge ye4 7#bj7;,for we can not but speak the things which we saw and heard4 7#ba7;,and they1 having further threatened them1 let them go1 finding no way to punish them1 on account of the people1 because all glorified ,god for that which was done2 7#bb7;for the man was above forty years old1 on whom this sign of the healing had been wrought4 7#bc7;,and being dismissed1 they went to their own company1 and reported all that the chief priests and elders said to them4 7#bd7;,and they1 hearing it1 lifted up their voice to ,god with one accord1 and said3 ,lord1 thou art he who made heaven1 and earth1 and the sea1 and all things in them2 7#be7who by the mouth of thy servant ,david said3 ,why did the heathen rage#d3be1 ,and the peoples imagine vain things8 7#bf7,the kings of the earth stood near1 ,and the rulers assembled together1 ,against the ,lord1 and against his ,christ4 7#bg7;,for in truth there assembled in this city1 against thy holy servant ,jesus1 whom thou didst anoint1 both ,herod1 and ,pontius ,pilate1 with the ,gentiles1 and the peoples of ,israel1 7#bh7to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel before determined to be done4 7#bi7;,and now1 ,lord1 behold their threatenings2 and grant to thy servants1 that with all boldness they may speak thy word1 7#cj7;by stretching forth thy hand for healing1 and that signs and wonders may be wrought through the name of thy holy servant ,jesus4 7#ca7;,and when they had prayed1 the place was shaken where they were assembled2 and they were all filled with the ,holy ,spirit1 and they spoke the word of ,god with boldness4 7#cb7;,and the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and of one soul2 and not one said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own1 but they had all things common4 7#cc7;,and with great power the apostles gave the testimony to the resurrection of the ,lord ,jesus2 and great grace was upon them all4 7#cd7;,for there was no one among them that lacked2 for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them1 and brought the prices of the things sold1 7#ce7;and laid them at the feet of the apostles2 and distribution was made to each one1 according as he had need4 7#cf7;,and ,joseph1 who by the apostles was surnamed ,barnabas 7which is interpreted1 ,son of consolation71 a ,levite1 born in ,cyprus1 7#cg7;having land sold it1 and brought the money1 and laid it at the feet of the apostles4 ,v4 ,,but a certain man named ,ananias1 with ,sapphira his wife1 sold a possession1 7#b7;and kept back part of the price1 his wife also being aware of it1 and brought a certain part1 and laid it at the feet of the apostles4 7#c7;,but ,peter said3 ,ananias1 why did ,satan fill thy heart1 that thou shouldst lie to the ,holy ,spirit1 and keep back part of the price of the land8 7#d7,while it remained1 was it not thine own8 ,and after it was sold1 was it not in thine own power8 ,why didst thou conceive this thing in thy heart8 ,thou didst not lie to men1 but to ,god4 7#e7;,and ,ananias hearing these words fell down1 and expired2 and great fear came on all that heard these things4 7#f7;,and the young men arose1 wrapt him up1 and carried him out#e3f1 and buried him4 7#g7;,and it was about the space of three hours after1 when his wife1 not knowing what was done1 came in4 7#h7;,and ,peter answered her3 ,tell me1 whether ye sold the land for so much8 ,and she said3 ,yes1 for so much4 7#i7;,and ,peter said to her3 ,why is it that ye agreed together to tempt the ,spirit of the ,lord8 ,behold1 the feet of those who buried thy husband are at the door1 and shall carry thee out4 7#aj7;,and immediately she fell at his feet1 and expired2 and coming in1 the young men found her dead1 and carried her forth1 and buried her by her husband4 7#aa7;,and great fear came upon all the church1 and upon all that heard these things4 7#ab7;,and by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people2 and they were all with one accord in ,solomon's porch4 7#ac7;,but of the rest no one dared to join himself to them2 but the people honored them2 7#ad77;and still more were believers added to the ,lord1 multitudes both of men and women72 7#ae7so that along the streets they brought forth the sick1 and laid them on beds and pallets1 that1 as ,peter was passing1 the shadow at least might overshadow some one of them4 7#af7;,and the multitude also of the cities around came together to ,jerusalem1 bringing sick persons1 and those who were vexed by unclean spirits2 and they were all healed4 7#ag7;,but the high priest rose up1 and all that were with him1 which is the sect of the ,sadducees1 and were filled with indignation1 7#ah7;and laid their hands on the apostles1 and put them in the public prison4 7#ai7;,but an angel of the ,lord by night opened the prison doors2 and having brought them forth1 he said3 7#bj7;,go1 stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life4 7#ba7;,and hearing it1 they went into the temple at early dawn1 and taught4 ,and the high priest came1 and they that were with him1 and called the council together1 and all the eldership of the children of ,israel1 and sent to the prison to have them brought4 7#bb7;,but the officers1 when they came1 found them not in the prison2 and returning1 they reported1 7#bc7saying3 ,the prison indeed we found shut with all security1 and the keepers standing without before the doors2 but when we opened them1 we found no one within4 7#bd7;,and when the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things1 they were at a loss concerning them1 to what this might grow4 7#be7;,but one came and told them1 saying3 ,behold1 the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple1 standing and teaching the people4 7#bf7,then went the captain with the officers1 and brought them1 not with violence 7for they feared the people71 that they might not be stoned4 7#bg7;,and having brought them1 they set them before the council4 ,and the high priest asked them1 7#bh7saying3 ,did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name8 ,and1 behold1 ye have filled ,jerusalem with your teaching1 and intend to bring this man's blood upon us4 7#bi7;,and ,peter answering1 and the apostles1 said3 ,we ought to obey ,god rather than men4 7#cj7,the ,god of our fathers raised up ,jesus1 whom ye slew1 hanging him on a tree4 7#ca7;,him1 as a prince and a ,savior1 did ,god exalt to his right hand1 to give repentance to ,israel1 and remission of sins4 7#cb7;,and we are his witnesses of these things1 and the ,holy ,spirit also1 which ,god gave to those who obey him4 7#cc7;,and they1 hearing it1 were convulsed with rage1 and took counsel to slay them4 7#cd7;,but there stood up one in the council1 a ,pharisee1 named ,gamaliel1 a teacher of the law1 honored by all the people1 and commanded to put the men forth a little while2 7#ce7;and said to them3 ,men of ,israel1 take heed to yourselves1 what ye are about to do in respect to these men4 7#cf7;,for before these days arose ,theudas1 boasting himself to be somebody2 to whom a number of men1 about four hundred1 joined themselves2 who was slain1 and all1 as many as obeyed him1 were scattered and brought to naught4 7#cg7;,after this man arose ,judas the ,galilaean1 in the days of the registering1 and drew away much people after him2 he also perished1 and all1 as many as obeyed him1 were dispersed4 7#ch7;,and now ,i say to you1 refrain from these men1 and let them alone2 for if this counsel or this work be of men1 it will come to naught2 7#ci7;but if it is of ,god ye can not overthrow them2 lest haply ye be found also fighting against ,god4 7#dj7;,and to him they assented2 and having called the apostles1 they scourged them1 and commanded them not to speak in the name of ,jesus1 and let them go4 7#da7,they therefore went rejoicing from the presence of the council1 because for that name they were counted worthy to suffer shame4 7#db7;,and every day1 in the temple1 and from house to house1 they ceased not to teach1 and to publish the glad tidings of ,jesus the ,christ4 ,,vi4 ,,and in these days1 when the number of the disciples was multiplied1 there arose a murmuring of the ,grecian ,jews against the ,hebrews1 because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration4 7#b7;,and the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them1 and said3 ,it is not proper that we should leave the word of ,god1 and serve tables4 7#c7,therefore1 brethren1 look ye out among you seven men of good repute1 full of the ,holy ,spirit and of wisdom1 whom we will appoint over this business4 7#d7;,but we will give ourselves to prayer1 and to the ministry of the word4 7#e7;,and the saying pleased the whole multitude4 ,and they chose ,stephen1 a man full of faith and of the ,holy ,spirit1 and ,philip1 and ,prochorus1 and ,nicanor1 and ,timon1 and ,parmenas1 and ,nicolas a proselyte of ,antioch1 7#f7whom they set before the apostles2 and having prayed1 they laid their hands on them4 7#g7;,and the word of ,god increased2 and the number of the disciples multiplied in ,jerusalem greatly2 and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith4 7#h7;,and ,stephen1 full of grace and of power1 did great wonders and signs among the people4 7#i7;,and there arose certain ones of the synagogue so called of the ,freedmen#f3i1 and ,cyrenians1 and ,alexandrians1 and of those from ,cilicia and ,asia1 disputing with ,stephen4 7#aj7;,and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke4 7#aa7,then they suborned men1 who said3 ,we have heard him speak blasphemous words against ,moses1 and against ,god4 7#ab7;,and they stirred up the people1 and the elders1 and the scribes2 and coming upon him1 they seized him1 and brought him to the council1 7#ac7;and set up false witnesses1 ,who said3 ,this man ceases not to speak words against this holy place1 and the law4 7#ad7;,for we have heard him say1 that this ,jesus the ,nazarene will destroy this place1 and will change the customs which ,moses delivered to us4 7#ae7;,and all that sat in the council1 looking intently upon him1 saw his face as the face of an angel4 ,,vii4 ,,and the high priest said3 ,are then these things so8 7#b7;,and he said3 ,brethren1 and fathers1 hearken4 ,the ,god of glory appeared to our father ,abraham1 when he was in ,mesopotamia1 before he dwelt in ,haran1 7#c7;and said to him3 ,go forth from thy country1 and from thy kindred1 and come into the land which ,i shall show thee4 7#d7,then he went forth from the land of the ,chaldaeans1 and dwelt in ,haran2 and from thence1 after his father was dead1 he caused him to remove into this land1 wherein ye now dwell4 7#e7;,and he gave him no inheritance in it1 not even a foot-breadth2 and he promised to give it to him for a possession1 and to his seed after him1 when he had no child4 7#f7;,and ,god spoke after this manner1 that his seed shall be a sojourner in a strange land1 and they will bring them into bondage1 and afflict them four hundred years4 7#g7;,and the nation to whom they shall be in bondage ,i will judge1 said ,god2 and after that they shall come forth1 and shall serve me in this place4 7#h7;,and he gave him the covenant of circumcision2 and thus he begot ,isaac1 and circumcised him the eighth day1 and ,isaac1 ,jacob1 and ,jacob the twelve patriarchs4 7#i7;,and the patriarchs1 moved with envy1 sold ,joseph into ,egypt4 ,and ,god was with him1 7#aj7;and delivered him out of all his afflictions1 and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of ,pharaoh king of ,egypt2 and he made him governor over ,egypt and all his house4 7#aa7;,and there came a famine over all the land of ,egypt and ,canaan1 and a great affliction2 and our fathers found no sustenance4 7#ab7;,but ,jacob1 hearing that there was grain in ,egypt1 first sent out our fathers4 7#ac7;,and at the second time1 ,joseph was recognized by his brothers2 and the race of ,joseph was made known to ,pharaoh4 7#ad7,then ,joseph sent1 and called for ,jacob his father1 and all his kindred1 threescore and fifteen souls4 7#ae7;,and ,jacob went down into ,egypt1 and died1 he and our fathers1 7#af7;and were removed to ,shechem1 and laid in the tomb that ,abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of ,hamor1 the father of ,shechem4 7#ag7;,but as the time of the promise drew near1 which ,god declared to ,abraham1 the people grew and multiplied in ,egypt1 7#ah7until another king arose who knew not ,joseph4 7#ai7;,he1 dealing subtly with our race1 afflicted our fathers1 so that they should cast out their infants1 that they might not be preserved alive4 7#bj7;,in which time ,moses was born1 and was exceeding fair#g3bj1 who was nourished three months in his father's house4 7#ba7;,and when he was cast out1 ,pharaoh's daughter took him up1 and nourished him for herself as a son4 7#bb7;,and ,moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the ,egyptians1 and was mighty in words and in deeds4 7#bc7;,and when he was forty years old1 it came into his heart to visit his brethren the sons of ,israel4 7#bd7;,and seeing one of them suffer wrong1 he defended him1 and avenged the one oppressed by smiting the ,egyptian4 7#be7;,for he supposed his brethren would understand1 that ,god by his hand would deliver them2 but they understood not4 7#bf7;,and on the following day he showed himself to them as they were contending1 and urged them to peace1 saying3 ,ye are brethren2 why wrong ye one another8 7#bg7;,but he who was wronging his neighbor thrust him away1 saying3 ,who made thee a ruler and a judge over us8 7#bh7,wilt thou kill me1 as thou didst kill the ,egyptian yesterday8 7#bi7;,and ,moses fled at this saying1 and became a sojourner in the land of ,midian1 where he begot two sons4 7#cj7;,and when forty years were completed1 there appeared to him in the wilderness of the mount ,sinai an angel in a flame of fire1 in a bush4 7#ca7;,and ,moses1 seeing it1 wondered at the sight2 and as he drew near to behold it1 the voice of the ,lord came to him1 saving3 7#cb7;,i am the ,god of thy fathers1 the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob4 ,and ,moses trembled1 and durst not behold4 7#cc7;,and the ,lord said to him3 ,loose the sandals from thy feet2 for the place where thou standest is holy ground4 7#cd7,truly1 ,i saw the affliction of my people in ,egypt1 and ,i heard their groaning1 and came down to deliver them4 ,and now come1 ,i will send thee into ,egypt4 7#ce7,this ,moses whom they denied1 saying3 ,who made thee a ruler and a judge8 him did ,god send as a ruler and a redeemer by the hand#g3ce of the angel who appeared to him in the bush4 7#cf7;,he brought them out1 working wonders and signs in the land of ,egypt1 and in the ,red sea1 and in the wilderness forty years4 7#cg7,this is the ,moses who said to the children of ,israel3 ,a ,prophet will ,god raise up to you of your brethren1 like unto4 7#ch7,this is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him in the mount ,sinai1 and with our fathers2 who received the living oracles to give to us2 7#ci7to whom our fathers would not be obedient1 but thrust him from them1 and in their hearts turned back again into ,egypt1 7#dj7saying to ,aaron3 ,make us gods who shall go before us2 for as for this ,moses1 who brought us out of the land of ,egypt1 we know not what is become of him4 7#da7;,and they made a calf in those days1 and offered sacrifice to the idol1 and rejoiced in the works of their own hands4 7#db7;,and ,god turned away1 and gave them up to worship the host of heaven2 as it is written in the book of the prophets3 ,did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices1 ,forty years in the wilderness1 ,o house of ,israel8 7#dc7;,and ye took up the tabernacle of ,moloch1 ,and the star of the god ,remphan1 ,the figures which ye made to worship them2 ,and ,i will carry you away beyond ,babylon4 7#dd7,our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness1 as he who spoke to ,moses commanded1 that he should make it according to the pattern that he had seen2 7#de7which also our fathers received1 and brought in with ,joshua into the possession of the heathen1 whom ,god drove out before our fathers1 unto the days of ,david2 7#df7who found favor before ,god1 and asked that he might find a habitation for the ,god of ,jacob4 7#dg7;,but ,solomon built a house for him4 7#dh7,yet the ,most ,high dwells not in temples made with hands2 as says the prophet3 7#di7;,heaven is my throne1 ,and the earth is my footstool4 ,what house will ye build for me1 saith the ,lord2 ,or what is my place of rest8 7#ej7;,did not my hand make all these things8 7#ea7,stiff-necked1 and uncircumcised in heart and ears6 ,ye always resist the ,holy ,spirit2 as your fathers did1 so do ye4 7#eb7,which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute8 ,and they slew those who announced beforehand concerning the coming of the ,just ,one2 of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers2 7#ec7who received the law as the ordinances of angels1 and kept it not4 7#ed7;,hearing these things1 they were enraged in their hearts1 and gnashed their teeth against him4 7#ee7;,but1 being full of the ,holy ,spirit1 he looked intently into heaven1 and saw the glory of ,god1 and ,jesus standing on the right hand of ,god1 and said3 7#ef7;,behold1 ,i see the heavens opened1 and the ,son of man standing on the right hand of ,god4 7#eg7;,and crying out with a loud voice1 they stopped their ears1 and rushed upon him with one accord2 7#eh7;and having cast him out of the city1 they stoned him4 ,and the witnesses laid off their garments at the feet of a young man named ,saul1 7#ei7;and stoned ,stephen1 calling and saying3 ,lord ,jesus1 receive my spirit4 7#fj7;,and kneeling down1 he cried with a loud voice3 ,lord1 lay not this sin to their charge4 ,and saying this1 he fell asleep4 ,,viii4 ,,and ,saul was consenting to his death4 ,and on that day there arose a great persecution against the church which was at ,jerusalem2 and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of ,judaea and ,samaria1 except the apostles4 7#b7;,and devout men carried ,stephen to his burial1 and made great lamentation over him4 7#c7;,but ,saul laid waste the church1 entering house after house1 and dragging both men and women1 committed them to prison4 7#d7,they1 therefore1 that were scattered1 went abroad1 preaching the word4 7#e7;,and ,philip went down to the city#h3e of ,samaria1 and preached to them the ,christ4 7#f7;,and the multitudes with one accord gave heed to the things said by ,philip1 when they heard1 and saw the signs which he wrought4 7#g7;,for out of many who had unclean spirits they went forth1 crying with loud voice2 and many that were palsied1 and that were lame1 were healed4 7#h7;,and there was great joy in that city4 7#i7;,but a certain man1 named ,simon1 was in the city before1 using sorcery1 and bewitching the people of ,samaria1 saying that he was some great one2 7#aj7to whom all gave heed1 from the least to the greatest1 saying3 ,this man is the great power of ,god#h3aj4 7#aa7;,and to him they gave heed1 because for a long time they were bewitched by his sorceries4 7#ab7;,but when they believed ,philip publishing the good news concerning the kingdom of ,god and the name of ,jesus ,christ1 they were immersed1 both men and women4 7#ac7;,and ,simon also himself believed2 and having been immersed1 he continued with ,philip1 and wondered1 beholding the miracles and signs which were wrought4 7#ad7;,and the apostles in ,jerusalem1 hearing that ,samaria has received the word of ,god1 sent to them ,peter and ,john2 7#ae7who1 having come down1 prayed for them1 that they might receive the ,holy ,spirit2 7#af7;for he had not yet fallen upon any of them2 but they had only been immersed in the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#ag7,then they laid their hands on them1 and they received the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ah7;,and ,simon1 seeing that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the ,holy ,spirit was given1 offered them money1 7#ai7saying3 ,give me also this power1 that on whomsoever ,i lay hands1 he may receive the ,holy ,spirit4 7#bj7;,but ,peter said to him3 ,thy money perish with thee2 because thou didst think to obtain the gift of ,god with money3 7#ba7,thou hast no part nor lot in this matter#h3ba2 for thy heart is not right in the sight of ,god4 7#bb7,repent therefore of this thy wickedness1 and pray the ,lord1 if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee4 7#bc7;,for ,i perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness1 and the bond of iniquity4 7#bd7;,and ,simon answering1 said3 ,pray ye to the ,lord for me1 that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me4 7#be7,they1 therefore1 having testified and spoken the word of the ,lord1 were returning to ,jerusalem1 and publishing the good news to many villages of the ,samaritans4 7#bf7;,but an angel of the ,lord spoke to ,philip1 saying3 ,arise1 and go down to the south1 to the way that goes down from ,jerusalem to ,gaza4 ,this is desert4 7#bg7;,and he arose and went4 ,and behold1 a man of ,ethiopia1 a eunuch1 an officer of state of ,candace queen of the ,ethiopians1 who was over all her treasure1 and had come to ,jerusalem to worship1 7#bh7was returning1 and sitting in his chariot2 and he was reading the prophet ,isaiah4 7#bi7;,and the ,spirit said to ,philip3 ,go near1 and join thyself to this chariot4 7#cj7;,and ,philip ran thither1 and heard him reading ,isaiah the prophet4 ,and he said3 ,understandest thou then what thou art reading8 7#ca7;,and he said3 ,how could ,i1 except some one should guide me8 ,and he entreated ,philip to come up1 and sit with him4 7#cb7;,and the contents of the ,scripture which he was reading was this3 ,he was led as a sheep to the slaughter2 ,and as a lamb dumb before his shearer1 ,so he opens not his mouth4 7#cc7;,in his humiliation his judgment was taken away2 ,and his generation#h3cc who shall fully declare8 ,for his life is taken away from the earth4 7#cd7;,and the eunuch answering said to ,philip3 ,i pray thee1 of whom does the prophet speak this8 ,of himself1 or of some other man8 7#ce7;,and ,philip opened his mouth1 and beginning from this ,scripture1 made known to him the good news of ,jesus4 7#cf7;,and as they went along the way1 they came to a certain water4 ,and the eunuch said3 ,see1 here is water2 what hinders that ,i should be immersed8 7#cg7h3cg;,and ,philip said3 ,if thou believest with all thy heart1 thou mayest4 ,and answering he said3 ,i believe that ,jesus ,christ is the ,son of ,god4 7#ch7;,and he commanded that the chariot should stop4 ,and they went down both into the water1 both ,philip and the eunuch2 and he immersed him4 7#ci7;,and when they came up out of the water1 the ,spirit of the ,lord caught away ,philip2 and the eunuch saw him no more1 for he went on his way rejoicing4 7#dj7;,but ,philip was found at ,azotus2 and passing through1 he published the good news to all the cities1 till he came to ,caesarea4 ,,ix4 ,,but ,saul1 yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the ,lord1 went to the high priest1 7#b7;and asked of him letters to ,damascus to the synagogues1 that if he found any of this way1 whether they were men or women1 he might bring them bound to ,jerusalem4 7#c7;,and as he journeyed1 he came near ,damascus4 ,and suddenly there flashed around him a light from heaven2 7#d7;and he fell to the earth1 and heard a voice saying to him3 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 7#e7;,and he said3 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and the ,lord said3 ,i am ,jesus1 whom thou persecutest4 7#f7;,but arise1 and go into the city1 and it shall be told thee what thou must do4 7#g7;,and the men who journeyed with him were standing speechless1 hearing the voice1 but seeing no one4 7#h7;,and ,saul arose from the earth2 and his eyes being opened1 he saw nothing2 and leading him by the hand1 they brought him into ,damascus4 7#i7;,and he was three days without sight1 and neither ate nor drank4 7#aj7;,and there was a certain disciple at ,damascus1 named ,ananias2 and to him the ,lord said1 in a vision1 ,ananias6 ,and he said1 ,behold1 ,i am here1 ,lord4 7#aa7;,and the ,lord said to him3 ,arise1 and go into the street which is called ,straight1 and inquire in the house of ,judas for one called ,saul of ,tarsus4 ,for1 behold1 he prays2 7#ab7;and in a vision he saw a man named ,ananias coming in1 and putting his hand on him1 that he might receive sight4 7#ac7;,and ,ananias answered3 ,lord1 ,i have heard from many concerning this man1 how great evils he did to thy saints at ,jerusalem4 7#ad7;,and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name4 7#ae7;,but the ,lord said to him3 ,go2 for he is to me a chosen vessel1 to bear my name before ,gentiles1 and kings1 and the sons of ,israel2 7#af7;for ,i will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake4 7#ag7;,and ,ananias went1 and entered into the house2 and putting his hands on him1 he said3 ,brother ,saul1 the ,lord has sent me1 ,jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest1 that thou mayest receive sight1 and be filled with the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ah7;,and immediately there fell off from his eyes as it were scales2 and he received sight1 and arose1 and was immersed2 7#ai7;and having taken food1 he was strengthened4 ,and ,saul was certain days with the disciples at ,damascus4 7#bj7;,and straightway he preached ,jesus1 in the synagogues1 that he is the ,son of ,god4 7#ba7;,and all that heard him were amazed1 and said3 ,is not this he who destroyed in ,jerusalem those who call on this name8 ,and he came hither for this purpose1 that he might bring them bound to the chief priests4 7#bb7;,but ,saul was more strengthened1 and confounded the ,jews who dwelt at ,damascus1 proving that this is the ,christ4 7#bc7;,and when many days were completed1 the ,jews took counsel to kill him4 7#bd7;,but their lying in wait became known to ,saul4 ,and they were watching the gates day and night to kill him4 7#be7;,but the disciples took him by night1 and let him down through the wall1 lowering him in a basket4 7#bf7;,and ,saul1 having come to ,jerusalem1 attempted to join himself to the disciples2 and all were afraid of him1 not believing that he was a disciple4 7#bg7;,but ,barnabas took him1 and brought him to the apostles1 and related fully to them how he saw the ,lord in the way1 and that he spoke to him1 and how he preached boldly at ,damascus in the name of ,jesus4 7#bh7;,and he was with them1 going in and out at ,jerusalem1 7#bi7;and speaking boldly in the name of the ,lord ,jesus2 and was speaking and disputing against the ,grecian ,jews2 but they were attempting to slay him4 7#cj7;,and the brethren1 learning it1 brought him down to ,caesarea1 and sent him forth to ,tarsus4 7#ca7,the church therefore1 throughout all ,judaea and ,galilee and ,samaria1 had peace1 being built up1 and walking in the fear of the ,lord1 and in the consolation of the ,holy ,spirit1 was multiplied4 7#cb7;,and it came to pass that ,peter1 going through them all1 came down also to the saints who dwelt at ,lydda4 7#cc7;,and there he found a certain man named ,aeneas1 who had lain upon a pallet eight years1 who was palsied4 7#cd7;,and ,peter said to him3 ,aeneas1 ,jesus the ,christ makes thee whole2 arise1 and make thy bed4 ,and immediately he arose4 7#ce7;,and all that dwelt at ,lydda and ,saron saw him2 and they turned to the ,lord4 7#cf7;,and there was at ,joppa a certain disciple named ,tabitha1 which interpreted is called ,dorcas4 ,this woman was full of good works1 and of alms1 which she did4 7#cg7;,and it came to pass in those days1 that she was sick1 and died4 ,and having washed her1 they laid her in an upper chamber4 7#ch7;,and as ,lydda was near to ,joppa1 the disciples1 having heard that ,peter was there1 sent to him two men1 entreating that he would not delay to come to them4 7#ci7;,and ,peter arose and went with them4 ,when he was come1 they brought him into the upper chamber2 and all the widows stood by him weeping1 and showing coats and garments which ,dorcas made1 while she was with them4 7#dj7;,but ,peter put them all forth1 and kneeled down1 and prayed2 and turning to the body1 he said3 ,tabitha1 arise4 ,and she opened her eyes2 and seeing ,peter1 she sat up4 7#da7;,and he gave her his hand1 and raised her up2 and calling the saints and widows1 he presented her alive4 7#db7;,and it became known throughout all ,joppa2 and many believed on the ,lord4 7#dc7;,and it came to pass1 that he remained many days in ,joppa1 with one ,simon1 a tanner4 ,x4 ,,there was a certain man in ,caesarea named ,cornelius1 a centurion of the band called the ,italian band2 7#b7;devout1 and one that feared ,god with all his house1 giving many alms to the people1 and praying to ,god always4 7#c7;,he saw in a vision1 distinctly1 about the ninth hour of the day1 an angel of ,god coming in to him1 and saying to him3 ,cornelius6 7#d7;,and fixing his eyes on him1 he was afraid1 and said3 ,what is it1 ,lord8 ,and he said to him3 ,thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before ,god4 7#e7;,and now send men to ,joppa1 and call for ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter4 7#f7;,he lodges with one ,simon a tanner1 whose house is by the seaside4 7#g7;,and when the angel who spoke to ,cornelius was gone1 he called two of his household servants1 and a devout soldier of those who waited on him2 7#h7;and having told them all these things1 he sent them to ,joppa4 7#i7,on the morrow1 as they were journeying1 and drawing near to the city1 ,peter went up upon the house-top to pray1 about the sixth hour4 7#aj7;,and he became very hungry1 and desired to eat4 ,while they now were making ready1 there fell upon him a trance2 7#aa7;and he beholds heaven opened1 and a certain vessel descending upon him1 as a great sheet1 bound by four corners1 and let down upon the earth2 7#ab7wherein were all the fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth1 and birds of the air4 7#ac7;,and there came a voice to him3 ,arise1 ,peter2 slay1 and eat4 7#ad7;,but ,peter said3 ,not so1 ,lord2 for ,i never ate anything common or unclean4 7#ae7;,and a voice came to him again1 the second time3 ,what ,god cleansed1 call not thou common4 7#af7,this was done thrice2 and the vessel was taken up again into heaven4 7#ag7;,and while ,peter was doubting in himself what the vision might be which he saw1 behold1 the men who were sent from ,cornelius1 having made inquiry for ,simon's house1 came and stood before the gate2 7#ah7;and calling they asked1 whether ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter1 lodges here4 7#ai7,while ,peter was earnestly considering the vision1 the ,spirit said to him3 ,behold1 men are seeking thee4 7#bj7;,but arise1 and go down1 and go with them1 making no scruple2 because ,i have sent them4 7#ba7,peter went down to the men1 and said3 ,behold1 ,i am he whom ye seek4 ,what is the cause for which ye are here8 7#bb7;,and they said3 ,cornelius1 a centurion1 a just man1 and one that fears ,god1 and of good report among all the nation of the ,jews1 was warned from ,god by a holy angel to send for thee to his house2 and to hear words from thee4 7#bc7;,he called them in1 therefore1 and lodged them4 ,and on the morrow ,peter went forth with them1 and certain brethren from ,joppa went with him4 7#bd7;,and on the morrow after1 they entered into ,caesarea4 ,and ,cornelius was expecting them1 having called together his kinsmen and near friends4 7#be7;,and as ,peter was coming in1 ,cornelius met him1 and fell down at his feet1 and did reverence to him4 7#bf7;,but ,peter raised him1 saying3 ,stand up2 ,i myself also am a man4 7#bg7;,and while talking with him1 he went in1 and found many that were come together4 7#bh7;,and he said to them3 ,ye know that it is unlawful#aj3bh for a ,jew to keep company with1 or come to1 one of another nation2 but ,god showed me that ,i should not call any man common or unclean4 7#bi7,wherefore ,i also came without delay1 when sent for4 ,i ask therefore for what reason did ye send for me8 7#cj7;,and ,cornelius said3 ,four days ago ,i was fasting unto this hour1 and at the ninth hour was praying in my house2 and1 behold1 a man stood before me in bright clothing1 7#ca7;and said3 ,cornelius1 thy prayer was heard1 and thine alms were remembered before ,god4 7#cb7,send therefore to ,joppa1 and call for ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter2 he lodges in the house of ,simon a tanner1 by the sea-side2 who1 when he comes will speak to thee4 7#cc7;,immediately therefore ,i sent to thee2 and thou didst well in coming hither4 ,now therefore we are all present before ,god1 to hear all things that are commanded thee from the ,lord4 7#cd7;,and ,peter opened his mouth1 and said3 ,of a truth ,i perceive that ,god is not a respecter of persons2 7#ce7;but in every nation he that fears him1 and works righteousness1 is acceptable to him4 7#cf7,the word which he sent to the sons of ,israel1 publishing glad tidings of peace through ,jesus ,christ 7he is ,lord of all71 7#cg7ye know2 the thing which was done throughout all ,judaea1 beginning from ,galilee1 after the immersion which ,john preached2 ,jesus of ,nazareth1 7#ch7;how ,god anointed him with the ,holy ,spirit and with power2 who went about doing good1 and healing all that were oppressed by the ,devil2 because ,god was with him4 7#ci7;,and we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the ,jews1 and in ,jerusalem2 whom they slew1 hanging him on a tree4 7#dj7;,him ,god raised on the third day1 and showed him openly2 7#da7not to all the people1 but to witnesses before appointed by ,god1 to us1 who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead4 7#db7;,and he commanded us to preach to the people1 and to testify that it is he who has been appointed by ,god to be ,judge of the living and dead4 7#dc7,to him all the prophets bear witness1 that through his name every one who believes on him shall receive remission of sins4 7#dd7,while ,peter was yet speaking these words1 the ,holy ,spirit fell on all who heard the word4 7#de7;,and those of the circumcision who believed1 as many as came with ,peter1 were astonished1 that on the ,gentiles also was poured out the gift of the ,holy ,spirit4 7#df7;,for they heard them speaking with tongues1 and magnifying ,god4 ,then answered ,peter3 7#dg7;,can any one forbid the water1 that these should not be immersed1 who received the ,holy ,spirit even as we also8 7#dh7;,and he commanded that they should be immersed in the name of the ,lord4 ,then they entreated him to remain certain days4 ,,xi4 ,,and the apostles1 and the brethren throughout ,judaea1 heard that the ,gentiles also received the word of ,god4 7#b7;,and when ,peter went up to ,jerusalem1 they that were of the circumcision contended with him1 7#c7saying3 ,thou wentest in to men uncircumcised1 and didst eat with them4 7#d7;,but ,peter rehearsed the matter to them in order1 from the beginning1 saying3 7#e7;,i was in the city of ,joppa praying2 and in a trance ,i saw a vision1 a certain vessel descending1 as a great sheet1 let down out of heaven by four corners2 and it came even to me4 7#f7,on which fixing my eyes1 ,i considered1 and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth1 and wild beasts1 and creeping things1 and birds of the air4 7#g7;,and ,i heard a voice saying to me3 ,arise1 ,peter2 slay and eat4 7#h7;,but ,i said3 ,not so1 ,lord2 for nothing common or unclean ever entered into my mouth4 7#i7;,but a voice answered me a second time out of heaven3 ,what ,god cleansed1 regard not thou as common4 7#aj7;,and this was done three times2 and all were drawn up again into heaven4 7#aa7;,and1 behold1 immediately there stood three men at the house where ,i was1 having been sent to me from ,caesarea4 7#ab7;,and the ,spirit bade me go with them1 making no scruple4 ,and these six brethren also went with me1 and we entered into the man's house4 7#ac7;,and he told us how he saw the angel in his house1 standing and saying to him3 ,send to ,joppa1 and call for ,simon who is surnamed ,peter2 7#ad7who will speak to thee words1 whereby thou shalt be saved1 and all thy house4 7#ae7;,and as ,i began to speak1 the ,holy ,spirit fell on them1 as also on us at the beginning2 7#af7;and ,i remembered the word of the ,lord1 how he said3 ,john indeed immersed in water1 but ye shall be immersed in the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ag7;,if therefore ,god gave the like gift to them as to us1 having believed on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who then was ,i1 that ,i could withstand ,god8 7#ah7,when they heard these things1 they held their peace1 and glorified ,god1 saying3 ,so then1 to the ,gentiles also ,god gave repentance unto life4 7#ai7,now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of ,stephen1 went as far as ,phoenicia1 and ,cyprus1 and ,antioch1 speaking the word to none but ,jews4 7#bj7;,but some of them were men of ,cyprus and ,cyrene1 who1 having come to ,antioch1 spoke to the ,greeks1 publishing the good news of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#ba7;,and the hand of the ,lord was with them2 and a great number believed1 and turned to the ,lord4 7#bb7;,but the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in ,jerusalem2 and they sent forth ,barnabas1 to go as far as ,antioch4 7#bc7,who having come1 and seen the grace of ,god1 rejoiced2 and he exhorted all1 that with purpose of heart they should cleave to the ,lord4 7#bd7;,for he was a good man1 and full of the ,holy ,spirit and of faith4 ,and a great multitude was added to the ,lord4 7#be7;,and ,barnabas departed to ,tarsus1 to seek for ,saul2 7#bf7;and having found him1 he brought him to ,antioch4 ,and it came to pass1 that a whole year they came together in the church1 and taught a great multitude2 and the disciples were first called ,christians in ,antioch4 7#bg7;,and in these days prophets came down from ,jerusalem to ,antioch4 7#bh7;,and there stood up one of them named ,agabus1 and signified by the ,spirit that there should be a great dearth over all the world2 which came to pass in the days of ,claudius ,caesar4 7#bi7;,and the disciples1 according as any one was prospered1 determined each of them to send relief to the brethren dwelling in ,judaea2 7#cj7which also they did1 sending it to the elders by the hands of ,barnabas and ,saul4 ,,xii4 ,,and about that time1 ,herod the king stretched forth his hands to oppress#ab3a certain of the church4 7#b7;,and he slew ,james the brother of ,john with the sword4 7#c7;,and seeing that it pleased the ,jews1 he proceeded further to take ,peter also2 7then were the days of unleavened bread27 7#d7whom he also seized and put in prison1 delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him2 intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people4 7#e7,peter therefore was kept guarded in the prison2 but earnest prayer was made by the church to ,god on his behalf4 7#f7;,and when ,herod was about to bring him forth1 in that night ,peter was sleeping between two soldiers1 bound with two chains2 and keepers before the door were guarding the prison4 7#g7;,and1 behold1 an angel of the ,lord stood by him1 and a light shined in the prison2 and he smote ,peter on the side1 and raised him1 saying3 ,rise up quickly4 ,and his chains fell from off his hands4 7#h7;,and the angel said to him3 ,gird thyself1 and bind on thy sandals2 and he did so4 ,and he said to him3 ,cast thy garment about thee1 and follow me4 7#i7;,and he went out1 and followed him2 and knew not that what was done by the angel was true1 but thought he saw a vision4 7#aj7;,and having passed the first and the second watch1 they came to the iron gate that leads into the city1 which opened to them of its own accord2 and they went out1 and passed on through one street1 and immediately the angel departed from him4 7#aa7;,and ,peter1 having come to himself1 said3 ,now ,i know truly1 that the ,lord sent forth his angel1 and delivered me out of the hand of ,herod1 and from all the expectation of the people of the ,jews4 7#ab7;,and becoming fully conscious of it1 he went to the house of ,mary the mother of ,john1 who was surnamed ,mark1 where many were gathered together1 and praying4 7#ac7;,and as ,peter knocked at the door of the gate1 a maidservant came to hearken1 named ,rhoda4 7#ad7;,and recognizing ,peter's voice1 she opened not the gate for gladness1 but ran in1 and told that ,peter was standing before the gate4 7#ae7;,and they said to her3 ,thou art mad4 ,but she confidently affirmed that it was even so4 ,and they said3 ,it is his angel4 7#af7;,but ,peter continued knocking2 and opening the door they saw him1 and were amazed4 7#ag7;,and beckoning to them with the hand to be silent1 he related to them how the ,lord brought him out of the prison4 ,and he said3 ,go tell these things to ,james1 and to the brethren4 ,and he departed1 and went to another place4 7#ah7;,and when it was day1 there was no small commotion among the soldiers1 as to what was become of ,peter4 7#ai7;,and ,herod1 when he had sought for him1 and found him not1 after examining the keepers1 commanded that they should be led away to death4 ,and he went down from ,judaea to ,caesarea1 and there abode4 7#bj7;,and ,herod was highly displeased with the ,tyrians and ,sidonians4 ,but they came with one accord to him1 and1 having made ,blastus the king's chamberlain their friend1 desired peace2 because their country was nourished by that of the king4 7#ba7;,and on a set day ,herod1 arrayed in royal apparel1 sat upon his throne1 and made a speech to them4 7#bb7;,and thereupon the people shouted3 ,the voice of a god1 and not of a man6 7#bc7;,and immediately an angel of the ,lord smote him1 because he gave not glory to ,god2 and he was eaten by worms1 and expired4 7#bd7;,but the word of ,god grew and multiplied4 7#be7;,and ,barnabas and ,saul returned from ,jerusalem1 having performed the service1 taking with them also ,john1 who was surnamed ,mark4 ,,xiii4 ,,and there were at ,antioch1 in the church that was there1 prophets and teachers2 ,barnabas1 and ,simeon who was called ,niger1 and ,lucius the ,cyrenean1 and ,manaen the foster-brother of ,herod the tetrarch1 and ,saul4 7#b7;,and while they were ministering to the ,lord1 and fasting1 the ,holy ,spirit said3 ,set apart for me ,barnabas and ,saul1 unto the work to which ,i have called them4 7#c7,then1 having fasted and prayed1 and laid their hands on them1 they sent them away4 7#d7,they therefore1 being sent forth by the ,holy ,spirit1 came down to ,seleucia2 and from thence they sailed away to ,cyprus4 7#e7;,and having come to ,salamis1 they preached the word of ,god in the synagogues of the ,jews2 and they had also ,john as an assistant4 7#f7;,and having gone through the island to ,paphos1 they found a certain ,magian1 a ,jewish false prophet1 whose name was ,bar-jesus2 7#g7who was with the proconsul of the country1 ,sergius ,paulus1 an intelligent man4 ,he1 having called for ,barnabas and ,saul1 desired to hear the word of ,god4 7#h7;,but ,elymas the ,magian 7for so his name is interpreted71 withstood them1 seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith4 7#i7,then ,saul 7who is also called ,paul71 filled with the ,holy ,spirit1 fixed his eyes on him1 7#aj7;and said3 ,o full of all deceit and all wickedness1 child of the ,devil1 enemy of all righteousness1 wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the ,lord8 7#aa7;,and now1 behold1 the hand of the ,lord is upon thee1 and thou shalt be blind1 not seeing the sun for a season4 ,and immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness2 and going about1 he sought persons to lead him by the hand4 7#ab7,then the proconsul1 seeing what was done1 believed1 being astonished at the teaching of the ,lord4 7#ac7;,and ,paul and his companions1 having put to sea from ,paphos1 came to ,perga in ,pamphylia2 and ,john departing from them returned to ,jerusalem4 7#ad7;,but they1 going on from ,perga1 came to ,antioch in ,pisidia2 and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day1 they sat down4 7#ae7;,and after the reading of the law and the prophets1 the rulers of the synagogue sent to them1 saying3 ,men1 brethren1 if ye have any word of exhortation for the people1 speak4 7#af7;,and ,paul arose1 and beckoning with the hand1 said3 ,men of ,israel1 and ye that fear ,god1 hearken4 7#ag7,the ,god of this people of ,israel chose our fathers2 and he exalted the people in their sojourn in the land of ,egypt1 and with a high arm he brought them out of it4 7#ah7;,and about the time of forty years he nourished them#ac3ah in the wilderness4 7#ai7;,and having destroyed seven nations in the land of ,canaan1 he gave them their land as a possession1 7#bj7;about four hundred and fifty years4 ,and after that1 he gave judges1 until ,samuel the prophet4 7#ba7;,and afterward they desired a king2 and ,god gave them ,saul the ,son of ,kish1 a man of the tribe of ,benjamin1 for forty years4 7#bb7;,and having removed him1 he raised up for them ,david to be their king2 to whom also he gave testimony1 saying3 ,i found ,david the son of ,jesse1 a man after my own heart1 who will do all my will4 7#bc7,of the seed of this man1 ,god1 according to promise1 raised up to ,israel a ,savior1 ,jesus2 7#bd7;,john having first preached1 before his entrance1 the immersion of repentance to all the people of ,israel4 7#be7,now as ,john was finishing his course1 he said3 ,whom do ye suppose me to be8 ,i am not he4 ,but1 behold1 there comes one after me1 the sandal of whose feet ,i am not worthy to loose4 7#bf7,men1 brethren1 children of the race of ,abraham1 and whoever among you fears ,god1 to you the word of this salvation was sent forth4 7#bg7;,for they who dwell at ,jerusalem1 and their rulers1 not knowing him1 nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day1 fulfilled them in condemning him4 7#bh7;,and though they found no cause of death1 they demanded of ,pilate that he should be slain4 7#bi7;,and when they had fulfilled all the things written of him1 they took him down from the tree1 and laid him in a tomb4 7#cj7;,but ,god raised him from the dead4 7#ca7;,and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from ,galilee to ,jerusalem1 who are now his witnesses unto the people4 7#cb7;,and we declare to you glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers1 7#cc7that ,god has fulfilled this to us their children1 in raising ,jesus2 as also it is written in the second psalm#ac3cc3 ,thou art my ,son2 ,i this day have begotten thee4 7#cd7;,and that he raised him up from the dead to return no more to corruption1 he has thus spoken3 ,i will give to you the holy1 the sure promises of ,david4 7#ce7,wherefore also in another psalm he says3 ,thou wilt not suffer thy ,holy ,one to see corruption4 7#cf7;,for ,david1 having served his own generation according to the purpose of ,god1 fell asleep1 and was added to his fathers1 and saw corruption4 7#cg7;,but he1 whom ,god raised1 saw not corruption4 7#ch7;,be it known to you therefore1 men1 brethren1 that remission of sins through this man is announced to you2 7#ci7;and by him all that believe are justified from all things1 from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of ,moses4 7#dj7;,beware therefore1 lest that come upon you1 which is spoken in the prophets3 7#da7;,behold1 ye despisers1 and wonder1 and perish2 ,because ,i work a work in your days1 ,a work which ye will not believe1 ,though one should fully declare it to you4 7#db7;,and as they were going out1 they besought that these words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath4 7#dc7;,and when the congregation was broken up1 many of the ,jews and of the proselyte worshipers followed ,paul and ,barnabas2 who1 speaking to them1 persuaded them to continue in the grace of ,god4 7#dd7;,and on the next sabbath day1 almost the whole city came together to hear the word of ,god4 7#de7;,but the ,jews1 seeing the multitudes1 were filled with indignation1 and spoke against the things said by ,paul1 contradicting and blaspheming4 7#df7,then ,paul and ,barnabas spoke boldly1 and said3 ,it was necessary that the word of ,god should first be spoken to you2 but since ye thrust it from you1 and judge yourselves not worthy of the eternal life1 lo1 we turn to the ,gentiles4 7#dg7;,for so has the ,lord commanded us3 ,i have set thee for a light of the ,gentiles1 ,that thou shouldst be for salvation to the end of the earth4 7#dh7;,and the ,gentiles hearing it rejoiced1 and glorified the word of the ,lord2 and as many as were appointed unto eternal life believed4 7#di7;,and the word of the ,lord was spread abroad throughout all the region4 7#ej7;,but the ,jews stirred up the devout and honorable women1 and the chief men of the city1 and raised persecution against ,paul and ,barnabas1 and drove them out from their borders4 7#ea7;,and they1 having shaken off the dust of their feet against them1 came to ,iconium4 7#eb7;,and the disciples were filled with joy1 and with the ,holy ,spirit4 ,,xiv4 ,,and it came to pass in ,iconium1 that they went together into the synagogue of the ,jews1 and so spoke1 that a great multitude both of ,jews and ,greeks believed4 7#b7;,but the ,jews who disbelieved stirred up and embittered the minds of the ,gentiles against the brethren4 7#c7,they spent a long time1 therefore1 speaking boldly in the ,lord1 who gave testimony to the word of his grace1 granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands4 7#d7;,but the multitude of the city was divided2 and part held with the ,jews1 and part with the apostles4 7#e7;,and when a movement was made1 both of the ,gentiles and ,jews with their rulers1 to abuse and stone them1 7#f7they1 being aware of it1 fled to the cities of ,lycaonia1 ,lystra and ,derbe1 and the region around2 7#g7;and there they were publishing the good news4 7#h7;,and there sat a certain man at ,lystra1 impotent in his feet1 being lame from his mother's womb1 who never walked4 7#i7,this man was listening to ,paul as he spoke2 who1 fixing his eyes on him1 and perceiving that he had faith to be healed1 7#aj7said with a loud voice3 ,stand upright on thy feet4 ,and he leaped up1 and walked4 7#aa7;,and the multitudes1 seeing what ,paul did1 lifted up their voices1 saying in the speech of ,lycaonia3 ,the gods are come down to us in the likeness of men4 7#ab7;,and they called ,barnabas1 ,jupiter2 and ,paul1 ,mercury1 because he was the chief speaker4 7#ac7;,and the priest of ,jupiter1 that was before the city1 having brought oxen and garlands to the gates1 would have offered sacrifice with the people4 7#ad7;,but the apostles1 ,barnabas and ,paul1 hearing of it1 rent their clothes1 and rushed forth to the multitude2 crying out1 7#ae7;and saying3 ,sirs1 why do ye these things8 ,we also are men of like nature with you1 bringing you glad tidings1 that ye should turn from these vanities to the living ,god1 who made heaven1 and earth1 and the sea1 and all things that are therein2 7#af7who1 in the ages past1 suffered all nations to walk in their own ways2 7#ag7;although he left not himself without witness1 in that he did good1 giving you rain from heaven1 and fruitful seasons1 filling your hearts with food and gladness4 7#ah7;,and with these sayings they hardly restrained the people from sacrificing to them4 7#ai7;,but there came thither ,jews from ,antioch and ,iconium2 and having persuaded the people1 and stoned ,paul1 they drew him out of the city1 supposing that he was dead4 7#bj7;,but the disciples having gathered around him1 he rose up1 and came into the city2 and on the morrow he departed with ,barnabas to ,derbe4 7#ba7;,and having published the good news to that city1 and made many disciples1 they turned back to ,lystra1 and ,iconium1 and ,antioch2 7#bb7;confirming the souls of the disciples1 exhorting them to continue in the faith1 and that we must through much affliction enter into the kingdom of ,god4 7#bc7;,and having appointed for them elders in every church1 they commended them1 with prayer and fasting1 to the ,lord1 on whom they believed4 7#bd7;,and after passing through ,pisidia1 they came to ,pamphylia4 7#be7;,and having spoken the word in ,perga1 they went down to ,attalia2 7#bf7;and thence they sailed away to ,antioch1 from whence they had been commended to the grace of ,god for the work which they accomplished4 7#bg7;,and having come1 and gathered the church together1 they reported how great things ,god wrought with them1 and that he opened to the ,gentiles a door of faith4 7#bh7;,and they spent no little time with the disciples4 ,,xv4 ,,and certain men1 coming down from ,judaea1 taught the brethren3 ,except ye are circumcised after the custom of ,moses1 ye can not be saved4 7#b7,paul and ,barnabas having therefore had no little dissension and discussion with them1 they determined that ,paul and ,barnabas1 and certain others of them1 should go up to ,jerusalem to the apostles and elders1 about this question4 7#c7,they therefore1 having been sent forward by the church1 passed through ,phoenicia and ,samaria1 declaring the conversion of the ,gentiles2 and they caused great joy to all the brethren4 7#d7;,and having come to ,jerusalem1 they were gladly received by the church1 and the apostles and elders2 and they reported how great things ,god wrought with them4 7#e7;,but there arose some of those from the sect of the ,pharisees who believed1 saying3 ,it is necessary to circumcise them1 and to command them to keep the law of ,moses4 7#f7;,and the apostles and the elders came together to consider this matter4 7#g7;,and when there had been much discussion1 ,peter arose1 and said to them3 ,men1 brethren1 ye know that a long time ago ,god made choice among us1 that by my mouth the ,gentiles should hear the word of the glad tidings and believe4 7#h7;,and ,god who knows the heart bore them witness1 giving to them the ,holy ,spirit1 as also to us2 7#i7;and made no difference between us and them1 purifying their hearts by faith4 7#aj7,now therefore why do ye tempt ,god1 by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples1 which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear8 7#aa7;,but1 through the grace of the ,lord ,jesus1 we believe that we shall be saved1 in the same manner as they also4 7#ab7;,and all the multitude became silent1 and listened to ,barnabas and ,paul1 narrating how great signs and wonders ,god wrought among the ,gentiles through them4 7#ac7;,and after they were silent1 ,james answered1 saying3 ,men1 brethren1 hearken to me4 7#ad7,simeon narrated how at first ,god visited the ,gentiles1 to take out of them a people for his name4 7#ae7;,and with this agree the words of the prophets2 as it is written3 7#af7;,after this ,i will return1 ,and will rebuild the tabernacle of ,david1 which is fallen down2 ,and ,i will rebuild the ruins thereof1 and will set it up again2 7#ag7that the rest of men may seek after the ,lord1 ,and all the ,gentiles1 upon whom my name has been called1 ,saith the ,lord1 who does these things#ae3ag4 7#ah7,known to ,god are all his works from the beginning of the world4 7#ai7,wherefore my judgment is1 that we trouble not those who from among the ,gentiles are turning to ,god2 7#bj7;but that we write to them1 that they abstain from pollutions of idols1 and from fornication1 and from what is strangled1 and from blood4 7#ba7;,for ,moses of old time has in every city those who preach him1 being read in the synagogues every sabbath4 7#bb7,then the apostles and the elders1 with the whole church1 resolved1 having chosen men from themselves1 to send them to ,antioch with ,paul and ,barnabas2 namely1 ,judas surnamed ,barsabas1 and ,silas1 leading men among the brethren4 7#bc7;,and they wrote by them thus3 ,the apostles and the elders and the brethren1 to the brethren from the ,gentiles throughout ,antioch and ,syria and ,cilicia1 greeting3 7#bd7;,forasmuch as we heard1 that some who went out from us troubled you with words1 subverting your souls1 saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law#ae3bd1 to whom we gave no commandment2 7#be7;it seemed good to us1 having become of one mind1 to choose men and send them to you1 with our beloved ,barnabas and ,paul1 7#bf7men who have hazarded their lives for the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#bg7,we have sent therefore ,judas and ,silas1 who will themselves also by word tell you the same things4 7#bh7;,for it seemed good to the ,holy ,spirit1 and to us1 to lay upon you no further burden except these necessary things2 7#bi7that ye abstain from things offered to idols1 and from blood1 and from what is strangled1 and from fornication2 from which if ye keep yourselves1 ye will do well4 ,farewell4 7#cj7,they therefore1 being dismissed1 came to ,antioch2 and assembling the multitude they delivered the letter4 7#ca7;,and having read it1 they rejoiced for the consolation4 7#cb7;,and ,judas and ,silas1 also themselves being prophets1 exhorted the brethren with many words1 and confirmed them4 7#cc7;,and having remained a while1 they were dismissed with peace from the brethren to the apostles4 7#cd7;,but it pleased ,silas to abide there still#ae3cd4 7#ce7,paul also and ,barnabas continued in ,antioch1 teaching and publishing the glad tidings of the word of the ,lord1 with many others also4 7#cf7;,and some days after1 ,paul said to ,barnabas3 ,let us return now1 and visit the brethren in every city where we preached the word of the ,lord1 and see how they do4 7#cg7;,and ,barnabas determined to take with them ,john1 who was surnamed ,mark4 7#ch7;,but ,paul thought it proper not to take with them him who departed from them from ,pamphylia1 and went not with them to the work4 7#ci7;,and there arose a sharp contention1 so that they parted one from the other1 and ,barnabas took ,mark1 and sailed to ,cyprus4 7#dj7;,and ,paul1 having chosen ,silas1 went forth1 being commended by the brethren to the grace of ,god4 7#da7;,and he went through ,syria and ,cilicia1 confirming the churches4 ,,xvi4 ,,and he came down to ,derbe and ,lystra4 ,and1 behold1 a certain disciple was there1 named ,timothy1 the son of a believing ,jewish woman1 but whose father was a ,greek2 7#b7who was well reported of by the brethren in ,lystra and ,iconium4 7#c7;,him ,paul wished to go forth with him1 and took and circumcised him on account of the ,jews who were in those places2 for they all knew that his father was a ,greek4 7#d7;,and as they journeyed through the cities1 they delivered to them the decrees to keep1 that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were in ,jerusalem4 7#e7,the churches1 therefore1 were established in the faith1 and increased in number daily4 7#f7;,and having gone through the region of ,phrygia and ,galatia1 and being forbidden by the ,holy ,spirit to speak the word in ,asia1 7#g7they came to ,mysia1 and attempted to go into ,bithynia2 but the ,spirit of ,jesus did not permit them4 7#h7;,and passing by ,mysia1 they came down to ,troas4 7#i7;,and a vision appeared to ,paul in the night4 ,there stood a man1 a ,macedonian1 beseeching him1 and saying3 ,come over into ,macedonia and help us4 7#aj7;,and when he had seen the vision1 immediately we sought to go into ,macedonia1 concluding that the ,lord had called us to publish the good news to them4 7#aa7,therefore setting sail from ,troas1 we ran with a straight course to ,samothrace1 and on the following day to ,neapolis2 7#ab7;and from thence to ,philippi1 which is a chief city of that part of ,macedonia1 a colony4 ,and we continued in that city certain days4 7#ac7;,and on the sabbath1 we went forth out of the gate by a river side1 where was wont to be a place of prayer2 and we sat down1 and spoke to the women who came together4 7#ad7;,and a certain woman named ,lydia1 a seller of purple1 of the city of ,thyatira1 who worshiped ,god1 was listening2 whose heart the ,lord opened to attend to the things spoken by ,paul4 7#ae7;,and when she was immersed and her household1 she besought us1 saying3 ,if ye have judged me to be a believer in the ,lord1 come into my house1 and abide4 ,and she constrained us4 7#af7;,and it came to pass1 as we were going to the place of prayer1 a certain bondmaid having a spirit of divination met us1 who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying4 7#ag7,she1 having followed ,paul and us1 cried1 saying3 ,these men are the servants of the most high ,god1 who announce to us the way of salvation4 7#ah7;,and this she did many days4 ,but ,paul1 being indignant#af3ah1 turned and said to the spirit3 ,i command thee in the name of ,jesus ,christ to come out from her4 ,and he came out the same hour4 7#ai7;,and her masters1 seeing that the hope of their gain departed1 laid hold of ,paul and ,silas1 and drew them into the market-place before the rulers4 7#bj7;,and having brought them to the magistrates1 they said3 ,these men1 being ,jews1 greatly disturb our city2 7#ba7;and teach customs1 which it is not lawful for us to receive1 or to observe1 being ,romans4 7#bb7;,and the multitude rose up together against them2 and the magistrates rent off their clothes1 and commanded to beat them with rods4 7#bc7;,and having laid many stripes on them1 they cast them into prison1 charging the jailer to keep them safely2 7#bd7who1 having received such a charge1 thrust them into the inner prison1 and made their feet fast in the stocks4 7#be7;,and at midnight ,paul and ,silas prayed1 and sang praises to ,god2 and the prisoners listened to them4 7#bf7;,and suddenly there was a great earthquake1 so that the foundations of the prison were shaken2 and immediately all the doors were opened1 and the chains of all were loosed4 7#bg7;,and the jailer1 awaking out of sleep1 and seeing the prison doors open1 drew his sword1 and was about to kill himself1 supposing that the prisoners had fled4 7#bh7;,but ,paul cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,do thyself no harm2 for we are all here4 7#bi7;,and calling for lights1 he sprang in1 and trembling fell down before ,paul and ,silas2 7#cj7;and having brought them out1 he said3 ,sirs1 what must ,i do to be saved8 7#ca7;,and they said3 ,believe on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be saved1 and thy house4 7#cb7;,and they spoke to him the word of the ,lord1 and to all that were in his house4 7#cc7;,and taking them along1 the same hour of the night1 he washed their stripes2 and was immersed1 himself and all his1 immediately4 7#cd7;,and having brought them up into his house1 he set food before them1 and rejoiced1 with all his house1 believing in ,god4 7#ce7;,and when it was day1 the magistrates sent the sergeants1 saying3 ,let those men go4 7#cf7;,and the keeper of the prison reported these words to ,paul3 ,the magistrates have sent to let you go2 now therefore depart1 and go in peace4 7#cg7;,but ,paul said to them3 ,they beat us openly1 uncondemned1 being ,romans1 and cast us into prison2 and now do they send us forth secretly8 ,nay verily2 but let them come themselves and bring us out4 7#ch7;,and the sergeants reported these words to the magistrates2 and they were afraid1 when they heard that they were ,romans4 7#ci7;,and they came and besought them1 and bringing them out1 entreated them to depart out of the city4 7#dj7;,and they went out of the prison1 and entered into the house of ,lydia2 and seeing the brethren they exhorted them1 and departed4 ,,xvii4 ,,and passing through ,amphipolis and ,apollonia1 they came to ,thessalonica1 where was the synagogue of the ,jews4 7#b7;,and ,paul1 as his custom was1 went in to them1 and for three sabbaths reasoned with them from the ,scriptures1 7#c7opening them1 and setting forth that the ,christ must suffer1 and rise again from the dead2 and that this is the ,christ1 ,jesus whom ,i preach to you4 7#d7;,and some of them believed1 and joined themselves to#ag3d ,paul and ,silas2 and of the devout ,greeks a great multitude1 and of the chief women not a few4 7#e7;,but the ,jews1 moved with envy#ag3e1 having taken to them1 of the idlers in the market-place1 certain vicious men1 and having gathered a crowd1 set the city in an uproar2 and assaulting the house of ,jason1 they sought to bring them unto the people4 7#f7;,and not finding them1 they dragged ,jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city1 crying3 ,these that have turned the world upside down are come hither also4 7#g7,whom ,jason has received2 and all these are acting contrary to the decrees of ,caesar1 saying that there is another king1 ,jesus4 7#h7;,and they troubled the people and the rulers of the city1 when they heard these things4 7#i7;,and having taken security of ,jason1 and of the others1 they let them go4 7#aj7;,and the brethren immediately sent away ,paul and ,silas by night to ,beroea2 who coming thither went into the synagogue of the ,jews4 7#aa7,these were more noble than those in ,thessalonica1 in that they received the word with all readiness1 and searched the ,scriptures daily whether these things were so4 7#ab7,many of them therefore believed2 and of honorable ,grecian women and men1 not a few4 7#ac7;,but when the ,jews of ,thessalonica knew that also at ,beroea the word of ,god was preached by ,paul1 they came1 stirring up the people there also4 7#ad7;,and then immediately the brethren sent away ,paul to journey as upon the sea2 but ,silas and ,timothy abode there still4 7#ae7;,and they who conducted ,paul brought him to ,athens2 and having received a command to ,silas and ,timothy to come to him as soon as possible1 they departed4 7#af7,now while ,paul was waiting for them at ,athens1 his spirit was stirred in him1 when he saw the city full of idols4 7#ag7,therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the ,jews and the devout persons1 and in the market daily with those who met with him4 7#ah7;,and certain philosophers of the ,epicureans1 and of the ,stoics1 were disputing with him4 ,and some said3 ,what would this babbler say8 and others3 ,he seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods2 because he made known to them the good news of ,jesus and the resurrection4 7#ai7;,and taking hold of him1 they brought him upon ,mars' ,hill1 saying3 ,may we know what this new doctrine is1 of which thou speakest8 7#bj7;,for thou bringest certain strange things to our ears2 we would know therefore what these things mean4 7#ba7,now all ,athenians1 and the strangers residing there1 spent their leisure for nothing else1 but to tell or to hear something new4 7#bb7;,and ,paul1 standing in the midst of ,mars' ,hill1 said3 ,men of ,athens1 in all things ,i perceive that ye are very devout4 7#bc7;,for as ,i passed by1 and observed your objects of worship1 ,i found also an altar with this inscription3 ,,to ,,an ,,unknown ,,god4 ,whom therefore1 not knowing1 ye worship1 him ,i announce to you4 7#bd7,the ,god who made the world and all things therein1 he being ,lord of heaven and earth1 dwells not in temples made with hands2 7#be7nor is ministered to by human hands1 as if needing anything more1 himself giving to all life1 and breath1 and all things4 7#bf7;,and he made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth1 having fixed the appointed seasons and bounds of their habitation2 7#bg7that they should seek the ,lord1 if haply they might feel after him1 and find him1 although he is not far from every one of us2 7#bh7;for in him we live1 and move1 and have our being2 as also some of your own poets have said3 ,for his offspring also are we4 7#bi7;,being therefore ,god's offspring1 we ought not to think that the ,godhead is like to gold1 or silver1 or stone1 graven by art and man's device4 7#cj7,the times of ignorance therefore ,god overlooked2 but now1 commands all men everywhere to repent4 7#ca7;,because he fixed a day1 in which he will judge the world in righteousness1 by the man whom he appointed1 having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead4 7#cb7;,and when they heard of a resurrection of the dead1 some mocked2 and others said3 ,we will hear thee again of this matter4 7#cc7;,and thus ,paul departed from among them4 7#cd7;,but certain ones1 joining themselves to him1 believed2 among whom was also ,dionysius the ,areopagite1 and a woman named ,damaris1 and others with them4 ,,xviii4 ,,after these things ,paul departed from ,athens1 and came to ,corinth4 7#b7;,and finding a certain ,jew named ,aquila1 a native of ,pontus1 lately come from ,italy1 and ,priscilla his wife 7because ,claudius had commanded all the ,jews to depart from ,rome71 he came to them2 7#c7;and because he was of the same trade1 he abode with them1 and labored2 for by their occupation they were tentmakers4 7#d7;,and he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath1 and persuaded both ,jews and ,greeks4 7#e7;,and when ,silas and ,timothy came down from ,macedonia1 ,paul was engrossed with the word1 testifying to the ,jews that ,jesus is the ,christ4 7#f7;,but they opposing themselves and blaspheming1 he shook out his garments and said to them3 ,your blood be upon your own head2 ,i am clean2 from henceforth ,i will go to the ,gentiles4 7#g7;,and departing thence he entered into a certain man's house1 named ,justus1 one who worshiped ,god1 whose house was adjoining the synagogue4 7#h7;,and ,crispus1 the ruler of the synagogue1 believed on the ,lord with all his house2 and many of the ,corinthians hearing believed1 and were immersed4 7#i7;,and the ,lord said to ,paul1 through a vision in the night3 ,be not afraid1 but speak1 and hold not thy peace2 7#aj7;for ,i am with thee1 and no one shall assail thee to hurt thee2 for ,i have much people in this city4 7#aa7;,and he continued there a year and six months1 teaching the word of ,god among them4 7#ab7;,and when ,gallio was proconsul of ,achaia1 the ,jews rose up with one accord against ,paul1 and brought him before the judgment-seat1 7#ac7saying3 ,this man persuades men to worship ,god contrary to the law4 7#ad7;,and as ,paul was about to open his mouth1 ,gallio said to the ,jews3 ,if it were some injustice1 or wicked misdeed1 ,o ,jews1 with reason ,i would have borne with you4 7#ae7;,but if it is a question about a word1 and names1 and your own law look to it yourselves2 ,i will not be a judge of these things 7#af7;,and he drove them away from the judgment-seat4 7#ag7;,but having all seized upon ,sosthenes1 the ruler of the synagogue1 they beat him before the judgment-seat4 ,and ,gallio cared for none of these things4 7#ah7;,and ,paul having remained yet many days1 took leave of the brethren1 and sailed thence to ,syria1 and with him ,priscilla and ,aquila2 having shaven his head in ,cenchrea1 for he had a vow4 7#ai7;,and they came to ,ephesus1 and he left them there but entering himself into the synagogue1 he reasoned with the ,jews4 7#bj7;,and they desiring him to remain a longer time with them1 he consented not2 7#ba7;but took leave of them1 saying3 #ah3ba;,i must by all means keep the coming feast at ,jerusalem2 but ,i will return again to you1 if ,god will4 ,and he sailed from ,ephesus4 7#bb7;,and having landed at ,caesarea1 and gone up and saluted the church1 he went down to ,antioch4 7#bc7;,and after he had spent some time there1 he departed1 going through the country of ,galatia and ,phrygia in order1 strengthening all the disciples4 7#bd7;,and a certain ,jew named ,apollos1 a native of ,alexandria1 an eloquent man1 and mighty in the ,scriptures1 came to ,ephesus4 7#be7,this man was instructed in the way of the ,lord and being fervent in spirit1 he spoke and taught correctly the things concerning ,jesus1 knowing only the immersion of ,john4 7#bf7;,and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue4 ,but ,aquila and ,priscilla1 having heard him1 took him to them1 and expounded to him the way of ,god more perfectly4 7#bg7;,and he wishing to pass through into ,achaia1 the brethren wrote1 exhorting the disciples to receive him2 who1 when he was come1 contributed much to those who had believed through grace4 7#bh7;,for he powerfully confuted the ,jews in public1 showing by the ,scriptures that ,jesus is the ,christ4 ,,xix4 ,,and it came to pass1 that1 while ,apollos was at ,corinth1 ,paul having passed through the upper districts came to ,ephesus4 ,and finding certain disciples1 7#b7;he said to them3 ,did ye receive the ,holy ,spirit when ye believed8 ,and they said to him3 ,nay1 we did not even hear whether there is a ,holy ,spirit4 7#c7;,and he said to them3 ,unto what then were ye immersed8 ,and they said3 ,unto ,john's immersion4 7#d7,then said ,paul3 ,john indeed immersed with the immersion of repentance2 saying to the people1 that they should believe on him who should come after him1 that is1 on ,jesus4 7#e7;,and when they heard this1 they were immersed in the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#f7;,and ,paul having laid his hands upon them1 the ,holy ,spirit came on them2 and they spoke with tongues1 and prophesied4 7#g7;,and all the men were about twelve4 7#h7;,and he went into the synagogue1 and spoke boldly for three months1 reasoning and persuading them of the things concerning the kingdom of ,god4 7#i7;,but when some were hardened1 and believed not1 speaking evil of the ,way before the multitude1 he departed from them1 and separated the disciples1 reasoning daily in the school of ,tyrannus4 7#aj7;,and this continued for two years2 so that all who dwelt in ,asia heard the word of the ,lord1 both ,jews and ,greeks4 7#aa7;,and ,god wrought special miracles by the hands of ,paul2 7#ab7so that also there were carried from his body to the sick1 handkerchiefs or aprons1 and the diseases departed from them1 and the evil spirits went out from them4 7#ac7,then some of the wandering ,jewish exorcists took upon them to name1 over those who had the evil spirits1 the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 saying3 ,i adjure you by the ,jesus whom ,paul preaches4 7#ad7;,and there were seven sons of one ,sceva1 a ,jewish chief priest1 who did this4 7#ae7;,and the evil spirit answering said3 ,jesus ,i know1 and ,paul ,i well know2 but who are ye8 7#af7;,and the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them1 and overcame them1 and prevailed against both1 so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded4 7#ag7;,and this became known to all1 both ,jews and ,greeks1 who dwelt at ,ephesus2 and fear fell on them all1 and the name of the ,lord ,jesus was magnified4 7#ah7;,and many of the believers came1 confessing1 and declaring their deeds4 7#ai7,many of those also who practiced curious arts brought together the books1 and burned them before all2 and they counted the price of them1 and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver4 7#bj7,so mightily grew the word of ,god and prevailed4 7#ba7,when these things were ended1 ,paul purposed to go to ,jerusalem1 passing through ,macedonia and ,achaia2 saying3 ,after ,i have been there1 ,i must also see ,rome4 7#bb7;,and having sent into ,macedonia two of those who ministered to him1 ,timothy and ,erastus1 he himself stayed in ,asia for a season4 7#bc7;,and about that time1 there arose no small tumult concerning the ,way4 7#bd7;,for a certain man named ,demetrius1 a silversmith1 who made silver shrines of ,diana1 brought no small gain to the craftsmen2 7#be7whom he called together1 with the workmen of like occupation1 and said3 ,sirs1 ye well know that by this craft we have our wealth4 7#bf7,moreover ye see and hear1 that this ,paul has persuaded and turned aside much people1 not only of ,ephesus1 but of almost all ,asia1 saying that they are not gods1 which are made with hands4 7#bg7;,and there is danger to us1 not only that this branch of business will come into disrepute1 but also that the temple of the great goddess ,diana will be accounted nothing1 and her magnificence will be destroyed1 whom all ,asia and the world worship4 7#bh7;,and hearing it1 they became full of wrath1 and continued crying out1 saying3 ,great is ,diana of the ,ephesians4 7#bi7;,and the whole city was filled with confusion2 and they rushed with one accord into the theatre1 having seized ,gaius and ,aristarchus1 men of ,macedonia1 ,paul's companions in travel4 7#cj7;,and ,paul wishing to enter in unto the people1 the disciples suffered him not4 7#ca7;,and some also of the chiefs of ,asia1 being his friends1 sent to him1 entreating him not to adventure himself into the theatre4 7#cb7,some therefore were crying one thing1 and some another2 for the assembly was confused1 and the greater part knew not wherefore they had come together4 7#cc7;,and they brought forward ,alexander out of the multitude1 the ,jews thrusting him forward4 ,and ,alexander beckoned with the hand1 desiring to make his defense to the people4 7#cd7;,but when they knew that he was a ,jew1 one voice arose from all1 crying about two hours3 ,great is ,diana of the ,ephesians4 7#ce7;,and the town-clerk1 having quieted the people1 said3 ,men of ,ephesus1 what human being is there1 who knows not that the city of the ,ephesians is keeper of the great ,diana1 and of the image which fell down from ,jupiter8 7#cf7,these things being therefore undeniable1 ye ought to be quiet1 and to do nothing rashly4 7#cg7;,for ye brought hither these men1 who are neither robbers of temples1 nor blasphemers of your goddess4 7#ch7;,if therefore ,demetrius1 and the craftsmen with him1 have a matter against any man1 the law is open#ai3ch1 and there are proconsuls2 let them implead one another4 7#ci7;,but if ye make any demand concerning other matters1 it shall be determined in the lawful assembly4 7#dj7;,for we are in danger of being called in question for this day's riot1 there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse4 7#da7;,and having thus spoken1 he dismissed the assembly4 ,,xx4 ,,and after the tumult ceased1 ,paul called to him the disciples1 and having embraced them1 departed to go into ,macedonia4 7#b7;,and having gone through those regions1 and given them much exhortation1 he came into ,greece4 7#c7;,and after he had stayed three months1 a plot being laid for him by the ,jews1 as he was about sailing to ,syria1 it was resolved that he should return through ,macedonia4 7#d7;,and there accompanied him unto ,asia1 ,sopater1 son of ,pyrrhus1 a ,beroean2 and of the ,thessalonians1 ,aristarchus and ,secundus2 and ,gaius of ,derbe1 and ,timothy2 and of ,asia1 ,tychicus and ,trophimus4 7#e7,these1 having gone forward1 were waiting for us at ,troas4 7#f7;,but we sailed forth from ,philippi1 after the days of unleavened bread1 and came to them to ,troas in five days2 where we abode seven days4 7#g7;,and on the first day of the week1 we having come together to break bread1 ,paul discoursed to them 7being about to depart on the morrow71 and continued the discourse until midnight4 7#h7,now there were many lights in the upper room1 where we were assembled4 7#i7;,and there sat on the window a certain young man named ,eutychus1 being fallen into a deep sleep2 and as ,paul was long discoursing1 he sunk down with sleep1 and fell down from the third loft1 and was taken up dead4 7#aj7;,and ,paul went down1 and fell on him1 and embracing him said3 ,do not lament1 for his life is in him4 7#aa7;,and having come up again1 and broken the bread1 and eaten1 he talked a long while even till break of day1 and so departed4 7#ab7;,and they brought the young man living1 and were not a little comforted4 7#ac7;,and we1 going forward to the ship1 embarked for ,assos1 intending there to take in ,paul2 for so he had appointed1 intending himself to go on foot4 7#ad7;,and when he met with us at ,assos1 we took him in1 and came to ,mitylene4 7#ae7;,and sailing thence1 we came the following day over against ,chios2 and the next day we arrived at ,samos2 and having tarried at ,trogyllium1 we came the next day to ,miletus4 7#af7;,for ,paul had determined to sail past ,ephesus1 that he might not spend time in ,asia2 for he was hastening1 if it were possible for him1 to be at ,jerusalem on the day of ,pentecost4 7#ag7;,and from ,miletus he sent to ,ephesus1 and called the elders of the church4 7#ah7;,and when they were come to him1 he said to them3 ,ye know1 from the first day that ,i came into ,asia1 after what manner ,i have been with you the whole time2 7#ai7serving the ,lord with all lowliness of mind1 and with tears1 and trials which befell me by the plottings of the ,jews2 7#bj7;how ,i kept back nothing that was profitable1 that ,i should not announce it to you1 and teach you1 publicly and from house to house2 7#ba7testifying1 to both ,jews and ,greeks1 repentance toward ,god1 and faith toward our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#bb7;,and now1 behold1 ,i go bound in the spirit to ,jerusalem1 not knowing the things that shall befall me there2 7#bc7save that the ,holy ,spirit witnesses to me in every city1 saying that bonds and afflictions await me4 7#bd7;,but none of these things move me1 neither do ,i count my life dear to myself1 so that ,i may finish my course with joy#bj3bd1 and the ministry which ,i received from the ,lord ,jesus1 to testify the good news of the grace of ,god4 7#be7;,and now1 behold1 ,i know that all ye1 among whom ,i went about preaching the kingdom of ,god1 shall see my face no more4 7#bf7,wherefore ,i testify to you this day1 that ,i am pure from the blood of all2 7#bg7;for ,i shunned not to declare to you the whole counsel of ,god4 7#bh7,take heed therefore to yourselves1 and to all the flock1 in which the ,holy ,spirit made you overseers1 to feed the church of the ,lord#bj3bh1 which he purchased with his own blood4 7#bi7;,for ,i know this1 that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you1 not sparing the flock4 7#cj7;,and from among yourselves will men arise1 speaking perverse things1 to draw away disciples after them4 7#ca7,therefore watch1 remembering that for the space of three years1 night and day1 ,i ceased not to warn every one with tears4 7#cb7;,and now1 brethren1 ,i commend you to ,god1 and to the word of his grace1 who is able to build you up1 and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified4 7#cc7;,i coveted no one's silver1 or gold1 or apparel4 7#cd7,ye yourselves know1 that these hands ministered to my necessities1 and to those who were with me4 7#ce7;,in all ways ,i showed you that1 so laboring1 ye ought to assist the weak1 and to remember the words of the ,lord ,jesus1 that he himself said3 ,it is more blessed to give than to receive4 7#cf7;,and having thus spoken1 he kneeled down1 and prayed with them all4 7#cg7;,and they all wept sorely1 and fell on ,paul's neck1 and kissed him2 7#ch7sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken1 that they should behold his face no more4 ,and they accompanied him to the ship4 ,,xxi4 ,,and it came to pass1 that after we had torn ourselves from them1 and had put to sea1 we came with a straight course to ,coos1 and the day following to ,rhodes1 and from thence to ,patara4 7#b7;,and finding a ship crossing over to ,phoenicia1 we went aboard1 and put to sea4 7#c7;,and bringing ,cyprus in sight1 and leaving it on the left hand1 we sailed to ,syria1 and landed at ,tyre2 for there the ship was to unlade her burden4 7#d7;,and having found out the disciples1 we remained there seven days2 who said to ,paul through the ,spirit1 that he should not go up to ,jerusalem4 7#e7;,and when we had completed the days1 we departed and went our way2 they all accompanying us1 with wives and children1 till we were out of the city2 and we kneeled down on the beach1 and prayed4 7#f7;,and having embraced one another1 we went on board the ship2 and they returned to their homes4 7#g7;,and we1 completing the voyage1 came down from ,tyre to ,ptolemais2 and having embraced the brethren1 we remained with them one day4 7#h7;,and on the morrow we departed1 and came to ,caesarea2 and entering into the house of ,philip the evangelist1 being one of the ,seven1 we abode with him4 7#i7;,and this man had four daughters1 virgins1 who prophesied4 7#aj7;,and while we were remaining several days1 there came down from ,judaea a certain prophet1 named ,agabus4 7#aa7;,and coming to us1 he took off ,paul's girdle1 and bound his own hands and feet1 and said3 ,thus says the ,holy ,spirit3 ,so will the ,jews at ,jerusalem bind the man1 whose this girdle is1 and will deliver him into the hands of the ,gentiles4 7#ab7;,and when we heard these things1 both we1 and they of that place1 besought him not to go up to ,jerusalem4 7#ac7,then answered ,paul3 ,what mean ye1 to weep and to break my heart8 ,for ,i am ready not only to be bound1 but also to die at ,jerusalem1 for the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#ad7;,and when he would not be persuaded1 we ceased1 saying3 ,the will of the ,lord be done4 7#ae7;,and after those days1 having packed up our baggage1 we went up to ,jerusalem4 7#af7,there went with us also some of the disciples from ,caesarea1 bringing us to ,mnason of ,cyprus1 an old disciple1 with whom we should lodge4 7#ag7;,and when we were come to ,jerusalem1 the brethren received us gladly4 7#ah7;,and on the following day1 ,paul went in with us to ,james2 and all the elders were present4 7#ai7;,and having embraced them1 he recounted particularly what things ,god had wrought among the ,gentiles through his ministry4 7#bj7;,and they1 hearing it1 glorified the ,lord4 ,and they said to him3 ,thou seest1 brother1 how many thousands of ,jews there are who believe2 and they are all zealots for the law4 7#ba7;,and they were informed concerning thee1 that thou teachest all the ,jews who are among the ,gentiles to forsake ,moses1 saying that they should not circumcise their children1 nor walk after the customs4 7#bb7,what is it therefore8 ,a multitude must surely come together2 for they will hear that thou hast come4 7#bc7;,do therefore this that we say to thee3 ,we have four men who have a vow on them2 7#bd7these take with thee1 and purify thyself with them1 and bear the charges for them1 that they may shave their heads2 and all will know that those things1 of which they have been informed concerning thee1 are nothing1 but that thou thyself also walkest orderly1 keeping the law4 7#be7;,but concerning the ,gentiles who have believed1 we wrote to them1 deciding that they should observe no such thing1 except that they keep themselves from things offered to idols1 and from blood1 and from what is strangled1 and from fornication4 7#bf7,then ,paul took the men1 and the next day1 having purified himself with them1 entered into the temple1 announcing the completion of the days of the purification1 until the offering was brought for each one of them4 7#bg7;,and as the seven days were about to be completed1 the ,jews from ,asia1 having observed him in the temple1 stirred up all the people1 and laid hands on him1 7#bh7;crying out3 ,men of ,israel1 help4 ,this is the man who teaches all1 everywhere1 against the people1 and the law1 and this place2 and further also1 he brought ,greeks into the temple1 and has polluted this holy place4 7#bi7;,for they had before seen with him in the city ,trophimus the ,ephesian1 whom they supposed that ,paul brought into the temple4 7#cj7;,and all the city was moved1 and the people ran together2 and laying hold of ,paul1 they dragged him out of the temple2 and forthwith the doors were shut4 7#ca7;,and while they were seeking to kill him1 a report came up to the chief captain of the band1 that all ,jerusalem was in an uproar2 7#cb7who immediately took with him soldiers and centurions1 and ran down to them2 and they1 seeing the chief captain and the soldiers1 left off beating ,paul4 7#cc7,then the chief captain came near1 and took hold of him1 and commanded him to be bound with two chains2 and inquired who he was1 and what he had done4 7#cd7;,and some cried one thing1 some another1 among the multitude2 and not being able to know the certainty on account of the tumult1 he commanded him to be led into the castle4 7#ce7;,and when he came upon the stairs1 so it was1 that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the people4 7#cf7;,for the multitude of the people followed after1 crying3 ,away with him4 7#cg7;,and as he was about to be led into the castle1 ,paul says to the chief captain3 ,may ,i speak to thee8 ,and he said3 ,canst thou speak ,greek8 7#ch7;,art thou not then the ,egyptian1 who before these days made an uproar1 and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the assassins8 7#ci7;,and ,paul said3 ,i am a ,jew of ,tarsus1 a citizen of no obscure city of ,cilicia2 and ,i beseech thee1 suffer me to speak to the people4 7#dj7;,and he having given him permission1 ,paul1 standing on the stairs1 beckoned with the hand to the people4 ,and a great silence ensuing1 he spoke to them in the ,hebrew tongue1 saying3 ,,xxii4 ,,brethren1 and fathers1 hear my defense1 which ,i now make to you4 7#b7;,and hearing that he spoke to them in the ,hebrew tongue1 they kept the more silence4 7#c7;,and he says3 ,i am a ,jew1 born indeed in ,tarsus of ,cilicia1 but brought up in this city1 taught at the feet of ,gamaliel1 according to the strictness of the law of the fathers1 being zealous for ,god1 as ye all are this day4 7#d7;,and ,i persecuted this ,way unto death1 binding and delivering into prisons both men and women4 7#e7;,as also the high priest bears me witness1 and all the eldership2 from whom1 moreover1 ,i received letters to the brethren1 and was journeying to ,damascus1 to bring also those who were there bound to ,jerusalem1 that they might be punished4 7#f7;,and it came to pass1 that as ,i journeyed1 and came near to ,damascus1 about midday1 there suddenly flashed around me a great light out of heaven4 7#g7;,and ,i fell to the ground1 and heard a voice saying to me3 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 7#h7;,and ,i answered3 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and he said to me3 ,i am ,jesus the ,nazarene1 whom thou persecutest4 7#i7;,and they who were with me beheld indeed the light1 and were afraid2 but the voice of him who spoke to me they heard not#bb3i4 7#aj7;,and ,i said3 ,what shall ,i do1 ,lord8 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,arise1 and go into ,damascus2 and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which it is appointed thee to do4 7#aa7;,and as ,i could not see1 for the glory of that light1 being led by the hand by those who were with me1 ,i came into ,damascus4 7#ab7;,and one ,ananias1 a devout man according to the law1 having a good report from all the ,jews who dwelt there1 7#ac7;came to me1 and standing by me said to me3 ,brother ,saul1 receive sight4 ,and ,i1 in that very hour1 looked up upon him4 7#ad7;,and he said3 ,the ,god of our fathers appointed thee to know his will1 and to see the ,just ,one1 and to hear a voice out of his mouth4 7#ae7;,for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men1 of what thou hast seen1 and didst hear4 7#af7;,and now why tarriest thou8 ,arise1 be immersed and wash away thy sins1 calling on his name4 7#ag7;,and it came to pass1 when ,i had returned to ,jerusalem1 and as ,i was praying in the temple1 that ,i was in a trance1 7#ah7;and saw him saying to me3 ,make haste1 and go forth quickly out of ,jerusalem2 for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me4 7#ai7;,and ,i said3 ,lord1 they well know that ,i imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believe on thee2 7#bj7;and when the blood of thy witness ,stephen was shed1 then ,i myself was standing by1 and consenting1 and keeping the garments of those who slew him4 7#ba7;,and he said to me3 ,depart2 for ,i will send thee far hence to the ,gentiles4 7#bb7;,and they heard him unto this word1 and then lifted up their voices1 and said3 ,away with such a one from the earth2 for it was not fit that he should live4 7#bc7;,and as they were crying out1 and throwing up their garments1 and casting dust into the air1 7#bd7the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle1 and bade that he should be examined by scourging2 that he might know for what charge they were thus crying out against him4 7#be7;,and as they stretched him forth with the thongs#bb3be1 ,paul said to the centurion who stood by3 ,is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a ,roman1 and uncondemned8 7#bf7,the centurion1 hearing it1 he went and told the chief captain1 saying3 ,what art thou about to do8 ,for this man is a ,roman4 7#bg7;,and the chief captain came1 and said to him3 ,tell me1 art thou a ,roman8 ,he said3 ,yes4 7#bh7;,and the chief captain answered3 ,for a great sum ,i obtained this freedom4 ,and ,paul said3 ,but ,i was born free4 7#bi7;,immediately1 therefore1 they departed from him who were about to examine him2 and the chief captain also was afraid1 after he knew that he was a ,roman1 and because he had bound him4 7#cj7,on the morrow1 wishing to know the certainty1 wherefore he was accused by the ,jews1 he released him1 and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together2 and he brought ,paul down1 and set him before them4 ,,xxiii4 ,,and ,paul1 earnestly beholding the council1 said3 ,men1 brethren1 ,i have lived in all good conscience before ,god unto this day4 7#b7;,and the high priest ,ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth4 7#c7,then ,paul said to him3 ,god will smite thee1 thou whited wall4 ,and dost thou sit to judge me according to the law1 and command me to be smitten contrary to law8 7#d7;,and they that stood by said3 ,revilest thou ,god's high priest8 7#e7;,and ,paul said3 ,i knew not1 brethren1 that he is high priest2 for it is written3 ,thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people4 7#f7;,and ,paul1 knowing that the one part were ,sadducees1 and the other ,pharisees1 cried out in the council3 ,men1 brethren1 ,i am a ,pharisee1 the son of a ,pharisee2 for the hope of the resurrection of the dead ,i am now judged4 7#g7;,and when he had said this1 there arose a dissension between the ,pharisees and the ,sadducees2 and the multitude was divided4 7#h7;,for ,sadducees say that there is no resurrection1 nor angel1 nor spirit2 but ,pharisees acknowledge both4 7#i7;,and there arose a great clamor2 and the scribes of the party of the ,pharisees arose1 and contended1 saying3 ,we find no evil in this man2 but if a spirit spoke to him1 or an angel8-- 7#aj7;,and a great dissension arising1 the chief captain1 fearing lest ,paul should be pulled in pieces by them1 commanded the soldiery to go down1 and to take him by force from among them1 and to bring him into the castle4 7#aa7;,and the night following1 the ,lord stood by him1 and said3 ,be of good courage2 for as thou didst fully testify the things concerning me at ,jerusalem1 so must thou testify also at ,rome4 7#ab7;,and when it was day1 the ,jews banded together1 and bound themselves under a curse1 saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed ,paul4 7#ac7;,and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy4 7#ad7;,and they came to the chief priests and the elders1 and said3 ,we bound ourselves under a great curse1 to taste nothing until we have slain ,paul4 7#ae7,now therefore do ye1 with the council1 signify to the chief captain that he bring him down to you1 as though ye would ascertain more exactly the matters concerning him2 and we1 before he comes near1 are ready to kill him4 7#af7;,and the son of ,paul's sister1 hearing of their lying in wait1 went and entered into the castle1 and told ,paul4 7#ag7,then ,paul called one of the centurions to him1 and said3 ,bring this young man to the chief captain2 for he has something to tell him4 7#ah7,so he took him1 and brought him to the chief captain1 and said3 ,paul1 the prisoner1 called me to him1 and asked me to bring this young man to thee1 as he has something to say to thee4 7#ai7,then the chief captain took him by the hand1 and went aside privately1 and asked3 ,what is that thou hast to tell me8 7#bj7;,and he said3 ,the ,jews agreed to desire thee1 that thou wouldst bring down ,paul to-morrow into the council1 as though they would inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him4 7#ba7;,but do not thou yield to them2 for of them more than forty men are lying in wait for him1 who bound themselves with an oath1 neither to eat nor to drink till they have killed him2 and now they are ready1 looking for the promise from thee4 7#bb7,the chief captain therefore dismissed the young man1 having charged him to say to no one1 that thou didst show these things to me4 7#bc7;,and calling to him two or three of the centurions1 he said3 ,make ready two hundred soldiers to go to ,caesarea1 and seventy horsemen1 two hundred spearmen1 at the third hour of the night2 7#bd7;and let them provide beasts1 that they may set ,paul thereon1 and bring him safe to ,felix the governor4 7#be7;,and he wrote a letter after this manner3 7#bf7;,claudius ,lysias to the most excellent governor ,felix1 sends greeting4 7#bg7,this man was taken by the ,jews1 and was about to be killed by them2 but ,i came upon them with the soldiery1 and rescued him1 having learned that he is a ,roman4 7#bh7;,and wishing to know the crime for which they were accusing him1 ,i brought him down into their council2 7#bi7whom ,i found to be accused concerning questions of their law1 but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds4 7#cj7;,and being informed that a plot was about to be laid against the man1 ,i sent straightway to thee1 having also commanded the accusers to say before thee what they had against him4 ,farewell4 7#ca7,the soldiers1 therefore1 as was commanded them1 took up ,paul1 and brought him by night to ,antipatris4 7#cb7;,but on the morrow1 leaving the horsemen to go with him1 they returned to the castle2 7#cc7who1 when they had entered into ,caesarea1 and delivered the letter to the governor1 presented ,paul also before him4 7#cd7;,and having read it1 he asked of what province he was4 ,and learning that he was from ,cilicia1 7#ce7;he said3 ,i will hear thee fully1 when thy accusers are also come4 ,and he commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of ,herod4 ,,xxiv4 ,,and after five days1 the high priest ,ananias came down with the elders and a certain orator named ,tertullus1 who informed the governor against ,paul2 7#b7;and he having been called1 ,tertullus began to accuse him1 saying3 ,seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness1 and that very worthy deeds are done for this nation through thy providence1 in every way and everywhere2 7#c7we accept it1 most noble ,felix1 with all thankfulness4 7#d7;,but1 not to hinder thee too long1 ,i pray thee that thou wouldst hear us of thy clemency a few words4 7#e7;,for we have found this man to be a pest1 and exciting disturbance among all the ,jews throughout the world1 and a ringleader of the sect of the ,nazarenes2 7#f7who also attempted to profane the temple2 whom we took1 #bd3f;and desired to judge according to our law4 7#g7;,but ,lysias the chief captain came1 and with great violence took him away out of our hands1 7#h7;commanding his accusers to come before thee2 from whom thou canst thyself ascertain1 by examination1 concerning all these things whereof we accuse him4 7#i7;,and the ,jews also joined in assailing him1 saying that these things were so4 7#aj7,then ,paul1 the governor having beckoned to him to speak1 answered3 ,knowing that thou hast been for many years a judge for this nation1 ,i do the more cheerfully answer for myself2 7#aa7;inasmuch as thou mayest know1 that there are not more than twelve days since ,i went up to ,jerusalem to worship2 7#ab7;and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any one1 or causing a tumult of the people1 nor in the synagogues1 nor in the city2 7#ac7nor can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me4 7#ad7;,but this ,i acknowledge to thee1 that according to the way which they call a sect1 so ,i worship the ,god of our fathers1 believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets2 7#ae7;having a hope toward ,god1 which these themselves also look for1 that there will be a resurrection both of the just and unjust4 7#af7,therefore do ,i also myself strive to have always a conscience void of offense toward ,god and men4 7#ag7;,and after many years ,i came to bring alms to my nation1 and offerings4 7#ah7;,amidst which they found me purified in the temple1 not with a crowd1 nor with tumult2 but certain ,jews from ,asia caused it1 7#ai7who ought to be here before thee1 and make accusation1 if they had aught against me4 7#bj7,or let these themselves say what crime they found in me1 while ,i stood before the council1 7#ba7;except for this one voice that ,i cried1 standing among them3 ,concerning the resurrection of the dead ,i am judged by you this day4 7#bb7;,and ,felix put them off1 knowing the things concerning the ,way more accurately1 saying3 ,when ,lysias the chief captain shall come down1 ,i will fully inquire into your matters4 7#bc7;,and he commanded the centurion that he should be guarded1 and should have indulgence2 and to forbid none of his acquaintance to minister to him4 7#bd7;,and after certain days1 ,felix came with his wife ,drusilla1 who was a ,jewess1 and sent for ,paul1 and heard him concerning the faith in ,christ4 7#be7;,and as he reasoned of righteousness1 temperance1 and the judgment to come1 ,felix trembled1 and answered3 ,go thy way for this time2 when ,i have a convenient season1 ,i will call for thee4 7#bf7;,he hoped also that money would be given him by ,paul2 wherefore he sent for him the oftener1 and conversed with him4 7#bg7;,but after two years1 ,felix was succeeded by ,porcius ,festus2 and ,felix1 wishing to gain favor with the ,jews1 left ,paul bound4 ,,xxv4 ,,festus1 therefore1 having come into the province1 after three days went up from ,caesarea to ,jerusalem4 7#b7;,and the high priest and the chief of the ,jews informed him against ,paul1 and besought him1 7#c7;asking for themselves a favor against him1 that he would send for him to ,jerusalem1 preparing an ambush to slay him on the way4 7#d7;,but ,festus answered1 that ,paul was to be kept a prisoner at ,caesarea1 and that he himself should soon go thither4 7#e7,let them therefore1 said he1 who are powerful among you1 go down with me1 and accuse this man1 if there is any wickedness in him4 7#f7;,and having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days1 he went down to ,caesarea2 and on the morrow1 sitting on the judgment-seat1 he commanded ,paul to be brought4 7#g7;,and when he was come1 the ,jews who had come down from ,jerusalem stood around1 bringing many and grievous charges1 which they could not prove2 7#h7while ,paul said in defense3 ,neither against the law of the ,jews1 nor against the temple1 nor against ,caesar1 did ,i commit any offense4 7#i7;,but ,festus1 wishing to gain favor with the ,jews1 answered ,paul1 and said3 ,wilt thou go up to ,jerusalem1 and there be judged concerning these things1 before me8 7#aj7;,and ,paul said2 ,i stand at ,caesar's judgment-seat1 where ,i ought to be judged4 ,to ,jews ,i did no wrong1 as thou also very well knowest#be3aj4 7#aa7;,if then ,i am an offender1 and have done anything worthy of death1 ,i refuse not to die2 but if there be none of the things whereof these accuse me1 no man can give me up to them4 ,i appeal to ,caesar4 7#ab7,then ,festus1 having conferred with the council1 answered3 ,thou hast appealed to ,caesar2 to ,caesar thou shalt go4 7#ac7;,and after certain days1 ,agrippa the king1 and ,bernice1 came to ,caesarea to salute ,festus4 7#ad7;,and as they were spending some days there1 ,festus laid the case of ,paul before the king1 saying3 ,there is a certain man left in bonds by ,felix2 7#ae7;about whom1 when ,i was at ,jerusalem1 the chief priests and the elders of the ,jews made complaint1 asking for judgment against him4 7#af7,to whom ,i answered3 ,it is not a custom for ,romans to give up any man1 before the accused has the accusers face to face1 and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him4 7#ag7,when1 therefore1 they had come together here1 without any delay on the morrow ,i sat on the judgment-seat1 and commanded the man to be brought forth2 7#ah7;and standing up around him1 the accusers brought no accusation of such things as ,i supposed2 7#ai7;but had certain controversies with him concerning their own religion1 and concerning a certain ,jesus who was dead1 whom ,paul affirmed to be alive4 7#bj7;,and ,i1 being perplexed in regard to the dispute about these things1 asked whether he would go to ,jerusalem1 and there be judged concerning them4 7#ba7;,but ,paul having appealed1 to be kept in custody for the decision of ,augustus1 ,i commanded him to be kept until ,i shall send him up to ,caesar4 7#bb7;,and ,agrippa said to ,festus3 ,i would also hear the man myself4 ,to-morrow1 said he1 thou shalt hear him4 7#bc7,on the morrow1 therefore1 ,agrippa and ,bernice having come with great pomp1 and entered into the place of hearing1 with the chief captains and principal men of the city1 at ,festus' command ,paul was brought forth4 7#bd7;,and ,festus said3 ,king ,agrippa1 and all men who are here present with us1 ye see this man1 about whom all the multitude of the ,jews interceded with me1 both at ,jerusalem and here1 ,crying out that he ought not to live any longer4 7#be7;,but having found that he had committed nothing worthy of death1 and he himself having appealed to ,augustus1 ,i determined to send him4 7#bf7,of whom ,i have nothing certain to write to my lord4 ,wherefore ,i brought him forth before you1 and specially before thee1 king ,agrippa1 in order that1 the examination having been made1 ,i may have something to write4 7#bg7;,for it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner1 and not also signify the charges against him4 ,,xxvi4 ,,and ,agrippa said to ,paul3 ,thou art permitted to speak for thyself4 ,then ,paul stretched forth the hand1 and answered for himself3 7#b7;,i think myself happy1 king ,agrippa1 because ,i shall answer for myself before thee this day1 concerning all things whereof ,i am accused by ,jews2 7#c7;especially since thou art expert in all the customs and questions among ,jews4 ,wherefore ,i beseech thee to hear me patiently4 7#d7,my manner of life1 therefore1 from my youth1 which was from the beginning among my own nation at ,jerusalem1 all ,jews know2 7#e7;having known me from the first1 if they were willing to testify1 that according to the strictest sect of our religion1 ,i lived a ,pharisee4 7#f7;,and now ,i stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by ,god to the fathers2 7#g7unto which our twelve tribes1 earnestly serving day and night1 hope to attain2 concerning which hope1 ,o king1 ,i am accused by ,jews4 7#h7,why is it judged incredible with you1 if ,god1 raises the dead8 7#i7;,i therefore thought to myself1 that ,i ought to do many hostile things against the name of ,jesus the ,nazarene4 7#aj7,which ,i also did in ,jerusalem2 and many of the saints did ,i myself shut up in prisons1 having received authority from the chief priests2 and when they were put to death1 ,i gave my voice against them4 7#aa7;,and punishing them often1 throughout all the synagogues1 ,i constrained them to blaspheme2 and being exceedingly mad against them1 ,i persecuted them also unto foreign cities4 7#ab7,whereupon1 as ,i went to ,damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests1 7#ac7;at midday1 ,o king1 ,i saw in the way a light from heaven1 above the brightness of the sun1 shining around me and those who journeyed with me4 7#ad7;,and we all having fallen to the earth1 ,i heard a voice speaking to me1 and saying in the ,hebrew tongue3 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 ,it is hard for thee to kick against the goads4 7#ae7;,and ,i said3 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and he said3 ,i am ,jesus1 whom thou persecutest4 7#af7;,but arise1 and stand upon thy feet2 for ,i appeared to thee for this purpose1 to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest1 and of the things in which ,i will appear to thee2 7#ag7;delivering thee from the people1 and the ,gentiles1 to whom ,i send thee1 7#ah7to open their eyes1 that they may turn from darkness to light1 and from the power of ,satan unto ,god1 that they may obtain forgiveness of sins1 and an inheritance among the sanctified1 by faith in me4 7#ai7,wherefore1 ,o king ,agrippa1 ,i was not disobedient to the heavenly vision2 7#bj7;but to those in ,damascus first1 and in ,jerusalem1 and unto all the region of ,judaea1 and to the ,gentiles1 ,i announced that they should repent and turn to ,god1 doing works worthy of repentance4 7#ba7;,for these causes the ,jews1 seizing me in the temple1 attempted to kill me4 7#bb7;,having therefore obtained help from ,god1 ,i continue unto this day1 witnessing both to small and great1 saying nothing except those things which the prophets and ,moses said should come2 7#bc7whether the ,christ should suffer1 whether he1 the first of the resurrection from the dead1 shall show light to the people and to the ,gentiles4 7#bd7;,and as he thus spoke for himself1 ,festus said with a loud voice3 ,paul1 thou art mad2 much learning makes thee mad4 7#be7;,but he said3 ,i am not mad1 most noble ,festus2 but utter words of truth and soberness4 7#bf7;,for the king knows well concerning these things1 to whom also ,i speak boldly2 for ,i am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him2 for this has not been done in a corner4 7#bg7,king ,agrippa1 believest thou the prophets8 ,i know that thou believest4 7#bh7;,and ,agrippa said to ,paul3 ,with little pains#bf3bh;a thou persuadest#bf3bh;b me to become a ,christian4 7#bi7;,and ,paul said3 ,i could pray ,god1 that with little or much#bf3bi1 not only thou1 but also all that hear me this day1 may become such as ,i am1 except these bonds4 7#cj7;,and the king rose up1 and the governor1 and ,bernice1 and they who sat with them4 7#ca7;,and having withdrawn1 they talked together1 saying3 ,this man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds4 7#cb7;,and ,agrippa said to ,festus3 ,this man could have been set at liberty1 if he had not appealed to ,caesar4 ,,xxvii4 ,,and when it was determined that we should sail to ,italy1 they delivered ,paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named ,julius1 of the ,augustan band4 7#b7;,and entering into a ship of ,adramyttium1 about to sail along the coasts of ,asia1 we put to sea1 ,aristarchus1 a ,macedonian of ,thessalonica1 being with us4 7#c7;,and on the second day we landed at ,sidon4 ,and ,julius treated ,paul humanely1 and permitted him to go to his friends and receive their care4 7#d7;,and thence having put to sea1 we sailed under ,cyprus1 because the winds were contrary1 7#e7;,and having sailed over the sea along ,cilicia and ,pamphylia1 we came to ,myra1 a city of ,lycia4 7#f7;,and there the centurion found a ship of ,alexandria sailing to ,italy2 and he put us on board of it4 7#g7;,and sailing slowly many days1 and having come with difficulty over against ,cnidus1 the wind not suffering us to put in#bg3g1 we sailed under ,crete1 over against ,salmone2 7#h7;and coasting along it with difficulty1 we came to a certain place called ,fair ,havens1 near to which was the city ,lasa4 7#i7;,and much time having been spent1 and the voyage being now dangerous1 because also the fast had already passed by1 ,paul exhorted them1 7#aj7saying3 ,sirs1 ,i perceive that the voyage will be with violence and much loss1 not only of the lading and the ship1 but also of our lives4 7#aa7;,but the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship1 more than the things spoken by ,paul4 7#ab7;,and as the haven was not well situated for wintering1 the greater number advised to sail thence also1 if by any means they might reach ,phoenix1 a haven of ,crete1 looking toward the southwest and northwest1 and there winter4 7#ac7;,and a south wind beginning to blow moderately1 supposing that they had obtained their purpose1 they weighed anchor1 and coasted along close by ,crete4 7#ad7;,but not long after1 there struck against it a tempestuous wind1 called ,euracylon4 7#ae7;,and the ship being caught1 and unable to face the wind1 we yielded to it1 and were driven along4 7#af7;,and running under a certain small island called ,clauda1 we were hardly able to come by the boat2 7#ag7which when they had taken up1 they used helps1 undergirding the ship2 and1 fearing lest they should be cast away on the quicksand1 they lowered the sail1 and so were driven4 7#ah7;,and we being violently tempest-tossed1 the next day they lightened the ship2 7#ai7;and the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship4 7#bj7;,and neither sun nor stars appearing for many days1 and no small tempest lying on us1 thenceforward all hope that we should be saved was utterly taken away4 7#ba7;,but after much abstinence1 then ,paul1 standing up in the midst of then1 said3 ,sirs1 ye should have hearkened to me and not put to sea from ,crete1 and so have escaped this violence and loss4 7#bb7;,and now ,i exhort you to be of good cheer2 for there shall be no loss of life among you1 but only of the ship4 7#bc7;,for there stood by me this night an angel of ,god1 whose ,i am1 and whom ,i serve1 7#bd7saying3 ,fear not1 ,paul2 thou must stand before ,caesar2 and1 lo1 ,god has given thee all those who sail with thee4 7#be7,wherefore1 sirs1 be of good cheer2 for ,i believe ,god1 that it will be even so1 as it has been told me4 7#bf7;,but we must be cast away upon a certain island4 7#bg7;,and when the fourteenth night was come1 as we were driven onward in the ,adriatic sea1 about midnight the seamen suspected that they were near to some country2 7#bh7;and sounding1 they found twenty fathoms2 and having gone a little further1 they sounded again1 and found fifteen fathoms4 7#bi7,then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks1 they cast four anchors out of the stern1 and wished for day4 7#cj7;,and as the seamen were seeking to flee out of the ship1 and had let down the boat into the sea1 under color as if they were about to extend anchors out of the foreship1 7#ca7,paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers3 ,except these abide in the ship1 ye can not be saved4 7#cb7,then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat1 and let it fall off4 7#cc7;,and while the day was coming on1 ,paul besought them all to take food1 saying3 ,this day is the fourteenth day that ye have waited1 and continued fasting1 having taken nothing4 7#cd7,wherefore ,i pray you to take food2 for this is for your safety2 for there shall not a hair fall from the head of one of you4 7#ce7;,and having thus spoken1 he took bread1 and gave thanks to ,god in presence of them all2 and having broken it1 he began to eat4 7#cf7,then were they all of good cheer1 and they also took food4 7#cg7;,and we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls4 7#ch7;,and when they had eaten enough1 they lightened the ship1 casting out the grain into the sea4 7#ci7;,and when it was day1 they knew not the land2 but they perceived a certain creek1 having a beach1 on which they determined1 if they were able1 to drive the ship ashore4 7#dj7;,and cutting the anchors entirely away1 they abandoned them to the sea1 at the same time unfastening the bands of the rudders2 and hoisting the foresail to the wind1 they made toward the beach4 7#da7;,and falling into a place where two seas met1 they ran the ship aground2 and the prow sticking fast remained immovable1 but the stern was broken by the violence of the waves4 7#db7;,and it was the plan of the soldiers1 that they should kill the prisoners1 lest any one should swim out1 and escape4 7#dc7;,but the centurion1 wishing to save ,paul1 kept them from their purpose2 and commanded that those who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land1 7#dd7;and the rest1 some on boards1 and others on some of the pieces from the ship4 ,and so it came to pass1 that all escaped safe to land4 ,,xxviii4 ,,and having escaped1 they then learned that the island is called ,melita4 7#b7;,and the barbarians showed us no little kindness2 for they kindled a fire1 and received us all1 because of the present rain1 and because of the cold4 7#c7;,and ,paul having gathered a bundle of sticks1 and laid them on the fire1 there came out a viper from the heat1 and fastened on his hand4 7#d7;,and when the barbarians saw the animal hanging from his hand1 they said among themselves3 ,no doubt this man is a murderer1 whom1 though escaped from the sea1 justice suffered not to live4 7#e7;,he1 however1 shaking off the animal into the fire1 suffered no harm4 7#f7;,but they were expecting that he would become inflamed1 or suddenly fall down dead2 but after looking a great while1 and seeing no harm befall him1 they changed their minds1 and said that he was a god4 7#g7;,in the region around that place1 there were lands of the chief man of the island1 whose name was ,publius1 who received and entertained us kindly three days4 7#h7,now it happened1 that the father of ,publius was lying sick with a fever and a bloody flux2 to whom ,paul entered in1 and having prayed1 laid his hands on him and healed him4 7#i7;,and this having been done1 the others also1 who had diseases in the island1 came and were healed2 7#aj7who also honored us with many honors2 and when we put to sea1 they loaded us with such things as were necessary4 7#aa7;,and after three months1 we put to sea in a ship of ,alexandria1 which had wintered in the island1 whose sign was ,castor and ,pollux4 7#ab7;,and landing at ,syracuse1 we remained three days4 7#ac7;,and from thence1 making a circuit#bh3ac1 we came to ,rhegium4 ,and after one day1 a south wind arose1 and we came on the second day to ,puteoli2 7#ad7where we found brethren1 and were entreated to remain with them seven days2 and so we went toward ,rome4 7#ae7;,and from thence1 the brethren1 having heard of us1 came to meet us as far as ,appii ,forum1 and the ,three ,taverns2 whom when ,paul saw1 he gave thanks to ,god1 and took courage4 7#af7;,and when we came to ,rome1 the centurion delivered the prisoners to the commander of the camp2 but ,paul was suffered to dwell by himself1 with the soldier who guarded him4 7#ag7;,and it came to pass1 that after three days ,paul called together those who were the chief men of the ,jews2 and when they were come together1 he said to them3 ,men1 brethren1 though ,i had done nothing against the people1 or the customs of our fathers1 yet ,i was delivered a prisoner from ,jerusalem into the hands of the ,romans2 7#ah7who1 when they had examined me1 wished to release me1 because there was no cause of death in me4 7#ai7;,but as the ,jews spoke against it1 ,i was compelled to appeal to ,caesar2 not that ,i have anything to charge against my nation4 7#bj7;,for this cause therefore ,i called for you1 to see and to speak with you2 for on account of the hope of ,israel ,i am compassed with this chain4 7#ba7;,and they said to him3 ,we neither received letters from ,judaea concerning thee1 nor did any one of the brethren that came1 report or speak any evil concerning thee4 7#bb7;,but we desire to hear from thee what thou thinkest2 for concerning this sect1 we know that everywhere it is spoken against4 7#bc7;,and having appointed a day for him1 they came to him in greater numbers to his lodging2 to whom he expounded1 testifying fully the kingdom of ,god1 and persuading them of the things concerning ,jesus1 both from the law of ,moses and the prophets1 from morning till evening4 7#bd7;,and some believed the things spoken1 and some believed not4 7#be7;,and disagreeing among themselves1 they departed1 after ,paul had spoken one word3 ,well did the ,holy ,spirit speak through ,isaiah the prophet to our fathers1 7#bf7saying3 ,go to this people1 and say2 ,with the hearing ye will hear1 and will not understand1 ,and seeing ye will see1 and will not perceive4 7#bg7;,for the heart of this people is become gross1 ,and their ears are dull of hearing1 ,and their eyes they have closed2 ,lest haply they see with their eyes1 ,and hear with their ears1 ,and understand with their heart1 ,and turn1 and ,i shall heal them4 7#bh7;,be it known to you1 therefore1 that to the ,gentiles the salvation of ,god was sent2 they1 moreover1 will hear4#bh3bi 7#cj7;,and ,paul remained two whole years in his own hired house1 and gladly received all that came in to him2 7#ca7preaching the kingdom of ,god1 and teaching the things concerning the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 with all confidence1 no one hindering him4 ,,the ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,romans4 ,i4 ,,paul1 a servant of ,jesus ,christ1 a called apostle1 set apart unto the gospel of ,god1 7#b7which he before announced through his prophets in the ,holy ,scriptures1 7#c7;concerning his ,son1 who was born of the seed of ,david according to the flesh1 7#d7who was declared to be the ,son of ,god with power according to the spirit of holiness1 by the resurrection from the dead1 ,jesus ,christ our ,lord2 7#e7through whom we received grace and apostleship1 for obedience to the faith among all the nations1 for his name's sake2 7#f7;among whom are ye also1 called of ,jesus ,christ2 7#g7to all the beloved of ,god that are in ,rome1 called to be saints3 ,grace to you1 and peace1 from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#h7;,first1 ,i thank my ,god through ,jesus ,christ for you all1 that your faith is spoken of in all the world4 7#i7;,for ,god is my witness1 whom ,i serve in my spirit in the gospel of his ,son1 how without ceasing ,i make mention of you always in my prayers2 7#aj7making request1 if haply now at length ,i may be prospered by the will of ,god to come to you4 7#aa7;,for ,i long to see you1 that ,i may impart to you some spiritual gift1 to the end ye may be established2 7#ab7that is1 to be comforted together among you1 by each other's faith1 both yours and mine4 7#ac7,now ,i would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 that often-times ,i purposed to come to you 7but was hindered hitherto71 that ,i might have some fruit among you also1 as among the rest of the ,gentiles4 7#ad7;,i am debtor both to ,greeks and ,barbarians2 both to wise and unwise4 7#ae7,so1 as far as lies in me1 ,i am ready to preach the good news to you also who are at ,rome4 7#af7;,for ,i am not ashamed of the gospel2 for it is the power of ,god unto salvation to every one that believes1 to the ,jew first1 and also to the ,greek4 7#ag7;,for therein is revealed a righteousness of ,god1 from faith to faith2 as it is written3 ,the just shall live by faith4 7#ah7;,for the wrath of ,god is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men1 who hold the truth in unrighteousness#a3ah2 7#ai7;because that which may be known of ,god is manifest in them2 for ,god manifested it to them4 7#bj7;,for1 from the creation of the world1 his invisible things are clearly seen1 being perceived by the things that are made1 even his eternal power and ,godhead2 so that they are#a3bj without excuse4 7#ba7;,because1 knowing ,god1 they glorified him not as ,god1 nor gave thanks2 but became vain in their reasonings1 and their foolish heart was darkened4 7#bb7,professing themselves to be wise1 they became fools2 7#bc7;and changed the glory of the incorruptible ,god into an image made like to corruptible man1 and to birds1 and fourfooted beasts1 and creeping things4 7#bd7,wherefore ,god also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness1 to dishonor their bodies among themselves2 7#be7who changed the truth of ,god into a lie1 and worshiped and served the creature more than the ,creator1 who is blessed forever4 ,amen4 7#bf7;,for this cause ,god gave them up to vile passions2 for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature2 7#bg7;and in like manner the men also1 leaving the natural use of the woman1 burned in their lust one toward another2 men with men working that which is unseemly1 and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was meet4 7#bh7;,and as they did not choose to retain ,god in their knowledge1 ,god gave them over to a reprobate mind1 to do those things which are not becoming2 7#bi7;being filled with all unrighteousness1 wickedness1 covetousness1 maliciousness2 full of envy1 murder1 strife1 deceit1 malignity2 whisperers1 7#cj7slanderers1 haters of ,god1 overbearing1 proud1 boasters1 devisers of evil things1 disobedient to parents1 7#ca7without understanding1 covenant-breakers1 without natural affection1 implacable1 unmerciful2 7#cb7who1 knowing the judgment of ,god1 that they who commit such things are worthy of death1 not only do them1 but have pleasure in those who do them4 ,,ii4 ,,wherefore thou art without excuse1 ,o man1 whosoever thou art that judgest2 for wherein thou judgest another1 thou condemnest thyself2 for thou that judgest doest the same things4 7#b7,now we know that the judgment of ,god is according to truth1 upon those who commit such things4 7#c7;,and reckonest thou this1 ,o man1 that judgest those who do such things1 and doest the same1 that thou shalt escape the judgment of ,god8 7#d7,or despisest thou the riches of his goodness1 and forbearance1 and long-suffering1 not knowing that the goodness of ,god is leading thee to repentance2 7#e7;and after thy hardness and impenitent heart1 art treasuring up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of ,god2 7#f7who will render to every man according to his deeds2 7#g7to those who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality1 eternal life2 7#h7;but to those who are contentious1 and do not obey the truth1 but obey unrighteousness1 indignation and wrath1 7#i7tribulation and distress1 upon every soul of man that works evil1 of the ,jew first1 and also of the ,greek2 7#aj7;but glory1 and honor1 and peace1 to every man that works good1 to the ,jew first1 and also to the ,greek4 7#aa7;,for there is no respect of persons with ,god4 7#ab7;,for as many as sinned without law shall also perish without law2 and as many as sinned with law shall be judged by law2 7#ac77;for not the hearers of law are just before ,god1 but the doers of law shall be justified3 7#ad7;for when ,gentiles1 who have no law1 do by nature the things required by law1 these1 having no law1 are a law to themselves2 7#ae7who show the work of law written in their hearts1 their conscience witnessing therewith1 and their thoughts alternately accusing1 or also excusing#b3ae27 7#af7;in the day when ,god will judge the secrets of men by ,jesus ,christ1 according to my gospel4 7#ag7;,but if thou art called a ,jew1 and restest upon law1 and makest thy boast in ,god1 7#ah7;and knowest his will1 and approvest the things that are more excellent1 being instructed out of the law2 7#ai7;and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind1 a light of those who are in darkness1 7#bj7;an instructor of the foolish1 a teacher of babes1 having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law2 7#ba7thou then1 that teachest another1 dost thou not teach thyself8 ,thou that preachest1 a man should not steal1 dost thou steal8 7#bb7,thou that sayest1 a man should not commit adultery1 dost thou commit adultery8 ,thou that abhorrest idols1 dost thou commit sacrilege#b3bb8 7#bc7,thou that makest thy boast in law1 through the transgression of the law dishonorest thou ,god8 7#bd7;,for1 the name of ,god is blasphemed among the ,gentiles because of you1 as it is written4 7#be7;,for circumcision indeed profits1 if thou keep the law2 but if thou art a transgressor of law1 thy circumcision has become uncircumcision4 7#bf7;,if then the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law1 shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision8 7#bg7;,and shall not the uncircumcision that is by nature1 if it fulfill the law1 judge thee1 who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of law8 7#bh7;,for he is not a ,jew1 who is one outwardly2 nor is that circumcision1 which is outward in the flesh4 7#bi7;,but he is a ,jew1 who is one inwardly2 and circumcision is that of the heart1 in the spirit not in the letter2 whose praise is not of men1 but of ,god4 ,,iii4 ,,what then is the advantage of the ,jew8 ,or what is the benefit of circumcision8 7#b7,much every way2 first1 indeed1 that they were intrusted with the oracles of ,god4 7#c7;,for what if some did not believe8 ,shall their unbelief make void the faithfulness of ,god8 7#d7;,far be it6 ,yea1 let ,god be true and every man a liar2 as it is written3 ,that thou mayest be justified in thy words1 ,and mayest overcome when thou art judged4 7#e7;,but if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of ,god1 what shall we say8 ,is ,god unrighteous who takes vengeance8 7,i speak as a man47 7#f7;,far be it6 ,for then how shall ,god judge the world8 7#g7;,for if the truth of ,god through my lie1 abounded unto his glory1 why am ,i also still judged as a sinner8 7#h7;,and why not1 as we are slanderously reported1 and as some affirm that we say3 ,let us do evil1 that good may come8 ,whose judgment is just4 7#i7,what then8 ,are we better8 ,no1 in no wise2 for we before charged1 that both ,jews and ,gentiles are all under sin4 7#aj7;,as it is written3 ,there is none righteous1 no1 no one2 7#aa7there is none that understands1 there is none that seeks after ,god4 7#ab7,they are all gone out of the way1 they are together become unprofitable2 there is none that does good1 there is not so much as one4 7#ac7,their throat is an open sepulchre2 with their tongues they have used deceit2 the poison of asps is under their lips2 7#ad7whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness4 7#ae7,their feet are swift to shed blood4 7#af7;,destruction and misery are in their ways2 7#ag7;and the way of peace they have not known4 7#ah7,there is no fear of ,god before their eyes4 7#ai7,now we know that whatever the law says1 it says to those under the law2 that every mouth may be stopped1 and all the world may become guilty before ,god4 7#bj7;,because by works of law no flesh shall be justified in his sight2 for by law is the knowledge of sin4 7#ba7;,but now1 apart from law1 a righteousness of ,god has been manifested1 being witnessed by the law and the prophets2 7#bb7;a righteousness of ,god through faith in ,jesus ,christ1 unto all and upon all that believe2 7for there is no difference2 7#bc7;for all sinned1 and come short of the glory of ,god27 7#bd7;being justified freely by his grace1 through the redemption that is in ,christ ,jesus2 7#be7whom ,god set forth as a propitiation through faith by his blood1 for the exhibition of his righteousness1 because of the passing over of the sins before committed in the forbearance of ,god2 7#bf7;for the exhibition of his righteousness in this present time1 that he may be just1 and the justifier of him who believes in ,jesus4 7#bg7,where then is the boasting8 ,it is excluded4 ,by what kind of law8 ,of works8 ,nay2 but by the law of faith4 7#bh7,therefore we reckon that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law4 ,is he the ,god of ,jews only8 7#bi7;,is he not also of ,gentiles8 ,yes1 of ,gentiles also2 7#cj7seeing that ,god is one1 who will justify the circumcision by faith1 and the uncircumcision through the faith4 7#ca7;,do we then make void law through the faith8 ,far be it6 ,yea1 we establish law4 ,,iv4 ,,what then shall we say that ,abraham our father found1 as pertaining to the flesh8 7#b7;,for if ,abraham was justified by works1 he has ground of boasting2 but not before ,god4 7#c7;,for what says the ,scripture8 ,and ,abraham believed ,god1 and it was reckoned to him for righteousness4 7#d7,now to him that works1 the reward is not reckoned as of grace1 but as a debt4 7#e7;,but to him that works not1 but believes on him who justifies the ungodly1 his faith is reckoned for righteousness4 7#f7;,as also ,david speaks of the happiness of the man1 to whom ,god reckons righteousness1 apart from works3 7#g7;,happy they1 whose iniquities were forgiven1 ,and whose sins were covered2 7#h7;,happy the man to whom the ,lord will not reckon sin6 7#i7;,comes this happiness then on the circumcision1 or also on he uncircumcision8 ,for we say that faith was reckoned to ,abraham for righteousness4 7#aj7;,how then was it reckoned8 ,when he was in circumcision1 or in uncircumcision8 ,not in circumcision1 but in uncircumcision4 7#aa7;,and he received the sign of circumcision1 a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while in uncircumcision2 that he might be father of all that believe while in uncircumcision1 that the righteousness might be reckoned to them also1 7#ab7;and father of circumcision to those who are not only of the circumcision1 but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our father ,abraham1 which he had while in uncircumcision4 7#ac7;,for not through law was the promise to ,abraham1 or to his seed1 that he should be heir of the world1 but through the righteousness of faith4 7#ad7;,for if they that are of law are heirs1 faith is made void1 and the promise is made of no effect4 7#ae7;,for the law works wrath2 for where there is no law1 neither is there transgression4 7#af7;,for this cause it is of faith1 that it may be by grace2 in order that the promise may be sure to all the seed2 not to that only which is of the law1 but to that also which is of the faith of ,abraham2 who is the father of us all1 7#ag77;as it is written3 ,a father of many nations have ,i made thee17 before ,god whom he believed1 who quickens the dead1 and calls the things that are not as though they were2 7#ah7who against hope believed in hope1 that he should become father of many nations1 according to that which was spoken3 ,so shall thy seed be4 7#ai7;,and being not weak in faith1 he considered not his own body already dead1 being about a hundred years old1 and the deadness of ,sarah's womb4 7#bj7;,and in respect to the promise of ,god he wavered not through unbelief1 but was strong in faith1 giving glory to ,god1 7#ba7;and being fully persuaded1 that what he has promised he is able also to perform4 7#bb7,wherefore also it was reckoned to him for righteousness4 7#bc7;,and it was not written for his sake alone1 that it was reckoned to him2 7#bd7;but for ours also1 to whom it shall be reckoned1 if we believe on him who raised up ,jesus our ,lord from the dead2 7#be7who was delivered up for our offenses1 and was raised for our justification4 ,v4 ,,being justified therefore by faith1 we have peace with ,god through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#b7through whom also we obtained the access by faith into this grace wherein we stand1 and rejoice in hope of the glory of ,god4 7#c7;,and not only so1 but we rejoice in afflictions also2 knowing that affliction works patience2 7#d7;and patience approval2 and approval hope2 7#e7;and hope makes not ashamed2 because the love of ,god has been poured forth in our hearts1 by the ,holy ,spirit which was given to us4 7#f7;,for when we were yet without strength1 in due season ,christ died for the ungodly4 7#g7;,for scarcely for a righteous man will one die2 though1 for the good man1 perhaps some one does even dare to die4 7#h7;,but ,god commends his love toward us1 in that1 while we were yet sinners1 ,christ died for us4 7#i7,much more therefore1 being now justified by his blood1 shall we be saved from the wrath through him4 7#aj7;,for if1 being enemies1 we were reconciled to ,god through the death of his son2 much more1 being reconciled1 shall we be saved by his life2 7#aa7;and not only so1 but also rejoicing in ,god through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 through whom we have now received the reconciliation4 7#ab7,wherefore1 as by one man sin entered into the world1 and death by sin2 and so death passed upon all men1 for that all sinned2 7#ac77;for until the law sin was in the world2 but sin is not imputed when there is no law4 7#ad7;,but yet death reigned from ,adam to ,moses1 even over those who sinned not after the likeness of ,adam's transgression1 who is a type of him who was to come4 7#ae7;,but not as the trespass1 so also is the free gift2 for if by the trespass of the one the many died1 much more did the grace of ,god1 and the gift by the grace of the one man1 ,jesus ,christ1 abound to the many4 7#af7;,and not as through one that sinned1 is the gift2 for the judgment came of one unto condemnation1 but the free gift came of many trespasses unto justification4 7#ag7;,for if by the trespass of the one1 death reigned through the one2 much more they who receive the abundance of the grace1 and of the gift of righteousness1 shall reign in life through the one1 ,jesus ,christ47 7#ah7,so then1 as through one trespass it came upon all men unto condemnation2 so also through one righteous act it came upon all men unto justification of life4 7#ai7;,for as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners1 so also through the obedience of the one will the many be constituted righteous4 7#bj7,moreover the law came in also1 that the trespass might abound4 ,but where sin abounded1 grace did much more abound2 7#ba7that as sin reigned in death1 so also might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,,vi4 ,,what then shall we say8 ,shall we continue in sin that grace may abound8 7#b7;,far be it6 ,how shall we who died to sin1 live any longer therein8 7#c7,know ye not1 that all we who were immersed into ,jesus ,christ were immersed into his death8 7#d7,we were buried therefore with him by the immersion into his death2 that as ,christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the ,father1 so we also should walk in newness of life4 7#e7;,for if we have become united with the likeness of his death1 we shall be also with that of his resurrection1 7#f7knowing this1 that our old man was crucified with him1 that the body of sin might be destroyed1 in order that we should no longer be in bondage to sin4 7#g7;,for he that died has been justified from sin4 7#h7;,and if we died with ,christ1 we believe that we shall also live with him2 7#i7knowing that ,christ1 being raised from the dead1 dies no more2 death has dominion over him no more4 7#aj7;,for in that he died1 he died to sin once2 but in that he lives1 he lives to ,god4 7#aa7,so also reckon ye yourselves to be dead indeed to sin1 but alive to ,god through ,jesus ,christ4 7#ab7,let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body1 that ye should obey the lusts thereof2 7#ac7nor yield your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness2 but yield yourselves to ,god as being alive from the dead1 and your members to ,god as instruments of righteousness4 7#ad7;,for sin shall not have dominion over you2 for ye are not under law1 but under grace4 7#ae7,what then8 ,shall we sin1 because we are not under law but under grace8 ,far be it6 7#af7,know ye not1 that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey1 his servants ye are whom ye obey2 whether of sin unto death1 or of obedience unto righteousness8 7#ag7;,but thanks be to ,god1 that ye were servants of sin1 but obeyed from the heart that form of teaching which was delivered to you#f3ah2 7#ah7;and being made free from sin1 ye became servants of righteousness4 7#ai7;,i speak after the manner of men1 because of the infirmity of your flesh4 ,for as ye yielded your members servants to uncleanness1 and to iniquity unto iniquity2 so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto sanctification4 7#bj7;,for when ye were servants of sin1 ye were free as to righteousness4 7#ba7,what fruit therefore had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed8 ,for the end of those things is death4 7#bb7;,but now1 being made free from sin1 and become servants to ,god1 ye have your fruit unto sanctification1 and the end everlasting life4 7#bc7;,for the wages of sin is death2 but the gift of ,god is eternal life1 in ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,,vii4 ,,know ye not1 brethren 7for ,i speak to those who know the law71 that the law has dominion over a man for so long a time as he lives8 7#b7;,for the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives2 but if the husband die1 she is loosed from the law of the husband4 7#c7,so then if1 while the husband lives1 she be married to another man1 she shall be called an adulteress2 but if the husband die1 she is free from the law1 so that she is not an adulteress1 though she be married to another man4 7#d7,wherefore1 my brethren1 ye also were made dead to the law through the body of ,christ1 in order that ye should be married to another1 to him who was raised from the dead1 that we might bring forth fruit to ,god4 7#e7;,for when we were in the flesh1 the emotions of sins1 which were by the law1 wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death4 7#f7;,but now we are delivered from the law1 having died to that wherein we were held2 so that we serve in newness of spirit1 and not in oldness of the letter4 7#g7,what then shall we say8 ,is the law sin8 ,far be it6 ,but ,i had not known sin1 except through law2 for ,i had not known coveting1 if the law had not said3 ,thou shalt not covet4 7#h7;,but sin1 taking occasion by the commandment1 wrought in me all manner of coveting4 ,for without law1 sin is dead4 7#i7;,and ,i was alive without law once2 but when the commandment came1 sin revived1 and ,i died4 7#aj7;,and the commandment1 which was for life1 that ,i found to be for death4 7#aa7;,for sin1 taking occasion by the commandment1 deceived me1 and by it slew me4 7#ab7,so that the law is holy1 and the commandment holy1 and just1 and good4 7#ac7;,has then that which is good become death to me8 ,far be it6 ,but sin1 that it might appear sin1 working death to me by that which is good1 that sin by the commandment might become exceedingly sinful4 7#ad7;,for we know that the law is spiritual2 but ,i am carnal1 sold under sin4 7#ae7;,for what ,i perform1 ,i know not2 for not what ,i desire1 that do ,i2 but what ,i hate1 that ,i do4 7#af7;,but if what ,i desire not1 that ,i do1 ,i consent to the law that it is good4 7#ag7,now then1 it is no longer ,i that perform it1 but the sin that dwells in me4 7#ah7;,for ,i know that there dwells not in me1 that is1 in my flesh1 any good2 for to desire is present with me2 but to perform that which is good ,i find not4 7#ai7;,for the good that ,i desire1 ,i do not2 but the evil that ,i desire not1 that ,i do4 7#bj7;,but if what ,i desire not1 that ,i do1 it is no more ,i that perform it1 but the sin that dwells in me4 7#ba7;,i find then the law1 that1 when ,i desire to do good1 evil is present with me4 7#bb7;,for ,i delight in the law of ,god after the inward man4 7#bc7;,but ,i see another law in my members1 warring against the law of my mind1 and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members4 7#bd7,wretched man that ,i am6 ,who will deliver me from the body of this death8 7#be7;,i thank ,god through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord6 ,so then ,i myself with the mind serve the law of ,god1 but with the flesh the law of sin4 ,,viii4 ,,there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in ,christ ,jesus4 7#b7;,for the law of the ,spirit of life in ,christ ,jesus set me free from the law of sin and death4 7#c7;,for what the law could not do1 in that it was weak through the flesh1 ,god sending his own ,son in the likeness of sinful flesh1 and for sin1 condemned sin in the flesh2 7#d7that the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us1 who walk not according to the flesh1 but according to the ,spirit4 7#e7;,for they that are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh2 but they that are according to the ,spirit1 the things of the ,spirit4 7#f7;,for to be carnally minded is death2 but to be spiritually minded is life and peace4 7#g7;,because the carnal mind is enmity against ,god2 for it does not submit itself to the law of ,god1 neither indeed can it2 7#h7;and they that are in the flesh can not please ,god4 7#i7;,but ye are not in the flesh1 but in the ,spirit1 if indeed the ,spirit of ,god dwells in you4 ,and if any man has not the ,spirit of ,christ1 he is none of his4 7#aj7;,and if ,christ is in you1 the body indeed is dead because of sin2 but the ,spirit is life because of righteousness4 7#aa7;,and if the ,spirit of him who raised up ,jesus from the dead dwells in you1 he who raised up ,christ from the dead will also quicken your mortal bodies1 because of his ,spirit that dwells in you4 7#ab7,so that1 brethren1 we are debtors1 not to the flesh1 to live according to the flesh4 7#ac7;,for if ye live according to the flesh1 ye shall die2 but if by the ,spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body1 ye shall live4 7#ad7;,for as many as are led by the ,spirit of ,god1 they are sons of ,god4 7#ae7;,for ye did not receive the spirit of bondage1 again to fear2 but ye received the ,spirit of adoption1 whereby we cry1 ,abba1 ,father4 7#af7,the ,spirit itself bears witness with our spirit1 that we are children of ,god2 7#ag7;and if children1 also heirs2 heirs of ,god1 and joint heirs with ,christ2 if indeed we suffer with him1 that we may also be glorified with him4 7#ah7;,for ,i reckon that the sufferings of this present time are of no account1 in comparison with the glory which shall be revealed in us4 7#ai7;,for the earnest longing of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of ,god4 7#bj7;,for the creation was made subject to vanity1 not willingly 7but by reason of him who made it subject71 in hope 7#ba7that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of ,god4 7#bb7;,for we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now4 7#bc7;,and not only so1 but ourselves also1 though we have the first-fruits of the ,spirit1 even we ourselves groan within ourselves1 waiting for the adoption1 the redemption of our body4 7#bd7;,for we were saved in hope2 but hope that is seen is not hope2 for what a man sees1 why does he also hope for8 7#be7;,but if we hope for that we see not1 we with patience wait for it4 7#bf7;,and in like manner does the ,spirit also help our weakness2 for we know not what we should pray for as we ought2 but the ,spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered4 7#bg7;,and he who searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the ,spirit1 because he makes intercession for the saints according to the will of ,god4 7#bh7;,and we know that all things work together for good to those who love ,god1 to those who are called according to his purpose4 7#bi7;,because whom he foreknew1 he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his ,son1 that he might be the first-born among many brethren4 7#cj7;,and whom he predestined1 them he also called2 and whom he called1 them he also justified2 and whom he justified1 them he also glorified4 7#ca7,what then shall we say to these things8 ,if ,god is for us1 who shall be against us8 7#cb7;,he who spared not his own ,son1 but delivered him up for us all1 how shall he not also with him freely give us all things8 7#cc7,who shall lay any thing to the charge of ,god's chosen8 ,god is he that justifies2 7#cd7who is he that condemns8 ,christ is he that died1 yea rather1 that is risen again1 who is also at the right hand of ,god1 who also intercedes for us4 7#ce7,who shall separate us from the love of ,christ8 ,shall tribulation1 or distress1 or persecution1 or famine1 or nakedness1 or peril1 or sword8 7#cf7;,as it is written3 ,for1 for thy sake we are killed all the day long2 ,we were accounted as sheep for slaughter4 7#cg7,nay1 in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us4 7#ch7;,for ,i am persuaded1 that neither death nor life1 neither angels nor principalities nor powers1 neither things present nor things to come1 7#ci7neither height nor depth1 nor any other created thing1 shall be able to separate us from the love of ,god1 which is in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,,ix4 ,i ,,say the truth in ,christ1 ,i lie not1 my conscience also bearing me witness in the ,holy ,spirit1 7#b7that ,i have great grief and continual anguish in my heart4 7#c7;,for ,i myself could wish to be accursed from ,christ for my brethren1 my kinsmen according to the flesh2 7#d7who are ,israelites2 whose is the adoption1 and the glory1 and the covenants1 and the giving of the law1 and the service1 and the promises2 7#e7whose are the fathers1 and of whom as to the flesh is ,christ1 who is over all1 ,god blessed forever4 ,amen4 7#f7,not as though the word of ,god has failed4 ,for not all they are ,israel1 who are of ,israel2 7#g7neither1 because they are the seed of ,abraham1 are they all children2 but1 ,in ,isaac shall thy seed be called4 7#h7,that is1 not they who are the children of the flesh are children of ,god2 but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed4 7#i7;,for the word of promise is this3 ,at this season ,i will come1 and ,sarah shall have a son4 7#aj7;,and not only so2 but when ,rebecca also had conceived by one1 our father ,isaac 7#aa77;for they being not yet born1 nor having done anything good or evil1 that the purpose of ,god according to election might stand1 not of works1 but of him who calls71 7#ab7;it was said to her3 ,the elder shall serve the younger4 7#ac7;,as it is written3 ,jacob ,i loved1 ,but ,esau ,i hated4 7#ad7,what then shall we say8 ,is there unrighteousness with ,god8 ,far be it6 7#ae7;,for he says to ,moses3 ,i will have mercy on whomsoever ,i have mercy1 and ,i will have compassion on whomsoever ,i have compassion4 7#af7,so then it is not of him who wills1 nor of him who runs1 but of ,god who shows mercy1 7#ag7;,for the ,scripture says to ,pharaoh3 ,even for this very purpose did ,i raise thee up1 that ,i might show forth my power in thee1 and that my name might be declared in all the earth4 7#ah7,so that1 on whom he will he has mercy1 and whom he will he hardens4 7#ai7,thou wilt say then to me3 ,why then does he yet find fault8 ,for who resists his will8 7#bj7,nay but1 ,o man1 who art thou that repliest against ,god8 ,shall the thing formed say to him who formed it3 ,why didst thou make me thus8 7#ba7;,has not the potter power over the clay1 of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor1 and another unto dishonor8 7#bb7;,and what if ,god1 willing to show forth his wrath1 and to make known his power1 endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction2 7#bc7;and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy1 which he had before prepared for glory2 7#bd7whom he also called1 even us1 not from among the ,jews only1 but also from among the ,gentiles8 7#be7;,as also he says in ,hosea3 ,i will call them my people1 who were not my people2 ,and her beloved1 who was not beloved4 7#bf7;,and it shall be1 that in the place where it was said to them1 ,ye are not my people1 there shall they be called1 ,sons of the living ,god4 7#bg7;,and ,isaiah cries concerning ,israel3 ,though the number of the sons of ,israel be as the sand of the sea1 ,the remnant shall be saved2 7#bh7;,for he will finish the work#i3bh;a1 ,and cut it short in righteousness2 ,because a short work#i3bh;b will the ,lord make upon the earth4 7#bi7;,and as ,isaiah has said before3 ,except the ,lord of ,sabaoth had left us a seed1 ,we had become as ,sodom1 ,and been made like to ,gomorrah4 7#cj7,what then shall we say8 ,that ,gentiles1 who were not following after righteousness1 obtained righteousness1 the righteousness which is of faith2 7#ca7;but ,israel1 following after a law of righteousness1 attained not to such a law4 7#cb7,wherefore8 ,because they sought it not by faith1 but as being by works of law4 ,for they stumbled against the stone of stumbling2 7#cc7;as it is written3 ,behold1 ,i lay in ,zion a stone of stumbling1 and a rock of offense2 and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame4 ,x4 ,,brethren1 it is my heart's desire and prayer to ,god on their behalf1 that they might be saved4 7#b7;,for ,i bear them witness1 that they have a zeal for ,god1 but not according to knowledge4 7#c7;,for not knowing the righteousness of ,god1 and seeking to establish their own righteousness1 they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of ,god4 7#d7;,for ,christ is the end of the law for righteousness1 to every one that believes4 7#e7;,for ,moses describes the righteousness which is of the law3 ,the man that has done them1 shall live by them4#aj3e 7#f7;,but the righteousness which is of faith says thus3 ,say not in thy heart1 ,who shall ascend into heaven8 7that is1 to bring ,christ down27 7#g7or1 ,who shall descend into the abyss8 7that is1 to bring up ,christ from the dead47 7#h7;,but what says it8 ,the word is nigh thee1 in thy mouth1 and in thy heart2 that is1 the word of faith1 which we preach2 7#i7;because1 if thou shalt profess with thy mouth the ,lord ,jesus1 and believe in thy heart that ,god raised him from the dead1 thou shalt be saved4 7#aj7;,for with the heart man believes unto righteousness2 and with the mouth profession is made unto salvation4 7#aa7;,for the ,scripture says3 ,whoever believes on him shall not be put to shame4 7#ab7;,for there is no difference between ,jew and ,greek2 for the same is ,lord of all1 rich toward all that call upon him2 7#ac7;for every one who shall call upon the name of the ,lord shall be saved4 7#ad7;,how then shall they call on him on whom they believed not8 ,and how shall they believe on him of whom they heard not8 ,and how shall they hear without a preacher8 7#ae7;,and how shall they preach1 unless they are sent forth8 ,as it is written3 ,how beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of peace1 ,who bring glad tidings of good things6 7#af7;,but they did not all hearken to the glad tidings4 ,for ,isaiah says3 ,lord1 who believed our report8 7#ag7,so then faith comes of hearing1 and hearing by the word of ,god4 7#ah7;,but ,i say1 did they not hear8 ,yes verily2 ,their sound went forth into all the earth1 ,and their words unto the ends of the world4 7#ai7;,but ,i say1 did ,israel not know8 ,first ,moses says3 ,i will provoke you to jealousy by those who are no people1 ,by a foolish nation ,i will move you to anger4 7#bj7;,but ,isaiah is very bold1 and says3 ,i was found by those who sought me not2 ,i became manifest to those who asked not after me4 7#ba7;,but of ,israel he says3 ,all the day long1 ,i stretched forth my hands1 ,to a disobedient and gainsaying people4 ,,xi4 ,i ,,say then1 did ,god cast away his people8 ,far be it6 ,for ,i also am an ,israelite1 of the seed of ,abraham1 of the tribe of ,benjamin4 7#b7;,god did not cast away his people whom he foreknew4 ,know ye not what the ,scripture says in the story of ,elijah2 how he pleads with ,god against ,israel1 saying3 7#c7,lord they killed thy prophets1 and digged down thine altars2 and ,i was left alone1 and they seek my life4 7#d7;,but what says the answer of ,god to him8 ,i reserved to myself seven thousand men1 who bowed not the knee to ,baal4 7#e7;,even so then1 at this present time also1 there is a remnant according to the election of grace4 7#f7;,and if by grace1 it is no longer of works2 otherwise1 grace becomes no longer grace4 #aa3f;,but if of works1 it is no longer grace2 otherwise1 work is no longer work4 7#g7,what then8 ,what ,israel seeks after1 that he obtained not2 but the election obtained it1 and the rest were hardened4 7#h7;,according as it is written3 ,god gave them a spirit of slumber1 eyes that they should not see1 and ears that they should not hear1 unto this day4 7#i7;,and ,david says3 ,let their table be made a snare1 and a trap1 ,and a stumbling-block1 and a recompense to them2 7#aj7,let their eyes be darkened1 that they may not see1 ,and bow down their back alway4 7#aa7;,i say then1 did they stumble in order that they should fall8 ,far be it6 ,but by their fall salvation is come to the ,gentiles1 to provoke them to jealousy4 7#ab7;,but if their fall is the riches of the world1 and their diminution the riches of the ,gentiles1 how much more their fullness8 7#ac7;,for ,i am speaking to you ,gentiles2 inasmuch as ,i am the apostle of the ,gentiles1 ,i magnify my office2 7#ad7;if by any means ,i may provoke to emulation those who are my flesh1 and may save some of them4 7#ae7;,for if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world1 what shall the receiving of them be1 but life from the dead8 7#af7;,and if the first-fruit is holy1 so also is the lump2 and if the root is holy1 so also are the branches4 7#ag7;,and if some of the branches were broken off1 and thou1 being a wild olive-tree1 wert grafted in among them1 and became a partaker with them of the root and the fatness of the olive-tree2 7#ah7;boast not over the branches4 ,but if thou boast1 it is not thou that bearest the root1 but the root thee4 7#ai7,thou wilt say then3 ,the branches were broken off1 that ,i might be grafted in4 7#bj7,well2 because of their want of faith they were broken off1 and thou standest by thy faith4 ,be not high-minded1 but fear2 7#ba7;for if ,god spared not the natural branches1 take heed lest he also spare not thee4 7#bb7;,behold then the goodness and severity of ,god2 toward those who fell1 severity2 but toward thee1 goodness1 if thou continue in his goodness2 otherwise1 thou also shalt be cut off4 7#bc7;,and they also1 if they continue not in their unbelief1 shall be grafted in2 for ,god is able again to graft them in4 7#bd7;,for if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature1 and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive-tree2 how much more shall these1 who are the natural branches1 be grafted into their own olive-tree8 7#be7;,for ,i would not1 brethren1 that ye should be ignorant of this mystery1 lest ye should be wise in your own conceits1 that hardness has come upon ,israel in part1 until the fullness of the ,gentiles come in4 7#bf7;,and so all ,israel shall be saved2 as it is written3 ,there shall come out of ,zion the ,deliverer2 he will turn away ungodliness from ,jacob2 7#bg7;and this is the covenant from me to them1 when ,i shall take away their sins4 7#bh7;,as concerning the gospel1 they are enemies for your sakes2 but as concerning the election1 they are beloved for the fathers' sakes4 7#bi7;,for unrepented are the gifts and the calling of ,god4 7#cj7;,for as ye in times past disobeyed ,god1 but now obtained mercy through their disobedience2 7#ca7so also they now disobeyed through the mercy shown to you1 that they also might obtain mercy4 7#cb7;,for ,god included all in disobedience#aa3cb1 that he might have mercy upon all4 7#cc7,oh1 the depth of the riches1 and wisdom1 and knowledge of ,god6 ,how unsearchable are his judgments1 and his ways past finding out6 7#cd7;,for1 ,who knew the mind of the ,lord8 ,or who became his counselor8 7#ce7,or who first gave to him1 and it shall be given back to him again8 7#cf7;,for of him1 and through him1 and unto him1 are all things2 to him be the glory forever4 ,amen4 ,,xii4 ,i ,,beseech you1 therefore1 brethren1 by the mercies of ,god1 to present your bodies a living sacrifice1 holy1 well pleasing to ,god1 which is your rational service4 7#b7;,and be not conformed to this world2 but be transformed by the renewing of your mind1 that ye may discern what is the will of ,god1 the good1 and well pleasing1 and perfect4 7#c7;,for ,i say1 through the grace given to me1 to every one that is among you1 not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think2 but to think soberly1 according as ,god imparted to each one the measure of faith4 7#d7;,for as we have many members in one body1 and all the members have not the same office2 7#e7so we1 the many1 are one body in ,christ1 and severally members one of another4 7#f7;,and having gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us1 whether prophecy1 let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith2 7#g7or ministry1 let us wait on the ministry2 or he that teaches1 on the teaching2 7#h7or he that exhorts1 on the exhortation2 he that gives1 let him do it with simplicity2 he that presides1 with diligence2 he that shows mercy1 with cheerfulness4 7#i7,let love be unfeigned4 ,abhor that which is evil2 cleave to that which is good4 ,in brotherly love1 7#aj7;be kindly affectioned one to another2 in honor1 preferring one another2 7#aa7;in diligence1 not slothful2 in spirit1 fervent1 serving the ,lord2 7#ab7;in hope1 rejoicing2 in affliction1 patient2 in prayer1 persevering2 7#ac7;communicating to the necessities of the saints#ab3ac2 given to hospitality4 7#ad7;,bless those who persecute you2 bless1 and curse not4 7#ae7,rejoice with those who rejoice2 weep with those who weep4 7#af7;,be of the same mind one toward another4 ,aspire not to things that are high1 but condescend to the lowly4 ,be not wise in your own conceits4 7#ag7,recompense to no one evil for evil4 ,provide things honorable in the sight of all men4 7#ah7;,if it be possible1 as far as depends on you1 be at peace with all men4 7#ai7;,avenge not yourselves1 beloved1 but give place to the wrath of ,god4 ,for it is written3 ,to me belongs vengeance2 ,i will recompense1 saith the ,lord4 7#bj7,therefore1 ,if thy enemy hungers1 feed him2 ,if he thirsts1 give him drink4 ,for1 in doing this1 ,thou wilt heap coals of fire on his head4 7#ba7;,be not overcome by evil1 but overcome evil with good4 ,,xiii4 ,,let every soul submit himself to the higher powers4 ,for there is no power but from ,god2 the powers that be have been ordained by ,god4 7#b7,so that he who resists the power1 resists the ordinance of ,god2 and they that resist will receive to themselves condemnation4 7#c7;,for rulers are not a terror to good works1 but to the evil4 ,and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the power8 ,do that which is good1 and thou wilt have praise from it2 7#d7;for he is ,god's minister to thee for good4 ,but if thou do that which is evil1 be afraid2 for he bears not the sword in vain2 for he is ,god's minister1 an avenger for wrath to him that does evil4 7#e7,wherefore it is necessary to submit yourselves1 not only because of the wrath1 but also for conscience' sake4 7#f7;,for1 for this cause ye pay tribute also2 for they are ,god's ministers1 attending continually to this very thing4 7#g7,render therefore to all their dues2 tribute to whom tribute is due2 custom to whom custom2 fear to whom fear2 honor to whom honor4 7#h7,owe no one anything1 but to love one another2 for he that loves another has fulfilled the law4 7#i7;,for this3 ,thou shalt not commit adultery1 ,thou shalt not kill1 ,thou shalt not steal1 ,thou shalt not covet2 and if there is any other commandment1 it is briefly comprehended in this saying1 namely3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself4 7#aj7,love works no ill to one's neighbor2 therefore love is the fulfillment of the law4 7#aa7;,and that1 knowing the time1 that it is high time that we already were awaked out of sleep2 for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed4 7#ab7,the night is far advanced1 the day is at hand4 ,let us therefore cast off the works of darkness1 and let us put on the armor of light4 7#ac7,let us walk becomingly1 as in the day2 not in reveling and drunkenness1 not in lewdness and wantonness1 not in strife and envying2 7#ad7;but put on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and make not provision for the flesh1 to fulfill its lusts4 ,,xiv4 ,,him that is weak in faith receive2 not for the decision of disputes4 7#b7;,for one believes1 that he may eat all things2 but he that is weak eats herbs4 7#c7,let not him that eats despise him that eats not2 and let not him that eats not judge him that eats2 for ,god received him4 7#d7,who art thou that judgest another's servant8 ,to his own master he stands or falls4 ,but he shall be made to stand2 for ,god is able to make him stand4 7#e7,one man esteems one day above another2 another esteems every day alike4 ,let each one be fully persuaded in his own mind4 7#f7;,he that regards the day1 regards it to the ,lord2 and he that eats1 eats to the ,lord1 for he gives thanks to ,god2 and he that eats not1 to the ,lord he eats not1 and gives thanks to ,god4 7#g7;,for none of us lives to himself1 and none dies to himself4 7#h7;,for if we live1 we live to the ,lord2 and if we die1 we die to the ,lord2 whether we live therefore1 or die1 we are the ,lord's4 7#i7;,for to this end ,christ died1 and lived1 that he might be ,lord of both the dead and living4 7#aj7;,but why dost thou judge thy brother8 ,or why dost thou despise thy brother8 ,for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of ,god4 7#aa7;,for it is written3 ,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord1 to me every knee shall bow1 and every tongue shall confess to ,god4#ad3aa 7#ab7,so then1 each one of us shall give account of himself to ,god4 7#ac7,let us therefore no longer judge one another2 but judge this rather1 not to put a stumbling-block1 or an occasion to fall1 in a brother's way4 7#ad7;,i know1 and am persuaded in the ,lord ,jesus1 that nothing is unclean of itself2 but to him that accounts anything to be unclean1 to him it is unclean4 7#ae7;,but if because of food thy brother is grieved1 thou no longer walkest in accordance with love4 ,destroy not him by thy food1 for whom ,christ died4 7#af7,let not then your good be evil spoken of4 7#ag7;,for the kingdom of ,god is not food and drink2 but righteousness1 and peace1 and joy in the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ah7;,for he that in these things serves ,christ1 is well pleasing to ,god1 and approved by men4 7#ai7,so then1 let us follow after the things which make for peace1 and things by which one may edify another4 7#bj7;,for the sake of food destroy not the work of ,god4 ,all things indeed are pure2 but it is evil for that man who eats with offense4 7#ba7;,it is good neither to eat flesh1 nor to drink wine1 nor anything whereby thy brother stumbles1 or is made to offend1 or is weak4 7#bb7;,hast thou faith8 ,have it to thyself before ,god4 ,happy is he that judges not himself in that which he allows4 7#bc7;,and he that doubts is condemned if he eat1 because it is not of faith2 and all that is not of faith is sin4 ,,xv4 ,,now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak1 and not to please ourselves4 7#b7,let each one of us please his neighbor1 for his good1 to edification4 7#c7;,for also ,christ pleased not himself2 but1 as it is written3 ,the reproaches of those who reproached thee1 fell on me4 7#d7;,for whatever things were written afore-time were for our instruction1 that we through patience and consolation of the ,scriptures may have hope4 7#e7;,and the ,god of patience and consolation grant you to be of the same mind one with another1 according to ,christ ,jesus2 7#f7that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify ,god1 the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#g7,wherefore receive ye one another1 as ,christ also received us1 to the glory of ,god4 7#h7;,for ,i say that ,jesus ,christ has been made a minister of the circumcision1 for the sake of ,god's truth1 in order to confirm the promises made to the fathers2 7#i7;and that the ,gentiles should glorify ,god for his mercy2 as it is written3 ,for this cause ,i will give thee praise among ,gentiles4 ,and to thy name will sing4 7#aj7;,and again he says3 ,rejoice1 ye ,gentiles1 with his people4 7#aa7;,and again3 ,praise the ,lord1 all ye ,gentiles2 ,and extol him1 all ye peoples4 7#ab7;,and again1 ,isaiah says3 ,there shall be the root of ,jesse1 ,and he who rises up to rule the ,gentiles2 ,on him will ,gentiles hope4 7#ac7;,and the ,god of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing1 that ye may abound in hope1 by the power of the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ad7;,and ,i myself also am persuaded of you1 my brethren1 that ye also yourselves are full of goodness1 filled with all knowledge1 able also to admonish one another4 7#ae7;,but ,i wrote the more boldly to you1 brethren1 in part as putting you in mind1 because of the grace that is given to me by ,god2 7#af7that ,i should be a minister of ,christ ,jesus to the ,gentiles1 ministering as a priest in the gospel of ,god1 that the offering up of the ,gentiles may be acceptable1 being sanctified by the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ag7;,i have therefore my glorying in ,christ ,jesus1 as to things pertaining to ,god4 7#ah7;,for ,i will not dare to speak of any of the things which ,christ wrought not through me1 to bring the ,gentiles to obedience1 by word and deed1 7#ai7;in the power of signs and wonders1 in the power of the ,holy ,spirit2 so that from ,jerusalem1 and around as far as to ,illyricum1 ,i have fully preached the good news of ,christ2 7#bj7;being emulous so to preach the good news1 not where ,christ was named1 lest ,i should build upon another's foundation2 7#ba7;but as it is written3 ,they to whom it was not announced concerning him shall see1 ,and they that have not heard shall understand4 7#bb7;,for which cause also1 for the most part1 ,i was hindered from coming to you4 7#bc7;,but now having no longer place in these regions1 and having a great desire these many years to come to you1 7#bd7whenever ,i go into ,spain1 ,i hope to see you in my journey1 and to be sent forward thither by you1 if first ,i shall be satisfied in a measure with your company4 7#be7;,but now ,i am going to ,jerusalem to minister to the saints4 7#bf7;,for ,macedonia and ,achaia thought it good1 to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who were at ,jerusalem4 7#bg7;,for they thought it good2 and their debtors are they4 ,for if the ,gentiles shared in their spiritual things1 they ought also to minister to them in carnal things4 7#bh7,when therefore ,i have performed this1 and have sealed to them this fruit1 ,i will go by you into ,spain4 7#bi7;,and ,i know that1 when ,i come to you1 ,i shall come in the fullness of the blessing of ,christ4 7#cj7;,and ,i beseech you1 brethren1 by our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and by the love of the ,spirit1 to strive together with me in your prayers to ,god for me2 7#ca7that ,i may be delivered from the unbelieving in ,judaea1 and that my service which is for ,jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints2 7#cb7that with joy ,i may come to you by the will of ,god1 and may with you be refreshed4 7#cc7;,and the ,god of peace be with you all4 ,amen4 ,,xvi4 ,i ,,commend to you ,phoebe our sister1 who is a deaconess of the church which is at ,cenchraea2 7#b7that ye receive her in the ,lord as becomes saints1 and assist her in whatever business she may have need of you2 for she has been a helper of many1 and of myself4 7#c7,salute ,prisca and ,aquila1 my fellow-laborers in ,christ ,jesus 7#d77who for my life laid down their own necks2 to whom not only ,i give thanks1 but also all the churches of the ,gentiles71 7#e7;and salute the church that is in their house4 ,salute ,epenetus1 my beloved1 who is the first-fruits of ,asia unto ,christ4 7#f7,salute ,mary1 who bestowed much labor on us#af3f4 7#g7,salute ,andronicus and ,junia1 my kinsmen1 and my fellow-prisoners1 who are of note among the apostles1 who also were in ,christ before me4 7#h7,salute ,amplias1 my beloved in the ,lord4 7#i7,salute ,urbanus1 our fellow-laborer in ,christ1 and ,stachys my beloved4 7#aj7,salute ,apelles1 the approved in ,christ4 ,salute those of the household of ,aristobulus4 7#aa7,salute ,herodion my kinsman4 ,salute those of the household of ,narcissus1 who are in the ,lord4 7#ab7,salute ,tryphaena and ,tryphosa1 who labor in the ,lord4 ,salute ,persis the beloved1 who labored much in the ,lord4 7#ac7,salute ,rufus1 the chosen in the ,lord1 and his mother and mine4 7#ad7,salute ,asyncritus1 ,phlegon1 ,hermes1 ,patrobas1 ,hernias1 and the brethren who are with them4 7#ae7,salute ,philologus1 and ,julia1 ,nereus and his sister1 and ,olympas1 and all the saints who are with them4 7#af7,salute one another with a holy kiss4 ,all the churches of ,christ salute you4 7#ag7,now ,i beseech you1 brethren1 to mark those who cause divisions and offenses1 contrary to the teaching which ye learned1 and avoid them4 7#ah7;,for they that are such serve not our ,lord ,christ1 but their own belly2 and by their good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple4 7#ai7;,for your obedience is come abroad unto all men4 ,i rejoice therefore over you2 but ,i would have you wise as to that which is good1 and simple as to that which is evil4 7#bj7;,and the ,god of peace will shortly bruise ,satan under your feet4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 ,amen4 7#ba7,timothy1 my fellow-laborer1 salutes you1 and ,lucius1 and ,jason1 and ,sosipater1 my kinsmen4 7#bb7;,i1 ,tertius1 who wrote the letter1 salute you in the ,lord4 7#bc7;,gaius my host1 and of the whole church1 salutes you4 ,erastus the chamberlain of the city salutes you1 and ,quartus the brother4 7#bd7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen4 7#be7,now to him who is able to establish you1 according to my gospel and the preaching of ,jesus ,christ1 according to the revelation of the mystery kept in silence during eternal ages 7#bf7;but now made manifest1 and through the scriptures of the prophets1 according to the commandment of the eternal ,god1 made known to all nations for obedience to the faith1 7#bg7to ,god only wise1 through ,jesus ,christ1 be the glory forever4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,first ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,corinthians4 ,i4 ,,paul1 a called apostle of ,christ ,jesus through the will of ,god1 and ,sosthenes the brother1 7#b7to the church of ,god which is at ,corinth1 those sanctified in ,christ ,jesus1 called to be saints1 with all that in every place call upon the name of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 both theirs and ours3 7#c7;,grace to you1 and peace1 from ,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#d7;,i thank my ,god always on your behalf1 for the grace of ,god which was given you in ,christ ,jesus2 7#e7that in everything ye were made rich in him1 in all utterance and all knowledge2 7#f7;according as the testimony of ,christ was confirmed in you2 7#g7so that ye are behind in no gift1 waiting for the revelation of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#h7who will also confirm you unto the end1 unaccused in the day of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#i7;,god is faithful1 by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his ,son1 ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 7#aj7;,but ,i beseech you1 brethren1 by the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that ye all speak the same thing1 and that there be no divisions among you2 but that ye be made complete in the same mind1 and in the same judgment4 7#aa7;,for it was made known to me concerning you1 my brethren2 by those of the house of ,chloe1 that there are contentions among you4 7#ab7;,and ,i mean this1 that each of you says1 ,i am of ,paul2 and ,i of ,apollos2 and ,i of ,cephas2 and ,i of ,christ4 7#ac7;,is ,christ divided8 ,was ,paul crucified for you8 ,or were ye immersed in the name of ,paul8 7#ad7;,i thank ,god that ,i immersed none of you1 but ,crispus and ,gaius2 7#ae7that no one may say that ,i immersed in my own name4 7#af7;,and ,i immersed also the household of ,stephanas2 besides1 ,i know not whether ,i immersed any other4 7#ag7;,for ,christ did not send me to immerse1 but to preach the glad tidings2 not with wisdom of speech1 lest the cross of ,christ should be made of no effect4 7#ah7;,for the preaching of the cross is to those who perish1 foolishness2 but to us who are saved1 it is the power of ,god4 7#ai7;,for it is written3 ,i will destroy the wisdom of the wise1 ,and will bring to nothing the prudence of the prudent4 7#bj7,where is the wise8 ,where is the scribe8 ,where is the disputer of this world8 ,did not ,god make foolish the wisdom of the world8 7#ba7;,for since1 in the wisdom of ,god1 the world through its wisdom knew not ,god1 ,god was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe2 7#bb7since ,jews require signs1 and ,greeks seek after wisdom1 7#bc7;but we preach ,christ crucified1 to ,jews a stumbling-block1 and to ,gentiles foolishness1 7#bd7;but to those who are the called1 both ,jews and ,greeks1 ,christ the power of ,god1 and the wisdom of ,god4 7#be7;,because the foolishness of ,god is wiser than men2 and the weakness of ,god is stronger than men4 7#bf7;,for see your calling1 brethren1 that not many are wise after the flesh1 not many mighty1 not many noble2 7#bg7;but ,god chose the foolish things of the world1 that he might put to shame the wise2 and ,god chose the weak things of the world1 that he might put to shame the things which are strong2 7#bh7;and the base things of the world1 and the things which are despised1 did ,god choose1 and the things which are not1 that he might bring to naught things that are2 7#bi7that no flesh should glory before ,god4 7#cj7;,but of him are ye in ,christ ,jesus1 who from ,god was made wisdom to us1 both righteousness and sanctification1 and redemption2 7#ca7that1 according as it is written3 ,he that glories1 let him glory in the ,lord4 ,,ii4 ,i ,,also1 when ,i came to you1 brethren1 came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom1 declaring to you the testimony of ,god4 7#b7;,for ,i determined not to know anything among you1 save ,jesus ,christ1 and him crucified4 7#c7;,and ,i was with you in weakness1 and in fear1 and in much trembling4 7#d7;,and my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of man's wisdom1 but with demonstration of the ,spirit and of power2 7#e7that your faith might not stand in the wisdom of men1 but in the power of ,god4 7#f7;,but we speak wisdom among those who are perfect2 but a wisdom not of this world1 nor of the rulers of this world1 who come to naught4 7#g7;,but we speak ,god's wisdom in a mystery1 the hidden wisdom which ,god predestined before the worlds unto our glory2 7#h7which no one of the rulers of this world has known2 for had they known it1 they would not have crucified the ,lord of glory2 7#i7;but 7as it is written7 things which eye saw not1 nor ear heard1 and which entered not into the heart of man1 which ,god prepared for those who love him2 7#aj7;but to us ,god revealed them by his ,spirit1 for the ,spirit searches all things1 even the deep things of ,god4 7#aa7;,for who among men knows the things of a man1 save the spirit of the man1 which is in him8 ,so also the things of ,god no one knows1 but the ,spirit of ,god4 7#ab7;,and we received1 not the spirit of the world1 but the spirit which is of ,god2 that we might know the things that were freely given to us by ,god4 7#ac7,which things also we speak1 not in words taught by man's wisdom1 but in those taught by the ,spirit2 comparing spiritual things with spiritual#b3ac4 7#ad7;,but the natural man receives not the things of the ,spirit of ,god1 for they are foolishness to him2 and he can not know them1 because they are spiritually judged4 7#ae7;,but he that is spiritual judges all things2 but he himself is judged by no one4 7#af7;,for who knew the mind of the ,lord1 that he may instruct him8 ,but we have the mind of ,christ4 ,,iii4 ,i ,,also1 brethren1 was not able to speak to you as spiritual1 but as carnal1 as babes in ,christ4 7#b7;,i fed you with milk1 and not with meat2 for ye were not yet able to bear it2 nay1 nor even now are ye able4 7#c7;,for ye are yet carnal2 for whereas there is among you envying1 and strife1 and divisions1 are ye not carnal1 and do ye not walk as men8 7#d7;,for when one says1 ,i am of ,paul2 and another1 ,i am of ,apollos2 are ye not carnal8 7#e7,who then is ,paul1 and who is ,apollos1 but ministers through whom ye believed1 even as the ,lord gave to each one8 7#f7;,i planted1 ,apollos watered2 but ,god gave the increase4 7#g7,so then neither is he that plants anything1 nor he that waters2 but ,god that gives the increase4 7#h7;,and he that plants and he that waters are one2 and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor4 7#i7;,for we are ,god's fellow-laborers2 ye are ,god's field1 ,god's building4 7#aj7;,according to the grace of ,god which was given to me1 as a wise master-builder ,i laid a foundation1 and another builds thereon4 ,but let each one take heed how he builds thereon4 7#aa7;,for other foundation can no one lay than that which is laid1 which is ,jesus ,christ4 7#ab7;,and if any one builds on this foundation gold1 silver1 precious stones1 wood1 hay1 stubble2 7#ac7the work of each one will be made manifest2 for the day will show it1 because it is revealed in fire1 and the fire itself will prove of what sort is each one's work4 7#ad7;,if any one's work which he built thereon remains1 he will receive reward4 7#ae7;,if any one's work shall be burned up1 he will suffer loss2 but he himself will be saved2 yet so as through fire4 7#af7,know ye not that ye are ,god's temple1 and that the ,spirit of ,god dwells in you8 7#ag7;,if any one defiles#c3ag the temple of ,god1 him will ,god destroy2 for the temple of ,god is holy1 the which are ye4 7#ah7,let no one deceive himself4 ,if any one seems to be wise among you in this world1 let him become a fool1 that he may become wise4 7#ai7;,for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with ,god4 ,for it is written3 ,he that takes the wise in their craftiness4 7#bj7;,and again3 ,the ,lord knows the thoughts of the wise1 ,that they are vain4 7#ba7,so then1 let no one glory in men4 ,for all things are yours2 7#bb7whether ,paul1 or ,apollos1 or ,cephas1 or the world1 or life1 or death1 or things present1 or things to come1 all are yours2 7#bc7;and ye are ,christ's1 and ,christ is ,god's4 ,,iv4 ,,so let a man account us1 as ministers of ,christ1 and stewards of the mysteries of ,god4 7#b7,moreover1 it is required in stewards1 that a man be found faithful4 7#c7;,but with me it is a very small thing that ,i should be judged by you1 or by man's day#d3c2 nay1 neither do ,i judge myself4 7#d7;,for ,i am conscious to myself of nothing2 yet am ,i not hereby justified1 but he that judges me is the ,lord4 7#e7,so then judge not anything before the time1 until the ,lord come1 who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness1 and make manifest the counsels of the hearts2 and then shall each one have his praise of ,god4 7#f7;,and these things1 brethren1 ,i have in a figure transferred to myself and ,apollos for your sakes2 that in us ye may learn not to go beyond that which is written1 that ye be not puffed up each for one against another4 7#g7;,for who makes thee to differ8 ,and what hast thou1 that thou didst not receive8 ,but if thou didst receive it1 why dost thou glory1 as if thou hadst not received it8 7#h7;,already ye are filled full1 already ye became rich1 without us ye reigned as kings2 and ,i would ye did reign1 that we also might reign with you4 7#i7;,for ,i think that ,god set forth us the apostles last1 as condemned to death2 for we have become a spectacle to the world1 both to angels and to men4 7#aj7,we are fools for ,christ's sake1 but ye are wise in ,christ2 we are weak1 but ye are strong2 ye are honorable1 but we are despised4 7#aa7;,even unto this present hour we both hunger1 and thirst1 and are naked1 and are buffeted1 and have no certain dwelling-place2 7#ab7;and labor1 working with our own hands2 being reviled1 we bless2 being persecuted1 we suffer it2 7#ac7;being defamed1 we entreat2 we have become as the filth of the world1 the offscouring of all things unto this day4 7#ad7;,i write not these things to shame you1 but as my beloved sons ,i admonish you4 7#ae7;,for though ye have ten thousand instructors in ,christ1 yet have ye not many fathers2 for in ,christ ,jesus ,i begot you through the gospel4 7#af7;,i beseech you therefore1 be followers of me#d3af4 7#ag7;,for this cause ,i sent to you ,timothy1 who is my child1 beloved and faithful in the ,lord1 who will bring to your remembrance my ways in ,christ1 as ,i teach everywhere in every church4 7#ah7,now some were puffed up1 as though ,i were not coming to you4 7#ai7;,but ,i will come to you shortly1 if the ,lord will1 and will know1 not the word of those who are puffed up1 but the power4 7#bj7;,for the kingdom of ,god is not in word1 but in power4 7#ba7,what will ye8 ,shall ,i come to you with a rod1 or in love1 and the spirit of meekness8 ,v4 ,,it is commonly reported that there is fornication among you1 and such fornication as is not even among the ,gentiles1 that one should have his father's wife4 7#b7;,and ye are puffed up1 and did not rather mourn1 that he who did this deed might be taken away from among you4 7#c7;,for ,i verily1 as absent in body but present in spirit1 have already judged1 as though ,i were present1 concerning him who has so done this2 7#d7;in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ye being gathered together1 and my spirit1 with the power of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 7#e7to deliver such a one to ,satan for the destruction of the flesh1 that the spirit may be saved in the day of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#f7,your glorying is not good4 ,know ye not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump8 7#g7;,cleanse out therefore the old leaven1 that ye may be a new lump1 according as ye are unleavened4 ,for our passover1 ,christ1 was sacrificed for us2 7#h7therefore let us keep the feast1 not with old leaven1 nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness1 but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth4 7#i7;,i wrote to you1 in my letter1 not to keep company with fornicators2 7#aj7yet not1 altogether1 with the fornicators of this world1 or with the covetous1 or extortioners1 or idolaters2 for then ye must needs go out of the world4 7#aa7;,but as it is1 ,i wrote to you not to keep company1 if any one called a brother be a fornicator1 or covetous1 or an idolater1 or a railer1 or a drunkard1 or an extortioner1 with such a one not even to eat4 7#ab7;,for what have ,i to do with judging those also who are without8 ,do not ye judge those who are within8 7#ac7;,but those who are without ,god judges4 ,therefore put away that wicked man from among yourselves4 ,,vi4 ,,dare any one of you1 having a matter against another1 go to law before the unjust1 and not before the saints8 7#b7;,do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world8 ,and if the world shall be judged by you1 are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters8 7#c7,know ye not that we shall judge angels8 ,how much more the things of this life8 7#d7;,if then ye have judgments about things of this life1 set those to judge who are of no esteem in the church4 7#e7;,i speak to your shame4 ,is it so1 that there is not a wise man among you1 not even one that shall be able to judge between his brethren2 7#f7;but brother goes to law with brother1 and that before unbelievers8 7#g7,now therefore1 it is altogether a fault among you1 because ye go to law one with another4 ,why do ye not rather take wrong8 ,why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded8 7#h7,nay1 ye do wrong1 and defraud1 and that your brethren4 7#i7,know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of ,god8 ,be not deceived2 neither fornicators1 nor idolaters1 nor adulterers1 nor the effeminate1 nor abusers of themselves with mankind1 7#aj7nor thieves1 nor the covetous1 nor drunkards1 nor revilers1 nor extortioners1 shall inherit the kingdom of ,god4 7#aa7;,and such were some of you2 but ye were washed1 but ye were sanctified1 but ye were justified in the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 and by the ,spirit of our ,god4 7#ab7;,all things are lawful for me1 but not all things are expedient2 all things are lawful for me1 but ,i will not be brought under the power of anything4 7#ac7,meats for the belly1 and the belly for meats2 but ,god will destroy both it and them4 ,but the body is not for fornication1 but for the ,lord2 and the ,lord for the body4 7#ad7;,and ,god both raised the ,lord1 and will also raise up us by his power4 7#ae7,know ye not that your bodies are members of ,christ8 ,shall ,i then take the members of ,christ1 and make them members of a harlot8 ,far be it6 7#af7,know ye not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body8 ,for the two1 says he1 shall be one flesh4 7#ag7;,but he that is joined to the ,lord is one spirit4 7#ah7;,flee fornication4 ,every sin that a man commits is without the body2 but he that commits fornication1 sins against his own body4 7#ai7,know ye not that your body is the temple of the ,holy ,spirit1 who is in you1 whom ye have from ,god1 and ye are not your own8 7#bj7;,for ye are bought with a price2 therefore glorify ,god in your body4 ,,vii4 ,,now concerning the things whereof ye wrote to me3 ,it is good for a man not to touch a woman2 7#b7;but because of fornication1 let each man have his own wife1 and let each woman have her own husband4 7#c7,let the husband render to the wife her due2 and in like manner the wife also to the husband4 7#d7,the wife has not power over her own body1 but the husband2 and in like manner the husband also has not power over his own body1 but the wife4 7#e7;,defraud not one the other1 except it be with consent for a time1 that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer1 and come again together1 that ,satan may not tempt you on account of your incontinency4 7#f7;,but this ,i say by way of permission1 not of command4 7#g7;,but ,i would that all men were as myself4 ,but each one has his own gift from ,god1 one after this manner1 and another after that4 7#h7;,and ,i say to the unmarried and the widows1 it is good for them if they remain as ,i also am4 7#i7;,but if they have not self-control1 let them marry2 for it is better to marry than to burn4 7#aj7;,and the married not ,i command1 but the ,lord1 that the wife depart not from the husband4 7#aa7;,but if she have departed1 let her remain unmarried1 or let her be reconciled to her husband2 and let the husband not put away his wife4 7#ab7;,but to the rest say ,i1 not the ,lord3 ,if any brother has a wife that believes not1 and she is pleased to dwell with him1 let him not put her away4 7#ac7;,and a woman who has a husband that believes not1 and he is pleased to dwell with her1 let her not leave her husband4 7#ad7;,for the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife1 and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband2 else your children are unclean2 but now they are holy4 7#ae7;,but if the unbelieving departs1 let him depart4 ,the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases2 but ,god has called us to peace4 7#af7;,for what knowest thou1 ,o wife1 whether thou shalt save thy husband8 ,or what knowest thou1 ,o man1 whether thou shalt save thy wife8 7#ag7,only1 as the ,lord apportioned to each one1 as ,god has called each one1 so let him walk4 ,and so ,i ordain in all the churches4 7#ah7,was any one called being circumcised8 ,let him not become uncircumcised4 ,has any one been called in uncircumcision8 ,let him not be circumcised4 7#ai7;,circumcision is nothing1 and uncircumcision is nothing2 but the keeping of the commandments of ,god4 7#bj7,let each one abide in the same calling wherein he was called4 7#ba7,wast thou called being a servant8 ,care not for it2 but if thou canst become free1 use it rather4 7#bb7;,for he that was called in the ,lord1 being a servant1 is the ,lord's freedman2 in like manner also the freeman1 being called1 is ,christ's servant4 7#bc7,ye were bought with a price2 become not servants of men4 7#bd7;,brethren1 let every man1 wherein he was called1 therein abide with ,god4 7#be7,now concerning virgins ,i have no commandment of the ,lord2 but ,i give my judgment1 as one that has obtained mercy of the ,lord to be faithful4 7#bf7;,i consider therefore that this is good on account of the present necessity1 that it is good for a man so to be4 7#bg7;,art thou bound to a wife8 ,seek not to be loosed4 ,art thou loosed from a wife8 ,seek not a wife4 7#bh7;,but if also thou marry1 thou sinnedst not2 and if a virgin marry1 she sinned not4 ,but such shall have affliction in the flesh2 but ,i spare you#g3bh4 7#bi7;,but this ,i say1 brethren1 the time that remains is short2 that both they who have wives may be as though they had none2 7#cj7;and they that weep1 as though they wept not2 and they that rejoice1 as though they rejoiced not2 and they that buy1 as though they possessed not2 7#ca7;and they that use this world1 as not abusing it2 for the fashion of this world is passing away4 7#cb7;,but ,i would have you without cares4 ,he that is unmarried cares for the things of the ,lord1 how he shall please the ,lord2 7#cc7;but he that is married cares for the things of the world1 how he shall please his wife4 7#cd7,there is a difference also between the wife and the virgin4 ,the unmarried woman cares for the things of the ,lord1 that she may be holy both in body and spirit2 but she that is married cares for the things of the world1 how she shall please her husband4 7#ce7;,and this ,i say for your own profit2 not that ,i may cast a snare upon you1 but for that which is seemly1 and that ye may attend upon the ,lord without distraction4 7#cf7;,but if any one thinks that he behaves himself unseemly toward his virgin1 if she be past the flower of her age1 and need so require1 let him do what he will1 he sins not2 let them marry4 7#cg7;,but he that stands steadfast in his heart1 having no necessity1 but has power over his own will1 and has determined this in his heart that he will keep his virgin1 does well4 7#ch7,so that both he that gives her in marriage does well1 and he that gives her not in marriage does better4 7#ci7;,a wife is bound as long as her husband lives2 but if her husband be dead1 she is at liberty to be married to whom she will2 only in the ,lord4 7#dj7;,but she is happier if she so abide1 after my judgment2 and ,i too think that ,i have the ,spirit of ,god4 ,,viii4 ,,now concerning the things offered to idols1 we know that we all have knowledge4 ,knowledge puffs up1 but love edifies4 7#b7;,if any one thinks that he knows anything1 he has known nothing yet as he ought to know4 7#c7;,but if any one loves ,god1 the same is known by him4 7#d7;,as concerning then the eating of the things offered to idols1 we know that an idol is nothing in the world1 and that there is no other ,god but one4 7#e7;,for though there are gods so-called1 whether in heaven or on earth 7as there are gods many1 and lords many71 7#f7yet to us there is but one ,god1 the ,father1 of whom are all things1 and we unto him2 and one ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by whom are all things1 and we by him4 7#g7;,but there is not in all men this knowledge2 for some1 with a consciousness till now of the idol1 eat it as a thing offered to an idol2 and their conscience being weak is defiled4 7#h7;,but food commends us not to ,god2 for neither1 if we eat1 are we the better2 nor1 if we eat not1 are we the worse4 7#i7;,but take heed1 lest haply this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to the weak4 7#aj7;,for if any one sees thee1 who hast knowledge1 reclining at table in an idol's temple1 will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat the things offered to idols8 7#aa7;,and through thy knowledge he that is weak perishes1 the brother for whom ,christ died6 7#ab7;,but when ye so sin against the brethren1 and wound their weak conscience1 ye sin against ,christ4 7#ac7,wherefore1 if food cause my brother to offend1 ,i will eat no flesh for ever more1 that ,i may not cause my brother to offend4 ,,ix4 ,,am ,i not an apostle8 ,am ,i not free8 ,have ,i not seen ,jesus ,christ our ,lord8 ,are not ye my work in the ,lord8 7#b7;,if ,i am not an apostle to others1 yet at least ,i am to you2 for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the ,lord4 7#c7,this is my answer to those who examine me4 7#d7;,have we not power to eat and to drink8 7#e7;,have we not power to lead about a sister as a wife1 as well as the other apostles1 and the brothers of the ,lord1 and ,cephas8 7#f7,or have only ,i and ,barnabas not power to forbear working8 7#g7,who ever goes to war at his own charges8 ,who plants a vineyard1 and eats not of the fruit thereof8 ,or who tends a flock1 and eats not of the milk of the flock8 7#h7,say ,i these things as a man8 ,or does not the law also say these things8 7#i7;,for it is written in the law of ,moses3 ,thou shalt not muzzle an ox while treading out the grain4 ,is it for the oxen that ,god cares8 7#aj7,or does he say it altogether for our sakes8 ,for1 for our sakes it was written2 that he who plows ought to plow in hope2 and he who threshes1 in hope of partaking4 7#aa7;,if we sowed for you1 the things that are spiritual1 is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things8 7#ab7;,if others partake of this power over you1 do not we still more8 ,but we used not this power2 but we bear all things1 that we may not cause any hindrance to the gospel of ,christ4 7#ac7;,do ye not know that they who minister about the holy things eat of the temple1 and they who wait at the altar partake with the altar8 7#ad7,so also did the ,lord appoint to those who preach the gospel1 to live by the gospel4 7#ae7;,but ,i have used none of these things2 and ,i wrote not these things1 that it should be so done to me2 for it were better for me to die1 than that any one should make my glorying void4 7#af7;,for if ,i preach the gospel1 ,i have nothing to glory of2 for a necessity is laid upon me2 for1 woe is to me1 if ,i preach not the gospel6 7#ag7;,for if ,i do this willingly1 ,i have a reward2 but if unwillingly1 ,i have a stewardship intrusted to me4 7#ah7,what then is my reward8 ,that1 in preaching the gospel1 ,i may make the gospel without charge1 that ,i use not to the full my power in the gospel4 7#ai7;,for being free from all men1 ,i made myself servant to all1 that ,i might gain the more4 7#bj7;,and to the ,jews ,i became as a ,jew1 that ,i might gain ,jews2 to those under law1 as under law1 not being myself under law1 that ,i might gain those under law2 7#ba7to those without law1 as without law 7not being without law to ,god1 but under law to ,christ71 that ,i might gain those without law4 7#bb7,to the weak ,i became as weak1 that ,i might gain the weak4 ,i have become all things to all1 that ,i may by all means save some4 7#bc7;,and all things ,i do for the gospel's sake1 that ,i may become a partaker thereof with others#i3bc4 7#bd7,know ye not that they who run in a race1 all indeed run1 but one receives the prize8 ,so run1 that ye may obtain4 7#be7;,and every one who contends for the prize is temperate in all things2 they indeed to obtain a corruptible crown1 but we an incorruptible4 7#bf7;,i therefore so run1 as not uncertainly2 ,i so fight1 as not beating the air4 7#bg7;,but ,i keep under my body1 and bring it into subjection2 lest haply1 having preached to others1 ,i myself should be rejected4 ,x4 ,,for ,i would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 that our fathers were all under the cloud1 and all passed through the sea2 7#b7;and were all immersed unto ,moses in the cloud and in the sea2 7#c7;and all ate the same spiritual food1 7#d7;and all drank the same spiritual drink2 for they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them1 and the rock was ,christ4 7#e7;,but in the most of them ,god had no pleasure2 for they were overthrown in the wilderness4 7#f7,now these things were examples to us1 in order that we should not lust after evil things1 as they also lusted4 7#g7,nor be ye idolaters1 as were some of them2 as it is written3 ,the people sat down to eat and drink1 and rose up to play4 7#h7,nor let us commit fornication1 as some of them did1 and fell in one day three and twenty thousand4 7#i7,nor let us tempt ,christ1 as some of them tempted1 and perished by the serpents4 7#aj7,nor murmur ye1 as some of them murmured1 and perished by the destroyer4 7#aa7,now all these things happened to them as examples1 and they were written for our admonition1 upon whom the ends of the ages are come4 7#ab7,wherefore let him that thinks he stands1 take heed lest he fall4 7#ac7,there has no temptation taken you but such as belongs to man2 and ,god is faithful1 who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able1 but will with the temptation make also the way of escape1 that ye may be able to bear it4 7#ad7,wherefore1 my beloved1 flee from idolatry4 7#ae7;,i speak as to wise men2 judge ye what ,i say4 7#af7,the cup of blessing which we bless1 is it not a partaking of the blood of ,christ8 ,the loaf which we break1 is it not a partaking of the body of ,christ8 7#ag7;,because we1 the many1 are one loaf1 one body2 for we all share in that one loaf4 7#ah7;,behold ,israel according to the flesh4 ,are not they who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar8 7#ai7,what then do ,i say8 ,that an idol is anything1 or that what is offered to idols is anything8 7#bj7,nay2 but that what they sacrifice1 they sacrifice to demons1 and not to ,god2 and ,i would not that ye should be partakers of the demons4 7#ba7,ye can not drink the cup of the ,lord1 and the cup of demons2 ye can not share in the table of the ,lord1 and the table of demons4 7#bb7;,do we provoke the ,lord to jealousy8 ,are we stronger than he8 7#bc7;,all things are lawful1 but not all things are expedient2 all things are lawful1 but not all things edify4 7#bd7,let no one seek his own1 but his neighbor's good4 7#be7,whatever is sold in the market eat1 asking no question for conscience sake'2 7#bf7;for the earth is the ,lord's1 and the fullness thereof4 7#bg7;,if any of the unbelieving bids you to a feast1 and ye choose to go1 whatever is set before you eat1 asking no question for conscience' sake4 7#bh7;,but if any one say to you3 ,this is a thing sacrificed to a god1 eat it not1 for his sake that showed it1 and for conscience' sake4 7#bi7;,conscience1 ,i say1 not thine own1 but that of the other2 for why is my liberty judged by another's conscience8 7#cj7;,if ,i partake with thanks1 why am ,i evil spoken of1 for that for which ,i give thanks8 7#ca7,whether therefore ye eat1 or drink1 or whatever ye do1 do all to the glory of ,god4 7#cb7;,give no occasion of stumbling1 either to ,jews or ,greeks1 or to the church of ,god2 7#cc7;as ,i also please all in all things1 not seeking my own profit1 but that of the many1 that they may be saved4 7#a7;,,be ye followers of me1 as ,i also am of ,christ4 7#b7,now ,i praise you1 brethren1 that ye remember me in all things1 and1 hold fast the traditions#aa3b1 as ,i delivered them to you4 7#c7;,and ,i would have you know1 that the head of every man is ,christ2 and the head of the woman is the man2 and the head of ,christ is ,god4 7#d7;,every man praying or prophesying1 having his head covered1 dishonors his head4 7#e7;,but every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered1 dishonors her head2 for it is one and the same as if she were shaven4 7#f7;,for if a woman is not covered1 let her also be shorn2 but if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven1 let her be covered4 7#g7;,for a man indeed ought not to cover his head1 being the image and glory of ,god2 but the woman is the glory of the man4 7#h7;,for the man is not of the woman2 but the woman of the man4 7#i7;,and the man was not created for the woman1 but the woman for the man4 7#aj7;,for this cause ought the woman to have the token of authority on her head1 because of the angels4 7#aa7,nevertheless1 neither is the woman without the man1 nor the man without the woman1 in the ,lord4 7#ab7;,for as the woman is of the man1 so also is the man by the woman2 but all things of ,god4 7#ac7;,judge in your own selves2 is it seemly that a woman pray to ,god uncovered8 7#ad7;,does not even nature itself teach you1 that1 if a man have long hair1 it is a shame to him8 7#ae7;,but if a woman have long hair1 it is a glory to her2 for her hair is given her for a covering4 7#af7;,but if any man seems to be contentious1 we have no such custom1 nor the churches of ,god4 7#ag7;,and while ,i enjoin this1 ,i praise you not1 that ye come together not for the better1 but for the worse4 7#ah7;,for first of all1 when ye come together in the church1 ,i hear that there are divisions among you2 and ,i partly believe it4 7#ai7;,for there must be also sects among you1 that they who are approved may be made manifest among you4 7#bj7,when therefore ye come together into one place1 there is no eating of a supper of the ,lord#aa3bj4 7#ba7;,for in eating1 each takes without waiting his own supper2 and one is hungry1 and another is drunken4 7#bb7,what6 have ye not houses to eat and to drink in8 ,or despise ye the church of ,god1 and shame those who have not8 ,what shall ,i say to you8 ,shall ,i praise you in this8 ,i praise you not4 7#bc7;,for ,i received from the ,lord1 what ,i also delivered to you1 that the ,lord ,jesus1 in the night in which he was betrayed1 took a loaf2 7#bd7;and having given thanks1 he broke it1 and said3 ,this is my body1 which is for you2 this do in remembrance of me4 7#be7;,in like manner also the cup1 after they had supped1 saying3 ,this cup is the new covenant in my blood2 this do1 as often as ye drink it1 in remembrance of me4 7#bf7;,for as often as ye eat this bread1 and drink this cup1 ye show the ,lord's death till he come4 7#bg7,so that whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the ,lord unworthily1 shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the ,lord4 7#bh7;,but let a man examine himself1 and so let him eat of the bread1 and drink of the cup4 7#bi7;,for he that eats and drinks1 eats and drinks condemnation to himself1 if he discern not the body4 7#cj7;,for this cause many are weak and sickly among you1 and many sleep4 7#ca7;,for if we judged ourselves2 we should not be judged4 7#cb7;,but being judged1 we are chastened by the ,lord1 that we may not be condemned with the world4 7#cc7,wherefore1 my brethren1 when coming together to eat1 wait for one another4 7#cd7;,if any one is hungry1 let him eat at home2 that ye come not together unto condemnation4 ,and the rest ,i will set in order when ,i come4 ,,xii4 ,,now concerning the spiritual gifts1 brethren1 ,i would not have you ignorant4 7#b7,ye know that ye were ,gentiles carried away to the dumb idols1 as ye were led4 7#c7,wherefore ,i give you to understand1 that no one speaking by the ,spirit of ,god calls ,jesus accursed2 and no one can say1 ,jesus is ,lord1 but by the ,holy ,spirit4 7#d7,now there are diversities of gifts1 but the same ,spirit4 7#e7;,and there are diversities of ministrations1 and the same ,lord4 7#f7;,and there are diversities of operations1 but the same ,god who works all in all4 7#g7;,but to each is given the manifestation of the ,spirit1 for profiting4 7#h7;,for to one is given through the ,spirit the word of wisdom2 to another the word of knowledge according to the same ,spirit2 7#i7to another faith1 by the same ,spirit2 to another gifts of healings by the one ,spirit2 7#aj7to another the working of miracles2 to another prophecy2 to another discerning of spirits2 to another diversities of tongues2 to another the interpretation of tongues4 7#aa7;,but all these works the one and self-same ,spirit1 dividing to each one severally as he will4 7#ab7;,for as the body is one and has many members1 and all the members of the body1 being many1 are one body1 so also is ,christ4 7#ac7;,for by one ,spirit we were all immersed into one body1 whether ,jews or ,greeks1 whether bond or free2 and were all made to drink of one ,spirit4 7#ad7;,for the body is not one member1 but many4 7#ae7;,if the foot say3 ,because ,i am not a hand1 ,i am not of the body2 it is not therefore not of the body4 7#af7;,and if the ear say3 ,because ,i am not an eye1 ,i am not of the body2 it is not therefore not of the body4 7#ag7;,if the whole body were an eye1 where were the hearing8 ,if the whole were hearing1 where were the smelling8 7#ah7;,but now1 ,god set the members each one of them in the body1 as it pleased him4 7#ai7;,and if they were all one member1 where were the body8 7#bj7;,but now there are many members1 but one body4 7#ba7;,and the eye can not say to the hand1 ,i have no need of thee2 nor again the head to the feet1 ,i have no need of you4 7#bb7,nay1 much more those members of the body1 which seem to be more feeble1 are necessary2 7#bc7;and those which we think to be less honorable parts of the body1 on these we bestow more abundant honor2 and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness4 7#bd7;,and our comely parts have no need2 but ,god attempered the body together1 giving more abundant honor to that which lacked2 7#be7that there may be no division in the body1 but that the members should have the same care one for another4 7#bf7;,and whether one member suffers1 all the members suffer with it2 or one member is honored1 all the members rejoice with it4 7#bg7,now ye are the body of ,christ1 and members each one#ab3bg4 7#bh7;,and ,god set some in the church1 apostles first1 secondly prophets1 thirdly teachers1 after that miracles1 then gifts of healings1 helps1 governings1 diversities of tongues4 7#bi7;,are all apostles8 ,are all prophets8 ,are all teachers8 ,are all workers of miracles8 7#cj7;,have all gifts of healings8 ,do all speak with tongues8 ,do all interpret8 7#ca7;,but desire earnestly the greater gifts2 and moreover1 ,i show to you a more excellent way4 7#a7,though ,i speak with the tongues of men and of angels1 and have not love1 ,i am become as sounding brass1 or a tinkling cymbal4 7#b7;,and though ,i have the gift of prophecy1 and understand all mysteries1 and all knowledge2 and though ,i have all faith1 so as to remove mountains1 and have not love1 ,i am nothing4 7#c7;,and though ,i bestow all my goods in food1 and though ,i give up my body that ,i may be burned1 and have not love1 it profits me nothing4 7#d7,love suffers long1 is kind2 love envies not2 love vaunts not itself1 is not puffed up1 7#e7;does not behave itself unseemly1 seeks not its own1 is not easily provoked1 imputes no evil2 7#f7rejoices not at unrighteousness1 but rejoices with the truth2 7#g7;bears all things1 believes all things1 hopes all things1 endures all things4 7#h7,love never fails2 but whether there are prophesyings1 they will be done away2 whether tongues1 they will cease2 whether knowledge1 it will be done away4 7#i7;,for we know in part1 and we prophesy in part4 7#aj7;,but when that which is perfect is come1 then that which is in part will be done away4 7#aa7,when ,i was a child1 ,i spoke as a child1 ,i thought as a child1 ,i reasoned as a child2 but now that ,i am become a man1 ,i have done away the things of the child4 7#ab7;,for we see now in a mirror1 obscurely2 but then face to face4 ,now ,i know in part2 but then ,i shall know fully1 even as ,i also am fully known4 7#ac7;,and now remain faith1 hope1 love1 these three2 and the greatest of these is love4 7#a7,pursue after love2 and desire earnestly the spiritual gifts1 but rather that ye may prophesy4 7#b7;,for he that speaks in an unknown tongue speaks not to men1 but to ,god2 for no one understands2 but with the spirit he speaks mysteries4 7#c7;,but he that prophesies1 to men he speaks edification1 and exhortation1 and comfort4 7#d7;,he that speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself2 but he that prophesies edifies the church4 7#e7;,i would that ye should all speak with tongues1 but rather that ye should prophesy2 for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues1 except he interpret1 that the church may receive edification4 7#f7;,and now1 brethren1 if ,i come to you speaking with tongues1 what shall ,i profit you1 except ,i shall speak to you either in revelation1 or in knowledge1 or in prophesying1 or in teaching8 7#g7;,and things without life giving sound1 whether pipe or harp1 yet if they give no distinction in the sounds1 how shall that be known which is piped or harped8 7#h7;,for if a trumpet give an uncertain sound1 who shall prepare himself for battle8 7#i7,so also ye1 if ye utter not by the tongue words easily understood1 how shall that be known which is spoken8 ,for ye will be speaking into the air4 7#aj7,so many1 it may be1 are the kinds of speaking sounds in the world1 and none is without significance4 7#aa7;,if then ,i know not the meaning of the sound1 ,i shall be to him that speaks a barbarian1 and he that speaks a barbarian to me4 7#ab7,so also ye1 since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts1 seek that ye may abound in them to the edification of the church4 7#ac7,wherefore let him that speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret4 7#ad7;,for if ,i pray in an unknown tongue1 my spirit prays1 but my understanding is unfruitful4 7#ae7,what then8 ,i will pray with the spirit1 and ,i will pray with the understanding also2 ,i will sing with the spirit1 and ,i will sing with the understanding also4 7#af7;,else1 if thou shalt bless with the spirit1 how shall he that occupies the place of the unlearned say the ,amen at thy giving of thanks1 since he knows not what thou sayest8 7#ag7;,for thou indeed givest thanks well1 but the other is not edified4 7#ah7;,i thank ,god1 ,i speak with tongues more than ye all4 7#ai7,yet in the church ,i would rather speak five words with my understanding1 that ,i may also instruct others1 than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue4 7#bj7;,brethren1 be not children in your understandings2 but in malice be as children1 but in your understandings be men4 7#ba7;,in the law it is written3 ,for with men of other tongues1 and with strange lips1 ,i will speak to this people2 ,and not even so will they hearken to me1 saith the ,lord4 7#bb7,so that the tongues are for a sign1 not to those who believe1 but to the unbelieving2 but prophesying is not for the unbelieving1 but for those who believe4 7#bc7;,if therefore the whole church is come together into one place1 and all speak with tongues1 and there come in those who are unlearned1 or unbelievers1 will they not say that ye are mad8 7#bd7;,but if all prophesy1 and there come in one that is an unbeliever1 or unlearned1 he is convicted by all1 he is judged by all4 7#be7,the secrets of his heart are made manifest2 and so falling on his face he will worship ,god1 reporting that ,god is in truth among you4 7#bf7;,how is it then1 brethren8 ,when ye come together1 each of you has a psalm1 has an instruction1 has a tongue1 has a revelation1 has an interpretation4 ,let all things be done to edification4 7#bg7;,if any one speaks in an unknown tongue1 let it be by two1 or at the most by three1 and in turn2 and let one interpret4 7#bh7;,but if there be no interpreter1 let him keep silence in the church2 and let him speak to himself1 and to ,god4 7#bi7;,and of prophets1 let two or three speak1 and the others judge4 7#cj7;,but if a revelation be made to another sitting by1 let the first be silent4 7#ca7;,for ye can all prophesy one by one1 that all may learn1 and all be comforted4 7#cb7;,and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets4 7#cc7;,for ,god is not a ,god of confusion1 but of peace1 as in all churches of the saints4 7#cd7,let your women keep silence in the churches2 for it is not permitted to them to speak1 but they are to be in subjection1 as the law also says4 7#ce7;,and if they wish to learn anything1 let them ask their husbands at home2 for it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church4 7#cf7;,did the word of ,god come forth from you8 ,or came it unto you alone8 7#cg7;,if any one thinks himself to be a prophet1 or spiritual1 let him acknowledge that the things which ,i write to you are the ,lord's commandments4 7#ch7;,but if any one is ignorant1 let him be ignorant4 7#ci7,wherefore1 brethren1 desire earnestly the gift of prophecy1 and forbid not to speak with tongues4 7#dj7;,but let all things be done decently and in order4 ,,xv4 ,,and ,i make known to you1 brethren1 the gospel which ,i preached to you1 which also ye received1 in which also ye stand2 7#b7through which also ye are saved1 if ye hold fast the word with which ,i preached to you1 unless ye believed in vain4 7#c7;,for ,i delivered to you first of all what ,i also received1 that ,christ died for our sins according to the ,scriptures2 7#d7;and that he was buried1 and that he has risen on the third day according to the ,scriptures2 7#e7;and that he appeared to ,cephas1 then to the twelve2 7#f7;after that1 he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once2 of whom the greater part remain until now1 but some are fallen asleep4 7#g7;,after that1 he appeared to ,james2 then to all the apostles4 7#h7;,and last of all he appeared to me also1 as the one born out of due time4 7#i7;,for ,i am the least of the apostles1 who am not worthy to be called an apostle1 because ,i persecuted the church of ,god4 7#aj7;,but by the grace of ,god ,i am what ,i am2 and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain2 but ,i labored more abundantly than they all2 yet not ,i1 but the grace of ,god which was with me4 7#aa7,therefore whether it were ,i or they1 so we preach1 and so ye believed4 7#ab7,now if ,christ is preached that he has risen from the dead1 how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead8 7#ac7;,but if there is no resurrection of the dead1 then neither has ,christ risen2 7#ad7;and if ,christ has not risen1 then is our preaching vain1 and vain also your faith4 7#ae7;,and we are also found false witnesses of ,god2 because we testified of ,god1 that he raised up ,christ2 whom he raised not1 if it be so that the dead rise not4 7#af7;,for if the dead rise not1 neither has ,christ risen2 7#ag7;and if ,christ has not risen1 your faith is vain2 ye are yet in your sins4 7#ah7,then also they who have fallen asleep in ,christ have perished4 7#ai7;,if in this life only we have hope in ,christ1 we are of all men most miserable4 7#bj7;,but now ,christ has risen from the dead1 the first-fruits of those who sleep4 7#ba7;,for since by man came death1 by man came also the resurrection of the dead4 7#bb7;,for as in ,adam all die1 so also in ,christ will all be made alive4 7#bc7;,but each in his own order2 ,christ the first-fruits2 afterward they who are ,christ's at his coming4 7#bd7,then comes the end1 when he delivers up the kingdom to ,god1 the ,father2 when he shall have done away all rule1 and all authority and power4 7#be7;,for he must reign1 till he has put all enemies under his feet4 7#bf7;,as the last enemy1 ,death shall be done away4 ,for he subjected all things under his feet4 7#bg7;,but when he says1 ,all things are subjected1 it is manifest that he is excepted1 who subjected all things to him4 7#bh7;,and when all things shall be subjected to him1 then will also the ,son himself be subject to him who subjected all things to him1 that ,god may be all in all4 7#bi7;,else what shall they do who are immersed for the dead8 ,if the dead rise not at all1 why are they then immersed for them8 7#cj7,why also are we in peril every hour8 7#ca7;,i protest by my glorying in you1 which ,i have in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 ,i die daily4 7#cb7;,if after the manner of men ,i fought with wild beasts at ,ephesus1 what is the profit to me1 if the dead rise not8 ,let us eat and drink2 ,for to-morrow we die4 7#cc7;,be not deceived2 evil communications corrupt good manners4 7#cd7;,awake to righteousness1 and sin not2 for some have not the knowledge of ,god4 ,i say it to your shame4 7#ce7;,but some one will say3 ,how do the dead rise8 ,and with what kind of body do they come8 7#cf7,thou fool1 that which thou sowest is not quickened1 except it die2 7#cg7;and what thou sowest1 not the body that shall be sowest thou1 but bare grain1 perchance of wheat1 or of some other grain4 7#ch7;,but ,god gives it a body as it pleased him1 and to each of the seeds its own body4 7#ci7;,all flesh is not the same flesh2 but there is one flesh of men1 another flesh of beasts1 another of fishes1 another of birds4 7#dj7,there are also heavenly bodies1 and earthly bodies2 but the glory of the heavenly is one1 and that of the earthly is another4 7#da7,there is one glory of the sun1 and another glory of the moon1 and another glory of the stars2 for star differs from star in glory4 7#db7,so also is the resurrection of the dead4 ,it is sown in corruption1 it rises in incorruption4 7#dc7;,it is sown in dishonor1 it rises in glory4 ,it is sown in weakness1 it rises in power4 7#dd7;,it is sown a natural body1 it rises a spiritual body4 ,if there is a natural body1 there is also a spiritual4 7#de7,so also it is written3 ,the first man ,adam was made a living soul2 the last ,adam a life-giving spirit4 7#df7;,but the spiritual is not first1 but the natural2 and afterward the spiritual4 7#dg7,the first man was of the earth1 earthy2 the second man is from heaven4 7#dh7;,as was the earthy1 such are they also that are earthy2 and as is the heavenly1 such are they also that are heavenly4 7#di7;,and as we bore the image of the earthy1 we shall also bear the image of the heavenly4 7#ej7;,and this ,i say1 brethren1 that flesh and blood can not inherit the kingdom of ,god2 nor does corruption inherit incorruption4 7#ea7;,behold1 ,i tell you a mystery4 ,we shall not all sleep1 but we shall all be changed1 7#eb7;in a moment1 in the twinkling of an eye1 at the last trump2 for the trumpet will sound1 and the dead will be raised incorruptible1 and we shall be changed4 7#ec7;,for this corruptible must put on incorruption1 and this mortal must put on immortality4 7#ed7;,and when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption1 and this mortal shall have put on immortality1 then will be brought to pass the saying1 that is written3 ,death is swallowed up in victory4 7#ee7,where1 ,o death1 is thy sting8 ,where1 ,o death1 is thy victory8 7#ef7,the sting of death is sin2 and the strength of sin is the law4 7#eg7;,but thanks be to ,god1 who gives us the victory1 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#eh7,therefore1 my beloved brethren1 be steadfast1 immovable1 always abounding in the work of the ,lord1 knowing that your labor is not in vain in the ,lord4 ,,xvi4 ,,now concerning the collection for the saints1 as ,i gave order to the churches of ,galatia1 so also do ye4 7#b7,on each first day of the week1 let every one of you lay by him in store1 according as he is prospered1 that there may be no collections when ,i come4 7#c7;,and when ,i come1 whomsoever ye shall approve1 them ,i will send with letters to carry your benefaction to ,jerusalem4 7#d7;,and if it be worthy of my going also1 they shall go with me4 7#e7;,and ,i will come to you1 when ,i shall pass through ,macedonia4 ,for ,i pass through ,macedonia2 7#f7;and it may be that ,i will remain1 or even pass the winter with you1 that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever ,i go4 7#g7;,for ,i wish not to see you now1 in passing2 for ,i hope to remain some time with you1 if the ,lord permit4 7#h7;,but ,i shall remain at ,ephesus until the ,pentecost4 7#i7;,for a great and effectual door is open to me1 and there are many adversaries4 7#aj7,now if ,timothy come1 see that he may be with you without fear2 for he works the work of the ,lord1 as ,i also do4 7#aa7,let no one therefore despise him2 but send him forward in peace1 that he may come to me2 for ,i look for him with the brethren4 7#ab7;,and concerning ,apollos the brother1 ,i besought him much to come to you with the brethren2 and it was not at all his will to come at this time1 but he will come when he shall have a convenient time4 7#ac7,watch1 stand fast in the faith1 acquit you like men1 be strong4 7#ad7,let all your acts be done in love4 7#ae7;,and ,i beseech you1 brethren1 7ye know the house of ,stephanas1 that it is the first-fruits of ,achaia1 and that they devoted themselves to the service of the saints17 7#af7that ye also submit yourselves to such1 and to every one that works with us1 and labors4 7#ag7;,i am glad of the coming of ,stephanas and ,fortunatus and ,achaicus2 for what was lacking on your part they supplied4 7#ah7;,for they refreshed my spirit and yours2 therefore acknowledge those who are such4 7#ai7,the churches of ,asia salute you4 ,aquila and ,priscilla salute you much in the ,lord1 with the church that is in their house4 7#bj7;,all the brethren salute you4 ,salute one another with a holy kiss4 7#ba7,the salutation of me1 ,paul1 with my own hand4 7#bb7;,if any one loves not the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 let him be accursed4 ,maran atha#af3bb6 7#bc7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 7#bd7,my love be with you all in ,christ ,jesus4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,second ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,corinthians4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 and ,timothy the brother1 to the church of ,god which is at ,corinth1 with all the saints who are in all ,achaia3 7#b7;,grace to you and peace from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7;,blessed be ,god1 the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,father of mercies1 and the ,god of all consolation2 7#d7who consoles us in all our affliction1 that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction1 by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are consoled by ,god4 7#e7;,because1 as the sufferings of ,christ abound toward us1 so through ,christ abounds also our consolation4 7#f7;,but whether we are afflicted1 it is for your consolation and salvation1 which is effective in the endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer2 or whether we are consoled1 it is for your consolation and salvation4 7#g7;,and our hope of you is steadfast1 knowing1 that as ye are partakers of the sufferings1 so are ye also of the consolation4 7#h7;,for we would not1 brethren1 that ye should be ignorant of our affliction which befell us in ,asia1 that we were exceedingly oppressed1 above our strength1 so that we despaired even of life4 7#i7,yea1 we ourselves had in ourselves the sentence of death1 that we should not trust in ourselves1 but in ,god who raises the dead2 7#aj7who delivered us from so great a death1 and does deliver2 in whom is our hope that he will still deliver2 7#aa7ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication1 that for the mercy bestowed on us through many persons1 thanks may be given by many on our behalf4 7#ab7;,for our glorying is this1 the testimony of our conscience1 that in simplicity and godly sincerity1 not in fleshly wisdom1 but in the grace of ,god1 did we deport ourselves in the world1 and more abundantly toward you4 7#ac7;,for we write no other things to you1 than what ye read or even acknowledge1 and ,i trust ye will acknowledge even to the end2 7#ad7;as also ye did acknowledge us in part1 that we are your glorying1 even as ye also are ours in the day of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#ae7;,and in this confidence ,i was desirous to come to you before1 that ye might have a second benefit2 7#af7;and to pass by you into ,macedonia1 and from ,macedonia to come again to you1 and by you to be brought on my way to ,judea4 7#ag7,when therefore ,i purposed this1 did ,i act with levity8 ,or the things that ,i purpose1 do ,i purpose according to the flesh1 that with me there should be the yea1 yea1 and the nay1 nay8 7#ah7;,but ,god is faithful1 our word to you is not yea and nay4 7#ai7;,for the ,son of ,god1 ,jesus ,christ1 who was preached among you by us1 by me and ,silvanus and ,timothy1 was not made yea and nay1 but has been made yea in him4 7#bj7;,for however many are the promises of ,god1 in him is the yea1 and in him the ,amen1 to the glory of ,god through us4 7#ba7,now he who establishes us with you in ,christ1 and anointed us1 is ,god2 7#bb7;he who also sealed us1 and gave the earnest of the ,spirit in our hearts4 7#bc7;,but ,i invoke ,god for a witness upon my soul1 that to spare you ,i came not yet to ,corinth4 7#bd7,not that we have dominion over your faith1 but are helpers of your joy2 for in faith ye stand fast4 ,,ii4 ,,and ,i determined this with myself1 that ,i would not come again to you in sorrow4 7#b7;,for if ,i make you sorry1 who then is he that makes me glad1 but the same who is made sorry by me8 7#c7;,and ,i wrote this very thing to you1 that ,i might not1 when ,i came1 have sorrow from those of whom ,i ought to have joy2 having confidence in you all1 that my joy is the joy of you all4 7#d7;,for out of much affliction and anguish of heart ,i wrote to you1 with many tears2 not that ye might have sorrow1 but that ye might know the love which ,i have more abundantly toward you4 7#e7;,but if any has caused sorrow1 he has not caused sorrow to me1 but in part 7that ,i be not too severe on him7 to you all4 7#f7,sufficient for such a one is this punishment1 which was inflicted by the many4 7#g7,so that1 on the contrary1 ye ought rather to forgive and console him1 lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow4 7#h7,wherefore ,i beseech you to confirm your love toward him4 7#i7;,for to this end also ,i wrote1 that ,i might know the proof of you1 whether ye are obedient in all things4 7#aj7,to whom ye forgive anything1 ,i forgive also2 for what ,i have forgiven1 if ,i have forgiven anything1 for your sakes ,i forgave it in the person of ,christ1 7#aa7that no advantage might be gained over us by ,satan2 for we are not ignorant of his devices4 7#ab7;,and when ,i came to ,troas to preach the good news of ,christ1 and a door was opened to me in the ,lord1 7#ac7;,i had no rest in my spirit1 because ,i found not ,titus my brother2 but taking leave of them1 ,i went forth into ,macedonia4 7#ad7;,but thanks be to ,god1 who always causes us to triumph in ,christ1 and makes manifest by us in every place the savor of the knowledge of him4 7#ae7;,because we are to ,god a sweet savor of ,christ1 in those who are saved1 and in those who perish2 7#af7to the one a savor of death unto death1 to the other a savor of life unto life4 ,and who is sufficient for these things8 7#ag7;,for we are not as the many1 corrupting the word of ,god2 but as of sincerity1 but as of ,god1 in the sight of ,god we speak in ,christ4 ,,iii4 ,,do we again begin to commend ourselves8 ,or need we1 as some1 letters of commendation to you1 or of commendation from you8 7#b7,ye are our letter1 written in our hearts1 known and read by all men2 7#c7;being made manifest that ye are a letter of ,christ ministered by us1 written not with ink1 but with the ,spirit of the living ,god2 not in tablets of stone1 but in fleshly tablets of the heart4 7#d7;,and such confidence have we through ,christ1 toward ,god4 7#e7,not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves2 but our sufficiency is of ,god2 7#f7who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant2 not of the letter1 but of the spirit2 for the letter kills1 but the spirit makes alive4 7#g7;,but if the ministration of death1 engraven with letters in stones1 was made glorious1 so that the sons of ,israel could not look steadfastly on the face of ,moses for the glory of his countenance1 which glory was to be done away2 7#h7;how shall not the ministration of the spirit be more glorious8 7#i7;,for if the ministration of condemnation is glory1 much more does the ministration of righteousness abound in glory4 7#aj7;,for even that which was made glorious has no glory in this respect1 on account of the glory that excels4 7#aa7;,for if that which is done away was glorious1 much more that which abides is glorious4 7#ab7;,having therefore such hope1 we use great plainness of speech2 7#ac7;and not as ,moses put a vail over his face1 that the children of ,israel might not steadfastly look on the end of that which was to be done away4 7#ad7;,but their understandings were hardened2 for until this day the same vail on the reading of the old covenant remains1 not being taken away2 which vail is done away in ,christ#c3ad4 7#ae7;,but even unto this day1 when ,moses is read1 a vail lies upon their heart4 7#af7;,but whenever it turns to the ,lord1 the vail is taken away4 7#ag7,now the ,lord is the ,spirit2 and where the ,spirit of the ,lord is1 there is liberty4 7#ah7;,but we all1 with unvailed face beholding in a mirror the glory of the ,lord1 are transformed into the same image from glory to glory1 as by the ,spirit of the ,lord4 ,,iv4 ,,therefore1 having this ministry1 as we received mercy1 we faint not4 7#b7;,but we renounced the hidden things of shame1 not walking in craftiness1 nor falsifying the word of ,god2 but1 by the manifestation of the truth1 commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of ,god4 7#c7;,but if our gospel is vailed1 it is vailed in those who perish2 7#d7;in whom the god of this world blinded the understandings of the unbelieving1 that they should not discern the light of the gospel of the glory of ,christ1 who is the image of ,god#d3d4 7#e7;,for we preach not ourselves1 but ,christ ,jesus as ,lord2 and ourselves as your servants for ,jesus' sake4 7#f7;,because it is ,god1 who commands light to shine out of darkness2 who shined in our hearts1 to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of ,god in the face of ,christ4 7#g7;,but we have this treasure in earthen vessels1 that the exceeding greatness of the power may be ,god's1 and not of us2 7#h7;being pressed in every way1 yet not straitened2 perplexed1 yet not despairing2 7#i7persecuted1 yet not forsaken2 cast down1 yet not destroyed2 7#aj7;always bearing about in the body the dying of ,jesus1 that also the life of ,jesus might be made manifest in our body4 7#aa7;,for we who live are always delivered to death for ,jesus' sake1 that the life also of ,jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh4 7#ab7,so that death works in us1 but life in you4 7#ac7;,but having the same spirit of faith1 according to what is written1 ,i believed1 therefore did ,i speak1 we also believe1 therefore also speak2 7#ad7knowing that he who raised up the ,lord ,jesus will raise up us also with ,jesus1 and will present us with you4 7#ae7;,for all things are for your sakes2 that the grace1 abounding through the greater number1 might make the thanksgiving more abundant1 to the glory of ,god4 7#af7;,for which cause we faint not2 but though our outward man perishes1 yet the inward man is renewed day by day3 7#ag7;,for our light affliction1 which is but for a moment1 works out for us a far more exceeding1 an eternal weight of glory2 7#ah7while we look not at the things which are seen1 but at the things which are not seen2 for the things which are seen are temporal1 but the things which are not seen are eternal4 ,v4 ,,for we know that1 if our earthly house of the tabernacle#e3a were dissolved1 we have a building of ,god1 a house not made with hands1 eternal in the heavens4 7#b7;,for in this we groan1 longing to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven2 7#c7seeing that we shall be found clothed1 not naked#e3c4 7#d7;,for we who are in the tabernacle groan1 being burdened2 in that we do not desire to be unclothed1 but to be clothed upon1 that what is mortal might be swallowed up by life4 7#e7,now he who wrought us out for this very thing is ,god1 who also gave to us the earnest of the ,spirit4 7#f7;,being therefore always confident1 and knowing that while at home in the body we are absent from the ,lord1 7#g77;for we walk by faith1 not by sight71 7#h7we are confident1 and are well pleased rather to be absent from the body1 and to be at home with the ,lord4 7#i7,wherefore we also strive1 that1 whether at home or absent1 we may be well pleasing to him4 7#aj7;,for we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of ,christ2 that each one may receive the things done in the body1 according to the things which he did1 whether good or bad4 7#aa7,knowing therefore the fear of the ,lord1 we persuade men2 but to ,god we have been made manifest1 and ,i hope that we have been made manifest also in your consciences4 7#ab7;,for we are not again commending ourselves to you1 but giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf1 that ye may have somewhat to answer those who glory in appearance and not in heart4 7#ac7;,for whether we were beside ourselves1 it was for ,god2 or whether we are of sound mind1 it is for you4 7#ad7;,for the love of ,christ constrains us2 because we thus judged1 that if one died for all1 then they all died4 7#ae7;,and he died for all1 that they who live should live no longer to themselves1 but to him who for them died and rose again4 7#af7,so that we henceforth know no one according to the flesh2 and if also we have known ,christ according to the flesh1 yet now we no longer know him4 7#ag7,so that if any one is in ,christ1 he is a new creature2 the old things passed away2 behold1 all things have become new4 7#ah7;,and all things are of ,god1 who reconciled us to himself through ,christ1 and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation2 7#ai7;as that ,god was in ,christ reconciling a world to himself1 not reckoning to them their trespasses1 and having committed to us the word of reconciliation4 7#bj7,we are then ambassadors on behalf of ,christ#e3bj1 as though ,god were beseeching by us2 on behalf of ,christ we pray3 ,be reconciled to ,god6 7#ba7;,him who knew not sin he made to be sin for us1 that we might become ,god's righteousness in him4 ,,vi4 ,,and1 as workers together with him1 we also beseech you that ye receive not the grace of ,god in vain2 7#b77;for he says3 ,in an accepted time ,i heard thee1 ,and in the day of salvation ,i helped thee2 behold1 now is the well accepted time1 behold1 now is the day of salvation27 7#c7;giving no cause of offense in anything1 that the ministry be not blamed2 7#d7;but as ,god's ministers1 commending ourselves in everything1 in much patience1 in afflictions1 in necessities1 in distresses1 7#e7;in stripes1 in imprisonments1 in tumults1 in labors1 in watchings1 in fastings2 7#f7;in pureness1 in knowledge1 in long-suffering1 in kindness1 in the ,holy ,spirit1 in love unfeigned1 7#g7;in the word of truth1 in the power of ,god1 by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left1 7#h7through glory and dishonor1 through evil report and good report2 as deceivers1 and true2 7#i7;as unknown1 and well known2 as dying1 and1 behold1 we live2 as chastened1 and not killed2 7#aj7;as sorrowful1 yet always rejoicing2 as poor1 yet making many rich2 as having nothing1 and possessing all things4 7#aa7,o ,corinthians1 our mouth is open to you1 our heart is enlarged4 7#ab7,ye are not straitened in us1 but ye are straitened in your own bowels4 7#ac7,now as a recompense in the same kind 7,i speak as to my children71 be ye also enlarged4 7#ad7;,be not yoked unequally with unbelievers2 for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness8 ,and what communion has light with darkness8 7#ae7;,and what concord has ,christ with ,belial8 ,or what part has a believer with an unbeliever8 7#af7;,and what agreement has the temple of ,god with idols8 ,for ye are a temple of the living ,god2 as ,god said3 ,i will dwell in them1 and walk among them2 and ,i will be their ,god1 and they shall be to me a people4 7#ag7,wherefore1 come out from among them1 and be separated1 saith the ,lord1 and touch not anything unclean2 and ,i will receive you1 7#ah7;and will be to you a ,father1 and ye shall be to me sons and daughters1 saith the ,lord ,almighty4 ,,vii4 ,,having therefore these promises1 dearly beloved1 let us cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit1 perfecting holiness in the fear of ,god4 7#b7,receive us2 we wronged no one1 we corrupted no one1 we defrauded no one4 7#c7;,i say it not for condemnation2 for ,i have before said1 that ye are in our hearts1 to die together and to live together4 7#d7;,great is my confidence toward you1 great is my glorying on account of you2 ,i am filled with the consolation1 ,i am made to abound with the joy1 in all our affliction4 7#e7;,for indeed1 when we were come into ,macedonia1 our flesh had no rest1 but we were afflicted in every way2 without were fightings1 within were fears4 7#f7;,but ,god1 who consoles those who are cast down1 consoled us by the coming of ,titus2 7#g7;and not by his coming only1 but also by the consolation with which he was consoled in you1 when he told us your earnest desire1 your mourning1 your zeal for me2 so that ,i rejoiced the more4 7#h7;,because1 though ,i made you sorry with the letter1 ,i do not regret it1 though ,i did regret it2 for ,i perceive that that letter made you sorry1 though but for a season4 7#i7,now ,i rejoice1 not that ye were made sorry1 but that ye were made sorry unto repentance2 for ye were made sorry after a godly manner1 that ye might in nothing receive harm from us4 7#aj7;,for godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation1 not to be regretted2 but the sorrow of the world works out death4 7#aa7;,for behold this very thing1 that ye were made sorry after a godly manner1 what earnestness it wrought in you2 yea1 what clearing of yourselves2 yea1 what indignation2 yea1 what fear2 yea1 what longing desire2 yea1 what zeal2 yea1 what avenging6 ,in every thing ye commended yourselves as pure in the matter4 7#ab7,so then1 though ,i wrote to you1 it was not on account of him who did the wrong1 nor of him who suffered wrong1 but that your care for us might be made manifest to you in the sight of ,god4 7#ac7;,for this cause we were consoled2 but in our consolation#g3ac1 we rejoiced abundantly more at the joy of ,titus1 because his spirit has been refreshed by you all4 7#ad7;,for if in any thing ,i have boasted to him of you1 ,i was not made ashamed2 but as we spoke all things to you in truth1 so also our boasting before ,titus was found to be truth4 7#ae7;,and his tender affection is more abundantly toward you1 while he remembers the obedience of you all1 how with fear and trembling ye received him4 7#af7;,i rejoice1 that in every thing ,i have confidence in you4 ,,viii4 ,,and we made known to you1 brethren1 the grace of ,god which has been bestowed on the churches of ,macedonia2 7#b7that in much trial of affliction was the abundance of their joy1 and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality4 7#c7;,for according to their power1 ,i bear witness1 and beyond their power1 they were willing of themselves2 7#d7with much entreaty beseeching of us the grace1 and the participation in the ministering to the saints2 7#e7;and not as we expected1 but themselves they gave first to the ,lord1 and to us by the will of ,god4 7#f7,so that we exhorted ,titus1 that as he had before begun1 so he would also finish among you this grace also4 7#g7;,but1 as in everything ye abound1 in faith1 and utterance1 and knowledge1 and all diligence1 and your love to us1 see that ye abound in this grace also4 7#h7;,i say it not by way of command1 but through the forwardness of others proving also the sincerity of your love4 7#i7;,for ye know the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that1 though he was rich1 yet for your sakes he became poor1 that ye through his poverty might be rich4 7#aj7;,and ,i give an opinion in this matter2 for this is expedient for you1 who began before others1 not only to do1 but also to will1 a year ago4 7#aa7;,and now perform the doing of it also2 that as there was the readiness to will1 so there may be the performance according to what ye have4 7#ab7;,for if there be first the willing mind1 it is accepted according to what a man has1 not according to what he has not4 7#ac7;,for it is not that others may be eased1 and ye burdened2 7#ad7;but1 by the rule of equality1 at this present time your abundance being a supply for their want1 that also their abundance may be a supply for your want1 that there may be equality2 as it is written3 7#ae7;,he that gathered much had nothing over1 and he that gathered little did not lack4 7#af7;,but thanks be to ,god1 who put the same earnest care for you into the heart of ,titus4 7#ag7;,for he accepted indeed the exhortation2 but being very zealous1 he went to you of his own accord4 7#ah7;,and together with him we sent the brother1 whose praise in the gospel is throughout all the churches2 7#ai7;and not that only1 but who was also appointed by the churches1 as our fellow-traveler with this gift#h3ai which is administered by us1 to further the glory of the ,lord1 and our zeal2 7#bj7;being careful of this1 that no one should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us2 7#ba7;for we provide for what is honorable1 not only in the sight of the ,lord1 but also in the sight of men4 7#bb7;,and we sent with them our brother1 whom we have often in many things proved to be diligent1 but now much more diligent1 through the great confidence which he has toward you4 7#bc7;,as to ,titus1 he is my partner1 and in regard to you a fellow-laborer2 as to our brethren1 they are messengers of the churches1 the glory of ,christ4 7#bd7,therefore show toward them1 and before the churches1 the proof of your love1 and of our boasting on your behalf4 ,,ix4 ,,for concerning the ministering to the saints1 it is superfluous for me to write to you4 7#b7;,for ,i know your readiness of mind1 of which ,i boast for you to the ,macedonians1 that ,achaia has been prepared since a year ago2 and your zeal stirred up the greater part of them4 7#c7;,but ,i sent the brethren1 that our boasting of you might not be made in vain in this respect2 that1 as ,i said1 ye may be prepared2 7#d7lest haply1 if ,macedonians come with me1 and find you unprepared1 we 7that we say not1 ye7 should be put to shame in respect to this confidence4 7#e7;,i thought it necessary1 therefore1 to exhort the brethren1 that they should go before to you1 and make up beforehand your bounty before promised1 that this may be ready1 in manner as a bounty and not as covetousness4 7#f7;,but as to this1 he that sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly2 and he that sows with blessings shall also reap with blessings2 7#g7;but each as he purposes in his heart1 not grudgingly or of necessity1 for ,god loves a cheerful giver4 7#h7;,and ,god is able to make every grace abound toward you2 that ye1 always having all sufficiency in everything1 may abound toward every good work2 7#i77;as it is written3 ,he dispersed abroad1 he gave to the poor2 ,his righteousness abides forever27 7#aj7;and he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food1 will supply and multiply your seed sown1 and increase the fruits of your righteousness2 7#aa7;being enriched in everything to all liberality1 which works through us thanksgiving to ,god4 7#ab7;,because the ministration of this service not only supplies the wants of the saints1 but also abounds through many thanksgivings to ,god2 7#ac7while by the proof of this ministration they glorify ,god for the obedience to your profession of the gospel of ,christ1 and for the liberality of the contribution to them1 and to all2 7#ad7they also1 with supplication for you1 longing after you on account of the exceeding grace of ,god in you4 7#ae7,thanks be to ,god for his unspeakable gift6 ,x4 ,,now ,i1 ,paul1 myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of ,christ1 who in presence indeed am lowly among you1 but being absent am bold toward you2 7#b7;but ,i entreat1 that ,i may not when ,i am present be bold with that confidence1 wherewith ,i think to be bold against some1 who think of us as walking according to the flesh4 7#c7;,for though walking in the flesh1 we do not war after the flesh2 7#d77;for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly1 but mighty before ,god to the pulling down of strongholds7 7#e7;casting down imaginations1 and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of ,god1 and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of ,christ2 7#f7;and being in readiness to punish every disobedience1 when your obedience is made perfect4 7#g7;,do ye look on things after the outward appearance8 ,if any man trusts to himself that he is ,christ's1 let him of himself consider this again1 that1 as he is ,christ's1 so also are we4 7#h7;,for even if ,i should boast somewhat more abundantly of our authority1 which the ,lord gave us for edification1 and not for your destruction#aj3h1 ,i shall not be put to shame2 7#i7that ,i may not seem as if ,i would terrify you by my letters4 7#aj7;,for his letters1 says one1 are weighty and strong2 but his bodily presence is weak1 and his speech contemptible4 7#aa7,let such a one consider this1 that such as we are in word by letters when absent1 such will we be also in deed when present4 7#ab7;,for we venture not to reckon ourselves among1 or to compare ourselves with1 some of those who commend themselves2 but they1 measuring themselves among themselves1 and comparing themselves with themselves1 are not wise4 7#ac7;,but we will not boast of things without measure1 but according to the measure of the line which ,god apportioned to us1 a measure to reach even to you4 7#ad7;,for we do not stretch ourselves beyond our measure1 as though we reached not to you2 for as far as to you also did we come1 in the gospel of ,christ2 7#ae7not boasting of things without measure in other men's labors2 but having hope1 when your faith increases1 that we shall be enlarged among you according to our line abundantly1 7#af7to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you1 not to make our boast1 in another's line1 of things made ready to our hand4 7#ag7;,but he that boasts1 let him boast in the ,lord4 7#ah7;,for not he that commends himself is approved1 but he whom the ,lord commends4 ,,xi4 ,,would that ye could bear with me in a little folly6 ,nay1 ye do bear with me4 7#b7;,for ,i am jealous over you with a godly jealousy2 for ,i espoused you to one husband1 that ,i may present a chaste virgin to ,christ4 7#c7;,but ,i fear1 lest by any means1 as the serpent beguiled ,eve by his subtlety1 so your minds should be corrupted from your simplicity toward ,christ4 7#d7;,for if indeed he that comes preaches another ,jesus1 whom we preached not1 or if ye receive a different spirit1 which ye received not1 or a different gospel1 which ye accepted not1 ye might well bear with it4 7#e7;,for ,i reckon that ,i am in no respect behind these overmuch apostles4 7#f7;,and though ,i be rude in speech1 yet not in knowledge2 but in everything we have been made manifest among all1 in respect to you4 7#g7;,did ,i commit an offense in abasing myself that ye might be exalted1 because ,i preached to you the gospel of ,god without charge4 7#h7;,i robbed other churches1 taking wages of them1 in order to do you service4 7#i7;,and when ,i was present with you1 and in want1 ,i was a charge to no one2 for what was lacking to me the brethren who came from ,macedonia supplied2 and in every thing ,i kept myself from being burdensome to you1 and so will keep myself4 7#aj7;,as the truth of ,christ is in me1 this boasting shall not be shut up against me in the regions of ,achaia4 7#aa7,wherefore8 ,because ,i love you not8 ,god knows4 7#ab7;,but what ,i do1 and will do1 is that ,i may cut off the occasion of those who desire an occasion1 that wherein they boast they may be found even as we4 7#ac7;,for such are false apostles1 deceitful workers1 transforming themselves into apostles of ,christ4 7#ad7;,and no wonder2 for ,satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light4 7#ae7;,it is no great thing then1 if also his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness2 whose end shall be according to their works4 7#af7;,i say again1 let no one think me foolish2 but if it can not be so1 yet receive me even if as foolish1 that ,i too may boast myself a little4 7#ag7,what ,i speak1 ,i speak not after the ,lord1 but as in foolishness1 in this confidence of boasting4 7#ah7,seeing that many boast after the flesh1 ,i also will boast4 7#ai7;,for ye gladly bear with the foolish1 being yourselves wise4 7#bj7;,for ye bear with it1 if one brings you into bondage1 if one devours you1 if one takes you1 if one exalts himself1 if one smites you on the face4 7#ba7;,i say it as a reproach1 that we were weak4 ,but in whatever any one is bold 7,i say it in foolishness71 ,i also am bold4 7#bb7;,are they ,hebrews8 ,so am ,i ,are they ,israelites8 ,so am ,i4 ,are they ,abraham's seed8 ,so am ,i4 7#bc7;,are they ministers of ,christ8 7,i speak as beside myself17 ,i am more2 in labors more abundantly1 in stripes above measure1 in prisons more abundantly1 in deaths often2 7#bd7of the ,jews five times ,i received forty stripes save one2 7#be7thrice ,i was beaten with rods2 once ,i was stoned2 thrice ,i suffered shipwreck2 a night and a day ,i have spent in the deep2 7#bf7;by journeyings often1 by perils of rivers1 by perils of robbers1 by perils from my countrymen1 by perils from the heathen1 by perils in the city1 by perils in the wilderness1 by perils in the sea1 by perils among false brethren2 7#bg7;by weariness and painfulness1 in watchings often1 in hunger and thirst1 in fastings often1 in cold and nakedness4 7#bh7;,beside those things that are without1 there is that which comes upon me daily1 the care of all the churches4 7#bi7,who is weak1 and ,i am not weak8 ,who is offended1 and ,i do not burn8 7#cj7;,if ,i must needs boast1 ,i will boast of things which belong to my infirmity4 7#ca7;,god1 the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is blessed forevermore1 knows that ,i lie not4 7#cb7;,in ,damascus1 the governor under ,aretas the king kept guard over the city of the ,damascenes1 wishing to apprehend me2 7#cc7;and through a window ,i was let down in a basket through the wall1 and escaped his hands4 ,,xii4 ,,to boast is surely not expedient for me2 for ,i will come to visions and revelations of the ,lord4 7#b7;,i know a man in ,christ1 above fourteen years ago 7whether in the body ,i know not1 or whether out of the body ,i know not1 ,god knows7 such a one caught up even to the third heaven4 7#c7;,and ,i know such a man 7whether in the body or without the body ,i know not1 ,god knows71 7#d7that he was caught up into paradise1 and heard unspeakable words1 which it is not lawful for a man to utter4 7#e7,of such a one ,i will boast2 but of myself ,i will not boast1 save in my infirmities4 7#f7;,for if ,i should desire to boast1 ,i shall not be foolish1 for ,i shall speak truth2 but ,i forbear1 lest any one should reckon of me above what he sees me to be1 or hears from me4 7#g7;,and that ,i might not be exalted overmuch through the abundance of the revelations1 there was given to me a thorn in the flesh1 a messenger of ,satan to buffet me1 that ,i might not be exalted overmuch4 7#h7;,concerning this ,i besought the ,lord thrice1 that it might depart from me4 7#i7;,and he said to me3 ,my grace is sufficient for thee2 for my power is made perfect in weakness4 ,most gladly therefore will ,i rather boast in my infirmities1 that the power of ,christ may abide upon me4 7#aj7,wherefore ,i take pleasure in infirmities1 in reproaches1 in necessities1 in persecutions1 in distresses for ,christ's sake3 for when ,i am weak1 then ,i am powerful4 7#aa7;,i have become foolish2 ye compelled me4 ,for ,i ought to have been commended by you2 for in nothing was ,i behind these overmuch apostles1 though ,i am nothing4 7#ab7,truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience1 by signs1 and wonders1 and miracles4 7#ac7;,for what is there1 wherein ye were inferior to the rest of the churches1 except that ,i myself was not a charge to you8 ,forgive me this wrong4 7#ad7;,behold1 ,i am ready to come to you the third time2 and ,i will not be a charge to you2 for ,i seek not yours1 but you2 for the children ought not to lay up for the parents1 but the parents for the children4 7#ae7;,and ,i will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls2 though the more abundantly ,i love you1 the less ,i am loved4 7#af7;,but be it so1 ,i was not myself a charge to you#ab3af2 but yet1 being crafty1 ,i caught you with guile4 7#ag7;,did ,i make gain of you1 by any of those whom ,i have sent to you8 7#ah7;,i exhorted ,titus to go1 and sent with him the brother4 ,did ,titus make gain of you8 ,did we not walk in the same spirit2 did we not in the same steps8 7#ai7;,do ye again suppose that we are excusing ourselves to you#ab3ai8 ,before ,god in ,christ we speak2 and all1 beloved1 for your edification4 7#bj7;,for ,i fear1 lest haply1 when ,i come1 ,i shall find you not such as ,i would1 and ,i too shall be found by you such as ye would not2 lest there be wranglings1 envyings1 wraths1 rivalries1 backbitings1 whisperings1 swellings1 tumults2 7#ba7lest1 when ,i come again1 my ,god shall humble me among you1 and ,i shall bewail many of those who have sinned before1 and repented not of the uncleanness1 and fornication1 and wantonness1 which they committed4 ,,xiii4 ,,this third time ,i am coming to you4 ,in the mouth of two witnesses1 and of three1 shall every word be established4 7#b7;,i have before said1 and now say beforehand1 as when present the second time1 so also now when absent1 to those who heretofore have sinned1 and to all the rest1 that if ,i come again ,i will not spare2 7#c7since ye seek a proof of ,christ speaking in me1 who toward you is not weak1 but is mighty in you4 7#d7;,for even if he was crucified through weakness1 yet he lives by the power of ,god4 ,for we also are weak in him1 but we shall live with him by the power of ,god toward you4 7#e7,try your own selves1 whether ye are in the faith2 prove your own selves4 ,know ye not your own selves1 that ,jesus ,christ is in you1 except ye are reprobate8 7#f7;,but ,i trust that ye shall know1 that we are not reprobate4 7#g7,now ,i pray to ,god that ye do no evil2 not that we should appear approved1 but that ye may do what is good1 though we be as reprobate4 7#h7;,for we have no power against the truth1 but for the truth4 7#i7;,for we are glad1 when we are weak1 and ye are powerful2 this also we pray for1 even your perfection4 7#aj7;,for this cause ,i write these things being absent1 that when present ,i may not use sharpness1 according to the power which the ,lord gave me for edification1 and not for destruction4 7#aa7;,finally1 brethren1 farewell4 ,be perfect1 be of good comfort1 be of the same mind1 be at peace2 and the ,god of love and peace will be with you4 7#ab7,salute one another with a holy kiss4 7#ac7;,all the saints salute you4 7#ad7,the grace of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and the love of ,god1 and the communion of the ,holy ,spirit1 be with you all4 ,,the ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,galatians4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle1 not from men1 neither through man1 but through ,jesus ,christ1 and ,god the ,father who raised him from the dead1 7#b7;and all the brethren who are with me1 to the churches of ,galatia3 7#c7;,grace to you1 and peace1 from ,god the ,father1 and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#d7who gave himself for our sins1 that he might deliver us out of the present evil world1 according to the will of ,god and our ,father2 7#e7to whom be the glory forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#f7;,i marvel that ye are so soon removing from him who called you in the grace of ,christ1 to a different gospel2 7#g7which is not another1 except that there are some who trouble you1 and wish to pervert the gospel of ,christ4 7#h7;,but even if we1 or an angel from heaven1 should preach a gospel to you contrary to that which we preached to you1 let him be accursed4 7#i7;,as we have said before1 so ,i now say again1 if any one preaches a gospel to you contrary to that which ye received1 let him be accursed4 7#aj7;,for do ,i now seek the favor of men or of ,god8 ,or am ,i seeking to please men8 ,if ,i were still pleasing men1 ,i should not be ,christ's servant4 7#aa7,now ,i make known to you1 brethren1 that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man2 7#ab7;for ,i also did not receive it from man1 nor was ,i taught it1 but through the revelation of ,jesus ,christ4 7#ac7;,for ye heard of my conduct formerly in ,judaism2 that beyond measure ,i persecuted the church of ,god1 and was destroying it1 7#ad7;and pressed forward in ,judaism beyond many companions of the same age in my nation1 being more exceedingly a zealot for the traditions of my fathers4 7#ae7;,but when it pleased ,god1 who set me apart from my mother's womb1 and called me through his grace1 7#af7to reveal his ,son in me1 that ,i should make known the glad news of him among the ,gentiles2 immediately ,i conferred not with flesh and blood2 7#ag7neither went up to ,jerusalem to those who were apostles before me1 but went away#a3ag into ,arabia1 and returned again to ,damascus4 7#ah7,then1 after three years1 ,i went up to ,jerusalem to become acquainted with ,cephas1 and remained with him fifteen days4 7#ai7;,but no other of the apostles did ,i see1 save ,james1 the brother of the ,lord4 7#bj7,now as to the things which ,i write to you1 behold before ,god1 ,i lie not4 7#ba7;,afterward1 ,i came into the regions of ,syria and ,cilicia2 7#bb7;and was unknown by face to the churches of ,juda which were in ,christ2 7#bc7;but they were only hearing1 that he who was once our persecutor now preaches the faith which once he was destroying2 7#bd7;and they glorified ,god in me4 ,,ii4 ,,then1 after fourteen years1 ,i went up again to ,jerusalem with ,barnabas1 taking also ,titus with me4 7#b7;,and ,i went up by revelation1 and communicated to them the gospel which ,i preach among the ,gentiles2 but privately1 to those of reputation1 lest by any means ,i should run1 or had run in vain4 7#c7;,but not even ,titus1 who was with me1 being a ,greek1 was compelled to be circumcised2 7#d7;and that because of the false brethren stealthily brought in1 who crept in to spy out our liberty which we have in ,christ ,jesus1 that they might bring us into bondage2 7#e7to whom not even for an hour did we yield by the required submission1 that the truth of the gospel might continue with you4 7#f7;,but from those reputed to be something1--whatever they were#b3f1 it matters not to me1 ,god accepts not man's person1--for to me those of reputation communicated nothing in addition4 7#g7;,but1 on the contrary1 seeing that ,i have been entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision1 as ,peter was with that of the circumcision2 7#h77;for he who wrought for ,peter in behalf of the apostleship of the circumcision1 wrought also for me in behalf of the ,gentiles27 7#i7;and having learned the grace that was given to me1 ,james and ,cephas and ,john1 who were reputed to be pillars1 gave to me and ,barnabas right hands of fellowship1 that we should go to the ,gentiles1 and they to the circumcision2 7#aj7only1 that we should remember the poor1 which very thing also ,i was forward to do4 7#aa7;,but when ,cephas came to ,antioch1 ,i withstood him to the face1 because he was blamed4 7#ab7;,for before certain ones came from ,james1 he ate with the ,gentiles2 but when they came1 he withdrew and separated himself1 fearing those who were of the circumcision4 7#ac7;,and the other ,jews also dissembled with him1 so that ,barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation4 7#ad7;,but when ,i saw that they walk not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel1 ,i said to ,peter in the presence of all3 ,if thou1 being a ,jew1 livest after the manner of ,gentiles and not that of ,jews1 how dost thou compel the ,gentiles to become as ,jews8 7#ae7,we are ,jews by nature1 and not sinners from among the ,gentiles2 7#af7;but knowing that a man is not justified by works of law1 but through faith in ,jesus ,christ1 we also believed on ,christ ,jesus1 that we might be justified by faith in ,christ1 and not by works of law2 because by works of law no flesh shall be justified4 7#ag7;,but if1 while seeking to be justified in ,christ1 we ourselves also were found sinners1 is then ,christ a minister of sin8 ,far be it6 7#ah7;,for if the things which ,i pulled down these ,i build up again1 ,i make myself a transgressor4 7#ai7;,for ,i through law died to law1 that ,i might live to ,god4 7#bj7;,i have been crucified with ,christ2 and no longer do ,i live1 but ,christ lives in me2 and the life which ,i now live in the flesh ,i live in the faith of the ,son of ,god1 who loved me1 and gave himself for me4 7#ba7;,i do not set aside the grace of ,god2 for if there be righteousness through law1 then ,christ died without cause4 ,,iii4 ,o ,,foolish ,galatians1 who bewitched you1 before whose eyes ,jesus ,christ was evidently set forth#c3a1 crucified among you8 7#b7,this only ,i desire to learn from you3 ,was it from works of law that ye received the ,spirit1 or from the hearing of faith8 7#c7;,are ye so foolish8 ,having begun with the ,spirit1 are ye now being made perfect#c3c with the flesh8 7#d7;,did ye suffer so many things in vain8 ,if indeed it be in vain4 7#e7;,does he1 therefore1 who supplies to you the ,spirit1 and works miracles among you#c3e1 do it from works of law1 or from the hearing of faith8 7#f7;,as ,abraham believed ,god1 and it was reckoned to him for righteousness4 7#g7,know then that they who are of faith1 these are sons of ,abraham4 7#h7;,and the ,scripture1 foreseeing that ,god justifies the ,gentiles by faith1 announced beforehand the glad tidings to ,abraham1 saying3 ,in thee shall all the nations be blessed4 7#i7,so that they who are of faith are blessed with the faithful ,abraham4 7#aj7;,for as many as are of works of law are under a curse2 for it is written3 ,cursed is every one that continues not in all the things written in the book of the law1 to do them4 7#aa7;,and that in the law no one is justified with ,god1 is evident2 because1 the just shall live by faith4 7#ab7,now the law is not of faith2 but1 he that has done them shall live in them4 7#ac7;,christ redeemed us from the curse of the law1 having become a curse for us2 because it is written3 ,cursed is every one that is hanged on a tree2 7#ad7that unto the ,gentiles the blessing of ,abraham might come in ,christ ,jesus1 that we might receive the promise of the ,spirit through faith4 7#ae7;,brethren1 ,i speak after the manner of men4 ,if a covenant has been confirmed1 though it be a man's1 no one sets it aside1 or adds thereto4 7#af7,now to ,abraham were the promises spoken1 and to his seed4 ,he says not1 and to seeds1 as concerning many2 but as concerning one1 and to thy seed1 which is ,christ4 7#ag7;,but this ,i say1 that a covenant before confirmed by ,god1 the law1 which came four hundred and thirty years after1 does not annul1 to make the promise of no effect4 7#ah7;,for if the inheritance is of law1 it is no more of promise2 but ,god has freely given it to ,abraham by promise4 7#ai7,what then is the law8 ,it was added because of the transgressions1 until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made2 having been ordained through angels1 by the hand of a mediator4 7#bj7,now the mediator is not of one2 but ,god is one4 7#ba7;,is then the law against the promises of ,god8 ,far be it6 ,for if a law had been given which is able to make alive1 truly righteousness would have been of law4 7#bb7;,but the ,scripture shut up all under sin1 that the promise by faith in ,jesus ,christ might be given to those who believe4 7#bc7;,but before faith came1 we were guarded under law1 shut up unto the faith which was to be revealed4 7#bd7,so that the law has become our schoolmaster1 unto ,christ1 that we might be justified by faith4 7#be7;,but faith having come1 we are no longer under a schoolmaster4 7#bf7;,for ye are all sons of ,god by faith in ,christ ,jesus4 7#bg7;,for all ye who were immersed unto ,christ#c3bg1 did put on ,christ4 7#bh7,there is neither ,jew nor ,greek1 there is neither bond nor free1 there is no male and female2 for ye are all one in ,christ ,jesus4 7#bi7;,and if ye are ,christ's1 then are ye ,abraham's seed1 heirs according to the promise4 ,,iv4 ,,now ,i say1 as long as the heir is a child1 he differs in nothing from a servant though he is lord of all2 7#b7;but is under guardians and stewards1 until the time appointed by the father4 7#c7,so also we1 when we were children1 were held in bondage under the elements#d3c of the world4 7#d7;,but when the fullness of the time came1 ,god sent forth his son1 born of a woman1 born under law1 7#e7that he might redeem those under law1 that we might receive the adoption of sons4 7#f7;,and because ye are sons1 ,god sent forth the ,spirit of his ,son into our hearts1 crying1 ,abba1 ,father4 7#g7,so that thou art no longer a servant1 but a son2 and if a son1 also an heir through ,god4 7#h7;,but at that time indeed1 when ye knew not ,god1 ye served those which are not in their nature gods4 7#i7;,but now1 after having known ,god1 or rather having been known by ,god1 how is it that ye turn back again to the weak and poor elements#d3i1 to which ye desire to be in bondage again anew8 7#aj7;,do ye carefully observe days1 and months1 and seasons1 and years8 7#aa7;,i am afraid of you1 lest by any means ,i have bestowed labor upon you in vain4 7#ab7;,become as ,i am1 for ,i also became as ye are1 brethren1 ,i beseech you4 ,ye injured me in nothing4 7#ac7,nay1 ye know that by reason of weakness of the flesh ,i preached the glad tidings to you the former time2 7#ad7;and my trial#d3ad1 which was in my flesh1 ye despised not nor spurned1 but received me as an angel of ,god1 as ,christ ,jesus4 7#ae7,where is#d3ae then the happiness of which ye spoke8 ,for ,i bear you witness1 that if possible1 ye would have plucked out your eyes1 and given them to me4 7#af7,so then1 have ,i become your enemy1 because ,i tell you the truth8 7#ag7,they zealously seek you1 not well2 but they wish to exclude you1 that ye may zealously seek them4 7#ah7;,but it is good to be zealously sought in a good cause always1 and not only when ,i am present with you4 7#ai7,my little children1 of whom ,i travail again in birth1 until ,christ be formed in you6 7#bj7;,and ,i could wish to be present with you now1 and to change my voice2 for ,i am perplexed on account of you4 7#ba7,tell me1 ye who desire to be under law1 do ye not hear the law8 7#bb7;,for it is written1 that ,abraham had two sons1 one by the bondwoman1 and one by the freewoman4 7#bc7;,but the one by the bondwoman was born after the flesh1 and the one by the freewoman through the promise4 7#bd7,which things are an allegory#d3bd4 ,for these women are two covenants1 one from mount ,sinai1 bearing children into bondage1 7#be7which is ,hagar 7for the word ,hagar is mount ,sinai in ,arabia71 and answers to the ,jerusalem that now is1 for she is in bondage with her children4 7#bf7;,but the ,jerusalem that is above is free1 which is the mother of us all#d3bf4 7#bg7;,for it is written3 ,rejoice1 thou barren that bearest not2 ,break forth and cry1 thou that travailest not2 ,because many are the children of the desolate1 rather than of her who has the husband4 7#bh7;,but ye1 brethren1 after the manner of ,isaac1 are children of promise4 7#bi7;,but as then1 the one born after the flesh persecuted the one born after the spirit1 so also is it now4 7#cj7;,but what says the ,scripture8 ,cast out the bondwoman and her son2 for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free-woman4 7#ca7,so then1 brethren1 we are not children of a bondwoman1 but of the freewoman4 ,v4 ,,stand fast1 therefore1 in the liberty with which ,christ made us free1 and be not again entangled with the yoke of bondage4 7#b7;,behold1 ,i1 ,paul1 say to you1 that if ye be circumcised1 ,christ shall profit you nothing4 7#c7,now ,i testify again to every man who becomes circumcised1 that he is a debtor to keep the whole law4 7#d7,ye are separated from ,christ1 whoever of you are justified in the law2 ye are fallen away from grace4 7#e7;,for we through the ,spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith4 7#f7;,for in ,christ ,jesus neither circumcision avails any thing1 nor uncircumcision1 but faith working by love4 7#g7,ye were running well2 who hindered you1 that ye should not obey the truth8 7#h7,the persuasion is not from him who calls you4 7#i7;,a little leaven leavens the whole lump4 7#aj7;,i have confidence toward you in the ,lord1 that ye will be no otherwise minded2 but he that troubles you shall bear his judgment1 whoever he may be4 7#aa7;,but as for me1 brethren1 if ,i still preach circumcision1 why am ,i still persecuted8 ,then has the offense of the cross ceased4 7#ab7;,i would that they were even cut off who unsettle you4 7#ac7;,for ye were called unto liberty1 brethren2 only use not the liberty for an occasion to the flesh1 but by love serve one another4 7#ad7;,for all the law is fulfilled in one word1 in this3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself4 7#ae7;,but if ye bite and devour one another1 beware lest ye be consumed by one another4 7#af7;,but ,i say1 walk by the ,spirit1 and ye will not fulfill the desire of the flesh4 7#ag7;,for the flesh has desires against the ,spirit1 and the ,spirit against the flesh2 and these are contrary the one to the other1 that ye may not do those things that ye would4 7#ah7;,but if ye are led by the ,spirit1 ye are not under law4 7#ai7,now the works of the flesh are manifest2 which are1 fornication1 uncleanness1 wantonness1 7#bj7;idolatry1 sorcery1 hatreds1 strife1 emulation1 wraths1 contentions1 divisions1 factions1 7#ba7;envyings1 murders1 drunkenness1 revelings2 and things like these2 of which ,i tell you beforehand1 as ,i also said before1 that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of ,god4 7#bb7;,but the fruit of the ,spirit is love1 joy1 peace1 long-suffering1 kindness1 goodness1 faith1 7#bc7meekness1 temperance2 against such things there is no law4 7#bd7;,and they that are ,christ's crucified the flesh with its passions and desires4 7#be7;,if we live by the ,spirit1 let us also walk by the ,spirit4 7#bf7,let us not become vainglorious1 provoking one another1 envying one another4 ,,vi4 ,,brethren1 even if a man be overtaken in a fault1 ye who are spiritual restore such a one in the spirit of meekness2 considering thyself1 lest thou also be tempted4 7#b7;,bear one another's burdens1 and so fulfill#f3b the law of ,christ4 7#c7;,for if a man thinks himself to be something1 when he is nothing1 he deceives himself4 7#d7;,but let each one prove his own work1 and then shall he have ground of glorying in reference to himself alone1 and not to another4 7#e7;,for each one shall bear his own load4 7#f7;,but let him that is taught in the word share with him that teaches1 in all good things4 7#g7;,be not deceived2 ,god is not mocked2 for whatever a man sows1 that shall he also reap4 7#h7;,because he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption2 but he that sows to the ,spirit shall of the ,spirit reap life everlasting4 7#i7;,and let us not be weary in well doing2 for in due season we shall reap1 if we faint not4 7#aj7,so then1 as we have opportunity1 let us do good to all1 especially to those who are of the household of faith4 7#aa7,see with what large letters ,i wrote to you with my own hand4 7#ab7;,as many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh1 these constrain you to be circumcised2 only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of ,christ4 7#ac7;,for neither do they themselves who are circumcised keep the law2 but they desire that ye should be circumcised1 that they may glory in your flesh4 7#ad7;,but far be it from me to glory1 save in the cross of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 through whom the world is crucified to me1 and ,i to the world4 7#ae7;,for in ,christ ,jesus neither circumcision avails anything1 nor uncircumcision1 but a new creation4 7#af7;,and as many as walk by this rule1 peace be on them1 and mercy1 and on the ,israel of ,god4 7#ag7;,henceforth let no one trouble me2 for ,i bear the marks of ,jesus in my body4 7#ah7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with your spirit1 brethren4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,ephesians4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 to the saints who are in ,ephesus1 and believers in ,christ ,jesus3 7#b7;,grace to you1 and peace1 from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7;,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in ,christ2 7#d7;as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world1 that we should be holy and blameless before him in love2 7#e7;having predestined us unto the adoption of sons by ,jesus ,christ to himself1 according to the good pleasure of his will1 7#f7to the praise of the glory of his grace1 which he freely bestowed on us in the beloved2 7#g7;in whom we have the redemption through his blood1 the remission of our trespasses1 according to the riches of his grace1 7#h7which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and understanding2 7#i7making known to us the mystery of his will1 according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself1 7#aj7;in reference to the dispensation of the fullness of times1 to gather for himself into one all things in the ,christ1 the things which are in the heavens1 and the things on the earth2 7#aa7;in him1 in whom we obtained also the inheritance#a3aa1 being predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will1 7#ab7that we should be to the praise of his glory who before have hoped in the ,christ2 7#ac7;in whom ye also1 after having heard the word of truth1 the good news of your salvation1 in whom ,i say having also believed#a3ac1 ye were sealed with the ,holy ,spirit of promise2 7#ad7which is an earnest of our inheritance until the redemption#a3ad of the purchased possession1 to the praise of his glory4 7#ae7;,for this cause ,i also1 having heard of your faith in the ,lord ,jesus1 and love to all the saints1 7#af7;cease not to give thanks for you1 making mention of you in my prayers2 7#ag7that the ,god of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,father of glory1 would give to you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the full knowledge of him2 7#ah7the eyes of your heart being enlightened2 that ye may know what is the hope of his calling1 and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints1 7#ai7;and what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe1 according to the working of his mighty power1 7#bj7which he wrought in ,christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his own right hand in the heavenly places1 7#ba7;far above all principality1 and power1 and might1 and dominion1 and every name that is named1 not only in this world1 but also in that which is to come2 7#bb7;and subjected all things under his feet1 and gave him to be head over all things to the church1 7#bc7which is his body1 the fullness of him who fills all in all#a3bc4 ,,ii4 ,,you also1 being dead in trespasses and sins2--7#b7;in which ye once walked according to the course of this world1 according to the prince of the power of the air1 the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience2 7#c7;among whom we also all walked in time past in the desires of our flesh1 doing the will of the flesh and of the mind1 and were by nature children of wrath1 even as others2--7#d7;but ,god1 being rich in mercy1 on account of his great love wherewith he loved us1 made us1 7#e7;even when we were dead in sins1 alive with ,christ1 7by grace ye are saved17 7#f7;and raised us with him1 and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in ,christ ,jesus2 7#g7that he might show1 in the ages to come1 the exceeding richness of his grace1 in his kindness toward us in ,christ ,jesus4 7#h7;,for by grace ye are saved through faith2 and that not of yourselves1 it is the gift of ,god2 7#i7not of works1 lest any one should boast4 7#aj7;,for we are his workmanship1 created in ,christ ,jesus unto good works1 which ,god before prepared that we should walk in them4 7#aa7,wherefore remember1 that in time past ye1 the ,gentiles in the flesh1 who are called ,uncircumcision by that which is called ,circumcision1 in the flesh1 made by hand1--7#ab7that at that time ye were without ,christ1 being aliens from the commonwealth of ,israel1 and strangers from the covenants of the promise1 having no hope1 and without ,god in the world4 7#ac7;,but now1 in ,christ ,jesus1 ye1 who in time past were afar off1 were made near by the blood of ,christ4 7#ad7;,for he is our peace1 who made both one1 and broke down the middle wall of partition2 7#ae7;having abolished in his flesh the enmity1 the law of commandments contained in ordinances1 that he might make the two one new man in himself1 making peace2 7#af7;and might reconcile both to ,god in one body by the cross1 having slain the enmity thereby4 7#ag7;,and he came and brought the good news of peace to you who were afar off1 and to those who were near4 7#ah7;,because through him we both have the access in one ,spirit to the ,father4 7#ai7,so then ye are no longer strangers and sojourners1 but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints1 and of the household of ,god2 7#bj7;having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets1 ,christ ,jesus himself being the chief corner-stone2 7#ba7;in whom all the building1 fitly framed together1 grows unto a holy temple in the ,lord2 7#bb7;in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of ,god in the ,spirit4 ,,iii4 ,,for this cause ,i1 ,paul1 the prisoner of ,jesus ,christ for you ,gentiles1--7#b7;if indeed ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of ,god which was given me toward you1 7#c7that by revelation the mystery was made known to me1 as ,i wrote before in few words2 7#d7whereby1 when ye read1 ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of ,christ1 7#e7which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men1 as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the ,spirit2 7#f7that the ,gentiles are fellow-heirs1 and of the same body1 and partakers with us of the promise1 in ,christ ,jesus1 through the gospel2 7#g7whereof ,i was made a minister1 according to the gift of the grace of ,god1 which was given to me according to the working of his power4 7#h7,to me1 who am less than the least of all the saints1 was this grace given1 to preach among the ,gentiles the unsearchable riches of ,christ2 7#i7;and to make all see what is the dispensation of the mystery1 which from ages has been hidden in ,god1 who created all things2 7#aj7that now1 to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of ,god1 7#aa7;according to the eternal purpose which he made#c3aa in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 7#ab7;in whom we have boldness and access#c3ab with confidence through faith in him4 7#ac7,wherefore ,i entreat that ye faint not at my afflictions for you1 which is your glory4 7#ad7;,for this cause ,i bow my knees to the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ#c3ad1 7#ae7;from whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named1 7#af7that he would grant to you1 according to the riches of his glory1 to be strengthened with might through his ,spirit as to the inner man1 7#ag7that ,christ may dwell in your hearts by faith2 having been rooted and grounded in love1 7#ah7that ye may be able to comprehend1 with all the saints1 what is the breadth1 and length1 and depth1 and height1 7#ai7;and to know the love of ,christ1 which passes knowledge1 that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of ,god4 7#bj7,now to him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think1 according to the power that works in us1 7#ba7to him be the glory in the church1 in ,christ ,jesus1 throughout all ages1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,,iv4 ,i1 ,,the prisoner in the ,lord1 exhort you1 therefore1 to walk worthy of the calling with which ye were called1 7#b7with all lowliness and meekness1 with long-suffering1 bearing with one another in love2 7#c7;endeavoring to keep the unity of the ,spirit in the bond of peace4 7#d7,there is one body1 and one ,spirit1 as also ye were called in one hope of your calling2 7#e7one ,lord1 one faith1 one immersion1 7#f7one ,god and ,father of all1 who is over all1 and through all1 and in all4 7#g7;,but to each one of us the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of ,christ4 7#h7,wherefore he says3 ,when he ascended on high1 ,he led captivity captive1 ,and gave gifts to men4 7#i7,now this1 he ascended1 what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth8 7#aj7,the one who descended1 he is also the one who ascended above all the heavens1 that he may fill all things4 7#aa7;,and he gave some as apostles1 some as prophets1 some as evangelists1 some as pastors and teachers2 7#ab7;for the perfecting of the saints1 for the work of the ministry1 for the building up of the body of ,christ2 7#ac7till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the ,son of ,god1 to a perfect man1 to the measure of the stature of the fullness of ,christ2 7#ad7that we may no longer be children1 tossed to and fro1 and carried about with every wind of doctrine1 by the sleight of men1 by cunning craftiness after the wily manner of error2 7#ae7;but holding the truth1 may in love grow up into him in all things1 who is the head1 ,christ2 7#af7;from whom all the body1 fitly framed together and compacted by means of every joint of the supply1 according to the working in the measure of each single part1 effects the increase of the body to the upbuilding of itself in love4 7#ag7,this therefore ,i say1 and testify in the ,lord1 that ye no longer walk as the rest of the ,gentiles walk#d3ag1 in the vanity of their mind1 7#ah7;having the understanding darkened1 being alienated from the life of ,god because of the ignorance that is in then1 because of the hardness of their heart2 7#ai7who1 as being past feeling1 gave themselves up to wantonness1 to work all uncleanness in greediness#d3ai4 7#bj7;,but ye did not so learn ,christ1 7#ba7;if indeed ye heard him1 and were taught in him1 as the truth is in ,jesus2 7#bb7that ye put off1 as concerns your former deportment1 the old man who is corrupted according to the lusts of deceit1 7#bc7;and be renewed in the spirit of your mind1 7#bd7;and put on the new man1 who was created after ,god in the righteousness and holiness of the truth4 7#be7,wherefore1 having put away falsehood1 speak truth each one with his neighbor2 because we are members one of another4 7#bf7;,be angry and sin not2 let not the sun go down upon your wrath1 7#bg7neither give place to the ,devil4 7#bh7,let him that stole steal no more2 but rather let him labor1 working with his hands that which is good1 that he may have to impart to him that has need4 7#bi7,let no corrupt discourse proceed out of your mouth1 but whatever is good for needful edification1 that it may impart grace to the hearers4 7#cj7;,and grieve not the ,holy ,spirit of ,god1 in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption4 7#ca7,let all bitterness1 and wrath1 and anger1 and clamor1 and evil speaking1 be put away from you1 with all malice2 7#cb7;and be kind to one another1 tender-hearted1 forgiving one another1 as also ,god in ,christ forgave you4 ,v4 ,,become therefore followers of ,god1 as beloved children 7#b7;and walk in love1 as also ,christ loved us1 and gave himself up for us1 an offering and a sacrifice to ,god for an odor of sweet smell4 7#c7;,but fornication1 and all uncleanness1 or covetousness1 let it not even be named among you1 as becomes saints1 7#d7;and filthiness1 and foolish talking1 and jesting1 which are not becoming1 but rather giving of thanks4 7#e7;,for this ye know1 being aware that no fornicator1 nor unclean person1 nor covetous man1 who is an idolater1 has an inheritance in the kingdom of ,christ and ,god4 7#f7,let no one deceive you with vain words2 for because of these things comes the wrath of ,god upon the sons of disobedience4 7#g7;,become not therefore partakers with them4 7#h7;,for ye were once darkness1 but now light in the ,lord4 ,walk as children of light1-- 7#i7;for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth1--7#aj7proving what is acceptable to the ,lord2 7#aa7;and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness1 but rather also reprove them4 7#ab7;,for it is a shame even to speak of the things done by them in secret4 7#ac7;,but all things1 when reproved1 are by the light made manifest2 for whatever makes manifest is light4 7#ad7,wherefore he says3 ,awake1 thou that sleepest1 and arise from the dead1 and ,christ will give thee light4 7#ae7,see to it then1 how ye walk with exactness1 not as unwise1 but as wise1 7#af7redeeming the time1 because the days are evil4 7#ag7,therefore be not foolish1 but understanding what is the will of the ,lord4 7#ah7;,and be not drunk with wine1 wherein is excess1 but be filled with the ,spirit2 7#ai7speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs1 singing and making melody in your heart to the ,lord2 7#bj7;giving thanks always for all things1 to ,god and the ,father1 in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#ba7submitting yourselves to one another in the fear of ,christ2 7#bb7wives to their own husbands1 as to the ,lord4 7#bc7;,because a husband is the head of the wife1 as also ,christ is the head of the church2 himself the ,savior of the body4 7#bd7;,but as the church is subjected to ,christ1 so also are the wives to their own husbands in everything4 7#be7;,husbands1 love your wives1 as also ,christ loved the church1 and gave himself up for it2 7#bf7that he might sanctify it1 having cleansed it by the bathing of water in the word1 7#bg7that he might himself present to himself the church1 glorious1 having no spot1 or wrinkle1 or any such thing1 but that it may be holy and blameless4 7#bh7,so husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies4 ,he that loves his wife loves himself4 7#bi7;,for no one ever hated his own flesh2 but nourishes and cherishes it1 as also ,christ the church2 7#cj7;because we are members of his body1 being of his flesh1 and of his bones4 7#ca7;,for this cause shall a man leave father and mother1 and shall cleave to his wife1 and the two shall be one flesh4 7#cb7,this mystery is great2 but ,i am speaking of ,christ and of the church4 7#cc7,nevertheless1 do ye also1 severally1 each so love his wife even as himself2 and let the wife see that she reverence her husband4 ,,vi4 ,,children1 obey your parents1 in the ,lord2 for this is right4 7#b7;,honor thy father and mother1 which is the first commandment with promise1 7#c7that it may be well with thee1 and thou mayest live long on the earth4 7#d7;,and fathers1 do not provoke your children to anger1 but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the ,lord4 7#e7,servants1 obey your masters according to the flesh1 with fear and trembling1 in singleness of your heart1 as to ,christ2 7#f7not with eye-service1 as men-pleasers2 but as servants of ,christ1 doing the will of ,god from the heart2 7#g7with good will doing service1 as to the ,lord1 and not to men2 7#h7knowing that whatever good thing each may have done1 that shall he receive from the ,lord1 whether bond or free4 7#i7;,and masters1 do the same things to them1 forbearing threatening2 knowing that both their ,master and yours is in heaven1 and there is no respect of persons with him4 7#aj7;,finally1 be strong in the ,lord1 and in the power of his might4 7#aa7,put on the whole armor of ,god1 that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the ,devil4 7#ab7;,for to us1 the contest is not against flesh and blood1 but against principalities1 against powers1 against the rulers of the darkness of this world1 against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places#f3ab4 7#ac7,therefore take on the whole armor of ,god1 that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day1 and having fully done all1 to stand4 7#ad7,stand therefore1 having girded your loins about with truth1 and having put on the breastplate of righteousness2 7#ae7;and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace2 7#af7;in addition to all1 having taken on the shield of faith1 in which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one4 7#ag7;,and receive the helmet of salvation1 and the sword of the ,spirit1 which is the word of ,god2 7#ah7praying at every fitting season in the ,spirit1 with all prayer and supplication1 and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints2 7#ai7;and for me1 that utterance may be given to me1 in the opening of my mouth with boldness1 to make known the mystery of the gospel1 7#bj7;for which ,i am an ambassador in bonds2 that therein ,i may speak boldly1 as ,i ought to speak4 7#ba7;,but that ye also may know my affairs1 how ,i do1 ,tychicus1 the beloved brother and a faithful minister in the ,lord1 will make all known to you2 7#bb7whom ,i sent to you for this very thing1 that ye might know our affairs1 and that he might encourage your hearts4 7#bc7,peace be to the brethren1 and love with faith1 from ,god the ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#bd7;,grace be with all who love our ,lord ,jesus ,christ in sincerity4 ,,the ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,philippians4 ,i4 ,,paul and ,timothy1 servants of ,jesus ,christ1 to all the saints in ,christ ,jesus who are at ,philippi1 with the overseers#a3a and deacons3 7#b7;,grace to you1 and peace1 from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7;,i thank my ,god on every remembrance of you1--7#d7;always1 in every supplication of mine1 making the supplication for you all with joy1-- 7#e7;for your fellowship in respect to the gospel#a3e from the first day until now2 7#f7;being confident of this very thing1 that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of ,jesus ,christ4 7#g7;,as it is just for me to think this of you all1 because ,i have you in my heart#a3g2 being all of you1 both in my bonds1 and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel1 partakers of the grace with me4 7#h7;,for ,god is my witness1 how greatly ,i long for you all1 with the tender affection of ,jesus ,christ4 7#i7;,and this ,i pray1 that your love may abound yet more and more1 in knowledge and all discernment2 7#aj7;in order that ye may approve the things that are most excellent#a3aj1 that ye may be pure and without offense unto the day of ,christ2 7#aa7;being filled with the fruit of righteousness1 which is by ,jesus ,christ1 to the glory and praise of ,god4 7#ab7;,but ,i desire that ye should know1 brethren1 that the things which befell me have resulted rather in the furtherance of the gospel2 7#ac7so that my bonds have become manifest in ,christ in all the ,praetorium1 and to all the rest2 7#ad7;and that the greater part of the brethren1 made confident in the ,lord by my bonds1 are much more bold to speak the word without fear4 7#ae7,some indeed preach ,christ also from envy and strife1 but some also from good will2 7#af7the one1 out of love1 knowing that ,i am set for the defense of the gospel2 7#ag7the other1 out of contentiousness1 proclaim ,christ not with pure intent1 supposing that they shall add affliction#a3ag to my bonds4 7#ah7,what then8 ,notwithstanding1 in every way1 whether in pretense or in truth1 ,christ is proclaimed2 and therein ,i rejoice1 yea1 and shall rejoice4 7#ai7;,for ,i know that this will turn out for my salvation1 through your supplication1 and the supply of the ,spirit of ,jesus ,christ2 7#bj7;according to my earnest expectation and hope1 that ,i shall in nothing be put to shame1 but that with all boldness1 as always1 so also now ,christ shall be magnified in my body1 whether by life1 or by death4 7#ba7;,for to me to live is ,christ1 and to die is gain4 7#bb7;,but if it be to live in the flesh1 this to me is fruit of labor2 and which ,i shall choose ,i know not2 7#bc7;but am constrained by the two1 having the desire to depart1 and to be with ,christ1 for it is far better2 7#bd7;but to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sakes4 7#be7;,and being persuaded of this1 ,i know that ,i shall remain1 and shall continue with you all for your furtherance and joy in the faith2 7#bf7that your glorying may be more abundant in ,jesus ,christ for me1 through my coming to you again4 7#bg7,only let your deportment be as becomes the gospel of ,christ2 that whether ,i come and see you1 or remain absent1 ,i may hear of your affairs1 that ye stand fast in one spirit1 with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel2 7#bh7;and in nothing terrified by the adversaries2 which is to them an evident token of perdition1 but to you of salvation#a3bh1 and that from ,god4 7#bi7;,because to you it was granted in behalf of ,christ1--not only to believe on him1--but in his behalf to suffer also2 7#cj7;having the same conflict as ye saw in me1 and now hear of in me4 ,,ii4 ,,if then there is any consolation#b3a in ,christ1 if any comfort from love1 if any communion of the ,spirit1 if any tender affection and compassion1 7#b7make my joy complete1 that ye be of the same mind1 having the same love1 being of one accord1 of the one mind2 7#c7;doing nothing through contentiousness or vainglory1 but in lowliness of mind each esteeming others better than himself2 7#d7regarding not each one his own1 but each one also the things of others4 7#e7,let this mind be in you1 which was also in ,christ ,jesus2 7#f7who1 being in the form of ,god1 did not account it robbery to be equal with ,god2 7#g7;but emptied himself1 taking the form of a servant1 being made in the likeness of men4 7#h7;,and being found in fashion as a man1 he humbled himself1 becoming obedient unto death1 even the death of the cross4 7#i7,wherefore also ,god highly exalted him1 and gave him a name which is above every name2 7#aj7that at the name of ,jesus every knee should bow1 of beings in heaven1 and of beings on earth1 and of beings under the earth1 7#aa7;and every tongue confess that ,jesus ,christ is ,lord1 to the glory of ,god the ,father4 7#ab7,wherefore1 my beloved1 as ye always obeyed1 not as in my presence only1 but now much more in my absence1 work out your own salvation with fear and trembling2 7#ac7;for it is ,god who works in you both to will and to perform1 of his good pleasure4 7#ad7;,do all without murmurings and disputings2 7#ae7that ye may become blameless and simple1 children of ,god1 unreproachable1 in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation1 among whom ye appear as do the heavenly lights in the world2 7#af7;holding forth#a3af the word of life2 for a ground of glorying to me at the day of ,christ1 that ,i did not run in vain1 or labor in vain4 7#ag7;,but even if ,i am poured out on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith1 ,i rejoice1 and ,i rejoice with you all4 7#ah7;,for the same cause#b3ah1 do ye also rejoice1 and rejoice with me4 7#ai7;,but ,i hope in the ,lord ,jesus to send ,timothy shortly to you1 that ,i also may be cheered1 when ,i know your state4 7#bj7;,for ,i have no one like-minded1 who will sincerely care for your state4 7#ba7;,for all seek their own1 not the things of ,jesus ,christ4 7#bb7;,but ye know the proof of him1 that1 as a child with a father1 he served with me for the gospel4 7#bc7;,him therefore ,i hope to send without delay1 so soon as ,i shall see how it will go with me2 7#bd7;but ,i trust in the ,lord that ,i also myself shall come shortly4 7#be7,yet ,i supposed it necessary to send to you ,epaphroditus1 my brother1 and companion in labor1 and fellow-soldier1 but your messenger and minister to my wants4 7#bf7;,for he was longing after you all1 and was much distressed1 because ye heard that he was sick4 7#bg7;,for indeed he was sick near to death2 but ,god had mercy on him1 and not on him only1 but on me also1 that ,i might not have sorrow upon sorrow4 7#bh7;,i sent him therefore with the more haste1 that seeing him again ye might rejoice1 and that ,i may be less sorrowful4 7#bi7,receive him therefore in the ,lord with all gladness1 and hold such in honor2 7#cj7;because for the work of ,christ he came near to death1 hazarding his life1 that he might supply what things were lacking on your part1 of the ministration to me4 ,,iii4 ,,finally1 my brethren1 rejoice in the ,lord4 ,to write the same things to you1 to me is not burdensome1 and for you it is safe4 7#b7;,beware of the dogs1 beware of the evil workers1 beware of the concision4 7#c7;,for we are the circumcision1 who worship by the ,spirit of ,god1 and glory in ,christ ,jesus1 and have no confidence in the flesh4 7#d7,though ,i have confidence also in the flesh4 ,if any other thinks that he has confidence in the flesh1 ,i more2 7#e7;circumcised the eighth day1 of the stock of ,israel1 of the tribe of ,benjamin1 a ,hebrew of ,hebrews2 as to the law1 a ,pharisee2 7#f7;as to zeal1 persecuting the church2 as to the righteousness which is in the law1 blameless4 7#g7;,but what things were gain to me1 these ,i have accounted loss for ,christ4 7#h7,nay more1 and ,i account all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of ,christ ,jesus my ,lord2 for whom ,i suffered the loss of all things1 and account them refuse1 that ,i may gain ,christ1 7#i7;and be found in him1 not having my own righteousness1 which is of law1 but that which is through faith in ,christ1 the righteousness which is of ,god1 upon faith2 7#aj7that ,i may know him1 and the power of his resurrection1 and the fellowship of his sufferings#c3aj1 being conformed to his death2 7#aa7;if by any means ,i may attain to the resurrection from the dead4 7#ab7,not that ,i already obtained the prize#c3ab1 or have already been perfected2 but ,i pursue onward1 if ,i may lay hold of that for which ,i was laid hold of by ,christ ,jesus4 7#ac7;,brethren1 ,i do not count myself to have laid hold of it2 but one thing ,i do1 forgetting the things behind1 and reaching forth to the things before1 7#ad7;,i pursue on toward the mark1 for the prize of the heavenly calling of ,god in ,christ ,jesus4 7#ae7,let us therefore1 as many as are perfect1 be of this mind2 and if in any thing ye are otherwise minded1 this also ,god will reveal to you4 7#af7,nevertheless1 whereto we have attained1 in the same let us walk4 7#ag7;,brethren1 be followers together of me1 and mark those who so walk1 as ye have us for an example4 7#ah7;,for many walk1 of whom ,i told you often1 and now tell you even weeping1 that they are the enemies of the cross of ,christ2 7#ai7whose end is destruction1 whose ,god is their belly1 and whose glory is in their shame1 who mind earthly things4 7#bj7;,for our citizenship#c3bj is in heaven2 from whence we also look for a ,savior1 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#ba7who will transform the body of our humiliation1 that it may be conformed to the body of his glory1 according to the working with which he is able also to subject all things to himself4 7#a7,therefore1 my brethren beloved and longed for1 my joy and crown1 so stand fast in the ,lord1 beloved4 7#b7;,i beseech ,euodia1 and ,i beseech ,syntyche1 to be of the same mind in the ,lord4 7#c7,yea1 ,i entreat thee also1 true yoke-fellow1 help these women1 who labored with me in the gospel1 with ,clement also1 and the rest of my fellow-laborers1 whose names are in the book of life4 7#d7,rejoice in the ,lord always2 again ,i will say1 rejoice4 7#e7,let your forbearance be known to all men4 ,the ,lord is at hand4 7#f7;,be anxious for nothing2 but in every thing1 by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving1 let your requests be made known to ,god4 7#g7;,and the peace of ,god1 which passes all understanding1 will keep your hearts and your minds in ,christ ,jesus4 7#h7;,finally1 brethren1 whatever things are true1 whatever things are honorable1 whatever things are just1 whatever things are pure1 whatever things are lovely1 whatever things are of good report1 if there be any virtue1 and if there be any praise1 think on these things4 7#i7,the things also1 which ye learned1 and received1 and heard1 and saw in me1 these do2 and the ,god of peace will be with you4 7#aj7;,but ,i rejoiced in the ,lord greatly1 that now at length ye revived again in your care for my welfare2 for which ye were also careful1 but lacked opportunity4 7#aa7,not that ,i speak in respect of want2 for ,i learned1 in whatever state ,i am1 to be content4 7#ab7;,i both know how to be abased1 and ,i know how to abound2 in every thing1 and in all things1 ,i am instructed1 both to be full and to be hungry1 both to abound and to be in want4 7#ac7;,i can do all things1 in him who strengthens me4 7#ad7,notwithstanding1 ye did well to share with me in my affliction4 7#ae7;,and ye also know1 ,philippians1 that in the beginning of the gospel1 when ,i went forth from ,macedonia1 no church communicated with me in an account of giving and receiving#d3ae1 but ye only2 7#af7that also in ,thessalonica1 ye sent once and again to my necessity4 7#ag7,not that ,i seek for the gift2 but ,i seek for the fruit that abounds to your account4 7#ah7;,but ,i have all1 and abound2 ,i am full1 having received of ,epaphroditus the things sent from you1 an odor of sweet smell1 a sacrifice acceptable1 well pleasing to ,god4 7#ai7;,but my ,god will supply all your need1 according to his riches in glory1 in ,christ ,jesus4 7#bj7,now to ,god and our ,father be the glory forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ba7,salute every saint in ,christ ,jesus4 ,the brethren who are with me salute you4 7#bb7;,all the saints salute you1 but especially they that are of ,caesar's household4 7#bc7,the grace of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with your spirits4 ,,the ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,colossians4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,christ ,jesus by the will of ,god1 and ,timothy the brother1 7#b7to the saints in ,colosse1 and faithful brethren in ,christ3 ,grace to you1 and peace1 from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7,we give thanks to ,god the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 praying always for you1 7#d7;having heard of your faith in ,christ ,jesus1 and of the love which ye have toward all the saints1 7#e7;because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven1 of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel2 7#f7which is come to you1 as also in all the world1 and is bringing forth fruit and increasing also in you1 since the day ye heard it1 and knew the grace of ,god in truth2 7#g7;as ye learned from ,epaphras our beloved fellow-servant1 who is for you a faithful minister of ,christ1 7#h7who also made known to us your love in the ,spirit4 7#i7;,for this cause we also1 since the day we heard it1 do not cease to pray for you1 and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will1 in all wisdom and spiritual understanding2 7#aj7that ye may walk worthy of the ,lord unto all pleasing1 bringing forth fruit in every good work1 and increasing in the knowledge of ,god2 7#aa7;being strengthened with all strength1 according to his glorious power1 unto all patience and long-suffering with joy2 7#ab7;giving thanks to the ,father1 who made us meet for the portion of the inheritance of the saints in light2 7#ac7who delivered us out of the power of darkness1 and translated us into the kingdom of the ,son of his love2 7#ad7;in whom we have the redemption1 the remission of our sins2 7#ae7who is the image of the invisible ,god1 the first-born of every creature1 7#af7;because in him were all things created1 the things in the heavens1 and the things on the earth1 the visible and the invisible1 whether thrones1 or dominions1 or principalities1 or powers2 all things have been created by him1 and for him2 7#ag7;and he is before all things1 and in him all things subsist4 7#ah7;,and he is the head of the body1 the church2 who is the beginning1 the first-born from the dead2 that he may become in all things pre-eminent4 7#ai7;,for ,he was pleased1 that in him should all the fullness dwell2 7#bj7;and through him to reconcile all things to himself1 having made peace through the blood of his cross2 through him1 whether the things on the earth1 or the things in the heavens4 7#ba7;,and you also1 being in time past alienated1 and enemies in your mind in wicked works1 yet now has he reconciled 7#bb7;in the body of his flesh through death1 to present you holy and blameless and unaccused before him2 7#bc7;if indeed ye continue in the faith grounded and settled1 and not moved away from the hope of the gospel1 which ye heard1 which was preached in the whole creation which is under heaven2 of which ,i ,paul was made a minister4 7#bd7,now ,i rejoice in my sufferings for you1 and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of ,christ in my flesh for his body1 which is the church2 7#be7of which ,i was made a minister1 according to the dispensation of ,god which was given to me for you1 to fulfill the word of ,god1 7#bf7the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations1 but now has been manifested to his saints2 7#bg7to whom ,god willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the ,gentiles1 which is ,christ in you1 the hope of glory2 7#bh7whom we announce1 warning every man1 and teaching every man in all wisdom1 that we may present every man perfect in ,christ2 7#bi7to which end ,i also labor1 striving according to his working1 which works in me with power4 ,,ii4 ,,for ,i would have you know how great a conflict ,i have for you1 and for those in ,laodicea1 and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh2 7#b7that their hearts might be encouraged1 they being knit together in love1 and unto all the riches of the full assurance of the understanding1 unto the full knowledge of the mystery of ,god1 even ,christ2 7#c7;in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden4 7#d7;,and this ,i say1 that no one may beguile you with enticing words4 7#e7;,for though ,i am absent in the flesh1 yet in the spirit ,i am with you1 rejoicing and beholding your order1 and the steadfastness of your faith toward ,christ4 7#f7;,as therefore ye received ,christ ,jesus the ,lord1 so walk in him2 7#g7;having been rooted and being built up in him1 and being established in the faith as ye were taught1 abounding therein with thanksgiving4 7#h7;,beware lest there shall be any one that despoils you through philosophy and vain deceit1 after the tradition of men1 after the rudiments of the world1 and not after ,christ4 7#i7;,because in him dwells all the fullness of the ,godhead bodily4 7#aj7;,and ye are made complete in him#b3aj1 who is the head of all principality and power2 7#aa7;in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands1 in the putting off of the body of the flesh1 in the circumcision of ,christ2 7#ab7;being buried with him in the immersion1 wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of ,god1 who raised him from the dead4 7#ac7;,and you also1 being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh1 he made alive together with him1 graciously forgiving us all our trespasses2 7#ad7;blotting out the handwriting in ordinances that was against us1 which was opposed to us1 and he has taken it out of the way1 nailing it to the cross2 7#ae7;despoiling principalities and powers#b3ae;a1 he made a show of them openly1 triumphing over them in it#b3ae;b4 7#af7,let not any one therefore judge you in food1 or in drink1 or in respect of a feast-day1 or of a new-moon1 or of a sabbath2 7#ag7which are a shadow of the things to come1 but the body is of ,christ4 7#ah7,let no one defraud you of the prize1 seeking it#b3ah in humiliation and worship of the angels1 intruding into things which he has not seen1 vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind1 7#ai7;and not holding fast the head1 from whom all the body1 by means of the joints and bands having nourishment ministered1 and being knit together1 increases with the increase of ,god4 7#bj7;,if ye died with ,christ from the rudiments of the world1 why1 as though living in the world1 are ye subject to ordinances1 7#ba7;,handle not1 nor taste1 nor touch1 7#bb77which are all to perish with the using17 after the commandments and teachings of men8 7#bc7,which things have indeed a show of wisdom in self-chosen worship1 and humiliation1 and neglecting of the body1 not in any honor1 for the satisfying of the flesh4 ,,iii4 ,,if then ye were raised together with ,christ1 seek the things above1 where ,christ is1 sitting on the right hand of ,god4 7#b7,set your mind on the things above1 not on the things upon the earth4 7#c7;,for ye died1 and your life is hid with ,christ in ,god4 7#d7,when ,christ1 our life1 shall be manifested1 then will ye also with him be manifested in glory4 7#e7,mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth2 fornication1 uncleanness1 passion1 evil desire1 and covetousness1 which is idolatry2 7#f7on account of which things the wrath of ,god comes on the sons of disobedience2 7#g7;in which ye also once walked1 when ye lived in these things4 7#h7;,but now1 do ye also put all away1 anger1 wrath1 malice1 reviling1 filthy communication out of your mouth4 7#i7,lie not one to another1 seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds1 7#aj7;and have put on the new man1 who is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him who created him2 7#aa7where there is no ,greek and ,jew1 circumcision and uncircumcision1 ,barbarian1 ,scythian1 bondman1 freeman2 but ,christ is all1 and in all4 7#ab7,put on therefore1 as ,god's chosen1 holy and beloved1 bowels of compassion1 kindness1 lowliness of mind1 meekness1 long-suffering1 7#ac7;forbearing one another1 and freely forgiving each other1 if any one have a complaint against any1 even as ,christ freely forgave you1 so also do ye2 7#ad7;and over all these1 love1 which is the bond of perfectness4 7#ae7;,and let the peace of ,christ rule in your hearts1 to which ye were also called in one body2 and be thankful4 7#af7,let the word of ,christ dwell in you richly2 in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another1 with psalms1 hymns1 spiritual songs1 in grace singing in your hearts to ,god4 7#ag7;,and whatever ye do1 in word or deed1 do all in the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 giving thanks to ,god the ,father through him4 7#ah7,wives1 submit yourselves to your own husbands1 as is fitting in the ,lord4 7#ai7;,husbands1 love your wives1 and be not bitter toward them4 7#bj7;,children1 obey your parents in all things2 for this is well pleasing1 in the ,lord4 7#ba7;,fathers1 provoke not your children1 that they be not discouraged4 7#bb7,servants1 obey in all things your masters according to the flesh2 not with eye-service1 as men-pleasers1 but in singleness of heart1 fearing the ,lord4 7#bc7,whatever ye do1 do it heartily1 as to the ,lord1 and not to men2 7#bd7knowing that from the ,lord ye will receive the recompense of the inheritance4 ,serve the ,lord ,christ4 7#be7;,for he that does wrong will receive that which he did wrongfully2 and there is no respect of persons4 7#a7,masters1 render to your servants that which is just and equal2 knowing that ye also have a ,master in heaven4 7#b7,persevere in prayer1 being watchful therein with thanksgiving2 7#c7;at the same time praying also for us1 that ,god would open to us a door for the word1 to speak the mystery of ,christ1 for the sake of which ,i am also in bonds1 7#d7that ,i may make it manifest1 as ,i ought to speak4 7#e7,walk in wisdom toward those without1 redeeming the time4 7#f7,let your speech be always with grace1 seasoned with salt1 that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man4 7#g7;,all my affairs will ,tychicus make known to you1 the beloved brother1 and a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the ,lord2 7#h7whom ,i sent to you for this very purpose1 that he may know your condition1 and may comfort your hearts2 7#i7together with ,onesimus1 the faithful and beloved brother1 who is one of you4 ,they will make known to you all the things here4 7#aj7;,aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you1 and ,mark the cousin of ,barnabas1 concerning whom ye received commands 7if he come to you1 receive him71 7#aa7;and ,jesus1 who is called ,justus1 who are of the circumcision4 ,these only are my fellow-workers1 for the kingdom of ,god1 who have been a comfort to me4 7#ab7;,epaphras1 who is one of you1 a servant of ,christ ,jesus1 salutes you1 always striving for you in his prayers1 that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of ,god4 7#ac7;,for ,i bear him witness1 that he has much concern#d3ac for you1 and those in ,laodicea1 and those in ,hierapolis4 7#ad7,luke1 the beloved physician1 and ,demas1 salute you4 7#ae7,salute the brethren in ,laodicea1 and ,nymphas1 and the church in his house4 7#af7;,and when the letter has been read among you1 cause that it be read also in the church of the ,laodiceans1 and that ye also read that from ,laodicea4 7#ag7;,and say to ,archippus3 ,take heed to the ministry which thou didst receive in the ,lord1 that thou fulfill it4 7#ah7,the salutation by the hand of me1 ,paul4 ,remember my bonds4 ,grace be with you4 ,,the ,,first ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,thessalonians4 ,i4 ,,paul1 and ,silvanus1 and ,timothy1 to the church of the ,thessalonians in ,god the ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 ,grace to you1 and peace4 7#b7,we give thanks to ,god always for you all1 making mention of you in our prayers2 7#c7remembering without ceasing your work of faith1 and labor of love1 and patience of the hope of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 before ,god and our ,father2 7#d7knowing1 brethren beloved of ,god1 your election2 7#e7;because our gospel came not to you in word only1 but also in power1 and in the ,holy ,spirit1 and in much assurance2 as ye know what manner of men were we among you1 for your sake4 7#f7;,and ye became followers of us1 and of the ,lord1 having received the word in much affliction1 with joy of the ,holy ,spirit2 7#g7so that ye became an example to all that believe in ,macedonia and ,achaia4 7#h7;,for from you has sounded forth the word of the ,lord1 not only in ,macedonia and ,achaia1 but also in every place your faith toward ,god has gone forth2 so that we have no need to speak anything4 7#i7;,for they themselves report concerning us1 what manner of entrance we had to you1 and how ye turned to ,god from idols1 to serve the living and true ,god1 7#aj7;and to wait for his ,son from heaven1 whom he raised from the dead1 ,jesus1 who delivers us from the wrath to come4 ,,ii4 ,,for yourselves1 brethren1 know our entrance to you1 that it has not become vain4 7#b7;,but having before suffered1 and been shamefully treated1 as ye know1 at ,philippi1 we were bold in our ,god to speak to you the gospel of ,god in much conflict4 7#c7;,for our exhortation is not of error1 nor of uncleanness1 nor in guile2 7#d7;but as we have been approved by ,god to be entrusted with the gospel1 so we speak2 not as pleasing men1 but ,god1 who proves our hearts4 7#e7;,for neither at any time used we flattering words1 as ye know1 nor a cloak of covetousness2 ,god is witness2 7#f7nor of men sought we glory1 neither from you1 nor from others1 though able to use authority1 as ,christ's apostles4 7#g7;,but we were gentle among you1 as a nurse cherishes her children2 7#h7so1 being affectionately desirous of you1 we were willing to impart to you1 not only the gospel of ,god1 but also our own souls1 because ye were dear to us4 7#i7;,for ye remember1 brethren1 our labor and toil2 night and day working1 in order not to burden any of you1 we preached to you the gospel of ,god4 7#aj7,ye are witnesses1 and ,god1 how holily and justly and unblamably we behaved ourselves to you that believe2 7#aa7;as ye know how we exhorted1 and encouraged1 and charged every one of you1 as a father his children1 7#ab7that ye should walk worthy of ,god1 who is calling you into his kingdom and glory4 7#ac7;,for this cause we also thank ,god without ceasing1 that when ye received the word of ,god heard from us1 ye received not the word of men1 but1 as it is in truth1 the word of ,god1 which also works in you that believe4 7#ad7;,for ye1 brethren1 became followers of the churches of ,god which are in ,judaea in ,christ ,jesus2 for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen1 as they have of the ,jews2 7#ae7who both killed the ,lord ,jesus and the prophets1 and drove us forth1 and please not ,god1 and are contrary to all men2 7#af7;hindering us from speaking to the ,gentiles that they might be saved1 to fill up their sins always2 and the wrath came upon them to the utmost4 7#ag7;,but we1 brethren1 having been severed from you for a short time1 in presence1 not in heart1 endeavored the more abundantly to see your face1 with great desire4 7#ah7,wherefore we would fain have come to you1 even ,i1 ,paul1 once and again2 and ,satan hindered us4 7#ai7;,for what is our hope1 or joy1 or crown of glorying8 ,are not also ye1 in the presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at his coming8 7#bj7;,for ye are our glory and joy4 ,,iii4 ,,wherefore1 when we could no longer forbear1 we thought it good to be left behind at ,athens alone2 7#b7;and sent ,timothy1 our brother1 and a fellow-worker with ,god in the gospel of ,christ1 to establish you1 and to exhort you concerning your faith2 7#c7that no one should be shaken by these afflictions1 for yourselves know that unto this we are appointed4 7#d7;,for even when we were with you1 we told you before that we are to suffer affliction2 as also it came to pass1 and ye know4 7#e7;,for this cause1 when ,i too could no longer forbear1 ,i sent to know your faith1 lest by some means the tempter tempted you1 and our labor should be in vain4 7#f7;,but now1 when ,timothy came to us from you1 and brought us good tidings of your faith and love1 and that ye have good remembrance of us always1 desiring greatly to see us1 as we also to see you2 7#g7;for this cause we were consoled1 brethren1 over you in all our affliction and distress1 through your faith2 7#h7;because now we live1 if ye stand fast in the ,lord4 7#i7;,for what thanks can we render to ,god for you1 for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our ,god2 7#aj7night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face1 and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith8 7#aa7,now ,god and our ,father himself1 and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 direct our way to you4 7#ab7;,and the ,lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another1 and toward all1 as we also do toward you2 7#ac7to the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before ,god and our ,father1 at the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ with all his saints4 ,,iv4 ,,furthermore then1 brethren1 we beseech you1 and exhort you in the ,lord ,jesus1 that as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please ,god1 as also ye are walking1 ye would abound yet more4 7#b7;,for ye know what commands we gave you1 through the ,lord ,jesus4 7#c7;,for this is the will of ,god1 your sanctification1 that ye abstain from fornication2 7#d7that each one of you know how to possess#d3d his vessel in sanctification and honor2 7#e7not in lustful passion1 as also the ,gentiles who know not ,god4 7#f7,that no one go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter#d3f2 because the ,lord is the avenger for all these things1 as we also told you before1 and testified4 7#g7;,for ,god did not call us to uncleanness1 but in sanctification4 7#h7,therefore he that rejects1 rejects not man1 but ,god1 who also gave to you his ,holy ,spirit4 7#i7;,but concerning brotherly love ye need not that ,i write to you2 for ye yourselves are taught of ,god to love one another4 7#aj7;,for indeed ye do it1 toward all the brethren who are in all ,macedonia4 ,but we beseech you1 brethren1 to abound yet more2 7#aa7;and to study to be quiet1 and to do your own business1 and to work with your own hands1 as we commanded you2 7#ab7that ye may walk becomingly toward those without1 and may have need of nothing4 7#ac7;,but we desire that you should not be ignorant1 brethren1 concerning those who are sleeping1 that ye sorrow not1 as others who have no hope4 7#ad7;,for if we believe that ,jesus died and rose again1 so also those who fell asleep through ,jesus will ,god bring with him4 7#ae7;,for this we say to you1 in the word of the ,lord1 that we the living1 who remain unto the coming of the ,lord1 shall not precede those who fell asleep4 7#af7;,because the ,lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout1 with the voice of the archangel1 and with the trump of ,god2 and the dead in ,christ will first rise4 7#ag7,then we the living1 who remain1 will be caught up together with them in clouds1 to meet the ,lord in the air2 and so shall we ever be with the ,lord4 7#ah7,wherefore1 encourage one another with these words4 ,v4 ,,but of the times and the seasons1 brethren1 ye have no need that ,i write to you4 7#b7;,for yourselves know perfectly that the day of the ,lord so comes as a thief in the night4 7#c7;,for when they shall say1 ,peace and safety1 then sudden destruction comes upon them1 as travail upon a woman with child2 and they shall not escape4 7#d7;,but ye1 brethren1 are not in darkness1 that the day should overtake you as a thief4 7#e7;,for all ye are sons of light1 and sons of day2 we are not of night1 nor of darkness4 7#f7,so then let us not sleep1 as others2 but let us watch and be sober4 7#g7;,for they that sleep1 sleep in the night2 and they that are drunken1 are drunken in the night4 7#h7;,but let us1 being of the day1 be sober1 putting on the breastplate of faith and love1 and for a helmet1 the hope of salvation2 7#i7;because ,god did not appoint us to wrath1 but to obtain salvation through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#aj7who died for us1 that1 whether we wake or sleep1 we should live together with him4 7#aa7,wherefore encourage each other1 and edify one the other1 as also ye do4 7#ab7;,and we beseech you1 brethren1 to know those who labor among you1 and preside over you in the ,lord1 and admonish you2 7#ac7;and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake4 ,be at peace among yourselves4 7#ad7,now we exhort you1 brethren1 admonish the unruly1 comfort the feeble-minded1 support the weak1 be long-suffering toward all4 7#ae7,see that none render evil for evil to any one but ever follow that which is good1 both toward one another1 and toward all4 7#af7,rejoice always4 7#ag7,pray without ceasing4 7#ah7;,in everything give thanks2 for this is the will of ,god in ,christ ,jesus1 toward you4 7#ai7,quench not the ,spirit4 7#bj7;,despise not prophesyings2 7#ba7;but prove all things1 hold fast that which is good4 7#bb7;,abstain from every form of evil4 7#bc7;,and the ,god of peace himself sanctify you wholly2 and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved whole without blame at the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#bd7;,faithful is he who calls you1 who also will do it4 7#be7;,brethren1 pray for us4 7#bf7,salute all the brethren with a holy kiss4 7#bg7;,i adjure you by the ,lord1 that this letter be read to all the holy brethren4 7#bh7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 ,,the ,,second ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,thessalonians4 ,i4 ,,paul1 and ,silvanus1 and ,timothy1 to the church of the ,thessalonians1 in ,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 7#b7;,grace to you1 and peace1 from ,god the ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7,we are bound to thank ,god always for you1 brethren1 as it is meet1 because your faith grows exceedingly1 and the love of each one of you all toward one another abounds2 7#d7so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of ,god1 for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions which ye endure2 7#e7;a token of the righteous judgment of ,god1 that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of ,god1 for which ye also suffer2 7#f7since it is a righteous thing with ,god to recompense affliction to those who afflict you1 7#g7;and to you who are afflicted rest with us1 at the revelation of the ,lord ,jesus from heaven with the angels of his power1 7#h7;in flaming fire1 taking vengeance on those who know not ,god1 and those who obey not the gospel of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#i7who shall suffer justice1 eternal destruction1 from the presence of the ,lord and from the glory of his power2 7#aj7when he shall come to be glorified in his saints1 and to be admired in all who believed 7because our testimony to you was believed71 in that day4 7#aa7,to which end we also pray for you always1 that our ,god may count you worthy of the calling1 and accomplish all the good pleasure of goodness and the work of faith1 with power2 7#ab7that the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ may be glorified in you1 and ye in him1 according to the grace of our ,god and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,,ii4 ,,now we beseech you1 brethren1 concerning the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and our gathering together to him1 7#b7that ye be not hastily shaken in mind#b3b;a1 or be troubled1 neither by spirit1 nor by word1 nor by letter1 as through us1 as that the day of the ,lord is at hand#b3b;b4 7#c7,let not any one deceive you in any manner2 because that day will not come1 except there come first the falling away1 and the man of sin be revealed1 the son of perdition2 7#d7;he that opposes and exalts himself against all that is called ,god1 or that is worshiped2 so that he sits in the temple of ,god1 showing himself that he is ,god4 7#e7,remember ye not1 that1 when ,i was yet with you1 ,i told you these things8 7#f7;,and now ye know what withholds1 in order that he may be revealed in his own time4 7#g7;,for the mystery of iniquity is already working2 only until he who now withholds shall be out of the way4 7#h7;,and then will the ,lawless ,one be revealed1 whom the ,lord ,jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth1 and will destroy with the manifestation of his coming2 7#i7;him1 whose coming is after the working of ,satan1 in all power and signs and lying wonders1 7#aj7;and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who perish2 because they received not the love of the truth1 that they might be saved4 7#aa7;,and for this cause ,god sends them a working of delusion1 in order that they may believe the lie2 7#ab7that they may all be judged1 who believed not the truth1 but had pleasure in unrighteousness4 7#ac7;,but we are bound to give thanks to ,god always for you1 brethren beloved of the ,lord1 because ,god from the beginning chose you to salvation1 in sanctification of the ,spirit and belief of the truth2 7#ad7whereunto he called you by our gospel1 to the obtaining of the glory of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#ae7,so then1 brethren1 stand fast1 and hold the traditions#b3ae which ye were taught1 whether by word1 or by our letter4 7#af7,now our ,lord ,jesus ,christ himself1 and ,god and our ,father1 who loved us1 and gave us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace1 7#ag7;encourage your hearts1 and establish you in every good work and word4 ,,iii4 ,,finally1 brethren1 pray for us1 that the word of the ,lord may run1 and be glorified1 as also with you2 7#b7;and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil men2 for all have not the faith4 7#c7;,but faithful is the ,lord1 who will establish you1 and guard you from evil#c3c4 7#d7;,and we have confidence in the ,lord concerning you1 that ye both do1 and will do1 the things which we command you4 7#e7;,and the ,lord direct your hearts into the love of ,god1 and into the patience of ,christ4 7#f7,now we command you1 brethren1 in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly1 and not after the tradition#c3f which they received from us4 7#g7;,for yourselves know how ye ought to follow us2 that we were not disorderly among you1 7#h7nor did we eat bread of any one for naught1 but with labor and toil1 working night and day that we might not be burdensome to any of you2 7#i7not because we have not power1 but to make ourselves an example to you1 that ye should follow us4 7#aj7;,for also when we were with you1 this we commanded you3 ,if any will not work1 neither let him eat4 7#aa7;,for we hear of some who walk among you disorderly1 working not at all1 but are busy-bodies4 7#ab7,now such we command1 and exhort1 in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that with quietness working1 they eat their own bread4 7#ac7;,but ye1 brethren1 be not weary in well doing4 7#ad7;,and if any one obeys not our word by this letter1 mark that man1 and keep not company with him1 that he may be shamed4 7#ae7;,and count him not as an enemy1 but admonish him as a brother4 7#af7,now the ,lord of peace himself give you peace always1 in every way4 ,the ,lord be with you all4 7#ag7,the salutation of ,paul with my own hand1 which is a token in every letter2 so ,i write4 7#ah7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,,the ,,first ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,timothy4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,christ ,jesus1 according to the commandment of ,god our ,savior and ,christ ,jesus our hope1 7#b7to ,timothy1 a true child in the faith3 ,grace1 mercy1 peace1 from ,god the ,father and ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 7#c7;,as ,i besought thee to remain still in ,ephesus1 when ,i was going into ,macedonia1 that thou mightest charge certain ones not to teach other doctrine1 7#d7nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies1 which further disputes rather than ,god's dispensation1 which is in faith1 so do4 7#e7,now the end of the commandment is love1 out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned2 7#f7;from which some swerving turned aside to idle prattling2 7#g7;desiring to be teachers of the law1 understanding neither what they say1 nor whereof they affirm4 7#h7;,but we know that the law is good1 if a man use it lawfully2 7#i7knowing this1 that the law is not made for a righteous man1 but for the lawless and unruly1 for the ungodly and sinful1 for the unholy and profane1 for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers#a3i2 for man-slayers1 7#aj7;for fornicators1 for those who defile themselves with mankind1 for enslavers of men1 for liars1 for false swearers1 and whatever else is contrary to the sound teachings2 7#aa7;according to the glorious gospel of the blissful ,god1 with which ,i was entrusted4 7#ab7;,and ,i thank him who gave me strength1 ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 that he accounted me faithful1 putting me into the ministry1 7#ac7who was formerly a blasphemer1 and a persecutor1 and overbearing4 ,but ,i obtained mercy1 because ,i did it ignorantly1 in unbelief2 7#ad7;and the grace of our ,lord abounded exceedingly1 with faith and love which is in ,christ ,jesus4 7#ae7;,faithful is the saying1 and worthy of all acceptance1 that ,christ ,jesus came into the world to save sinners2 of whom ,i am chief4 7#af7;,but for this cause ,i obtained mercy1 that in me first#a3af;a ,christ ,jesus might show forth all his long-suffering#a3af;b1 for a pattern to those who should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting4 7#ag7,now to the ,king eternal1 the imperishable1 invisible1 only ,god1 be honor and glory forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ah7,this charge ,i commit to thee1 my child ,timothy1 according to the prophecies which went before concerning thee1 that thou mayest wage in them the good warfare2 7#ai7;having faith1 and a good conscience1 which some thrusting away made shipwreck concerning the faith4 7#bj7,of whom is ,hymenaeus and ,alexander2 whom ,i delivered over to ,satan1 that they might be taught not to blaspheme4 ,,ii4 ,i ,,exhort then1 first of all1 that supplications1 prayers1 intercessions1 thanksgivings1 be made for all men2 7#b7;for kings1 and all that are in authority2 that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and decorum4 7#c7;,for this is good and acceptable in the sight of our ,savior ,god2 7#d7who desires that all should be saved1 and come to the knowledge of the truth4 7#e7;,for there is one ,god1 one mediator also between ,god and men1 the man ,christ ,jesus2 7#f7who gave himself a ransom for all1 to be testified in due time2 7#g7whereunto ,i was appointed a preacher1 and an apostle 7,i speak truth1 ,i lie not71 a teacher of the ,gentiles in faith and truth4 7#h7;,i desire1 therefore1 that the men pray in every place1 lifting up holy hands1 without wrath and disputing2 7#i7;in like manner also that women1 in becoming apparel1 adorn themselves with modesty and sobriety2 not in braided hair1 or gold1 or pearls1 or costly raiment2 7#aj7;but1 which becomes women professing godliness1 by means of good works4 7#aa7,let the woman learn in silence1 with all subjection4 7#ab7;,but ,i permit not the woman to teach1 nor to have authority over the man1 but to be in silence4 7#ac7;,for ,adam was first formed1 then ,eve4 7#ad7;,and ,adam was not deceived2 but the woman1 being deceived1 has fallen into transgression4 7#ae7;,but she shall be saved through child-bearing1 if they continue in faith1 and love1 and holiness1 with sobriety4 ,,iii4 ,,faithful is the saying1 if any one desires the office of overseer#c3a1 he desires a good work4 7#b7,the overseer then must be blameless1 the husband of one wife1 sober1 discreet1 orderly1 hospitable1 apt in teaching2 7#c7not given to wine1 not a striker1 but forbearing1 averse to strife1 not a lover of money2 7#d7presiding well over his own house1 having his children in subjection with all decorum2 7#e77;but if one knows not how to preside over his own house1 how shall he take care of the church of ,god87 7#f7not a novice#c3f1 lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the ,devil4 7#g7;,but he must also have a good testimony from those without1 lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the ,devil4 7#h7;,deacons in like manner must be grave1 not double-tongued1 not given to much wine1 not greedy of gain2 7#i7;holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience4 7#aj7;,and let these also first be proved2 then let them serve as deacons1 being without reproach4 7#aa7,their wives in like manner must be grave1 not slanderers1 sober1 faithful in all things4 7#ab7,let the deacons be husbands of one wife1 presiding well over their children and their own houses4 7#ac7;,for they that have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good degree#c3ac1 and great boldness in the faith which is in ,christ ,jesus4 7#ad7,these things ,i write to thee1 hoping to come to thee shortly2 7#ae7;but if ,i tarry long1 that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of ,god1 which is the church of the living ,god1 the pillar and ground of the truth4 7#af7;,and confessedly1 great is the mystery of godliness2 ,god was manifested#c3af in the flesh1 was justified in the ,spirit1 was seen by angels1 was preached among the ,gentiles1 was believed on in the world1 was received up in glory4 ,,iv4 ,,now the ,spirit says expressly1 that in after-times some will depart from the faith1 giving heed to seducing spirits1 and teachings of demons2 7#b7of those who speak lies in hypocrisy1 having their conscience seared with a hot iron2 7#c7;forbidding to marry1 commanding to abstain from food1 which ,god created to be received with thanksgiving1 for those#d3c who believe and know the truth4 7#d7;,for every creature of ,god is good1 and nothing to be refused1 if it be received with thanksgiving2 7#e7;for it is sanctified by the word of ,god and prayer4 7#f7;,if thou put the brethren in mind of these things1 thou shalt be a good minister of ,christ ,jesus1 nurtured in the words of the faith and of the good teaching1 which thou hast strictly followed4 7#g7;,but the profane and silly fables#d3g avoid1 and exercise thyself unto godliness4 7#h7;,for bodily exercise is profitable for little2 but godliness is profitable for all things1 having promise of the life that now is1 and of that which is to come4 7#i7;,faithful is the saying1 and worthy of all acceptance4 7#aj7;,for to this end we both labor and suffer reproach1 because we have hoped in the living ,god1 who is the ,savior of all men1 especially of believers4 7#aa7,these things command and teach4 7#ab7,let no one despise thy youth2 but become an example of the believers1 in word1 in deportment1 in love1 in faith1 in purity4 7#ac7,till ,i come1 give attention to reading1 to exhortation1 to teaching4 7#ad7,neglect not the gift that is in thee1 which was given thee through prophecy1 with the laying on of the hands of the eldership4 7#ae7,meditate on these things#d3ae2 give thyself wholly to them2 that thy progress may be manifest to all4 7#af7;,give heed to thyself1 and to the teaching2 continue in them2 for in doing this thou wilt save both thyself1 and those who hear thee4 ,v4 ,,rebuke not an elder1 but entreat him as a father2 younger men as brethren2 7#b7;elder women as mothers1 the younger as sisters1 with all purity4 7#c7;,honor as widows those who are widows indeed4 7#d7;,but if any widow has children or grand-children1 let these learn first to show piety to their own household1 and to requite their parents1 for this is acceptable before ,god4 7#e7,now she that is a widow indeed1 and left alone1 has set her hope on ,god1 and continues in supplications and prayers1 night and day4 7#f7;,but she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives4 7#g7;,and these things command1 that they may be blameless4 7#h7;,but if any one provides not for his own1 and especially for those of his own house1 he has denied the faith1 and is worse than an unbeliever4 7#i7,let not one be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old1 having been the wife of one husband2 7#aj7well reported of for good works2 if she brought up children1 if she lodged strangers1 if she washed the feet of the saints1 if she relieved the afflicted1 if she diligently followed every good work4 7#aa7;,but younger widows refuse2 for when they have become wanton against ,christ1 they desire to marry2 7#ab7;having condemnation1 because they broke their first faith4 7#ac7;,and at the same time they also learn to be idle1 going about from house to house2 and not only idle1 but tattlers also and busy-bodies1 speaking things which they ought not4 7#ad7;,i desire therefore that younger widows marry1 bear children1 guide the house1 give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully4 7#ae7;,for already1 some turned aside after ,satan4 7#af7;,if any believing man or woman has widows1 let them relieve them1 and let not the church be burdened2 that it may relieve those who are widows indeed4 7#ag7,let elders who preside well be counted worthy of double honor1 especially they who labor in the word and teaching4 7#ah7;,for the ,scripture says3 ,thou shalt not muzzle an ox while treading out the grain2 and1 ,the laborer is worthy of his hire4 7#ai7;,against an elder receive not an accusation1 except before two or three witnesses#e3ai4 7#bj7,those who sin rebuke before all1 that the rest also may fear4 7#ba7;,i charge thee before ,god1 and ,christ ,jesus1 and the elect angels1 that thou observe these things without prejudging1 doing nothing with partiality4 7#bb7,lay hands hastily on no one1 neither share in other men's sins4 ,keep thyself pure4 7#bc7,no longer drink water only1 but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake1 and for thy frequent infirmities4 7#bd7,the sins of some men are openly manifest1 going before to judgment2 and some men they follow after4 7#be7;,in like manner also the good works are openly manifest2 and those that are otherwise can not be hidden4 ,,vi4 ,,let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor1 that the name of ,god and the teaching be not blasphemed4 7#b7;,and they that have believing masters1 let them not despise them because they are brethren2 but the rather do them service1 because they who receive the benefit are faithful and beloved4 ,these things teach and exhort4 7#c7;,if any one teaches otherwise1 and assents not to sound words1 the words of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and to the teaching which is according to godliness1 7#d7;he is puffed up with pride1 knowing nothing1 but doting about questions and strifes of words1 whereof comes envy1 strife1 railings1 evil surmisings1 7#e7vain disputings of men corrupted in mind1 and robbed of the truth1 supposing that godliness is a means of gain4 7#f7;,but godliness with contentment is a great means of gain4 7#g7;,for we brought nothing into the world2 it is certain we can also carry nothing out2 7#h7;and having food and raiment1 let us be therewith content4 7#i7;,but they who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare1 and many foolish and hurtful lusts1 which sink men into destruction and perdition4 7#aj7;,for the love of money is a root of all evils2 which some coveting after wandered away from the faith1 and pierced themselves through with many sorrows4 7#aa7;,but thou1 ,o man of ,god1 flee these things2 and follow after righteousness1 godliness1 faith1 love1 patience1 meekness of spirit4 7#ab7;,fight the good fight of the faith1 lay hold on the eternal life1 unto which thou wast called1 and didst make the good profession before many witnesses4 7#ac7;,i charge thee in the sight of ,god1 who preserves all alive1 and of ,jesus ,christ1 who before ,pontius ,pilate witnessed the good profession1 7#ad7that thou keep the commandment without spot1 blameless1 until the appearing of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#ae7which in his own times#f3ae he will show1 who is the blissful and only ,potentate1 the ,king of kings1 and ,lord of lords2 7#af7who only has immortality1 dwelling in light unapproachable2 whom no man has seen1 or can see2 to whom be honor and power everlasting4 ,amen4 7#ag7;,charge those who are rich in this world1 that they be not high-minded1 nor place their hope on the uncertainty of riches1 but in ,god1 who gives us all things richly for enjoyment2 7#ah7that they do good1 be rich in good works1 be free in imparting1 willing to communicate2 7#ai7laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come1 that they may lay hold on the true life4 7#bj7,o ,timothy1 keep that which is committed to thy trust1 avoiding the profane babblings1 and oppositions of that which is falsely called knowledge2 7#ba7which some professing erred concerning the faith4 ,grace be with thee4 ,,the ,,second ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,timothy4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 according to the promise of life which is in ,christ ,jesus1 7#b7to ,timothy1 a beloved child3 ,grace1 mercy1 peace1 from ,god the ,father and ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 7#c7;,i thank ,god1 whom ,i serve from my forefathers with pure conscience1 that without ceasing ,i have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day2 7#d7longing to see thee1 remembering thy tears1 that ,i may be filled with joy2 7#e7;calling to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee1 which dwelt first in thy grandmother ,lois1 and thy mother ,eunice2 and ,i am persuaded that it dwells in thee also4 7#f7;,for which cause ,i put thee in remembrance1 that thou stir up the gift of ,god1 which is in thee by the laying on of my hands4 7#g7;,for ,god did not give us a spirit of fear2 but of power1 and of love1 and of chastisement4 7#h7;,be not then ashamed of the testimony of our ,lord1 nor of me his prisoner2 but endure hardship with me for the gospel1 according to the power of ,god2 7#i7who saved us1 and called us with a holy calling1 not according to our works1 but according to his own purpose1 and the grace which was given us in ,christ ,jesus before eternal ages1 7#aj7;but now made manifest by the appearing of our ,savior ,jesus ,christ2 who abolished death1 and brought life and incorruption to light through the gospel2 7#aa7;for which ,i was appointed a preacher1 and an apostle1 and a teacher of the ,gentiles4 7#ab7;,for which cause ,i suffer also these things4 ,but ,i am not ashamed2 for ,i know whom ,i have believed1 and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which ,i have committed to him1 unto that day4 7#ac7;,hold fast the form of sound words1 which thou heardest from me1 in faith and love which is in ,christ ,jesus4 7#ad7,the good thing committed to thee keep1 through the ,holy ,spirit who dwells in us4 7#ae7,thou knowest this1 that all those in ,asia turned away from me2 of whom are ,phygellus and ,hermogenes4 7#af7,the ,lord give mercy to the house of ,onesiphorus2 because he often refreshed me1 and was not ashamed of my chain2 7#ag7;but when he was in ,rome1 he sought me out very diligently1 and found me4 7#ah7,the ,lord grant to him1 that he may find mercy of the ,lord in that day6 ,and in how many things he ministered to me at ,ephesus1 thou knowest very well4 ,,ii4 ,,thou therefore1 my child1 be strong in the grace that is in ,christ ,jesus4 7#b7;,and the things that thou heardest from me by many witnesses#b3b1 the same commit thou to faithful men1 who will be able to teach others also4 7#c7;,endure hardship with me1 as a good soldier of ,jesus ,christ4 7#d7,no one serving as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life1 that he may please him who chose him to be a soldier4 7#e7;,and if a man also contends in the games1 he is not crowned1 unless he contends lawfully4 7#f7,the husbandman that labors must first partake of the fruits4 7#g7;,consider what ,i say2 for the ,lord will give thee understanding in all things4 7#h7,remember ,jesus ,christ1 raised from the dead1 of the seed of ,david1 according to my gospel2 7#i7;in which ,i endure hardship1 even unto bonds1 as an evil-doer2 but the word of ,god is not bound4 7#aj7;,for this cause1 ,i endure all things for the sake of the chosen1 that they also may obtain the salvation which is in ,christ ,jesus1 with eternal glory4 7#aa7;,faithful is the saying3 ,for if we died with him1 we shall also live with him2 7#ab7;if we endure1 we shall also reign with him2 if we shall deny him1 he also will deny us2 7#ac7;if we are faithless1 he remains faithful1 for he can not deny himself4 7#ad7,of these things put them in remembrance1 charging them before the ,lord not to strive about words to no profit1 to the subverting of the hearers4 7#ae7;,endeavor to present thyself approved to ,god1 a workman not made ashamed1 rightly dividing#b3ae the word of truth4 7#af7;,but shun the profane babblings2 for they will go on to more ungodliness4 7#ag7;,and their word will eat as does a canker2 of whom is ,hymenaeus and ,philetus2 7#ah7who erred concerning the truth1 saying that the resurrection has already taken place1 and overturn the faith of some4 7#ai7,nevertheless1 ,god's firm foundation stands1 having this seal3 ,the ,lord knew those who are his2 and1 ,let every one that names the name of the ,lord depart from iniquity4 7#bj7;,but in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver1 but also of wood and of earth2 and some for honor and some for dishonor4 7#ba7;,if a man therefore cleanse himself from these1 he shall be a vessel for honor1 sanctified1 useful for the master1 prepared for every good work4 7#bb7;,but flee youthful lusts2 and follow righteousness1 faith1 love1 peace1 with those who call on the ,lord out of a pure heart4 7#bc7;,but the foolish and ignorant questionings avoid1 knowing that they beget strifes4 7#bd7;,and a servant of the ,lord must not strive1 but be gentle toward all1 apt in teaching1 patient of evil2 7#be7;in meekness admonishing those who oppose themselves2 if haply ,god may give them repentance unto the full knowledge of the truth2 7#bf7;and that they may awake to soberness out of the snare of the ,devil1 being taken captive by him1 to do his will#b3bf4 ,,iii4 ,,but know this1 that in the last days perilous times will come4 7#b7;,for men will be lovers of themselves1 lovers of money1 boasters1 proud1 blasphemers1 disobedient to parents1 unthankful1 unholy1 7#c7without natural affection1 implacable1 false accusers1 incontinent1 fierce1 without love to the good1 7#d7;betrayers1 headlong1 puffed up1 lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of ,god2 7#e7;having a form of godliness1 but denying the power thereof2 and from these turn away4 7#f7;,for of these are they who creep into houses1 and lead captive silly women laden with sins1 led away with divers lusts1 7#g7;ever learning1 and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth4 7#h7,now as ,jannes and ,jambres withstood ,moses1 so also do these withstand the truth2 men corrupted in mind1 reprobate concerning the faith4 7#i7;,but they shall proceed no further2 for their folly shall be fully manifest to all1 as was also theirs4 7#aj7;,but thou didst strictly follow my teaching1 manner of life1 purpose1 faith1 long-suffering1 love1 patience1 7#aa7persecutions1 afflictions2 what things came upon me at ,antioch1 at ,iconium1 at ,lystra2 what persecutions ,i endured1 and out of all the ,lord delivered me4 7#ab7,yea1 and all who desire to live godly in ,christ ,jesus will suffer persecution4 7#ac7;,but evil men and seducers will grow worse and worse1 deceiving1 and being deceived4 7#ad7;,but do thou continue in the things which thou learnedst and wast assured of1 knowing of whom thou didst learn2 7#ae7;and that from a child thou didst know the ,holy ,scriptures1 which are able to make thee wise unto salvation1 through faith which is in ,christ ,jesus4 7#af7;,all ,scripture is inspired by ,god1 and is profitable#c3af for teaching1 for reproof1 for correction1 for instruction in righteousness2 7#ag7that the man of ,god may be perfect1 thoroughly furnished unto all good works4 ,,iv4 ,i ,,charge thee before ,god1 and ,christ ,jesus who will judge the living and the dead1 and by his appearing and his kingdom1 7#b7preach the word2 apply thyself in season1 out of season2 reprove1 rebuke1 exhort1 with all long-suffering and teaching4 7#c7;,for the time will come when they will not endure the sound teaching1 but according to their own desires will to themselves heap up teachers1 having itching ears2 7#d7;and they will turn away their ears from the truth1 and will turn aside to fables4 7#e7;,but be thou watchful in all things1 endure hardship1 do the work of an evangelist1 fully accomplish thy ministry4 7#f7;,for ,i am now about to be offered1 and the time of my departure is at hand4 7#g7;,i have fought the good fight1 ,i have finished my course1 ,i have kept the faith2 7#h7;henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness1 which the ,lord1 the righteous judge1 will give me in that day2 and not to me only1 but also to all those who have loved his appearing4 7#i7;,endeavor to come to me shortly4 7#aj7;,for ,demas forsook me1 having loved the present world1 and departed to ,thessalonica2 ,crescens to ,galatia1 ,titus to ,dalmatia4 7#aa7,luke alone is with me4 ,take ,mark and bring him with thee2 for he is useful to me for the ministry4 7#ab7;,but ,tychicus ,i sent to ,ephesus4 7#ac7,the cloak1 which ,i left at ,troas with ,carpus1 when thou comest bring1 and the books1 especially the parchments4 7#ad7;,alexander the coppersmith did me much evil2 the ,lord reward him according to his works4 7#ae7,of whom do thou also beware2 for he has greatly withstood our words4 7#af7;,at my first answer no one came forward with me1 but all forsook me4 ,may it not be laid to their charge6 7#ag7;,but the ,lord stood by me1 and strengthened me2 that through me the preaching might be fully accomplished1 and all the ,gentiles might hear2 and ,i was delivered out of the mouth of the lion4 7#ah7,the ,lord will deliver me from every evil work1 and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom2 to whom be the glory1 forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ai7,salute ,prisca and ,aquila1 and the household of ,onesiphorus4 7#bj7;,erastus remained in ,corinth1 but ,trophimus ,i left at ,miletus sick4 7#ba7;,endeavor to come before winter4 ,eubulus salutes thee1 and ,pudens1 and ,linus1 and ,claudia1 and all the brethren4 7#bb7,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with thy spirit4 ,grace be with you4 ,,the ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,titus4 ,i4 ,,paul1 a servant of ,god1 and an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 for the faith of ,god's chosen1 and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness2 7#b7upon hope of eternal life1 which ,god1 who can not lie1 promised before eternal ages1 7#c7;but in its own#a3c times manifested his word in the preaching1 with which ,i was entrusted according to the commandment of our ,savior ,god2 7#d7to ,titus1 a true child according to the common faith3 ,grace1 mercy1 peace1 from ,god the ,father and ,christ ,jesus our ,savior4 7#e7;,for this cause ,i left thee behind in ,crete1 that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting1 and appoint elders in each city1 as ,i directed thee2 7#f7;if any one is without reproach1 the husband of one wife1 having believing children not accused of rioting or unruly4 7#g7;,for the overseer#a3g must be1 without reproach1 as ,god's steward2 not self-willed1 not soon angry1 not given to wine1 not a striker1 not greedy of gain2 7#h7;but hospitable1 a lover of the good1 discreet1 just1 holy1 temperate2 7#i7;holding fast the faithful word according to the teaching1 that he may be able with the sound teaching both to exhort1 and to refute the gainsayers4 7#aj7;,for there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers1 chiefly they of the circumcision2 7#aa7whose mouths must be stopped1 who overturn whole houses1 teaching things which they ought not1 for the sake of base gain4 7#ab7,one of themselves1 a prophet of their own1 said3 ,cretans are always liars1 evil beasts1 lazy gluttons4 7#ac7,this testimony is true4 ,for which cause reprove them sharply1 that they may be sound in the faith2 7#ad7not giving heed to ,jewish fables1 and commandments of men1 who turn away from the truth4 7#ae7,to the pure all things are pure2 but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure2 but both their mind and conscience are defiled4 7#af7,they profess that they know ,god2 but by their works they deny him1 being abominable1 and disobedient1 and for every good work reprobate4 ,,ii4 ,,but do thou speak the things which become the sound teaching2 7#b7that aged men be sober1 grave1 discreet1 sound in the faith1 in love1 in patience2 7#c7that aged women likewise be in behavior as becomes holiness1 not false accusers1 not enslaved to much wine1 teachers of that which is good2 7#d7that they may teach the young women to love their husbands1 to love their children1 7#e7to be discreet1 chaste1 keepers at home1 good1 obedient to their own husbands1 that the word of ,god be not blasphemed4 7#f7,the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded4 7#g7;,in all things showing thyself a pattern of good works2 in teaching1 showing uncorruptness1 gravity1 7#h7sound speech1 that can not be condemned2 that he that is of the contrary part may be put to shame1 having no evil thing to say of us4 7#i7;,exhort servants to submit themselves to their own masters1 to be well-pleasing in all things2 not contradicting1 7#aj7not purloining1 but showing all good faith2 that they may adorn the teaching of our ,savior ,god in all things1 7#aa7;,for the saving grace of ,god appeared to all men1 7#ab7teaching us that1 having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts1 we should live soberly1 righteously1 and godly1 in this present world2 7#ac7looking for the blissful hope and appearing of the glory of the great ,god and our ,savior ,jesus ,christ2 7#ad7who gave himself for us1 that he might redeem us from all iniquity1 and cleanse for himself a people to be his own1 zealous of good works4 7#ae7,these things speak1 and exhort1 and reprove with all authority4 ,let no one despise thee4 ,,iii4 ,,put them in mind to submit themselves to governments1 to authorities1 to obey magistrates1 to be ready to every good work1 7#b7to speak evil of no one1 to be averse to strife1 forbearing1 showing all meekness to all men4 7#c7;,for we ourselves also were once foolish1 disobedient1 going astray1 serving divers lusts and pleasures1 living in malice and envy1 hateful1 hating one another4 7#d7;,but when the kindness and the love toward man of our ,savior ,god appeared1 7#e7not by works of righteousness which we did1 but according to his mercy he saved us1 through the bathing of regeneration1 and renewing of the ,holy ,spirit2 7#f7which he poured out on us richly through ,jesus ,christ our ,savior2 7#g7that1 having been justified by his grace1 we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life4 7#h7;,faithful is the saying2 and concerning these things ,i will that thou affirm constantly1 that they who have believed ,god may be careful to take the lead in good works4 ,these things are good and profitable to men4 7#i7;,but avoid foolish questionings1 and genealogies1 and strifes1 and contentions about the law2 for they are unprofitable and vain4 7#aj7;,a man that causes divisions1 after a first and second admonition1 avoid#c3aj2 7#aa7knowing that he that is such is perverted1 and sins1 being self-condemned4 7#ab7,when ,i shall send ,artemas to thee1 or ,tychicus1 endeavor to come to me to ,nicopolis2 for ,i have determined there to winter4 7#ac7,zenas the lawyer1 and ,apollos1 send forward on their journey zealously1 that nothing may be wanting to them4 7#ad7;,and let ours also learn to take the lead in good works for necessary wants1 that they may not be unfruitful4 7#ae7;,all that are with me salute thee4 ,salute those who love us in the faith4 ,grace be with you all4 ,,the ,,letter ,,of ,,paul ,,to ,,philemon4 ,,paul1 a prisoner of ,christ ,jesus1 and ,timothy the brother1 to ,philemon the beloved and our fellow-laborer1 7#b7;and to ,apphia the beloved#a3b1 and ,archippus our fellow-soldier1 and to the church in thy house3 7#c7;,grace to you1 and peace1 from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#d7;,i thank my ,god always1 making mention of thee in my prayers1 7#e7;hearing of thy love and faith1 which thou hast toward the ,lord ,jesus1 and unto all the saints2 7#f7that the fellowship of thy faith#a3f may become effectual in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us1 unto ,christ ,jesus4 7#g7;,for ,i had#a3g much joy and consolation in thy love1 because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by thee1 brother4 7#h7,wherefore1 though having much boldness in ,christ to enjoin upon thee that which is becoming1 7#i7yet for love's sake ,i beseech rather2 being such a one1 as ,paul an old man1 and now also a prisoner of ,jesus ,christ1 7#aj7;,i beseech thee for my child1 whom ,i begot in my bonds1 ,onesimus2 7#aa7who in time past was unprofitable to thee1 but is now profitable to thee and to me2 7#ab7whom ,i sent back to thee4 ,but do thou receive him1 that is1 my own flesh2 7#ac7whom ,i would have retained with myself1 that in thy stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel4 7#ad7;,but without thy consent ,i desired to do nothing2 that thy benefit may not be as it were of necessity1 but willingly4 7#ae7;,for perhaps he departed for a season to this end1 that thou shouldest receive him as thine forever2 7#af7no longer as a servant1 but above a servant1 a brother beloved1 specially to me1 but how much more to thee1 both in the flesh1 and in the ,lord6 7#ag7;,if thou countest me therefore a partner1 receive him as myself4 7#ah7;,but if he wronged thee in any thing1 or owes aught1 put that to my account4 7#ai7;,i1 ,paul1 wrote it with my own hand1 ,i will repay4 ,not to say to thee1 that to me thou owest also thine own self besides4 7#bj7,yea1 brother1 let me have joy of thee in the ,lord4 ,refresh my heart in ,christ4 7#ba7;,having confidence in thy obedience ,i wrote to thee1 knowing that thou wilt also do more than ,i say4 7#bb7;,but at the same time be preparing for me also a lodging2 for ,i hope that through your prayers ,i shall be given to you4 7#bc7,there salute thee ,epaphras1 my fellow-captive in ,christ ,jesus2 7#bd7,mark1 ,aristarchus1 ,demas1 ,luke1 my fellow-laborers4 7#be7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with your spirit4 ,,letter ,,to ,,the ,,hebrews4 ,i4 ,,god1 who in many parts and in many ways spoke of old to the fathers by the prophets1 7#b7;in these last days spoke to us by his ,son1 whom he appointed heir of all things1 by whom he also made the worlds2 7#c7who1 being the brightness of his glory and the impress of his substance1 and upholding all things by the word of his power1 when he had by himself#a3c made a cleansing of sins1 sat down on the right hand of the ,majesty on high2 7#d7;having become so much superior to the angels1 as he has inherited a more excellent name than they4 7#e7;,for to whom of the angels said he ever3 ,thou art my ,son1 ,i this day have begotten thee2 and again3 ,i will be to him a ,father1 and he shall be to me a ,son4 7#f7;,but when he has again brought in#a3f the first-begotten into the world1 he says ,and let all the angels of ,god worship him4 7#g7;,and of the angels he says3 ,who makes his angels winds1 ,and his ministers a flame of fire2 7#h7;but of the ,son3 ,thy throne1 ,o ,god1 is forever and ever2 ,a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom2 7#i7,thou lovedst righteousness1 and hatedst iniquity2 ,therefore ,god1 thy ,god1 anointed thee1 ,with the oil of gladness1 above thy fellows2 7#aj7;and3 ,thou1 ,lord1 in the beginning1 didst found the earth1 ,and the heavens are the works of thy hands2 7#aa7,they will perish1 but thou remainest2 ,and they all will become old1 as does a garment1 7#ab7;,and as a vesture thou wilt fold them up1 and they will be changed2 ,but thou art the same1 ,and thy years will not fail4 7#ac7;,but to whom of the angels has he ever said3 ,sit on my right hand1 ,until ,i make thine enemies thy footstool4 7#ad7;,are they not all ministering spirits1 sent forth for ministration1 for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation8 ,,ii4 ,,on this account1 we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things heard1 lest haply we should let them slip#b3a4 7#b7;,for if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast1 and every transgression and disobedience received just retribution1 7#c7;how shall we escape1 having neglected so great a salvation2 which began to be spoken by the ,lord1 and was confirmed to us by those who heard1 7#d7;,god also bearing witness1 with signs and wonders1 and divers miracles1 and distributions of the ,holy ,spirit1 according to his own will8 7#e7;,for not to the angels did he put in subjection the world to come1 of which we are speaking4 7#f7;,but one in a certain place testified1 saying3 ,what is man1 that thou art mindful of him1 ,or the son of man1 that thou visitest him8 7#g7,thou madest him a little lower than the angels2 ,thou crownedst him with glory and honor2 7#h7,thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet4 ,for in that he put all in subjection under him1 he left nothing that is not put under him4 ,but now we do not yet see all things put under him4 7#i7;,but we behold him1 who was made a little lower than the angels1 ,jesus1 on account of the suffering of death1 crowned with glory and honor1 in order that he by the grace of ,god might taste death for every one4 7#aj7;,for it became him1 for whom are all things1 and by whom are all things1 in bringing many sons to glory1 to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings4 7#aa7;,for both he that sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all of one2 for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren1 7#ab7saying3 ,i will declare thy name to my brethren2 ,in the midst of the congregation ,i will sing praise to thee4 7#ac7;,and again3 ,i will put my trust in him4 ,and again3 ,behold1 ,i and the children whom ,god gave me4 7#ad7;,forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood1 he also himself in like manner took part in the same2 that through death he might destroy him who had the power of death1 that is1 the ,devil2 7#ae7;and might deliver those who1 through fear of death1 were all their lifetime subject to bondage4 7#af7;,for surely he does not succor angels2 but he succors the seed of ,abraham4 7#ag7,wherefore1 in all things it became him to be made like to his brethren1 that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to ,god1 to make propitiation for the sins of the people4 7#ah7;,for in that he himself has suffered being tempted1 he is able to help those who are tempted4 ,,iii4 ,,wherefore1 holy brethren1 partakers of the heavenly calling1 consider the ,apostle and ,high ,priest of our profession1 ,jesus1 7#b7who was faithful to him who appointed him1 as also was ,moses in all ,his house4 7#c7;,for he has been accounted worthy of more glory than ,moses1 inasmuch as he who has built the house has more honor than the house4 7#d7;,for every house is builded by some one2 but he who built all things is ,god4 7#e7;,and ,moses indeed was faithful in all ,his house as a servant1 as a testimony of the things which were to be afterward spoken2 7#f7;but ,christ as son over ,his house2 whose house are we1 if we hold fast the boldness and the joyousness of the hope firm unto the end#c3f4 7#g7,wherefore1 as the ,holy ,spirit says3 ,to-day1 if ye will hear his voice1 7#h7;,harden not your hearts1 as in the provocation1 ,in the day of the temptation in the wilderness2 7#i7,where your fathers tempted me1 ,proved me1 and saw my works1 forty years4 7#aj7,wherefore1 ,i was offended with that generation2 ,and ,i said3 ,they always go astray in their heart1 ,and they knew not my ways2 7#aa7;,as ,i swore in my wrath1 ,they shall not enter into my rest4 7#ab7,take heed1 brethren1 lest there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief1 in departing from the living ,god4 7#ac7;,but exhort one another daily1 as long as it is called ,to-day1 that no one of you may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin4 7#ad7;,for we have become partakers of ,christ1 if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end4 7#ae7,when it is said3 ,to-day1 if ye will hear his voice1 harden not your hearts as in the provocation2 7#af7who then1 when they had heard1 provoked8 ,nay1 was it not all who came forth out of ,egypt by ,moses8 7#ag7;,but with whom was he offended forty years8 ,was it not with those who sinned8 whose carcasses fell in the wilderness4 7#ah7;,and to whom did he swear1 that they should not enter into his rest1 but to those who believed not8 7#ai7;,and we see that they were not able to enter in1 because of unbelief4 ,,iv4 ,,let us fear therefore1 lest1 a promise being still left us of entering into his rest1 any one of you should seem to have come short of it4 7#b7;,for to us were the glad tidings preached1 as also to them2 but the word which they heard did not profit them1 not being mingled with faith in those who heard4 7#c7;,for we who believed enter into the rest1 as he said3 ,as ,i swore in my wrath1 they shall not enter into my rest1 although the works were finished from the foundation of the world4 7#d7;,for he has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day thus3 ,and ,god rested on the seventh day from all his works2 7#e7;and in this again3 ,they shall not enter into my rest4 7#f7,since then it remains that some do enter into it1 and they to whom the glad tidings were first preached entered not in because of unbelief1 again 7#g7;he limits a certain day1 ,to-day1 7saying in ,david1 after so long a time1 as has before been said17 ,to-day1 if ye will hear his voice1 ,harden not your hearts4 7#h7;,for if ,joshua had given them rest1 he would not1 after this1 have spoken of another day4 7#i7,so then1 there remains a ,sabbath-rest to the people of ,god4 7#aj7;,for he that entered into his rest1 himself rested from his works1 as ,god did from his own4 7#aa7,let us therefore endeavor to enter into that rest1 that no one may fall into the same example of unbelief4 7#ab7;,for the word of ,god is living1 and powerful1 and sharper than any two-edged sword1 piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit1 of joints and marrow1 and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart4 7#ac7;,and there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight2 but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with whom we have to do4 7#ad7;,having therefore a great high priest1 who has passed through the heavens1 ,jesus the ,son of ,god1 let us hold fast our profession4 7#ae7;,for we have not a high priest who can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities1 but who has in all points been tempted in like manner1 without sin4 7#af7,let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace1 that we may obtain mercy1 and find grace to help in time of need4 ,v4 ,,for every high priest1 being taken from among men1 is appointed for men in things pertaining to ,god1 that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins2 7#b7;being able to bear with the ignorant and erring1 since he himself also is encompassed with infirmity2 7#c7;and on account of it he ought1 as for the people1 so also for himself1 to make offering for sins4 7#d7;,and no one takes to himself the honor1 but being called by ,god1 as was also ,aaron4 7#e7,so also ,christ did not glorify himself to be made high priest1 but he who spoke to him3 ,thou art my ,son1 ,i this day have begotten thee2 7#f7;as also in another place1 he says3 ,thou art a priest forever1 ,after the order of ,melchizedek2 7#g7who1 in the days of his flesh offering up prayers and supplications1 with strong crying and tears1 to him who was able to save him from death1 and being heard on account of his godly fear1 7#h7though a ,son yet learned from what he suffered the required obedience1 7#i7;and being perfected became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him2 7#aj7;called by ,god1 ,high ,priest#e3aj1 after the order of ,melchizedek4 7#aa7,of whom we have much to say1 and hard to be explained1 since ye have become dull of hearing4 7#ab7;,for though ye ought1 on account of the time1 to be teachers1 ye again have need that some one teach you the first principles of the oracles of ,god1 and are become such as have need of milk1 and not of solid food4 7#ac7;,for every one who partakes of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness2 for he is a child4 7#ad7;,but solid food belongs to those who are of full age1 who by use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil4 ,,vi4 ,,wherefore1 leaving the first principles of the doctrine of ,christ1 let us go on to perfection2 not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works1 and of faith toward ,god1 7#b7of the doctrine of immersions1 and of the laying on of hands1 and of the resurrection of the dead1 and of eternal judgment4 7#c7;,and this we will do#f3c1 if ,god permit4 7#d7;,for it is impossible that they who have once been enlightened1 and have tasted of the heavenly gift1 and been made partakers of the ,holy ,spirit1 7#e7;and have tasted the good word of ,god1 and the powers of the world to come1 7#f7;and have fallen away1 should again be renewed to repentance2 seeing they crucify to themselves the ,son of ,god afresh1 and put him to open shame4 7#g7;,for the earth which has drunk in the rain oft coming upon it1 and brings forth herbs fit for those for whose sake it is tilled1 receives blessing from ,god2 7#h7;but if it bears thorns and briers it is rejected1 and is near to cursing2 whose end is to be burned4 7#i7;,but1 beloved1 we are persuaded of better things concerning you1 and things that accompany salvation1 though we thus speak4 7#aj7;,for ,god is not unrighteous to forget your work1 and the love which ye showed toward his name1 in that ye ministered and still do minister to the saints4 7#aa7;,but we desire that each one of you show the same diligence1 for the full assurance of the hope unto the end2 7#ab7that ye may not become slothful1 but followers of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises4 7#ac7;,for when ,god made the promise to ,abraham1 because he could swear by none greater1 he swore by himself1 7#ad7saying3 ,surely1 blessing ,i will bless thee1 and multiplying ,i will multiply thee4 7#ae7;,and so1 having patiently endured1 he obtained the promise4 7#af7;,for men indeed swear by the greater2 and the oath is to them an end of all gainsaying1 for a confirmation4 7#ag7,wherein ,god1 wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel1 interposed with an oath2 7#ah7that by two immutable things1 in which it is impossible that ,god should lie1 we may have strong encouragement1 who fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us1 7#ai7which we have as an anchor of the soul1 sure and steadfast1 and entering within the vail2 7#bj7where as forerunner for us ,jesus entered1 having become a high priest forever1 after the order of ,melchizedek4 ,,vii4 ,,for this ,melchizedek1 king of ,salem1 priest of the most high ,god1 who met ,abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings1 and blessed him2 7#b7to whom also ,abraham apportioned a tenth of all2 first indeed being interpreted ,king of righteousness1 and then also ,king of ,salem1 which is1 ,king of peace2 7#c7without father1 without mother1 without table of descent1 having neither beginning of days1 nor end of life#g3c1 but likened to the ,son of ,god1 remains a priest continually4 7#d7,now consider how great this man was1 to whom ,abraham the patriarch also gave a tenth of the spoils4 7#e7;,and they indeed that are of the sons of ,levi1 who receive the office of the priesthood1 have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law1 that is1 of their brethren1 though they have come out of the loins of ,abraham2 7#f7;but he whose descent is not reckoned from them has taken tithes of ,abraham1 and has blessed him who had the promises4 7#g7;,and without any contradiction1 the less is blessed by the better4 7#h7;,and here indeed men who die receive tithes2 but there1 one of whom it is testified that he lives4 7#i7;,and so to speak1 ,levi also1 who receives tithes1 has paid tithes in ,abraham2 7#aj7;for he was yet in the loins of his father1 when ,melchizedek met him4 7#aa7;,if therefore perfection were by the ,levitical priesthood 7for under it the people have received the law71 what further need was there that a different priest should arise1 after the order of ,melchizedek1 and not be called after the order of ,aaron8 7#ab7;,for the priesthood being changed1 of necessity there comes also a change of law4 7#ac7;,for he of whom these things are spoken pertains to a different tribe1 of which no one has given attendance at the altar4 7#ad7;,for it is evident that our ,lord has arisen out of ,judah2 of which tribe ,moses spoke nothing concerning priests4 7#ae7;,and it is yet more abundantly manifest1 if after the similitude of ,melchizedek there arises a different priest1 7#af7who has been made1 not after the law of a carnal commandment1 but after the power of an indissoluble life4 7#ag7;,for it is testified of him3 ,thou art a priest forever2 ,after the order of ,melchizedek4 7#ah7;,for on the one hand1 there is an annulling of the commandment that went before1 on account of its weakness and unprofitableness1--7#ai7;for the law perfected nothing1--and on the other the bringing in of a better hope1 by which we draw near to ,god4 7#bj7;,and inasmuch as it was not without an oath1--7#ba7;for they indeed were made priests without an oath1 but he with an oath by him who said to him3 ,the ,lord swore and will not repent1 thou art a priest forever after the order of ,melchizedek#g3ba1--7bb7;by so much has ,jesus become a surety of a better covenant4 7#bc7;,and they indeed have been many priests1 because they were hindered by death from continuing2 7#bd7;but he1 because he remains forever1 has an unchangeable priesthood4 7#be7,whence also he is able to save to the utmost those who come to ,god through him1 since he ever lives to intercede for them4 7#bf7;,for such a high priest became us1 holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 separated from sinners1 and made higher than the heavens2 7#bg7who has not necessity daily1 as the high priests1 to offer up sacrifices1 first for his own sins1 and then for those of the people2 for this he did once for all1 in offering up himself4 7#bh7;,for the law makes men high priests who have infirmity2 but the word of the oath1 which was since the law1 makes the ,son1 who is perfected forever4 ,,viii4 ,,now of the things which we are saying1 this is the chief3 ,we have such a high priest1 who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the ,majesty of the heavens2 7#b7;a minister of the holy places1 and of the true tabernacle1 which the ,lord pitched1 and not man4 7#c7;,for every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices2 wherefore it is necessary1 that this one have something which he may offer4 7#d7;,for if he were on earth1 he would not be a priest1 since there are those who offer gifts according to the law1 7#e7who minister after an outline and a shadow of the heavenly things1 as ,moses was admonished by ,god1 when he was about to make the tabernacle2 for1 ,see1 says he1 that thou make all things according to the pattern which was showed thee in the mount4 7#f7;,but now he has obtained a more excellent ministry1 by so much as he is also mediator of a better covenant1 which has been established upon better promises4 7#g7;,for if that first had been faultless1 a place would not have been sought for the second4 7#h7;,for finding fault with them1 he says#h3h3 ,behold the days are coming1 saith the ,lord1 ,when ,i will make with the house of ,israel1 ,and with the house of ,judah1 a new covenant2 7#i7,not according to the covenant that ,i made for their fathers1 ,in the day when ,i took hold of their hand1 ,to bring them out of the land of ,egypt2 ,because they continued not in my covenant1 ,and ,i regarded them not1 saith the ,lord4 7#aj7;,for this is the covenant that ,i will establish for the house of ,israel1 ,after those days1 saith the ,lord1 ,putting my laws into their mind1 ,and on their hearts ,i will write them2 ,and ,i will be to them a ,god1 ,and they shall be to me a people2 7#aa7;,and they shall not teach1 ,each one his neighbor1 and each one his brother1 ,saying3 ,know the ,lord2 ,because all shall know me1 from the least to the greatest2 7#ab7;,because ,i will be merciful to their unrighteousness1 ,and their sins and their iniquities ,i will remember no more4 7#ac7;,in that he says1 ,a new1 he has made the first old4 ,now that which is grown old1 and worn out with age1 is ready to vanish away4 ,,ix4 ,,now the first had indeed also ordinances of service1 and the worldly sanctuary4 7#b7;,for a tabernacle was prepared2 the first1 wherein is the lamp-stand1 and the table1 and the show-bread2 which is called holy4 7#c7;,and after the second vail1 the tabernacle which is called most holy1 7#d7;having a golden altar of incense1 and the ark of the covenant overlaid on every side with gold1 wherein was the golden pot containing the manna1 and the rod of ,aaron which budded1 and the tables of the covenant2 7#e7;and above it the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat2 of which we can not now speak particularly4 7#f7,now these things being thus prepared1 into the first tabernacle the priests enter at all times1 performing the services2 7#g7;but into the second1 the high priest alone1 once every year1 not without blood1 which he offers for himself1 and for the errors of the people2 7#h7the ,holy ,spirit signifying this1 that the way into the holy places has not yet been made manifest1 while the first tabernacle is yet standing2 7#i7which is a figure for the time present1 under which are offered both gifts and sacrifices1 unable as to the conscience to perfect the worshiper2 7#aj7only with meats and drinks#i3aj1 and divers immersions1 ordinances of the flesh1 imposed until the time of reformation4 7#aa7;,but ,christ1 having come as a high priest of the good things to come1 through the greater and more perfect tabernacle1 not made with hands 7that is1 not of this creation71 7#ab7;and not through the blood of goats and calves but through his own blood1 entered once for all into the holy places1 obtaining eternal redemption4 7#ac7;,for if the blood of goats and bulls1 and ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled1 sanctifies to the purity of the flesh2 7#ad7;how much more shall the blood of ,christ1 who through the eternal ,spirit offered himself without spot to ,god1 cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living ,god8 7#ae7;,and for this cause he is mediator of a new covenant1 in order that1 death having taken place1 for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant1 they who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance4 7#af7;,for where there is a testament#i3af1 there must also of necessity be brought in the death of the testator4 7#ag7;,for a testament is of force after men are dead2 since it is of no strength at all while the testator lives4 7#ah7,wherefore1 neither has the first been dedicated without blood4 7#ai7;,for1 when ,moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law1 he took the blood of the calves and of the goats1 with water1 and scarlet wool1 and hyssop1 and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people1 saying3 7#bj7,this is the blood of the covenant1 which ,god enjoined in respect to you4 7#ba7;,and moreover1 the tabernacle1 and all the vessels of the service1 he in like manner sprinkled with blood4 7#bb7;,and nearly all things are cleansed according to the law with blood2 and without shedding of blood there is no remission4 7#bc7;,it was therefore necessary1 that the outlines of things in the heavens should be cleansed with these2 but the heavenly things themselves1 with better sacrifices than these4 7#bd7;,for ,christ entered not into holy places made with hands1 figures of the true2 but into heaven itself1 now to appear in the presence of ,god for us2 7#be7nor yet that he should many times offer himself1 as the high priest enters into the holy places every year with blood of others2 7#bf7;for then must he many times have suffered since the foundation of the world2 but now once1 in the end of the ages1 he has been manifested for the putting away of sin by the sacrifice of himself#i3bf4 7#bg7;,and inasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die1 but after this the judgment2 7#bh7so also the ,christ1 having been once offered to bear the sins of many1 will to those who look for him appear a second time without sin1 unto salvation4 ,x4 ,,for the law having a shadow of the good things to come1 not the very image of the things1 can never1 with the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually1 make those who come to them#aj3a perfect4 7#b7;,for then would they not have ceased to be offered1 because the worshipers would have had no more consciousness of sins1 having once been cleansed8 7#c7;,but in them there is a remembrance of sins year by year4 7#d7;,for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins4 7#e7,wherefore1 when he comes into the world1 he says3 ,sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not1 ,but a body didst thou prepare for me2 7#f7;,in whole burnt-offerings1 and sacrifices for sin1 thou hadst no pleasure4 7#g7,then said ,i3 ,lo1 ,i come1 ,in the volume of the book it is written of me1 ,to do thy will1 ,o ,god4 7#h7,saying above1 ,sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou wouldest not1 nor hadst pleasure therein1 which are offered by the law1 7#i7then has he said3 ,lo1 ,i come to do thy will1 ,o ,god4 ,he takes away the first1 that he may establish the second4 7#aj7;,in which will we have been sanctified1 through the offering of the body of ,jesus ,christ once for all4 7#aa7;,and every priest#aj3aa indeed stands daily ministering1 and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices1 which can never take away sins2 7#ab7;but he1 having offered one sacrifice for sins1 for ever sat down on the right hand of ,god2 7#ac7;from henceforth expecting until his enemies be made his footstool4 7#ad7;,for by one offering he has perfected forever those who are sanctified4 7#ae7,moreover1 the ,holy ,spirit also is a witness to us2 for after he had said1 7#af7,this is the covenant that ,i will make with them after those days1 saith the ,lord1 putting my laws upon their hearts1 and on their minds ,i will write them1 he further says1 7#ag7;and their sins and iniquities ,i will remember no more4 7#ah7;,but where there is remission of these1 there is no longer offering for sin4 7#ai7;,having therefore1 brethren1 boldness as to the entrance into the holy places by the blood of ,jesus1 which entrance he instituted for us1 7#bj7;a new and living way1 through the vail1 that is to say1 his flesh2 7#ba7;and having a great priest over the house of ,god2 7#bb7,let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith1 having had our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience2 and having had our body washed with pure water1 7#bc7let us hold fast the profession of the hope without wavering1 for he is faithful who promised2 7#bd7;and let us consider one another1 to incite to love and to good works2 7#be7not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together1 as is the custom of some1 but exhorting1 and so much the more as ye see the day approaching4 7#bf7;,for if we willingly sin1 after having received the knowledge of the truth1 there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins1 7#bg7;but a certain fearful looking for of judgment1 and a fiery indignation1 which will devour the adversaries4 7#bh7;,he that despised ,moses' law died without mercy1 under two or three witnesses4 7#bi7,of how much worse punishment1 suppose ye1 will he be thought worthy1 who has trodden under foot the ,son of ,god1 and has accounted the blood of the covenant1 wherewith he was sanctified1 an unholy thing1 and has done despite to the ,spirit of grace8 7#cj7;,for we know him who said3 ,to me belongs vengeance2 ,i will recompense1 saith the ,lord2 and again3 ,the ,lord will judge his people4 7#ca7;,it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living ,god4 7#cb7;,but call to remembrance the former days1 in which1 after ye were enlightened1 ye endured a great contest of sufferings2 7#cc7partly1 whilst ye were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions2 and partly1 whilst ye became partakers with those who were so used4 7#cd7;,for ye sympathized with those in bonds1 and ye took joyfully the plundering of your goods1 knowing that ye have for yourselves a better and an enduring substance4 7#ce7;,cast not away therefore your confidence1 which has great recompense of reward4 7#cf7;,for ye have need of patience1 that having done the will of ,god ye may receive the promise4 7#cg7;,for yet a little while1 he that is to come will come1 and will not delay4 7#ch7,now1 the just shall live by faith2 but if he draw back1 my soul has no pleasure in him4 7#ci7;,but we are not of those who draw back unto perdition2 but of those who believe to the saving of the soul4 ,,xi4 ,,now faith is the assurance of things hoped for#aa3a1 the conviction of things not seen4 7#b7;,for in this the elders obtained a good report4 7#c7,through faith we perceive that the worlds were framed by the word of ,god1 so that what is seen has not arisen#aa3c out of things which appear4 7#d7;,by faith ,abel offered to ,god a more excellent sacrifice than ,cain1 by which he received testimony that he was righteous1 ,god testifying of his gifts2 and through it1 being dead1 he yet speaks4 7#e7;,by faith ,enoch was translated1 that he should not see death2 and he was not found1 because ,god translated him2 for before his translation1 he has had the testimony that he pleased ,god4 7#f7;,but without faith it is impossible to please him2 for he who comes to ,god must believe that he is1 and that he is a rewarder to those who seek after him4 7#g7;,by faith ,noah1 being warned by ,god concerning things not yet seen1 moved with fear1 prepared an ark for the saving of his house2 by which he condemned the world1 and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith4 7#h7;,by faith ,abraham when called obeyed1 to go forth into a place which he should afterward receive for an inheritance1 and went forth1 not knowing whither he went4 7#i7;,by faith he sojourned in the land of promise1 as a foreign land1 dwelling in tents with ,isaac and ,jacob1 heirs with him of the same promise2 7#aj7;for he looked for the city which has the foundations1 whose builder and maker is ,god4 7#aa7;,by faith ,sarah herself also received power to conceive seed1 even when she was past age1 because she accounted him faithful who had promised4 7#ab7,wherefore also there sprang from one1 and him become as dead1 even as the stars of heaven in multitude1 and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable4 7#ac7,these all died in faith1 not having received the promises1 but having seen them from afar1 and greeted them1 and professed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth4 7#ad7;,for they that say such things declare plainly1 that they are seeking a country4 7#ae7;,and if indeed1 they had in mind that from which they came out1 they would have had opportunity to return4 7#af7;,but now#aa3af they desire a better1 that is1 a heavenly2 wherefore ,god is not ashamed to be called their ,god2 for he prepared for them a city4 7#ag7;,by faith ,abraham1 when tried1 has offered up ,isaac2 and he who had accepted the promises offered up his only begotten1 7#ah7of whom it was said3 ,in ,isaac shall thy seed be called2 7#ai7;accounting that ,god is able even to raise from the dead2 whence he also received him back in a figure4 7#bj7;,by faith ,isaac blessed ,jacob and ,esau1 concerning things to come4 7#ba7;,by faith ,jacob1 when dying1 blessed each of the sons of ,joseph2 and he worshiped1 leaning on the top of his staff4 7#bb7;,by faith ,joseph1 when dying1 made mention of the departure of the sons of ,israel1 and gave commandment concerning his bones4 7#bc7;,by faith ,moses1 when born1 was hidden three months by his parents1 because they saw that the child was fair2 and they feared not the king's commandment4 7#bd7;,by faith ,moses1 when grown up1 refused to be called son of a daughter of ,pharaoh2 7#be7;choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of ,god1 than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season2 7#bf7;esteeming the reproach of ,christ greater riches than the treasures of ,egypt2 for he looked for the reward4 7#bg7;,by faith he forsook ,egypt1 not fearing the wrath of the king2 for he endured1 as seeing him who is invisible4 7#bh7,through faith he has kept the passover1 and the affusion of the blood1 that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them4 7#bi7;,by faith they passed through the ,red sea as by dry land2 which the ,egyptians attempting were swallowed up4 7#cj7;,by faith the walls of ,jericho fell1 after they had been encompassed during seven days4 7#ca7;,by faith ,rahab the harlot did not perish with those who believed not#aa3ca1 after having received the spies with peace4 7#cb7;,and why say ,i more8 ,for the time would fail me to tell of ,gideon1 of ,barak and ,samson and ,jephthah1 of ,david and ,samuel and the prophets2 7#cc7who through faith subdued kingdoms1 wrought righteousness1 obtained promises1 stopped the mouths of lions1 7#cd7quenched the power of fire1 escaped the edge of the sword1 from weakness were made strong1 became mighty in war1 turned to flight the armies of the aliens4 7#ce7,women received their dead1 by resurrection to life2 and others were tortured1 not accepting deliverance1 that they might obtain a better resurrection4 7#cf7;,and others had trial of mockings1 and scourgings1 and1 moreover1 of bonds and imprisonment4 7#cg7,they were stoned1 they were sawn asunder1 they were tempted1 they were slain with the sword2 they went about in sheep-skins and goats' skins1 being destitute1 afflicted1 tormented2 7#ch7of whom the world was not worthy2 wandering in deserts and mountains and caves1 and the clefts of the earth4 7#ci7;,and all these1 having obtained a good report through faith1 did not receive the promise2 7#dj7;,god having provided something better concerning us1 that they should not without us be made perfect4 ,,xii4 ,,therefore1 let us also1 having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding1 us1 lay aside every weight1 and the easily besetting sin1 and with patience run the race that is set before us1 7#b7looking away to the author and finisher of the faith1 ,jesus2 who for the joy set before him endured the cross1 despising the shame1 and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of ,god4 7#c7;,for consider him who has endured such contradiction by sinners against him1 that ye become not weary1 fainting in your souls4 7#d7,not yet did ye resist unto blood1 contending against sin2 7#e7;and ye have forgotten the exhortation1 which discourses with you as with sons3 ,my son1 despise not the chastening of the ,lord1 ,nor faint when reproved by him2 7#f7;,for whom the ,lord loves he chastens1 ,and scourges every son whom he receives4 7#g7;,if ye endure chastening1 ,god deals with you as with sons2 for what son is there whom his father chastens not8 7#h7;,but if ye are without chastening1 of which all have been made partakers1 then are ye bastards1 and not sons4 7#i7;,furthermore1 we had fathers of our flesh1 who chastened us1 and we gave them reverence2 shall we not much rather be in subjection to the ,father of spirits1 and live8 7#aj7;,for they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them2 but he for our profit1 that we might be partakers of his holiness4 7#aa7,now all chastening for the present indeed seems not joyous1 but grievous2 but afterward1 it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness1 to those who have been exercised thereby4 7#ab7,wherefore lift up the hands which hang down1 and the feeble knees2 7#ac7;and make straight paths for your feet1 that the lame be not turned out of the way1 but rather be healed4 7#ad7;,follow peace with all1 and holiness1 without which no one shall see the ,lord2 7#ae7looking diligently1 lest any one come short of the grace of ,god2 lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you1 and the many be thereby defiled2 7#af7lest there be any fornicator1 or profane person1 as ,esau1 who for one meal sold his birthright4 7#ag7;,for ye know that he also afterward1 when he wished to inherit the blessing1 was rejected2 for he found no place of repentance1 though he sought after it with tears4 7#ah7;,for ye have not come to a mount that is touched1 and burning with fire1 nor to blackness1 and darkness1 and tempest1 7#ai7;and the sound of a trumpet1 and the voice of words2 which voice they who heard refused that more should be spoken to them2 7#bj7;for they could not bear that which was commanded1 ,even if a beast touch the mountain1 it shall be stoned2 7#ba7;and so terrible was the sight1 that ,moses said3 ,i fear1 and tremble4 7#bb7;,but ye have come to mount ,zion1 and to the city of the living ,god1 the heavenly ,jerusalem1 and to myriads of angels1 7#bc7to the general assembly and church of the first-born1 who are enrolled in heaven1 and to ,god the ,judge of all1 and to the spirits of just ones made perfect2 7#bd7;and to ,jesus the mediator of the new covenant1 and to the blood of sprinkling1 that speaks better than ,abel4 7#be7,see that ye refuse not him who speaks2 for if they did not escape1 refusing him who declared the divine will on earth1 much more shall not we1 who turn away from him who speaks from heaven2 7#bf7whose voice then shook the earth2 but now he has promised1 saying3 ,yet once more ,i shake1 not the earth only1 but also heaven4 7#bg7;,and this1 ,yet once more1 signifies the removing of the things shaken1 as of things that have been made1 that the things which are not shaken may remain4 7#bh7,wherefore1 receiving a kingdom which can not be shaken1 let us have grace whereby we may serve ,god acceptably1 with reverence and godly fear2 7#bi7;for our ,god is a consuming fire4 ,,xiii4 ,,let brotherly love continue4 7#b7;,be not forgetful to entertain strangers2 for thereby some entertained angels unawares4 7#c7,remember those in bonds1 as bound with them2 those in adversity1 as being yourselves also in the body4 7#d7,marriage is honorable in all1 and the bed undefiled#ac3d2 but fornicators and adulterers ,god will judge4 7#e7,let your disposition be without covetousness1 and be content with what ye have2 for he has said3 ,i will never leave thee1 nor forsake thee4 7#f7,so that we boldly say3 ,the ,lord is my helper1 and ,i will not fear2 ,what shall man do to me8 7#g7,remember those who were your leaders1 who spoke to you the word of ,god2 considering the end of whose manner of life1 imitate their faith4 7#h7;,jesus ,christ is yesterday and to-day the same1 and forever4 7#i7;,be not carried away with various and strange teachings2 for it is good that the heart be established with grace1 not with meats1 which did not profit those who walked therein4 7#aj7,we have an altar1 whereof they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle4 7#aa7;,for the bodies of those beasts1 whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest for sin1 are burned without the camp4 7#ab7,wherefore ,jesus also1 that he might sanctify the people through his own blood1 suffered without the gate4 7#ac7,so then1 let us go forth to him without the camp1 bearing his reproach4 7#ad7;,for here we have not an abiding city1 but are seeking for that which is to come4 7#ae7,through him1 therefore1 let us offer up the sacrifice of praise to ,god continually1 that is1 the fruit of lips giving thanks to his name4 7#af7;,but to do good and to communicate forget not2 for with such sacrifices ,god is well pleased4 7#ag7,obey those who are your leaders1 and submit2 for they watch for your souls1 as those who shall give account2 that they may do this with joy1 and not with sighing1 for that is unprofitable for you4 7#ah7,pray for us2 for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience1 in all things desiring to deport ourselves well4 7#ai7;,but ,i the more earnestly beseech you to do this1 that ,i may the sooner be restored to you4 7#bj7,now the ,god of peace1 who brought up from the dead our ,lord ,jesus1 the great ,shepherd of the sheep in virtue of the blood of an eternal covenant1 7#ba7make you perfect in every good work to do his will1 doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight1 through ,jesus ,christ2 to whom be the glory1 forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#bb7;,but ,i beseech you1 brethren1 bear with the word of exhortation2 for ,i wrote to you in few words4 7#bc7,know that the brother1 ,timothy1 has been set at liberty2 with whom1 if he come shortly1 ,i will see you4 7#bd7,salute all that are your leaders1 and all the saints4 ,those of ,italy salute you4 7#be7;,grace be with you all4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,general ,,letter ,,of ,,james4 ,i4 ,,james1 a servant of ,god and of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad#a3a1 greeting4 7#b7;,count it all joy1 my brethren1 when ye fall into various temptations2 7#c7knowing that the proving of your faith works patience4 7#d7;,but let patience have a perfect work1 that ye may be perfect and entire1 lacking in nothing4 7#e7;,but if any one of you is lacking in wisdom1 let him ask of ,god1 who gives to all liberally1 and upbraids not1 and it will be given him4 7#f7;,but let him ask in faith1 nothing wavering2 for he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed4 7#g7;,for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the ,lord2 7#h7;a double-minded man1 unstable in all his ways4 7#i7,let the brother of low degree glory in that he is exalted2 7#aj7;but the rich1 in that he is made low2 because as the flower of the grass he will pass away4 7#aa7;,for the sun rose with the burning heat1 and withered the grass1 and its flower fell off1 and the grace of its fashion perished2 so also will the rich man fade away in his ways4 7#ab7;,happy is the man that endures temptation2 because1 when he is approved1 he will receive the crown of life1 which ,he promised to those who love him4 7#ac7,let no one say when he is tempted1 ,i am tempted by ,god2 for ,god can not be tempted with evil1 and himself tempts no one4 7#ad7;,but each one is tempted1 when by his own lust he is drawn away and enticed4 7#ae7,then lust1 having conceived1 brings forth sin2 and sin1 when completed1 brings forth death4 7#af7;,do not err1 my beloved brethren4 7#ag7;,every good gift and every perfect gift is from above1 coming down from the ,father of the lights1 with whom there is no variableness1 or shadow of turning4 7#ah7,of his own will he begot us with the word of truth1 that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures4 7#ai7,so that1 my beloved brethren1 let every man be swift to hear1 slow to speak1 slow to wrath2 7#bj7;for the wrath of man works not the righteousness of ,god4 7#ba7,wherefore1 putting off all filthiness and excess of wickedness1 receive with meekness the implanted word1 which is able to save your souls4 7#bb7;,but be doers of the word1 and not hearers only1 deceiving yourselves4 7#bc7;,for if any one is a hearer of the word1 and not a doer1 he is like to a man beholding his natural face in a mirror4 7#bd7;,for he beheld himself1 and has gone away2 and immediately he forgot what manner of man he was4 7#be7;,but he who looked into the perfect law1 the law of liberty1 and remained thereby1 being not a forgetful hearer1 but a doer of work1 this man shall be happy in his doing4 7#bf7;,if any one thinks that he is religious1 and bridles not his tongue1 but deceives his own heart1 this man's religion is vain4 7#bg7,religion1 pure and undefiled before ,god and the ,father1 is this3 ,to visit the orphans and widows in their affliction2 to keep himself unspotted from the world4 ,,ii4 ,,my brethren1 hold not the faith of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,lord of glory1 with respect of persons4 7#b7;,for if there have come into your assembly a man with a gold ring1 in gay clothing1 and there have come in also a poor man in mean clothing2 7#c7;and ye have respect to him that wears the gay clothing1 and say3 ,sit thou here in a good place1 and say to the poor man3 ,stand thou there1 or1 ,sit under my footstool2 7#d7were ye not partial in yourselves1 and become judges with evil thoughts8 7#e7;,hearken1 my beloved brethren4 ,did not ,god choose the poor as to this world#b3e to be rich in faith1 and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him8 7#f7;,but ye dishonored the poor man4 ,do not the rich oppress you1 and do not they drag you before the judgment-seats8 7#g7;,do not they blaspheme the worthy name by which ye are called8 7#h7;,if indeed ye fulfill the royal law1 according to the scripture1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself1 ye do well4 7#i7;,but if ye have respect to persons1 ye commit sin1 being convicted by the law as transgressors4 7#aj7;,for whoever shall keep the whole law1 and yet offend in one point1 he is guilty of all4 7#aa7;,for he who said3 ,do not commit adultery1 said also3 ,do not kill4 ,now if thou commit not adultery1 yet if thou kill1 thou art become a transgressor of the law4 7#ab7,so speak1 and so do1 as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty4 7#ac7;,for the judgment shall be without mercy1 to him that showed no mercy4 ,mercy glories over judgment4 7#ad7,what does it profit1 my brethren1 if any one say that he has faith1 and have not works8 ,can the faith save him8 7#ae7;,but if a brother or a sister be naked1 and destitute of daily food1 7#af7;and one of you say to them3 ,depart in peace1 be warmed1 and be filled1 but ye give them not the things needful for the body1 what does it profit8 7#ag7,so also faith1 if it has not works1 is dead in itself4 7#ah7;,but some will say3 ,thou hast faith1 and ,i have works2 show me thy faith without the works1 and ,i will show thee the faith by my works4 7#ai7,thou believest that ,god is one4 ,thou doest well2 the demons also believe1 and tremble4 7#bj7;,but wilt thou know1 ,o vain man1 that faith without works is dead8 7#ba7,was not ,abraham our father justified by works1 when he offered ,isaac his son upon the altar8 7#bb7,thou seest that faith wrought with his works1 and by works was faith made complete4 7#bc7;,and the scripture was fulfilled which says3 ,abraham believed ,god1 and it was reckoned to him for righteousness2 and he was called1 ,friend of ,god4 7#bd7,ye see that by works a man is justified1 and not by faith only4 7#be7;,and in like manner1 was not also ,rahab the harlot justified by works1 when she received the messengers1 and sent them out by another way8 7#bf7;,for as the body without the spirit is dead1 so also faith without works is dead4 ,,iii4 ,,my brethren1 be not many teachers1 knowing that we shall receive greater condemnation4 7#b7;,for in many things we all offend4 ,if any one offends not in word1 the same is a perfect man1 able to bridle also the whole body4 7#c7,now if we put the bits into the horses' mouths#c3c1 that they may obey us1 we turn about also their whole body4 7#d7;,behold also the ships1 though they are so great1 and driven by fierce winds1 are turned about by a very small helm1 whithersoever the steersman may desire4 7#e7,so also the tongue is a little member1 and boasts great things4 ,behold1 how great a forest a little fire kindles6 7#f7;,and the tongue is a fire1 that world of iniquity6 ,the tongue among our members is that which defiles the whole body1 and sets on fire the course of life1 and is set on fire by hell4 7#g7;,for every nature of beasts and birds1 of reptiles and things in the sea1 is tamed1 and has been tamed1 by the nature of man4 7#h7;,but the tongue no man can tame2 a restless evil1 full of deadly poison4 7#i7,therewith we bless the ,lord and ,father2 and therewith we curse men1 who have been made after the likeness of ,god4 7#aj7,out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing4 ,my brethren1 these things ought not so to be4 7#aa7;,does the fountain1 out of the same opening1 send forth the sweet and the bitter8 7#ab7;,can a fig-tree1 my brethren1 bear olives1 or a vine figs8 ,neither can salt water yield fresh4 7#ac7,who is wise and endued with knowledge among you8 ,let him show1 out of his good deportment1 his works in meekness of wisdom4 7#ad7;,but if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts1 do not glory1 and lie against the truth4 7#ae7,this wisdom is not one that comes down from above1 but earthly1 sensual#c3af1 devilish4 7#af7;,for where there is emulation and strife1 there is confusion and every evil work4 7#ag7;,but the wisdom from above is first pure1 then peaceable1 forbearing1 easily persuaded1 full of mercy and good fruits1 without partiality1 and without hypocrisy4 7#ah7;,and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace1 by those who work peace4 ,,iv4 ,,from whence are wars1 and from whence are fightings among you8 ,are they not from hence1 from your lusts that war in your members8 7#b7,ye desire1 and have not2 ye kill1 and envy1 and can not obtain2 ye fight and war4 ,ye have not1 because ye ask not2 7#c7ye ask1 and receive not1 because ye ask amiss1 that ye may consume it upon your lusts4 7#d7,ye adulteresses1 know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with ,god8 ,whoever therefore desires to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of ,god4 7#e7;,do ye think that the ,scripture says in vain1 the spirit he made to dwell in us has jealous longings8 7#f7;,but he gives the more grace4 ,wherefore he says3 ,god resists the proud1 ,but gives grace to the humble4 7#g7,submit yourselves therefore to ,god4 ,resist the ,devil1 and he will flee from you4 7#h7;,draw nigh to ,god1 and he will draw nigh to you4 ,cleanse your hands1 ye sinners2 and purify your hearts1 ye double-minded4 7#i7;,be afflicted1 and mourn1 and weep2 let your laughter be turned into mourning1 and your joy into heaviness4 7#aj7;,humble yourselves in the sight of the ,lord1 and he will exalt you4 7#aa7;,do not speak against one another1 brethren4 ,he that speaks against his brother1 or judges his brother1 speaks against the law1 and judges the law4 ,but if thou judge the law1 thou art not a doer of the law1 but a judge4 7#ab7,one is the lawgiver and judge1 he who is able to save and to destroy4 ,who art thou that judgest thy neighbor8 7#ac7;,come now1 ye that say3 ,to-day and to-morrow we will go into this city1 and spend one year there1 and buy and sell1 and get gain2 7#ad77whereas ye know not what belongs to the morrow2 for what is your life8 for ye are a vapor1 that appears for a little time1 and then vanishes away27 7#ae7;instead of saying3 ,if the ,lord will1 we shall both live1 and do this or that4 7#af7;,but now ye glory in your boastings4 ,all such glorying is evil4 7#ag7,therefore to him that knows to do good1 and does it not1 to him it is sin4 ,v4 ,,come now1 ye rich1 weep1 wailing for your miseries that are coming upon you4 7#b7,your riches are corrupted1 and your garments are become moth-eaten4 7#c7,your gold and silver is rusted2 and the rust of them will be a witness against you1 and will eat your flesh as fire4 ,ye heaped up treasure1 in the last days4 7#d7;,behold1 the hire of the laborers who reaped your fields1 which is fraudulently kept back by you1 cries out2 and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the ,lord of ,sabaoth#e3d4 7#e7,ye have been luxurious on the earth1 and lived in pleasure2 ye have nourished your hearts1 in the day of slaughter4 7#f7,ye have condemned1 ye have killed the just2 he does not resist you4 7#g7;,be patient therefore1 brethren1 until the coming of the ,lord4 ,behold1 the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth1 being patient over it1 till it shall have received the early and latter rain4 7#h7;,be ye also patient2 establish your hearts1 because the coming of the ,lord draws nigh4 7#i7,murmur not against one another1 brethren1 that ye be not judged4 ,behold1 the judge stands before the door4 7#aj7,take1 my brethren1 the prophets1 who spoke in the name of the ,lord1 for an example of affliction1 and of patience4 7#aa7;,behold1 we count those happy who endure4 ,ye heard of the patience of ,job1 and saw the end of the ,lord#e3aa2 that the ,lord is very pitiful1 and of tender mercy4 7#ab7;,but above all things1 my brethren1 swear not2 neither by heaven1 nor by the earth1 nor by any other oath2 but let your yea be yea1 and your nay1 nay2 that ye fall not under condemnation4 7#ac7;,is any afflicted among you1 let him pray4 ,is any cheerful1 let him sing praise4 7#ad7;,is any sick among you1 let him call for the elders of the church2 and let them pray over him1 anointing him with oil in the name of the ,lord4 7#ae7;,and the prayer of faith will save the sick1 and the ,lord will raise him up2 and even if he have committed sins1 it will be forgiven him4 7#af7;,confess therefore your trespasses to one another1 and pray for one another1 that ye may be healed4 ,the earnest prayer of a righteous man avails much4 7#ag7;,elijah was a man of like nature with us2 and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain1 and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months4 7#ah7;,and again he prayed1 and the heaven gave rain1 and the earth brought forth her fruit4 7#ai7;,brethren1 if any one among you be led astray from the truth1 and one convert him2 7#bj7let him know1 that he who converts a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death1 and will hide a multitude of sins4 ,,the ,,first ,,general ,,letter ,,of ,,peter4 ,i4 ,,peter1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 to the strangers scattered#a3a through ,pontus1 ,galatia1 ,cappadocia1 ,asia1 and ,bithynia2 7#b7;chosen according to the foreknowledge of ,god the ,father1 in sanctification of the ,spirit1 unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of ,jesus ,christ3 ,grace and peace be multiplied to you4 7#c7;,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who according to his abundant mercy begot us again unto a living hope#a3c through the resurrection of ,jesus ,christ from the dead2 7#d7unto an inheritance imperishable1 and undefiled1 and unfading1 reserved in heaven for you1 7#e7who by the power of ,god are kept through faith1 unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time4 7#f7,wherein ye greatly rejoice1 though now for a little time1 if need be1 made sorrowful by manifold trials2 7#g7that the proof of your faith1 much more precious than gold that perishes1 but is proved by fire1 may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of ,jesus ,christ2 7#h7whom having not seen ye love2 in whom1 though now ye see him not1 yet believing1 ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory2 7#i7receiving the end of your faith1 the salvation of your souls4 7#aj7;,concerning which salvation the prophets diligently sought and searched1 who prophesied of the grace toward you2 7#aa7searching as to what or what manner of time the ,spirit of ,christ which was in them signified1 when it testified beforehand the sufferings destined for ,christ1 and the glories that should follow2 7#ab7to whom it was revealed1 that not to themselves1 but to you they were ministering them1 which now have been announced to you1 through those who brought you the good news by the ,holy ,spirit sent from heaven2 which things angels desire to look into4 7#ac7,wherefore1 girding up the loins of your mind1 be sober1 and hope perfectly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of ,jesus ,christ2 7#ad7;as children of obedience1 not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance2 7#ae7;but as he who called you is holy1 be ye yourselves holy in all your deportment2 7#af7;because it is written3 ,ye shall be holy1 for ,i am holy4 7#ag7;,and if ye call him ,father#a3ag1 who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work1 pass the time of your sojourning in fear2 7#ah7knowing that not with perishable things1 silver and gold1 ye were redeemed from your vain course of life received by tradition from your fathers1 7#ai7;but with the precious blood of ,christ1 as of a lamb without blemish and without spot2 7#bj7who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world1 but manifested in these last times for you1 7#ba7who through him believe on ,god1 who raised him from the dead1 and gave him glory2 so that your faith and hope are on ,god4 7#bb7;,having purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love1 love one another from the heart fervently2 7#bc7;being born again1 not of perishable seed1 but of imperishable1 through the word of ,god1 which lives and abides forever4 7#bd7;,because1 ,all flesh is as grass1 ,and all its glory as the flower of grass4 ,the grass withered1 and its flower fell off2 7#be7;,but the word of the ,lord abides forever4 ,and this is the word which was preached to you4 ,,ii4 ,,laying aside therefore all malice1 and all guile1 and hypocrisies1 and envyings1 and all backbitings1 7#b7;as newborn babes1 long for the spiritual1 unadulterated milk1 that ye thereby may grow unto salvation2 7#c7;if indeed ye tasted that the ,lord is gracious2 7#d7to whom coming1 a living stone1 disallowed indeed by men1 but with ,god chosen1 honored1 7#e7ye yourselves also1 as living stones1 are built up#b3e a spiritual house1 a holy priesthood1 to offer up spiritual sacrifices1 acceptable to ,god through ,jesus ,christ4 7#f7;,because it is contained in the ,scripture3 ,behold1 ,i lay in ,zion a chief corner-stone1 chosen1 honored2 and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame4 7#g7,to you therefore who believe is the honor2 but to the disobedient1 the stone which the builders disallowed1 the same is become the head of the corner1 7#h7;and a stone of stumbling1 and a rock of offense1 who stumble1 being disobedient to the word2 to which they were also appointed4 7#i7;,but ye are a chosen generation1 a royal priesthood1 a holy nation1 a people for a possession2 that ye should show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light2 7#aj7who once were not a people1 but are now the people of ,god2 who had not obtained mercy1 but now have obtained mercy4 7#aa7;,beloved1 ,i exhort you as sojourners and strangers1 to abstain from fleshly lusts1 which war against the soul2 7#ab7;having your deportment honorable among the ,gentiles2 that1 wherein they speak against you as evil-doers1 they may from your good works1 beholding them1 glorify ,god in the day of visitation4 7#ac7,submit yourselves to every human institution1 for the ,lord's sake2 whether to the king1 as pre-eminent1 7#ad7or to governors as being sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers1 and the praise of those who do well4 7#ae7;,for so is the will of ,god1 that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men2 7#af7;as free1 and as not having your freedom for a vail of wickedness1 but as ,god's servants4 7#ag7;,honor all men2 love the brotherhood2 fear ,god2 honor the king2 7#ah7ye servants1 being in subjection to your masters with all fear1 not only to the good and reasonable1 but also to the perverse4 7#ai7;,for this is acceptable1 if a man for conscience toward ,god#b3ai endures griefs1 suffering wrongfully4 7#bj7;,for what glory is it1 if when ye are beaten for your faults1 ye shall take it patiently8 ,but if when ye do well1 and suffer for it1 ye take it patiently1 this is acceptable with ,god4 7#ba7;,for to this ye were called2 because ,christ also suffered for you1 leaving you an example1 that ye should follow his steps2 7#bb7who committed no sin1 neither was guile found in his mouth2 7#bc7who when he was reviled1 reviled not again2 when he suffered1 threatened not2 but committed it to him who judges righteously2 7#bd7who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree1 that we1 having died to our sins1 should live to righteousness2 by whose stripes ye were healed4 7#be7;,for ye were going astray like sheep2 but have returned now unto the ,shepherd and ,overseer of your souls4 ,,iii4 ,,in like manner1 ye wives1 being in subjection to your own husbands2 that even if any obey not the word1 they may without the word be won by the deportment of their wives1 7#b7when they behold your chaste deportment coupled with fear4 7#c7,whose adorning1 let it not be the outward one of braiding the hair1 and of wearing golden ornaments1 or of putting on apparel2 7#d7;but the hidden man of the heart1 in that which is imperishable of the meek and quiet spirit1 which in the sight of ,god is of great price4 7#e7;,for so in the old time the holy women also1 who hoped in ,god1 adorned themselves1 being in subjection to their own husbands1 7#f77;as ,sarah obeyed ,abraham1 calling him lord2 of whom ye became children17 doing good1 and fearing no alarm4 7#g7,ye husbands1 in like manner1 dwelling with them according to knowledge1 giving honor to the female1 as the weaker vessel1 as also heirs together of the grace of life2 that your prayers be not hindered4 7#h7;,finally1 all being of one mind1 sympathizing1 loving the brethren1 tender-hearted1 humble-minded2 7#i7not rendering evil for evil1 or railing for railing2 but on the contrary blessing1 because to this end ye were called1 that ye might inherit blessing4 7#aj7;,for he who desires to love life1 and to see good days1 let him refrain his tongue from evil1 and his lips from speaking guile2 7#aa7let him turn away from evil1 and do good2 let him seek peace1 and pursue it4 7#ab7;,because the eyes of the ,lord are upon the righteous1 and his ears are toward their supplications2 but the face of the ,lord is against those who do evil4 7#ac7;,and who is he that shall harm you1 if ye are followers of that which is good8 7#ad7;,but if ye even suffer for righteousness' sake1 happy are ye2 but fear not with their fear1 nor be troubled2 7#ae7;but sanctify ,christ as ,lord in your hearts2 ready always to give an answer to every one that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you1 with meekness and fear2 7#af7;having a good conscience1 that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers1 they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good deportment in ,christ4 7#ag7;,for it is better1 if it be the will of ,god1 that ye suffer for well-doing1 than for evil-doing4 7#ah7;,because ,christ also suffered once for sins1 the just for the unjust1 that he might bring us to ,god1 being put to death in the flesh1 but made alive by the ,spirit2 7#ai7;in which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison1 7#bj7who were disobedient in times past1 when the long-suffering of ,god waited in the days of ,noah1 while the ark was preparing1 wherein a few1 that is1 eight souls1 were saved through water2 7#ba7which in an antitype1 immersion1 now saves us also 7not the putting away of the filth of the flesh1 but the requirement of a good conscience toward ,god71 by the resurrection of ,jesus ,christ2 7#bb7who is on the right hand of ,god1 having gone into heaven1 angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him4 ,,iv4 ,,christ then having suffered for us in the flesh1 do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind2 because he who suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin2 7#b7that ye no longer may live the remaining time in the flesh by the lusts of men1 but by the will of ,god4 7#c7;,for the time past suffices us to have wrought the will of the ,gentiles1 when we walked in wantonness1 lusts1 excess of wine1 revelings1 carousings1 and unhallowed idolatries2 7#d7;at which thing they are astonished1 as ye run not with them to the same excess of riot1 speaking evil of you2 7#e7who shall give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead4 7#f7;,for to this end was the good news preached also to those who are dead1 that they might indeed be judged according to men in the flesh1 but may live according to ,god in the spirit4 7#g7;,but the end of all things is at hand4 ,be therefore sober1 and watch unto prayer2 7#h7;but above all things having your love toward one another fervent1 because love covers a multitude of sins2 7#i7;hospitable to one another1 without grudging2 7#aj7;according as each received a gift1 ministering the same to one another1 as good stewards of the manifold grace of ,god2 7#aa7;if any one speaks1 as uttering ,god's oracles2 if any one ministers1 as of the ability which ,god bestows2 that ,god in all things may be glorified1 through ,jesus ,christ1 to whom is the glory and the dominion1 forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ab7;,beloved1 be not astonished at the fiery test taking place among you to prove you1 as though a strange thing were befalling you2 7#ac7;but1 in so far as ye share in ,christ's sufferings1 rejoice2 that also1 at the revelation of his glory1 ye may rejoice with exceeding joy4 7#ad7;,if ye are reproached for the name of ,christ1 happy are ye2 because the spirit of glory and of ,god rests upon you2 on their part he is evil spoken of1 but on your part he is glorified4#d3ad 7#ae7;,for let none of you suffer as a murderer1 or a thief1 or an evil-doer1 or as a busy-body in other men's matters2 7#af7;but if as a ,christian1 let him not be ashamed1 but let him glorify ,god in this name4 7#ag7;,because the time is come that judgment should begin from the house of ,god2 but if it begin first from us1 what shall be the end of those who obey not the gospel of ,god8 7#ah7;,and if the righteous is with difficulty saved1 where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear8 7#ai7,wherefore let those also1 who suffer according to the will of ,god1 commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing1 as to a faithful ,creator4 ,v4 ,,the elders among you ,i exhort1 who am a fellow-elder1 and a witness of the sufferings of ,christ1 who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed2 7#b7tend the flock of ,god which is among you1 overseeing it not by constraint but willingly1 not for base gain but with good will2 7#c7neither as being lords over the heritage1 but being examples to the flock4 7#d7;,and when the chief ,shepherd is manifested1 ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory4 7#e7;,in like manner1 ye younger1 submit yourselves to the elder4 ,yea1 all of you submitting to one another1 gird yourselves with humility2 because1 ,god resists the proud1 but gives grace to the humble4 7#f7;,humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of ,god1 that he may exalt you in due time2 7#g7;casting all your care upon him1 because he cares for you4 7#h7;,be sober1 be watchful4 ,your adversary the ,devil1 as a roaring lion1 walks about1 seeking whom he may devour2 7#i7whom resist1 steadfast in the faith1 knowing that the same sufferings are being accomplished in your brethren that are in the world4 7#aj7;,but the ,god of all grace1 who called you to his eternal glory in ,christ ,jesus1 after ye have suffered a little while1 make you perfect1 establish1 strengthen1 settle you4 7#aa7,to him be the glory1 and the dominion1 forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ab7;,by ,silvanus1 the faithful brother1 as ,i consider1 ,i wrote to you in few words1 exhorting1 and testifying that this is the true grace of ,god1 wherein ye stand4 7#ac7,the church that is in ,babylon1 chosen with you1 salutes you#e3ac2 and ,mark1 my son4 7#ad7,salute one another with a kiss of love4 ,peace to you all1 that are in ,christ4 ,,the ,,second ,,general ,,letter ,,of ,,peter4 ,i4 ,,simon ,,peter1 a servant and apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 to those who have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our ,god and ,savior ,jesus ,christ3 7#b7;,grace and peace be multiplied to you1 in the knowledge of ,god1 and of ,jesus our ,lord4 7#c7,seeing that his divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness1 through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and might2 7#d7through which he has given us exceeding great and precious promises1 that by these ye may become partakers of the divine nature1 having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust2 7#e7yea for this very reason1 giving all diligence1 add to your faith fortitude2 and to fortitude1 knowledge#a3e2 7#f7;and to knowledge1 self-control2 and to self-control1 patience2 and to patience1 godliness2 7#g7;and to godliness1 brotherly kindness2 and to brotherly kindness1 love4 7#h7;,for if these things are in you1 and abound1 they cause that ye shall not be inactive nor unfruitful in attaining to the full knowledge of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#i7;,but he that lacks these things is blind1 not seeing afar off1 having forgotten the cleansing away of his old sins4 7#aj7,wherefore the rather1 brethren1 give diligence to make your calling and election sure2 for if ye do these things1 ye shall never fall4 7#aa7;,for so shall be richly ministered to you the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our ,lord and ,savior ,jesus ,christ4 7#ab7,wherefore1 ,i will not neglect to put you always in remembrance of these things1 though ye know them1 and are established in the truth that is with you4 7#ac7;,but ,i think it right1 so long as ,i am in this tabernacle1 to stir you up by putting you in remembrance2 7#ad7knowing that ,i must soon put off my tabernacle#a3ad1 as also our ,lord ,jesus ,christ showed me4 7#ae7,moreover ,i will endeavor that at all times ye may be able after my departure to call these things to mind4 7#af7;,for we did not follow cunningly devised fables1 when we made known to you the power and coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 but had been eye-witnesses of his majesty4 7#ag7;,for he received from ,god the ,father honor and glory1 when such a voice was borne to him from the excellent glory3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased2 7#ah7;and this voice we heard borne from heaven1 being with him in the holy mount4 7#ai7;,and we have more sure the prophetic word2 to which ye do well that ye take heed1 as to a lamp shining in a dark place1 until the day dawn1 and the day-star arise in your hearts2 7#bj7knowing this first1 that no prophecy of the ,scripture comes of private interpretation2 7#ba7;for prophecy was never brought by the will of man2 but moved by the ,holy ,spirit1 men spoke from ,god4 ,,ii4 ,,but there were false prophets also among the people1 as there will be false teachers among you also1 who stealthily will bring in destructive factions1 even denying as ,master him who bought them1 bringing upon themselves swift destruction4 7#b7;,and many will follow their dissolute ways2 by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of4 7#c7;,and in covetousness will they with feigned words make merchandise of you2 for whom the judgment from of old lingers not1 and their destruction slumbers not4 7#d7;,for if ,god spared not angels1 having sinned1 but casting them down to hell delivered them over to chains of darkness#b3d1 reserved unto judgment2 7#e7;and spared not the old world1 but kept ,noah the eighth person1 a preacher of righteousness1 bringing the flood on the world of ungodly men1 7#f7;and turning to ashes the cities of ,sodom and ,gomorrah condemned them to overthrow1 having made them an example of those who should afterward live ungodly2 7#g7;and delivered righteous ,lot1 wearied out with the lewd conduct of the lawless2 7#h77;for that righteous man1 dwelling among them1 with seeing and hearing vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds27 7#i7the ,lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation1 and to reserve the unjust under punishment to the day of judgment2 7#aj7;but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness1 and despise dominion4 ,presumptuous1 self-willed1 they are not afraid to rail at dignities2 7#aa7whereas angels1 being greater in strength and power1 bring not a railing judgment against them before the ,lord4 7#ab7;,but these1 as natural brute beasts born to be taken#b3ab and destroyed1 railing at things that they understand not1 shall utterly perish in their own corruption1 7#ac7receiving the wages of unrighteousness1 as they who account reveling for a day pleasure2 spots1 and blemishes1 reveling in their own deceits while feasting with you2 7#ad7;having eyes full of the adulteress1 and that cease not from sin2 alluring unstable souls2 having a heart exercised in covetousness2 children of a curse2 7#ae7;forsaking the right way1 they went astray1 following the way of ,balaam the son of ,bosor1 who loved the wages of unrighteousness1 7#af7;but was rebuked for his iniquity2 the dumb ass1 speaking with man's voice1 forbade the madness of the prophet4 7#ag7,these are wells without water1 mists driven by a tempest1 to whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever4 7#ah7;,for1 speaking swelling words of vanity1 in lusts of the flesh they allure1 by wanton ways1 such as partly escape those who live in error2 7#ai7promising them liberty1 while they themselves are servants of corruption2 for by what a man is overcome1 by the same he is also brought into bondage4 7#bj7;,for if1 having escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the ,lord and ,savior ,jesus ,christy but having again become entangled therein they are overcome1 the last state is become worse with them than the first4 7#ba7;,for it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness1 than1 having known it1 to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them4 7#bb7;,but it has happened to them according to the true proverb3 ,a dog1 returned to his own vomit2 and1 ,a sow that was washed1 to the wallowing in the mire4 ,,iii4 ,,this second letter1 beloved1 ,i now write to you2 in both which ,i stir up your pure mind by putting you in remembrance2 7#b7that ye may be mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets1 and of the commandment of the ,lord and ,savior by your apostles2 7#c7knowing this first1 that there shall come in the last of the days scoffers1 in their scoffings1 walking after their own lusts1 7#d7;and saying3 ,where is the promise of his coming8 for from the day the fathers fell asleep1 all things so continue1 from the beginning of the creation4 7#e7;,for of this they willingly are ignorant1 that by the word of ,god there were heavens of old1 and earth framed out of water and by means of water1 7#f7whereby the world that then was1 being overflowed with water1 perished2 7#g7;but the heavens that now are1 and the earth1 by his word are kept in store1 being reserved for fire unto the day of judgment and of perdition of ungodly men4 7#h7;,but1 beloved1 be not ignorant of this one thing1 that one day is with the ,lord as a thousand years1 and a thousand years as one day4 7#i7,the ,lord is not tardy in respect to the promise1 as some account tardiness2 but is long-suffering toward us#c3i1 not wishing that any should perish1 but that all should come to repentance4 7#aj7;,but the day of the ,lord will come as a thief2 in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise1 and the elements will be dissolved with burning heat1 and the earth and the works therein will be burned up4 7#aa7,seeing then that all these things are dissolving1 what manner of men ought ye to be1 in all holy deportment and godliness2 7#ab7looking for and hastening the coming of the day of ,god1 because of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved1 and the elements will melt with burning heat8 7#ac7;,but1 according to his promise1 we look for new heavens and a new earth1 wherein dwells righteousness4 7#ad7,wherefore1 beloved1 seeing that ye look for these things1 be diligent that ye may be found without spot and blameless in his sight1 in peace4 7#ae7;,and the long-suffering of our ,lord account salvation2 as also our beloved brother ,paul1 according to the wisdom given him1 wrote to you2 7#af7;as also in all his letters1 speaking in them of these things2 in which things are some that are hard to be understood1 which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest1 as also the other ,scriptures1 unto their own destruction4 7#ag7,ye therefore1 beloved1 seeing ye know beforehand1 beware lest1 being carried away with the error of the lawless1 ye fall from your own steadfastness4 7#ah7;,but grow in the grace and knowledge of our ,lord and ,savior ,jesus ,christ4 ,to him be the glory1 both now and forever4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,first ,,general ,,letter ,,of ,,john4 ,i4 ,,that which was from the beginning1 that which we have heard1 that which we have seen with our eyes1 that which we looked upon1 and our hands handled1 concerning the ,word of life2 7#b77;and the life was manifested1 and we have seen1 and bear witness1 and report to you the eternal life1 which was with the ,father1 and was manifested to us27 7#c7that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also1 that ye also may have fellowship with us2 and indeed our fellowship is with the ,father1 and with his ,son ,jesus ,christ4 7#d7;,and these things we write to you1 that your joy may be full4 7#e7;,and this is the message which we have heard from him1 and announce to you1 ,that ,god is light1 and in him there is no darkness4 7#f7;,if we say that we have fellowship with him1 and walk in the darkness1 we lie1 and do not the truth2 7#g7;but if we walk in the light1 as he is in the light1 we have fellowship with one another1 and the blood of ,jesus ,christ#a3g his ,son cleanses us from all sin4 7#h7;,if we say that we have not sin1 we deceive ourselves1 and the truth is not in us4 7#i7;,if we confess our sins1 he is faithful and righteous1 that he may forgive us our sins1 and cleanse us from all unrighteousness4 7#aj7;,if we say that we have not sinned1 we make him a liar1 and his word is not in us4 ,,ii4 ,,my little children1 these things ,i write to you1 that ye may not sin4 ,and if any one have sinned1 we have an advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous4 7#b7;,and he is a propitiation for our sins2 and not for ours only1 but also for the whole world4 7#c7;,and in this we know that we know him1 if we keep his commandments4 7#d7;,he that says1 ,i know him1 and keeps not his commandments1 is a liar1 and the truth is not in him4 7#e7;,but whoever keeps his word1 of a truth in him the love of ,god is perfected4 ,in this we know that we are in him4 7#f7;,he that says he abides in him ought1 as he walked1 himself also so to walk4 7#g7;,beloved1 ,i write not to you a new commandment1 but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning4 ,the old commandment is the word which ye heard from the beginning#b3g4 7#h7;,again1 a new commandment ,i write to you1 which thing is true in him and in you2 because the darkness is passing away1 and the true light now shines4 7#i7;,he that says he is in the light1 and hates his brother1 is in the darkness until now4 7#aj7;,he that loves his brother abides in the light1 and there is no occasion of stumbling in him4 7#aa7;,but he that hates his brother is in the darkness1 and walks in the darkness1 and knows not where he goes1 because the darkness blinded his eyes4 7#ab7;,i write to you1 little children1 because your sins have been forgiven you for his name's sake4 7#ac7;,i write to you1 fathers1 because ye know him that was from the beginning4 ,i write to you1 young men1 because ye have overcome the evil one4 ,i wrote to you1 little children1 because ye know the ,father4 7#ad7;,i wrote to you1 fathers1 because ye know him that was from the beginning4 ,i wrote to you1 young men1 because ye are strong1 and the word of ,god abides in you1 and ye have overcome the evil one4 7#ae7,love not the world1 neither the things in the world4 ,if any one loves the world1 the love of the ,father is not in him4 7#af7;,because all that is in the world1 the lust of the flesh1 and the lust of the eyes1 and the empty pomp of life1 is not of the ,father1 but is of the world4 7#ag7;,and the world is passing away1 and the lust thereof2 but he that does the will of ,god abides forever4 7#ah7,little children1 it is the last time2 and as ye heard that antichrist should come1 even now many antichrists have arisen2 from whence we know that it is the last time4 7#ai7,they went out from among us1 but they were not of us2 for if they had been of us1 they would have remained with us2 but it was in order that they might be made manifest1 that all are not of us4 7#bj7;,and ye have an anointing from the ,holy ,one1 and know all things4 7#ba7;,i wrote not to you because ye do not know the truth1 but because ye know it1 and because no lie is of the truth4 7#bb7,who is the liar1 but he that denies that ,jesus is the ,christ8 ,this is the antichrist1 who denies the ,father and the ,son4 7#bc7;,every one that denies the ,son1 the same has not the ,father2 he that acknowledges the ,son has also the ,father4 7#bd7,what ye heard from the beginning1 let it abide in you4 ,if what ye heard from the beginning shall abide in you1 ye also will abide in the ,son1 and in the ,father4 7#be7;,and this is the promise which he himself promised to us1 the life eternal4 7#bf7,these things ,i wrote to you concerning those who seduce you4 7#bg7;,and the anointing which ye received from him abides in you1 and ye have no need that any one teach you2 but1 as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things1 and is truth1 and is not a lie1 and even as it taught you1 abide in him4 7#bh7;,and now1 little children1 abide in him2 that1 if he should be manifested1 we may have confidence1 and not turn away from him with shame at his coming4 7#bi7;,if ye know that he is righteous1 ye know that every one that does righteousness has been begotten of him4 ,,iii4 ,,behold what manner of love the ,father has given to us1 that we should be called children of ,god4 ,for this cause the world knows not us1 because it knew not him4 7#b7;,beloved1 now are we the children of ,god1 and it was never yet manifested what we shall be4 ,we know that if it shall be manifested1 we shall be like him1 because we shall see him as he is4 7#c7;,and every one1 that has this hope on him1 purifies himself even as he is pure4 7#d7;,every one that commits sin also commits transgression of law2 and sin is transgression of law4 7#e7;,and ye know that he was manifested that he might take away our#c3e sins2 and in him is no sin4 7#f7;,every one that abides in him sins not2 whoever sins has not seen him1 neither has known him4 7#g7,little children1 let no one deceive you4 ,he that does righteousness is righteous1 even as he is righteous4 7#h7;,he that commits sin is of the ,devil2 because the ,devil sins from the beginning4 ,to this end the ,son of ,god was manifested1 that he might destroy the works of the ,devil4 7#i7,whoever has been begotten of ,god does not commit sin2 because his seed abides in him2 and he can not sin1 because he has been begotten of ,god4 7#aj7;,in this are manifest the children of ,god1 and the children of the ,devil4 ,every one that does not righteousness is not of ,god1 neither he that loves not his brother2 7#aa7;because this is the message that ye heard from the beginning1 that we should love one another 7#ab7,not as ,cain was of the evil one1 and slew his brother4 ,and wherefore did he slay him8 ,because his own works were evil1 and his brother's righteous4 7#ac7,wonder not1 brethren1 if the world hates you4 7#ad7,we know that we have passed out of death into life1 because we love the brethren4 ,he that loves not his brother#c3ad abides in death4 7#ae7;,every one that hates his brother is a murderer#c3ae2 and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him4 7#af7;,in this we know love1 that he laid down his life for us2 and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren4 7#ag7;,but whoever has the world's sustenance1 and sees his brother having need1 and shuts up his pity from him1 how abides the love of ,god in him8 7#ah7,little children1 let us not love in word1 neither in tongue2 but in deed and in truth4 7#ai7;,and in this we shall know that we are of the truth1 and shall assure our hearts before him4 7#bj7;,because if our heart accuse us1 ,god is greater than our heart1 and knows all things#c3bj4 7#ba7;,beloved1 if our heart accuse us not1 we have confidence toward ,god4 7#bb7;,and whatever we ask1 we receive of him1 because we keep his commandments1 and do the things that are pleasing in his sight4 7#bc7;,and this is his commandment1 that we should believe on the name of his ,son ,jesus ,christ1 and should love one another1 as he gave us commandment4 7#bd7;,and he that keeps his commandments abides in him1 and he in him4 ,and in this we know that he abides in us1 from the ,spirit which he gave us4 ,,iv4 ,,beloved1 believe not every spirit1 but try the spirits whether they are of ,god2 because many false prophets have gone forth into the world4 7#b7;,in this ye know the ,spirit of ,god3 7#c7;,every spirit that acknowledges that ,jesus ,christ is come in the flesh1 is of ,god2 and every spirit that does not acknowledge ,jesus1 is not of ,god2 and this is that of the antichrist1 of which ye have heard that it should come2 and now1 it is already in the world4 7#d7,ye are of ,god1 little children1 and have overcome them2 because greater is he who is in you1 than he who is in the world4 7#e7,they are of the world2 for this cause they speak of the world1 and the world hears them4 7#f7,we are of ,god2 he that knows ,god1 hears us2 he that is not of ,god1 hears us not4 ,from this we know the spirit of truth1 and the spirit of error4 7#g7;,beloved1 let us love one another2 because love is of ,god1 and every one that loves has been begotten of ,god1 and knows ,god4 7#h7;,he that loves not1 knew not ,god2 because ,god is love4 7#i7;,in this was manifested the love of ,god in respect to us1 that ,god has sent his only begotten ,son into the world1 that we might live through him4 7#aj7;,herein is love1 not that we loved ,god1 but that he loved us1 and sent his ,son1 a propitiation for our sins4 7#aa7;,beloved1 if ,god so loved us1 we also ought to love one another4 7#ab7,no man has ever seen ,god4 ,if we love one another1 ,god abides in us1 and the love of him is perfected in us4 7#ac7;,in this we know that we abide in him1 and he in us1 because he has given us of his ,spirit4 7#ad7;,and we have seen1 and bear witness1 that the ,father has sent forth the ,son1 a ,savior of the world4 7#ae7,whoever acknowledges that ,jesus is the ,son of ,god1 ,god abides in him1 and he in ,god4 7#af7;,and we have known1 and have believed1 the love that ,god has in respect to us4 ,god is love2 and he that abides in love abides in ,god1 and ,god in him4 7#ag7;,in this has love been perfected with us#d3ag1 that we have confidence in the day of judgment2 because as he is1 we also are in this world4 7#ah7,there is no fear in love2 but perfect love casts out fear1 because fear has torment#d3ah2 and he that fears is not made perfect in love4 7#ai7,we love1 because he first loved us4 7#bj7;,if any one say1 ,i love ,god1 and hates his brother1 he is a liar2 for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen1 how can he love ,god whom he has not seen8 7#ba7;,and this commandment we have from him1 that he who loves ,god love also his brother4 ,v4 ,,every one who believes that ,jesus is the ,christ has been begotten of ,god2 and every one that loves him who begot1 loves also him that has been begotten of him4 7#b7;,in this we know that we love the children of ,god1 when we love ,god1 and do his commandments4 7#c7;,for this is the love of ,god1 that we keep his commandments4 ,and his commandments are not burdensome2 7#d7;because all that is begotten of ,god overcomes the world2 and this is the victory that overcomes the world1 our faith4 7#e7,who is he that overcomes the world1 but he that believes that ,jesus is the ,son of ,god8 7#f7,this is he who came by water and blood1 ,jesus the ,christ2 not in the water only1 but in the water and in the blood4 ,and the ,spirit is that which bears witness1 because the ,spirit is the truth4 7#g7;,for there are three who bear witness2 the ,spirit1 and the water1 and the blood2 7#h7;and the three agree in the one#e3h4 7#i7;,if we receive the witness of men1 the witness of ,god is greater2 for this is the witness of ,god1 that he has borne witness concerning his ,son4 7#aj7;,he that believes on the ,son of ,god has the witness in himself2 he that believes not ,god has made him a liar2 because he has not believed in the witness which ,god has borne concerning his ,son4 7#aa7;,and this is the witness1 that ,god gave to us eternal life1 and this life is in his ,son4 7#ab7;,he that has the ,son has the life2 he that has not the ,son of ,god has not the life4 7#ac7,these things ,i wrote to you1 that ye may know that ye have eternal life1 who believe on the name of the ,son of ,god4 7#ad7;,and this is the confidence that we have toward him1 that1 if we ask anything according to his will1 he hears us4 7#ae7;,and if we know that he hears us1 whatever we ask1 we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him4 7#af7;,if any one see his brother sin a sin not unto death1 he shall ask1 and he will give him life1--to those who sin not unto death4 ,there is a sin unto death2 for that ,i do not say that he shall pray4 7#ag7;,all unrighteousness is sin2 and there is a sin not unto death4 7#ah7,we know that every one who has been begotten of ,god sins not2 but he that was begotten of ,god keeps himself2 and the evil one touches him not4 7#ai7,we know that we are of ,god1 and the whole world is lying in the evil one4 7#bj7;,and we know that the ,son of ,god is come1 and has given us understanding1 that we may know the ,true one2 and we are in the ,true ,one1 in his ,son ,jesus ,christ4 ,this is the true ,god1 and eternal life4 7#ba7,little children1 keep yourselves from the idols4 ,,the ,,second ,,letter ,,of ,,john4 ,,the elder to the elect lady1 and to her children1 whom ,i love in truth1--and not ,i alone but also all that know the truth1--7#b7;for the sake of the truth1 which abides in us1 and will be with us forever3 7#c7;,grace1 mercy1 peace1 shall be with you1 from ,god the ,father1 and from ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of the ,father1 in truth and love4 7#d7;,i rejoiced greatly1 that ,i have found of thy children walking in truth1 as we received commandment from the ,father4 7#e7;,and now ,i beseech thee1 lady1 not as writing to thee a new commandment1 but that which we had from the beginning1 that we love one another4 7#f7;,and this is love1 that we walk according to his commandment2 and this is the commandment1 as ye heard from the beginning1 that ye should walk in it4 7#g7;,because many deceivers went out into the world1 who acknowledge not that ,jesus ,christ comes in the flesh4 ,this is the deceiver1 and the antichrist4 7#h7,look to yourselves1 that ye lose not the things which we wrought1 but receive a full reward4 7#i7;,every one who transgresses1 and abides not#a3h in the teaching of ,christ1 has not ,god4 ,he that abides in the teaching1 he has both the ,father and the ,son4 7#aj7;,if any one comes to you1 and brings not this teaching1 receive him not into your house1 and do not bid him good speed2 7#aa7;for he that bids him good speed shares in his evil deeds4 7#ab7;,having many things to write to you1 ,i would not write with paper and ink2 but ,i hope to come to you1 and to speak face to face1 that our joy may be full4 7#ac7,the children of thy elect sister salute thee4 ,,the ,,third ,,letter ,,of ,,john4 ,,the elder to ,gaius the beloved1 whom ,i love in truth4 7#b7;,beloved1 concerning all things ,i pray that thou mayest prosper and be in health1 as thy soul prospers4 7#c7;,for ,i rejoiced greatly1 when brethren came and bore witness to thy truth1 as thou walkest in the truth4 7#d7;,i have no greater joy than this1 to hear of my children walking in the truth4 7#e7;,beloved1 thou doest a faithful thing1 in whatever thou doest to the brethren1 and that to strangers1 7#f7who bore witness to thy love before the church2 whom if thou send forward on their journey worthily of ,god1 thou wilt do well2 7#g7;for on behalf of the ,,name they went forth1 taking nothing of the ,gentiles4 7#h7,we therefore ought to sustain such persons1 that we may become fellow-workers for the truth4 7#i7;,i wrote somewhat to the church2 but ,diotrephes1 who loves to have the pre-eminence among them1 receives us not4 7#aj7,therefore1 if ,i come1 ,i will bring to remembrance his deeds which he does1 prating against us with evil words4 ,and not content therewith1 neither does he himself receive the brethren1 and those who are willing he forbids1 and casts them out of the church4 7#aa7;,beloved1 do not imitate what is evil1 but what is good4 ,he that does good1 is of ,god2 he that does evil1 has not seen ,god4 7#ab7,to ,demetrius1 testimony has been borne by all1 and by the truth itself2 yea1 we also bear witness1 and thou knowest that our witness is true4 7#ac7;,i had many things to write to thee1 but ,i wish not to write to thee with ink and pen2 7#ad7;but ,i hope immediately to see thee1 and we shall speak face to face4 ,peace be to thee4 ,the friends salute thee4 ,salute the friends1 by name4 ,,the ,,general ,,letter ,,of ,,jude4 ,,jude1 a servant of ,jesus ,christ1 and brother of ,james1 to the called1 beloved in ,god the ,father1 and kept by ,jesus ,christ#a3a3 7#b7,mercy1 and peace1 and love1 be multiplied to you4 7#c7;,beloved1 while giving all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation1 ,i found it needful for me to write to you exhorting to contend earnestly for the faith1 delivered once for all to the saints4 7#d7;,for there crept in stealthily certain men1 who of old were appointed beforehand to this condemnation1 ungodly men1 turning the grace of our ,god into wantonness1 and denying the only ,master1 and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#e7;,but ,i wish to remind you1 as once knowing all1 that ,jesus1 having saved the people out of the land of ,egypt1 afterward destroyed those who believed not4 7#f7;,and angels who kept not their principality1 but left their own habitation1 he has kept in everlasting chains under darkness1 unto the judgment of the great day4 7#g7;,as ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 and the cities about them1 in like manner with them giving themselves over to fornication1 and going away after other flesh1 are set forth for an example1 suffering the vengeance of eternal fire4 7#h7,yet1 in like manner1 these also in their dreamings defile the flesh1 despise dominion1 and rail at dignities4 7#i7;,but ,michael the archangel1 when1 contending with the ,devil1 he disputed concerning the body of ,moses1 dared not bring against him a railing judgment1 but said3 ,the ,lord rebuke thee4 7#aj7;,but these rail at the things which they know not2 but what things naturally1 as the brute beasts1 they understand1 in these they corrupt themselves4 7#aa7,woe to them6 ,for they went in the way of ,cain1 and rushed on in the error of ,balaam for reward1 and perished in the gainsaying of ,korah4 7#ab7,these are rocks in your feasts of love1 feasting with you fearlessly1 feeding their own selves2 clouds without water1 carried away by winds2 autumnal trees1 without fruit1 twice dead1 plucked up by the roots2 7#ac7raging waves of the sea1 foaming out their own shame2 wandering stars1 for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever4 7#ad7,yea1 and of these ,enoch the seventh from ,adam prophesied1 saying3 ,behold1 the ,lord came1 with his holy myriads4 7#ae7to execute judgment upon all1 and to convict all the ungodly among them of all their acts of ungodliness which they committed1 and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners spoke against him4 7#af7,these are murmurers1 complaining of their lot1 walking according to their lusts2 and their mouth speaks swelling words2 having respect to persons1 for the sake of profit4 7#ag7;,but ye1 beloved1 remember the words which were before spoken by the apostles of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#ah7that they told you1 that at the last of the time there will be scoffers1 walking after their own lusts of ungodliness4 7#ai7,these are they who separate2 sensual1 having not the ,spirit4 7#bj7;,but ye1 beloved1 building up yourselves on your most holy faith1 praying in the ,holy ,spirit1 7#ba7keep yourselves in the love of ,god1 looking for the mercy of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 unto eternal life4 7#bb7;,and some refute when they are contending2 but others save1 snatching them out of the fire2 7#bc7;and others compassionate with fear1 hating even the garment spotted by the flesh4 7#bd7,now to him who is able to keep you from falling1 and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy2 7#be7to the only ,god our ,savior1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 be glory1 majesty1 dominion1 and power1 before all time1 and now1 and forever4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,revelation4 ,i4 ,,the ,revelation of ,jesus ,christ1 which ,god gave to him1 to show to his servants what things must shortly come to pass2 and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant ,john2 7#b7who testified of the word of ,god and the testimony of ,jesus ,christ1 of whatever things he saw4 7#c7;,happy he that reads1 and they that hear the words of this prophecy1 and keep the things written therein2 for the time is at hand4 7#d7;,john to the seven churches which are in ,asia3 ,grace to you1 and peace1 from him who is1 and who was1 and who is to come2 and from the seven spirits that are before his throne2 7#e7;and from ,jesus ,christ1 the faithful witness1 the first-born of the dead1 and the ,ruler of the kings of the earth4 ,to him who loves us1 and washed us from our sins in his own blood1 7#f7;and made us a kingdom1 priests to ,god and his ,father1 to him be the glory1 and the dominion1 forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#g7;,behold1 he comes amidst the clouds2 and every eye shall see him1 and they who pierced him2 and all the tribes of the earth shall wail because of him4 ,even so1 ,amen4 7#h7;,i am the ,alpha and the ,omega1 saith the ,lord ,god1 he who is1 and who was1 and who is to come1 the ,almighty4 7#i7;,i1 ,john1 your brother1 and partner with you in the affliction1 and kingdom1 and patient endurance in ,jesus1 was in the island called ,patmos1 on account of the word of ,god and the testimony of ,jesus4 7#aj7;,i was in the ,spirit on the ,lord's day2 and ,i heard behind me a loud voice1 as of a trumpet1 7#aa7saying3 ,what thou seest1 write in a book1 and send to the seven churches2 to ,ephesus1 and to ,smyrna1 and to ,pergamus1 and to ,thyatira1 and to ,sardis1 and to ,philadelphia1 and to ,laodicea4 7#ab7;,and ,i turned to see the voice that was speaking with me4 ,and having turned1 ,i saw seven golden lamp-stands2 7#ac7;and in the midst of the lamp-stands one like to the ,son of ,man1 clothed with a garment falling down to the feet1 and girded round at the breasts with a golden girdle4 7#ad7;,but his head and his hairs were white1 as white wool1 as snow2 and his eyes were as a flame of fire2 7#ae7;and his feet were like to burnished brass1 as if burning in a furnace#a3ae2 and his voice was as the sound of many waters4 7#af7;,and he had in his hand seven stars2 and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword2 and his countenance was as the sun shining in his strength4 7#ag7;,and when ,i saw him1 ,i fell at his feet as dead4 ,and he laid his right hand on me1 saying3 ,fear not3 ,i am the first and the last1 7#ah7;and the living one2 and ,i became dead1 and behold ,i am alive forevermore2 and ,i have the keys of death and of the underworld4 7#ai7,write therefore the things which thou sawest1 and the things which are1 and the things which shall be after these2 7#bj7the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest on my right hand1 and the seven golden lamp-stands4 ,the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches2 and the seven lamp-stands are the seven churches4 ,,ii4 ,,to the angel of the church in ,ephesus write3 ,these things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand1 who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamp-stands4 7#b7;,i know thy works1 and thy labor and patience1 and how thou canst not bear evil men2 and thou didst try those who say they are apostles1 and are not1 and didst find them liars2 7#c7;and thou hast patience1 and didst bear for my name's sake1 and hast not been weary4 7#d7;,but ,i have this against thee1 that thou hast left thy first love4 7#e7,remember therefore from whence thou hast fallen1 and repent1 and do the first works2 but if not1 ,i am coming to thee1 and will remove thy lamp-stand out of its place1 if thou repent not4 7#f7;,but this thou hast1 that thou hatest the works of the ,nicolaitans1 which ,i also hate4 7#g7;,he that has an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit says to the churches4 ,to him that overcomes1 to him ,i will give to eat of the tree of life1 which is in the paradise of ,god4 7#h7;,and to the angel of the church in ,smyrna write3 ,these things says the first and the last1 who became dead1 and lived again4 7#i7;,i know thy affliction1 and poverty 7but thou art rich71 and the blasphemy of those who say they are ,jews1 and are not1 but are the synagogue of ,satan4 7#aj7;,fear not the things which thou art about to suffer4 ,behold1 the ,devil is about to cast some of you into prison1 that ye may be tried2 and ye will have affliction ten days4 ,be thou faithful unto death1 and ,i will give thee the crown of life4 7#aa7;,he that has an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit says to the churches4 ,he that overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death4 7#ab7;,and to the angel of the church in ,pergamus write3 ,these things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword4 7#ac7;,i know where thou dwellest1 where the throne of ,satan is2 and thou holdest fast my name1 and didst not deny the faith in me1 even in the days in which ,antipas was my faithful witness1 who was slain among you1 where ,satan dwells4 7#ad7;,but ,i have a few things against thee4 ,thou hast there men holding the teaching of ,balaam1 who taught ,balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of ,israel1 to eat things offered to idols1 and to commit fornication4 7#ae7,thus thou also hast men holding the teaching of the ,nicolaitans1 in like manner4 7#af7,repent therefore2 but if not1 ,i come to thee quickly1 and will make war with them1 with the sword of my mouth4 7#ag7;,he that has an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit says to the churches4 ,to him that overcomes1 to him ,i will give of the hidden manna2 and ,i will give to him a white stone1 and on the stone a new name written1 which no one knows but he that receives it4 7#ah7;,and to the angel of the church in ,thyatira write3 ,these things says the ,son of ,god1 who has his eyes as a flame of fire1 and his feet are like to burnished brass4 7#ai7;,i know thy works1 and thy love1 and faith1 and service1 and patience2 and thy last works are more than the first4 7#bj7;,but ,i have against thee1 that thou sufferest the woman ,jezebel#b3bj1 who calls herself a prophetess2 and she teaches and seduces my servants to commit fornication1 and to eat things offered to idols4 7#ba7;,and ,i gave her time that she might repent2 and she will not repent of her fornication4 7#bb7;,behold1 ,i cast her into a bed1 and those who together with her commit adultery1 into great affliction1 if they repent not of their works#b3bb4 7#bc7;,and her children ,i will slay with death2 and all the churches shall know that ,i am he who searches the reins and hearts2 and ,i will give to you every one according to your works4 7#bd7;,but to you ,i say1 the rest who are in ,thyatira1 as many as have not this teaching1 who knew not the depths of ,satan1 as they speak3 ,i put upon you no other burden2 7#be7;but that which ye have1 hold fast till ,i come4 7#bf7;,and he that overcomes1 and he that keeps my works until the end1 to him ,i will give authority over the nations2 7#bg7;and he shall rule them with a rod of iron1 as the vessels of a potter are they dashed in pieces1 as ,i also have received from my ,father2 7#bh7;and ,i will give him the morning star4 7#bi7;,he that has an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit says to the churches4 ,,iii4 ,,and to the angel of the church in ,sardis write3 ,these things says he who has the seven spirits of ,god1 and the seven stars4 ,i know thy works1 that thou hast a name that thou livest1 and art dead4 7#b7;,be watchful1 and strengthen the remaining things1 that were ready to die2 for ,i have not found thy works complete before my ,god4 7#c7,remember therefore how thou hast received1 and didst hear1 and keep1 and repent4 ,if therefore thou shalt not watch1 ,i will come as a thief1 and thou shalt not know at what hour ,i will come upon thee4 7#d7;,but thou hast a few names in ,sardis1 which did not defile their garments2 and they shall walk with me in white1 for they are worthy4 7#e7;,he that overcomes1 the same shall be clothed#c3e in white garments2 and ,i will not blot out his name out of the book of life1 and ,i will acknowledge his name before my ,father1 and before his angels4 7#f7;,he that has an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit says to the churches4 7#g7;,and to the angel of the church in ,philadelphia write3 ,these things says the ,holy1 the ,true1 he who has the key of ,david1 he who opens1 and no one shall shut1 and shuts1 and no one opens4 7#h7;,i know thy works4 ,behold1 ,i have set before thee a door opened1 which no one can shut2 because thou hast little power and didst keep my word1 and didst not deny my name4 7#i7;,behold1 ,i make those of the synagogue of ,satan1 who say they are ,jews1 and they are not1 but do lie1 behold1 ,i will make them to come and bow down before thy feet1 and to know that ,i loved thee4 7#aj7;,because thou didst keep my word of patient endurance1 ,i also will keep thee from the hour of temptation1 which is about to come upon the whole world1 to try those who dwell upon the earth4 7#aa7;,i come quickly2 hold fast that which thou hast1 that no one may take thy crown4 7#ab7;,he that overcomes1 ,i will make him a pillar in the temple of my ,god1 and he shall go out no more2 and ,i will write upon him the name of my ,god1 and the name of the city of my ,god1 the new ,jerusalem1 which comes down out of heaven from my ,god1 and my new name4 7#ac7;,he that has an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit says to the churches4 7#ad7;,and to the angel of the church in ,laodicea write3 ,these things says the ,amen1 the faithful and true witness1 the beginning of the creation of ,god4 7#ae7;,i know thy works1 that thou art neither cold nor hot4 ,i would thou wert cold or hot4 7#af7,so1 because thou art lukewarm1 and neither hot nor cold1 ,i am about to vomit thee out of my mouth4 7#ag7;,because thou sayest3 ,i am rich1 and have gotten wealth1 and have need of nothing1 and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiable one1 and poor1 and blind1 and naked2 7#ah7;,i counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire1 that thou mayest be rich1 and white garments1 that thou mayest be clothed1 and the shame of thy nakedness not be made manifest1 and to anoint thine eyes with eye-salve1 that thou mayest see4 7#ai7;,as many as ,i love1 ,i rebuke and chasten4 ,be zealous therefore1 and repent4 7#bj7;,behold1 ,i stand at the door1 and knock2 if any one hear my voice1 and open the door1 ,i will come in to him1 and ,i will sup with him and he with me4 7#ba7;,he that overcomes1 ,i will give to him to sit with me in my throne1 as ,i also overcame1 and sat down with my ,father in his throne4 7#bb7;,he that has an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit says to the churches4 ,,iv4 ,,after these things ,i saw1 and1 behold1 a door set open in heaven1 and that first voice 7which ,i heard as of a trumpet speaking with me7 saying3 ,come up hither1 and ,i will show thee what things must take place after these4 7#b7;,immediately ,i was in the ,spirit2 and1 behold1 a throne was set in heaven1 and one sat on the throne4 7#c7;,and he who sat was like in appearance to a jasper and sardine stone2 and there was a rainbow round the throne1 like in appearance to an emerald2 7#d7;and around the throne were twenty-four thrones2 and upon the thrones twenty-four elders sitting1 clothed in white garments1 and on their heads crowns of gold4 7#e7;,and out of the throne proceed lightnings1 and voices1 and thunders2 and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne1 which are the seven spirits of ,god2 7#f7;and before the throne as it were a sea of glass like to crystal2 and in the midst of the throne1 and around the throne1 four animals full of eyes before and behind4 7#g7;,and the first animal was like to a lion1 and the second animal like to a calf1 and the third animal having its face as of a man1 and the fourth animal like to an eagle flying4 7#h7;,and the four animals had each of them six wings apiece2 around and within they are full of eyes2 and they have no rest by day and by night1 saying3 ,holy1 holy1 holy1 ,lord ,god the ,almighty1 who was1 and who is1 and who is to come4 7#i7;,and when the animals shall give glory1 and honor1 and thanksgiving1 to him who sits upon the throne1 to him who lives forever and ever1 7#aj7the twenty-four elders will fall down before him who sits upon the throne1 and will worship him who lives forever and ever1 and will cast their crowns before the throne1 saying3 7#aa7,worthy art thou1 our ,lord and our ,god1 to receive the glory1 and the honor1 and the power2 because thou didst create all things1 and because of thy will they were1 and were created4 ,v4 ,,and ,i saw1 on the right hand of him who sat on the throne1 a book written within and on the back side1 sealed up with seven seals4 7#b7;,and ,i saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice3 ,who is worthy to open the book1 and to loose its seals8 7#c7;,and no one was able1 in heaven1 nor on the earth1 nor under the earth1 to open the book1 nor to look thereon4 7#d7;,and ,i wept much1 because no one was found worthy to open the book1 nor to look thereon4 7#e7;,and one of the elders says to me3 ,weep not2 behold1 the ,lion that is of the tribe of ,judah1 the ,root of ,david1 prevailed to open the book1 and its seven seals4 7#f7;,and ,i saw1 in the midst of the throne and of the four animals1 and in the midst of the elders1 a ,lamb standing1 as if having been slain1 having seven horns and seven eyes1 which are the seven spirits of ,god sent forth into all the earth4 7#g7;,and he came1 and has taken the book out of the right hand of him who sits upon the throne4 7#h7;,and when he took the book1 the four animals1 and the twenty-four elders1 fell down before the ,lamb1 having each one a harp1 and golden cups full of odors1 which are the prayers of saints4 7#i7;,and they sing a new song1 saying3 ,thou art worthy to take the book1 and to open its seals2 because thou wast slain1 and didst redeem to ,god by thy blood out of every tribe1 and tongue1 and people1 and nation2 7#aj7;and didst make them unto our ,god#e3aj a kingdom and priests1 and they will reign on the earth4 7#aa7;,and ,i saw1 and ,i heard a voice of many angels1 around the throne and the animals and the elders1 and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand1 and thousands of thousands1 7#ab7saying with a loud voice3 ,worthy is the ,lamb that has been slain1 to receive the power1 and riches1 and wisdom1 and strength1 and honor1 and glory1 and blessing4 7#ac7;,and every creature which is in heaven1 and on the earth1 and under the earth1 and on the sea1 and all that are in them1 ,i heard saying3 ,to him who sits upon the throne1 and to the ,lamb1 be the blessing1 and the honor1 and the glory1 and the dominion1 forever and ever4 7#ad7;,and the four animals said3 ,amen4 ,and the elders fell down and worshiped4 ,,vi4 ,,and ,i saw1 when the ,lamb opened one of the seven seals1 and ,i heard one of the four animals saying1 as a voice of thunder3 ,come6 7#b7;,and ,i saw1 and behold a white horse1 and he who sat on him having a bow2 and a crown was given to him2 and he went forth conquering1 and to conquer4 7#c7;,and when he opened the second seal1 ,i heard the second animal saying3 ,come6 7#d7;,and there went forth another horse that was red4 ,and to him who sat thereon it was given to take away peace from the earth1 and that they should slay one another2 and there was given to him a great sword4 7#e7;,and when he opened the third seal1 ,i heard the third animal saying3 ,come6 ,and ,i saw1 and behold a black horse1 and he who sat on him having a balance in his hand4 7#f7;,and ,i heard a voice in the midst of the four animals1 saying3 ,a quart of wheat#f3f for a denary1 and three quarts of barley for a denary2 and3 ,hurt not the oil and the wine4 7#g7;,and when he opened the fourth seal1 ,i heard the voice of the fourth animal saying3 ,come6 7#h7;,and ,i saw1 and behold a pale horse2 and he who sat on him1 his name was ,death1 and the underworld followed with him4 ,and authority was given to them over the fourth part of the earth1 to kill with sword1 and with famine1 and with death1 and by the beasts of the earth4 7#i7;,and when he opened the fifth seal1 ,i saw under the altar the souls of those slain on account of the word of ,god1 and on account of the testimony which they had4 7#aj7;,and they cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,how long1 ,o ,master1 the holy and true1 dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth8 7#aa7;,and a white robe was given to each one of them2 and it was said to them1 that they should rest yet a little time1 until also their fellow-servants and their brethren1 who are about to be killed as they were1 should be fully numbered4 7#ab7;,and ,i saw when he opened the sixth seal1 and there was a great earthquake2 and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair1 and the moon became all as blood2 7#ac7;and the stars of heaven fell to the earth1 as a fig-tree casts its untimely figs1 when shaken by a great wind2 7#ad7;and the heaven parted asunder as a scroll rolled together2 and every mountain and island were moved out of their places4 7#ae7;,and the kings of the earth1 and the great men1 and the chief captains1 and the rich men1 and the strong men1 and every bondman and freeman1 hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains2 7#af7;and they say to the mountains and to the rocks3 ,fall upon us1 and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne1 and from the wrath of the ,lamb2 7#ag7;because the great day of his wrath is come1 and who is able to stand8 ,,vii4 ,,and after this1 ,i saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth1 holding the four winds of the earth1 that no wind should blow on the earth1 nor on the sea1 nor on any tree4 7#b7;,and ,i saw another angel coming up from the rising of the sun1 having the seal of the living ,god2 and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels1 to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea1 7#c7saying3 ,hurt not the earth1 nor the sea1 nor the trees1 till we have sealed the servants of our ,god upon their foreheads4 7#d7;,and ,i heard the number of the sealed4 ,a hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed1 out of every tribe of the sons of ,israel4 7#e7out of the tribe of ,judah were sealed twelve thousand2 out of the tribe of ,reuben1 twelve thousand2 out of the tribe of ,gad1 twelve thousand2 7#f7out of the tribe of ,asher1 twelve thousand2 out of the tribe of ,naphtali1 twelve thousand2 out of the tribe of ,manasseh1 twelve thousand2 7#g7out of the tribe of ,simeon1 twelve thousand2 out of the tribe of ,levi1 twelve thousand2 out of the tribe of ,issachar1 twelve thousand2 7#h7out of the tribe of ,zebulun1 twelve thousand2 out of the tribe of ,joseph1 twelve thousand2 out of the tribe of ,benjamin1 twelve thousand1 were sealed4 7#i7;,after these things ,i saw1 and behold a great multitude1 which no one could number1 out of every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues1 standing before the throne1 and before the ,lamb1 clothed in white robes1 and palms in their hands4 7#aj7;,and they cry with a loud voice1 saying3 ,salvation to our ,god1 who sits upon the throne1 and to the ,lamb4 7#aa7;,and all the angels were standing round the throne and the elders and the four animals1 and fell before the throne on their faces1 and worshiped ,god1 7#ab7saying3 ,amen2 the blessing1 and the glory1 and the wisdom1 and the thanksgiving1 and the honor1 and the power1 and the might1 be to our ,god forever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ac7;,and one of the elders answered1 saying to me3 ,these who are clothed in the white robes1 who are they1 and whence came they8 7#ad7;,and ,i said to him3 ,sir1 thou knowest4 ,and he said to me3 ,these are they who come out of the great affliction1 and they washed their robes1 and made them white in the blood of the ,lamb4 7#ae7,therefore are they before the throne of ,god1 and they serve him day and night in his temple2 and he who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them#g3ae4 7#af7,they shall hunger no more1 neither thirst any more2 neither shall the sun fall upon them1 nor any heat2 7#ag7;because the ,lamb which is in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd1 and will lead them to the fountains of the waters of life2 and ,god will wipe away every tear from their eyes4 ,,viii4 ,,and when he opened the seventh seal1 there was silence in heaven about half an hour4 7#b7;,and ,i saw the seven angels who stand before ,god1 and there were given to them seven trumpets4 7#c7;,and another angel came and stood over the altar1 having a golden censer2 and there was given to him much incense1 that he should give it to the prayers of all the saints1 upon the golden altar which is before the throne4 7#d7;,and there went up the smoke of the incense to the prayers of the saints1 out of the hand of the angel1 before ,god4 7#e7;,and the angel has taken the censer2 and he filled it out of the fire of the altar1 and cast it into the earth4 ,and there followed thunders1 and lightnings1 and voices1 and an earthquake4 7#f7;,and the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves1 that they might sound4 7#g7,the first sounded2 and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood1 and they were cast into the earth1 and the third part of the earth was burnt up1 and the third part of the trees was burnt up1 and all green grass was burnt up4 7#h7;,and the second angel sounded2 and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea1 and the third part of the sea became blood2 7#i7;and the third part of the creatures that are in the sea1 that have life1 died2 and the third part of the ships were destroyed4 7#aj7;,and the third angel sounded2 and there fell out of heaven a great star1 burning as a lamp1 and it fell upon the third part of the rivers1 and upon the fountains of the waters4 7#aa7;,and the name of the star is called ,wormwood4 ,and the third part of the waters became wormwood2 and many men died of the waters1 because they were made bitter4 7#ab7;,and the fourth angel sounded2 and the third part of the sun was smitten1 and the third part of the moon1 and the third part of the stars1 that the third part of them might be darkened1 and the day not shine for a third part of it1 and the night in like manner4 7#ac7;,and ,i saw1 and heard an eagle flying in mid-heaven1 saying with a loud voice3 ,woe1 woe1 woe1 to those who dwell upon the earth1 by reason of the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound6 ,,ix4 ,,and the fifth angel sounded2 and ,i saw a star fallen out of heaven to the earth1 and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss4 7#b7;,and he opened the pit of the abyss1 and there went up a smoke out of the pit1 as the smoke of a great furnace2 and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit4 7#c7;,and out of the smoke went forth locusts into the earth2 and there was given to them power1 as the scorpions of the earth have power4 7#d7;,and it was said to them1 that they should not hurt the grass of the earth1 nor any green thing1 nor any tree1 but only the men who have not the seal of ,god upon their foreheads4 7#e7;,and it was given to them1 that they should not kill them1 but that they shall be tormented five months4 ,and their torment is as the torment of a scorpion1 when it has smitten a man4 7#f7;,and in those days men will seek death1 and shall not find it2 and they will desire to die1 and death flees from them4 7#g7;,and the shapes of the locusts were like to horses prepared for battle2 and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold1 and their faces were as the faces of men4 7#h7;,and they had hair as the hair of women1 and their teeth were as the teeth of lions4 7#i7;,and they had breastplates1 as breastplates of iron2 and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running into battle4 7#aj7;,and they have tails like to scorpions1 and stings2 and in their tails is their power to hurt men1 five months4 7#aa7,they have over them a king1 the angel of the abyss4 ,his name in the ,hebrew tongue is ,abaddon2 but in the ,greek tongue he has for a name1 ,apollyon4 7#ab7,the first woe is past2 behold1 there come yet two woes1 after these things4 7#ac7;,and the sixth angel sounded2 and ,i heard a voice out of the four horns of the golden altar which is before ,god1 7#ad7saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet3 ,loose the four angels who are bound1 by the great river ,euphrates4 7#ae7;,and the four angels were loosed1 who had been prepared for the hour1 and day1 and month1 and year1 that they may slay the third part of men4 7#af7;,and the number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred thousand thousand4 ,i heard the number of them4 7#ag7;,and thus ,i saw the horses in the vision1 and those who sat on them1 having breastplates of fire1 and of hyacinth1 and like brimstone2 and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions1 and out of their mouths issue fire1 and smoke1 and brimstone4 7#ah7;,by these three plagues was the third part of men killed1 by the fire1 and the smoke1 and the brimstone1 which issued out of their mouths4 7#ai7;,for the power of the horses is in their mouth1 and in their tails2 for their tails are like to serpents1 having heads1 and with them they do hurt4 7#bj7;,and the rest of men1 who were not killed in these plagues1 repented not of the works of their hands1 that they should not worship demons1 and idols of gold1 and of silver1 and of brass1 and of stone1 and of wood1 which can neither see1 nor hear1 nor walk2 7#ba7;and they repented not of their murders1 nor of their sorceries1 nor of their fornication1 nor of their thefts4 ,x4 ,,and ,i saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven1 clothed with a cloud1 and the rainbow was upon his head1 and his face was as the sun1 and his feet as pillars of fire4 7#b7;,and he had in his hand a little book opened4 ,and he set his right foot upon the sea1 and the left upon the land2 7#c7;and he cried with a loud voice1 as a lion roars2 and when he cried1 the seven thunders uttered their voices4 7#d7;,and when the seven thunders spoke1 ,i was about to write2 and ,i heard a voice out of heaven saying to me3 ,seal up the things which the seven thunders spoke1 and write them not4 7#e7;,and the angel1 whom ,i saw standing upon the sea and upon the land1 lifted up his right hand to heaven1 7#f7;and swore by him who lives forever and ever1 who created heaven and the things therein1 and the earth and the things therein1 and the sea and the things therein1 that there shall be time#aj3f no longer2 7#g7;but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel1 when he is about to sound1 then is the mystery of ,god finished1 as he gave the joyful message to his servants the prophets4 7#h7;,and the voice which ,i heard out of heaven ,i heard again speaking to me1 and saying3 ,go1 take the little book which lies opened in the hand of the angel1 who stands upon the sea and upon the land4 7#i7;,and ,i went to the angel1 telling him to give me the little book4 ,and he said to me3 ,take1 and eat it up2 and it will make thy belly bitter1 but in thy mouth it will be sweet as honey4 7#aj7;,and ,i took the little book out of the hand of the angel1 and ate it up2 and it was in my mouth as honey1 sweet2 and when ,i had eaten it1 my belly became bitter4 7#aa7;,and they say to me3 ,thou must again prophesy of many peoples1 and nations1 and tongues1 and kings4 ,,xi4 ,,and there was given me a reed1 like to a staff1 saying3 ,rise1 and measure the temple of ,god1 and the altar1 and those who worship therein4 7#b7;,and the court which is without the temple leave out1 and measure it not2 because it was given to the ,gentiles1 and they will tread down the holy city forty-two months4 7#c7;,and ,i will give power to my two witnesses1 and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days1 clothed in sackcloth4 7#d7,these are the two olive-trees1 and the two lamp-stands1 which stand before the ,lord of the earth4 7#e7;,and if any one desires to hurt them1 fire goes forth out of their mouth1 and devours their enemies2 and if any one desires to hurt them1 he must in this manner be killed4 7#f7,these have power to shut heaven1 that it rain not in the days of their prophecy2 and have power over the waters to turn them to blood1 and to smite the earth with every plague1 as often as they will4 7#g7;,and when they shall have finished their testimony1 the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them1 and will overcome them1 and will kill them4 7#h7;,and their remains are on the street of the great city1 which spiritually is called ,sodom and ,egypt1 where their ,lord also was crucified4 7#i7;,and some out of the peoples1 and tribes1 and tongues1 and nations1 look on their remains three days and a half1 and suffer not their dead bodies to be put into a tomb4 7#aj7;,and they who dwell on the earth rejoice ever them1 and are glad2 and they will send gifts to one another1 because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth4 7#aa7;,and after three days and a half1 the spirit of life from ,god entered into them1 and they stood upon their feet2 and great fear fell upon those who beheld them4 7#ab7;,and they heard a loud voice out of heaven1 saying to them3 ,come up hither4 ,and they went up into heaven in the cloud1 and their enemies beheld them4 7#ac7;,and in that hour there was a great earthquake1 and the tenth part of the city fell2 and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand names2 and the rest became afraid1 and gave glory to the ,god of heaven4 7#ad7,the second woe is past2 behold1 the third woe comes quickly4 7#ae7;,and the seventh angel sounded2 and there followed loud voices in heaven1 saying3 ,the kingdom of the world is become our ,lord's1 and his ,christ's2 and he will reign forever and ever4 7#af7;,and the twenty-four elders1 who sit before ,god on their thrones1 fell upon their faces1 and worshiped ,god1 7#ag7saying3 ,we give thanks to thee1 ,o ,lord ,god the ,almighty1 who art1 and who wast2 because thou hast taken thy great power1 and didst reign4 7#ah7;,and the nations were enraged1 and thy wrath came1 and the time of the dead to be judged1 and to give the reward to thy servants the prophets1 and to the saints1 and to those who fear thy name1 the small and the great2 and to destroy those who destroy the earth4 7#ai7;,and the temple of ,god was opened in heaven1 and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple2 and there were lightnings1 and voices1 and thunders1 and an earthquake1 and a great hail4 ,,xii4 ,,and a great sign was seen in heaven2 a woman clothed with the sun1 and the moon under her feet1 and upon her head a crown of twelve stars4 7#b7;,and being with child she cries out1 travailing in birth1 and pained to be delivered4 7#c7;,and another sign was seen in heaven2 and behold a great red dragon1 having seven heads and ten horns1 and on his heads seven crowns4 7#d7;,and his tail drags the third part of the stars of heaven2 and it cast them to the earth4 ,and the dragon stands before the woman who was about to bring forth1 that when she has brought forth1 he may devour her child4 7#e7;,and she brought forth a man-child1 who will rule all nations with a rod of iron2 and her child was caught up to ,god1 and to his throne4 7#f7;,and the woman fled into the wilderness1 where she has a place prepared by ,god1 that they may nourish her there a thousand two hundred and sixty days4 7#g7;,and there was war in heaven1 ,michael and his angels fighting with the dragon4 ,and the dragon fought1 and his angels1 7#h7;and prevailed not2 neither was their place found any more in heaven4 7#i7;,and the great dragon was cast down1 the old serpent1 called the ,devil and ,satan1 who leads astray the whole world2 he was cast down to the earth1 and his angels were cast down with him4 7#aj7;,and ,i heard a loud voice in heaven1 saying3 ,now is come the salvation1 and the strength1 and the kingdom of our ,god1 and the authority of his ,christ2 because the accuser of our brethren is cast down1 who accused them before our ,god day and night4 7#aa7;,and they overcame him1 because of the blood of the ,lamb1 and because of the word of their testimony2 and they loved not their life1 unto the death4 7#ab7;,for this cause rejoice1 ye heavens1 and they who dwell in them4 ,woe to the earth and the sea6 ,for the ,devil is come down to you1 having great wrath1 knowing that he has little time4 7#ac7;,and when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth1 he persecuted the woman who brought forth the man-child4 7#ad7;,and there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle1 that she might fly into the wilderness1 into her place1 where she is nourished for a time1 and times1 and half a time1 from the face of the serpent4 7#ae7;,and the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman1 that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood4 7#af7;,and the earth helped the woman2 and the earth opened her mouth1 and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth4 7#ag7;,and the dragon was enraged at the woman2 and he departed to make war with the rest of her seed1 who keep the commandments of ,god1 and have the testimony of ,jesus4 ,,xiii4 ,,and ,i stood #ac3a;a upon the sand of the sea4 ,and ,i saw a beast coming up out of the sea1 having ten horns and seven heads1 and upon his horns ten crowns1 and upon his heads names of blasphemy#a3af;b2 7#b77;and the beast which ,i saw was like to a leopard1 and his feet as of a bear1 and his mouth as the mouth of a lion1 and the dragon gave to him his power1 and his throne1 and great authority27 7#c7;and one of his heads as it were wounded unto death4 ,and his deadly wound was healed2 and all the world wondered after the beast4 7#d7;,and they worshiped the dragon1 because he gave the authority to the beast2 and they worshiped the beast1 saying3 ,who is like to the beast1 and who is able to make war with him8 7#e7;,and there was given to him a mouth speaking great and blasphemous things2 and power was given him to work forty-two months4 7#f7;,and he opened his mouth in blasphemies against ,god1 to blaspheme his name1 and his tabernacle1 those who tabernacle in heaven4 7#g7;,and it was given him to make war with the saints1 and to overcome them2 and power was given him over every tribe1 and tongue1 and nation4 7#h7;,and all who dwell upon the earth will worship him1 whose names are not written in the book of life of the ,lamb which is slain1 from the foundation of the world4 7#i7;,if any one has an ear1 let him hear4 7#aj7;,if any one is for captivity1 he goes into captivity2 if any to be killed with the sword1 he must be killed with the sword4 ,here is the patience and the faith of the saints4 7#aa7;,and ,i saw another beast coming up out of the earth2 and he had two horns like a lamb1 and he spoke as a dragon4 7#ab7;,and he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence1 and causes the earth and those who dwell therein to worship the first beast1 whose deadly wound was healed4 7#ac7;,and he does great signs1 so that also he causes fire to come down out of heaven on the earth1 in the sight of men2 7#ad7;and he leads astray those who dwell on the earth1 because of the signs which it was given him to do in the presence of the beast2 saying to those who dwell on the earth1 that they should make an image to the beast1 which has the wound of the sword1 and lived4 7#ae7;,and it was given him to give breath#ac3ae to the image of the beast1 that the image of the beast should also speak1 and should cause that as many as worship not the image of the beast should be killed4 7#af7;,and he causes all1 the small and the great1 and the rich and the poor1 and the free and the bond1 to receive a mark#ac3af on their right hand1 or on their forehead2 7#ag7;and that no one should be able to buy or sell1 save he that has the mark1 the name of the beast1 or the number of his name4 7#ah7;,here is wisdom4 ,let him that has understanding count up the number of the beast1 for it is the number of a man2 and his number is ,six hundred and sixty-six4 ,,xiv4 ,,and ,i saw1 and behold1 the ,lamb stood on the mount ,zion1 and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand1 having his name1 and the name of his ,father written on their foreheads4 7#b7;,and ,i heard a voice out of heaven1 as the voice of many waters1 and as the voice of loud thunder2 the voice which ,i heard was as that of harpers1 harping with their harps4 7#c7;,and they sing as it were a new song before the throne1 and before the four animals and the elders2 and no one was able to learn the song1 except the hundred and forty-four thousand1 who are redeemed from the earth4 7#d7,these are they who were not defiled with women2 for they are virgins4 ,these are they who follow the ,lamb1 whithersoever he goes4 ,these were redeemed from men1 a first-fruits to ,god and to the ,lamb4 7#e7;,and in their mouth was found no falsehood2 for they are blameless4 7#f7;,and ,i saw another angel flying in mid-heaven1 having the everlasting gospel#ad3f to preach to those who dwell on the earth1 and to every nation1 and tribe1 and tongue1 and people2 7#g7saying with a loud voice3 ,fear ,god1 and give glory to him1 because the hour of his judgment is come2 and worship him who made heaven and earth1 and sea1 and fountains of waters4 7#h7;,and another1 a second angel followed1 saying3 ,babylon the great is fallen1 is fallen1 because she has made all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication4 7#i7;,and another1 a third angel followed them1 saying with a loud voice3 ,if any one worships the beast and his image1 and receives a mark on his forehead1 or on his hand1 7#aj7;he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of ,god1 which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his wrath1 and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of holy angels1 and in the presence of the ,lamb4 7#aa7;,and the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever2 and they have no rest day and night1 who worship the beast and his image1 and whoever receives the mark of his name4 7#ab7;,here is the patience of the saints1 who keep the commandments of ,god1 and the faith of ,jesus4 7#ac7;,and ,i heard a voice out of heaven saying3 ,write1 ,happy are the dead who die in the ,lord1 henceforth2 yea1 says the ,spirit1 that they shall rest from their labors1 for their works follow with them4 7#ad7;,and ,i saw1 and behold a white cloud1 and upon the cloud one sitting like to the ,son of man1 having on his head a golden crown1 and in his hand a sharp sickle4 7#ae7;,and another angel came forth out of the temple1 crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud3 ,put forth thy sickle1 and reap2 because the time to reap is come2 because the harvest of the earth is ripe4 7#af7;,and he who sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle upon the earth2 and the earth was reaped4 7#ag7;,and another angel came forth out of the temple which is in heaven1 he also having a sharp sickle4 7#ah7;,and another angel came out from the altar1 who had power over fire2 and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle1 saying3 ,put forth thy sharp sickle1 and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth2 for her grapes are fully ripe4 7#ai7;,and the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth1 and gathered the vine of the earth1 and cast it into the great wine-press of the wrath of ,god4 7#bj7;,and the wine-press was trodden without the city1 and blood came forth out of the wine-press1 even to the bits of the horses1 as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs4 ,,xv4 ,,and ,i saw another sign in heaven1 great and marvelous1 seven angels having seven plagues2 which are the last1 because in them is completed the wrath of ,god4 7#b7;,and ,i saw as it were a sea of glass1 mingled with fire2 and those who had gained the victory over the beast1 and over his image1 and over the number of his name1 standing by the sea of glass1 having harps of ,god4 7#c7;,and they sing the song of ,moses the servant of ,god1 and the song of the ,lamb1 saying3 ,great and marvelous are thy works1 ,lord ,god the ,almighty2 just and true are thy ways1 thou ,king of the nations4 7#d7,who shall not fear1 ,o ,lord1 and glorify thy name8 ,because thou alone art holy2 because all the nations shall come and worship before thee2 because thy judgments are made manifest4 7#e7;,and after these things ,i saw1 and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened2 7#f7;and there came forth the seven angels having the seven plagues1 clothed in pure1 shining linen1 and girded about the breasts with golden girdles4 7#g7;,and one of the four animals gave to the seven angels seven golden cups1 full of the wrath of ,god1 who lives forever and ever4 7#h7;,and the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of ,god1 and from his power2 and no one was able to enter into the temple1 till the seven plagues of the seven angels should be completed4 ,,xvi4 ,,and ,i heard a loud voice out of the temple1 saying to the seven angels3 ,go1 and pour out the seven cups of the wrath of ,god into the earth4 7#b7;,and the first departed1 and poured out his cup into the earth#af3b2 and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men who have the mark of the beast1 and who worship his image4 7#c7;,and the second poured out his cup into the sea2 and it became blood1 as of a dead man2 and every living thing died that was in the sea4 7#d7;,and the third poured out his cup into the rivers1 and the fountains of water2 and they became blood4 7#e7;,and ,i heard the angel of the waters saying3 ,righteous art thou1 who art and who wast holy1 because thou didst thus judge2 7#f7;because they shed the blood of saints and prophets1 and thou hast given them blood to drink4 ,they are worthy4 7#g7;,and ,i heard1 out of the altar1 one saying#af3g3 ,even so1 ,lord ,god the ,almighty1 true and righteous are thy judgments4 7#h7;,and the fourth poured out his cup upon the sun2 and it was given to it to scorch men with fire4 7#i7;,and men were scorched with great heat1 and blasphemed the name of ,god1 who has the power over these plagues1 and repented not1 to give him glory4 7#aj7;,and the fifth poured out his cup upon the throne of the beast2 and his kingdom became darkened2 and they gnawed their tongues for pain1 7#aa7;and blasphemed the ,god of heaven1 because of their pains and their sores1 and repented not of their works4 7#ab7;,and the sixth poured out his cup upon the great river1 the ,euphrates2 and its water was dried up1 that the way of the kings1 who are from the rising of the sun1 might be prepared4 7#ac7;,and ,i saw come out of the mouth of the dragon1 and out of the mouth of the beast1 and out of the mouth of the false prophet1 three unclean spirits as frogs2 7#ad7;for they are spirits of demons1 working signs1 which go forth over the kings of the whole habitable world1 to gather them to the battle of that great day of ,god the ,almighty4 7#ae7;,behold1 ,i come as a thief4 ,happy is he that watches1 and keeps his garments1 that he may not walk naked and they see his shame4 7#af7;,and they gathered them into the place called in the ,hebrew tongue1 ,armageddon4 7#ag7;,and the seventh poured out his cup upon the air2 and there came forth a loud voice out of the temple of heaven1 from the throne1 saying3 ,it is done4 7#ah7;,and there were lightnings1 and voices1 and thunders2 and there was a great earthquake1 such as was not since there was a man upon the earth1 so mighty an earthquake1 so great4 7#ai7;,and the great city was divided into three parts1 and the cities of the nations fell2 and ,babylon the great was remembered before ,god1 to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath4 7#bj7;,and every island fled away1 and mountains were not found4 7#ba7;,and great hail1 as of a talent's weight1 comes down out of heaven upon men2 and men blasphemed ,god on account of the plague of the hail2 because the plague thereof was exceeding great4 ,,xvii4 ,,and there came one of the seven angels who have the seven cups1 and talked with me1 saying3 ,come hither2 ,i will show thee the judgment of the great harlot1 that sits upon many waters2 7#b7with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication1 and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication4 7#c7;,and he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness4 ,and ,i saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast1 full of the names of blasphemy1 having seven heads and ten horns4 7#d7;,and the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet1 and gilded with gold1 and precious stones and pearls1 having a golden cup in her hand1 full of abominations and the impurities of her fornication4 7#e7;,and upon her forehead was a name written3 ,,mystery1 ,,babylon ,,the ,,great1 ,,the ,,mother ,,of ,,the ,,harlots ,,and ,,of ,,the ,,abominations ,,of ,,the ,,earth4 7#f7;,and ,i saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints1 and with the blood of the witnesses of ,jesus2 and ,i wondered when ,i saw her1 with great wonder4 7#g7;,and the angel said to me3 ,wherefore didst thou wonder8 ,i will tell thee the mystery of the woman1 and of the beast that carries her1 which has the seven heads and the ten horns4 7#h7,the beast that thou sawest was1 and is not1 and is to come up out of the abyss1 and to go into perdition2 and they will wonder who dwell on the earth1 whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world1 seeing the beast1 that he was1 and is not1 and shall come4 7#i7;,here is the mind that has wisdom4 ,the seven heads are seven mountains1 on which the woman sits4 7#aj7;,and they are seven kings2 the five are fallen1 and the one is2 the other is not yet come2 and when he comes1 he must remain a little time4 7#aa7;,and the beast that was1 and is not1 he also is an eighth1 and is of the seven1 and goes into perdition4 7#ab7;,and the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings1 who received no kingdom as yet2 but receive authority as kings one hour1 along with the beast4 7#ac7,these have one mind1 and give their power and authority to the beast4 7#ad7,these will make war with the ,lamb1 and the ,lamb will overcome them2 because he is ,lord of lords1 and ,king of kings2 and they who are with him are called1 and chosen1 and faithful4 7#ae7;,and he says to me3 ,the waters which thou sawest1 where the harlot sits1 are peoples and multitudes1 and nations and tongues4 7#af7;,and the ten horns1 and the beast1 these will hate the harlot1 and will make her desolate and naked1 and will eat her flesh1 and will burn her up with fire4 7#ag7;,for ,god put it into their hearts to do his will1 and to form one purpose1 and to give their kingdom to the beast1 until the words of ,god shall be fulfilled4 7#ah7;,and the woman which thou sawest is the great city1 which has a kingdom over the kings of the earth4 ,,xviii4 ,,after these things ,i saw another angel coming down out of heaven1 having great authority2 and the earth was lightened with his glory4 7#b7;,and he cried with a strong voice1 saying3 ,babylon the great is fallen1 is fallen1 and is become a habitation of demons1 and a hold of every foul spirit1 and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird4 7#c7;,because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication1 and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her1 and the merchants of the earth became rich out of the abundance of her luxury4 7#d7;,and ,i heard another voice out of heaven1 saying3 ,come out of her1 my people1 that ye partake not in her sins1 and that ye receive not of her plagues4 7#e7;,for her sins reached unto heaven1 and ,god remembered her iniquities4 7#f7,reward her as she also rewarded1 and render twofold according to her works2 in the cup which she mixed1 mix for her twofold4 7#g7;,by as much as she glorified herself1 and lived luxuriously1 so much torment and mourning give her2 because in her heart she says3 ,i sit a queen1 and not a widow1 and shall not see mourning4 7#h7,therefore shall her plagues come in one day1 death1 and mourning1 and famine2 and she shall be burned up with fire because strong is the ,lord ,god who judged her4 7#i7;,and the kings of the earth1 who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her1 shall weep1 and shall lament for her1 when they see the smoke of her burning2 7#aj7standing afar off for the fear of her torment1 saying3 ,alas1 alas1 the great city ,babylon1 the mighty city6 ,because in one hour thy judgment is come4 7#aa7;,and the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her1 because no one buys their lading any more2 7#ab7the lading of gold1 and of silver1 and of precious stones1 and of pearls1 and of fine linen1 and of purple1 and of silk1 and of scarlet2 and all citron wood1 and every vessel of ivory1 and every vessel of most precious wood1 and of brass1 and of iron and of marble1 7#ac7;and cinnamon1 and amomum1 and odors1 and ointment1 and frankincense1 and wine1 and oil1 and fine flour1 and wheat1 and cattle1 and sheep2 and lading of horses1 and of chariots1 and of slaves2 and souls of men4 7#ad7;,and the fruit that thy soul desired departed from thee1 and all the dainty and goodly things perished from thee1 and thou shalt no more find them4 7#ae7,the merchants of these things1 who became rich by her1 shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment1 weeping and mourning1 7#af7saying3 ,alas1 alas1 the great city1 that was clothed in fine linen1 and purple1 and scarlet1 and gilded with gold1 and precious stone1 and pearls2 7#ag7;because in one hour so great riches are made desolate4 ,and every pilot1 and every one that sails to any place1 and seamen1 and as many as do business at sea1 stood afar off1 7#ah7;and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning1 saying3 ,who is like to the great city6 7#ai7;,and they cast dust upon their heads1 and cried out1 weeping and mourning1 saying3 ,alas1 alas1 the great city1 whereby all that have the ships in the sea became rich by reason of her costliness2 because in one hour she is made desolate4 7#bj7,rejoice over her1 thou heaven1 and ye saints1 ye apostles1 and ye prophets2 because ,god judged your cause upon her4 7#ba7;,and a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone1 and cast it into the sea1 saying3 ,thus with violence shall ,babylon the great city be cast down1 and shall be found no more4 7#bb7;,and the voice of harpers1 and of musicians1 and of pipers1 and of trumpeters1 shall be heard in thee no more2 and no craftsman1 of whatever craft1 shall be found any more in thee1 and the sound of a millstone shall be heard in thee no more2 7#bc7;and the light of a lamp shall shine in thee no more2 and the voice of bridegroom and of bride shall be heard in thee no more2 because thy merchants were the great men of the earth2 because by thy sorcery all the nations were led astray4 7#bd7;,and in her was found the blood of prophets1 and of saints and of all that have been slain upon the earth4 ,,xix4 ,,after these things1 ,i heard as it were a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven1 of those saying3 ,alleluia2 the salvation1 and the glory1 and the power1 are our ,god's2 7#b7;because true and righteous are his judgments2 because he judged the great harlot1 who corrupted the earth with her fornication1 and avenged the blood of his servants at her hand4 7#c7;,and a second time they said3 ,alleluia4 ,and her smoke goes up forever and ever4 7#d7;,and the twenty-four elders1 and the four animals1 fell down and worshiped ,god1 who sits on the throne1 saying3 ,amen2 ,alleluia4 7#e7;,and a voice came out from the throne1 saying3 ,praise our ,god1 all ye his servants1 and ye who fear him1 the small and the great4 7#f7;,and ,i heard as it were the voice of a great multitude1 and as the sound of many waters1 and as the sound of mighty thunders1 saying3 ,alleluia2 because the ,lord ,god the ,almighty reigns4 7#g7,let us rejoice and exult1 and we will give to him the glory2 because the marriage of the ,lamb is come1 and his wife made herself ready4 7#h7;,and it was given her that she should be clothed in fine linen1 pure and shining2 for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints4 7#i7;,and he says to me3 ,write1 ,happy are they who are called to the marriage-supper of the ,lamb4 ,and he says to me3 ,these are the true sayings of ,god4 7#aj7;,and ,i fell before his feet to worship him4 ,and he said to me3 ,see thou do it not4 ,i am a fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren who have the testimony of ,jesus2 worship ,god4 ,for the testimony of ,jesus is the spirit of prophecy4 7#aa7;,and ,i saw heaven opened1 and behold a white horse1 and he who sat upon him1 called ,faithful and ,true2 and in righteousness he judges1 and makes war4 7#ab7;,his eyes were as a flame of fire1 and on his head were many crowns2 and he had a name written1 which no one knows but he himself4 7#ac7;,and he was clothed with a garment dipped in blood2 and his name is called1 ,the ,word of ,god4 7#ad7;,and the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses1 clothed in fine linen1 white1 pure4 7#ae7;,and out of his mouth goes a sharp sword1 that with it he may smite the nations2 and he will rule them with a rod of iron2 and he treads the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of ,god the ,almighty4 7#af7;,and he has on his garment1 and on his thigh1 a name written3 ,,king ,,of ,,kings1 ,,and ,,lord ,,of ,,lords4 7#ag7;,and ,i saw an angel standing in the sun4 ,and he cried with a loud voice1 saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven3 ,come1 and gather yourselves together to the great supper of ,god2 7#ah7that ye may eat the flesh of kings1 and the flesh of captains of thousands1 and the flesh of mighty men1 and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them1 and the flesh of all1 both free and bond1 both small and great4 7#ai7;,and ,i saw the beast1 and the kings of the earth1 and their armies1 gathered together to make war with him who sat on the horse1 and with his army4 7#bj7;,and the beast was seized1 and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his presence1 with which he led astray those who received the mark of the beast1 and who warship his image4 ,the two were cast alive into the lake of fire1 that burns with brimstone4 7#ba7;,and the rest were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the horse1 which went forth out of his mouth2 and all the birds were filled with their flesh4 ,,xx4 ,,and ,i saw an angel coming down out of heaven1 having the key of the abyss1 and a great chain in his hand4 7#b7;,and he laid hold of the dragon1 the old serpent1 which is the ,devil and ,satan1 and bound him a thousand years1 7#c7;and cast him into the abyss1 and shut it1 and set a seal over him1 that he mislead the nations no more1 until the thousand years are finished2 after these he must be loosed a little time4 7#d7;,and ,i saw thrones1 and they sat upon them1 and judgment was given to them2 and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of ,jesus1 and on account of the word of ,god1 and whoever did not worship the beast1 neither his image1 and did not receive the mark upon the forehead1 or upon their hand2 and they lived and reigned with ,christ a thousand years4 7#e7,the rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years were finished4 ,this is the first resurrection4 7#f7;,happy and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection2 on these the second death has no power1 but they shall be priests of ,god and of ,christ1 and shall reign with him a thousand years4 7#g7;,and when the thousand years are finished1 ,satan will be loosed out of his prison1 7#h7;and will go out to mislead the nations that are in the four corners of the earth1 ,gog and ,magog1 to gather them together to the war1 the number of whom is as the sand of the sea4 7#i7;,and they went up upon the breadth of the earth1 and encompassed the camp of the saints1 and the beloved city2 and fire came down from ,god#bj3i out of heaven1 and devoured them4 7#aj7;,and the ,devil who misleads them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone1 where are also the beast and the false prophet2 and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever4 7#aa7;,and ,i saw a great white throne1 and him who sat upon it1 from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away1 and no place was found for them4 7#ab7;,and ,i saw the dead1 the great and the small1 standing before the throne4 ,and books were opened2 and another book was opened1 which is the book of life2 and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books1 according to their works4 7#ac7;,and the sea gave up the dead which were in it2 and death and the underworld gave up the dead which were in them2 and they were judged each one according to their works4 7#ad7;,and death and the underworld were cast into the lake of fire4 ,this is the second death1 the lake of fire4 7#ae7;,and if any one was not found written in the book of life1 he was cast into the lake of fire4 ,,xxi4 ,,and ,i saw a new heaven and a new earth2 for the first heaven and the first earth passed away1 and the sea is no more4 7#b7;,and ,i saw the holy city1 new ,jerusalem1 coming down out of heaven from ,god1 prepared as a bride adorned for her husband4 7#c7;,and ,i heard a loud voice out of the throne1 saying3 ,behold1 the tabernacle of ,god is with men1 and he will dwell with them1 and they shall be his people1 and ,,god-,,with-,,them#ba3c himself will be their ,god4 7#d7;,and he will wipe away every tear from their eyes2 and death shall be no more1 nor shall mourning1 nor crying1 nor pain be any more2 because the former things are passed away4 7#e7;,and he who sat upon the throne said3 ,behold1 ,i make all things new4 ,and he says3 ,write2 because these words are faithful and true4 7#f7;,and he said to me3 ,it is done4 ,i am the ,alpha and the ,omega1 the beginning and the end4 ,i will give to him that thirsts1 of the fountain of the water of life freely4 7#g7;,he that overcomes shall inherit these things2 and ,i will be to him a ,god1 and he shall be to me a son4 7#h7;,but the fearful1 and unbelieving1 and defiled with abominations1 and murderers1 and fornicators1 and sorcerers1 and idolaters1 and all the liars1 shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone1 which is the second death4 7#i7;,and there came one from among the seven angels1 who have the seven cups full of the seven last plagues1 and talked with me1 saying3 ,come hither2 ,i will show thee the bride1 the wife of the ,lamb4 7#aj7;,and he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain1 and showed me the holy city ,jerusalem1 coming down out of heaven from ,god1 7#aa7;having the glory of ,god2 her luminary like to a most precious stone1 as it were to a jasper stone1 clear as crystal2 7#ab7;having a wall great and high2 having twelve gates1 and at the gates twelve angels1 and names written thereon1 which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of ,israel2 7#ac7on the east three gates1 and on the north three gates1 and on the south three gates1 and on the west three gates4 7#ad7;,and the wall of the city had twelve foundation-stones1 and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the ,lamb4 7#ae7;,and he who talked with me had a golden reed for a measure1 that he might measure the city1 and the gates thereof1 and the wall thereof4 7#af7;,and the city lies foursquare1 and its length is as great as the breadth4 ,and he measured the city with the reed1 twelve thousand furlongs4 ,the length1 and the breadth1 and the height of it are equal4 7#ag7;,and he measured the wall thereof1 a hundred and forty-four cubits1 the measure of a man1 which is that of an angel4 7#ah7;,and the structure of its wall was jasper2 and the city was pure gold1 like to pure glass4 7#ai7,the foundation-stones of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone4 ,the first foundation-stone was jasper2 the second1 sapphire2 the third1 chalcedony2 the fourth1 emerald2 7#bj7the fifth1 sardonyx2 the sixth1 sardius2 the seventh1 chrysolite2 the eighth1 beryl2 the ninth1 topaz2 the tenth1 chrysoprasus2 the eleventh1 hyacinth2 the twelfth1 amethyst4 7#ba7;,and the twelve gates were twelve pearls2 each several gate was of one pearl2 and the street of the city was pure gold1 as transparent glass4 7#bb7;,and ,i saw in it no temple2 for the ,lord ,god the ,almighty is its temple1 and the ,lamb4 7#bc7;,and the city has no need of the sun1 neither of the moon1 to shine on it2 for the glory of ,god lightened it1 and the ,lamb is the light thereof4 7#bd7;,and the nations will walk by its light2 and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it4 7#be7;,and its gates will not be shut by day2 for there will be no night there2 7#bf7;and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it4 7#bg7;,and there shall not enter into it any thing unclean1 or that works abomination or falsehood2 but they who are written in the ,lamb's book of life4 ,,xxii4 ,,and he showed me a river of water of life1 clear as crystal1 proceeding out of the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb4 7#b7;,in the midst of its street1 and on either side of the river1 was a tree of life1 bearing twelve fruits1 yielding its fruit every month2 and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations4 7#c7;,and there will be no more curse4 ,and the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb will be in it2 and his servants will serve him1 7#d7;and will see his face1 and his name will be upon their foreheads4 7#e7;,and there will be no night there2 and they will have no need of a lamp1 nor of the light of the sun1 because the ,lord ,god will give them light2 and they will reign forever and ever4 7#f7;,and he said to me3 ,these sayings are faithful and true2 and the ,lord1 the ,god of the spirits of the prophets1 sent his angel to show to his servants what things must shortly come to pass4 7#g7;,behold1 ,i come quickly4 ,happy is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book4 7#h7;,and ,i1 ,john1 am he who heard and saw these things4 ,and when ,i heard and saw1 ,i fell down to worship before the feet of the angel1 who showed me these things4 7#i7;,and he says to me3 ,see thou do it not4 ,i am a fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren the prophets1 and of those who keep the sayings of this book2 worship ,god4 7#aj7;,and he says to me3 ,seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book2 for the time is at hand4 7#aa7;,he that is unjust1 let him be unjust still2 and he that is filthy1 let him be filthy still2 and he that is righteous1 let him be righteous still2 and he that is holy1 let him be holy still4 7#ab7;,behold1 ,i come quickly2 and my reward is with me1 to give to each one according as his work is4 7#ac7;,i am the ,alpha and the ,omega1 the first and the last1 the beginning and the end4 7#ad7;,happy are they who wash their robes1 that they may have right to the tree of life1 and may enter by the gates into the city4 7#ae7without are the dogs1 and the sorcerers1 and the fornicators1 and the murderers1 and the idolaters1 and every one that loves and makes a lie4 7#af7;,i1 ,jesus1 sent my angel1 to testify to you these things in the churches4 ,i am the root and the offspring of ,david1 the bright1 the morning star4 7#ag7;,and the ,spirit and the bride say3 ,come4 ,and let him that hears say3 ,come4 ,and let him that thirsts1 come2 let him that will1 take the water of life freely4 7#ah7;,i testify to every one that hears the words of the prophecy of this book1 if any one shall add to them1 ,god will add to him the plagues that are written in this book2 7#ai7;and if any one shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy1 ,god will take away his part from the tree of life1 and out of the holy city1 which are written of in this book4 7#bj7;,he who testifies these things1 says3 ,yea1 ,i come quickly4 ,amen2 come1 ,lord ,jesus4 7#ba7,the grace of the ,lord ,jesus be with the saints4 ,footnotes ,matthew #a3ai ,in some ancient copies2 to make her an example #a3bc ,or1 which interpreted is #a3be ,in some ancient copies3 her first-born son #b3ah ,in some ancient copies3 lamentation and weeping #e3e ,or1 the land #e3aa ,some ancient copies omit3 falsely4 #e3ba ,or1 by those #e3bb;a without cause1 is omitted in many ancient copies4 #e3bb;b ,raca1 a term of angry reproach4 #e3cc ,or1 by those of old #f3aa ,or1 our needful bread #f3ac ,the words omitted are wanting in all the ancient copies4 #f3bg ,or1 to his age #g3ad ,in some ancient copies3 ,how strait #g3bd ,in some ancient copies3 my sayings #h3bh ,in some ancient copies3 ,gergesenes #i3ae ,or1 ,can the bride-men mourn #i3cf ,or1 and cast off #aj3d ,cananite1 7as some suppose7 ,zelotes4 #aj3h ,some ancient copies omit3 raise the dead #aa3i ,in some ancient copies3 ,but why went ye out8 ,to see a prophet8 #aa3bc;a ,in the oldest copies3 shalt thou be exalted to heaven8 ,thou shalt #aa3bc;b ,underworld3 the abode of the dead1 represented 7figuratively1 as in the ,old ,testament7 as underneath1 in contrast with heaven above4 ,see ,philipp4 #b3aj2 ,rev4 #e3c1 #ac2 ,luke #af3bc4 #ab3bb ,the oldest copies omit1 blind1 and both4 #ac3i ,in some ancient copies3 ,he that has ears1 let him hear4 #ac3aa ,or1 ,because to you it is given #ac3cf ,or1 ,then leaving the multitudes #ac3dc ,in some ancient copies3 ,he that has ears1 let him hear4 #ac3dd ,or1 and because of his joy1 #ac3ee ,in some ancient copies3 ,joses #ad3b ,or1 the powers #ad3cc ,or1 and bowed down to him #ae3d ,in the oldest copies3 ,for ,god said3 #ae3f ,in some ancient copies3 the commandment of ,god #af3ac ,in many ancient copies3 that ,i the ,son of man am #af3ag that is1 ,son of ,jonah4 #af3ah;a that is1 rock4 #af3ah;b ,or1 my congregation #af3bc ,or1 adversary #af3bf ,or1 as a ransom #ag3bd ,half-shekel2 see ,exodus #cj3ac1 #ae4 #ah3bd ,talent 7,syrian71 about fifteen hundred denaries4 #ah3bh ,denary1 seven and a half pence sterling1 or fifteen cents4 #ai3d ,in some ancient copies3 who created them #bj3b ,denary 7see ,mat #ah3bh71 about one-third more than the daily pay of a ,roman soldier4 #ba3i ,hosanna3 i4 e41 ,save now6 #ba3cj ,in some ancient copies3 to the second #ba3ca ,in the oldest copies3 ,they say to him3 ,the tardier one #bb3ae ,or1 ensnare him in discourse4 #bb3ai ,denary1 a ,roman coin4 #bc3g ,rabbi 7my ,master71 a ,jewish title of respect1 given to a teacher4 #bc3ac ,v4 #ad is wanting here1 in the oldest copies2 it belongs to ,mark #ab3dj1 and ,luke #bj3dg4 #bd3f ,in some ancient copies3 for it must come to pass #bd3cj ,or1 tribes of the land #bd3db ,in many ancient copies3 in what hour #bf3bf ,in some ancient copies3 took a loaf #bf3bh ,in some ancient copies3 of the covenant #bf3de ,or1 ,sleep on now1 and take your rest #bf3ec ,in some ancient copies3 that ,i can not pray to my ,father1 and he will now send #bg3cd ,in some ancient copies3 gave him wine to drink #bg3dg ,elijah3 in their form of address1 ,elia4 #bh3ad ,in some copies3 ,shall be heard before the governor ,mark #a3ad ,in some ancient copies3 the good news of ,god #a3bd ,in some ancient copies3 ,hah6 what have we to do with thee #a3bg ,in many ancient copies3 ,what new teaching is this8 ,for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits #b3ah ,or1 used to fast #b3ai ,or1 ,can the bridemen fast #b3bb ,some ancient copies add3 ,but new wine must be put into new skins4 #b3bc ,or1 began to make a way #c3ah ,cananite1 7as some suppose7 ,zelotes4 #f3aa ,the words omitted are not found here1 in the oldest copies2 they belong to ,matt4 #aj3ae4 #f3bj ,or1 and he kept him #g3aa ,the conclusion1 ,he is bound1 7by his oath17 and so freed from the duty to his parents1 is left to be inferred from the speaker's silence2 compare the similar use of this figure of speech1 in ,ex4 #cb3cb2 ,luke #ac3i ,acts #bc3i4 #aj3db ,or1 they who claim to rule #aa3h ,in the oldest copies3 and others branches1 cutting them from the fields4 #aa3bf ,v4 #bf is omitted in some ancient copies4 #ab3ae ,denary1 a ,roman coin4 #ad3da ,or1 ,sleep on now1 and take your rest6 #ae3db ,gr4 which is the ante-sabbath ,luke #a3a ,or1 the things accomplished among us #a3d ,or1 those words #a3cg ,or1 no word shall be #a3de ,or1 for there shall be #a3fe ,or1 all these words #b3ai ,or1 all these words #b3di ,or1 must be in my ,father's business #c3ad ,or1 with your allowance #c3bc ,or1 was beginning to be #d3ch ,gr4 with a great fever #e3cj ,or1 the scribes and ,pharisees among them #e3cd ,or1 ,can ye make the bridemen fast #e3ch ,some ancient copies omit1 and both are preserved together4 #e3ci ,in the oldest copies3 is good 7or1 is mild74 #f3a ,or1 on the second-first sabbath 7omitted in some ancient copies74 #f3i ,in some ancient copies3 whether it is lawful #f3bh ,or1 for those who falsely accuse you #f3di ,gr4 it fell together #g3da ,denary1 about seven and a half pence sterling1 or fifteen cents4 #i3df ,or1 there arose a dispute among them #i3ee ,or1 ,know ye not #aj3g ,or1 as they have #aj3aa ,or1 against you #aj3ce ,denary1 seven and a half pence sterling1 or fifteen cents 7one third more than the daily pay of a ,roman soldier74 #aa3c ,or1 our needful bread #aa3ag ,or1 and house falls upon house #aa3ce ,or1 whether the light that is in thee is darkness #aa3da ,or1 give that which is within in alms #aa3dh ,in some ancient copies1 and ye build6 #aa3ec ,gr4 to answer off-hand concerning many things #ab3be ,or1 to his age #ab3di ,or1 and how ,i would it were already kindled #ac3g ,or1 impoverish the ground #ac3i ,compare ,mark #g3aa4 #ad3e ,in the oldest copies3 whose son1 or ox #ad3ah ,or1 they all1 at once1 began #ad3bc ,or1 and constrain them #ag3ba ,or1 is among you #ah3ab ,or1 of all that ,i gain #bj3bj ,or1 ,and having kept watch1 #bj3bd ,denary1 a ,roman coin4 #ba3ai ,or1 ,by your patience preserve your souls4 #bb3cg ,or1 are having an end4 #bb3ff ,gr4 the eldership of the people #bc3ag ,v4 #ag is omitted in all the oldest and best copies4 ,john #a3c ,or1 were made through him #a3ad ,gr4 tabernacled among us #a3ae ,gr4 is become before me2 because he was prior to me4 #a3cj ,gr4 is become before me2 because he was prior to me4 #a3db ,peter3 that is1 ,rock4 #a3ea ,some ancient copies omit3 henceforth4 #b3f ,firkin3 holding nine gallons4 #c3c ,or1 born from above #c3cd ,in some ancient copies3 ,god gives not #d3e ,sychar3 also called ,shechem4 #d3bg ,or1 was talking with a woman4 #e3d ,the words in brackets are wanting in the oldest and best copies4 #e3ci ,or1 ,ye search #f3cc ,or1 is he who #g3bf ,or1 ,have the rulers come to know #g3dg ,in the oldest copies3 ,never man spoke thus4 #g3eb ,or1 has arisen no prophet4 #g3ec ,ch4 vii41 #ec-viii41 #aa4 ,the words in brackets are wanting in most of the ancient copies4 #aj3bd ,or1 hold us in expectation8 #ab3e ,denary1 seven and a half pence sterling1 or fifteen cents4 #ab3f ,or1 and bore off #ab3g ,in the oldest copies3 that she may keep it #ab3bg ,or1 save me from this hour8 #ac3af ,or1 nor an apostle 7i4 e41 one that is sent74 #ad3a ,or1 ,ye believe on ,god1 believe also on me4 #ad3ah ,gr4 ,i will not leave you orphans ,acts #a3f ,or1 ,they therefore who came together #a3g ,or1 put in his own power4 #a3bj ,or1 his charge #a3bf ,in some ancient copies3 gave lots for them2 #b3f ,or1 when this sound occurred #b3da ,or1 ,they therefore who received #b3dg ,or1 who are being saved4 #c3ae ,or1 whose witnesses we are4 #d3be ,or1 ,why rage the heathen #e3f or1 laid him out #f3i ,freedmen3 captive ,jews1 carried to ,rome as slaves1 who 7or their offspring7 had been freed1 and allowed to return4 #g3bj ,gr4 was beautiful before ,god #g3ce ,in some ancient copies3 with the hand #h3e ,or1 to a city #h3aj ,in many ancient copies3 is the power of ,god1 which is called great4 #h3ba ,or1 in this word #h3cc ,or1 and his posterity #h3cg ,v4#cg is wanting in the best ancient copies4 #aj3bh ,or1 how unlawful it is #ab3a ,gr4 laid hands on1 to oppress #ac3ah ,in some ancient copies3 he bore with them #ac3cc ,in the oldest copies3 in the first psalm #ae3ag ,or1 who makes these things known of old 7omitting v4 #ah1 as in ancient copies74 #ae3bd ,the oldest copies omit3 saying1 that ye must be circumcised and keep the law #ae3cd ,v4 #cd is omitted in the oldest copies4 #af3ah ,or1 being grieved #ag3d ,or1 were allotted to #ag3e ,some ancient copies omit3 moved with envy #ah3ba ,the words in brackets are omitted in the oldest copies4 #ai3ch ,the law is open3 ,gr4 court-days are held #bj3bd ,the oldest copies omit3 with joy #bj3bh ,in some ancient copies3 church of ,god #bb3i ,or1 they understood not #bb3be ,or1 for the thongs 7namely1 with which he was to be scourged74 #bd3f ,the words in brackets are wanting in the best ancient copies4 #be3aj ,or1 also knowest too well 7namely1 to make such a proposal74 #bf3bh;a ,or1 in little time #bf3bh;b ,or1 dost thou persuade #bf3bi ,or1 that in little or much #bg3g ,or1 not suffering us to go further #bh3ac ,or1 coasting about #bh3bi ,v4 #bi is wanting in the oldest and best copies4 ,romans #a3ah ,or1 who hinder the truth by unrighteousness #a3bj ,or1 that they may be #b3ae ,or1 mutually accusing1 or also excusing4 #b3bb ,or1 dost thou rob the temple8 ,or1 dost thou rob temples8 #f3ah ,or1 unto which ye were delivered #i3bh;a ,or1 the account #i3bh;b ,or1 a short account #aj3e ,or1 shall live in them #aa3f ,ancient copies omit the words in brackets4 #aa3cb ,or1 shut up all to unbelief #ab3ac ,or1 sharing in the necessities of the saints #ad3aa ,or1 shall give praise to ,god4 #af3f ,in some ancient copies3 on you #a ,corinthians #b3ac ,or1 interpreting spiritual things to the spiritual4 ,or1 combining spiritual things with spiritual4 #c3ag ,or1 ,if any one destroys #d3c ,man's day3 namely1 the present1 in contrast with the coming ,day of the ,lord1 when he1 and not man1 will judge4 7,acts #ag3ca2 ,rom4 #b3af2 #a ,cor4 #a3h1 etc47 #d3af ,gr1 become imitators of me #g3bh ,or1 and ,i desire to spare you #i3bc ,or1 may become a partaker with it #aa3b ,traditions3 things delivered from one to another2 received from the ,lord1 and delivered to them4 #aa3bj ,or1 it is not to eat the ,supper of the ,lord #ab3bg ,or1 each in his place4 #af3bb ,maran atha3 that is1 ,the ,lord comes6 7,compare ,phil #d3e47 #a ,corinthians #c3ad ,or1 because it is done away in ,christ #d3d ,or1 that the light of the gospel of the glory of ,christ1 who is ,god's image1 should not shine4 #e3a ,of the tabernacle2 that is1 of the body4 #e3c ,or1 if indeed we shall be found clothed1 not naked4 #e3bj ,or1 in ,christ's stead #g3ac ,or1 but besides our consolation #h3ai ,or1 in this charity #aj3h ,or1 for building up1 and not for casting you down #ab3af ,the accusation of his opposers1 which he answers in verses #ag and #ah4 #ab3ai ,in ancient copies3 ,ye are supposing1 this long while1 that we excuse ourselves to you4 ,galatians #a3ag ,in some ancient copies3 neither went away #b3f ,or1 whatever they once were #c3a ,or1 was formerly set forth #c3c ,or1 are ye now ending #c3e ,or1 works miracles in you #c3bg ,or1 into ,christ #d3c ,or1 under the rudiments #d3i ,or1 weak and poor rudiments #d3ad ,in some copies3 your trial #d3ae ,in some copies3 ,what was #d3bd ,or1 are allegorized #d3bf ,in some ancient copies3 which is our mother #f3b ,in many ancient copies3 and so shall ye fulfill ,ephesians #a3aa ,or1 in whom we were also chosen as the inheritance #a3ac ,or1 in whom are ye also1 444 in which having also believed #a3ad ,or1 for the redemption #a3bc ,or1 fills all with all #c3aa ,or1 which he wrought #c3ab ,or1 our boldness and our access #c3ad ,ancient copies omit3 of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ #d3ag ,in ancient copies3 as the ,gentiles walk #d3ai ,or1 in covetousness #f3ab ,the heavenly places 7the material heavens1 the air2 see ch4 ii74 ,philippians #a3a ,overseers3 as the word is properly translated in ,acts #bj3bh4 #a3e ,or1 for your participation in the gospel4 ,or1 for your contribution to the gospel #a3g ,or1 because you have me in your heart #a3aj ,or1 may prove things that differ #a3ag ,in ancient copies3 shall raise up affliction #a3bh ,in many ancient copies3 but of your salvation #b3a ,or1 there is any exhortation #a3af ,or1 holding fast #b3ah ,or1 ,in like manner #c3aj ,or1 participation of his sufferings #c3ab ,or1 have already finished the course #c3bj ,or1 our country #d3ae ,or1 in an account of debt and credit ,colossians #b3aj ,or1 are in him made full #b3ae;a ,or1 putting off principalities and powers #b3ae;b ,or1 in him #b3ah ,or1 willing it 7namely1 to defraud74 #d3ac ,or1 much labor #a ,thessalonians #d3d ,or1 know how to obtain #d3f ,or1 in the matter #b ,thessalonians #b3b;a ,gr1 shaken from your mind #b3b;b ,or1 is come #b3ae ,see note on #a ,cor #aa3b #c3c ,or1 from the ,evil ,one #c3f ,see note on #a ,cor #aa3b #a ,timothy #a3i ,or1 for smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers #a3af;a ,or1 in me as chief #a3af;b ,or1 all that long-suffering #c3a ,overseer3 as properly translated in ,acts #bj3bh4 #c3f ,or1 not a new convert #c3ac ,or1 a good rank #c3af ,or1 which was manifested4 #d3c ,or1 by those #d3g ,gr1 old women's fables #d3ae ,or1 ,practice these things #e3ai ,or1 except on the authority of two or three witnesses #f3ae ,or1 in its own times #b ,timothy #b3b ,or1 among many witnesses #b3ae ,or1 rightly handling #b3bf ,or1 to do ,his will #c3af ,or1 ,every ,scripture1 inspired by ,god1 is also profitable ,titus #a3c ,or1 in his own #a3g ,overseer3 as properly translated in ,acts #bj3bh4 #c3aj ,or1 reject ,philemon #a3b ,in many ancient copies3 ,apphia the sister #a3f ,or1 the communion of thy faith #a3g ,in many copies3 we have ,or1 we had ,hebrews #a3c ,some ancient copies omit3 by himself #a3f ,or1 shall again have brought in #b3a ,or1 we should be diverted from them4 #c3f ,some ancient copies omit3 firm unto the end #e3aj ,or1 addressed by ,god1 as ,high ,priest #f3c ,in some ancient copies3 ,and this let us do #g3c ,that is1 as to any record of it4 #g3ba ,some ancient copies omit3 after the order of ,melchizedek4 #h3h ,or1 finding fault1 he says to them3 #i3aj ,or1 only with conditions of meats and drinks #i3af ,the same ,greek word means covenant1 and also testament4 #i3bf ,or1 by his sacrifice #aj3a ,or1 those who draw near to ,god #aj3aa ,in the oldest copies3 every high priest #aa3a ,or1 is the substance of things hoped for #aa3c ,or1 in order that what is seen should not have arisen #aa3af ,or1 ,but as it is #aa3ca ,or1 that were disobedient #ac3d ,or1 ,let marriage be honorable in all1 and the bed be undefiled ,james #a3a ,gr4 which are in the dispersion #b3e ,or1 the poor in view of the world #c3c ,or1 ,now if we put the horses' bits into their mouths #c3af ,sensual3 more correctly1 natural2 compare1 the natural man1 #a ,cor #b3ad4 #e3d ,sabaoth3 that is1 hosts4 #e3aa ,in some ancient copies3 ,see also the end of the ,lord4 #a ,peter #a3a ,or1 the strangers of the dispersion #a3c ,or1 into a living hope #a3ag ,or1 if ye call upon him as ,father #b3e ,or1 be ye yourselves also444 built up #b3ai ,or1 from a consciousness of ,god #d3ad ,the words in brackets are omitted in the best copies4 #e3ac ,or1 ,the sister chosen with you1 in ,babylon1 salutes you #b ,peter #a3e ,or1 furnish in your faith fortitude1 and in your fortitude knowledge1 etc4 #a3ad ,or1 that the putting off of my tabernacle is speedy #b3d ,in some ancient copies3 pits of darkness #b3ab ,in some ancient copies3 as brute beasts1 born naturally to be taken #c3i ,in some ancient copies3 toward you #a ,john #a3g ,some ancient copies omit3 ,christ #b3g ancient copies omit3 from the beginning #c3e ,our is omitted in some ancient copies4 #c3ad ,ancient copies omit3 his brother #c3ae ,or1 is a man-killer #c3bj ,or1 and we shall assure our hearts before him1 whatever our heart may accuse us of1 because ,god is greater than our heart and knows all things4 #d3ag ,or1 toward us #d3ah ,or1 has punishment #e3h ,or1 in the one thing4 7,the words omitted are wanting in all ancient copies47 #b ,john #a3h ,in ancient copies3 ,every one who goes onward1 and abides not ,jude #a3a ,or1 kept for ,jesus ,christ ,revelation #a3ae ,or 7according to some ancient authorities71 as if in a fiery furnace #b3bj ,in some ancient copies3 sufferest thy wife ,jezebel #b3bb ,in some ancient copies3 of her works #c3e ,in many ancient copies3 ,he that overcomes shall be so clothed #e3aj ,some ancient copies omit3 unto our ,god #f3f ,a quart of wheat was commonly sold for one-eighth of a denary4 ,the denary 7about fifteen cents7 was a third more than the daily pay of a ,roman soldier4 #g3ae ,see ,isaiah #d3f2 compare ,leviticus #bf3aa2 ,ezekiel #cg3bg4 #aj3f ,the time here meant1 is that spoken of in ,rev #f3aa4 #ac3a;a ,in some ancient copies3 ,and he stood #ac3a;b ,in some copies3 a name of blasphemy #ac3ae ,or1 to give spirit #ac3af ,or1 that they should give them a mark #ad3f ,or1 having an eternal message of joy #af3b ,or1 on the sea #af3g ,in ancient copies3 ,i heard the altar saying #bj3i ,some ancient copies omit3 from ,god #ba3c ,compare ,immanuel1 ,matthew #a3bc4