,a ,,translation ,,of ,,the ,,new ,,testament ,,from ,,the ,,original ,,greek4 ,,humbly ,,attempted ,,with ,a ,,view ,,to ,,assist ,,the ,,unlearned ,,with ,,clearer ,,and ,,more ,,explicit ,,views ,,of ,,the ,,mind ,,of ,,the ,,spirit ,,in ,,the ,,scriptures ,,of ,,truth4 ,,by ,t4 ,,haweis1 ,l4,l4 ,b4 ,,rector ,,of ,,all-,,saints1 ,,aldwinckle1 ,,northamptonshire2 ,,and ,,chaplain ,,to ,,the ,,late ,,countess ,,of ,,huntingdon4 ,london3 ,,printed ,,for ,t4 ,,chapman1 ,,no4 #aea1 ,,fleet-,,street4 #agie4 ,,preface4 ,,appearing before the ,public as a translator of the ,oracles of ,god1 it would ill become me to deprecate the severity of criticism1 when ,i most cordially desire the intelligent and learned of my brethren to point out my mistakes for correction1 and1 in love and in the spirit of meekness1 to smite me friendly4 ,should1 however1 the shafts of malignity1 and the weapons not of our warfare1 be employed against this humble1 yet well-meant1 attempt to make the ,scriptures better understood1 ,i shall endeavour to pluck the honey-comb from the lion's carcase1 and be thankful for real information1 in whatever mode it may be communicated4 ,respecting highly1 as ,i do1 the translation of our ,reformers1 whose language has dignity1 and whose soundness in the faith ,i hope1 living and dying1 to maintain1 it must be acknowledged--that there are in our present version1 obscurities which may be avoided--words become in the lapse of ages obsolete--expressions feeble and inexact--for which others more accurate and energetic may be substituted--and in some passages the sense embarrassed1 and probably mistaken4 ,to make therefore the ,scriptures as intelligible as ,i can to men of common capacity1 who are destitute of the knowledge of the ,original1 and sometimes perhaps to suggest a sense not unworthy the adoption of the judicious scholar1 ,i have endeavoured to render every passage with the most literal exactness--to use the most forcible and clear expressions corresponding with the ,original--not to omit a particle--preserving the participles--and following1 as much as the genius of our tongue will permit1 the exact order of the ,greek words1 persuaded that1 thus placed1 the sense often receives clearness and energy4 ,to transfuse the spirit of the ,original into a ,translation must be admitted to be very difficult in any language1 peculiarly so where the matters treated of are so weighty1 and the words so significant1 and where holy men of ,god are speaking as they were moved by the ,holy ,ghost1 without whose continual light and teaching ,i humbly conceive no man ever did or can understand and receive the things which are of the ,spirit of ,god1 so as to know them as he ought to know4 ,as the words of the ,spirit contain one precise meaning1 and to communicate his mind is the intention of ,revelation1 it must be our endeavour not to leave them equivocal1 but to fix a clear and determinate idea to each1 in exact conformity to the ,original1 that the true sense may be understood1 which can be but one4 ,that ,i have endeavoured to obtain this knowledge it is no presumption to affirm4 ,during forty years and upwards this blessed book of ,god hath been continually in my hands--never a day hath passed in which it hath not been matter of my meditation2 ,i may venture to say ,i have read it over more than an hundred times1 and many of the passages much oftener4 ,i have consulted the works of the most godly and ingenious of the dead1 and often conversed with some of the ablest and most experienced ministers of ,christ among the living4 ,i have at two different times of my life translated and transcribed the whole of the ,new ,testament1 and considered every word1 and phrase1 and passage1 with attention3 indeed the leading object and employment of my whole life hath been to discover and communicate to mankind the truth as it is in ,jesus2 and every day have ,i bowed my knees to the ,divine ,interpreter1 who giveth wisdom and understanding to the simple1 that he would lighten my darkness1 and shine into my heart1 to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of ,god1 as it is manifested in the face of ,jesus ,christ4 ,i recommend to my readers to tread in the same path1 looking up to the ,fountain of wisdom and knowledge4 ,i am not ashamed to own my conviction1 that an unlearned person thus seriously attentive to the ,scriptures1 and crying to ,god for the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of ,him1 will be led into all saving truth2 and gain greater and clearer discoveries of the mind of the ,spirit in the ,scriptures than any mere natural man1 however ingenious and learned4 ,a word1 a phrase1 an allusion1 may indeed exercise critical acumen1 and afford a display for erudition2 but the scope and tendency of the ,sacred ,oracles1 the doctrines therein revealed1 the principles inculcated1 and the practice enjoined1 never were1 and never will be truly known1 but by those who are taught of ,god4 ,as the division of the ,scripture into verses interrupts the subject1 and often embarrasses the sense1 ,i have preferred paragraphs1 placing the verses of the old ,version in the margin1 for the sake of reference and comparison2 and though ,i have admitted the same division of chapters1 in a few instances they might be more judiciously arranged3 ,matt4 ii4 #a4 belongs to the former chapter1 as also ,acts1 viii4 #a4 ,coloss4 iv4 #a4 ,i have only now to commend this labour of love to the divine benediction4 ,the ,translation itself1 and the necessary attentive consideration of every passage1 hath not1 ,i trust1 been without instruction to myself1 and some sweet savour of the truth3 so far ,i have already my reward4 ,it will be highly enhanced if ,god my ,saviour deigns to make this service acceptable and profitable to his people1 and the means of communicating clearer and more explicit views of his revealed will to the poor and unlearned of the flock4 ,to them ,i have long dedicated my life and my labours1 believing that of such is the kingdom of heaven4 ,every attempt to make the ,scriptures more read1 and better understood1 must be acknowledged laudable4 ,should the present effort fail to answer this end1 it may yet provoke men of more wisdom and spiritual gifts1 to produce a translation more exact1 and suited to general edification4 ,then ,i shall be content to be forgotten4 ,,the ,,gospel ,,according ,,to ,,matthew4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,the book of the genealogy of ,jesus ,christ1 the son of ,david1 the son of ,abraham4 7#b7;,abraham begat ,isaac1 and ,isaac begat ,jacob1 and ,jacob begat ,judas and his brethren1 7#c7;and ,judas begat ,phares1 and ,zara of ,thamar1 and ,phares begat ,esrom1 and ,esrom begat ,aram2 7#d7;and ,aram begat ,amminadab1 and ,amminadab begat ,naasson1 and ,naasson begat ,salmon1 7#e7;and ,salmon begat ,boaz of ,rachab1 and ,boaz begat ,obed of ,ruth1 and ,obed begat ,jesse1 7#f7;and ,jesse begat ,david the king1 and ,david the king begat ,solomon of her that had been the wife of ,urias1 7#g7;and ,solomon begat ,roboam1 and ,roboam begat ,abia1 and ,abia begat ,asa1 7#h7;and ,asa begat ,josaphat1 and ,josaphat begat ,joram1 and ,joram begat ,ozias1 7#i7;and ,ozias begat ,joatham1 and ,joatham begat ,ahaz1 and ,ahaz begat ,hezekias1 7#aj7;and ,hezekias begat ,manasses1 and ,manasses begat ,amon1 and ,amon begat ,josias1 7#aa7;and ,josias begat ,jechonias and his brethren1 about the time they were carried away to ,babylon1 7#ab7;and after they were brought to ,babylon1 ,jechonias begat ,salathiel1 and ,salathiel begat ,zorobabel1 7#ac7;and ,zorobabel begat ,abiud1 and ,abiud begat ,eliakim1 and ,eliakim begat ,azor1 7#ad7;and ,azor begat ,sadoc1 and ,sadoc begat ,achim1 and ,achim begat ,eliud1 7#ae7;and ,eliud begat ,eleazar1 and ,eleazar begat ,matthan1 and ,matthan begat ,jacob1 7#af7;and ,jacob begat ,joseph1 the husband of ,mary1 of whom is born ,jesus1 who is called ,christ4 7#ag7,so all the generations from ,abraham to ,david are fourteen generations1 and from ,david to the carrying away into ,babylon fourteen generations1 and from the carrying away into ,babylon unto ,christ fourteen generations4 7#ah7,now the generation of ,jesus ,christ was attended with these circumstances3 ,his mother ,mary being betrothed to ,joseph1 before they cohabited together1 she was found with child from the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ai7,then ,joseph her husband being a just man1 and not willing to expose her publicly1 designed to put her away privately4 7#bj7;,and as he was revolving the matter in his mind1 behold1 an angel of the ,lord in a dream appeared unto him1 saying1 ,joseph1 son of ,david1 fear not to take ,mary for thy wife1 for that which is conceived in her is from the ,holy ,spirit4 7#ba7;,and she shall bring forth a son1 and thou shalt call his name ,jesus1 for he shall save his people from their sins4 7#bb7,now the whole of this was done1 that what was spoken of the ,lord1 by the prophet1 might be fulfilled1 saying#a1 7#bc7;,a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son1 and they shall call his name ,immanuel1 which is being interpreted1 ,god with us4 7#bd7,then ,joseph when arisen from sleep1 did as the angel of the ,lord commanded him1 and took his wife2 7#be7;and he knew her not1 until she had brought forth her son1 the first begotten1 and he called his name ,jesus4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,now when ,jesus was born in ,bethlehem of ,judea in the days of ,herod the king1 lo6 ,magians from the ,east came to ,jerusalem1 7#b7saying1 ,where is he that is born king of the ,jews8 for we have seen his star in the ,east1 and are come to pay him homage4 7#c7,now when ,herod the king heard this1 he was much agitated1 and all ,jerusalem with him4 7#d7;,and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people1 he enquired of them1 where the ,messiah should be born4 7#e7,then they answered him1 ,in ,bethlehem of ,judea1 for so it is written by the prophet#b1 7#f7;,and thou ,bethlehem1 land of ,judah1 art in no respect the least amongst the princes of ,judah1 for from thee shall go forth the ,ruler1 who shall conduct my people ,israel4 7#g7,thereupon ,herod secretly calling to him the ,magians1 enquired very particularly of them the time of the star's appearing1 7#h7;and sending them to ,bethlehem said1 ,go1 and procure the most exact information respecting this child2 and when you have found him1 bring me intelligence1 that ,i may come1 and pay him homage also4 7#i7,so having heard the king1 they went on2 and lo1 the star1 which they had seen in the ,east1 had gone before them1 till it came and stood over the place where the infant was4 7#aj7;,and when they saw the star1 they were exceedingly transported with joy4 7#aa7;,and coming into the house1 they found the infant with ,mary his mother1 and falling prostrate1 they paid their homage to him4 ,and opening their treasures1 they made their offerings to him1 gold1 and frankincense1 and myrrh4 7#ab7;,and having received warning in a dream not to go back to ,herod1 they departed into their own country by another road4 7#ac7,now when they were gone1 behold an angel of the ,lord appeared unto ,joseph in a dream1 saying1 ,arise1 and take the infant and his mother by night1 and flee into ,egypt1 and stay there1 till ,i speak to thee1 for ,herod will search for the infant to destroy it4 7#ad7,so rising up1 he took the babe and his mother by night1 and retired into ,egypt1 7#ae7;and was there till the death of ,herod2 that what was spoken of the ,lord by the prophet1 might be fulfilled1 saying#c1 ,out of ,egypt have ,i called my son4 7#af7,then ,herod1 perceiving that he was treated delusively by the ,magians1 was greatly exasperated1 and he sent and slew all the male infants1 that were in ,bethlehem1 and in all its territories1 from their entering their second year and all under it1 according to the time1 which he had accurately enquired from the ,magians4 7#ag7,then was fulfilled what was spoken by ,jeremiah the prophet1 saying#d1 7#ah7;,a cry was heard at ,ramah1 lamentation1 and wailing1 and bitter moaning1 ,rachel weeping for her children1 and will not be comforted1 because they are no more4 7#ai7,now when ,herod was dead1 behold1 the angel of the ,lord appeared in a dream to ,joseph in ,egypt1 7#bj7saying1 ,arise1 and take the little boy and his mother1 and go into the land of ,israel3 for they who sought the life of the infant are dead4 7#ba7,so he arose1 and took the child and his mother1 and came unto the land of ,israel4 7#bb7;,but hearing that ,archelaus reigned in ,judea in the stead of ,herod his father1 he was afraid to go thither4 ,and being divinely warned in a dream1 he retired into the country of ,galilee1 7#bc7;and came and dwelt in a city called ,nazareth3 that what was said by the prophets might be fulfilled1 that he shall be called a ,nazarean4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,then in those days came ,john the ,baptist1 preaching in the desert country of ,judea1 7#b7;and saying1 ,repent1 for the kingdom of heaven is nigh4 7#c7;,for this is the person spoken of by ,isaiah the prophet1 saying#e1 ,the voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness1 ,prepare the way of the ,lord1 make his paths strait4 7#d7,now this ,john had his garment made of camel's hair1 and a girdle of leather about his loins1 and his food was locusts and wild honey4 7#e7,then went out to him ,jerusalem and all ,judea1 and all the regions about ,jordan1 7#f7;and were baptized by him in ,jordan1 on making confession of their sins4 7#g7;,but when he saw many of the ,pharisees and of the ,sadducees coming to his baptism1 he said to them1 ,o ye broods of vipers6 who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come8 7#h7,produce then worthy fruits of repentance3 7#i7;and think not to say in yourselves1 ,we have ,abraham for our father3 for ,i say unto you1 that ,god is able out of these stones to raise up children to ,abraham4 7#aj7;,and now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees3 every tree therefore which produceth not good fruit1 is hewing down1 and casting into the fire4 7#aa7;,i indeed baptize you with water unto repentance3 but he that is coming after me is mightier than ,i1 whose sandals ,i am not worthy to carry3 he shall baptize you with the ,holy ,spirit1 and with fire3 7#ab7whose winnowing fan is in his hand1 and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor1 and will collect the wheat into his granary2 but the chaff will he burn up with fire unquenchable4 7#ac7,then came ,jesus from ,galilee unto ,jordan to ,john1 that he might be baptized by him4 7#ad7;,but ,john earnestly withheld him1 saying1 ,i have need to be baptized of thee1 and comest thou to me8 7#ae7;,but ,jesus answering said unto him1 ,permit it to be so now1 for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness4 ,then he permitted him4 7#af7;,and ,jesus1 after his baptism1 came straight from the water3 and lo6 the heavens were opened for him1 and he saw the ,spirit of ,god descending as it were a dove1 and coming upon him3 7#ag7;and lo6 a voice from the heavens1 saying1 ,this is my ,son1 the beloved1 in whom is my delight4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,then was ,jesus led away by the spirit into the wilderness1 to be tempted by the devil4 7#b7;,and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights1 afterwards he became hungry4 7#c7;,and the tempter coming to him said1 ,if thou art the ,son of ,god1 command that these stones be made loaves4 7#d7;,but he answering said1 ,it is written#f1 ,man shall not live by bread alone1 but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of ,god4 7#e7,then the devil taketh him up into the holy city1 and placed him on a wing of the temple1 7#f7;and saith to him1 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 cast thyself down3 for it is written#g1 that he shall give his angels a charge concerning thee3 and in their hands shall they hold thee up1 lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone4 7#g7;,jesus said unto him1 ,it is written again#h1 ,thou shalt not tempt the ,lord thy ,god4 7#h7;,again the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain1 and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world1 and their glory2 7#i7;and saith unto him1 ,all these things will ,i give thee1 if thou wilt fall prostrate and worship me4 7#aj7,then saith ,jesus unto him1 ,avaunt ,satan6 for it is written#i1 ,thou shalt worship the ,lord thy ,god1 and to him only thou pay divine adoration4 7#aa7,then the devil leaveth him1 and lo6 angels came and ministered unto him4 7#ab7;,but when ,jesus heard that ,john was cast into prison1 he retired into ,galilee2 7#ac7;and leaving ,nazareth1 he came and resided at ,capernaum1 a maritime city1 on the confines of ,zebulun and ,nephthali3 7#ad7that what was spoken by the prophet ,isaiah might be fulfilled1 saying#aj1 7#ae7,the land of ,zabulun1 and the land of ,naphthali1 the road to the sea1 beyond ,jordan1 ,galilee of the ,gentiles2 7#af7the people who sat in darkness saw a great light2 and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death1 even on them hath the light arisen4 7#ag7;,from that time ,jesus began to preach1 and to say1 ,repent1 for the kingdom of heaven is approaching4 7#ah7;,and as ,jesus was walking by the sea of ,galilee1 he saw two brothers1 ,simon who is called ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother1 casting a net into the sea1 for they were fishermen4 7#ai7;,and he saith to them1 ,follow me1 and ,i will make you fishers of men4 7#bj7,then immediately quitting their nets they followed him4 7#ba7;,and going on from thence1 he saw two other brothers1 ,james son of ,zebedee1 and ,john his brother1 in a boat with ,zebedee their father1 mending their nets2 and he called them4 7#bb7,then they instantly quitting the ship and their father1 followed him4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus went about all ,galilee1 teaching in their synagogues1 and preaching the gospel of the kingdom1 and healing every disease and every malady among the people4 7#bd7;,and there went out a report of him into all ,syria3 and they brought unto him all who had illness1 the afflicted with various diseases and painful complaints1 and the demoniacs1 and lunatics1 and paralytics2 and he healed them4 7#be7;,and great multitudes followed him from ,galilee1 and ,decapolis1 and ,jerusalem1 and ,judea1 and from beyond ,jordan4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,then seeing the multitudes1 he went up into the mountain3 and seating himself1 his disciples came to him3 7#b7;and opening his mouth1 he taught them1 saying1 7#c7;,blessed are the poor in spirit1 for their's is the kingdom of heaven4 7#d7;,blessed are they that mourn3 for they shall be comforted4 7#e7;,blessed are the meek3 for they shall inherit the earth4 7#f7;,blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness3 for they shall be fed to the full4 7#g7;,blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy4 7#h7;,blessed are the pure in heart3 for they shall see ,god4 7#i7;,blessed are the peacemakers3 for they shall be called the children of ,god4 7#aj7;,blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake3 for their's is the kingdom in heaven4 7#aa7;,blessed are ye1 when they shall revile and persecute you1 and lying1 speak every thing evil against you for my sake4 7#ab7,rejoice and exult2 for plenteous is your reward in the heavens3 for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you4 7#ac7,ye are the salt of the earth3 but if the salt become insipid1 with what can it be salted8 it is of no farther use for any purpose1 but to be cast out1 and trodden under foot of men4 7#ad7,ye are the light of the world4 ,a city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence4 7#ae7,neither do men burn a lamp1 and set it under a bushel1 but on its stand2 and it sheds light on all that are in the house4 7#af7;,just so let your light shine before men1 that they may see your good works1 and glorify your ,father who is in the heavens4 7#ag7,think not that ,i am come to destroy the law and the prophets3 ,i came not to destroy1 but to fulfil4 7#ah7;,for ,i tell you assuredly1 that till heaven and earth pass away1 not one iota1 or the smallest stroke of a letter1 shall pass from the law1 until all things shall be accomplished4 7#ai7,whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments1 and teach men so1 he shall be accounted the least in the kingdom of heaven3 but whosoever shall practise1 and teach them1 he shall be reckoned great in the kingdom of heaven4 7#bj7;,for ,i say unto you1 ,that except your righteousness abounds more than that of the scribes and ,pharisees1 ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven4 7#ba7,ye have heard that it was said to the men of antient times1 ,thou shalt do no murder2 and whosoever shall commit murder1 shall be liable to the judgment3 7#bb7;but ,i say unto you1 ,that every man who is angry with his brother without cause1 shall be liable to the judgment3 and whosoever shall say to his brother1 ,raca1 shall be liable to the sanhedrim3 but whosever shall say1 ,thou fool1 shall be liable to be cast into hell fire4 7#bc7;,if therefore thou bring thy gift to the altar1 and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee2 7#bd7leave there thy gift before the altar1 and go3 first be reconciled to thy brother1 and then come and offer thy gift4 7#be7;,be disposed to agree with thy prosecutor speedily1 whilst thou art in the way with him to the bar2 lest the prosecutor deliver thee up to the judge1 and the judge commit thee to the officer1 and thou be cast into prison4 7#bf7,verily ,i say unto thee1 ,thou shalt in no wise come out from thence1 till thou hast paid the last farthing4 7#bg7,ye have heard that it was said to those of old1 ,thou shalt not commit adultery3 7#bh7;but ,i say unto you1 ,that every one who looketh upon a woman to lust after her1 hath already committed adultery with her in his heart4 7#bi7;,if then thine eye1 the right1 leads thee to offend1 pluck it out1 and cast it from thee3 for it is highly for thy advantage1 that one of thy members be destroyed1 and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell4 7#cj7;,and if thy right hand leads thee to offend1 cut it off1 and cast it from thee3 for it is highly thy interest that one of thy members should be destroyed1 and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell4 7#ca7;,it hath been said indeed1 ,that whosoever will put away his wife1 let him give her a bill of divorce3 7#cb7;,but ,i say unto you1 ,whosoever shall put away his wife1 except on account of whoredom1 causeth her to commit adultery3 and whosoever shall marry her that is put away1 committeth adultery4 7#cc7;,again ye have heard that it was said to those of old1 ,thou shalt not perjure thyself1 but shalt perform to the ,lord thine oaths3 7#cd7;,but ,i say to thee1 ,swear not at all2 neither by the heaven2 for it is the throne of ,god3 7#ce7nor by the earth2 for it is the footstool of his feet3 nor by ,jerusalem2 for it is the city of the great ,king3 7#cf7neither shalt thou swear by thy head1 for thou canst not make one hair white or black4 7#cg7;,but let your discourse be1 ,yea1 yea2 ,no1 no3 for all addition to these is from the wicked one4 7#ch7,ye have heard that it was said1 ,eye for eye1 and tooth for tooth3 7#ci7;but ,i say unto you1 ,resist not an injurious act2 but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek1 turn to him also the other4 7#dj7;,and if a man will prosecute thee1 and take thy coat1 let him have thy cloak also4 7#da7;,and whosoever shall press thee for one mile1 go with him two4 7#db7;,give to him that asketh thee2 and from him who wants to borrow of thee1 turn not away4 7#dc7,ye have heard that it hath been said1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour1 and hate thine enemy4 7#dd7;,but ,i say unto you1 ,love your enemies1 bless those who curse you1 do good to those who hate you1 and pray for those who treat you insolently1 and persecute you2 7#de7that ye may be the children of your ,father who is in heaven3 for he causeth his sun to rise on the evil and on the good1 and tendeth rain on the just and on the unjust4 7#df7;,for if ye love those who love you1 what reward have you8 do not even the publicans the same thing8 7#dg7;,and if ye embrace your brethren only1 what do ye extraordinary8 do not even the publicans so8 7#dh7;,be ye therefore perfect1 as your ,father who is in heaven is perfect4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,take heed that ye do not your alms before men1 in order to catch their eye3 for otherwise ye have no reward from your ,father who is in heaven4 7#b7,therefore when thou givest alms1 sound not a trumpet before thee1 as the hypocrites do1 in the synagogues1 and in the streets1 that they may have glory from men4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,they receive their reward4 7#c7;,but when thou givest alms1 let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing3 7#d7that thine alms may be in secret3 and thy ,father who seeth in secret1 will himself reward thee openly4 7#e7;,and when thou prayest1 be not as the hypocrites3 for they love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets1 to pray1 that they may make a shew to men4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that they have their reward4 7#f7;,but when thou prayest1 enter into thy closet1 and shut thy door1 to pray to thy ,father who is in secret2 and thy ,father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly4 7#g7;,and when thou art at prayer1 use not vain repetitions1 like the heathen3 for they imagine that they shall be heard for their much speaking4 7#h7;,be not ye therefore like them3 for your ,father knoweth of what things ye have need1 before you ask him4 7#i7,thus then pray ye3 ,our ,father1 which art in heaven1 hallowed be thy name4 7#aj7,thy kingdom come4 ,thy will be done in earth1 as it is in heaven4 7#aa7;,give us this day our daily bread4 7#ab7;,and forgive us our debts1 as we forgive our debtors4 7#ac7;,and lead us not into temptation2 but deliver us from evil3 for thine is the kingdom1 and the power1 and the glory1 for ever and ever4 ,amen6 7#ad7;,for if ye forgive men their offences1 your heavenly ,father will also forgive you3 7#ae7;but if ye forgive not to men their offences1 neither will your ,father forgive your offences4 7#af7;,and when ye fast1 be not as the hypocrites1 affecting a gloomy look3 for they disfigure their visages1 that they may make a shew of fasting to men4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that they have their reward4 7#ag7;,but when thou keepest a fast1 anoint thine head1 and wash thy face2 7#ah7that thou mayest not make a shew of fasting to men1 but to thy ,father who is in secret3 and thy ,father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly4 7#ai7,lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth1 where the rust and canker spoil1 and where thieves dig through and steal3 7#bj7;but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven1 where neither rust nor canker spoil1 and where thieves do not dig through and steal2 7#ba7;for where your treasure is1 there will your heart be also4 7#bb7,the lamp of the body is the eye3 if therefore thine eye be transparent1 thy whole body shall be enlightened4 7#bc7;,but if thine eye be vitiated1 thy whole body will be darkened4 ,if therefore the light which is in thee be darkness1 how great is that darkness6 7#bd7,no man can serve two masters3 for he will either hate the one1 and love the other2 or he will adhere to the one1 and disregard the other4 ,ye cannot serve ,god and mammon4 7#be7;,for this cause ,i tell you1 ,be not anxious about your life1 what ye shall eat1 or what ye shall drink2 nor for your body1 what ye shall put on4 ,is not the life of more value than meat1 and the body than raiment8 7#bf7,look on the birds of the air3 for they neither sow1 nor reap1 nor gather into barns2 yet your heavenly ,father feedeth them4 ,are you not of more value than they8 7#bg7;,but which of you1 by his cares1 can add one cubit to his stature8 7#bh7;,and why are ye anxious about clothing8 ,contemplate the lilies of the field1 how they grow2 they toil not1 nor spin3 7#bi7yet ,i tell you1 ,not even ,solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these4 7#cj7;,if ,god then so clothe a vegetable of the field1 which to-day is1 in beauty1 and tomorrow is cast into the furnace1 shall he not much more clothe you1 ,o ye of little faith8 7#ca7,wherefore be under no anxiety1 saying1 ,what shall we eat8 or1 ,what shall we drink8 or1 ,with what shall we be clothed8 7#cb77;for after all these things the heathen seek37 and your heavenly ,father knoweth that ye have need of them all4 7#cc7;,but seek ye1 in the first place1 the kingdom of ,god1 and his righteousness2 and all these things shall be given you over4 7#cd7;,be not therefore anxious about to-morrow3 for tomorrow will provide for its own wants4 ,sufficient for the day is the evil thereof4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,judge not1 that ye be not judged4 7#b7;,for with the same judgment ye judge others1 shall ye be judged3 and with the measure ye mete1 shall it be measured to you again4 7#c7;,and why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother's eye1 yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye8 7#d7,or how wilt thou say to thy brother1 ,suffer me to take the mote off from thine eye3 and behold there is a beam in thine own eye8 7#e7,thou hypocrite1 take first the beam out of thine own eye and then shalt thou see clearly to take off the mote from thy brother's eye4 7#f7;,give not that which is holy to dogs1 nor cast pearls before swine2 lest they tread them under foot1 and turning round tear you4 7#g7;,ask1 and it shall be given you2 seek1 and ye shall find2 knock1 and it shall be opened unto you3 7#h7;for every one that asketh receiveth2 and he that seeketh findeth2 and to him that knocketh it shall be opened4 7#i7,what man is there of you1 of whom if his son ask a loaf1 will he give him a stone8 7#aj7or if he ask a fish1 will he give him a serpent8 7#aa7;,if ye then1 evil as ye are1 know how to bestow good gifts on your children2 how much more will your ,father who is in heaven1 bestow good things on those who ask him8 7#ab7;,all things therefore whatsoever ye would be willing that men should do to you1 just so do ye to them3 for this is the law and the prophets4 7#ac7;,enter in through the strait gate3 for wide is the gate1 and spacious the road1 which leadeth to perdition1 and they are many who enter that way3 7#ad7;because strait is the gate1 and narrow the road1 which leadeth to life1 and they are but a few who find it4 7#ae7,take heed then of false prophets1 who come to you in the garb of sheep1 but inwardly they are ravening wolves4 7#af7;,by their fruits ye shall know them4 ,do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns1 or figs from thistles8 7#ag7,so every good tree beareth good fruits2 but every bad tree in kind1 produceth bad fruits4 7#ah7;,a good tree cannot produce bad fruits1 neither can a tree bad in kind produce good fruits4 7#ai7;,every tree that beareth not good fruit1 is cut down1 and cast into the fire4 7#bj7,well then6 by their fruits ye shall know them4 7#ba7,not every one who saith to me1 ,lord1 ,lord6 shall enter into the kingdom of heaven2 but he that doeth the will of my ,father who is in heaven4 7#bb7,many will say unto me in that day1 ,lord1 ,lord1 have we not prophesied in thy name8 and in thy name have we not cast out devils8 and in thy name done many miracles8 7#bc7;,and then will ,i profess unto them1 that ,i never knew you3 depart from me1 ye workers of iniquity4 7#bd7;,every man therefore who is hearing from me these words1 and puts them in practice1 ,i will compare him to the intelligent man1 who erected his house upon a rock3 7#be7;and the rain descended1 and the rivers rushed1 and the winds blew1 and they beat against that house1 and it fell not2 for it was founded on a rock4 7#bf7;,and every man who is hearing these sayings of mine1 and doth not practise them1 he will resemble the foolish man1 who built his house upon the sand3 7#bg7;and the rain descended1 and the rivers rushed1 and the winds blew1 and set against that house1 and it fell2 and the fall of it was great4 7#bh7;,and it was so1 that when ,jesus had concluded all these sayings1 the multitudes were exceedingly struck with his teaching3 7#bi7;for he taught them as having authority1 and not as the scribes4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,now when he descended from the mount1 great multitudes followed him4 7#b7;,and lo6 a leper came and worshipped him1 saying1 ,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst make me clean4 7#c7;,and stretching out his hand1 ,jesus touched him1 saying1 ,i will2 be thou clean4 ,and instantly the leprosy was cleansed4 7#d7;,and ,jesus said to him1 ,see thou tell no man2 but go1 shew thyself to the priest1 and offer the gift which ,moses commanded for a testimony unto them4 7#e7,then as ,jesus was entering into ,capernaum1 there met him a centurion1 intreating him1 7#f7;and saying1 ,my servant is lying in the house paralytic1 terribly tormented with pain4 7#g7;,and ,jesus said unto him1 ,i will come and heal him4 7#h7;,and the centurion said1 ,i am not a fit person1 that thou shouldest come under my roof3 but only speak a word1 and my servant be cured4 7#i7;,for ,i also am a man under authority1 having under my command soldiers and ,i say to this soldier1 ,go1 and he goeth2 and to another1 ,come1 and he cometh2 and to my servant1 ,do this1 and he doeth it4 7#aj7;,and ,jesus hearing him1 marvelled1 and said to those who were following1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 not even in ,israel have ,i found so great faith4 7#aa7;,and ,i say unto you1 ,that many shall come from the east and from the west1 and shall sit down with ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 in the kingdom of heaven4 7#ab7;,but the children of the kingdom shall be cast into the outer darkness3 there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth4 7#ac7;,and ,jesus said to the centurion1 ,go2 and as thou hast believed1 be it to thee4 ,and his servant was cured at that very hour4 7#ad7;,and when ,jesus was come into the house of ,peter1 he saw his mother-in-law laid on a bed1 and in a fever4 7#ae7;,and he touched her hand1 and the fever left her3 and she arose1 and waited upon them4 7#af7;,and when evening was come1 they brought him many possessed by devils3 and he cast out the spirits by a word1 and all who had illnesses he cured3 7#ag7that it might be fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet1 ,himself he took our infirmities1 and bore our diseases4 7#ah7,now when ,jesus saw great multitudes about him1 he gave orders to pass to the other side4 7#ai7;,and a certain scribe came1 and said unto him1 ,master1 ,i will follow thee whithersoever thou goest4 7#bj7;,and ,jesus said unto him1 ,the foxes have holes1 and the birds of the air have nests2 but the ,son of man hath not where he can lay his head4 7#ba7;,and another of his disciples said unto him1 ,permit me first to go and bury my father4 7#bb7;,and ,jesus said unto him1 ,follow me2 and let the dead bury their own dead4 7#bc7;,and going on board a vessel1 his disciples followed him4 7#bd7;,and1 behold1 there was a great tempest in the sea1 so that the vessel was hid by the waves2 but he was asleep4 7#be7;,and his disciples coming1 awoke him1 saying1 ,lord1 save us3 we are perishing6 7#bf7;,and he said unto them1 ,why are ye fearful1 ,o ye of little faith8 ,then arising1 he issued his mandate to the winds1 and to the sea2 and there was a great calm4 7#bg7;,and the men marvelled1 saying1 ,what a wondrous man is this1 that even the winds and the sea obey him6 7#bh7;,and when he came to the other side1 into the region of the ,girgasenes1 there met him two demoniacs1 coming from the sepulchres2 exceeding fierce1 so that no person was able to pass by that road4 7#bi7;,and lo6 they cried out1 saying1 ,what have we to do with thee1 ,jesus1 thou ,son of ,god8 art thou come hither before the time to torment us8 7#cj7;,and at a considerable distance1 there was a great herd of swine feeding4 7#ca7,then the devils besought him1 saying1 ,if thou cast us out1 permit us to go into the herd of swine4 7#cb7;,and he said to them1 ,go4 ,then they going forth out of him1 entered into the herd of swine3 and lo6 the whole herd of the swine rushed down a precipice into the sea1 and perished in the waters4 7#cc7;,but they who fed them fled1 and going away into the city1 reported all things1 and what had happened to the demoniacs4 7#cd7;,and1 behold1 all the city came out to meet him3 and when they saw him1 they besought him to depart from their territories4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,and going on board the vessel1 he passed over1 and came to his own city4 7#b7;,and lo6 they brought him a paralytic stretched on a bed3 and ,jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic1 ,be of good cheer1 son2 thy sins are forgiven thee4 7#c7;,and lo6 some of the scribes said within themselves1 ,this man blasphemeth4 7#d7;,and ,jesus1 seeing their thoughts1 said1 wherefore do ye imagine evil things in your hearts8 7#e7;,for which is the easier1 to say1 ,thy sins are forgiven thee2 or to say1 ,arise1 and walk8 7#f7;,but that ye may know that the ,son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins1 7then he saith to the paralytic17 ,arise1 take up thy bed1 and go into thy house4 7#g7;,and he arose1 and went to his house4 7#h7;,but when the multitude saw it1 they were astonished1 and glorified ,god1 who had given such power unto men4 7#i7;,and ,jesus passing from thence1 saw a man sitting at the custom house1 called ,matthew3 and saith unto him1 ,follow me4 ,and he arose and followed him4 7#aj7;,and it came to pass1 as he sat in his house1 many tax-gatherers and sinners came1 and sat down at table with ,jesus and his disciples4 7#aa7;,and the ,pharisees observing it1 said to his disciples1 ,how is this1 that your ,master eateth with publicans and sinners8 7#ab7;,but ,jesus hearing it1 said unto them1 ,they who are in the vigour of health have no need of the physician1 but they who have illness4 7#ac7;,go then1 and learn what is said1 ,i require mercy and not sacrifice3 for ,i am not come to call the righteous1 but sinners to repentance4 7#ad7,then came unto him disciples of ,john1 saying1 ,why do we and the ,pharisees keep many fasts1 but thy disciples fast not8 7#ae7;,and ,jesus said unto them1 ,can the children of the bridechamber weep1 whilst the bridegroom is with them8 but the days will come1 when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them1 and then will they fast4 7#af7;,but no man ingrafts a patch of undressed cloth into an old garment1 for the piece supplied taketh from the garment1 and the rent becomes worse4 7#ag7,nor do they put new wine into old bottles3 but if they do1 the bottles burst1 and the wine is spilt1 and the bottles are destroyed3 but they put new wine into new bottles1 and both are preserved4 7#ah7;,as he was speaking these things to them1 behold1 there came a ruler1 and prostrated himself before him1 saying1 ,my daughter hath just now died3 but come and lay thine hand upon her1 and she shall live4 7#ai7;,and ,jesus arose1 and followed him1 and his disciples also4 7#bj7;,and1 behold1 a woman1 who had an haemorrage twelve years1 came behind1 and touched the fringe of his garment3 7#ba7;for she said within herself1 ,if ,i only touch his garment1 ,i shall be cured4 7#bb7,then ,jesus1 turning about and beholding her1 said1 ,be encouraged1 daughter2 thy faith hath saved thee4 ,and the woman was cured from that hour4 7#bc7;,and when ,jesus was come into the ruler's house1 and saw the flute-players1 and a multitude confusedly lamenting1 7#bd7;he saith to them1 ,retire2 for the little girl is not dead1 but sleeping4 ,and they derided him4 7#be7,so when the multitude was put out1 he went in1 and took her by the hand1 and the little girl arose4 7#bf7;,and the fame of it went forth into all that country4 7#bg7;,and as ,jesus departed thence1 two blind men followed him1 crying out1 and saying1 ,have mercy on us1 son of ,david6 7#bh7,so when he came into the house1 the blind men came to him3 and ,jesus said to them1 ,believe ye that ,i am able to do this8 ,they said unto him1 ,yes1 ,lord4 7#bi7,then he touched their eyes1 saying1 ,according to your faith be it unto you4 7#cj7;,and their eyes were opened2 and ,jesus strictly charged them1 saying1 ,take care that no person know it4 7#ca7;,but they going forth1 blazoned his fame through all that country4 7#cb7;,and when they were coming out1 behold1 they brought unto him a man1 dumb1 a demoniac4 7#cc7;,and when the devil was cast out1 the dumb man spoke3 and the multitudes marvelled1 saying1 ,never at any time was the like to this seen in ,israel4 7#cd7;,but the ,pharisees said1 ,by the prince of the devils doth he cast the devils out4 7#ce7;,and ,jesus took a circuit through all the cities and villages1 teaching in their synagogues1 and preaching the gospel of the kingdom1 and healing all manner of disease1 and every malady among the people4 7#cf7;,and beholding the multitudes1 he was moved with compassion for them1 because they were fainting1 and lying here and there1 as sheep that had no shepherd4 7#cg7,then said he to his disciples1 ,the harvest indeed is abundant1 but the labourers are few2 7#ch7;entreat therefore the ,lord of the harvest1 that he would send forth workmen for his harvest4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,and having called unto him his twelve disciples1 he gave them authority over unclean spirits1 to cast them out1 and to cure every disease1 and every malady4 7#b7,now these are the names of the twelve apostles2 ,the first1 ,simon1 who is called ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother2 ,james son of ,zebedee1 and ,john his brother2 7#c7,philip1 and ,bartholomew2 ,thomas1 and ,matthew the tax-gatherer2 ,james son of ,alpheus1 and ,lebbeus1 whose surname is ,thaddeus2 7#d7,simon the ,cananite1 and ,judas ,iscariot1 who also betrayed him4 7#e7,these twelve did ,jesus send forth1 commanding them1 saying1 ,go not into the way of the ,gentiles1 and into any city of the ,samaritans enter not3 7#f7;but go rather to the sheep that are lost of the house of ,israel4 7#g7;,and as ye go1 preach1 saying1 ,the kingdom of heaven is approaching4 7#h7;,heal the sick1 cleanse the lepers1 raise the dead1 cast out devils3 freely ye have received1 freely give4 7#i7,provide neither gold1 nor silver1 nor brass in your purses1 7#aj7nor a scrip for the journey1 nor two coats1 nor sandals1 nor stick3 for the workman is worthy of his food4 7#aa7;,and into whatsoever city or village ye enter1 enquire who in it is worthy2 and there abide till ye depart4 7#ab7;,and when ye come into a family1 salute it3 7#ac7;and if the family shall be deserving1 your peace shall come upon it3 and if it be not deserving1 your peace shall return to you4 7#ad7;,and whosoever shall not receive you1 nor attend to your discourses1 go out of that house1 or city1 and shake off the dust of your feet4 7#ae7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,it shall be more tolerable for the land of ,sodom and ,gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city4 7#af7;,behold1 ,i send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves3 be ye therefore prudent as serpents1 and harmless as doves4 7#ag7;,but be on your guard against men3 for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrim1 and scourge you in their synagogues4 7#ah7;,and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake1 for a testimony against them and the heathen4 7#ai7;,but when they shall deliver you up1 be under no anxiety what ye shall say2 for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye should speak3 7#bj7;for it is not you who are speaking1 but the ,spirit of your ,father which is speaking in you4 7#ba7,then brother shall surrender brother to death1 and the father the son2 and children shall rise up against parents1 and cause them to be put to death4 7#bb7;,and ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake3 but he that endureth to the end1 that man shall be saved4 7#bc7;,but when they shall persecute you in one city1 flee unto another3 for verily ,i say unto you1 ,ye shall not complete your circuit through the cities of ,israel before the ,son of man comes4 7#bd7,the disciple is not superior to his teacher1 nor the servant above his master4 7#be7;,it is sufficient if the disciple be as his teacher1 and the servant as his master4 ,if they have called the master of the family ,beelzebub1 how much more his domestics8 7#bf7;,however1 fear them not3 for there is nothing concealed1 which shall not be discovered2 nor hid1 which shall not be known4 7#bg7,what ,i say unto you in the dark1 publish in the light3 and what ye hear whispered into the ear1 proclaim upon the roofs4 7#bh7;,and be not afraid of those who kill the body1 and cannot kill the soul3 but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell4 7#bi7;,are not two sparrows sold for a farthing8 and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your ,father4 7#cj7;,but even the hairs of your head are all numbered4 7#ca7;,fear not1 therefore1 ye are of more value than many sparrows4 7#cb7;,every one therefore who shall make confession of me before men1 of him will ,i also make confession before my ,father who is in heaven4 7#cc7;,but whosoever shall disown me before men1 him will ,i also disown before my ,father who is in heaven4 7#cd7,think not that ,i am come to bring peace to the earth3 ,i came not to bring peace1 but a sword4 7#ce7;,for ,i came to set a man at variance against his father1 and the daughter against her mother1 and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law4 7#cf7;,and the enemies of a man shall be those of his own house4 7#cg7;,he that loveth father or mother more than me1 is not worthy of me3 and he that loveth son or daughter more than me1 is not worthy of me4 7#ch7;,and he that taketh not up his cross1 and followeth after me1 is not worthy of me4 7#ci7;,he that preserveth his life shall lose it3 and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it4 7#dj7;,he that receiveth you receiveth me1 and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me4 7#da7;,he that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet1 shall receive the reward of a prophet2 and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man1 shall receive the reward of a righteous man4 7#db7;,and whosoever shall give to one of these little ones1 if but a cup of cold water to drink1 in the name of a disciple1 verily ,i say unto you1 he shall in no wise lose his reward4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus had finished his injunctions to his twelve disciples1 he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities4 7#b7,then ,john1 having heard in prison the works of ,christ1 sent two of his disciples1 7#c7;and said unto him1 ,art thou he that cometh1 or should we expect another8 7#d7;,and ,jesus answering said unto them1 ,go1 and tell ,john what things ye hear and see4 7#e7,the blind receive sight1 and the lame walk1 the lepers are cleansed1 and the deaf hear1 the dead are raised1 and the poor have the gospel preached to them4 7#f7;,and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended at me4 7#g7;,and when they were gone1 ,jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning ,john1 ,what went ye out into the wilderness to see8 ,a reed shaken with the wind8 7#h7;,but what went ye out to see8 ,a man clothed in delicate garments8 ,lo6 they who wear delicate garments are in the houses of kings4 7#i7,yet what went ye out to see8 ,a prophet8 ,yes1 ,i tell you1 and abundantly more than a prophet4 7#aj7;,for this is he of whom it is written1 ,behold1 ,i send my messenger before thy face1 who shall prepare thy way before thee4 7#aa7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,there hath not arisen1 from those born of women1 a greater than ,john the ,baptist3 yet he that is the least in the kingdom of ,god is greater than he4 7#ab7;,but from the days of ,john the ,baptist unto the present1 the kingdom of heaven is assaulted by violence1 and the invaders forcibly seize upon it4 7#ac7;,for all the prophets and the law until ,john1 foretold this4 7#ad7;,and if ye will receive it1 this is ,elias who was to come4 7#ae7;,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#af7;,but to whom shall ,i resemble this generation8 it is like little boys sitting in the places of concourse1 and calling to their companions1 7#ag7;and saying1 ,we have piped to you1 and ye have not danced2 we have sung mournful ditties to you1 and ye have not beat your breasts4 7#ah7;,for ,john came neither eating nor drinking1 and they say1 ,he hath a devil3 7#ai7the ,son of man is come eating and drinking1 and they say1 ,behold1 what a man6 a glutton and a wine-bibber1 a friend of publicans and sinners3 though wisdom hath been justified by her children4 7#bj7,then began he to upbraid the cities in which the chief of his miracles had been wrought1 because they repented not3 7#ba7,wo unto thee1 ,chorazin6 wo unto thee1 ,bethsaida6 for if the miracles which had been wrought in you had been done in ,tyre and ,sidon1 long since would they have repented in sack-cloth and ashes4 7#bb7,wherefore ,i say unto you1 ,it shall be more tolerable for ,tyre and ,sidon in the day of judgment than for you4 7#bc7;,and thou1 ,capernaum1 who hast been exalted unto heaven1 shalt be cast down to hell3 for if the miracles which have been wrought in thee had been done in ,sodom1 it had remained unto this day4 7#bd7,wherefore ,i say unto you1 ,that it shall be more tolerable for the land of ,sodom in the day of judgment than for thee4 7#be7;,at that time ,jesus spake and said1 ,i thank thee1 ,o ,father1 ,lord of heaven and earth1 that thou hast hid these things from the wise and the intelligent1 and hast revealed them to babes3 7#bf7yes1 ,father6 since such is thy good pleasure4 7#bg7;,all things are delivered up to me by my ,father3 and no person knoweth the ,son but the ,father2 neither knoweth any person the ,father but the ,son1 and he to whom the ,son is pleased to reveal him4 7#bh7;,come to me1 all who labour hard1 and sustain heavy burdens1 and ,i will give you relief4 7#bi7,take my yoke upon you1 and learn of me2 for ,i am meek and lowly in heart3 and ye shall find rest to your souls4 7#cj7;,for my yoke is easy1 and my burden is light4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,at that time ,jesus walked through corn-fields on a sabbath-day2 and his disciples were hungry1 and began to pluck the ears of corn1 and to eat4 7#b7;,but when the ,pharisees saw it1 they said to him1 ,behold1 thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath4 7#c7;,and he said unto them1 ,have ye not read what ,david did1 when he was hungry1 and they who were with him8 7#d7;how they went into the house of ,god1 and did eat the loaves of shew-bread1 of which it was not lawful for him or those who were with him to eat1 but for the priests alone8 7#e7,or have ye not read in the law1 that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath1 and are not culpable8 7#f7,now ,i tell you1 ,that one greater than the temple is here4 7#g7;,but if ye had known what that meant1 ,i desire mercy and not sacrifice2 ye would not have condemned the innocent4 7#h7;,for the ,son of man is ,lord also of the sabbath4 7#i7;,and going on from thence1 he came into their synagogue2 7#aj7;and1 behold a man was there who had a withered hand4 ,and they asked him1 saying1 ,is it lawful to heal on sabbath days8 that they might accuse him4 7#aa7,then he said to them2 ,what man of you is there who hath one sheep1 and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath1 doth he not lay hold on him1 and lift him out8 7#ab7,of how much more value then is a man than a sheep8 ,wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days4 7#ac7,then saith he to the man1 ,stretch out thy hand2 and he stretched it out1 and it was restored1 sound as the other4 7#ad7,then the ,pharisees went out1 and held a consultation against him1 how they might make away with him4 7#ae7;,but ,jesus knew it1 and retired from thence1 and great multitudes followed him1 and he healed them all1 7#af7;and charged them that they should not make him known4 7#ag7,that what was spoken by ,isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled1 saying1 7#ah7;,behold1 my servant1 whom ,i have chosen1 my beloved1 in whom my soul delighteth3 ,i will put my ,spirit upon him1 and he shall proclaim judgment for the heathen4 7#ai7;,he shall not contend1 nor be clamorous2 neither shall any man in the streets hear his voice4 7#bj7;,a bruised reed shall he not break down1 and smoking flax shall he not quench1 until he break forth in judgment for victory4 7#ba7;,and in his name shall the ,gentiles hope4 7#bb7,then was brought to him a demoniac1 blind and dumb2 and he cured him1 so as to enable the blind and dumb both to speak and see4 7#bc7;,and all the multitudes were lost in amazement1 and they said1 ,is not this the son of ,david8 7#bd7;,but the ,pharisees hearing them1 said1 ,this fellow casteth not out devils1 but by ,beelzebub1 the prince of the devils4 7#be7;,but ,jesus knowing their thoughts1 said unto them1 ,every kingdom divided against itself will be desolated2 and every city1 or family1 divided against itself cannot subsist3 7#bf7so if ,satan cast out ,satan2 he is divided against himself2 how then can his kingdom subsist8 7#bg7;,and if ,i by ,beelzebub cast out devils1 by whom do your sons cast them out8 therefore shall they be your judges4 7#bh7;,but if ,i by the ,spirit of ,god cast out the devils1 then truly the kingdom of ,god is come unto you4 7#bi7;,else how can one enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods1 except he first bind the strong man1 and then will he plunder his goods8 7#cj7;,he that is not with me1 is against me2 and he that associates not with me1 scattereth abroad4 7#ca7,therefore ,i say unto you1 ,all sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men2 but the blasphemy against the ,spirit shall not be forgiven to men4 7#cb7;,and whosoever may speak a word against the ,son of man1 it shall be forgiven him3 but whosoever shall speak against the ,holy ,ghost1 it shall not be forgiven him1 neither in this world1 nor in the world to come4 7#cc7;,either make the tree good1 and its fruit good2 or make the tree corrupt1 and its fruit corrupt3 for the tree is known by the fruit4 7#cd7,ye broods of vipers1 how can ye speak good things1 yourselves being wicked8 for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh4 7#ce7;,a good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things3 and a wicked man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth evil things4 7#cf7;,but ,i tell you1 ,that every idle word which men speak1 for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment4 7#cg7;,for by thy words thou shalt be justified1 and by thy words thou shalt be condemned4 7#ch7,then certain of the scribes and ,pharisees addressed him1 saying1 ,master1 we desire to see a sign from thee4 7#ci7;,but he answered and said unto them1 ,a wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign2 and no sign shall be given it1 but the sign of ,jonah the prophet3 7#dj7;for as ,jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights2 so shall the ,son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights4 7#da7,the men of ,nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation1 and condemn it3 for they repented on the preaching of ,jonah2 and behold1 a greater than ,jonah is here4 7#db7,the queen of the ,south shall rise up in judgment against the men of this generation1 and condemn it3 for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of ,solomon2 and behold1 a greater than ,solomon is here4 7#dc7,when the unclean spirit is indeed gone out of a man1 he traverses through places destitute of water1 in search of rest1 but cannot find it4 7#dd7,then he saith1 ,i will return to my mansion1 whence ,i came2 and on his arrival1 he findeth it unoccupied1 swept1 and furnished4 7#de7,then goeth he1 and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself1 and they enter in and dwell there3 and the last state of that man is worse than the first4 ,so shall it also be with this wicked generation4 7#df7;,and while he was yet speaking to the multitudes1 behold1 his mother and his brethren stood without1 desiring to speak to him4 7#dg7;,and a person said unto him1 ,behold1 thy mother and thy brethren stand without1 desiring to speak to thee4 7#dh7;,but he answered and said to him that told him1 ,who is my mother8 and who are my brethren8 7#di7;,and stretching out his hand towards his disciples1 he said1 ,behold my mother and my brethren4 7#ej7;,for whosoever shall do the will of my ,father who is in heaven1 the same is my brother1 and sister1 and mother4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,then the same day ,jesus going out from the house1 sat down near the sea4 7#b7;,and vast multitudes were gathered together unto him1 insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated2 and all the multitude stood on the beach4 7#c7;,and he spake unto them many things in parables1 saying1 ,behold1 a sower went out to sow3 7#d7;and as he was sowing1 some seeds fell indeed by the road-side2 and the birds came and ate them up3 7#e7;and other seed fell on a rocky soil1 where it had not much earth2 and immediately it sprang up1 because it had no depth of earth3 7#f7;and when the sun arose1 it was scorched up2 and because it had no root1 it withered away4 7#g7;,and other seeds fell among the thorns2 and the thorns sprang up and choked them3 7#h7;but others fell on good ground1 and produced fruit1 some an hundred1 some sixty1 and some thirty4 7#i7;,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#aj7;,and when his disciples came1 they said to him1 ,why speakest thou to them in parables8 7#aa7;,and he answered and said unto them1 ,because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven1 but to them it is not given4 7#ab7;,for whosoever hath1 more shall be given to him1 and he shall have abundance3 but whosoever hath not1 even that he hath shall be taken from him4 7#ac7,therefore ,i speak to them in parables3 that seeing1 they may not see2 and hearing1 they may not hear nor understand4 7#ad7;,and in them is fulfilled the prophecy of ,isaiah1 which saith1 ,with the hearing ye shall hear1 and not understand2 and seeing ye shall see1 and in no wise perceive3 7#ae7;for the heart of this people is waxed gross1 and with their ears they have heard heavily1 and their eyes they have closed2 lest at any time they should see with the eves1 and hear with the ears1 and understand with the heart1 and be converted1 and ,i should heal them4 7#af7;,but blessed are your eyes2 for ye see3 and your ears2 for ye hear4 7#ag7;,for verily ,i tell you1 ,that many prophets and righteous men have greatly desired to see the things which ye see1 and have not seen them2 and to hear the things which ye hear1 and have not heard them4 7#ah7;,hear ye therefore the parable of the sower4 7#ai7,when any person heareth the word of the kingdom1 and doth not understand it1 the wicked one cometh1 and snatcheth away what was sown on his heart3 such is he who is the sown by the road-side4 7#bj7;,but the sown on the rocky soil1 is he who having heard the word1 and instantly with joy receiving it1 7#ba7;hath not really root in himself1 but is merely temporary3 and when tribulation or persecution ariseth for the word's sake1 immediately he is stumbled4 7#bb7;,but the sown among the thorns1 is he who heareth the word1 and the anxiety about this world and the deceitfulness of riches1 choketh the word1 and it becometh unfruitful4 7#bc7;,but the sown upon the good ground1 is he who heareth the word1 and understandeth it2 who truly beareth fruit1 and produceth1 one an hundred fold1 and another sixty1 and another thirty4 7#bd7;,another parable proposed he to them1 saying1 ,the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field3 7#be7;and while the men were asleep1 his enemy came and sowed zizane among the wheat1 and departed4 7#bf7;,but when the blade was shot up1 and produced fruit1 then appeared also the zizane4 7#bg7,the servants of the proprietor came1 and said to him1 ,master1 didst thou not sow good seed in thy field8 whence then hath it the zizane8 7#bh7;,he saith unto them1 ,some man1 an enemy1 hath done this4 ,then the servants said to him1 ,wilt thou that we go and weed them out8 7#bi7;he replied1 ,no2 lest perhaps in weeding out the zizane1 we root up the wheat with them4 7#cj7,let them both grow together till the harvest3 and at the harvest-time ,i will say to the reapers1 ,gather out first the zizane1 and bind them in bundles to burn them3 but gather the wheat into my barn4 7#ca7;,another parable he proposed to them1 saying1 ,the kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard1 which a man took and sowed in his field3 7#cb7which indeed is among the smallest of all seeds2 but when it is grown1 it is among the greatest of herbs1 and becomes a tree1 so that the birds of the air come and make their nests in the branches of it4 7#cc7;,another parable spake he to them3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like leaven1 which a woman took and covered up in three measures of flour1 until the whole was leavened4 7#cd7;,all these things spake ,jesus in parables to the multitudes2 and without a parable he spake not to them3 7#ce7that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet1 saying1 ,i will open my mouth in parables1 ,i will bring forth things hid from the foundation of the world4 7#cf7,then ,jesus dismissing the multitudes1 went into a house2 and his disciples came unto him1 saying1 ,explain to us the parable of the zizane of the field4 7#cg7;,and he replying said to them1 ,he that sowed the good seed1 is the ,son of man2 7#ch7the field is the world3 and the good seed are those who are the children of the kingdom2 but the zizane are the children of the wicked one2 7#ci7the enemy who sowed them is the devil2 the harvest is the end of the world2 and the reapers are the angels4 7#dj7;,as therefore the zizane are gathered1 and burned in the fire2 just so shall it be at the end of this world4 7#da7,the ,son of man shall send out his angels1 and shall gather together out of his kingdom all things offensive1 and those who practise iniquity2 7#db7;and will cast them into a furnace of fire2 there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth4 7#dc7,then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun1 in the kingdom of their ,father4 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#dd7;,again1 the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field3 which when a man findeth1 he hideth1 and for joy thereof1 goeth away and selleth all that he hath1 and buyeth that field4 7#de7;,again1 the kingdom of heaven is like a merchantman in search of beautiful pearls3 7#df7who1 having discovered one of vast price1 went away and sold all that he possessed1 and bought it4 7#dg7;,again1 the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea1 and collecting fish of every kind3 7#dh7which1 when it was full1 they drew to the beach1 and sitting down1 selected the good into baskets1 but cast those of a bad kind away4 7#di7;,just so shall it be at the end of this world3 the angels shall go forth1 and shall separate the wicked from amidst the just1 7#ej7;and shall cast them into a furnace of fire3 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 7#ea7;,jesus saith unto them1 ,have ye understood all these things8 7#eb7,they say unto him1 ,yes1 ,lord4 ,then said he unto them1 ,therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven1 is like unto a man1 the master of a family1 who bringeth out of his storehouse things new and old4 7#ec7;,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus had finished there parables1 he departed thence4 7#ed7;,and coming into his own country1 taught them in their synagogues1 so that they were exceedingly struck1 and said1 ,whence hath this man this wisdom1 and these miracles8 7#ee7;,is not this the carpenter's son8 is not his mother called ,mary8 his brethren1 ,james1 and ,joses1 and ,simon1 and ,judas8 7#ef7;and his sisters1 are they not all among us8 whence then hath he all these things8 7#eg7;,and they were offended at him4 ,but ,jesus said unto them1 ,a prophet is not disrespected1 except in his own country1 and in his own family4 7#eh7;,and he did not there many miracles because of their unbelief4 ,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,,at that time ,herod the tetrarch heard the report of ,jesus1 7#b7;and said unto his servants1 ,this is ,john the ,baptist2 he is risen from the dead1 and therefore miracles are wrought by him4 7#c7;,for ,herod having seized ,john1 had bound him1 and put him in prison1 for the sake of ,herodias1 the wife of ,philip his brother4 7#d7;,for ,john said unto him1 ,it is unlawful for thee to have her4 7#e7;,and though he wished to kill him1 he was afraid of the multitude1 for they held him as a prophet4 7#f7;,but when ,herod's birth-day was kept1 the daughter of ,herodias danced in the circle1 and pleased ,herod3 7#g7so that with an oath he promised to give her whatever she should ask4 7#h7;,and she1 being previously urged on by her mother1 said1 ,give me here1 in a spacious dish1 the head of ,john the ,baptist4 7#i7;,and the king was grieved3 but for his oath's sake1 and on account of those who were with him1 he commanded it to be given her4 7#aj7;,and he sent1 and beheaded ,john in the prison4 7#aa7;,and his head was brought on a large dish1 and was given to the young lady3 and she brought it to her mother4 7#ab7;,and his disciples came and took the body1 and buried it1 and they came and told ,jesus4 7#ac7;,and when ,jesus heard it1 he withdrew from thence in a vessel into a desert place apart3 and when the multitudes heard it1 they followed him on foot from the cities4 7#ad7;,and when ,jesus was come forth1 he saw a great multitude1 and was moved with compassion towards them1 and healed their sick4 7#ae7;,but when evening was come1 his disciples came unto him1 saying1 ,the place is desert1 and the day is far advanced2 send the multitude away1 that they may go into the villages1 and buy themselves provisions4 7#af7;,but ,jesus said unto them1 ,they need not depart3 give ye them to eat4 7#ag7;,and they said unto him1 ,we have nothing here except five loaves and two fishes4 7#ah7,then he said1 ,bring them hither to me4 7#ai7;,and he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass1 and taking the five loaves and the two fishes1 looking up to heaven1 he blessed them1 and brake1 and gave the loaves to the disciples1 and the disciples to the multitude4 7#bj7;,and they did all eat1 and were filled3 and they took up the superabundance of the fragments1 twelve baskets full4 7#ba7;,and they who had eaten1 were about five thousand men1 besides women and children4 7#bb7;,and immediately ,jesus compelled his disciples to go on board the vessel1 and pass before him to the other side1 while he dismissed the people4 7#bc7;,and when he had sent away the multitude1 he went up into a mountain apart to pray3 and when evening came1 he was there alone4 7#bd7;,but the vessel was already in the midst of the sea1 tossed with the waves3 for the wind was contrary4 7#be7,then at the fourth watch of the night came ,jesus unto them1 walking on the sea4 7#bf7;,and when the disciples saw him walking on the sea1 they were greatly agitated1 saying1 ,it is his apparition4 ,and they cried out with terror4 7#bg7;,and immediately ,jesus spake to them1 saying1 ,be of good courage3 it is ,i2 be not terrified4 7#bh7,then ,peter answering1 said1 ,lord1 if it be thou1 command me to come unto thee upon the waters4 7#bi7;,and he said1 ,come4 ,and descending from the vessel1 ,peter walked upon the waters to come to ,jesus4 7#cj7;,but seeing the wind boisterous1 he was afraid2 and beginning to sink in the deep1 he cried out1 saying1 ,lord save me4 7#ca7,then immediately ,jesus stretching out his hand1 laid hold on him1 and said to him1 ,o thou of little faith1 wherefore dost thou doubt8 7#cb7;,and when they came aboard the vessel1 the wind ceased4 7#cc7;,and they who were in the vessel1 came and worshipped him1 saying1 ,truly thou art the ,son of ,god4 7#cd7;,and passing over1 they came to the land of ,gennesareth4 7#ce7;,and when the men of that place knew him1 they sent into all that neighbourhood1 and brought to him all that had illnesses3 7#cf7;and they besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment3 and as many as touched it were cured4 ,,chap4 ,,xv4 ,,then came to ,jesus scribes and ,pharisees from ,jerusalem1 saying1 7#b7,why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders8 for they wash not their hands when they eat bread8 7#c7;,and he answering said to them1 ,and why do you transgress the command of ,god1 by your tradition8 7#d7;,for ,god commanded1 saying ,honour thy father and thy mother3 and1 ,he that curseth father or mother1 let him surely die4 7#e7;,but ye say1 ,if any man declare to his father or mother1 ,this is a devoted gift1 which else might have been employed by me for thy advantage2 7#f7then he shall not with it honour his father and mother3 so have ye vacated the command of ,god by your tradition4 7#g7,ye hypocrites1 well hath ,isaiah prophesied concerning you1 saying1 7#h7,this people draweth nigh to me with their mouths1 and honoureth me with the lips1 but their heart is far distant from me4 7#i7;,but in vain do they worship me1 teaching doctrines the commandments of men4 7#aj7;,and he called to him the multitude1 and said unto them1 ,hear1 and understand3 7#aa7not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man2 but what cometh out of the mouth1 that defileth the man4 7#ab7,then his disciples approaching1 said to him1 ,knowest thou how offended the ,pharisees were at hearing that speech8 7#ac7,then he answered and said1 ,every plant which my heavenly ,father hath not planted shall be rooted up4 7#ad7,leave them to themselves3 they are blind leaders of the blind4 ,but if the blind lead the blind1 they will both fall into the pit4 7#ae7,then ,peter answering said unto him1 ,explain to us this parable4 7#af7;,and ,jesus said1 ,are ye also to this time destitute of intelligence8 7#ag7;,do ye not observe1 that every thing which entereth into the mouth passeth into the belly1 and is ejected into the vault8 7#ah7;,but the things which go forth out of the mouth1 come out of the heart1 and they are the things which defile a man3 7#ai7;for out of the heart proceed wicked reasonings1 murders1 adulteries1 whoredoms1 thefts1 false testimonies1 blasphemies3 7#bj7these are the things which defile a man3 but to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man4 7#ba7;,and going forth thence1 ,jesus retired into the coasts of ,tyre and ,sidon4 7#bb7;,and lo6 a woman of ,canaan coming out of these coasts1 cried aloud1 saying to him1 ,have mercy on me1 ,lord1 ,son of ,david3 my daughter is a grievous demoniac4 7#bc7;,but he replied not a word to her4 ,then his disciples came and intreated him1 saying1 ,send her away2 for she is crying aloud after us4 7#bd7;,but he said in reply1 ,i am not sent1 save only to the lost sheep of the house of ,israel4 7#be7,then she came1 and worshiped him1 saying1 ,lord1 help me6 7#bf7;,but he answering said1 ,it is not proper to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs4 7#bg7;,and she said1 ,true1 ,lord3 yet even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table4 7#bh7,then ,jesus answering said unto her1 ,o woman1 great is thy faith6 be it unto thee even as thou desirest4 ,and her daughter was cured from that hour4 7#bi7;,and departing thence1 ,jesus went to the sea-side of ,galilee2 and ascending a mountain1 he sat down there4 7#cj7;,and great multitudes came to him1 bringing with them the lame1 blind1 dumb1 cripples1 and many others1 and cast them down at the feet of ,jesus2 and he cured them all3 7#ca7;insomuch that the multitude marvelled when they saw the dumb speaking1 the cripples sound1 the lame walking1 and the blind restored to sight3 and they glorified the ,god of ,israel4 7#cb7,then ,jesus calling his disciples1 said1 ,i have compassion on the multitude1 for they have now continued with me three days1 and have not any thing to eat3 and send them away fasting ,i will not1 lest they faint on the road4 7#cc7;,and his disciples said unto him1 ,whence can we in the wilderness have loaves enough to satisfy the cravings of so great a multitude8 7#cd7;,and ,jesus said unto them1 ,how many loaves have ye8 ,and they said1 ,seven1 and a few small fishes4 7#ce7;,and he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground4 7#cf7;,and taking the seven loaves and the fishes1 he gave thanks1 and brake1 and gave to his disciples1 and the disciples to the multitude4 7#cg7;,and they did all eat1 and were filled3 and took up a superabundance of fragments seven baskets full4 7#ch7;,and they that had eaten were four thousand men1 besides women and children4 7#ci7;,and dismissing the multitudes he went on board a vessel1 and came into the coasts of ,magdala4 ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,,and the ,pharisees and the ,sadducees came to him1 and1 to make trial of him1 desired him to shew them a sign from heaven4 7#b7;,and he answering1 said unto them1 ,when evening comes1 ye say1 ,fair weather1 for the sky is red4 7#c7;,and in the morning1 ,it will be tempestuous to-day1 for the sky is gloomy and fiery red4 ,ye hypocrites1 do ye know how to discern the appearance of the sky1 and are ye unable to discern the signs of the times8 7#d7;,a wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign2 and no sign shall be given to it1 but the sign of the prophet ,jonah4 ,and he left them1 and departed4 7#e7;,and when his disciples were come to the other side1 they had forgotten to take bread4 7#f7,then ,jesus said to them1 ,beware and abstain from the leaven of the ,pharisees and of the ,sadducees4 7#g7,so they reasoned among themselves1 saying1 ,it is because we have not taken bread4 7#h7;,but when ,jesus knew it1 he said unto them1 ,why are ye reasoning among yourselves1 ,o ye of little faith1 because ye have not taken bread8 7#i7;,do you not consider1 nor remember the five loaves among the five thousand1 and how many baskets ye took up8 7#aj7,nor the seven loaves among the four thousand1 and how many baskets ye took up8 7#aa7;,how is it that ye do not understand1 that ,i spake not to you of bread1 to beware of the leaven of the ,pharisees and of the ,sadducees8 7#ab7,then understood they1 that he spake about abstaining not from the leaven in the bread1 but from the doctrine of the ,pharisees and the ,sadducees4 7#ac7,then ,jesus coming into the parts of ,caesarea ,philippi1 questioned his disciples1 saying1 ,who do men say that ,i am8 ,the ,son of ,man8 7#ad7;,but they replied1 ,some1 that thou art ,john the ,baptist2 but others1 ,elias2 and others again1 ,jeremiah1 or one of the prophets4 7#ae7;,he saith unto them1 ,but who do ye say that ,i am8 7#af7,then ,simon ,peter answering said1 ,thou art the ,messiah1 the ,son of the living ,god4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus replying1 said to him1 ,blessed art thou1 ,simon ,barjona2 for flesh and blood hath not revealed this to thee1 but my ,father1 who is in heaven4 7#ah7;,and ,i tell thee1 ,that thou art ,peter1 and upon this rock will ,i build my church1 and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it4 7#ai7;,and ,i will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven3 and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven2 and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven4 7#bj7,then he commanded his disciples1 that they should tell no man that he was ,jesus the ,messiah4 7#ba7;,from that time ,jesus began to shew his disciples1 that he must go to ,jerusalem1 and suffer many things of the elders1 and of the chief-priests1 and of the scribes1 and be put to death1 and the third day rise again4 7#bb7;,and ,peter taking him aside1 began to chide him1 saying1 ,mercy on thee1 ,lord6 this shall never be thy case4 7#bc7,then turning from him1 he said unto ,peter1 ,get thee behind me ,satan6 thou art an offence to me3 for thou dost not relish the things of ,god1 but those of men4 7#bd7,then said ,jesus to his disciples1 ,if any man will come after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross1 and follow me4 7#be7;,for whosoever is desirous to preserve his life1 shall lose it2 but whosoever would lose his life for my sake1 shall find it4 7#bf7;,for what would a man be advantaged1 though he could gain the whole world1 if he should suffer the loss of his soul8 or what will a man give as the ransom for his soul8 7#bg7;,for the ,son of man shall hereafter come in the glory of his ,father1 with his angels1 and then shall he recompense every man according to his practice4 7#bh7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,there are some of those standing here1 who shall in no wise taste of death1 until they see the ,son of man coming in his kingdom4 ,,chap4 ,,xvii4 ,,then six days after1 ,jesus taketh ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john his brother1 and bringeth them into an exceeding high mountain apart4 7#b7;,and he was transformed before them2 and his face shone as the sun1 and his garments were white as the light4 7#c7;,and behold1 there appeared to them1 ,moses and ,elias talking with him4 7#d7,then ,peter addressing him1 said to ,jesus1 ,lord1 ,it is well that we are here2 if it please thee1 we will make here three tents2 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elias4 7#e7;,and while he was yet speaking1 behold1 a luminous cloud overshadowed them2 and lo6 a voice out of the cloud1 saying1 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom is my delight2 hear him6 7#f7;,and the disciples hearing it1 fell on their face1 and were exceedingly affrighted4 7#g7;,and ,jesus came and touched them1 and said1 ,arise1 be not affrighted4 7#h7,then lifting up their eyes1 they saw no person1 but ,jesus only4 7#i7;,and when they were coming down from the mountain1 ,jesus commanded them1 saying1 ,tell no man the vision1 until the ,son of man is risen from the dead4 7#aj7;,and his disciples asked him1 saying1 ,why then do the scribes affirm1 that ,elias must come first8 7#aa7,then ,jesus answering said unto them1 ,elias indeed cometh first1 and will reform all things4 7#ab7;,but ,i say unto you1 ,that ,elias is already come1 and they knew him not1 but have done by him whatsoever they chose3 even so also must the ,son of man suffer by them4 7#ac7,then understood the disciples that he spake to them of ,john the ,baptist4 7#ad7;,and when they were come to the multitude1 there came to him a man1 kneeling down to him1 and saying1 7#ae7,lord1 have compassion on my son1 for he is a lunatic1 and suffers grievously2 for oftentimes he falleth into the fire1 and often into the water4 7#af7;,and ,i brought him to thy disciples1 and they have not been able to cure him4 7#ag7,then ,jesus answering1 said1 ,o generation1 faithless1 and perverse6 how long shall ,i be with you8 how long shall ,i bear with you8 bring him hither to me4 7#ah7;,and ,jesus rebuked him1 and the devil came out of him2 and the child was cured from that hour4 7#ai7,then the disciples of ,jesus coming privately1 said1 ,why could not we cast it out8 7#bj7,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,because of your unbelief3 for verily ,i say unto you1 ,if ye have faith as a grain of mustard1 ye shall say to this mountain1 ,remove from hence1 thither1 and it will remove2 and nothing will be impossible for you4 7#ba7;,but this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting4 7#bb7;,and as they were returning into ,galilee1 ,jesus said unto them1 ,the ,son of man must be delivered into the hands of men3 7#bc7;and they shall kill him1 and the third day he shall rise again4 ,and they were grieved exceedingly4 7#bd7;,and when they came to ,capernaum1 they who receive the tax of two drachmas came to ,peter1 and said1 ,doth not your master pay tribute8 7#be7;,he saith1 ,yes4 ,and when he came into the house1 ,jesus prevented him1 saying1 ,what thinkest thou1 ,simon8 of whom do the kings of the earth receive customs and tax8 from their own children1 or from aliens8 7#bf7,peter saith to him1 ,from aliens4 ,jesus saith unto him1 ,in that case then the children are free4 7#bg7;,but that we give them no offence1 go unto the sea1 and cast in a hook1 and take the first fish which cometh up2 and on opening his mouth1 thou wilt find a stater1 that take and give them for me and thee4 ,,chap4 ,,xviii4 ,,at that time came the disciples to ,jesus1 saying1 ,who is indeed the greatest in the kingdom of heaven8 7#b7;,and ,jesus calling a little boy1 set him in the midst of them1 7#c7;and said1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,except ye be changed and be as little children1 ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven4 7#d7,whosoever therefore shall humble himself1 as this little child1 he shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven4 7#e7;,and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name1 receiveth me4 7#f7;,and whosoever shall cause one of these little ones1 who believe in me1 to stumble1 it were better for him that a millstone was hung at his neck1 and that he was sunk in the depth of the sea4 7#g7,wo to the world because of offences6 for there is a necessity that offences come3 nevertheless1 wo to that man by whom the offence cometh6 7#h7;,if then thy hand1 or thy foot1 lead thee to offend1 cut them off1 and cast them from thee3 for it were better for thee to enter into life1 halting or maimed1 than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the fire1 which is eternal4 7#i7;,and if thine eye lead thee to offend1 pluck it out and cast it from thee1 for it were better for thee to enter into life with one eye only1 than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire4 7#aj7,see that ye despise not one of these little ones1 for ,i say unto you1 ,that their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my ,father who is in heaven4 7#aa7;,for the ,son of man is come to save that which was lost4 7#ab7,what think you8 ,if a man have an hundred sheep1 and one of them stray1 doth he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains1 and go and seek that which had strayed8 7#ac7;,and if he happen to find it1 verily ,i say unto you1 that he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which never went astray4 7#ad7;,even so it is not the will of your ,father who is in heaven1 that one of these little ones perish4 7#ae7,now if thy brother sin against thee1 go and reprove him between thyself and him alone2 if he hear thee1 thou hast gained thy brother4 7#af7;,but if he will not hear thee1 take with thee one or two more1 that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be confirmed4 7#ag7;,but if he disregard them1 inform the church3 and if he disregard the church1 let him be to thee as a heathen1 or a publican4 7#ah7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,whatsoever things ye shall bind on earth1 shall be bound in heaven3 and whatsoever things ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven4 7#ai7;,again ,i say unto you1 ,that if two of you are concurring upon earth1 respecting any matter1 which ye 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 coming to him1 said1 ,lord1 how often shall my brother sin against me1 and ,i forgive him8 till seven times8 7#bb7;,jesus saith to him1 ,i tell thee not until seven times1 but unto seventy times seven4 7#bc7,therefore is the kingdom of heaven like unto a certain king who purposed to settle his account with his servants4 7#bd7;,and when he began to make up the account1 there was brought to him one debtor1 ten thousand talents in arrear3 7#be7;but not having wherewithal to pay1 his lord ordered him to be sold1 and his wife and his children1 and all things whatsoever he possessed1 and payment to be made4 7#bf7,then that servant falling prostrate1 paid him the most profound homage1 saying1 ,lord1 have forbearance with me1 and ,i will pay thee all4 7#bg7,then his lord1 moved with compassion towards that servant1 discharged him1 and forgave him the debt4 7#bh7;,but that servant going out1 found one of his fellow-servants1 who owed him a hundred denarii1 and seizing1 throttled him1 saying1 ,pay me what thou owest4 7#bi7,then his fellow-servant fell at his feet1 and besought him1 saying1 ,have forbearance with me1 and ,i will pay thee all4 7#cj7;,and he would not3 but went and cast him into prison1 till he should pay what he owed4 7#ca7,then his fellow-servants1 when they saw what was done1 were exceedingly sorry1 and came to their lord1 and gave him an explicit account of all things that had passed4 7#cb7,then his lord1 calling him before him1 said to him1 ,thou vile slave6 all that debt ,i forgave thee1 because thou besoughtest me3 7#cc7;and oughtest thou not to have had compassion on thy fellow-servant1 even as ,i had pity on thee8 7#cd7;,and his lord1 incensed1 delivered him up to the torturers1 till he should pay all that he owed him4 7#ce7;,even so also will my heavenly ,father do to you1 except ye forgive every one of you his brother1 from your hearts1 their trespasses4 ,,chap4 ,,xix4 ,,and it came to pass when ,jesus had finished these sayings1 he departed from ,galilee1 and came into the coasts of ,judea beyond ,jordan4 7#b7;,and great multitudes followed him2 and he healed them there4 7#c7;,and the ,pharisees came to him1 tempting him1 and saying1 ,is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause8 7#d7;,but he replying1 said unto them1 ,have ye not read1 that he who created them from the beginning1 created them male and female8 7#e7;,and he said1 for this reason shall a man forsake father and mother1 and shall cleave to his wife1 and they two shall be one flesh4 7#f7,wherefore they are no longer two1 but one flesh4 ,what therefore ,god hath yoked together1 let no man separate4 7#g7,they say unto him1 ,why then did ,moses command to give her a bill of divorce1 and to put her away8 7#h7;,he saith unto them1 ,it was on account of the hardness of your hearts that ,moses gave you permission to put away your wives3 but from the beginning it was not thus4 7#i7;,and ,i tell you1 that whosoever shall put away his wife1 except for whoredom1 and shall marry another1 committeth adultery3 and he that marrieth the divorced woman1 committeth adultery4 7#aj7;,his disciples said unto him1 ,if the case of a man with his wife be thus1 it is not expedient to marry4 7#aa7,then he said to them1 ,all men are not capable of receiving this saying1 but they to whom it is given4 7#ab7;,for there are eunuchs1 who were so from their mothers' womb2 and there are eunuchs1 who have been made eunuchs by men2 and there are eunuchs1 who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven4 ,he that is capable of receiving1 let him receive it4 7#ac7,then were brought to him little children1 that he should lay his hands upon them1 and pray for them3 but the disciples rebuked them4 7#ad7,then said ,jesus1 ,permit little children1 and hinder them not from coming to me2 for of such is the kingdom of heaven4 7#ae7;,and when he had laid his hands upon them1 he departed thence4 7#af7;,and lo6 a person coming to him1 said1 ,good ,master1 what good thing shall ,i do1 in order to attain eternal life8 7#ag7,then he said to him1 ,why callest thou me good8 there is none good but one1 even ,god3 but if thou art desirous of entering into life1 keep the commandments4 7#ah7;,he saith unto him1 ,which8 ,then said ,jesus1 these1 ,thou shalt do no murder1 ,thou shalt not commit adultery1 ,thou shalt not steal1 ,thou shalt not bear false witness1 7#ai7;,honour thy father and thy mother2 and1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 7#bj7,the young man saith to him1 ,all these things have ,i observed from my youth3 in what am ,i still deficient8 7#ba7;,jesus said to him1 ,if thou art desirous to be perfect1 go1 sell all thy substance1 and give to the poor1 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven2 and come1 follow me4 7#bb7,now when the young man heard this speech1 he went away sorrowful3 for he had great possessions4 7#bc7,then ,jesus said to his disciples1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that very difficultly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven4 7#bd7;,and again ,i repeat it to you1 ,it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle1 than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of ,god4 7#be7;,but when his disciples heard it1 they were exceedingly amazed1 saying1 ,who then can be saved8 7#bf7;,and ,jesus looking upon them1 said unto them1 ,with men this is impossible2 but with ,god all things are possible4 7#bg7,then ,peter addressing him1 said unto him1 ,lo6 we have left all and followed thee2 what1 ,i pray thee1 shall we receive8 7#bh7,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that ye who have followed me in the regeneration1 when the ,son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory1 ye also shall sit on twelve thrones1 judging the twelve tribes of ,israel4 7#bi7;,and every one who hath left family1 or brethren1 or sisters1 or father1 or mother1 or wife1 or children1 or lands1 for my name sake1 shall receive an hundred fold1 and shall inherit life eternal4 7#cj7;,but many1 now first1 will be the last2 and last1 who will be the first4 ,,chap4 ,,xx4 ,,for the kingdom of heaven is like a man1 the master of a family1 who went out at break of day1 to hire labourers into his vineyard4 7#b7;,and when he had agreed with the labourers at a denarius a day1 he sent them into the vineyard4 7#c7;,and going out about the third hour1 he saw others standing in the market place unemployed4 7#d7;,and he said to them1 ,go ye also into the vineyard1 and whatever is equitable1 ,i will give it you4 ,so they went4 7#e7;,again going out1 about the sixth and ninth hour1 he did after the same manner4 7#f7;,but about the eleventh hour1 going out1 he found others standing unemployed1 and saith unto them1 ,why stand ye here all the day idle8 7#g7,they say unto him1 ,because no man hath hired us4 ,he saith to them1 ,go ye also into the vineyard2 and whatever is equitable1 ye shall receive4 7#h7,now when the evening came1 the master of the vineyard said to his overseer1 ,call the labourers1 and give them their wages1 beginning from the last to the first4 7#i7;,and when they came1 who began about the eleventh hour1 they received each a denarius4 7#aj7;,but when the first came1 they expected that they should receive more2 and they also received every man a denarius4 7#aa7;,but when they received it1 they murmured against the master of the family3 7#ab7saying1 ,these last have wrought only a single hour1 and thou hast put them on an equality with us1 who have borne the burden and heat of the day4 7#ac7;,but he answering1 said to one of them1 ,friend1 ,i do thee no injustice2 did ,i not agree with thee for a denarius8 7#ad7,take then thine own1 and begone3 ,i chuse to give to this last 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,thus shall the last be first1 and the first last2 for many are called1 but the elect are few4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus going up to ,jerusalem1 took his twelve disciples aside on the road1 and said to them2 7#ah7,lo6 we are going up to ,jerusalem1 and the ,son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes1 and they shall condemn him to death1 7#ai7;and shall deliver him to the ,gentiles1 to insult1 and to scourge1 and to crucify3 and the third day he shall rise again4 7#bj7,then came to him the mother of ,zebedee's children1 with her sons1 paying him obeisance1 and petitioning a favour of him4 7#ba7,then he said to her1 ,what is thy wish8 ,she saith unto him1 ,tell me that these my two sons shall sit1 the one at thy right hand1 and the other at thy left1 in thy kingdom4 7#bb7,then ,jesus answering said1 ,ye know not what ye ask4 ,can ye drink of the cup that ,i am going to drink1 and be baptised with the baptism with which ,i am baptised8 ,they say unto him1 ,we are able4 7#bc7;,and he saith unto them1 ,ye shall indeed drink of my cup1 and with the baptism with which ,i am baptised1 shall ye be baptised2 but to sit on my right hand1 and on my left1 it is not in my power to bestow1 but on those1 for whom it was prepared by my ,father4 7#bd7;,and the twelve1 on hearing this1 were filled with indignation against the two brethren4 7#be7;,but ,jesus1 calling them to him1 said1 ,ye know that the princes of the ,gentiles lord it over them1 and their great men exercise authority among them4 7#bf7;,but thus shall it not be with you4 ,but whosoever will be a great man among you1 let him be your servant2 7#bg7;and whosoever will be first1 let him be your slave4 7#bh7;,even as the ,son of man came not to be waited upon1 but to serve1 and to give his life a ransom for many4 7#bi7;,and as they were going out of ,jericho1 a great multitude followed him4 7#cj7;,and1 behold1 two blind men sat by the road side1 who hearing that ,jesus was passing by1 cried out1 saying1 ,have mercy on us1 ,o ,lord1 son of ,david6 7#ca7;,and the multitude checked them1 that they should be silent2 but they cried out the more1 ,have mercy on us1 ,lord1 son of ,david4 7#cb7;,and ,jesus standing called them1 and said1 ,what desire ye1 that ,i should do for you8 7#cc7,they say unto him1 ,lord1 that our eyes may be opened4 7#cd7,then ,jesus1 moved with compassion1 touched their eyes2 and immediately their eyes recovered sight1 and they followed him4 ,,chap4 ,,xxi4 ,,and when they drew nigh to ,jerusalem1 and were come to ,bethphage to the mount of ,olives1 then ,jesus sent two disciples1 7#b7saying to them1 ,go into the village1 which is opposite you1 and immediately you will find an ass tied1 and a foal with her2 loose and bring them to me4 7#c7;,and if any man say aught to you1 ye shall tell them1 ,that the ,lord hath need of them1 and immediately he will send them4 7#d7,now this was entirely done1 that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled1 saying1 7#e7,tell the daughter of ,sion1 ,lo6 thy ,king cometh to thee1 meek1 and sitting on an ass1 even on a foal the ass's colt4 7#f7,then the disciples going1 and doing as ,jesus had commanded them1 7#g7;brought the ass and her foal1 and they spread over them their garments1 and seated him upon them4 7#h7;,and a vast multitude spread their garments on the road1 and others cut down branches from the trees1 and strewed them on the road3 7#i7;and the multitudes who went before1 and who followed after1 cried1 saying1 ,hosanna1 to the son of ,david2 blessed is he who cometh in the name of the ,lord3 ,hosanna in the highest4 7#aj7;,and when he was entered into ,jerusalem1 the whole city was in commotion1 saying1 ,who is this8 7#aa7,then the multitudes said1 ,this is ,jesus1 the prophet1 who is from ,nazareth of ,galilee4 7#ab7;,and ,jesus entered into the temple of ,god1 and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple1 and overturned the tables of the money-changers1 and the seats of those who sold doves 7#ac7;and said unto them1 ,it is written1 ,my house shall be called a house of prayer1 but ye have made it a den of robbers4 7#ad7,then the blind and the lame came unto him1 into the temple1 and he cured them4 7#ae7;,but when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvellous acts which he did1 and the children crying out in the temple1 and saying1 ,hosanna to the son of ,david2 they were filled with indignation2 7#af7;and said to him1 ,hearest thou what these say8 ,jesus replied to them1 ,yes2 but have ye never read1 ,that out of the mouths of infants and sucklings thou hast perfected praise8 7#ag7;,and turning his back upon them1 he went out of the city to ,bethany1 and lodged there4 7#ah7,now in the morning1 when returning into the city1 he was hungry3 7#ai7;and seeing a fig-tree at the road side1 he went up to it1 and found nothing on it but leaves only3 and saith unto it1 ,let no fruit spring from thee henceforth for ever3 and immediately the fig-tree withered entirely away4 7#bj7;,and when his disciples saw it1 they marvelled1 saying1 ,how suddenly is the fig-tree withered away6 7#ba7;,but ,jesus addressing them1 said1 ,verily ,i tell you1 if ye have faith1 and entertain no doubt1 not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree1 but if ye should even say to this mountain1 ,be lifted up1 and be cast into the sea1 it be done4 7#bb7;,and all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer1 believing1 ye shall receive4 7#bc7;,and when he was come into the temple1 the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him1 as he was teaching1 demanding1 ,by what authority doest thou these things8 ,and who gave thee this authority8 7#bd7,then ,jesus answering1 said to them1 ,i also will ask you one question1 which if ye answer me1 then will ,i tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 7#be7,the baptism of ,john whence was it8 from heaven1 or from men8 ,hereupon they reasoned among themselves1 saying1 ,if we reply1 ,from heaven1 he will say to us1 ,why then did ye not believe him8 7#bf7;,but if we say1 ,from men1 we are afraid of the populace1 for they all hold ,john as a prophet4 7#bg7,so they answered ,jesus1 and said1 ,we cannot tell4 ,then said he also to them1 ,neither tell ,i you by what authority ,i do these things4 7#bh7;,but what think ye8 ,a man had two sons2 and coming to the first he said1 ,son1 go work to-day in my vineyard4 7#bi7;,but he answering said1 ,i will not3 yet repenting afterwards1 he went4 7#cj7;,and coming to the other1 he spake after the same manner1 and he replying1 said1 ,i go1 sir2 yet went not4 7#ca7,which of the two did the will of his father8 ,they say to him1 ,the first4 ,jesus saith to them1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that tax-gatherers and harlots shall go before you into the kingdom of ,god4 7#cb7;,for ,john came unto you in the way of righteousness1 and ye believed him not3 but the tax-gatherers and harlots believed on him4 ,but ye1 when ye saw it1 repented not afterwards1 that ye should believe on him4 7#cc7;,hear another parable3 ,there was a certain man1 the master of a family1 who planted a vineyard1 and set a hedge about it1 and digged in it a wine-press1 and built a tower1 and hired it out to husbandmen1 and went into a distant country4 7#cd7;,but when the season for fruits drew near1 he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive his fruits4 7#ce7;,and the husbandmen took his servants1 one they beat1 and another they killed1 and a third they stoned4 7#cf7;,again he sent other servants more than the first1 and they treated them in the same manner4 7#cg7,then at last he sent unto them his son1 saying1 ,they will reverence my son4 7#ch7;,but the husbandmen1 when they saw the son1 said among themselves1 ,this is the heir1 come let us kill him1 and let us seize on the inheritance4 7#ci7;,and they took him1 and cast him out of the vineyard1 and slew him4 7#dj7,when therefore the master of the vineyard cometh1 what will he do with these husbandmen8 7#da7,they say unto him1 ,he will dreadfully destroy those wicked wretches1 and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen1 who will render him the fruits in their seasons4 7#db7;,jesus saith unto them1 ,have ye not read in the ,scriptures1 ,the stone1 which the builders rejected2 the same is become the head of the corner2 this is done by the ,lord1 and it is wonderful in our eyes4 7#dc7,therefore ,i tell you1 ,that the kingdom of ,god shall be taken away from you1 and given to a nation1 producing the fruits thereof4 7#dd7;,and whosoever shall fall on this stone1 shall be broken in pieces1 but on whomsoever it shall fall1 it shall grind him to powder4 7#de7;,and when the chief priests and ,pharisees heard his parables1 they knew that he was speaking concerning them4 7#df7;,and they sought to apprehend him2 but were afraid of the people1 for they held him as a prophet4 ,,chap4 ,,xxii4 ,,and ,jesus continuing his discourse1 spake again to them in parables1 saying1 7#b7,the kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king1 who made a marriage-feast for his son3 7#c7;and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the entertainment3 and they would not come4 7#d7;,again he sent other servants1 saying1 ,tell those who have been invited1 ,behold1 ,i have prepared my dinner2 my oxen and the fatlings are killed1 and all things are ready2 come unto the marriage-feast4 7#e7;,but they gave themselves no concern about it1 and went their several ways1 one to his own farm1 and another to his traffick3 7#f7;,and the rest seizing his servants1 insulted and slew them4 7#g7,then the king1 when he heard it1 was incensed3 and sending out his armies1 destroyed these murderers1 and burnt down their city4 7#h7,then he said to his servants1 ,the wedding entertainment indeed is ready1 but those who were invited were not worthy3 7#i7;go therefore into the thoroughfares of the roads1 and as many as ye find1 invite to the banquet4 7#aj7,so these servants going out into the roads1 collected all1 as many as they found1 both bad and good2 and the wedding feast was fully furnished with guests4 7#aa7,then the king coming in to look around on the guests1 saw there a man who had not put on the wedding garment3 7#ab7;and he saith to him1 ,friend1 how came thou in here1 not having the garment provided for the marriage feast8 ,and he was speechless4 7#ac7,then said the king to the servants1 ,bind his feet and hands1 and take him away1 and cast him into the darkness1 which is without2 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 7#ad7;,for many are called1 but few elect4 7#ae7,then went the ,pharisees1 and took counsel together how they might lay a snare to entrap him in his discourse4 7#af7;,and they sent to him their disciples1 with the ,herodians1 saying1 ,master1 we know that thou art true1 and teachest the way of ,god with veracity2 and carest for no man1 for thou regardest not the person of men3 7#ag7tell us therefore1 ,what thinkest thou8 ,is it lawful to pay tribute to ,caesar1 or not8 7#ah7;,but ,jesus knew their wicked design1 and said1 ,why tempt ye me1 ye hypocrites8 7#ai7,shew me the money for the tribute2 and they brought him a denarius4 7#bj7;,and he saith unto them1 ,whose figure is this and inscription8 7#ba7,they say unto him1 ,caesar's4 ,then saith he to them1 ,render therefore to ,caesar1 the things which are ,caesar's2 and to ,god1 the things which are ,god's4 7#bb7;,and when they heard him1 they marvelled1 and leaving him1 went away4 7#bc7,on the same day the ,sadducees came to him1 who say1 that there is no resurrection1 and they put a question to him1 7#bd7saying1 ,master1 ,moses said1 ,if a man die having no children1 his brother in right of affinity shall marry his wife1 and raise up seed for his brother4 7#be7,now there were with us seven brothers2 and the first marrying1 died1 and had no offspring1 and left his wife to his brother2 7#bf7likewise the second also2 then the third2 so on to the seven4 7#bg7,last of all the woman died also4 7#bh7;,in the resurrection therefore1 whose wife shall she be of the seven8 for they all had her4 7#bi7;,jesus then answering1 said unto them1 ,ye are in an error1 from not knowing the ,scriptures1 and the power of ,god4 7#cj7;,for at the resurrection1 they neither marry1 nor are given in marriage1 but are as the angels of ,god in heaven4 7#ca7;,but with respect to the resurrection of the dead1 have ye not read what was spoken to you of ,god1 saying1 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 when the multitude heard it1 they were amazingly struck with his doctrine4 7#cd7;,but the ,pharisees hearing that he had stopped the ,sadducees' mouths1 they assembled together3 7#ce7;and one of them1 a teacher of the law1 put a question to him1 to make trial of him1 and said1 7#cf7,master1 which is the great commandment in the law8 7#cg7,then ,jesus said to him1 ,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 first and great commandment4 7#ci7;,and the second is like to it1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 7#dj7,on these two commandments1 the whole law and the prophets depend4 7#da7,the ,pharisees being then assembled1 ,jesus put a question to them1 7#db7saying1 ,what think ye of the ,messiah1 whose son is he8 ,they say unto him1 ,david's4 7#dc7;,he saith unto them1 ,how then doth ,david by the ,spirit call him ,lord8 saying1 7#dd7,the ,lord said unto my ,lord1 ,sit at my right hand1 till ,i put thine enemies as a footstool for thy feet4 7#de7;,if then ,david calleth him ,lord1 how is he his son8 7#df7;,and no man could answer him a word1 neither durst any man1 from that day1 interrogate him any more4 ,,chap4 ,,xxiii4 ,,then ,jesus spake to the multitudes and to his disciples1 7#b7saying1 ,the scribes and ,pharisees are seated on the chair of ,moses2 7#c7;all things therefore which they prescribe for you to observe1 observe and practise2 but do not according to their works1 for they say1 yet do not practise4 7#d7;,for they bind burdens grievous1 and difficultly borne1 and lay them on men's shoulders2 but they will not move them with a finger of their own4 7#e7;,and all their works they do to be seen of men3 they make their phylacteries broad1 and deepen the fringes of their garments1 7#f7;and love the principal couch at suppers1 and the chief seats in the synagogues1 7#g7;and salutations in the places of public concourse1 and to be called of men1 ,rabbi1 ,rabbi4 7#h7;,but be not ye called ,rabbi1 for one is your leader1 the ,messiah2 and ye all are brethren4 7#i7;,and call no man your father upon earth2 for one is your father1 who is in heaven4 7#aj7;,and be not called leaders2 for one is your leader1 the ,messiah4 7#aa7;,but he who is greatest among you shall be your servant4 7#ab7;,for whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased2 and whosoever abaseth himself shall be exalted4 7#ac7,wo unto you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven from men2 for ye yourselves enter not in1 and those who were coming in1 ye suffer not to enter4 7#ad7,wo unto you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 for ye devour widows' houses1 and for a pretence make long prayers3 wherefore ye shall receive greater condemnation4 7#ae7,wo unto you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte2 and when he is gained1 ye make him doubly more the child of hell than yourselves4 7#af7,wo unto you ye blind guides6 who say1 ,whosoever shall swear by the temple1 it is nothing2 but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple1 it is binding4 7#ag7,ye fools and blind6 for which is the greater1 the gold1 or the temple which consecrates the gold8 7#ah7;,and again1 ,whosoever shall swear by the altar1 it is nothing2 but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it1 it is binding4 7#ai7,ye fools and blind6 which is the greater1 the gift1 or the altar which consecrates the gift8 7#bj7,whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar1 sweareth by it1 and by all things that are upon it4 7#ba7;,and whosoever sweareth by the temple1 sweareth by it1 and by him also who dwelleth in it4 7#bb7,so he that sweareth by heaven1 sweareth by the throne of ,god1 and by him who is seated upon it4 7#bc7,wo unto you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 for ye pay tithes of mint1 and anise1 and cummin1 and have neglected the weightier precepts of the law1 judgment1 and mercy1 and fidelity3 these thing ought ye to have done1 and not to leave the others undone4 7#bd7,ye blind guides6 who strain out a gnat1 but gulp down a camel4 7#be7,wo unto you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 for ye cleanse the outside of the cup1 and of the dish1 but within they are full of rapacity and intemperance4 7#bf7,thou blind ,pharisee6 cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish1 that their outside may become clean also4 7#bg7,wo unto you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 for ye resemble tombs whitewashed1 which outwardly indeed appear specious1 but within are full of dead men's bones1 and all manner of impurity4 7#bh7;,and just so1 ye without indeed appear to men righteous1 but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity4 7#bi7,wo unto you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 for ye build the tombs of the prophets1 and adorn the sepulchres of the just1 7#cj7;and say1 ,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,wherefore ye bear a testimony to yourselves1 that ye are the children of those who killed the prophets4 7#cb7;,fill ye up then the measure of your fathers4 7#cc7,ye serpents1 ye broods of vipers6 how can ye escape from the damnation of hell8 7#cd7,therefore1 behold1 ,i am sending to you prophets1 and wise men1 and scribes2 and some of them ye shall kill1 and crucify2 and some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues1 and persecute from city to city3 7#ce7that upon you may come all the righteous blood which hath been poured out upon the earth1 from the blood of the righteous ,abel1 to the blood of ,zachariah1 son of ,barachiah1 whom ye slew between the temple and the altar4 7#cf7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,all these things shall come on this generation4 7#cg7,o ,jerusalem1 ,jerusalem1 that killest the prophets1 and stonest those who were sent unto thee1 how often would ,i have gathered thy children to me1 as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings1 and ye would not8 7#ch7;,behold1 your habitation is left unto you desolate4 7#ci7;,for ,i tell you1 ,ye shall henceforth no more see me1 until ye say1 ,blessed is he that cometh in the name of the ,lord4 ,,chap4 ,,xxiv4 ,,and ,jesus departing was going his way from the temple3 and his disciples came to him1 to point out to his observation the buildings of the temple4 7#b7;,but ,jesus said unto them1 ,do you not see all these things8 ,i tell you of a certainty1 ,there shall not be left here one stone upon another1 which shall not be utterly thrown down4 7#c7,then as he was sitting upon the mount of ,olives1 his disciples came to him privately1 saying1 ,tell us1 when shall there things be8 and what is the sign of thy coming1 and of the consummation of the age8 7#d7;,and ,jesus answering said unto them1 ,beware that no man deceive you4 7#e7;,for many will come in my name1 saying1 ,i am the ,messiah2 and shall deceive multitudes4 7#f7;,and ye shall hear of wars1 and rumours of wars3 see that ye be not terrified3 for these things must first be1 but the end is not yet4 7#g7;,for nation shall be roused up against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom3 and there shall be famines1 and pestilences1 and earthquakes1 in diverse places4 7#h7,now all these things are the beginning of the travailing pangs4 7#i7,then shall they deliver you up to affliction1 and shall kill you3 and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake4 7#aj7;,and then shall many be offended1 and shall betray one another1 and hate one another4 7#aa7;,and many false prophets shall arise1 and shall deceive many4 7#ab7;,and because iniquity shall abound1 the love of many will grow cool4 7#ac7;,but he that endureth to the end1 that man will be saved4 7#ad7;,and this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached through the whole world for a testimony to all the nations3 and then shall come the final close4 7#ae7,when therefore ye see the abomination of desolation1 spoken of by the prophet ,daniel1 erected in the holy place1 7let him that readeth1 mark this17 7#af7then let such as are in ,judea flee into the mountains4 7#ag7,let not him who is upon the roof go down to take any thing out of his house4 7#ah7;,and he that is in the field1 let him not turn back to take his garment4 7#ai7;,but wo to those who are with child1 and have an infant at their breasts in those days6 7#bj7;,and pray that your flight be not in winter1 nor on the sabbath4 7#ba7;,for then the tribulation will be great1 such as never was from the beginning of the world1 and never more shall be4 7#bb7;,and except those days were shortened1 there would be no flesh saved3 but for the elect's sake these days shall be shortened4 7#bc7,then if any man say unto you1 ,lo6 here is the ,messiah1 or there2 believe it not3 7#bd7;for false ,messiahs and false prophets shall arise1 and give out great signs and wonders2 so as to deceive1 if it were possible1 even the elect4 7#be7;,behold1 ,i have forewarned you4 7#bf7,therefore if they say to you1 ,he is in the wilderness2 go not out3 lo6 he is in the secret closets2 believe it not4 7#bg7;,for as the lightning cometh out from the east1 and flashes to the west2 so shall be the coming of the ,son of man4 7#bh7;,for wheresoever the carcase is1 there will the eagles be gathered together4 7#bi7,then1 immediately after the tribulation of those days1 shall the sun be darkened1 and the moon shall not give her light1 and the stars shall fall from heaven1 and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken4 7#cj7;,and then shall the sign of the ,son of man appear in the heaven3 and then shall all the tribes of the earth lament bitterly1 and they shall see the ,son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory4 7#ca7;,and he shall send forth his angels with a trumpet1 and a great shout1 and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds1 from the extremities of the heavens to the extremities of the same4 7#cb7,learn then a parable from the fig-tree2 when its branch is now tender1 and the leaves shoot forth1 ye know that summer is nigh3 7#cc7;just so ye1 when ye behold these things1 know that it is near1 even at the gates4 7#cd7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,this generation shall not pass away until all these things shall be done4 7#ce7;,heaven and earth shall pass away1 but my words shall in no wise pass away4 7#cf7;,but of that day and hour no man knoweth1 not even the angels of heaven1 but my ,father alone4 7#cg7;,but as the days of ,noah were1 so also shall the coming of the ,son of man be4 7#ch7;,for as they were in the days preceding the deluge1 eating and drinking1 marrying and giving in marriage1 until the day that ,noah entered into the ark1 7#ci7;and they knew it not till the deluge came1 and swept them all away2 such also shall the coming of the ,son of man be4 7#dj7,then two shall be in the field2 the one shall be taken1 and the other dismissed4 7#da7,two women grinding at the mill2 the one taken1 the other dismissed4 7#db7,watch therefore3 for ye know not at what hour your ,master cometh4 7#dc7;,and this observe1 that if the master of the family had known in which watch of the night the thief would have come1 he would have watched1 and not have suffered him to break into his house4 7#dd7,therefore be ye also prepared3 for in an hour that ye think not1 the ,son of man cometh4 7#de7,who then is the faithful and provident servant1 whom his ,lord hath appointed over his household1 to give them meat in the proper time8 7#df7;,blessed is that servant whom his ,lord when he cometh shall find thus occupied4 7#dg7,verily ,i say unto you1 that he will place him over all his substance4 7#dh7;,but if that wicked servant say in his heart1 ,my master will be a long while ere he comes2 7#di7;and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants1 and to eat and drink with the drunken2 7#ej7the master of that servant will come in a day that he doth not expect him1 and at an hour which he knoweth not4 7#ea7;,and will cut him asunder1 and give him his portion with the hypocrites3 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 ,,chap4 ,,xxv4 ,,then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins1 who taking their lamps1 went forth to meet the bridegroom4 7#b7;,but five of them were provident1 and five foolish4 7#c7,those who were taking their lamps1 took no oil with them3 7#d7;but the provident took oil in their vessels with their lamps4 7#e7;,but as the bridegroom stayed long1 they all slumbered and slept4 7#f7,then at midnight the cry came1 ,behold1 the bridegroom is coming2 go forth to meet him4 7#g7,then all these virgins arose1 and set about trimming their lamps4 7#h7;,and the foolish said to the provident1 ,give us of your oil2 for our lamps are gone out4 7#i7;,but the provident replied1 saying1 ,no2 lest there be not a sufficiency for us and you3 but go rather to those who sell1 and buy for yourselves4 7#aj7;,but while they were gone away to buy1 the bridegroom came2 and they who were prepared went in with him to the marriage-feast3 and the door was shut4 7#aa7,then came afterwards the other virgins1 saying1 ,lord1 ,lord1 open unto us4 7#ab7;,but he answering said1 ,verily1 ,i know you not4 7#ac7,watch therefore1 for ye know not the day nor the hour in which the ,son of man cometh4 7#ad7;,for the case is like that of a man1 who travelling abroad1 called his own servants1 and delivered to them his goods4 7#ae7;,and to one he gave five talents1 to another two1 and to another one1 to each according to his several capacity2 and immediately went abroad4 7#af7;,he then who had received the five talents1 went and traded with them1 and acquired five other talents4 7#ag7;,in the same manner also he that had the two1 gained also himself two others4 7#ah7;,but he that had received the one talent1 went and digged a hole in the ground1 and hid the silver of his master4 7#ai7,then after a long absence the master of these servants cometh1 and maketh a reckoning with them4 7#bj7;,and he who had received the five talents1 coming to him1 brought five other talents1 saying1 ,sir1 thou deliveredst to me five talents3 ,i have gained to them five other talents4 7#ba7;,his master said to him1 ,well done1 good and faithful servant3 thou hast been faithful over a few things1 ,i will place thee over many3 enter into the joy of thy master4 7#bb7,then came also he that had received the two talents3 and said1 ,sir1 thou deliveredst to me two talents3 lo6 ,i have gained to them two other talents4 7#bc7;,his master said to him1 ,well done1 good and faithful servant3 thou hast been faithful over a few things1 ,i will place thee over many3 enter thou into thy master's joy4 7#bd7,then came also he that had received the one talent1 and said1 ,sir1 knowing thee1 that thou art a severe man1 reaping where thou hast not sowed1 and gathering from whence thou hast not scattered3 7#be7;and being afraid1 ,i went and hid thy talent in the ground3 see here1 thou hast thine own4 7#bf7,then his master answering said to him1 ,thou wicked and idle slave1 thou knewest that ,i reap whence ,i had not sown1 and gather where ,i had not scattered3 7#bg7thou oughtest then to have placed my money with the bankers1 so when ,i came ,i should have received my own with interest4 7#bh7,take therefore from him the talent1 and give it to him that hath the ten talents4 7#bi7;,for to every one that hath shall be given1 and he shall abound3 but from him that hath not1 even that he hath shall be taken away from him4 7#cj7;,and cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness3 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 7#ca7;,but when the ,son of man shall come in his glory1 and all the holy angels with him1 then shall he sit on the throne of his glory3 7#cb7;and before him shall all the nations be gathered together2 and he shall separate them one from another1 as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats3 7#cc7;and he shall place the sheep at his right hand1 but the goats at the left4 7#cd7,then shall the ,king say to those on his right-hand1 ,come1 ye blessed of my ,father1 inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world2 7#ce7;for ,i was hungry1 and ye gave me to eat3 ,i was thirsty1 and ye gave me to drink3 ,i was a stranger1 and ye received me hospitably3 7#cf7naked1 and ye clothed me3 ,i was sick1 and ye took care of me3 ,i was in prison1 and ye came to me4 7#cg7,then shall the righteous answer him1 saying1 ,lord1 when saw we thee hungry1 and fed thee8 or thirsty1 and gave thee drink8 7#ch7,when indeed saw we thee a stranger1 and took thee in8 or naked1 and clothed thee8 7#ci7,when indeed saw we thee sick1 or in prison1 and came unto thee8 7#dj7;,and the king answering shall say to them1 ,verily ,i tell you1 for as much as ye have done it to one of these my brethren1 the very least of them1 ye have done it unto me4 7#da7,then shall he say also to those on the left hand1 ,depart from me1 ye cursed1 into everlasting fire1 prepared for the devil and his angels3 7#db7;for ,i was hungry1 and ye gave me nothing to eat3 ,i was thirsty1 and ye gave me nothing to drink3 7#dc7;,i was a stranger1 and ye took me not in3 naked1 and ye did not clothe me3 sick1 and in prison1 and ye took no care of me4 7#dd7,then shall they also answer him1 saying1 ,lord1 when saw we thee hungry1 or thirsty1 or a stranger1 or naked1 or sick1 or in prison1 and did not minister unto thee8 7#de7,then shall he reply to them1 saying1 ,for as much as ye have not done it to one of the least of these1 neither have ye done it to me4 7#df7;,and these shall go away into everlasting punishment3 but the righteous into life eternal4 ,,chap4 ,,xxvi4 ,,and it came to pass1 that when ,jesus had finished all these sayings1 he said to his disciples1 7#b7,ye know that after two days is the passover1 and the ,son of man is betrayed to be crucified4 7#c7,then were the chief priests and scribes1 and the elders of the people gathered together in the palace of the high-priest1 called ,caiaphas4 7#d7;,and they consulted together1 how they might seize ,jesus by guile1 and put him to death4 7#e7;,but they said1 ,not on the feast-day1 lest there be a tumult among the people4 7#f7,now when ,jesus was at ,bethany1 in the house of ,simon the leper1 7#g7there came to him a woman having an alabaster-box of very precious aromatic ointment1 and poured it upon his head as he sat at table4 7#h7;,but when the disciples saw it1 they had indignation1 saying1 ,for what end is this waste8 7#i7;,for this ointment might have been sold for a considerable sum1 and given to the poor4 7#aj7,then ,jesus knowing it1 said unto them1 ,why trouble ye the woman8 for she hath performed a good act upon me3 7#aa7;for the poor ye have always with you1 but me ye have not always3 7#ab7;for in pouring this odoriferous ointment on my body1 she hath done it for my burial4 7#ac7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,wherever this ,gospel is preached through the whole world1 what she hath done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her4 7#ad7,then went one of the twelve1 called ,judas ,iscariot1 to the chief priests1 7#ae7;and said1 ,what will ye give me1 and ,i will deliver him unto you8 ,then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver4 7#af7;,and from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them4 7#ag7,then on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to ,jesus1 saying to him1 ,where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover8 7#ah7;,and he said1 ,go into the city1 unto such a man1 and say unto him1 ,the ,master saith1 ,my time is at hand3 ,i will keep the passover with my disciples at thy house4 7#ai7;,and his disciples did as ,jesus commanded them2 and they made ready the passover4 7#bj7;,and when the evening was come1 he sat down at table with the twelve4 7#ba7;,and as they were eating1 he said1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 that one of you shall betray me4 7#bb7;,and exceedingly grieved1 they began to say to him every one of them1 ,lord1 am ,i the person8 7#bc7;,but he answering said1 ,he that dippeth his hand with me into the dish1 that man shall betray me4 7#bd7,the ,son of man indeed is departing1 as it is written of him3 but wo to that man1 by whom the ,son of man is betrayed6 well had it been for that man if he had never had a being4 7#be7,then ,judas1 who betrayed him1 addressing him said1 ,master1 is it ,i8 ,he saith to him1 ,thou hast named the person4 7#bf7,then as they were eating1 ,jesus took bread1 and blessing1 brake1 and gave it to the disciples1 and said1 ,take1 eat3 this is my body4 7#bg7;,and taking the cup1 and giving thanks1 he gave it to them1 saying1 ,drink ye all of this3 7#bh7;for this is my blood1 that blood of the new testament1 which is shed for many1 for the remission of sins4 7#bi7;,and ,i tell you1 ,that ,i will no more henceforth drink of this produce of the vine1 until that day when ,i drink it with you1 new1 in the kingdom of my ,father4 7#cj7;,and when they had sung an hymn1 they went out to the mount of ,olives4 7#ca7,then saith ,jesus unto them1 ,ye all will be offended at me this night3 for it is written1 ,i will smite the shepherd1 and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad4 7#cb7;,but after ,i am risen1 ,i will go before you into ,galilee4 7#cc7,then ,peter1 taking up the word1 said to him1 ,though all should be offended at thee1 yet will ,i never be offended4 7#cd7;,jesus saith to him1 ,i tell thee of a certainty1 that this night1 before the cock crow1 thou shalt deny me thrice4 7#ce7,peter said to him1 ,though ,i should die with thee1 never will ,i deny thee4 ,in like manner also said all the disciples4 7#cf7,then cometh ,jesus with them to a place called ,gethsemane1 and saith to his disciples1 ,sit ye here1 while ,i go and pray yonder4 7#cg7;,and taking ,peter and the two sons of ,zebedee1 he began to be deeply sorrowful1 and to be overwhelmed with dejection4 7#ch7,then saith he to them4 ,my soul is exceeding sorrowful even to death3 abide here1 and watch with me4 7#ci7;,and going a little farther1 he fell on his face1 praying1 and saying1 ,my ,father1 if it be possible1 let this cup pass from me3 nevertheless1 not as ,i will1 but as thou wilt4 7#dj7;,and he cometh to the disciples1 and findeth them sleeping1 and he saith to ,peter1 ,is it so1 that ye have not strength 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 weak4 7#db7;,again the second time he went away1 and prayed1 saying1 ,o my ,father1 ,if it be not possible1 that this cup pass from me1 but that ,i should drink it1 thy will be done4 7#dc7;,and coming1 he found them asleep again1 for their eyes were weighed down4 7#dd7;,and leaving them1 he went away again1 and prayed the third time1 repeating the same sentence4 7#de7,then cometh he to his disciples1 and saith unto them1 ,do ye still sleep on1 and repose yourselves8 lo6 the hour is at hand1 and the ,son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners4 7#df7;,arise1 let us go3 lo6 he that betrayeth me approaches4 7#dg7;,and while he was yet speaking1 behold1 ,judas one of the twelve came1 and with him a great multitude with swords and staves1 from the chief priests and elders of the people4 7#dh7,now he that betrayed him had given them a signal1 saying1 ,whomsoever ,i shall kiss1 that is he3 seize him4 7#di7;,and immediately approaching to ,jesus1 he said1 ,hail1 master2 and kissed him4 7#ej7,then spake ,jesus to him1 ,friend1 for what purpose art thou here8 ,then approaching they laid hands on ,jesus1 and seized him4 7#ea7;,and behold1 one of those who were with ,jesus stretching out his hand1 drew his sword1 and striking at a servant of the high-priest1 cut off his ear4 7#eb7,then saith ,jesus unto him1 ,return thy sword into its sheath3 for all who take the sword1 shall perish by the sword4 7#ec7,thinkest thou1 that ,i cannot now entreat my ,father1 and he will give me more than twelve legions of angels8 7#ed7;,but how then would the scriptures be fulfilled1 that thus it must be8 7#ee7;,in that hour said ,jesus to the multitudes1 ,are ye come out as against a robber1 with swords and staves to apprehend me8 ,i sat daily with you teaching in the temple1 and ye laid not hold upon me4 7#ef7;,but all this is come to pass1 that the scriptures of the prophets should be fulfilled4 ,then all the disciples forsook him1 and fled4 7#eg7,then they who had apprehended ,jesus1 brought him to ,caiaphas the high-priest1 where the scribes and elders were assembled4 7#eh7;,but ,peter followed him at a great distance unto the palace of the high-priest1 and entering in1 sat down with the servants1 to see the issue4 7#ei7,now the chief priests and elders and the whole sanhedrim1 sought false witness against ,jesus1 that they might put him to death2 7#fj7;and found none3 and though many false witnesses came1 they found it not sufficient4 ,but at the last two false witnesses stepping forth1 7#fa7said1 ,this fellow said1 ,i am able to pull down the temple of ,god1 and to build it up in three days4 7#fb7;,and the high-priest rising up1 said to him1 ,answerest thou nothing8 what do these men witness against thee8 7#fc7;,but ,jesus was silent4 ,and the high-priest addressing him1 said1 ,i adjure thee1 by the living ,god1 that thou tell us1 if thou art the ,messiah1 the ,son of ,god4 7#fd7;,jesus saith to him1 ,thou hast spoken the fact4 ,moreover ,i tell you1 hereafter ye shall see the ,son of man sitting at the right hand of power1 and coming in the clouds of heaven4 7#fe7,then the high-priest rent his garments1 saying1 he hath blasphemed3 what farther need have we of witnesses8 lo6 now ye have heard his blasphemy3 7#ff7what think ye8 ,they answered and said1 ,he is deserving of death4 7#fg7,then they spit in his face1 and buffeted him about2 and some slapt his face with their hands1 7#fh7saying1 ,prophesy to us1 you ,messiah1 who it is that struck thee6 7#fi7,now ,peter sat without in the hall3 and there came to him a single maid-servant1 saying1 ,thou also wert with ,jesus of ,galilee4 7#gj7;,but he denied it before them all1 asserting1 ,i know not what thou art saying4 7#ga7,then as he was going out at the gate1 another maid-servant saw him1 and saith to those who were there1 ,this fellow also was with ,jesus of ,nazareth4 7#gb7,then again he denied with an oath1 ,i know not the man4 7#gc7;,but after a little while they who stood by1 came up and said to ,peter1 ,assuredly thou also art one of them3 for even thy speech maketh thee manifest4 7#gd7,then began he to utter the bitterest curses1 and to swear1 ,i know not the man4 ,and immediately the cock crew4 7#ge7;,and ,peter remembered the word of ,jesus1 who had said unto him1 ,before the cock shall crow1 thou shalt deny me thrice4 ,and going out1 he wept bitterly4 ,,chap4 ,,xxvii4 ,,now when the morning came1 all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against ,jesus how they might put him to death4 7#b7;,and having bound him1 they led him away1 and delivered him to ,pontius ,pilate the governor4 7#c7,then ,judas who betrayed him1 seeing that he was condemned1 repenting1 carried back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and the elders1 7#d7saying1 ,i have sinned1 in betraying innocent blood4 ,but they said1 ,what is that to us8 see thou to that4 7#e7;,and throwing down the silver pieces in the temple1 he departed2 and going out1 hanged himself4 7#f7,then the chief priests taking up the silver pieces1 said1 ,it is not lawful to put them to the treasure destined for sacred uses1 because it is the price of blood4 7#g7,so taking counsel1 they bought with them a potter's field1 as a burial-place for strangers4 7#h7,therefore is that field called1 ,the field of blood unto this day4 7#i7,then was fulfilled what was spoken by ,jeremiah the prophet1 saying1 ,and they took the thirty silver pieces1 the price of him who had been estimated at that rate1 whom they of the children of ,israel did value3 7#aj7;and gave them for the potter's field1 as the ,lord had ordered me4 7#aa7,then was ,jesus placed before the governor1 and the governor interrogated him1 saying1 ,art thou the ,king of the ,jews8 ,then ,jesus replied to him1 ,thou sayest true4 7#ab7;,and when he was accused of the chief priests and elders1 he made no reply4 7#ac7,then saith ,pilate to him1 ,hearest thou not how many things they testify against thee8 7#ad7;,and he made him no reply1 no not to a single word3 so that the governor marvelled exceedingly4 7#ae7,now at the feast1 the governor had been accustomed to release one prisoner to the people1 whomsoever they chose4 7#af7;,and they had at that time a notorious prisoner1 called ,barabbas4 7#ag7;,being therefore gathered around him1 ,pilate said to them1 ,whom will ye that ,i release unto you8 ,barabbas1 or ,jesus called ,messiah8 7#ah7;,for he knew that out of envy they had delivered him up4 7#ai7,then1 as he was sitting on the tribunal1 his wife sent a message to him1 saying1 ,have thou nothing to do with that righteous person2 for ,i have suffered much to-day in a dream on his account4 7#bj7;,but the chief priests and elders persuaded the populace that they should ask for ,barabbas1 and destroy ,jesus4 7#ba7,the governor repeating the question1 said to them1 ,which of the two will ye that ,i release unto you8 ,they said ,barabbas4 7#bb7,pilate saith unto them1 ,what then shall ,i do with ,jesus1 who is called the ,messiah8 ,they all say to him1 ,let him be crucified4 7#bc7,the governor replied1 ,but what evil hath he done8 ,they cried out with greater vehemence1 saying1 ,let him be crucified4 7#bd7,when ,pilate saw that it was of no use to contend1 but that rather a tumult was rising1 he took water1 and washed his hands before the people1 saying1 ,i am innocent of the blood of this righteous man3 ye must answer for it4 7#be7,then all the people answering said1 ,his blood be on us1 and on our children4 7#bf7,then he released unto them ,barabbas3 but having scourged ,jesus1 he delivered him up to be crucified4 7#bg7,thereupon the soldiers of the governor taking ,jesus away to the ,praetorium1 gathered around him the whole band3 7#bh7;and stripping him1 put about him a scarlet cloak4 7#bi7;,and platting a crown of thorns1 they placed it on his head1 and a cane in his right hand3 and bowing the knee before him1 mocked him1 saying1 ,hail1 king of the ,jews6 7#cj7;,and spitting upon him1 they took the cane1 and struck him upon his head4 7#ca7;,and when they had insulted him1 they took off from him the cloak1 and put his own garments on him1 and led him away to crucify him4 7#cb7;,and as they were going out1 they found a man of ,cyrene1 ,simon by name2 him they compelled to carry his cross4 7#cc7;,and when they were come to a place called ,golgotha 7which is called the place of a skull71 7#cd7they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall3 and having tasted it1 he refused to drink4 7#ce7,then having crucified him1 they parted his garments1 casting the lot3 that it might be fulfilled1 what was spoken by the prophet1 ,they parted my garments among them1 and for my vesture they threw the lot4 7#cf7;,and sitting down1 they guarded him there4 7#cg7;,and they placed over his head his accusation in writing1 ,,this ,,is ,,jesus ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 7#ch7,then were crucified with him two robbers1 one on his right hand1 and the other on his left4 7#ci7;,and they who were passing by reviled him1 shaking their heads1 7#dj7;and saying1 ,thou that canst pull down the temple1 and build it in three days1 save thyself4 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 descend from the cross4 7#da7;,and with similar language also did the chief priests1 insulting him1 with the scribes and elders1 and ,pharisees1 7#db7say1 ,he saved others1 himself he is unable to save4 ,if he be the ,king of ,israel1 let him come down now from the cross1 and we will believe him4 7#dc7;,he trusted in ,god2 let him now deliver him1 if he will have him3 for he said1 ,i am the ,son of ,god4 7#dd7;,and in the same manner also1 did the robbers who were crucified with him1 revile him4 7#de7,now from the fifth hour darkness fell upon all the land1 unto the ninth hour4 7#df7;,but about the ninth hour ,jesus cried out with an exceeding loud cry1 saying1 ,eli6 ,eli6 lama1 sabacthani8 that is1 ,my ,god6 my ,god6 why hast thou forsaken me8 7#dg7,then some of those who stood there1 hearing him1 said1 ,this man is calling out for ,elias4 7#dh7;,and immediately one of them1 running1 and taking a sponge1 and filling it with vinegar1 and fastening it to a pole1 put it to him to drink4 7#di7,the others said1 ,let him alone1 let us see whether ,elias will come to save him4 7#ej7,then ,jesus crying again with a loud voice gave up the ghost4 7#ea7;,and1 lo6 the vail of the temple was rent in two1 from the upper part to the bottom2 and the earth was shaken2 and the rocks were rent2 7#eb7;and the sepulchres were opened2 and many bodies of saints1 who slept1 arose2 7#ec7;and coming out of the sepulchres after his resurrection1 entered into the holy city1 and appeared unto many4 7#ed7,then the centurion1 and they who were with him1 guarding ,jesus1 when they saw the earthquake1 and the things which were done1 were exceedingly terrified1 saying1 ,assuredly this was the ,son of ,god4 7#ee7,now there were many women on the spot1 looking on at a distance1 who had followed ,jesus from ,galilee1 ministering unto him3 7#ef7;among whom was ,mary ,magdalen1 and ,mary the mother of ,james and ,joses1 and the mother of ,zebedee's children4 7#eg7;,but when the evening was come1 there came a rich man of ,arimathea1 whose name was ,joseph1 who himself also was a disciple of ,jesus3 7#eh7;he going in to ,pilate1 begged for the body of ,jesus4 ,then ,pilate ordered the body to be given him4 7#ei7;,and ,joseph receiving the body1 wrapped it in clean linen2 7#fj7;and laid it in his own new sepulchre1 which he had hewn out in a rock3 and rolling a vast stone against the door of the sepulchre1 departed4 7#fa7;,and ,mary ,magdalen1 and the other ,mary1 were there sitting opposite the sepulchre4 7#fb7,now on the morrow1 which is the day after the preparation1 the chief priests and ,pharisees came in a body to ,pilate1 7#fc7saying1 ,sir1 we have reflected1 that this deceiver1 when yet alive1 said1 ,after three days ,i will rise again4 7#fd7;,command therefore that the sepulchre be made perfectly secure until the third day1 lest his disciples coming by night1 steal him1 and say to the people1 ,he is risen from the dead1 so the last delusion would be worse than the first4 7#fe7,then said ,pilate unto them1 ,ye have a guard1 go and make it as secure as ye think fit4 7#ff7,so they went and made the sepulchre secure1 putting a seal upon the stone1 after placing the guard4 ,,chap4 ,,xxviii4 ,,now after the eve of the sabbath1 as the light was dawning1 towards the first day of the week1 ,mary ,magdalen had come1 and the other ,mary1 to view the sepulchre4 7#b7;,and1 lo6 there was a great earthquake2 for an angel of the ,lord descending from heaven1 came and rolled back the stone from the door1 and sat upon it4 7#c7;,his aspect was as lightning1 and his raiment white as snow4 7#d7;,and for fear of him the guards shook1 and became as dead men4 7#e7,then the angel addressing them1 said to the women1 ,fear not ye2 for ,i know that ye are seeking ,jesus who was crucified4 7#f7;,he is not here3 he is risen1 as he said4 ,come hither1 behold the place where the ,lord lay4 7#g7;,and go quickly1 tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead3 and1 lo6 he goeth before you into ,galilee2 there shall ye see him1 as he said unto you4 7#h7;,and they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear1 and great joy2 and ran to carry the tidings to his disciples4 7#i7;,and as they were going to tell the disciples1 then behold ,jesus met them saying1 ,hail6 ,and they came and held him by the feet1 and worshipped him4 7#aj7,then saith ,jesus to them1 ,be not affrighted3 go1 tell my disciples that they go into ,galilee1 there shall they see me4 7#aa7;,and as they were going1 some of the guards who were come into the city1 had told the chief priests all things which had happened4 7#ab7;,and being assembled with the elders1 and having held a council1 they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers1 7#ac7saying1 ,report1 that his disciples coming by night stole him away1 while you were asleep4 7#ad7;,and if this comes to the governor's ears1 we will persuade him1 and preserve you harmless4 7#ae7,so they took the money1 and did as they were instructed4 ,and this account is circulated among the ,jews to this day4 7#af7,then the eleven disciples went into ,galilee1 to the mountain1 where ,jesus had ordered them4 7#ag7;,and when they saw him1 they worshipped him4 ,still some doubted4 7#ah7,then ,jesus approaching1 spake to them1 saying1 ,all power is given me in heaven and upon earth4 7#ai7;,go therefore1 make disciples among all nations1 baptising them in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost3 7#bj7teaching them to observe all things whatsoever ,i have commanded you3 and1 lo6 ,i am with you at all times even to the end of the world4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,gospel ,,according ,,to ,,mark4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,the beginning of the gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of ,god2 7#b7;as it is written in the prophets#aa2 ,behold1 ,i send my messenger before thy face1 he shall prepare thy way before thee4 7#c7,the voice of one crying in the wilderness1 ,prepare the way of the ,lord1 make his paths strait4 7#d7;,john was baptising in the wilderness1 and preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins4 7#e7;,and all the country of ,judea went out to him1 and they of ,jerusalem1 and were all baptised by him in the river ,jordan1 confessing their sins4 7#f7,now ,john was clothed with a camel's hair garment1 and a girdle of leather about his loins2 and his meat was locusts and wild honey4 7#g7;,and he preached1 saying1 ,one mightier than ,i is coming after me1 the string of whose shoes ,i am not worthy1 stooping down1 to unloose4 7#h7;,i indeed baptise you with water2 but he shall baptise you with the ,holy ,ghost4 7#i7;,and it came to pass in those days1 ,jesus came from ,nazareth in ,galilee1 and was baptised of ,john in ,jordan4 7#aj7;,and immediately on going up from the water1 he saw the heavens divided by a chasm1 and the ,spirit as a dove descending upon him3 7#aa7;and a voice came from heaven1 ,thou art my beloved ,son1 in thee ,i am well pleased4 7#ab7;,and immediately the ,spirit impelled him to go into the wilderness4 7#ac7;,and he was in the wilderness forty days1 tempted by ,satan2 and was with the wild beasts2 and the angels ministred unto him4 7#ad7;,but after ,john was delivered up1 ,jesus came into ,galilee1 preaching the gospel of the kingdom of ,god3 7#ae7;and saying1 ,the time is fulfilled1 and the kingdom of ,god draweth nigh3 repent1 and believe the gospel4 7#af7;,and as he walked near the sea of ,galilee1 he saw ,simon and ,andrew his brother casting a net into the sea2 for they were fishermen4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus said to them1 ,come after me1 and ,i will appoint you to be fishers of men3 7#ah7;and immediately leaving their nets1 they followed him4 7#ai7;,and going from thence a little farther1 he saw ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john his brother1 and others in the vessel mending the nets4 7#bj7;,and immediately he called them3 and leaving their father ,zebedee in the vessel with the hirelings1 they went after him4 7#ba7;,and they entered into ,capernaum2 and immediately on the sabbath going into the synagogue1 he taught4 7#bb7;,and they were struck with astonishment at his doctrine2 for he taught them as one having authority1 and not as the scribes4 7#bc7;,and there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit2 and he cried out1 7#bd7saying1 ,let us alone2 what have we to do with thee1 thou ,jesus of ,nazareth8 art thou come to destroy us8 ,i know thee who thou art1 the ,holy ,one of ,god4 7#be7;,and ,jesus rebuked him1 saying1 ,be silent1 and come out of him4 7#bf7;,and the unclean spirit threw him into convulsions1 and crying with a loud voice1 came out of him4 7#bg7;,and they were all in astonishment1 so that they questioned one another1 saying1 ,what is this8 what is this new doctrine8 that with authority he commands even the unclean spirits1 and they obey him8 7#bh7;,and there went out a report of him immediately into all the region of ,galilee round about4 7#bi7,then straitway going out of the synagogue1 they came into the house of ,simon and ,andrew1 with ,james and ,john4 7#cj7;,but ,simon's wife's mother lay in a fever1 and immediately they informed him of her4 7#ca7;,and he came and raised her up1 and the fever left her immediately1 and she waited upon them4 7#cb7;,but when the evening was come1 after the sun was set1 they brought unto him all that had illnesses1 and the demoniacs4 7#cc7;,and the whole city was gathered together about the door2 7#cd7;and he healed many who were grievously afflicted with a variety of diseases2 and he cast out many devils2 and suffered not the devils to speak for they knew him4 7#ce7;,and very early 7the night being far advanced towards morning7 rising up1 he went forth1 and retired into a desert place1 and there prayed4 7#cf7;,and ,simon1 and those who were with him1 eagerly pursued him2 7#cg7;and when they had found him1 they say unto him1 ,all men are inquiring after thee4 7#ch7;,and he said unto them1 ,let us go into the neighbouring towns1 that ,i may preach there also2 for unto this purpose came ,i forth4 7#ci7;,and he was preaching in their synagogues1 through all ,galilee1 and casting out devils4 7#dj7;,and there came to him a leper1 beseeching him1 and kneeling down to him1 and saying unto him1 ,if thou wilt1 thou canst make me clean4 7#da7,then ,jesus1 moved with compassion1 stretching out his hand1 touched him1 and said to him1 ,i will2 be thou cleansed4 7#db7;,and as he spake1 the leprosy instantly departed from him1 and he was cleansed4 7#dc7;,and giving him a strict charge1 he immediately sent him away2 7#dd7;and said to him1 ,take care1 that thou speak not a word to any man3 but go1 shew thyself to the priest1 and offer for thy purification1 what ,moses commanded1 for a testimony unto them4 7#de7;,but he going out1 began to proclaim it much1 and to publish abroad an account of it1 so that he could no more openly come into the city2 but was without in desert places2 and they came to him from all parts of the country4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,and again he entered into ,capernaum after some days3 and it was heard1 that he was in the house2 7#b7;and immediately many collected round him1 so that there was no room1 not even at the door2 and he spake the word to them4 7#c7;,and they come to him1 carrying a paralytic1 borne of four3 7#d7;and not being able to come nigh him because of the crowd1 they stripped off the roofing of the house where he was2 and having broken a way through1 they let down with ropes the couch1 on which the paralytic lay4 7#e7,then ,jesus beholding their faith1 saith to the paralytic1 ,son1 thy sins are forgiven thee4 7#f7,now there were certain of the scribes sitting there1 and reasoning in their hearts1 7#g7,why doth this man thus speak blasphemies8 who can forgive sins but the one ,god8 7#h7;,and instantly ,jesus knowing by his spirit1 that they reasoned thus among each other1 said to them1 ,why reason ye about these things in your hearts8 7#i7,which is the easier thing1 to say to a paralytic1 ,thy sins are forgiven thee2 or to say1 ,arise and take up thy couch1 and walk away8 7#aj7;,but that ye may know that the ,son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins1 he saith to the paralytic1 7#aa7;,i say unto thee1 ,arise1 and take up thy couch1 and go into thy house4 7#ab7;,and he arose instantly1 and taking up his couch1 went out before them all2 so that they were all astonished1 and glorified ,god1 saying1 ,we never before saw any thing like this4 7#ac7;,and he went forth again to the sea side2 and all the people came unto him2 and he taught them4 7#ad7;,and passing by1 he saw ,levi the son of ,alpheus sitting at the custom-house1 and he saith to him1 ,follow me4 ,and he arose and followed him 7#ae7;,and it came to pass1 as he sat at table in his house1 many publicans also1 and sinners1 sat down with ,jesus and his disciples2 for they were numerous1 and they followed him4 7#af7;,and the scribes and the ,pharisees seeing him eat with publicans and sinners1 said to his disciples1 ,how is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners8 7#ag7;,and when ,jesus heard it1 he said unto them1 ,they who are in strong health have no need of a physician1 but they who have illness3 ,i came not to call the righteous1 but sinners to repentance4 7#ah7;,and the disciples of ,john and of the ,pharisees kept fasts2 and they came and said to him1 ,wherefore do the disciples of ,john1 and of the ,pharisees1 fast8 but thy disciples keep no fast4 7#ai7;,and ,jesus said to them1 ,can the children of the bridechamber fast1 while the bridegroom is with them8 as long as they have the bridegroom with them1 they cannot fast4 7#bj7;,but the days will come1 when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them1 and then shall they fast in those days4 7#ba7;,and no man seweth on a patch of cloth undressed upon an old garment3 but if otherwise1 the new piece supplied taketh away from the old1 and the rent is made worse4 7#bb7;,and no man putteth new wine into old bottles2 but if otherwise1 the new wine will burst the bottles1 and the wine will be spilt1 and the bottles destroyed3 but new wine must be put into new bottles4 7#bc7;,and he was walking through the cornfields on the sabbath2 and his disciples as they went on the road plucked the ears of corn4 7#bd7;,and the ,pharisees said to him1 ,see1 why are they doing on the sabbath1 what is not lawful8 7#be7;,and he said unto them1 ,have ye never read what ,david did1 when he was under necessity1 and was hungry1 himself and they who were with him8 7#bf7;,how he entered into the house of ,god to ,abiathar the high-priest2 and did eat the shewbread1 which it was not lawful for any to eat except the priests1 and he gave also to those who were with him8 7#bg7;,and he said unto them1 ,the sabbath was made for man1 not man for the sabbath4 7#bh7,wherefore the ,son of man is ,lord also of the sabbath4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,and he entered again into the synagogue2 and a man was there who had a withered hand4 7#b7;,and they watched him if he would cure him on the sabbath2 that they might accuse him4 7#c7;,and he saith to the man who had the withered hand1 ,rise up in the midst4 7#d7;,and he saith to them1 ,is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good1 or to do evil1 to preserve life1 or to kill8 but they were silent4 7#e7,then looking round about on them with indignation1 exceedingly grieved for the hardness of their hearts1 he saith to the man1 ,stretch out thine hand2 and he stretched it out3 and his hand was restored sound as the other4 7#f7;,and the ,pharisees instantly going out1 held a council with the ,herodians against him1 how they might destroy him4 7#g7;,and ,jesus retired with his disciples to the sea side2 and a great multitude from ,galilee followed him1 and from ,judea1 7#h7;and from ,jerusalem1 and from ,idumea1 and from the farther side of ,jordan2 and they around ,tyre and ,sidon1 a vast multitude1 when they heard what wonders he did1 came unto him4 7#i7;,and he spoke to his disciples that a little boat should be ready for him1 because of the crowd1 lest they should press upon him3 7#aj7;for he healed many2 insomuch1 that they thronged in upon him1 that they might touch him1 as many as had afflictive diseases4 7#aa7;,and the unclean spirits1 when they beheld him1 fell down before him1 and cried out saying1 ,thou art the ,son of ,god4 7#ab7;,and he repeatedly charged them1 that they should not make him known4 7#ac7;,and he went up into a mountain1 and called to him those whom he chose2 and they came to him4 7#ad7;,and he appointed twelve to be with him1 and to send them out to preach3 7#ae7;and to have authority to cure diseases1 and to cast out devils3 7#af7;and ,simon he surnamed ,peter2 7#ag7;and ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john the brother of ,james2 and surnamed them ,boanerges1 that is1 sons of thunder3 7#ah7;and ,andrew and ,philip1 and ,bartholomew1 and ,matthew1 and ,thomas1 and ,james the son of ,alpheus1 and ,thaddeus1 and ,simon the ,canaanite1 7#ai7;and ,judas ,iscariot1 who also betrayed him3 and they came into an house4 7#bj7;,and the multitude came together again1 so that they were not able even to eat bread4 7#ba7;,and when his relations heard it1 they went out to restrain him1 for they said1 ,he is transported beyond all bounds4 7#bb7;,and the scribes who came down from ,jerusalem1 said1 ,he hath ,beelzebub1 and by this prince of the devils doth he cast out devils4 7#bc7,so calling them to him1 he spake to them in parables1 ,how can ,satan cast out ,satan8 7#bd7;,even if a kingdom be divided against itself1 that kingdom cannot stand3 7#be7;and if a family be divided against itself1 that family cannot be established4 7#bf7,so if ,satan rise up against himself1 and is divided1 he cannot subsist1 but cometh to an end4 7#bg7,no man entering into his house1 can plunder a strong man's goods1 unless he first bind the strong man1 then indeed he spoileth his house4 7#bh7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men1 and the blasphemies1 whatsoever they may blaspheme3 7#bi7;but whosoever shall blaspheme against the ,holy ,ghost1 hath no forgiveness to eternity1 but is adjudged to everlasting damnation4 7#cj7;,because they said1 he hath an unclean spirit4 7#ca7,then came his brethren and his mother1 and standing without sent unto him1 calling aloud for him4 7#cb7;,and the multitude sat around him1 and they said to him1 ,behold1 thy mother and thy brethren without are asking for thee4 7#cc7;,and he answered them1 saying1 ,who is my mother or my brethren8 7#cd7;,and looking about on those who were sitting in a circle round him1 he saith1 ,behold my mother and my brethren6 7#ce7;,for whosoever shall do the will of ,god1 that person is my brother1 and my sister1 and mother4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,and again he began to teach by the sea side3 and a vast multitude was assembled about him1 so that he went into a vessel to sit down on the sea1 and all the multitude was on the land close by the sea4 7#b7;,and he taught them in parables many things1 and said unto them in the course of his teaching1 7#c7;,hear me6 ,behold1 a sower went out to sow2 7#d7;and it came to pass as he sowed1 some fell by the road side1 and the birds of the air came and ate it up4 7#e7;,and some fell on a rocky soil1 where it had not much mold1 and immediately it sprung up1 because it had no depth of earth3 7#f7;and when the sun arose it was scorched up2 and because it had not root1 it withered away4 7#g7;,and some fell among thorns1 and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it1 and it produced no fruit4 7#h7;,and some fell on good ground1 and produced fruit1 growing up1 and increasing1 and yielded one part thirty fold1 and another sixty1 and another an hundred4 7#i7;,and he said unto them1 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#aj7;,but when they were alone1 those who were about him with the twelve1 asked him the meaning of the parable4 7#aa7;,and he said to them1 ,to you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of ,god2 but to those who are without1 all things are in parables3 7#ab7,that seeing they may see1 yet not perceive2 and hearing may hear1 yet not understand2 lest at any time they should be converted1 and their sins be forgiven them4 7#ac7;,and he saith to them1 ,know ye not this parable8 and how will ye know all parables8 7#ad7,the sower soweth the word4 7#ae7,now these are they by the road side2 where the word is sown2 and when they have heard1 immediately ,satan cometh1 and taketh away the word sown on their hearts3 7#af7;and these in like manner are they who were sown on the rocky soil2 who when they have heard the word1 instantly with joy receive it2 7#ag7;and have no root in themselves1 but are temporary professors3 afterwards1 when tribulation cometh or persecution for the word's sake1 immediately they are offended4 7#ah7;,and those are the sown among the thorns2 such as are hearers of the word2 7#ai7;but the anxious cares of this world1 and the seducing nature of wealth1 and inordinate desires after other things entering in1 choke the word1 and it becometh unfruitful4 7#bj7;,and these are they who are sown on the good ground1 such as hear the word1 and receive it1 and bring forth fruit1 some thirty fold1 and some sixty1 and some an hundred4 7#ba7;,and he said unto them1 ,is a lamp brought out to be put under a bushel1 or under a bed1 and not to be placed on a stand8 7#bb7;,for there is nothing hid1 but that it should be brought to light1 nor is any thing concealed1 but that it should come into open day4 7#bc7;,if any man hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#bd7;,and he said unto them1 ,take heed what ye hear3 with the measure ye mete1 shall it be measured back to you2 and something over shall be given to you that hear4 7#be7;,for to him that hath1 there shall more be given to him2 but he that hath not1 even that which he hath shall be taken away from him4 7#bf7;,and he said1 ,the kingdom of heaven is of that kind1 as if a man should cast seed into his field2 7#bg7;and sleep and rise1 night and day1 and the sown corn should sprout1 and grow into length1 he knoweth not how3 7#bh7;for the earth1 naturally prolific1 beareth fruit2 first the blade1 then the ear1 then the full corn in the ear4 7#bi7;,but when the grain is ready1 immediately he putteth in the sickle1 because harvest is come4 7#cj7;,and he said1 ,to what shall ,i liken the kingdom of ,god1 and under what parabolic figure shall ,i represent it8 7#ca7;,it is like a grain of mustard1 which when it is sown in the earth1 is among the least of all the seeds which are upon the earth3 7#cb7;but when it is sown1 it groweth up and becomes greater than all herbaceous plants1 and produceth vast branches2 so that the birds of the air may roost under the shadow of it4 7#cc7;,and with many such like parables spake he to them the word4 7#cd7;,and without a parable spake he not unto them2 but in private he explained them all to his disciples4 7#ce7;,and the same day he saith unto them1 as the evening shut in1 ,let us pass over to the other side4 7#cf7;,and sending the multitude away1 they took him just as he was in the vessel2 and there were also some other little vessels with him4 7#cg7;,and a great hurricane arose1 and the waves broke into the vessel1 so that it was now full of water3 7#ch7;and he was in the stern1 sleeping on a pillow3 and they awoke him1 and say unto him1 ,master1 is it no concern to thee that we are perishing8 7#ci7;,and rising1 he with authority charged the wind1 and said to the sea1 ,silence6 be still6 ,and the wind subsided1 and there was a great calm4 7#dj7;,and he said to them1 ,why are ye so timorous8 ,how is it that ye have not confidence8 7#da7;,and they were filled with the most reverential awe1 and said one to another1 ,what manner of man is this1 that even the wind and the sea obey him8 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,and they came to the other side of the sea1 into the country of the ,gadarenes4 7#b7;,and as he was going out of the vessel1 immediately there met him a man with an unclean spirit1 7#c7;coming out of the tombs2 who had his abode among the tombs2 and no man could secure him1 not even with chains2 7#d7;for he had been often bound with fetters and chains1 and the chains were burst asunder by him1 and the fetters broken in pieces1 and no man was able to master him3 7#e7;and continually night and day he was in the mountains1 and in the tombs1 screaming1 and cutting himself with stones4 7#f7;,but when he saw ,jesus afar off1 he ran and worshipped him1 7#g7;and crying with a loud voice1 said1 ,what have ,i to do with thee1 ,jesus thou ,son of ,god most high8 ,i adjure thee by ,god1 that thou dost not send me to torment4 7#h77;,for he had said unto him1 ,come out1 unclean spirit1 from the man47 7#i7;,and he interrogated him1 ,what is thy name8 and he replied1 saying1 ,legion is my name2 for we are many4 7#aj7;,and he entreated him much that he would not send them out of the country4 7#aa7;,and a great herd of swine was there feeding on the mountain3 7#ab7;and all the devils besought him1 saying1 ,send us into the swine1 that we may enter into them4 7#ac7;,and immediately ,jesus permitted them4 ,and the unclean spirits going forth1 entered into the swine2 and the herd rushed violently down a precipice into the sea 7they were about two thousand71 and were suffocated in the sea4 7#ad7,then the swineherds fled1 and carried the tidings into the city and into the country4 ,and they went out to see what was done4 7#ae7;,and they came to ,jesus1 and saw the demoniac that had the legion1 seated and clothed1 and in his sound mind3 and they were afraid4 7#af7;,and they who saw the transaction1 told them how it had been with the demoniac1 and concerning the swine4 7#ag7;,and they began to entreat him to depart out of their coasts4 7#ah7;,and when he embarked on board the vessel1 the demoniac besought him1 that he might go with him4 7#ai7;,but ,jesus did not permit him1 but said to him1 ,go to thine house1 and to thy friends1 and tell them how great things the ,lord hath done for thee1 and hath had compassion on thee4 7#bj7;,and he went out1 and began to publish in ,decapolis1 what great things ,jesus had done for him3 and all men marvelled4 7#ba7;,and when ,jesus had passed over again in the vessel to the other side1 a vast multitude came together unto him2 and he was by the sea side4 7#bb7;,and1 behold1 there cometh to him one of the rulers of the synagogue1 named ,jairus2 and seeing him1 fell at his feet1 7#bc7;and entreated him importunately1 saying1 ,my little daughter is at the last gasp2 wilt thou come1 and lay thy hands upon her1 that she may recover1 and she shall live4 7#bd7;,and he went with him3 and there followed him a great crowd1 and they thronged him4 7#be7;,and a certain woman1 having a flux of blood twelve years1 7#bf7;and had suffered much from many physicians2 and had expended all she had1 and was nothing better1 but rather growing worse and worse2 7#bg7when she heard of ,jesus1 came in the crowd behind him1 and touched his garment3 7#bh7;for she said1 ,if ,i but touch his clothes1 ,i shall recover4 7#bi7;,and instantly the fountain of her blood was dried up1 and she felt in her body that she was cured of her afflictive disease4 7#cj7;,and ,jesus immediately perceiving in himself that miraculous power had gone forth from him1 turning about in the crowd1 said1 ,who touched my garments8 7#ca7;,and his disciples said to him1 ,thou seest the crowd thronging thee1 and sayest thou1 ,who touched me8 7#cb7;,and he looked round to see her who had done this4 7#cc7,then the woman1 fearful and trembling1 knowing what had been done in her1 came and fell down before him1 and told him all the truth4 7#cd7;,and he said unto her1 ,daughter1 thy faith hath saved thee2 go in peace1 and be whole from thy distressing disease4 7#ce7;,and while he was yet speaking1 they came from the ruler of the synagogue's house1 saying1 ,thy daughter is dead2 why dost thou trouble the master any further8 7#cf7;,but ,jesus1 instantly hearing the account given1 said to the ruler of the synagogue1 ,fear not1 only believe4 7#cg7;,and he permitted no person to follow him1 but ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john a brother of ,james4 7#ch7;,and he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue1 and seeth the confusion1 as they were greatly lamenting and making loud moanings4 7#ci7;,and entering in he saith1 ,why make ye this uproar1 and weep8 the damsel is not dead1 but sleepeth4 7#dj7;,and they derided him2 but he thrusting them all out1 took the father and the mother of the maiden1 and those who were with him1 and went in where the damsel was laid out4 7#da7;,and taking the hand of the damsel1 he saith unto her1 ,talitha cumi6 which is1 being interpreted1 ,damsel1 ,i say unto thee1 arise6 7#db7;,and immediately the damsel arose and walked about1 for she was twelve years old4 ,and they were astonished with vast astonishment4 7#dc7;,and he very strongly charged them that no person should know it2 and ordered something to be given her to eat4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,and he went out thence1 and came into his native country2 and his disciples followed him4 7#b7;,and when the sabbath came1 he began to teach in the synagogue3 and many when they heard him were amazed1 saying1 ,whence hath this man these things8 and what is the wisdom given to him1 that even such miracles are done by his hands8 7#c7;,is not this the carpenter1 the son of ,mary1 the brother of ,james and ,joses1 and ,judah and ,simon8 and are not his sisters here with us8 ,and they were offended at him4 7#d7,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,a prophet is not without honour1 save in his native place1 and among his relations1 and in his own family4 7#e7;,and he could not do there any miracle1 except that laying his hands on a few sick persons he cured them4 7#f7;,and he marvelled at their infidelity4 ,and he went about the villages around1 teaching4 7#g7;,and called the twelve1 and began to send them two and two1 and gave them authority over unclean spirits4 7#h7;,and he commanded them1 that they should take nothing for the journey1 except a staff only2 neither scrip1 nor bread1 nor even brass money in their purse3 7#i7wearing sandals1 and not to be clothed with two coats4 7#aj7;,and he said unto them1 ,wheresoever ye enter into a family1 there abide until ye depart thence4 7#aa7;,and as many as shall not receive you1 neither hearken to you1 when ye go from thence1 shake off the dust from beneath your feet1 for a testimony against them4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,it shall be more tolerable for ,sodom and ,gomorrah in the day of judgment1 than for that city4 7#ab7;,and going forth1 they preached1 that men should repent4 7#ac7;,and they cast out many devils1 and anointed with oil many sick persons1 and cured them4 7#ad7;,and king ,herod heard it 7for his name was celebrated71 and he said1 ,this is ,john the ,baptist1 he is risen from the dead1 and therefore miracles are wrought by him4 7#ae7,others said1 ,that it is ,elias2 and others said1 ,he is a prophet1 or as one of the prophets4 7#af7;,but when ,herod heard it1 he said1 ,this is ,john whom ,i beheaded2 he is risen from the dead4 7#ag7;,for ,herod himself had sent and seized upon ,john1 and bound him in prison1 for ,herodias' sake1 his brother ,philip's wife2 because he had married her4 7#ah7;,for ,john said to ,herod1 ,it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife4 7#ai7,therefore ,herodias bore him a rooted resentment1 and would have slain him2 yet could not3 7#bj7;for ,herod feared ,john1 knowing him to be a righteous and holy man2 and paid great attention to him and when he heard him1 did many things1 and heard him with delight4 7#ba7;,and a favourable day being come for her purpose1 when ,herod on his birth-day made a supper for his nobles1 and military commanders1 and the principal personages of ,galilee2 7#bb7;and the daughter of this ,herodias coming in1 and dancing1 and delighting ,herod1 and his company1 the king said to the damsel1 ,ask me whatsoever thou wilt1 and ,i will give it thee4 7#bc7;,and he swore unto her1 ,that whatsoever thou shalt ask1 ,i will give thee1 even to the half of my kingdom4 7#bd7,then she went out and said to her mother1 ,what shall ,i ask8 and she said1 ,the head of ,john the ,baptist4 7#be7;,and she came in immediately with eagerness to the king1 and asked1 saying1 ,i desire that thou wilt give me on the spot1 in a charger1 the head of ,john the ,baptist4 7#bf7;,and the king was exceedingly sorry2 yet on account of his oath1 and those who sat with him1 he would not refuse her4 7#bg7;,and the king immediately sending a centinel1 commanded his head to be brought thither3 and he went1 and beheaded him in the prison1 7#bh7;and brought his head in a charger1 and gave it to the damsel1 and the damsel gave it to her mother4 7#bi7;,and when his disciples heard it1 they came and took up his corpse1 and laid it in a sepulchre4 7#cj7;,and the disciples came together unto ,jesus1 and told him all things1 both what they had done1 and what they had taught4 7#ca7;,and he said unto them1 ,come ye yourselves apart into a desert place1 and repose a little while3 for there were multitudes coming and going1 so that they had not even time to eat4 7#cb7;,and they went into a desert place in a vessel privately4 7#cc7;,and the multitudes observed them going off1 and many knew him1 and ran thither on foot out of all the cities1 and got before them1 and came together unto him4 7#cd7;,and ,jesus1 when he landed1 saw a vast multitude1 and was moved with compassion towards them1 for they were as sheep having no shepherd3 and he began to teach them many things4 7#ce7;,and when great part of the day was already gone1 his disciples coming to him said1 ,this is a desert place1 and much of the day is already gone3 7#cf7send them away1 that they may go into the country places and villages around1 and buy themselves bread2 for they have nothing to eat4 7#cg7;,but he answering said unto them1 ,give ye them to eat4 ,and they say unto him1 ,shall we go and buy the value of two hundred denarii1 in loaves1 and give them to eat8 7#ch7;,but he said to them1 ,how many loaves have ye8 go and see4 ,and when they knew1 they said1 ,five1 and two fishes4 7#ci7;,and he commanded them to seat them all by companies on the green grass3 7#dj7;and they lay along row against row1 a hundred deep1 and fifty wide4 7#da7;,and taking the five loaves and the two fishes1 he looked up to heaven1 and blessed1 and brake the loaves1 and gave them to the disciples1 that they should set them before them1 and the two fishes he divided among them all4 7#db7;,and they did all eat1 and were filled3 7#dc7;and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments1 and of the fishes4 7#dd7;,and they who did eat of the loaves1 were about five thousand men4 7#de7;,and immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board the vessel1 and to go before him to the other side1 to ,bethsaida1 while he sent the multitude away4 7#df7;,and having bid them farewell1 he went into a mountain to pray4 7#dg7;,and when the evening was come1 the vessel was in the midst of the sea1 and himself alone on the land4 7#dh7;,and he saw them greatly fatigued with rowing1 for the wind was contrary to them3 and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them1 walking upon the sea1 and seemed intending to pass by them4 7#di7;,but when they saw him walking upon the sea1 they thought it was an apparition1 and screamed out3 7#ej7;for they all saw him1 and were greatly agitated3 and straitway he spoke to them1 and said1 ,take courage1 it is ,i1 be not terrified4 7#ea7;,and he went up to them into the vessel1 and the wind ceased and they were beyond all imagination amazed in themselves1 and lost in wonder4 7#eb7;,for they reflected not upon the loaves1 for their heart was hardened4 7#ec7;,and when they had passed over1 they came to the land of ,gennesareth1 and went on shore4 7#ed7;,and when they came out of the vessel1 immediately perceiving him1 7#ee7running through all parts of that country1 they began to carry about on couches those who were afflicted with diseases1 wherever they heard that he was4 7#ef7;,and wherever they entered into villages or cities1 or country places1 they laid the sick in the streets1 and besought him that they might touch1 if but the fringe on his garment2 and as many as touched it1 were cured4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,and the ,pharisees1 and some of the scribes1 who came from ,jerusalem1 collected together around him4 7#b7;,and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with hands unclean1 that is1 unwashed1 they found fault4 7#c7;,for the ,pharisees and all the ,jews1 unless they wash their hands to the wrist1 eat not1 holding the tradition of the elders4 7#d7;,and coming from the market1 unless they have washed1 they never eat4 ,and there are many other things which they have by tradition received to observe1 as the washings of cups1 and pots1 and vessels of brass1 and couches4 7#e7,then the ,pharisees and the scribes asked him1 ,why do not thy disciples walk conformable to the tradition of the elders1 but eat bread with unwashed hands8 7#f7,then he answering said to them1 ,well did ,isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites1 as it is written#ab1 ,this people honoureth me with their lips1 but their heart is far from me4 7#g7,now vainly do they worship me1 while teaching doctrines the commandments of men4 7#h7;,for leaving the command of ,god1 ye adhere to the tradition of men1 the washings of pots and cups2 and many other such like things ye practise4 7#i7;,and he said to them1 ,strangely do ye make void the command of ,god1 that ye may observe your tradition4 7#aj7;,for ,moses said#ac1 ,honour thy father and thy mother3 and he that curseth father or mother1 let him assuredly be put to death#ad4 7#aa7;,but ye affirm1 ,if a man say to his father or mother1 it is ,corban 7that is1 a gift71 which otherwise might have been advantageous to thee from me2 7#ab7then ye permit him no more to do any thing for his father1 or his mother2 7#ac7;abrogating the word of ,god by the tradition1 which ye have transmitted down2 and many such like things ye do4 7#ad7;,and he called to him all the multitude1 and said unto them1 hear me all of you1 and understand4 7#ae7,there is nothing from without a man1 that entering into him1 can make him unclean3 but the things which come out from him1 these are the things which make a man unclean4 7#af7;,if any man hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#ag7;,and when he was come into the house from the multitude1 his disciples asked him concerning the parable4 7#ah7;,and he saith to them1 ,are ye also so defective of intelligence8 ,do you not consider1 that every thing from without that entereth into a man1 cannot make him unclean8 7#ai7;because it entereth not into his heart1 but into his belly1 and goeth out into the vault1 carrying off all the impurities of the food4 7#bj7;,but1 said he1 what cometh out of a man1 that makes a man unclean4 7#ba7;,for from within out of the heart of men proceed wicked reasonings1 adulteries1 whoredoms1 murders1 7#bb7thefts1 inordinate cravings1 mischievous actions1 knavery1 lewdness1 an evil eye1 blasphemy1 pride1 folly3 7#bc7;all these wicked things come from within1 and render a person unclean4 7#bd7;,and rising1 he departed thence into the confines of ,tyre and ,sidon2 and entering into a house1 desired that no man should know it3 yet he could not be hid4 7#be7;,for a woman hearing of him1 whose daughter had an unclean spirit1 came and fell at his feet4 7#bf7,the woman was a ,greek1 a ,syrophenician by birth1 and she entreated him that the devil might be cast out of her daughter4 7#bg7;,and ,jesus said unto her1 ,let the children first be fed1 for it is not proper to take the children's bread1 and throw it to the dogs4 7#bh7;,but she replied1 and said to him1 ,true1 ,lord1 yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs4 7#bi7;,and he said unto her1 ,for this speech1 go home1 the devil is gone out of thy daughter4 7#cj7;,and going to her house1 she found the devil gone out1 and her daughter laid on a couch4 7#ca7;,and again departing from the coasts of ,tyre and ,sidon1 he came to the sea of ,galilee1 through the midst of the coasts of ,decapolis4 7#cb7;,and they bring him a deaf man1 who could scarcely articulate2 and they entreat him to put his hand upon him4 7#cc7;,and he took him aside out of the crowd1 and put his fingers into his ears1 and spitting1 he touched his tongue2 7#cd7;and looking up to heaven1 he heaved a deep sigh1 and saith unto him1 ,ephphatha6 that is1 ,be opened4 7#ce7;,and instantly his ears were opened1 and the tie of his tongue loosed1 and he spake distinctly4 7#cf7;,and he charged them that they should tell no man3 but the more he charged1 the more abundantly they published it abroad4 7#cg7;,and they were astonished beyond all imagination1 saying1 ,he hath done all things admirably2 he maketh even the deaf to hear1 and the dumb to speak4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,in those days the multitude being exceedingly great1 and having nothing to eat1 ,jesus calling his disciples to him1 said unto them1 7#b7;,i have compassion on the multitude1 for they have stayed with me already three days1 and have nothing to eat3 7#c7;and if ,i send them away fasting to their houses1 they will faint on the road2 for many of them came from a great distance4 7#d7;,his disciples answered him1 ,whence can a man here in the desert satisfy these with bread8 7#e7;,and he asked them1 ,how many loaves have ye8 ,and they said1 ,seven4 7#f7;,and he commanded the multitude to recline in order on the ground3 and taking the seven loaves1 having given thanks he brake them1 and gave to his disciples1 that they should set before the people2 and they distributed them to the multitude4 7#g7;,and they had a few small fishes2 and blessing1 he commanded to set these also before them4 7#h7;,and they did eat and were filled and they took up what remained of the fragments1 seven baskets4 7#i7;,and the persons who had eaten were about four thousand3 and he sent them away4 7#aj7;,and immediately going into the vessel with his disciples1 he came into the coasts of ,dalmanutha4 7#aa7,then the ,pharisees came out1 and began to question him1 seeking of him a sign from heaven1 tempting him4 7#ab7;,and fetching a deep sigh from his very soul1 he saith1 ,why seeketh this generation a sign8 verily ,i tell you1 no sign shall be given to this generation4 7#ac7;,and leaving them1 going again on board the vessel1 he departed to the other side4 7#ad7;,and they had forgotten to take bread1 and had not with them in the vessel but a single loaf4 7#ae7;,and he earnestly charged them1 saying1 ,beware1 take heed of the leaven of the ,pharisees1 and of the leaven of ,herod4 7#af7;,and they talked the matter over among themselves1 saying1 ,this is because we have no loaves of bread4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus knowing it said unto them1 ,why reason ye together1 because ye have no loaves8 ,do ye not yet consider1 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 took ye up8 ,they say unto him1 ,twelve4 7#bj7;,and when the seven loaves among the four thousand1 how many baskets full of fragments took ye up8 ,they said1 ,seven4 7#ba7;,and he said unto them1 ,how is it that ye do not understand8 7#bb7;,and he cometh to ,bethsaida2 and they bring him a blind man1 and entreat him that he would touch him4 7#bc7;,and he took the blind man by the hand1 and led him without the city2 and spitting on his eyes1 he laid his hands upon him1 and asked him if he saw aught4 7#bd7;,and looking up1 he said1 ,i see men walking1 as trees4 7#be7,then again he put his hands upon his eyes1 and made him look up again3 and he was entirely restored1 and saw all men distinctly4 7#bf7;,and he sent him away unto his own house1 saying1 ,neither enter thou into the city1 nor speak to any in the city4 7#bg7;,and ,jesus and his disciples went out into the towns of ,caesarea ,philippi3 and on the road he asked his disciples1 saying unto them1 ,who do men say that ,i am8 7#bh7;,and they answered1 ,john the ,baptist3 others say1 ,elias2 and others1 ,one of the prophets4 7#bi7;,and he said unto them1 ,but who do ye say that ,i am8 ,then ,peter answering1 said unto him1 ,thou art the ,messiah4 7#cj7;,and he strictly enjoined them1 that they should tell no man of this4 7#ca7;,and he began to teach them1 that the ,son of man must suffer many things1 and be rejected by the elders1 and chief priests1 and scribes1 and be slain1 and after three days rise again4 7#cb7;,and he spake this saying openly4 ,and ,peter taking him aside1 began to remonstrate with him4 7#cc7;,but he turned himself around1 and seeing his disciples1 he rebuked ,peter1 saying1 ,get thee behind me1 ,satan3 for thou dost not relish the things which are of ,god1 but those that are of men4 7#cd7,then calling to him the multitude1 with his disciples1 he said to them1 ,whosoever will come after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross1 and follow me4 7#ce7;,for whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it2 but whosoever would lose his life for my sake and the ,gospel1 he shall preserve it4 7#cf7;,for what would it profit a man1 though he should gain the whole world1 if he be punished with the loss of his own soul8 7#cg7,or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul8 7#ch7;,for whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words1 before this adulterous and sinful generation2 of him will the ,son of man also be ashamed1 when he shall come in the glory of his ,father1 with the holy angels4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,and he said unto them1 ,i tell you of a certainty1 that there are some standing here who shall not taste of death1 until they see the kingdom of ,god come with power4 7#b7;,and six days after ,jesus taketh with him ,peter and ,james and ,john1 only1 and carrieth them up with him into an exceeding high mountain in great privacy2 and was transfigured before them4 7#c7;,his garments became glistering1 exceeding white1 like snow2 such as no fuller upon earth can whiten4 7#d7;,and there appeared to him ,elias with ,moses3 and they were conversing with ,jesus4 7#e7,then ,peter addressing him1 said unto him1 ,master1 it is desirable for us to be here3 and let us erect three tents1 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elias4 7#f7;,for he knew not what he should say3 for they were very much affrighted4 7#g7;,and there came a cloud overshadowing them3 and there came a voice out of the cloud1 saying1 ,this is my beloved ,son3 hear him4 7#h7;,and instantly looking round1 they saw no man any longer with them1 but ,jesus only4 7#i7;,and as they were coming down from the mountain1 he strictly charged them1 that they should tell no man what they had seen1 till after the ,son of man should have arisen from the dead4 7#aj7;,and they caught at that word1 considering among themselves what this rising from the dead could mean4 7#aa7;,and they asked him1 saying1 ,why say the scribes1 that ,elias must come first8 7#ab7,then he answering said unto them1 ,elias indeed cometh first1 and will reform all things2 and how speaks the scripture of the ,son of man8 ,that he must suffer many things1 and be treated with contempt4 7#ac7;,but ,i say unto you1 that ,elias is come1 and they have done to him whatsoever they chose1 as it is written of him4 7#ad7;,and when he came to his disciples1 he saw a great crowd around them1 and the scribes disputing with them4 7#ae7;,and immediately all the multitude1 when they beheld him1 were struck with amazement1 and coming to him1 saluted him4 7#af7;,and he asked the scribes1 ,what are ye disputing about among yourselves8 7#ag7;,and one of the people addressing him1 said1 ,master1 ,i have brought my son to thee1 who hath a dumb spirit2 7#ah7;and wherever he seizeth him1 he throws him into strong convulsions3 and he foams at the mouth1 and grinds his teeth1 and pines away4 ,and ,i spoke to thy disciples1 that they should cast him out2 and they were unable4 7#ai7,then addressing him1 he said1 ,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 unto him4 ,and seeing him1 instantly the spirit threw him into convulsions2 and falling to the ground1 he rolled about1 foaming at the mouth4 7#ba7;,and he asked his father1 ,for how long a time hath this been the case with him8 ,and he replied1 ,from his infancy4 7#bb7;,and often it hath cast him into the fire1 and into water1 to destroy him3 but if thou art able1 have compassion upon us1 and help us4 7#bc7,then said ,jesus unto him1 ,this is the point3 if thou canst believe1 all things are possible to him that believeth4 7#bd7;,and immediately the father of the child said with tears1 ,i believe1 ,lord6 help my unbelief6 7#be7,then ,jesus1 seeing that the multitude were running up to him1 rebuked the unclean spirit1 saying to him1 ,thou dumb and deaf spirit1 ,i command thee1 come out of him1 and enter into him no more4 7#bf7;,and screaming1 and convulsing him violently1 it came out3 and the child lay as if dead2 insomuch that many said1 ,he is dead4 7#bg7;,but ,jesus taking him by the hand1 raised him up2 and he arose4 7#bh7;,and when he was come into the house1 the disciples asked him privately1 ,why could not we cast it out8 7#bi7;,and he said to them1 this kind can be driven out by nothing but prayer and fasting4 7#cj7;,and going from thence1 they passed through ,galilee3 and he would not have any person know it4 7#ca7;,for he taught his disciples1 and said unto them1 ,the ,son of man is delivered into the hands of men1 and they shall kill him3 and after being killed1 the third day he shall rise again4 7#cb7;,but they understood not the meaning of that declaration1 and were afraid to ask him4 7#cc7;,and he came to ,capernaum3 and when he was in the house1 he asked them1 ,what was the subject of your dispute among yourselves on the road8 7#cd7;,but they held their peace4 ,for they had been disputing with each other on the road1 which was the greatest4 7#ce7;,and when he was seated1 he called the twelve1 and saith to them1 ,if any man desires to be the first1 let him be last of all1 and servant of all4 7#cf7;,and taking a little boy1 he set him in the midst of them3 and taking him in his arms1 he said unto them1 7#cg7,whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name1 receiveth me3 and whosoever receiveth me1 receiveth not me merely1 but him that sent me4 7#ch7,then ,john addressed him1 saying1 ,master1 we saw a person in thy name casting out devils1 who followeth us not3 and we forbad him1 because he did not follow us4 7#ci7,then said ,jesus1 ,forbid him not3 for there is no man who shall perform a miracle in my name1 who will be able presently after to speak evil of me4 7#dj7;,for he that is not against us1 is for us4 7#da7;,for whosoever shall give you even a cup of water to drink in my name1 because ye belong to the ,messiah1 verily ,i say unto you1 he shall in no wise lose his reward4 7#db7;,and whosoever shall give occasion of offence to one of these little ones who believe in me1 it were desirable for him rather that a milstone were hanged about his neck1 and that he were cast into the sea4 7#dc7;,and if thy hand cause thee to offend1 cut it off3 it were better for thee to enter into life maimed1 than having both hands to go into hell1 into the fire that never will be quenched3 7#dd7where their worm dieth not1 and the fire is not quenched4 7#de7;,and if thy foot cause thee to offend1 cut it off3 it is better for thee to enter into life halting1 than having both feet to be cast into hell1 into the fire which never can be quenched3 7#df7where the worm dieth not1 and the fire is not quenched4 7#dg7;,and if thine eye cause thee to offend1 pluck it out3 it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of ,god with one eye1 than having two eyes to be cast into the fire of hell3 7#dh7where the worm dieth not1 and the fire is not quenched4 7#di7;,for every one shall be salted with fire1 and every victim shall be sprinkled with salt4 7#ej7,salt is good3 but if the salt become insipid1 with what will you season it8 have salt in yourselves1 and live in peace with each other4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,and arising1 he went from thence into the coasts of ,judea1 through the country on the other side of the ,jordan2 and again the multitudes came together unto him2 and as his custom was1 he again taught them4 7#b7;,and the ,pharisees coming to him1 put a question to him1 ,is it lawful for a husband to put away his wife8 tempting him4 7#c7;,he answered and said unto them1 ,what did ,moses command you8 7#d7,they said1 ,moses permitted to write a bill of divorce1 and to put her away4 7#e7,then ,jesus answering said unto them1 ,for the hardness of your hearts he wrote you that ordinance4 7#f7;,but from the beginning of the creation1 ,god made them male and female2 7#g7;and said1 ,for this cause shall a man forsake father and mother1 and shall adhere to his wife2 7#h7;and they two shall be one flesh3 so that they are no more two1 but one flesh4 7#i7,what therefore ,god hath yoked together1 let no man separate4 7#aj7;,and in the house the disciples again asked him of this matter4 7#aa7;,and he said unto them1 ,whosoever shall put away his wife1 and marry another1 committeth adultery against her3 7#ab7;and if a wife put away her husband1 and marrieth another1 she committeth adultery4 7#ac7;,and they brought unto him little children1 that he should touch them3 but his disciples rebuked those who brought them4 7#ad7;,but when ,jesus saw it1 he felt indignation1 and said to them1 ,permit little children to come to me1 and hinder them not2 for of such is the kingdom of heaven4 7#ae7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of ,god as a little child1 he shall in nowise enter into it4 7#af7;,and he took them in his arms1 and laying his hand upon them1 gave them his benediction4 7#ag7;,and as he went out to the road1 a person ran to him1 and kneeling down1 asked him1 ,good ,master1 what shall ,i do that ,i may inherit eternal life8 7#ah7,then said ,jesus unto him1 ,why callest thou me good8 there is none good but one1 even ,god4 7#ai7,thou knowest the commandments1 ,do not commit adultery2 ,do not murder2 ,do not steal2 ,do not bear false witness2 ,honour thy father and mother4 7#bj7,then he replying1 said1 ,master1 all these things have ,i observed from my youth4 7#ba7,then ,jesus looking upon him1 loved him1 and said to him1 ,in one thing thou art defective3 go1 sell all that thou hast1 and give to the poor2 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven3 and come1 take up thy cross1 and follow me4 7#bb7;,and groaning over this speech1 he went away sorrowful3 for he had many estates4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus looking round1 said to his disciples1 ,how difficultly shall they who have riches enter into the kingdom of ,god6 7#bd7,then his disciples were astonished at these words4 ,but ,jesus again addressing them1 said unto them1 ,children1 how difficult is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of ,god6 7#be7;,it is easier for a camel to pass 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 themselves1 ,who then can be saved8 7#bg7;,and ,jesus looking upon them1 said1 ,with men it is impossible1 but not with ,god3 for with ,god all things are possible4 7#bh7;,and ,peter began to say unto him1 ,lo1 we have left all1 and followed thee4 7#bi7,then ,jesus in reply said1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 there is no man who hath left house1 or brothers1 or sisters1 or father1 or mother1 or wife1 or children1 or lands1 for my sake and the ,gospel's1 7#cj7who shall not receive an hundred-fold more now1 at this very time1 houses1 and brethren1 and sisters1 and mothers1 and children1 and lands1 with persecution1 and in the world to come life everlasting4 7#ca7;,but many first1 will be last2 and the last1 first4 7#cb7;,and they were on the road going up to ,jerusalem2 and ,jesus was advancing before them3 and they were astonished2 and followed him full of fear4 ,and again taking the twelve aside1 he began to tell them what things were about to befall him3 7#cc7;,for1 lo6 said he1 we are going up to ,jerusalem2 and the ,son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests1 and to the scribes2 and they will condemn him to death1 and will deliver him to the ,gentiles3 7#cd7;and they will insult him1 and scourge him1 and spit upon him1 and kill him3 and the third day he shall rise again4 7#ce7;,and ,james and ,john the sons of ,zebedee came to him1 saying1 ,master1 we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatsoever we request4 7#cf7;,he said unto them1 ,what will ye that ,i should do for you8 7#cg7,they say unto him1 ,grant us to sit1 the one on thy right hand1 and the other on thy left1 in thy glory4 7#ch7,then ,jesus said unto them1 ,ye know not what ye ask3 can ye drink of the cup which ,i drink8 and be baptised with the baptism with which ,i am baptised8 7#ci7;,and they said unto him1 ,we are able4 ,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,ye shall indeed drink of the cup of which ,i drink2 and be baptised with the baptism with which ,i am baptised3 7#dj7;but to sit on my right-hand1 and on my left1 is not mine to give2 but to those for whom it is prepared4 7#da7;,and when the ten heard it1 they began to be indignant against ,james and ,john4 7#db7;,but ,jesus called them1 and said to them1 ,ye know that they who appear to rule over the ,gentiles1 lord it over them2 and their great men exercise dominion over them4 7#dc7;,but it shall not be so with you3 but whosoever will be great among you let him be your servant3 7#dd7;and whosoever will be first1 let him be the servant of all4 7#de7;,for the ,son of man came not to be waited upon1 but to be a servant1 and to give his life a ransom for many4 7#df7;,and they came to ,jericho4 ,and as he was going out of ,jericho with his disciples1 and a great multitude1 ,bartimeus1 the blind1 the son of ,timeus1 sat by the road-side begging3 7#dg7;and hearing that ,jesus of ,nazareth was passing by1 he began to cry out1 and say1 ,o ,son of ,david1 ,jesus1 have mercy on me6 7#dh7;,and many chid him1 that he should be silent3 but he cried out so much the more1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me6 7#di7;,and ,jesus stood still1 and ordered him to be called3 and they call the blind man1 saying to him1 ,cheer up1 arise2 he calleth thee4 7#ej7,then casting off his cloak1 he arose1 and came to ,jesus4 7#ea7;,and ,jesus addressing him1 said1 ,what dost thou wish that ,i should do for thee8 ,and the blind man said to him1 ,rabboni1 that ,i may receive my sight6 7#eb7,then said ,jesus unto him1 ,go thy way3 thy faith hath saved thee4 ,and immediately he received sight1 and followed ,jesus in the road4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,,and when he drew nigh to ,jerusalem1 unto ,bethphage and ,bethany1 to the mount of ,olives1 he sent two of his disciples1 7#b7;and saith unto them1 ,go into the village opposite to you3 and immediately as you enter it1 you will find a foal tied1 on which no man yet hath rode2 loose him1 and bring him hither4 7#c7;,and if any man say to you1 ,why do ye this8 say1 ,that the ,lord hath need of it2 and immediately he will send it hither4 7#d7;,and they went1 and found the foal tied to a gate without1 where two ways met2 and they untie him4 7#e7,then some of those who stood by1 said unto them1 ,what are ye about1 untying the colt8 7#f7,then they said unto them1 as ,jesus commanded them3 and they permitted them to do it4 7#g7;,and they brought the colt to ,jesus1 and put on him their garments2 and he rode upon it4 7#h7;,and multitudes spread their garments on the road3 and others cut off boughs from the trees1 and strewed them on the road4 7#i7;,and they who went before1 and who followed after1 cried1 saying1 ,hosanna3 blessed is he that cometh in the name of the ,lord4 7#aj7;,blessed be the kingdom of our father ,david1 that is coming in the name of the ,lord3 hosanna in the highest4 7#aa7;,and ,jesus entered into ,jerusalem1 and into the temple3 and looking round about upon all things1 it being now even-tide1 he departed to ,bethany with the twelve4 7#ab7;,and on the morrow1 as they were coming out of ,bethany1 he was hungry3 7#ac7;and seeing a fig-tree at a distance1 full of leaves1 he went to it1 expecting probably that he might find some fruit upon it3 and when he came to it1 he found none1 only leaves3 for it was not a good season for figs4 7#ad7;,and ,jesus spake and said to it1 ,let no man eat fruit from thee henceforth for ever4 ,and his disciples heard him4 7#ae7;,and they came to ,jerusalem and ,jesus entered into the temple1 and 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 would not suffer that any person should carry a vessel through the temple4 7#ag7;,and he taught them1 saying1 ,is it not written1 that ,my house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations8 but ye have made it a den of thieves4 7#ah7;,and the scribes and chief priests heard him1 and sought how they might destroy him3 for they were afraid of him1 because all the people were exceedingly struck with his teaching1 7#ai7;,and when the evening came1 he went away out of the city4 7#bj7;,and in the morning1 as they were passing by1 they saw the fig-tree withered from the roots4 7#ba7;,and ,peter reminding him said1 ,rabbi1 behold1 the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away4 7#bb7;,and ,jesus answering said to them1 ,have faith in ,god4 7#bc7;,for verily ,i say to you1 ,that whosoever shall say to this mountain1 ,be thou lifted up1 and be thou cast into the sea2 and shall harbour no doubt in his heart1 but believe that what he saith shall come to pass2 whatsoever he may speak shall be done for him4 7#bd7,therefore ,i say unto you1 ,that all things whatever ye ask in prayer1 believe that ye shall receive them1 and they shall be given you4 7#be7;,and when ye stand praying1 forgive1 if ye have a matter against any man3 that your ,father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses4 7#bf7;,but if ye forgive not1 neither will your ,father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses4 7#bg7;,and they come again to ,jerusalem3 and as he was walking in the temple1 the chief priests1 and the scribes1 and the elders1 come to him1 7#bh7;and say to him1 ,by what authority doest thou these things8 and who gave thee this authority1 that thou shouldest do these things8 7#bi7,then ,jesus answering said unto them1 ,i also will ask you one question2 and answer me2 and ,i will tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 7#cj7,the baptism of ,john1 was it of heaven1 or of men8 answer me4 7#ca7;,and they reasoned among themselves1 saying1 ,if we reply1 ,from heaven2 he will say1 ,why then did ye not believe him8 7#cb7;but if we say of men--they feared the people3 for all men held ,john to be in truth a prophet4 7#cc7;,and they answering said to ,jesus1 ,we do not know4 ,and ,jesus in reply said to them1 ,neither do ,i tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,and he began to speak to them in parables4 ,a man planted a vineyard1 and set a hedge around it1 and digged a wine-press1 and built a tower1 and let it out to husbandmen1 and went abroad4 7#b7;,and in the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen1 that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard4 7#c7;,but they took him1 and beat him1 and sent him away empty4 7#d7;,and again he sent unto them another servant2 and they cut the account short with him1 by stoning him1 and sent him away shamefully treated4 7#e7;,and again he sent another2 and him1 they slew2 and many others1 some of whom they beat1 and others they killed4 7#f7,now he had yet one son1 his beloved1 and he sent him unto them last1 saying1 ,they will reverence my son4 7#g7;,but these husbandmen said to each other1 ,this is the heir2 come1 let us kill him1 and the inheritance will be our own4 7#h7;,and they took him1 and killed him1 and cast him out of the vineyard4 7#i7,what then will the lord of the vineyard do8 ,he will come and destroy these husbandmen1 and give his vineyard to others4 7#aj7;,have ye never read this scripture8 ,the stone which the builders rejected1 the same is become the head of the corner3 7#aa7this was the ,lord's doing1 and it is marvellous in our eyes4 7#ab7;,and they sought to seize him1 and were afraid of the people3 for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them3 and leaving him1 they departed4 7#ac7;,and they sent unto him certain of the ,pharisees and of the ,herodians1 that they might entrap him in discourse4 7#ad7;,and they come and say to him1 ,master1 we know that thou art true1 and carest not for any man3 for thou regardest not the person of men1 but teachest the way of ,god in truth3 ,is it lawful to pay tribute to ,caesar1 or not8 7#ae7shall we pay1 or shall we not pay it8 but he1 perceiving their hypocrisy1 said unto them1 ,why tempt ye me8 bring me a denarius1 that ,i may see it4 7#af7;,and they brought it4 ,and he said unto them1 ,whose figure and inscription is this8 they say unto him1 ,caesar's4 7#ag7;,and ,jesus addressing them1 said1 ,render the things which are ,caesar's1 to ,caesar2 and what belongs to ,god1 to ,god4 ,and they marvelled at him4 7#ah7;,and the ,sadducees come to him1 who say that there is no resurrection2 and they put a question to him1 saying1 7#ai7,master1 ,moses left it in writing for us1 that if a man's brother die1 and leave a wife1 and leave no children2 that his brother should take his wife1 and raise up seed for his brother4 7#bj7,now there were seven brothers2 and the first took a wife1 and dying left no issue3 7#ba7;and the second took her1 and died1 and neither did he leave issue2 and the third in like manner4 7#bb7;,and the seven had her1 and left no issue4 ,last of all died also the wife4 7#bc7;,in the resurrection therefore1 when they shall rise1 whose wife of them shall she be8 for the seven had the very same wife4 7#bd7;,and ,jesus answering said unto them1 ,do ye not therefore err1 from not knowing the scriptures1 and the power of ,god8 7#be7;,for when they rise from the dead1 they will neither marry1 nor be given in marriage2 but they are as the angels which are in heaven4 7#bf7;,but concerning the dead1 that they do rise2 have ye not read in the book of ,moses1 how ,god spake to him at the bush1 saying1 ,i am the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob8 7#bg7;,he is not the ,god of the dead1 but the ,god of the living4 ,ye are therefore vastly erroneous4 7#bh7;,and one of the scribes coming1 and hearing them questioning him1 perceiving that he had answered them admirably1 asked him1 ,which is the first commandment of all8 7#bi7,then ,jesus replied to him1 ,the first of all the commandments is1 ,hear ,o ,israel2 the ,lord thy ,god is one ,lord3 7#cj7;and thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god1 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;,and the second1 like it1 is this2 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself3 there is no greater commandment than these4 7#cb7;,and the scribe said unto him1 ,admirably1 ,master6 thou hast spoken the very truth3 for there is one ,god2 and there is no other besides him3 7#cc7;and to love him with all the heart1 and with all the understanding1 and with all the soul1 and with all the strength2 and to love his neighbour as himself1 is better than all burnt offerings1 and sacrifices4 7#cd7;,and ,jesus perceiving that he had answered as a man of intelligence1 said to him1 ,thou art not far from the kingdom of ,god4 ,and no man thenceforth presumed to question him4 7#ce7;,and ,jesus addressing them said1 as he taught in the temple1 ,how say the scribes that the ,messiah is the ,son of ,david8 7#cf7;for ,david himself saith by the ,spirit1 ,the ,lord said to my ,lord1 ,sit thou at my right hand1 until ,i make thy enemies the foot-stool for thy feet4 7#cg7;,david himself therefore calleth him ,lord2 and whence then is he his son8 ,and a vast multitude heard him with delight4 7#ch7;,and he spake to them in the course of his teaching1 ,beware of the scribes1 who love to go about in trailing robes1 and like salutations in the places of concourse1 7#ci7;and the principal seats in the synagogues1 and the first couch at suppers3 7#dj7who devour widows' houses1 and in pretence make long prayers3 such shall receive greater damnation4 7#da7;,and as ,jesus was sitting opposite the treasury1 he saw a multitude casting money into the treasury3 and many who were rich cast in many pieces4 7#db7;,and one poor widow coming1 cast in two mites1 which is a farthing4 7#dc7;,and having called his disciples1 he said unto them1 ,i tell you truly1 that this poor widow hath cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury3 7#dd7;for all they have cast in of their superfluities2 but she from her indigence hath cast in all that she had1 even her whole substance4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,and as he was going out of the temple1 one of his disciples said unto him1 ,master1 behold what vast stones1 and what structures6 7#b7;,and ,jesus answering said to him1 ,beholdest thou these magnificent structures8 there shall not be left one stone upon another which shall not be thrown down4 7#c7;,and as he was sitting on the mount of ,olives1 opposite the temple1 ,peter and ,james and ,john and ,andrew asked him privately1 7#d7,tell us1 when shall these things be8 and what is the sign when all these things shall come to pass8 7#e7,then ,jesus answering them1 began to say1 ,beware that no man deceive you3 7#f7;for many will come in my name1 saying1 ,i am the ,messiah2 and shall deceive many4 7#g7;,but when ye hear of wars1 and rumours of wars1 be not troubled3 for these things must be2 but the end is not yet4 7#h7;,and nation shall rise up against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom3 and there shall be earthquakes in divers places1 and there shall be famines and commotions3 these are the beginnings of sorrows4 7#i7;,but take ye heed to yourselves3 for they shall deliver you up to their sanhedrims1 and to the synagogues2 ye shall be beaten with rods1 and be set before kings and governors for my name's sake1 for a testimony unto them4 7#aj7;,and the ,gospel must first be preached to all nations4 7#aa7;,but when delivering you up1 they shall bring you to the bar1 be not previously anxious what ye shall say1 neither premeditate3 for it shall be given to you at that very hour1 what ye shall speak3 for it is not you1 who are speaking1 but the ,holy ,ghost4 7#ab7;,and brother shall deliver up brother unto death1 and the father the son3 and children shall rise up against their parents1 and cause them to be put to death4 7#ac7;,and ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake4 ,but he that endureth to the end1 the same shall be saved4 7#ad7;,but when ye see the abomination of desolation1 spoken of by the prophet ,daniel1 standing where it ought not 7let him that readeth observe71 then let those who are in ,judea fly to the mountains3 7#ae7;and let not him who is on the roof go down into the house1 nor enter into it1 to carry away any thing out of the house3 7#af7;and he that is in the field1 let him not return back to take his garment4 7#ag7;,but wo to those who are big with child1 and who have infants at their breasts in those days6 7#ah7;,and pray that your flight be not in winter4 7#ai7;,for these days shall bring tribulation1 such as the like hath never been from the beginning of the creation which ,god created unto this time1 and never shall be more4 7#bj7;,and except the ,lord had shortened the days1 no flesh would have been preserved3 but for the sake of those elect1 whom he hath elected1 he hath shortened the days4 7#ba7;,and then1 if any man say to you1 ,lo1 here is the ,messiah6 or1 lo there6 believe it not4 7#bb7;,for many false ,messiahs and false prophets shall arise1 and shall propose signs and wonders to deceive1 if it were possible1 even the elect4 7#bc7;,but be ye on your guard3 lo6 ,i have told you all things3 7#bd7;but in those days1 after that distressing season1 the sun shall be darkened1 and the moon shall not emit her light2 7#be7;and the stars of the heaven will be falling1 and the powers that are in heaven will be shaken4 7#bf7;,and then shall they see the ,son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with vast power and glory4 7#bg7;,and then shall he send his angels1 and shall gather to him his elect from the four winds1 from the extremity of the earth to the utmost bound of heaven4 7#bh7,now learn from the fig-tree1 a parable2 ,when her branch is now become tender1 and putteth forth leaves1 ye know that summer is nigh2 7#bi7so also you1 when ye see these things come to pass1 know that it is nigh1 even at the doors4 7#cj7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that this generation shall not pass away1 until all these things are fulfilled4 7#ca7;,heaven and earth shall pass away2 but my words shall never pass away4 7#cb7;,but of that day and hour knoweth no man1 nor the angels which are in heaven1 nor the ,son1 but the ,father4 7#cc7,take ye heed1 watch1 and pray2 for ye know not when the time is4 7#cd7;,as a man going abroad1 when he left his abode1 and gave his servants authority1 and to each his work1 commanded also the porter to watch4 7#ce7,watch ye therefore2 for ye know not at what time the master of the house cometh1 at evening1 or midnight1 or cock-crowing1 or in the morning3 7#cf7lest coming suddenly he find you asleep4 7#cg7,now what ,i say to you1 ,i say to all1 ,watch4 ,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,,now the passover and the feast of unleavened bread were but two days distant2 and the chief priests1 and the scribes1 sought how they might seize him by craft1 and kill him4 7#b7;,but they said1 ,not on the feast day1 lest there be a commotion among the people4 7#c7;,and when he was at ,bethany in the house of ,simon the leper1 as he sat at table1 a woman came1 having an alabaster vase of ointment1 of genuine spikenard1 of vast value3 and breaking the vase1 she let it flow down upon his head4 7#d7;,and there were some who felt indignation within themselves1 saying1 ,wherefore is this waste of the ointment made8 7#e7;,for it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii1 and given to the poor4 ,and they bitterly murmured against her4 7#f7,then said ,jesus1 ,let her alone2 why give ye her uneasiness8 she hath performed a laudable act towards me4 7#g7;,for the poor ye have always with you1 and when ye will ye may do them good3 but me ye have not always4 7#h7,what was in her power she hath done2 she has seized the opportunity to anoint my body beforehand for burial4 7#i7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,wheresoever this gospel shall be preached through the whole world1 there shall1 what she hath done1 be told for a memorial of her4 7#aj7,then ,judas ,iscariot1 one of the twelve1 went unto the chief priests1 that he might betray him unto them4 7#aa7,when they heard it1 they rejoiced1 and promised to give him a sum in silver4 ,and he watched how opportunely he might deliver him up4 7#ab7;,and on the first day of unleavened bread1 when they killed the passover1 his disciples said unto him1 ,where wilt thou that we go and prepare for thee to eat the passover8 7#ac7;,and he sent two of his disciples1 and saith unto them1 ,go into the city1 and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water1 follow him4 7#ad7;,and where he enters1 say to the master of the family4 ,that the teacher saith1 ,where is the dining-room1 where ,i may eat the passover with my disciples8 7#ae7;,and he will shew you a large upper room ready furnished3 there make preparation for us4 7#af7;,and his disciples went out1 and came into the city1 and found as he had spoken to them2 and they made ready the passover4 7#ag7;,and when it was evening he came with the twelve4 7#ah7;,and as they sat at table1 and were eating1 ,jesus said1 ,verily ,i tell you1 ,that one of you1 who is eating with me1 shall betray me4 7#ai7;,and they began to be very sorry1 and to say to him1 one by one1 ,is it ,i8 and another said1 ,is it ,i8 7#bj7;,but he answering said to them1 ,it is one of the twelve1 who is dipping his hand with me into the dish4 7#ba7,the ,son of man indeed goeth1 as it is written of him2 but wo to that man by whom the ,son of man is betrayed6 it had been desirable for that man if he had never been born4 7#bb7;,and as they were eating1 ,jesus taking a loaf1 when he had blessed1 brake it1 and gave to them1 and said1 ,take1 eat2 this is my body4 7#bc7;,and taking the cup1 when he had given thanks1 he gave it to them2 and they all drank out of it4 7#bd7;,and he said unto them1 ,this is my blood of the new testament1 which is shed for many4 7#be7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that ,i will henceforth no more drink of the produce of the vine1 until that day when ,i shall drink it new in the kingdom of ,god4 7#bf7;,and when they had sung a hymn1 they went out to the mount of ,olives4 7#bg7;,and ,jesus saith to them1 ,all ye will be offended at me this night2 for it is written1 ,i will smite the shepherd1 and the sheep shall be dispersed3 7#bh7;but after ,i am risen1 ,i will go before you into ,galilee4 7#bi7,then said ,peter unto him1 ,though all should be offended1 yet will not ,i4 7#cj7;,and ,jesus saith to him1 ,verily ,i tell thee1 ,that to-day1 in the course of this very night1 before the cock crow twice1 thou shalt thrice deny me4 7#ca7;,but he said with more vehement assertion1 ,though ,i should die with thee1 yet would ,i in no wise deny thee4 ,and they all spake also in the same manner4 7#cb7;,and they come to a place called ,gethsemane1 and he saith to his disciples1 ,sit ye here whilst ,i shall pray4 7#cc7;,and he taketh ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 with him2 and he began to be filled with horrible dread1 and to be sunk under dejection of spirit3 7#cd7;and he saith to them1 ,my soul is deeply afflicted even to death3 abide here1 and watch4 7#ce7;,and he went a little farther forward1 and fell on the earth1 and prayed1 that if it were possible the hour might pass from him4 7#cf7;,and he said1 ,abba1 ,father1 all things are possible to thee2 remove this cup from me1 nevertheless1 not as ,i will1 but as thou wilt4 7#cg7;,and he came and found them asleep3 and saith unto ,peter1 ,sleepest thou8 hast thou not strength to watch with me a single hour8 7#ch7,watch ye and pray1 that ye enter not into temptation2 the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak4 7#ci7;,and again he went away1 and prayed1 speaking the same sentence4 7#dj7;,and when he returned1 he found them again sleeping2 for their eyes were weighed down3 and they knew not what to answer him4 7#da7,then the third time he cometh1 and saith unto them1 ,sleep on now1 and repose3 it is enough1 the hour is come2 lo6 the ,son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners2 7#db7;arise1 let us go2 behold1 the traitor approaches me4 7#dc7;,and immediately1 while he was yet speaking1 ,judas1 one of the twelve1 came up1 and a great multitude with him1 with swords and staves1 from the chief priests1 and scribes1 and elders4 7#dd7,now he that betrayed him1 had given them a countersign1 saying1 ,whomsoever ,i shall kiss1 that is he1 seize him1 and lead him off safely4 7#de7;,and coming1 he immediately drew up to him and said1 ,rabbi1 ,rabbi1 and kissed him4 7#df7,then they laid their hands on him1 and seized him4 7#dg7;,and one particular person of those who stood by drew his sword1 and struck a servant of the high priest1 and cut off his ear4 7#dh7;,and ,jesus addressing them said1 ,are ye come out as against a robber1 with swords and staves1 to apprehend me8 7#di7;,daily was ,i with you in the temple teaching1 and ye laid no hold upon me3 but this is done that the scriptures might be fulfilled4 7#ej7,then they all deserting him1 fled4 7#ea7;,and a certain youth followed him1 having a linen cloth wrapped round his naked body2 and the young men laid hold of him2 7#eb7;and leaving the linen cloth behind1 he fled naked from them4 7#ec7;,and they led ,jesus unto the high-priest2 and with him were assembled all the chief priests1 and the elders1 and the scribes4 7#ed7;,and ,peter followed him at a distance1 until he came into the palace of the high-priest3 and was seated with the servants1 and warming himself at the fire4 7#ee7,then the chief priests1 and the whole sanhedrim1 sought for witness against ,jesus1 that they might put him to death2 yet found none4 7#ef7;,for many bore false witness against him1 and their attestations did not correspond4 7#eg7;,and certain persons rising up1 bore false witness against him1 saying1 7#eh7,we have heard him affirm1 ,i will destroy this temple made with hands1 and after three days ,i will build another not made with hands4 7#ei7;,but even then their testimony was not correspondent4 7#fj7,so the high-priest rising up in the midst interrogated ,jesus1 ,answerest thou nothing8 ,what is it that these witness against thee8 7#fa7;,but he kept silence1 and made them not a word of reply4 ,again the high-priest questioned him1 and said to him1 ,art thou the ,messiah1 the ,son of the blessed8 7#fb7,then said ,jesus1 ,i am4 ,and ye shall see the ,son of man sitting at the right hand of power1 and coming with the clouds of heaven4 7#fc7,then the high-priest rent his clothes1 and said1 ,what farther need have we of witnesses8 7#fd7,ye have heard his blasphemy4 ,what think ye8 ,and they all adjudged him to be deserving of death4 7#fe7;,and some began to spit upon him1 and to cover his face1 and to buffet him1 and to say to him1 ,prophesy3 and the servants slapped him on the face with their hands4 7#ff7;,and as ,peter was in the hall1 at the lower end1 there came to him one of the high-priest's maid-servants3 7#fg7;and seeing ,peter warming himself1 stedfastly looking at him1 she said1 ,thou also wast with ,jesus of ,nazareth4 7#fh7,then he denied it1 saying1 ,i do not so much as know him1 nor understand what thou art saying4 ,and he went out into the vestibule2 and the cock crew4 7#fi7;,and a maid-servant observing him again2 began to say to those who stood by1 ,this man is one of them4 7#gj7,then he denied it again4 ,and after a little while1 they who stood by said to ,peter1 ,of a certainty thou art one of them2 for thou art a ,galilean1 and thy speech is correspondent4 7#ga7,then began he to make the most dreadful imprecations1 and to swear1 ,i know not the man of whom ye speak4 7#gb7;,and the second time the cock crew4 ,and ,peter remembered the word which ,jesus spake unto him1 ,that before the cock crow twice1 thou shalt deny me thrice4 ,and casting his mantle over his face1 he wept4 ,,chap4 ,,xv4 ,,and immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning1 with the elders1 and scribes1 and the whole sanhedrim1 after binding ,jesus1 led him away1 and delivered him up to ,pilate4 7#b7;,and ,pilate asked him1 ,art thou the ,king of the ,jews8 ,he answering said to him1 ,thou sayest true4 7#c7;,and the chief priests laid many accusations against him4 7#d7,then ,pilate again interrogated him1 saying1 ,answerest thou nothing8 behold how many things they testify against thee4 7#e7;,but ,jesus notwithstanding made not a word of reply2 so that ,pilate marvelled4 7#f7,now at the feast1 he released one prisoner to them1 whomsoever they petitioned for4 7#g7;,and there was one called ,barabbas1 bound with those who had made an insurrection with him1 and had committed murder in the insurrection4 7#h7;,and the multitude1 clamorous1 began to petition him to do1 as he had always done to them4 7#i7,then ,pilate answered them1 saying1 ,will ye that ,i release unto you the king of the ,jews8 7#aj77;,for he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up47 7#aa7,then the chief priests stirred up the people1 that he should rather release ,barabbas unto them4 7#ab7,then ,pilate addressing them1 said unto them again1 ,what therefore do you wish that ,i should do with him whom ye call the king of the ,jews8 7#ac7;,and they cried out again1 ,crucify him4 7#ad7,then ,pilate said unto them1 ,but what criminal act hath he done8 ,and they cried the more vociferously1 ,crucify him4 7#ae7,so ,pilate1 willing to do what would be satisfactory to the people1 released to them ,barabbas1 and delivered ,jesus to be scourged1 in order to be crucified4 7#af7,then the soldiers led him to the hall1 which is the ,praetorium1 and called together the whole band4 7#ag7;,and they invested him with a robe of purple1 and platting a crown of thorns1 put it about his head1 7#ah7;and began to pay their salutations to him1 ,hail1 ,king of the ,jews6 7#ai7;,and they struck him on the head with a cane1 and spat upon him1 and bowing their knees payed him homage4 7#bj7;,and when they had treated him with mockery1 they took off the purple robe from him1 and clothed him with his own garments1 and led him out to crucify him4 7#ba7;,and they compel one ,simon1 a ,cyrenian1 who was passing by1 coming out of the field1 the father of ,alexander and ,rufus1 to carry his cross4 7#bb7;,and they convey him to a place called ,golgotha1 which is being interpreted1 ,the place of a skull4 7#bc7;,and they gave him to drink wine medicated with myrrh3 but he received it not4 7#bd7;,and having crucified him1 they divided his garments1 casting the lot upon them1 what each should take4 7#be7,now it was the third hour1 and they crucified him4 7#bf7;,and there was an inscription of his crime written over him1 ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 7#bg7;,and with him they crucified two robbers1 one on his right hand1 and the other on his left4 7#bh7;,and the scripture was fulfilled1 which saith1 ,and he was reckoned among the transgressors4 7#bi7;,and they who passed along1 blasphemed him1 shaking their heads1 and saying1 ,aha6 thou that destroyest the temple1 and buildest it in three days1 7#cj7save thyself1 and come down from the cross4 7#ca7;,and in the same manner also1 the chief priests mocking him1 among each other1 with the scribes1 said1 ,he saved others1 himself he cannot save4 7#cb7,thou ,messiah1 ,king of ,israel1 come now down from the cross1 that we may see1 and believe4 ,even those who were crucified with him railed on him4 7#cc7,now when the sixth hour came1 there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour4 7#cd7;,and at the ninth hour1 ,jesus cried with a loud voice1 saying1 ,eloi1 ,eloi1 lama sabacthani8 which is1 being interpreted1 ,my ,god1 my ,god1 for what cause hast thou abandoned me8 7#ce7;,and some of those who stood by1 hearing him1 said1 ,behold1 he crieth for ,elias4 7#cf7,then one ran1 and filling a sponge with vinegar1 fixed it round a cane1 and gave him to drink1 saying1 ,let alone1 let us see if ,elias comes to take him down4 7#cg7,then ,jesus1 uttering a loud cry1 gave up the ghost4 7#ch7;,and the vail of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom4 7#ci7;,and the centurion1 who stood opposite to him1 observing1 that with such a cry he gave up the ghost1 said1 ,assuredly this was the ,son of ,god4 7#dj7,now there were also women looking on at a distance2 among whom also was ,mary ,magdalene1 and ,mary the mother of ,james the small1 and the mother of ,joses1 and ,salome4 7#da7,these women followed him when he was in ,galilee1 and supplied his wants2 and many other women who went up with him to ,jerusalem4 7#db7;,and when the evening was now come 7since it was the preparation1 that is the day preceding the sabbath71 7#dc7;,joseph1 who was from ,arimathea1 came1 a respectable person1 a counsellor1 and who himself also was expecting the kingdom of ,god2 taking courage1 he went in to ,pilate1 and begged the body of ,jesus4 7#dd7,then ,pilate marvelled that he should be already dead3 and calling for the centurion1 he asked him1 ,if he had been dead any time4 7#de7;,and when he knew it from the centurion1 he gave the body to ,joseph4 7#df7;,and having bought a wrapper of fine linen1 and taken him down1 he wrapped him in the linen cloth1 and laid him in a sepulchre1 which was hewn out of a rock2 and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre4 7#dg7,now ,mary ,magdalene1 and ,mary the mother of ,joses1 saw where he was laid4 ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,,and when the sabbath was past1 ,mary ,magdalene1 and ,mary the mother of ,james1 and ,salome1 purchased aromatics1 that they might come1 and anoint him4 7#b7;,and very early on the first day of the week1 they come to the sepulchre1 as the sun was rising4 7#c7;,and said among themselves1 ,who will roll away for us the stone from the door of the sepulchre8 7#d7;,and looking again1 they saw that the stone was rolled away1 for it was vastly large4 7#e7;,and entering into the sepulchre1 they saw a young man sitting at the right hand1 clothed in a white robe2 and they were greatly terrified4 7#f7;,but he saith unto them1 ,be not affrighted1 ye seek ,jesus the ,nazarean1 who was crucified2 he is risen1 he is not here3 behold the place where they laid him4 7#g7;,but go1 tell his disciples1 and ,peter1 that he goeth before you into ,galilee2 there shall ye see him1 as he told you4 7#h7;,and they going out hastily1 fled from the sepulchre1 for trembling and astonishment had seized them3 and they said not a word to any person1 for they were affrighted4 7#i7,now being arisen early1 on the first day of the week1 he appeared first to ,mary ,magdalene1 out of whom he had cast seven devils4 7#aj7,she going1 told it to those who had been with him1 as they were wailing and weeping4 7#aa7;,and they1 when they heard that he was alive1 and had been seen by her1 gave no credit to her4 7#ab7,then after this1 he was manifested under another form1 to two of them as they were walking1 and going into the country4 7#ac7;,and they came back and told the news to the rest2 neither did they believe them4 7#ad7;,afterwards he shewed himself to the eleven1 as they were sitting at table1 and upbraided them for their infidelity and hardness of heart1 because they did not believe those who had seen him after he was risen4 7#ae7;,and he said unto them1 ,go into all the world1 and preach the gospel to every creature4 7#af7;,he that believeth and is baptised shall be saved2 and he that believeth not shall be damned4 7#ag7;,and these signs shall follow those that believe3 in my name shall they cast out devils2 they shall speak with new tongues2 7#ah7they shall take up serpents2 and if they drink any deadly potion1 it shall not hurt them2 they shall lay hands on the sick1 and they shall recover health4 7#ai7,then the ,lord1 after having thus spoken to them1 was taken up into heaven1 and sat down at the right hand of ,god4 7#bj7;,but they going forth preached every where1 the ,lord working mightily with them1 and confirming the word1 by attendant miracles4 ,,the ,,gospel ,,according ,,to ,,luke4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,since many have attempted to compose a narrative of facts1 confirmed to us by the fullest evidence3 7#b7;exactly as they delivered them to us1 who were eve witnesses from the first1 and ministers of the word2 7#c7;it seemed right to me also1 having obtained accurate knowledge of all things from above1 to write to thee in regular order1 most excellent ,theophilus1 7#d7to the intent that thou mayest clearly know the certainty of those matters1 concerning which thou hast been instructed4 7#e7,there was in the days of ,herod1 the king of ,judea1 a certain priest named ,zacharias1 of the course of ,abiah3 and his wife of the daughters of ,aaron1 and her name ,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 ,elizabeth was barren1 and both were far advanced in years4 7#h7;,and it came to pass1 as he discharged his priestly office in the order of his periodical ministration before ,god1 7#i7;according to the custom of the priesthood1 it fell to his lot to burn the incense when he went into the temple of the ,lord4 7#aj7;,and all the multitude of people was praying without1 at the time of the burning the incense4 7#aa7;,and an angel of the ,lord appeared to him standing on the right side of the altar of incense4 7#ab7;,and ,zacharias was agitated greatly at the sight1 and fear fell upon him4 7#ac7;,but the angel said unto him1 ,fear not1 ,zacharias3 for thy prayer is heard2 and thy wife ,elisabeth shall bring thee a son1 and thou shalt call his name ,john4 7#ad7;,and it shall give thee joy and exultation2 and many shall rejoice at his birth3 7#ae7;for he shall be great in the sight of the ,lord2 and he shall never drink wine1 nor any intoxicating liquor2 and he shall be filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 even from his mother's womb4 7#af7;,and many of the children of ,israel shall he turn unto the ,lord1 their ,god4 7#ag7;,and he shall go forth before him in the spirit and power of ,elias1 to convert the hearts of fathers with their children1 and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just2 to prepare a people ready for the ,lord4 7#ah7;,and ,zacharias said to the angel1 ,by what shall ,i know this8 for ,i am old1 and my wife far advanced in her age4 7#ai7;,and the angel answering said to him1 ,i am ,gabriel1 that stand in the presence of ,god2 and ,i have been sent to speak to thee1 and to proclaim these glad tidings to thee4 7#bj7;,and behold1 thou shalt be dumb1 and unable to speak1 until that day when these things shall come to pass1 because thou hast not believed my words1 which shall be fulfilled at their exact time4 7#ba7;,and the people were waiting for ,zacharias1 and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple4 7#bb7;,and when he came out1 he could not speak to them3 and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple3 for he himself made signs to them1 and continued deaf and dumb4 7#bc7;,and it came to pass1 when the days of his ministry were fulfilled1 he went to his own house4 7#bd7;,and after those days ,elisabeth his wife conceived1 and kept herself in retirement five months1 saying1 7#be7,thus hath the ,lord dealt with me in the days in which he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men4 7#bf7,now in the sixth month the angel ,gabriel was sent from ,god into a city of ,galilee1 the name of which was ,nazareth1 7#bg7to a virgin of the house of ,david1 betrothed to a man whose name was ,joseph2 and the virgin's name was ,mary4 7#bh7;,and the angel coming in to her said1 ,all hail6 ,o thou highly favoured one6 the ,lord is with thee3 blessed art thou among women4 7#bi7;,and when she saw him1 she was greatly agitated at his address3 and reasoned in herself what kind of salutation this could be4 7#cj7;,and the angel said unto her1 ,fear not1 ,mary1 for thou hast found favour with ,god4 7#ca7;,and1 behold1 thou shalt conceive in thy womb1 and bring forth a son1 and thou shalt call his name ,,jesus4 7#cb7;,he shall be great1 and shall be called the ,son of the ,highest3 and the ,lord ,god will give him the throne of ,david his father2 7#cc7;and he shall reign over the house of ,jacob for ever1 and of his kingdom there shall be no end4 7#cd7;,and ,mary said1 ,how shall this be1 seeing ,i know not man8 7#ce7;,and the angel answering said unto her1 ,the ,holy ,ghost shall come upon thee1 and the power of the ,most ,high shall overshadow thee2 wherefore also the ,holy ,one that shall be born of thee1 shall be called the ,son of ,god4 7#cf7;,and1 behold1 ,elisabeth thy cousin1 she also hath conceived in her old age3 and this is the fifth month of pregnancy with her who was called barren4 7#cg7;,for there is nothing impossible with ,god4 7#ch7,then said ,mary1 ,behold a servant of the ,lord1 be it to me according to thy declaration4 ,and the angel departed from her4 7#ci7,then ,mary arose in those days1 and went with haste into the hill country1 to a city of ,judah1 7#dj7;and entered into the house of ,zachariah1 and saluted ,elisabeth4 7#da7;,and it came to pass1 when ,elisabeth heard the salutation of ,mary1 the babe leaped for joy in her womb2 and ,elisabeth was filled with the ,holy ,ghost3 7#db7;and she exclaimed with a loud voice1 and said1 ,blessed art thou among women1 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb4 7#dc7;,and whence is this favour shewn me1 that the mother of my ,lord should come to me8 7#dd7;,for1 lo6 as the voice of thy salutation reached my ears1 the babe leaped for joy in my womb4 7#de7;,and blessed is she that hath believed2 for there shall be a fulfilment of the things told her from the ,lord4 7#df7;,and ,mary said1 ,my soul doth magnify the ,lord1 7#dg7;and my spirit hath exulted in ,god my ,saviour3 7#dh7;for he hath looked upon the lowly state of his maid-servant3 for1 lo6 henceforth shall all generations pronounce me blessed4 7#di7;,for the ,mighty ,one hath done great things for me2 and holy is his name4 7#ej7;,and his mercy is upon those who fear him1 from generation to generation4 7#ea7;,he hath displayed strength from his arm2 he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts4 7#eb7;,he hath cast down potentates from the throne1 and hath exalted the lowly4 7#ec7;,he hath filled the hungry with good things2 and the rich he hath sent empty away4 7#ed7;,he hath succoured ,israel his servant1 that he might be mindful of mercy for ever2 7#ee7;as he had spoken to our fathers1 to ,abraham1 and to his seed4 7#ef7;,and ,mary abode with her about three months1 and returned unto her home4 7#eg7,now ,elisabeth's time was up that she should be delivered2 and she brought a son4 7#eh7;,and her neighbours and her relations heard1 that the ,lord had magnified his mercy upon her2 and they congratulated her4 7#ei7;,and it came to pass1 on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child2 and they called him after the name of his father1 ,zacharias4 7#fj7;,and his mother spake and said1 ,no2 but he shall be called ,john4 7#fa7;,and they said to her1 ,there is not one among thy relations1 who is called by this name4 7#fb7;,and they made signs to his father1 what he would have him called4 7#fc7;,and desiring a writing tablet1 he wrote1 saying1 ,john is his name4 ,and they were all surprised4 7#fd7;,instantly then his mouth was opened1 and his tongue loosed1 and he burst out in praises to ,god4 7#fe7;,and great awe fell on all those who dwelt around them3 and in all the mountainous country of ,judea1 all these circumstances were the subject of conversation4 7#ff7;,and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts1 saying1 ,well6 what a child will this be6 ,and the hand of the ,lord was with him4 7#fg7;,and ,zacharias his father was filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 and prophesied1 saying1 7#fh7;,blessed be the ,lord the ,god of ,israel2 for he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people2 7#fi7;and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant ,david3 7#gj7;as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets1 which have been from the beginning3 7#ga7;even preservation from our enemies1 and from the hand of all that hate us2 7#gb7to perform mercy towards our fathers1 and to remember his own holy covenant3 7#gc7the oath which he sware to ,abraham our father1 7#gd7to give us1 that we1 secure from fear1 rescued from the hands of our enemies1 should serve him1 7#ge7;in righteousness and holiness before him1 all the days of our life4 7#gf7;,and thou1 child1 shalt be called the prophet of the ,most ,high2 for thou shalt go before the face of the ,lord to prepare his ways2 7#gg7to give the knowledge of salvation to his people1 by the remission of their sins1 7#gh7through the bowels of mercy of our ,god2 with which he hath visited us1 as the dawn of the morning from on high1 7#gi7to illumine those who sat in darkness1 and in the shadow of death1 to direct our feet into the way of peace4 7#hj7;,and the child grew1 and became mighty in spirit1 and was in the deserts until the days of his public exhibition to ,israel4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,now it came to pass in those days1 that there went out a decree from ,caesar ,augustus1 that the whole land should be registered4 7#b77;,and this first enrolment was made by ,cyrenius1 afterwards governor of ,syria7 7#c7;,and all went to be registered1 every one to his own city4 7#d7,then ,joseph also went up from ,galilee1 from the city of ,nazareth1 to ,judea1 to the city of ,david1 which is called ,bethlehem2 because he was of the house and family of ,david2 7#e7to be enregistered with ,mary1 the wife espoused to him1 who was big with child4 7#f7;,and it came to pass1 while they were there1 that her time was up1 that she should be delivered4 7#g7;,and she brought forth a son1 her first-born1 and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes1 and laid him in a manger1 because there was no room for them in the inn4 7#h7;,and there were shepherds in that country abiding in the open air1 and keeping guard over their flock by night4 7#i7;,and1 behold1 the angel of the ,lord came upon them1 and the glory of the ,lord shone around them2 and they were exceedingly affrighted4 7#aj7;,and the angel said unto them1 ,be not affrighted3 for1 behold1 ,i bring you tidings of great joy1 which shall be for all the people4 7#aa7;,because this day there is born for you a ,saviour1 which is ,messiah1 the ,lord1 in the city of ,david4 7#ab7;,and this shall be a sign for you2 ,ye shall find the babe in swaddling-clothes1 lying in a manger4 7#ac7;,and suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host1 praising ,god1 and saying1 7#ad7;,glory in the highest heavens to ,god6 and upon earth1 peace6 towards men complacence4 7#ae7;,and it came to pass1 as the angels went from them into heaven1 the men1 the shepherds1 said also to each other1 ,let us now go to ,bethlehem1 and see this thing which hath happened1 which the ,lord hath made known to us4 7#af7;,and they came with haste1 and found ,mary1 and ,joseph1 and the babe1 lying in the manger3 7#ag7;and when they saw it1 they made a public report of the declaration delivered to them respecting this child4 7#ah7;,and all who heard it1 marvelled at the things told them by the shepherds4 7#ai7;,but ,mary carefully preserved all these declarations1 laying them together in her heart1 in order to apprehend their meaning4 7#bj7;,and the shepherds returned1 glorifying and praising ,god for all the things which they had heard and seen1 exactly as had been told them4 7#ba7;,and when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising the child1 his name also was called ,,jesus1 the name imposed by the angel before he was conceived in the womb4 7#bb7;,and when the days of her purification were accomplished according to the law of ,moses1 they brought him to ,jerusalem1 to present him to the ,lord2 7#bc7;as it is written in the law of the ,lord1 ,every male child1 that openeth the womb1 shall be called holy to the ,lord2 7#bd7;and to offer a sacrifice1 according to what is prescribed in the law of the ,lord1 ,a pair of turtle doves1 or two young pigeons4 7#be7;,and1 behold1 there was a man at ,jerusalem1 whose name was ,simeon2 and this man was righteous and devout1 waiting for the consolation of ,israel3 and the ,holy ,ghost was upon him4 7#bf7;,and it had been divinely communicated to him by the ,holy ,spirit1 that he should not see death1 till he had seen the ,lord's ,messiah4 7#bg7;,and he came by the spirit into the temple2 just as the parents were bringing in the child ,jesus1 that they might do according to what was the custom of the law concerning him2 7#bh7;and he took him into his arms1 and blessed ,god1 and said1 7#bi7,now dismiss thy servant1 ,lord1 according to thy word1 in peace2 7#cj7;for my eyes have seen thy salvation1 7#ca7which thou hast prepared before the face of all people4 7#cb7;,a light to give revelation to the ,gentiles1 and glory to thy people ,israel4 7#cc7;,and ,joseph and his mother were amazed at the things spoken concerning him4 7#cd7;,and ,simeon blessed them1 and said to ,mary his mother1 ,behold1 this child is appointed for the fall1 and rising again of many in ,israel2 and for a marked object to be spoken against2 7#ce77so shall a dart pierce through thy own soul7 that the reasonings of many hearts may be laid open1 7#cf7;,and there was ,anna1 a prophetess1 the daughter of ,phanuel1 of the tribe of ,asser3 she was far advanced in old age1 having lived but seven years with a husband1 from her virgin state3 7#cg7though she was now a widow1 of about eighty-four years1 who departed not from the temple1 attending the divine service1 with fastings and prayers night and day3 7#ch7;and at the very same moment coming up1 she also in turn confessed the ,lord1 and spake of him to all who were expecting redemption in ,jerusalem4 7#ci7;,and when they had finished all things according to the law of the ,lord1 they returned into ,galilee1 into their own city ,nazareth4 7#dj7;,and the child grew1 and became endued with great powers of spirit1 filled with wisdom2 and the grace of ,god was upon him4 7#da7;,and his parents went annually to ,jerusalem at the feast of the passover4 7#db7;,and when he was twelve years old1 they went up to ,jerusalem1 according to the custom of the feast4 7#dc7;,and when they had concluded the days1 as they were returning1 the child ,jesus remained at ,jerusalem1 and ,joseph and his mother knew it not3 7#dd7;but supposing him to be in the company1 they went a day's journey2 and they sought him among their relations and acquaintances2 7#de7;and not finding him1 they returned to ,jerusalem in search of him4 7#df7;,and it came to pass after three days1 they found him in the temple1 sitting in the midst of the doctors1 both hearing them and asking them questions4 7#dg7;,and all who heard him1 were in a transport of admiration1 at his understanding and answers4 7#dh7;,and when they saw him1 they were struck with surprise2 and his mother said to him1 ,son1 why hast thou behaved to us in this manner8 lo6 thy father and ,i have been seeking thee in anguish of heart4 7#di7;,and he said unto them1 ,wherefore did ye seek me8 did you not know1 that ,i must be occupied with my ,father's affairs8 7#ej7;,and they understood not the meaning of what he spake to them4 7#ea7;,and he went down with them1 and came to ,nazareth1 and was in subjection to them3 though his mother preserved all these sayings in her heart4 7#eb7;,and ,jesus advanced in wisdom and stature1 and in favour with ,god and men4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,now in the fifteenth year of the reign of ,tiberius ,caesar1 ,pontius ,pilate being governor of ,judea1 and ,herod tetrarch of ,galilee1 and ,philip his brother tetrarch of ,iturea and the region of ,trachonitis1 and ,lysanias tetrarch of ,abilene3 7#b7when ,annas and ,caiaphas were high-priests1 the word of ,god came to ,john the son of ,zacharias in the wilderness2 7#c7;and he came into all the country on the confines of ,jordan1 preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins2 7#d7;as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet ,isaiah1 saying1 ,the voice of one crying in the wilderness1 ,prepare ye the way of the ,lord1 make his paths strait3 7#e7;every valley shall be filled up1 and every mountain and hill shall be levelled1 and the crooked ways made strait1 and the rough roads smooth3 7#f7;and all flesh shall see the salvation of ,god4 7#g7;,he said1 therefore1 to the multitudes who came out to be baptised by him1 ,ye broods of vipers1 who hath warned you to fly from the approaching wrath8 7#h7,produce then fruits worthy of repentance1 and begin not to say in yourselves1 ,we have a father1 even ,abraham2 for ,i say unto you1 ,that ,god is able out of these stones to raise up children to ,abraham4 7#i7;,but now is the ax laid even to the root of the trees2 every tree therefore that produceth not good fruit1 is cut down and cast into the fire4 7#aj7;,and the multitudes asked him1 saying1 ,what then shall we do8 7#aa7;,and he answering said to them1 ,he that hath two coats1 let him give to him that hath none2 and he that hath provisions1 let him do in like manner4 7#ab7,then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised1 and they said unto him1 ,master1 what shall we do8 7#ac7;,he said unto them1 ,exact nothing more than is appointed for you4 7#ad7;,and the military men also asked him1 ,and what shall we do8 ,and he said unto them1 ,extort nothing by force2 nor turn informers2 and be content with your pay4 7#ae7,now when the people were in expectation1 and many reasoned in their hearts respecting ,john1 whether he were the ,messiah1 7#af7;,john addressed himself to them all1 saying1 ,i indeed baptise you with water2 but one mightier than ,i is coming1 the thong of whose sandals ,i am not worthy to untie3 he shall baptise you with the ,holy ,ghost and with fire2 7#ag7whose winnowing fan is in his hand1 and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor1 and collect the wheat into his granary2 but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable4 7#ah7,thus in many and various discourses exhorting them1 he preached the glad tidings of the gospel to the people4 7#ai7,now ,herod the tetrarch1 being reproved by him1 on account of ,herodias his brother ,philip's wife1 and for all the other wicked actions which he had done1 7#bj7;added this also to all the rest1 and shut up ,john in prison4 7#ba7,now it came to pass1 at the time when ,john was baptising all the people1 that ,jesus also was baptised1 and as he prayed1 the heaven was opened1 7#bb7;and the ,holy ,ghost descended in a bodily form1 like a dove1 upon him1 and a voice came from heaven1 saying1 ,thou art my beloved ,son1 in thee ,i am well pleased4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began his ministry1 being 7as was supposed the son of ,joseph7 of ,heli1 7#bd7of ,matthat1 of ,levi1 of ,melchi1 of ,janna1 of ,joseph1 7#be7of ,mattathias1 of ,amos1 of ,naum1 of ,esli1 of ,nagge1 7#bf7of ,maath1 of ,mattathias1 of ,semei1 of ,joseph1 of ,juda1 7#bg7of ,joanna1 of ,rhesa1 of ,zerubbabel1 of ,salathiel1 of ,neri1 7#bh7of ,melchi1 of ,addi1 of ,cosam1 of ,elmodam1 of ,er1 7#bi7of ,jose1 of ,eliezer1 of ,jorim1 of ,matthat1 of ,levi1 7#cj7of ,simeon1 of ,judah1 of ,joseph1 of ,jonan1 of ,eliakim1 7#ca7of ,melea1 of ,menan1 of ,mattatha1 of ,nathan1 of ,david1 7#cb7of ,jesse1 of ,obed1 of ,booz1 of ,salmon1 of ,naasson1 7#cc7of ,aminadab1 of ,aram1 of ,esrom1 of ,phares1 of ,judah1 7#cd7of ,jacob1 of ,isaac1 of ,abraham1 of ,terah1 of ,nachor1 7#ce7of ,saruch1 of ,ragau1 of ,phalec1 of ,heber1 of ,sala1 7#cf7of ,cainan1 of ,arphaxad1 of ,sem1 of ,noe1 of ,lamech1 7#cg7of ,methusaleh1 of ,enoch1 of ,jared1 of ,maleleel1 of ,cainan1 7#ch7of ,enos1 of ,seth1 of ,adam1 the son of ,god4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,then ,jesus full of the ,holy ,ghost returned from ,jordan1 and was led by the spirit into the wilderness1 7#b7;being tempted forty days by the devil2 and did eat nothing during those days3 and when they were ended1 afterwards he was hungry4 7#c7;,and the devil said to him1 ,if thou art the ,son of ,god1 command this stone that it become a loaf4 7#d7;,and ,jesus answered him1 saying1 ,it is written1 ,man shall not live by bread alone1 but by every word of ,god4 7#e7;,and the devil taking him up into an exceeding high mountain1 displayed before him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time3 7#f7;and the devil said unto him1 ,i will give thee all this authority1 and the glory of these2 for to me it is delivered1 and to whomsoever ,i will1 ,i give it4 7#g7;,if therefore thou wilt worship before me1 all shall be thine4 7#h7;,and ,jesus answering him1 said1 ,get thee behind me1 ,satan1 for it is written1 ,thou shalt worship the ,lord thy ,god1 and to him alone shalt thou pay divine honour4 7#i7;,and he brought him to ,jerusalem1 and set him on a wing of the temple1 and said to him1 ,if thou art the ,son of ,god1 cast thy self down from hence3 7#aj7;for it is written1 ,he shall give his angels a charge over thee1 to guard thee safely2 7#aa7;and that in their hands they shall bear thee up1 lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone4 7#ab7;,and ,jesus answering said unto him1 ,it is said1 ,thou shalt not tempt the ,lord thy ,god4 7#ac7;,and when the devil had closed all the temptation1 he departed from him for a season4 7#ad7;,and ,jesus returned in the power of the ,spirit into ,galilee3 and a report went out into all the region round about concerning him4 7#ae7;,and he taught in their synagogues1 being universally admired4 7#af7;,and he came to ,nazareth1 where he was brought up2 and he went1 according to his usual custom1 into the synagogue on the sabbath-day1 and rose up to read4 7#ag7;,and there was given to him the book of the prophet ,isaiah3 and unrolling the volume1 he found the passage where it is written1 7#ah7,the spirit of the ,lord is upon me1 for the work whereunto he hath anointed me2 he hath sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor2 to heal the contrite in heart2 to proclaim liberty to the captives2 and restore sight to the blind2 to send forth the bruised free from bonds2 7#ai7to publish the acceptable year of the ,lord4 7#bj7;,and rolling up the volume1 he gave it to the attendant officer1 and sat down4 ,and the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were attentively fixed on him4 7#ba7;,and he began to say to them1 ,to day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears4 7#bb7;,and all concurred in their testimony to him1 and marvelled at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth4 ,and they said1 ,is not this the son of ,joseph8 7#bc7;,and he said unto them1 ,ye will probably say to me this parable1 ,physician1 heal thyself6 the works which we have heard to have been performed by thee at ,capernaum1 do the like here in thy own country4 7#bd7;,but he said1 ,verily1 ,i say unto you1 that no prophet is acceptable in his own country4 7#be7,now ,i tell you of a certainty1 that there were many widows in the days of ,elias1 in ,israel1 when the heaven was shut up three years and six months1 so that a grievous famine was upon all the land4 7#bf7;,and unto none of them was ,elias sent1 but unto ,sarepta1 a city of ,sidon1 to a widow woman4 7#bg7;,and many lepers were in ,israel in the days of the prophet ,elisha1 and no one of them was cleansed1 but ,naaman the ,syrian4 7#bh7;,and they were all filled with rage in the synagogue1 when they heard these observations3 7#bi7;and rising up1 dragged him out of the city1 and led him to the brow of the hill1 on which their city was built1 in order to cast him down headlong3 7#cj7;but he passing through the midst of them1 went away4 7#ca7;,and he came down to ,capernaum1 a city of ,galilee1 and was teaching them on the sabbath4 7#cb7;,and they were struck with astonishment at his teaching2 for his discourse was with authority4 7#cc7;,and there was in the synagogue a man1 who had a spirit of an unclean devil1 and he roared out with a great cry1 7#cd7saying1 ,let us alone2 what have we to do with thee1 ,jesus the ,nazarean8 art thou come to destroy us8 ,i know thee who thou art2 the ,holy ,one of ,god4 7#ce7;,and ,jesus rebuked him1 saying1 ,stop thy mouth1 and come out of him4 ,and the devil throwing him down into the midst1 came out of him1 doing him no injury4 7#cf7;,and amazement seized on all present1 and they spake one to another1 saying1 ,what a word is this8 for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits1 and they come out4 7#cg7;,and the fame of him went forth into all the adjacent region4 7#ch7,then rising up out of the synagogue1 he came into the house of ,simon3 and ,simon's mother-in-law was seized with a violent fever1 and they besought him on her behalf4 7#ci7;,and standing over her1 he charged the fever to depart2 and it left her3 and immediately she arose1 and waited upon them4 7#dj7,so when the sun was set1 all who had any indisposed with various diseases1 brought them to him2 and laying his hands severally on each of them1 he cured them4 7#da7;,and devils also went out of many1 crying out1 and saying1 ,thou art the ,messiah the ,son of ,god4 ,and rebuking them1 he suffered them not to speak3 for they knew that he was the ,messiah4 7#db7;,and as the day was coming on1 he went forth and departed into a desert place3 and the multitude sought him out1 and came to him1 and would have detained him that he should not leave them4 7#dc7;,but he said unto them1 ,i must preach the glad tidings of the kingdom of heaven in other cities also3 for on this service am ,i sent4 7#dd7;,and he continued preaching in the synagogues of ,galilee4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,and it came to pass1 as the multitude were thronging upon him1 in order to hear the word of ,god1 that he was standing by the lake of ,gennesaret3 7#b7;and he saw two vessels a-ground near the lake3 but the fishermen were gone out of them1 and washing their nets4 7#c7,then he went on board one of the vessels1 which was ,simon's1 and desired him to put off a little from the land3 and sitting down1 he taught the multitudes out of the vessel4 7#d7;,and when he ceased speaking1 he said to ,simon1 ,go off into deep water1 and shoot your nets for a draught4 7#e7;,and ,simon answering1 said unto him1 ,sir1 we have been toiling all night1 and have taken nothing3 but at thy command ,i will shoot the net4 7#f7;,and having done so1 they inclosed a prodigious multitude of fishes2 and their net was broken4 7#g7;,and they made signals to their partners in the other vessels1 that they should come to their assistance4 ,and they came1 and filled both the vessels1 so that they were ready to founder4 7#h7,then ,simon ,peter seeing it1 fell down on his knees before ,jesus1 saying1 ,go from me2 for ,i am a sinful man1 ,o ,lord6 7#i7;,for amazement had seized on him1 and on all who were with him1 at the draught of fishes which they had taken3 7#aj7;as also on ,james and ,john the sons of ,zebedee1 who were partners with ,simon4 ,and ,jesus said to ,simon1 ,fear not3 henceforward thou shalt catch men4 7#aa7;,and when they had brought their vessels on shore1 they left all1 and followed him4 7#ab7;,and it came to pass as he was just at one of the cities1 behold1 a man full of leprosy6 and seeing ,jesus1 he fell on his face1 and besought him1 saying1 ,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst make me clean4 7#ac7;,and he stretching out his hand touched him1 saying1 ,i will3 be thou cleansed4 ,and instantly the leprosy departed from him4 7#ad7;,and he commanded him to tell no man3 but go shew thyself to the priest1 and offer for thy purification1 as ,moses enjoined1 for a testimony unto them4 7#ae7,now the discourse concerning him more and more spread through the country3 and vast multitudes came together to hear him1 and to be cured by him of their disorders4 7#af7;,but he himself was in the desert for retirement and prayer4 7#ag7;,and on a certain day it happened that he was teaching1 and there were sitting ,pharisees1 and doctors of the law1 who had come from every town of ,galilee1 and ,judea1 and ,jerusalem3 and the power of the ,lord for healing them was exercised4 7#ah7;,and behold1 men carried on a couch a man who was a paralytic2 and sought to bring him into the house1 and to place him before him4 7#ai7;,and not discovering by what means they could introduce him1 because of the crowd1 they went up to the roof1 and through the tiling let him down with his little couch into the midst1 before ,jesus4 7#bj7;,and seeing their faith1 he saith to him1 ,man1 thy sins are forgiven thee4 7#ba7;,and the scribes and ,pharisees began to reason1 saying1 ,who is this that speaketh blasphemies8 ,who can forgive sins but ,god alone8 7#bb7;,and ,jesus knowing their reasoning1 in reply said to them1 ,why do ye reason in your hearts8 7#bc7;for which is the easier8 to say1 ,thy sins are forgiven2 or to say1 ,arise and walk8 7#bd7;,but that ye may know that the ,son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins1 7he saith to the paralytic17 ,i say to thee1 ,arise1 and take up thy couch1 and go into thy house4 7#be7;,and instantly he rose up before them1 took up that on which he had lain1 and went away to his house1 giving glory to ,god4 7#bf7;,and an extacy of admiration seized upon them all1 and they glorified ,god2 and they were filled with awe1 saying1 ,we have seen wondrously strange things to-day4 7#bg7;,and after these things he went out1 and saw a farmer of the taxes1 named ,levi1 sitting at the custom-house3 and he said unto him1 ,follow me4 7#bh7;,and leaving all behind1 he rose1 and followed him4 7#bi7;,and ,levi made him a great entertainment at his house and there was a great number of publicans and others1 sitting at table with them4 7#cj7;,and their scribes and ,pharisees murmured against his disciples1 saying1 ,why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners8 7#ca7;,and ,jesus answering said unto them1 ,they who are well1 have no need of a physician3 but they who have illness4 7#cb7;,i came not to call righteous men1 but sinners1 to repentance4 7#cc7,then said they unto him1 ,why do the disciples of ,john observe frequent fasts1 and make prayers2 but thine are eating and drinking8 7#cd7;,and he said unto them1 ,can you make the children of the bridechamber fast1 as long as the bridegroom is with them8 7#ce7;,but the days will come1 when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them1 then shall they fast in those days4 7#cf7,then he spake a parable unto them1 ,no man putteth a patch of new cloth on an old garment2 but if otherwise1 both the new makes a rent1 and the patch from the new is not of a piece with the old4 7#cg7;,and no man putteth new wine into old bottles2 for if he doth1 the new wine will burst the bottles1 and it will itself be spilled1 and the bottles be destroyed4 7#ch7;,but new wine should be put into new bottles2 then both are preserved4 7#ci7;,and no man drinking old wine1 immediately desires new3 for he saith1 ,the old is better4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,and it came to pass on the sabbath after the second day of the passover1 that he was passing through the cornfields2 and the disciples plucked the ears of corn1 and did eat1 rubbing them out in their hands4 7#b7,then said some of the ,pharisees unto them1 ,why do ye that which is not lawful on the sabbath-day8 7#c7;,and ,jesus answering said to them2 ,have ye never read what ,david did1 when he was hungry1 and those who were with him8 7#d7;how he entered into the house of ,god1 and took the loaves of shew-bread1 and did eat1 and gave also to those who were with him2 which it was not lawful for any to eat1 but the priests alone8 7#e7;,and he said1 ,the ,son of man is ,lord also of the sabbath-day4 7#f7;,and it came to pass on another sabbath1 that he entered into the synagogue and taught3 and a man was there1 and his right hand was shrunk4 7#g7,then the scribes and ,pharisees watched him1 if he would heal on the sabbath-day1 that they might find an accusation against him4 7#h7,now he knew their thoughts1 and said to the man who had the withered hand1 ,rise1 and stand in the midst4 ,and he arose1 and stood up4 7#i7,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,i will ask you a question2 ,is it lawful to do good on the sabbath-day1 or to do evil8 to preserve life or to destroy it8 7#aj7;,and looking round upon them all1 he said to the man1 ,stretch out thine hand2 and he did so3 and his hand was restored sound as the other4 7#aa7;,but they were filled with madness1 and talked earnestly to each other what they could do to ,jesus4 7#ab7,now it came to pass in those days1 that he went out into a mountain to pray and continued all night in an oratory of ,god4 7#ac7;,and when it was day1 he called his disciples to him2 and elected from them twelve1 whom he named ,apostles3 7#ad7,simon1 whom he also called ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother1 ,james and ,john1 ,philip and ,bartholomew1 7#ae7,matthew and ,thomas1 ,james son of ,alpheus1 and ,simon called the ,zealous1 7#af7;,jude the brother of ,james1 and ,judas ,iscariot1 who also was the traitor4 7#ag7;,and coming down with them1 he stood on a level spot3 and the crowd of his disciples1 and a vast multitude of people from all ,judea and ,jerusalem1 and the sea coast of ,tyre and ,sidon1 who came to hear him1 and to be healed of their diseases2 7#ah7;and they who were disturbed with unclean spirits3 and they were cured4 7#ai7;,and all the multitude strove to touch him1 for there went virtue out of him1 and healed them all4 7#bj7;,and he lifted up his eyes on his disciples1 and said1 ,blessed are ye poor1 for yours is the kingdom of ,god4 7#ba7;,blessed are ye who hunger now1 for ye shall be filled4 ,blessed are ye that weep now1 for ye shall laugh4 7#bb7;,blessed are ye1 when men shall hate you1 and when they shall separate you from them1 and shall revile you1 and shall cast out your name as evil1 for the ,son of man's sake4 7#bc7,rejoice in that day1 and leap for joy2 for1 lo6 your reward is great in heaven3 for after the same manner did your fathers to the prophets4 7#bd7;,but wo unto you who are rich6 for ye have received your consolation4 7#be7,wo unto you who are full6 for ye shall hunger4 ,wo unto you who laugh now6 for ye shall mourn and weep4 7#bf7,wo unto you1 when men shall speak well of you6 for just so did their fathers of the false prophets4 7#bg7;,but ,i say to you who hear1 ,love your enemies1 do good to those who hate you2 7#bh7;bless those who curse you1 and pray for those who wantonly insult you4 7#bi7,to him that smiteth thee on the cheek1 offer the other also2 and from him who would take from thee thy cloak1 withhold not thy coat also4 7#cj7;,and give to every one that asketh thee2 and from him who would take thy goods1 demand them not again4 7#ca7;,and as ye would that men should do unto you1 do ye also to them in like manner4 7#cb7;,and if ye love them that love you1 what thanks are due to you8 for even sinners love those who love them4 7#cc7;,and if ye do good to them who do good to you1 what thanks have ye8 do not even sinners the same thing8 7#cd7;,and if ye lend to those1 from whom ye hope to receive back again1 what thanks are due to you8 for sinners lend to sinners1 that they may receive an equivalent4 7#ce7;,but love your enemies1 and do good and lend1 hoping for nothing in return3 and your reward shall be great1 and ye shall be the children of the ,most ,high2 for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the wicked4 7#cf7;,be ye therefore compassionate1 as also your ,father is compassionate4 7#cg7;,and judge not1 that ye be not judged3 condemn not1 and ye shall not be condemned3 7#ch7;give1 and there shall be given unto you2 good measure pressed down1 and shook1 and running over1 shall they give into your lap4 ,for with what measure ye mete1 it shall be measured back to you again4 7#ci7;,and he spake a parable unto them1 ,can the blind lead the blind8 will they not both fall into the pit8 7#dj7,the disciple is not above his teacher2 but every one who is completely taught shall be as his master4 7#da7;,but why beholdest thou the mote which is in thy brother's eye1 but observest not the beam which is in thine own eye8 7#db7,or how canst thou say to thy brother1 ,brother1 permit me to take off the mote which is on thine eye1 not seeing thyself the beam in thine own eye8 ,thou hypocrite6 cast out the beam which is in thine eye1 and then shalt thou see distinctly to take off the mote which is in thy brother's eye4 7#dc7;,for there is no good tree which produceth fruit of a bad quality2 neither doth a tree of a bad sort produce good fruit4 7#dd7;,every tree is known by its own peculiar fruit4 ,for men do not gather figs from off thorns1 nor do they gather from the bramble a bunch of grapes4 7#de7;,a good man1 out of the good treasure of his heart1 produceth what is good2 and a wicked man1 from the evil treasure in his heart1 produceth that which is evil3 for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh4 7#df7;,and why call ye me1 ,lord1 ,lord1 and do not the things which ,i say8 7#dg7;,every one who cometh to me1 and heareth my words1 and puts them in practice1 ,i will shew you to whom he is like3 7#dh7;he is like to a man1 building a house1 who digged1 and sunk deep1 and laid the foundation on a rock2 and when there was a flood1 the river rushed violently against that house1 and was not of force to shake it1 for it was founded on a rock4 7#di7;,but he that heareth1 and doth not practice1 is like a man who built his house on the earth without a foundation2 against which the river rushed violently1 and immediately it fell2 and the crash of the fall of that house was great4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,now after he had finished all these sayings in the ears of the people1 he entered into ,capernaum4 7#b7;,and the servant of a certain centurion1 who was very valuable to him1 being seized with an illness1 was ready to die4 7#c7;,but when he heard of ,jesus1 he sent unto him the elders of the ,jews1 entreating him that he would come and preserve the life of his servant4 7#d7;,and when they came to ,jesus1 they entreated him importunately1 saying1 ,he is a worthy man on whom thou wilt confer this favour3 7#e7;for he loveth our nation1 and hath himself built us a synagogue4 7#f7,then ,jesus went with them4 ,and when he was now not far from the house1 the centurion dispatched towards him friends1 saying to him1 ,lord1 trouble not thyself3 for ,i am not deserving that thou shouldest enter beneath my roof4 7#g7,therefore neither did ,i think myself worthy to come unto thee1 but speak in a word1 and my servant will be cured4 7#h7;,for ,i also am a man under authority1 and have under my command soldiers2 and ,i say to this man1 ,go1 and he goeth2 and to another1 ,come hither1 and he cometh2 and to my servant1 ,do this1 and he doeth it4 7#i7,then ,jesus1 on hearing these things1 respected him highly1 and turning to the multitude which was following him1 he said1 ,i tell you1 ,i have not found such faith1 even in ,israel4 7#aj7;,and they who were sent1 on their return to the house1 found the servant who was sick in perfect health4 7#aa7;,and it came to pass the next day1 that he went into a city called ,nain2 and a considerable number of his disciples went with him1 and a vast multitude4 7#ab7;,and as he drew near the gate of the city1 behold1 a dead man was carrying out1 an only son to his mother1 and she a widow2 and a great concourse of the city was with her4 7#ac7;,and when ,jesus saw her1 he was moved with compassion for her1 and said unto her1 ,weep not4 7#ad7;,and approaching1 he touched the bier3 and the bearers stood still2 and he said1 ,young man1 ,i say to thee1 ,arise4 7#ae7;,and the dead man sat up1 and began to speak3 and he delivered him to his mother4 7#af7;,and fear fell on all1 and they glorified ,god1 saying1 ,that a great prophet is risen up among us1 and that ,god hath looked down with mercy on his people4 7#ag7;,and this account respecting him went abroad through all ,judea1 and all the region adjacent4 7#ah7;,and his disciples informed ,john of all these things4 7#ai7;,and ,john calling two certain persons of his disciples1 sent them to ,jesus1 saying1 ,art thou he that cometh1 or are we to expect another8 7#bj7,then the men came to him1 saying1 ,john ,baptist hath sent us unto thee1 saying1 ,art thou he that cometh1 or are we to expect another8 7#ba7;,and in that very hour he cured many of diseases and acute complaints1 and evil spirits2 and to many blind persons he gave sight4 7#bb7;,and ,jesus addressing them1 said1 ,go1 tell ,john what things ye have seen and heard3 that the blind recover sight1 the deaf hear1 the dead are raised1 the poor have the gospel preached unto them4 7#bc7;,and blessed is he1 whosoever shall not be offended at me4 7#bd7,now when ,john's messengers were departed1 he began to speak to the people concerning ,john1 ,what went ye out into the wilderness to see8 ,a reed shaken with the wind8 7#be7;,but what went ye out to see8 ,a man clothed in delicate garments8 ,behold1 they who indulge in soft raiment1 and delicate food1 are in king's palaces4 7#bf7;,but what went ye out to see8 ,a prophet8 ,yea1 ,i say unto you1 and more than a prophet4 7#bg7;,for this is he of whom it is written1 ,behold1 ,i send my messenger before thy face1 who shall prepare thy way before thee4 7#bh7;,for ,i tell you1 of those born from woman1 there is not a greater prophet than ,john the ,baptist3 but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven1 is greater than he4 7#bi7;,and all the people when they heard it1 and the publicans1 glorified ,god1 being baptised with the baptism of ,john4 7#cj7;,but the ,pharisees and teachers of the law rejected the counsel of ,god towards themselves1 not being baptised by him4 7#ca7;,and the ,lord said1 ,to what then shall ,i compare the men of this generation8 and to what are they like8 7#cb7,they are like to children sitting in the markets1 and calling to each other1 and saying1 ,we have played the flute to you1 and ye have not danced2 we have raised the cry of mourning1 and ye have not wept4 7#cc7;,for ,john the ,baptist came neither eating bread1 nor drinking wine2 and ye say1 ,he hath a devil4 7#cd7,the ,son of man is come eating and drinking1 and ye say1 ,a gluttonous man1 and a winebibber1 a friend of publicans and sinners6 7#ce7though wisdom hath been justified by her children4 7#cf7,then one of the ,pharisees invited him to eat with him4 ,and he went into the ,pharisee's house1 and sat down to table4 7#cg7;,and1 behold1 a certain woman in the city1 who was a notorious offender1 when she knew that ,jesus was sitting at table in the ,pharisee's house1 brought an alabaster vessel of odoriferous balm1 7#ch7;and standing at his feet behind him1 began to water his feet with her tears1 and to wipe them with the hair of her head1 and kissed his feet1 and anointed them with the perfumed balm4 7#ci7;,and when the ,pharisee who had invited him saw it1 he said within himself1 ,if this man were a prophet1 he would know who and what kind of a woman this is that toucheth him2 for she is a notorious sinner4 7#dj7;,and ,jesus addressing himself to him said1 ,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say to thee4 ,and he said1 ,master1 speak freely4 7#da7;,a certain creditor had two debtors1 the one owed five hundred denarii1 and the other fifty4 7#db7;,but having nothing to pay1 he forgave them both4 ,tell me1 which of these1 then1 will love him most8 7#dc7;,and ,simon answering said1 ,i suppose1 he to whom he forgave most4 ,and he said unto him1 ,thou hast judged rightly4 7#dd7,so turning to the woman1 he said to ,simon1 ,thou seest this woman8 ,i came into thine house1 even water for my feet thou gavest not2 but she hath washed my feet with her tears1 and wiped them with the hairs of her head4 7#de7,one kiss hast thou not given me1 but she from the time she hath come in1 hath not ceased tenderly to kiss my feet4 7#df7,my head with oil thou hast not anointed2 but she hath anointed my feet with odoriferous balm4 7#dg7;,for which cause1 ,i tell thee1 her many sins are forgiven1 for she hath loved much3 but to whom a little is forgiven1 he loveth little4 7#dh7;,and he said to her1 ,thy sins are forgiven4 7#di7;,and they who sat at table with him began to say in themselves1 ,who is this1 who even forgives sins8 7#ej7;,but he said unto the woman1 ,thy faith hath saved thee2 go in peace4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,and it came to pass afterwards1 that he went through every city and village1 preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of ,god1 and the twelve with him4 7#b7;,and certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and sicknesses1 ,mary called ,magdalene1 from whom seven devils had gone out4 7#c7;,and ,joanna the wife of ,chuza1 ,herod's lieutenant-governor1 and ,susanna1 and many others1 who ministred to his support out of their possessions4 7#d7,now when a vast multitude was collected1 even those who came to him out of every city1 he spake by a parable4 7#e7;,a sower went out to sow his seed2 and as he sowed1 some fell by the road side1 and was trodden under foot1 and the birds of the air devoured it up4 7#f7;,and other seed fell on a rock1 and vegetating1 withered because it had no moisture4 7#g7;,and other seed fell amidst thorns1 and the thorns springing up with it1 choked it4 7#h7;,and some fell on good ground1 and shooting up1 produced fruit an hundred fold4 ,so saying1 he cried1 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 7#i7,then his disciples asked him1 saying4 ,what might this parable mean8 7#aj7;,and he said1 ,to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of ,god2 but to the rest in parables3 that seeing they may not perceive1 and hearing may not comprehend4 7#aa7,now this is the parable3 ,the seed is the word of ,god4 7#ab7,they by the road side1 are such as hear2 then cometh the devil1 and taketh the word from their heart1 that they should not be saved in believing4 7#ac7;,and they on the rock1 are such as when they have heard1 with joy embrace the word2 and these have not root1 who for a time believe1 and in a season of trial apostasize4 7#ad7;,and that which fell among thorns1 are they having heard1 and going away1 are choked by the cares1 and wealth1 and pleasures of life1 and bring forth no perfect fruit4 7#ae7;,but that on the good ground are they who having heard the word1 retain it in a heart excellent and good1 and bring forth fruit with patience4 7#af7,no man lighting a lamp hides it with a cover1 or putteth it under a bed1 but on a stand1 that they who are coming in1 may see the light4 7#ag7;,for there is nothing hid which shall not be made manifest1 nor concealed1 which shall not be known and brought to light4 7#ah7,take heed therefore how ye hear3 for whosoever hath1 to him shall be given2 and whosoever hath not1 even what he seemeth to have shall be taken away from4 7#ai7,then came to him his mother and his brethren1 and could not come near him because of the crowd4 7#bj7;,and it was told him1 saying1 ,thy mother and thy brethren are standing without1 desirous of seeing thee4 7#ba7,then he answered and said to them1 ,my mother and my brethren are they1 who hear the word of ,god1 and practise it4 7#bb7;,and it came to pass on one of the days1 that he went himself into a ship1 and his disciples1 and said unto them1 ,let us pass over to the farther side of the lake4 ,and they set fail4 7#bc7;,and while they were on the passage1 he went to sleep3 and a hurricane of wind rushed down on the lake2 and they were filled with water1 and imminent danger4 7#bd7,then they came and awoke him1 saying1 ,master1 ,master1 we are perishing4 ,then arising1 he issued his command to the wind1 and the billows of water1 and they subsided1 and there was a calm4 7#be7;,and he said to them1 ,where is your faith8 ,and they feared and were astonished1 saying one to another1 ,well6 what a man is this6 that he commands even the winds and the sea1 and they obey him4 7#bf7;,and they sailed over unto the region of the ,gadarenes1 which is opposite ,galilee4 7#bg7;,and as he landed1 there met him a certain man from the city1 who had devils for a long while1 and kept no clothes on him1 and never abode in a house1 but in the tombs4 7#bh7;,but when he saw ,jesus1 roaring out1 he fell down before him1 and said with a loud voice1 ,what have ,i to do with thee1 ,jesus1 thou ,son of ,god ,most ,high8 ,i pray thee1 torment me not4 7#bi7;,for he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man2 for many times it had seized on him2 and though under a guard1 and bound with chains and fetters2 yet bursting the bonds1 he was driven by the devil into the desert places4 7#cj7,then ,jesus asked him1 saying1 ,what is thy name8 and he said1 ,legion3 for many devils were entered into him4 7#ca7;,and he besought him that he would not order them to go into the abyss4 7#cb7,now a herd of many swine was there feeding on the mountain2 and they besought him that he would permit them to enter into them4 ,and he permitted them4 7#cc7,then the devils going out of the man1 entered into the swine2 and the herd rushed down a precipice into the lake1 and was suffocated4 7#cd7;,but when those who fed them saw what was done they fled1 and went and told it in the city and in the country places4 7#ce7;,and they came out to see what had happened2 and they came to ,jesus1 and found the man sitting1 from whom the devils were gone out1 clothed1 and in his sound mind1 at the feet of ,jesus2 and they were afraid4 7#cf7,then they also who had seen how the demoniac was recovered1 told them4 7#cg7;,and the whole multitude of the country around the ,gadarenes1 entreated him to depart from them2 for they were seized with great terror3 and he embarked on the vessel1 and returned4 7#ch7;,and the man out of whom the devils had gone1 besought him to be with him2 but ,jesus sent him away1 saying1 7#ci7,return to thy house1 and declare what things ,god hath done for thee4 ,and he went away1 and published through the whole city what things ,jesus had done for him4 7#dj7;,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus returned1 the people welcomed him1 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 synagogue3 and falling at the feet of ,jesus1 he entreated him to come to his house2 7#db7;for he had an only daughter1 about twelve years old1 and she was dying3 and as he was going1 the multitude thronged him4 7#dc7;,and a woman1 who had a flux of blood1 for twelve years1 who had spent all her substance on physicians1 and could not get a cure from any2 7#dd7;coming behind him1 touched the fringe of his garment2 and instantly the flux of her blood stopped4 7#de7;,and ,jesus said1 ,who touched me8 ,and when all denied1 ,peter1 and those who were with him1 said1 ,master1 the multitudes throng and press thee1 and sayest thou1 ,who hath touched me8 7#df7,then said ,jesus1 ,some person hath touched me1 for ,i know that miraculous power is gone out from me4 7#dg7,then the woman seeing she was not hid1 came trembling1 and falling down before him1 declared to him before all the people1 for what cause she had touched him2 and how she was cured instantaneously4 7#dh7,then he said unto her1 ,be of good cheer1 daughter1 thy faith hath made thee well2 go in peace4 7#di7;,and while he was yet speaking1 a person came to the ruler of the synagogue1 saying to him1 ,thy daughter is dead1 give the master no further trouble4 7#ej7,then ,jesus hearing it1 addressed him1 saying1 ,fear not1 only believe1 and she shall be saved4 7#ea7;,and entering into the house1 he suffered no person to come in1 but ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 and the father and mother of the child4 7#eb7,now all were weeping and lamenting her3 and he said1 ,weep not1 she is not dead1 but asleep4 7#ec7;,and they derided him1 for they knew that she was dead4 7#ed7;,and he put them all without1 and taking her by the hand1 cried1 saying1 ,maid1 arise6 7#ee7;,and her spirit returned1 and she immediately arose2 and he commanded to give her something to eat4 7#ef7;,and her parents were struck with amazement4 ,but he enjoined them to tell no man what was done4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,then calling his twelve disciples1 he gave them power and authority over all devils1 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 them1 ,take nothing for the journey1 neither staffs1 nor satchel1 nor bread1 nor money1 nor have two coats each4 7#d7;,and into whatsoever house ye enter1 there abide1 and thence go out4 7#e7;,and whosoever shall not receive you1 when ye go out of that city1 shake off the dust from your feet1 for a testimony against them4 7#f7;,and they went forth1 and passed through the villages1 preaching the gospel1 and performing cures everywhere4 7#g7,then ,herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him2 and he was in much distraction of mind1 because it was said by some1 that ,john was risen from the dead3 7#h7;and of some that ,elias had appeared2 and of others1 that one of the ancient prophets was risen again4 7#i7;,and ,herod said1 ,john ,i beheaded2 but who is this1 of whom ,i hear such things8 ,and he sought to see him4 7#aj7;,and when the apostles returned1 they told him what they had done4 ,and taking them1 he withdrew privately into a desert place belonging to the city called ,bethsaida4 7#aa7;,but when the multitudes knew it1 they followed him and receiving them1 he spake to them concerning the kingdom of ,god1 and healed those who had need of a cure4 7#ab7,now the day began to decline3 and the twelve coming to him1 said1 ,dismiss the multitude1 that going away into the villages and farms round about1 they may lodge and find provision2 for here we are in a desert place4 7#ac7,then he said unto them1 ,give ye them to eat4 ,and they said1 ,we have no more than five loaves1 and two fishes2 unless we go somewhere and buy provisions for all this multitude3 7#ad7;for there were about five thousand men4 ,then said he to his disciples1 ,make them sit down by fifties each in companies4 7#ae7;,and they did so3 and they made them all sit down4 7#af7;,and taking the five loaves1 and the two fishes1 looking up to heaven1 he blessed them1 and brake1 and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude4 7#ag7;,and they did all eat1 and were filled2 and there were taken up of the fragments which were more than enough for them1 twelve baskets4 7#ah7;,and it came to pass1 as he had been praying in retirement1 his disciples were with him1 and he asked them1 ,who do the multitudes say that ,i am8 7#ai7;,and they answering said1 ,john the ,baptist2 but some ,elias2 and others1 that one of the old prophets is risen again4 7#bj7;,and he said to them1 ,but who do ye say that ,i am8 ,then ,peter answering said1 ,the ,messiah of ,god4 7#ba7;,and strictly charging them1 he commanded1 that they should tell no man this3 7#bb7saying1 ,the ,son of man must suffer many things1 and be rejected by the elders1 and chief priests1 and scribes1 and be put to death1 and on the third day rise again4 7#bc7;,and he said unto them1 ,if any man will come after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross daily1 and follow me4 7#bd7;,for whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it2 but whosoever would lose his life for my sake1 shall preserve it4 7#be7;,for what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would1 if he destroy himself1 or be punished with the loss of life8 7#bf7;,for whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words1 of him shall the ,son of man be ashamed1 when he cometh in his own glory1 and his father's1 and of the holy angels4 7#bg7;,and ,i tell you of a certainty1 there are some of those who stand here1 who shall not taste death1 till they see the kingdom of ,god4 7#bh7;,and it was about eight days after these discourses1 that taking ,peter1 and ,john1 and ,james1 he went up into a mountain to pray4 7#bi7;,and it came to pass1 as he was at prayer1 that the appearance of his countenance was altered1 and his raiment white and refulgent4 7#cj7;,and1 lo6 two men conversed with him1 who were ,moses and ,elias3 7#ca7who appeared in glory1 and mentioned his departure1 which he was ready to accomplish at ,jerusalem4 7#cb7;,but ,peter and they who were with him were weighed down with sleep3 but when they awoke1 they beheld his glory1 and the two men who were standing with them4 7#cc7;,and it came to pass1 as they were departing from him1 ,peter said unto ,jesus1 it is well that we are here1 and we will make three tents1 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elias2 not knowing what he said4 7#cd7;,and as he was thus speaking1 a cloud came and overshadowed them3 and they were afraid as they were entering into the cloud4 7#ce7;,and a voice came out of the cloud1 saying1 ,this is my beloved ,son2 hear him4 7#cf7;,and when the voice ceased1 ,jesus was found alone4 ,and they held their peace1 and told no man in those days a word of the things which they had seen4 7#cg7;,and it came to pass1 on the next day1 when they came down from the mountain1 a great multitude met him4 7#ch7;,and1 behold1 a man from among the multitude cried out aloud1 saying1 ,master1 ,i pray thee1 look upon my son2 for he is my only begotten4 7#ci7;,and1 behold6 a spirit taketh him1 and suddenly he crieth out1 and convulseth him1 with foaming2 and bruising him1 with difficulty retires from him4 7#dj7;,and ,i besought thy disciples that they would cast him out1 and they could not4 7#da7,then ,jesus answering1 said1 ,o faithless and perverse generation6 how long shall ,i be with you1 how long shall ,i bear with you8 bring hither thy son4 7#db7;,and while he was yet approaching the devil threw him down1 and violently convulsed him4 ,then ,jesus rebuked the unclean spirit1 and cured the child2 and restored him to his father4 7#dc7;,and they were all struck with amazement at the mighty power of ,god4 ,and while they were all wondering at the things which ,jesus did1 he said to his disciples1 7#dd7,keep ye these sayings in your ears2 for the ,son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men4 7#de7;,and they understood not that declaration1 and it was hid from them1 that they should not comprehend its meaning3 and they were afraid to ask him concerning that saying4 7#df7,then a dispute sprang up among them1 which of them should be the greatest4 7#dg7;,but ,jesus knowing the reasoning of their hearts1 took a little boy1 and set him by his side1 7#dh7;and said unto them1 ,whosoever shall receive this little child in my name1 receiveth me2 and whosoever receiveth me1 receiveth ,him that sent me3 for he who is the least among you all1 he shall be great4 7#di7,then ,john addressing him said1 ,master1 we saw one casting out devils in thy name1 and we forbad him1 because he followed not with us4 7#ej7;,and ,jesus said to him1 ,forbid him not2 for he that is not against us1 is for us4 7#ea7;,and it came to pass1 as the days hastened to their period when he should be received up to glory1 that he resolutely set his face to go to ,jerusalem2 7#eb7;and sent messengers before his face2 and they advancing entered into a ,samaritan village1 to make preparation for him4 7#ec7;,and they would not admit him1 because his face was directed to ,jerusalem4 7#ed7;,and when the disciples ,james and ,john saw it1 they said1 ,lord1 wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them1 just as ,elias did8 7#ee7;,and turning to them1 he reproved them1 and said1 ,ye know not what spirit ye are of3 7#ef7;for the ,son of man came not to destroy men's lives1 but to preserve them4 ,and he proceeded to another village4 7#eg7;,and it came to pass1 as they were walking on the road1 a certain person said to him1 ,lord1 ,i will follow thee whithersoever thou goest4 7#eh7;,and ,jesus ,said to him1 ,the foxes have holts1 and the birds of the air1 nests1 but the ,son of man hath not where to lay his head4 7#ei7;,and he said to another1 ,follow me4 ,and he said1 ,lord1 permit me first to return home1 and put my father in his grave4 7#fj7;,and ,jesus said unto him1 ,leave the dead to bury their own dead1 but go thou1 preach the kingdom of ,god4 7#fa7,then said another1 ,i will follow thee1 ,lord1 but give me leave first to bid adieu to those at my house4 7#fb7;,but ,jesus said unto him1 ,no man laying his hand on the plough1 and looking to the things left behind1 is fit for the kingdom of ,god4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,then after these things the ,lord appointed other seventy persons also1 and sent them1 two and two before his face1 into every city and place1 whither he himself designed to go4 7#b7;,he said therefore unto them1 ,the harvest indeed is plenteous1 but the labourers few3 pray ye therefore to the ,lord of the harvest1 that he would send out labourers into his harvest4 7#c7;,go forth6 behold1 ,i send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves4 7#d7;,carry neither purse1 nor scrip1 nor sandals3 and stay to salute no man on the road4 7#e7;,and into whatever house ye enter1 first say1 ,peace be to this house4 7#f7;,and if the ,son of peace be there1 your peace shall rest upon it2 but if not1 it shall return back to you again4 7#g7;,and in the same family abide1 eating and drinking such as they have3 for the labourer is worthy of his hire4 ,go not about from house to house4 7#h7;,and into whatsoever city ye enter1 and they welcome you1 eat whatever is set before you3 7#i7;and heal the sick that are therein1 and say unto them1 ,the kingdom of ,god is come nigh unto you4 7#aj7;,and into whatsoever city ye enter1 and they receive you not1 go out into the streets of it1 and say1 7#aa7;,even the dust of your city1 which sticks to us1 we shake off against you3 nevertheless this know1 that the kingdom of ,god is come near to you4 7#ab7,now ,i tell you1 that it shall be more tolerable for ,sodom in that day1 than for that city4 7#ac7,wo to thee ,chorazin6 wo to thee ,bethsaida6 for if the miracles which have been done in thee1 had been done in ,tyre and ,sidon1 long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes1 would they have repented4 7#ad7;,but it shall be more tolerable for ,tyre and ,sidon in the judgment than for you4 7#ae7;,and thou ,capernaum1 which hast been lifted up to heaven1 shalt be cast down to hell4 7#af7;,he that heareth you1 heareth me2 and he that despiseth you1 despiseth me2 and he that despiseth me1 despiseth ,him that sent me4 7#ag7,then the seventy returned with joy1 saying1 ,lord1 even the devils are subject to us through thy name4 7#ah7;,and he said unto them1 ,i beheld ,satan falling as lightning from heaven4 7#ai7;,behold1 ,i give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions1 and over all the power of the enemy2 and nothing shalt in any wise hurt you4 7#bj7,nevertheless1 in this rejoice not1 that the spirits are made subject to you2 but rejoice rather1 that your names are inscribed in the heavens4 7#ba7;,in the same hour ,jesus exulted in spirit1 and said1 ,i ascribe glory to thee1 ,father1 ,lord of heaven and earth1 that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent1 and hast revealed them to babes3 be it so1 ,o ,father6 since such is thy good pleasure4 7#bb7;,all things are given up to me by my ,father3 and no man knoweth who is the ,son1 but the ,father2 and who is the ,father1 but the ,son1 and he to whomsoever the ,son is pleased to reveal him4 7#bc7,then turning to the disciples1 he said privately1 ,blessed are the eyes which see the things which ye see3 7#bd7;for ,i tell you1 that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see1 and have not seen them2 and to hear the things which ye hear1 and have not heard them4 7#be7;,and1 behold1 a certain doctor of the law arose1 to make trial of him1 saying1 ,master1 by doing what shall ,i inherit eternal life8 7#bf7;,and he said unto him1 ,what is written in the law8 ,how readest thou8 7#bg7;,and he answering said1 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 and with all thy soul1 and with all thy might1 and with all thy understanding1 and thy neighbour as thyself4 7#bh7;,and he said unto him1 ,thou hast answered rightly3 this do1 and thou shalt live4 7#bi7,then he1 desirous to make himself appear a righteous person1 said unto ,jesus1 ,and who is my neighbour8 7#cj7,then ,jesus answering said1 ,a certain man went down from ,jerusalem to ,jericho1 and fell among robbers1 who1 when they had both stripped him1 and covered him with wounds1 got off1 leaving him half dead4 7#ca7;,and it so fell out1 that a certain priest went down that way1 and seeing him1 he kept the opposite side of the road4 7#cb7;,and a ,levite also1 in the same way1 being near the place1 came1 and seeing him1 kept the opposite side of the road4 7#cc7;,but a certain ,samaritan travelling1 came by him1 and seeing him1 was moved with compassion1 7#cd7;and coming up to him1 bound up his wounds1 after pouring on them oil and wine2 then setting him on his own beast1 he led him to an inn1 and took particular care of him4 7#ce7;,and on the morrow1 as he was departing1 he took out of his purse two denarii1 and gave them to the innkeeper1 and said to him1 ,take great care of him2 and whatever farther expence may be incurred1 when ,i return1 ,i will repay thee4 7#cf7,which then of these three do you suppose to be the neighbour of him who fell into the robbers' hands8 7#cg7;,and he said1 ,he that shewed mercy towards him4 ,then said ,jesus to him1 ,go1 and do thou exactly the same4 7#ch7;,and it came to pass1 as they were travelling1 that he entered into a certain village2 and a woman1 named ,martha1 received him into her house4 7#ci7;,and she had a sister called ,mary1 who sitting down also at the feet of ,jesus1 hearkened to his discourse4 7#dj7;,but ,martha was hurrying about to provide a large entertainment1 and coming up to him1 she said1 ,lord1 is it no concern to thee1 that my sister hath left me to make the whole provision by myself8 bid her therefore to assist me4 7#da7;,but ,jesus answering said to her1 ,martha1 ,martha1 thou art anxious and disturbing thyself about many things4 7#db7;,but of one thing there is need3 and ,mary hath made her election of that good portion1 which shall not be taken away from her4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,,and it came to pass1 as he was in a certain place praying1 when he had done1 one of his disciples said to him1 ,lord1 teach us to pray1 even as ,john also taught his disciples4 7#b7;,and he said unto them1 ,when ye pray say1 ,our ,father1 which art in heaven1 hallowed be thy name3 thy kingdom come3 thy will be done as in heaven so upon earth4 7#c7;,give us our necessary food1 day by day3 7#d7;and forgive us our sins1 for we also forgive every one who is indebted to us4 ,and bring us not into temptation2 but deliver us from the wicked one4 7#e7;,and he said unto them1 ,which of you shall have a friend1 and he shall go to him at midnight1 and say to him1 ,friend1 lend me three loaves2 7#f7;for a friend of mine is come to me off a journey1 and ,i have nothing to set before him4 7#g7;,and he from within answering1 shall say1 ,give me no farther trouble3 my door is already locked1 and my children are with me in bed2 ,i am unable to rise and give thee4 7#h7;,i tell you1 though even he would not rise and give him because he is his friend2 yet because of his importunity1 roused up1 he will give him as many as he needeth4 7#i7;,and ,i say unto you1 ,ask1 and it shall be given you2 seek1 and ye shall find2 knock1 and it shall be opened unto you4 7#aj7;,for every one who asketh1 receiveth2 and he that seeketh1 findeth2 and to him that knocketh it shall be opened4 7#aa7;,for what father of you1 if his son ask a loaf1 will he give him a stone8 or if a fish1 will he for a fish give him a serpent8 7#ab7or if he ask also an egg1 will he give him a scorpion8 7#ac7;,if ye then1 evil as ye are1 know how to give good gifts to your children2 how much more shall your ,father1 who is in heaven1 give his ,holy ,spirit to those who ask him8 7#ad7;,and he was casting out a devil1 and it was dumb4 ,and it came to pass1 when the devil was gone out1 the dumb person spake1 and the people marvelled4 7#ae7;,but some of them said1 ,he casteth out devils by ,beelzebub the prince of the devils4 7#af7;,but others1 tempting him1 sought of him a sign from heaven4 7#ag7;,but he1 knowing their thoughts1 said to them1 ,every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste2 and a house against a house1 falleth4 7#ah7;,and if ,satan also be divided against himself1 how shall his kingdom be established8 because ye say1 that ,i cast out devils by ,beelzebub4 7#ai7;,but if ,i by ,beelzebub cast out devils1 by 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 devils1 then1 verily the kingdom of ,god is come unto you4 7#ba7,when a strong man1 in complete armour1 guards his palace1 his goods are in peace4 7#bb7;,but when a stronger person than he coming1 vanquisheth him1 he takes away his suit of armour in which he confided1 and distributes the spoils4 7#bc7;,he that is not with me is against me2 and he that gathereth not with me1 scattereth abroad4 7#bd7,when the unclean spirit goeth out of a man1 he passes through places destitute of water1 seeking repose2 and not finding it1 saith1 ,i will go back to my habitation from whence ,i came out3 7#be7;and coming1 he findeth it swept and furnished4 7#bf7,then goeth he1 and taketh seven other spirits1 more wicked than himself2 and they entering in1 take up their abode there3 and the last state of that man is worse than the first4 7#bg7;,and it came to pass as he was speaking these words1 a certain woman from among the multitude lift up her voice1 and said unto him1 ,blessed is the womb that bare thee1 and the breasts which thou hast sucked4 7#bh7;,but he said1 ,yea rather1 blessed are they who hear the word of ,god and observe it4 7#bi7,then the multitudes thronging around him1 he began to say1 ,this is a wicked generation3 it seeketh a sign1 and no sign shall be given it1 but the sign of ,jonah the prophet4 7#cj7;,for as ,jonas was a sign to the ,ninevites1 so shall the ,son of man also be to this generation4 7#ca7,the queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment against the men of this generation1 and shall condemn them3 for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of ,solomon1 and1 behold1 a greater than ,solomon is here4 7#cb7,the men of ,nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation1 and shall condemn it1 for they repented on the preaching of ,jonah1 and1 behold1 a greater than ,jonah is here4 7#cc7;,but no man lighting a lamp putteth it in a concealed place1 or under a bushel1 but on a stand1 that they who are coming in1 may see the light4 7#cd7,the lamp of the body is the eye3 when therefore thine eye is clear1 thy whole body will be luminous1 but if it be vitiated1 thy whole body will be darkened4 7#ce7,let it be thy aim then1 that the light which is in thee do not become darkness4 7#cf7;,if then thy whole body be illuminated1 not having any dark part1 it will be wholly luminous1 as a lamp by its brightness diffuseth light4 7#cg7,now as he was speaking1 a certain ,pharisee invited him to dine with him2 and going in with him1 he sat down4 7#ch7;,but the ,pharisee seeing it1 marvelled1 that he had not washed before dinner4 7#ci7,then said the ,lord unto him1 ,now ye ,pharisees make the outside of the cup and of the dish clean1 but your inward parts are full of extortion and wickedness4 7#dj7,ye senseless men6 did not he who made that which is without1 make also that which is within8 7#da7;,but give what is within them for alms2 and1 lo6 all will be pure unto you4 7#db7;,but wo to you1 ,pharisees1 because ye tithe mint1 and rue1 and every herb1 and pass by judgment and the love of ,god4 ,these ought ye to have done1 and not to have omitted the other4 7#dc7,wo unto you1 ,pharisees1 for ye love the first seats in the synagogues1 and salutations in the places of public concourse4 7#dd7,wo unto you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites6 for ye are as graves concealed1 which men1 while walking over them1 see not4 7#de7,then one of the doctors of the law addressing him1 said1 ,master1 thus speaking1 thou reproachest us also4 7#df7;,and he said1 ,wo also to you1 teachers of the law6 for ye load men with burdens hardly bearable1 and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers4 7#dg7,wo unto you6 for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets1 and your fathers killed them4 7#dh7,ye do indeed bear witness to1 and with pleasure concur in your fathers' deeds2 for they truly killed them1 and ye build their sepulchres4 7#di7,therefore also the wisdom of ,god hath said1 ,i will send them prophets and apostles1 and some of them they shall kill1 and shall persecute3 7#ej7that the blood of all the prophets1 which hath been shed since the foundation of the world1 may be required of this generation3 7#ea7;from the blood of ,abel to the blood of ,zachariah1 who was slain between the altar and the temple3 verily ,i tell you1 ,it shall be required of this generation4 7#eb7,wo unto you1 teachers of the law6 for ye have taken away the key of knowledge2 ye yourselves enter not in1 and those who were entering ye have hindered4 7#ec7;,and as he was saying these things unto them1 the scribes and ,pharisees began to urge him vehemently1 and to extort answers from him respecting many things2 7#ed7laying snares for him1 and seeking to catch hold of something from his mouth1 that they might accuse him4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,meantime myriads of people collecting1 so that they trod on one another1 he began to speak to his disciples1 ,take heed principally of the leaven of the ,pharisees1 which is hypocrisy4 7#b7;,for there is nothing concealed1 that shall not be laid open2 nor hid1 which shall not be known4 7#c7,wherefore whatsoever things ye have spoken in darkness1 they shall be reported in the light2 and what ye have whispered into the ear in the closets1 shall be proclaimed on the house-tops4 7#d7;,but ,i say to you my friends1 ,be not afraid of those who may kill the body1 but after that1 have nothing farther which they can do4 7#e7;,but ,i will point out to you1 whom ye should fear3 ,fear him1 who1 after he hath killed1 hath power to cast into hell2 yea1 ,i say unto you1 ,fear him6 7#f7;,are not five sparrows sold for two farthings1 yet not one of them is forgotten before ,god8 7#g7;,but even the hairs of your head are all numbered3 fear not then1 ye are of more value than many sparrows4 7#h7;,but ,i tell you1 ,every one who shall confess me before men1 him will the ,son of man also confess before the angels of ,god3 7#i7;but he that disowns me before men1 shall be disowned before the angels of ,god4 7#aj7;,and every one who shall utter a word against the ,son of man1 it shall be forgiven him2 but for him who hath blasphemed against the ,holy ,ghost1 there shall be no forgiveness4 7#aa7;,and when they shall bring you before the synagogues1 and magistrates1 and the ruling powers1 be under no anxiety how or what defence ye shall make1 or what ye shall say3 7#ab7;for the ,holy ,ghost will teach you at that very hour what ye ought to say4 7#ac7,then spake one of the multitude to him1 ,master1 order my brother to divide the inheritance with me4 7#ad7;,but he said to him1 ,man1 who made me a judge and a divider among you8 7#ae7,then said he to them1 ,beware1 and be on your guard against covetousness2 for a man's life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions4 7#af7;,and he spake a parable unto them1 saying1 ,the estate of a certain rich man bore plentifully3 7#ag7;and he thought within himself1 saying1 ,what shall ,i do8 for ,i have not room where ,i may house my crops4 7#ah7;,and he said1 ,i will do this2 ,i will take down my barns1 and build them larger1 and collect there all my crops1 and my good things6 7#ai7;,and ,i will say to my soul1 ,soul1 thou hast a multitude of good things in store for many years1 be at ease1 eat1 drink1 and be merry6 7#bj7;,but ,god said to him1 ,thou fool6 this night shall they demand thy life from thee2 and the things which thou hast prepared1 whose shall they be8 7#ba7;,just such is every one who heapeth up treasure for self1 and is not rich towards ,god4 7#bb7,then said he to his disciples1 ,for this reason ,i tell you1 ,be under no anxiety about your life1 what ye shall eat1 nor for your body1 how ye shall be clothed4 7#bc7,the life is more than food1 and the body than raiment4 7#bd7;,consider the ravens1 for they neither sow nor reap2 they have neither storehouse nor barn2 yet ,god feedeth them3 how much are ye more excellent than the birds8 7#be7,which of you1 with all his anxiety1 can add one moment to his life8 7#bf7;,if therefore ye are unable to do the least thing1 why are ye anxious about the others8 7#bg7,observe the lillies how they grow up1 they toil not1 nor spin2 but ,i tell you1 that ,solomon in all his glory1 was not arrayed like one of these4 7#bh7;,if ,god then so clothe the grass in the field1 which to-day is1 and to-morrow is thrown into the furnace2 how much more you1 ,o ye of little faith8 7#bi7,so then be not ye inquisitive what ye shall eat1 or what ye shall drink1 nor be agitated with restless anxiety4 7#cj7;,for after all these things are the nations of the world seeking2 and your ,father knoweth that ye have need of these things4 7#ca7;,but seek ye the kingdom of ,god1 and all these things shall be given you over4 7#cb7;,fear not1 little flock6 for your ,father takes delight in giving you the kingdom4 7#cc7,sell all your possessions1 and give in charity2 make yourselves purses that wax not old1 a treasure never failing in the heavens1 where no thief approaches1 nor doth the moth destroy4 7#cd7;,for where your treasure is1 there will your heart be also4 7#ce7,let your loins be firmly girded round1 and your lamps burning3 7#cf7;and ye like men1 expecting their master1 when he shall return from the marriage2 that when he comes and knocks1 they may instantly open the door for him4 7#cg7;,blessed are those servants1 whom the ,master1 when he cometh1 shall find watchful3 verily ,i say unto you1 that he will gird up himself1 and make them sit down at table1 and come and wait upon them4 7#ch7;,and if he come in the second watch1 or in the third watch1 and find them so watchful1 blessed are those servants4 7#ci7,now this be assured of1 that if the master of the family had known at what hour the thief would come1 he would have watched1 and would not have suffered his house to be broken through4 7#dj7,therefore be ye also ready1 for at an hour that ye think not of1 the ,son of man cometh4 7#da7,then said ,peter unto him1 ,lord1 speakest thou this parable to us1 or also for all8 7#db7;,and the ,lord said1 ,who indeed is a faithful steward1 and prudent1 whom the lord will place over his household1 to give them their proportion of provision at the proper season8 7#dc7;,blessed is that servant1 whom his lord1 when he cometh1 shall find so employed4 7#dd7,verily ,i say unto you1 that he will place him over all his property4 7#de7;,but if that servant say in his heart1 ,my master will be a long while ere he comes2 and shall begin to beat the men and maid-servants1 and to eat and to drink1 and to get drunk2 7#df7the master of that servant will come in a day when he doth not expect him1 and at an hour which he knoweth not1 and shall cut him asunder1 and give him his portion with the unfaithful4 7#dg7;,and that servant1 who knew his master's will1 and made no preparation for him1 nor did according to his pleasure1 shall be beaten with many stripes4 7#dh7;,but he that knew it not1 yet did things worthy of stripes1 shall be beaten with few4 ,for of every one to whom much is given1 much shall be required from him3 and to whom men commit much1 they will of him demand abundantly more4 7#di7;,i am come to cast fire on the earth1 and what is my wish8 that it may be now kindled4 7#ej7;,but ,i have a baptism to be baptised with2 and how am ,i distressed in spirit till it is finished6 7#ea7,think ye that ,i came to bring peace upon earth8 ,no1 ,i tell you2 but rather division3 7#eb7;for henceforth five shall be in one house1 divided1 three against two1 and two against three4 7#ec7,the father shall take part against the son1 and the son against the father2 the mother against the daughter1 and the daughter against the mother2 the step-mother against her daughter-in-law1 and the son's wife against her mother-in-law4 7#ed7,then said he to the multitudes1 ,when ye see a cloud rising from the west1 ye say immediately1 ,there cometh a shower2 and it is so4 7#ee7;,and when the south wind gently blows1 ye say1 ,it will be sultry hot2 and so it is4 7#ef7,ye hypocrites6 ye know how to discern by experience from the appearance of the earth and of the sky2 but how is it that ye do not discern this particular time8 7#eg7;,and why even of yourselves do ye not decide what is just8 7#eh7;,for as thou art going with thy prosecutor to the magistrate1 on the way endeavour to make up the matter with him2 lest he drag thee before the judge1 and the judge deliver thee to the officer1 and the officer cast thee into prison4 7#ei7;,i tell thee1 thou mayest in no wise come out from thence1 until thou hast paid the very last mite4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,now there were some present at that time who informed him of the ,galileans1 whose blood ,pilate had mingled with their sacrifices4 7#b7;,and ,jesus in reply said to them1 ,think ye that these ,galileans were sinners above all the ,galileans1 because they suffered such things8 7#c7;,i tell you1 ,no3 for except ye repent1 ye shall all likewise perish4 7#d7,or those eighteen1 on whom the tower in ,siloam fell1 and killed them1 think ye that they were debtors to divine justice above all the men who dwell at ,jerusalem8 7#e7;,i tell you1 ,no3 but except ye repent1 ye shall all likewise perish4 7#f7,then he spake this parable3 ,a certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard2 and he came1 expecting fruit on it1 and found none4 7#g7,then said he to the vine-dresser1 ,lo6 for three years have ,i come1 expecting fruit on this fig-tree1 and find none3 cut it down2 why doth it render the ground thus useless8 7#h7;,he answering said to him1 ,sir1 let it e'en remain this year1 until that ,i dig around it1 and spread some manure3 7#i7perhaps it may then produce fruit3 but if it does not1 afterwards thou shalt cut it down4 7#aj7;,and he was teaching in one of the synagogues1 on the sabbath4 7#aa7;,and1 behold1 there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years1 and was bowed together1 and unable to raise herself at all up4 7#ab7;,but when ,jesus saw her1 he called out aloud1 and said to her1 ,woman1 thou art delivered from thine infirmity4 7#ac7;,and he laid his hands upon her3 and instantly she became erect1 and glorified ,god4 7#ad7,then the ruler of the synagogue1 indignant1 that on the sabbath ,jesus had performed the cure1 addressing himself to the multitude1 said1 ,there are six days in which work is to be done3 on these therefore come and be cured1 and not on the sabbath-day4 7#ae7,then the ,lord answered him1 and said1 ,thou hypocrite1 doth not every one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger1 and lead him to water8 7#af7;,and ought not this woman1 being a daughter of ,abraham1 whom ,satan hath bound1 lo1 these eighteen years1 to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day8 7#ag7;,and when he had made this speech1 all his opposers were covered with shame3 and all the multitude rejoiced in all the glorious things which were done by him4 7#ah7,then said he1 ,to what is the kingdom of ,god like8 and whereunto shall ,i compare it8 7#ai7;,it is like a grain of mustard1 which a man took and put into his garden2 and it grew1 and became a great tree2 and the fowls of the air lodged on its branches4 7#bj7;,and again he said1 ,to what shall ,i liken the kingdom of ,god8 7#ba7;,it is like leaven1 which a woman taking1 covered up in three measures of meal1 till the whole was leavened4 7#bb7;,and he passed through the cities and villages1 teaching1 and making his way towards ,jerusalem4 7#bc7;,and a person said to him1 ,lord1 are the saved few8 ,and he said unto them1 7#bd7;,exert all your powers to enter through the strait gate3 for many1 ,i tell you1 will seek to enter1 but will not be able4 7#be7,when the master of the family shall have arisen1 and shut the door1 and ye shall begin to stand without1 and to knock at the door1 saying1 ,master1 master1 open it for us6 and he answering will tell you1 ,i know you not whence ye are3 7#bf7then shall ye begin to say1 ,we have eaten and drunk in thy presence1 and thou hast taught in our streets4 7#bg7;,and he will say1 ,i tell you1 ,i know you not whence ye are2 depart from me1 all ye workers of iniquity4 7#bh7,there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth1 when ye shall see ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 and all the prophets1 in the kingdom1 and yourselves cast out4 7#bi7;,and they shall come from the east1 and west1 and from north1 and south1 and shall sit down in the kingdom of ,god4 7#cj7;,and1 behold1 there are last who shall be first1 and there are first who shall be last4 7#ca7,the same day came certain ,pharisees1 saying to him1 ,depart1 and begone from hence3 for ,herod will kill thee4 7#cb7;,and he said to them1 ,go tell that fox1 ,behold1 ,i cast out devils1 and perform cures today and to-morrow1 and on the third day ,i shall be perfected4 7#cc7;,but ,i must go on to-day and to-morrow1 and the day following3 for it is impossible that a prophet perish out of ,jerusalem4 7#cd7,o ,jerusalem6 ,jerusalem6 thou that killest the prophets1 and stonest those who are sent unto thee2 how often would ,i have collected thy children unto me1 just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings1 and ye would not6 7#ce7;,behold1 your house is left unto you desolate3 verily ,i say unto you1 ,that ye shall see me no more1 till the day come when ye shall say1 ,blessed is he who cometh in the name of the ,lord4 ,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,,and it came to pass1 as he went into the house of one of the principal ,pharisees1 to eat bread on the sabbath1 that they were watchfully observant of him4 7#b7;,and1 behold1 there was a certain man who had a dropsy1 before him4 7#c7;,and ,jesus addressing himself to the teachers of the law and the ,pharisees1 spake1 saying1 ,is it lawful to perform cures on the sabbath8 7#d7;,and they said nothing4 ,and he took him1 and healed him1 and sent him away2 7#e7;and addressing them1 said1 ,whose ass or ox is fallen into a pit1 and doth he not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day8 7#f7;,and they were unable to answer him in opposition to these things4 7#g7,then he spake to those who were invited1 a parable1 when he observed how they chose the principal seats2 saying unto them1 7#h7,when thou art invited of any person to a marriage entertainment1 recline not on the principal couch2 lest a more honourable personage than thyself be invited by him2 7#i7;and he that invited thee and him1 coming say to thee1 ,yield this person the place2 and so thou shalt begin with shame to go down to the lowest place4 7#aj7;,but when thou art invited1 go and sit down in the lowest place2 that when he who invited thee comes1 he may say to thee1 ,friend1 go up higher2 then shalt thou have respect in the presence of those who are seated with thee4 7#aa7;,for every one who exalteth himself shall be abased2 and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted4 7#ab7,then said he also to the person who had invited him1 ,when thou makest a dinner or a supper1 invite not thy friends1 nor thy brethren1 nor thy relations1 nor thy rich neighbours2 lest they also invite thee again1 and a recompence be made to thee4 7#ac7;,but when thou makest an entertainment1 invite the poor1 the maimed1 the halt1 the blind3 7#ad7;and thou shalt be blessed2 because they cannot recompense thee3 for a recompence shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just4 7#ae7,then one of those who sat at table hearing these things1 said to him1 ,blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of ,god4 7#af7;,and he said unto him1 ,a certain man made a great supper1 and invited many3 7#ag7;and sent his servants at supper-time to say to the invited1 ,come2 for all things are now ready4 7#ah7;,and they all began with one voice to frame excuses4 ,the first said to him1 ,i have bought a field1 and ,i must of necessity go and survey it3 ,i pray thee hold me excused4 7#ai7;,and another said1 ,i have bought five yoke of oxen1 and am going to make a trial of them3 ,i pray thee accept my excuse4 7#bj7;,and another said1 ,i have married a wife1 and therefore ,i cannot come4 7#ba7;,and that servant returning1 informed his master of these things4 ,then the master of the family1 being highly incensed1 said to his servant1 ,go out instantly into the streets and alleys of the city1 and bring in hither the poor1 and the maimed1 and the halt1 and the blind4 7#bb7;,and the servant said1 ,sir1 it is done as thou orderedst1 and yet there is room4 7#bc7;,and the master said to the servant1 ,go out into the highways and hedges1 and urge them to come in1 that my house may be filled4 7#bd7;,for ,i say unto you1 ,that not one man of those who were invited shall taste of my supper4 7#be7;,and great multitudes followed him about3 and he turned1 and spoke to them1 7#bf7;,if any man cometh after me1 and hateth not father1 and mother1 and wife and children1 and brothers1 and sisters1 yea1 and his own life also1 he cannot be my disciple4 7#bg7;,and whosoever doth not bear his cross1 and come after me1 he cannot be my disciple4 7#bh7;,for what man of you designing to erect a tower1 doth not first sitting down calculate the expence1 if he have sufficient to complete the work8 7#bi7lest haply1 after having laid the foundation1 and being unable to finish it1 all who look upon it begin to ridicule him1 7#cj7saying1 ,this man began to build1 and was not able to finish4 7#ca7,or what king1 going forth to encounter another king in battle1 doth not sit down first1 and consult if he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who is coming against him with twenty thousand8 7#cb7;and if he be not1 whilst he is still at a distance1 he sendeth an embassy1 and desires terms of peace4 7#cc7,so then1 every one of you who will not part with all his possessions1 cannot be my disciple4 7#cd7,salt is good3 but if the salt become insipid1 by what shall it be seasoned8 7#ce7;,it is neither fit for the land1 nor for manure2 but they cast it out4 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 ,,chap4 ,,xv4 ,,then drew nigh unto him all the tax-farmers and the sinners to hear him4 7#b7;,and the ,pharisees and scribes murmured1 saying1 ,this man entertains sinners1 and eateth with them4 7#c7,then spake he unto them this parable1 saying1 7#d7,what man is there of you1 possessing an hundred sheep1 though he lose but one of them1 will he not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness1 and go after that which is lost1 until he find it8 7#e7;and when he hath found it1 he layeth it on his shoulders1 rejoicing4 7#f7;,and coming home1 he calleth together his friends and neighbours1 saying unto them1 ,congratulate me2 for ,i have found that sheep of mine which was lost4 7#g7;,i tell you1 that just so will there be joy in heaven over one repentant sinner1 more than over ninety-nine righteous persons1 who hold not their need of repentance4 7#h7,or what woman having ten pieces of silver coin1 if she lose one of them1 doth she not light a lamp1 and sweep the house1 and make diligent search until she find it8 7#i7;,and having found it1 she calleth her female friends and neighbours together1 saying1 ,congratulate me2 for ,i have found the silver piece ,i had lost4 7#aj7;,even so1 ,i tell you1 there is joy among the angels of ,god1 over one repentant sinner4 7#aa7,then he said1 ,a certain man had two sons3 7#ab7;and the younger of them said to his father1 ,father1 give me the portion of substance which falls to my share4 ,and he divided with them his fortune4 7#ac7;,and not many days after1 the younger son1 collecting his all1 travelled into a far distant country1 and there dissipated his substance in a life of debauchery4 7#ad7;,but when he had spent all1 there came a terrible famine in that region2 and he began to know want4 7#ae7;,and he went and connected himself with one of the citizens of that country2 and he sent him into his fields to feed swine4 7#af7;,and he eagerly longed to fill his belly with the charob berries which the swine did eat3 and no person gave him a morsel4 7#ag7,then coming to himself1 he said1 ,how many hirelings of my father abound with loaves of bread1 and ,i am pining away with famine6 7#ah7;,i will arise and go to my father1 and will say unto him1 ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven1 and before thee1 7#ai7;and ,i am no more worthy to be called thy son3 make me as one of thy hirelings4 7#bj7;,and he arose and came to his father4 ,but when he was yet at a considerable distance1 his father discovered him1 and was moved with compassion1 and running1 fell on his neck1 and kissed him again and again4 7#ba7,then said the son unto him1 ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven1 and before thee1 and am no more worthy to be called thy son4 7#bb7;,but the father said to his servants1 ,bring out the best robe1 and clothe him2 and put a ring on his hand1 and sandals on his feet3 7#bc7;and bring hither the stall-fed steer1 and kill it2 and let us eat1 and be joyous4 7#bd7;,for this my son was dead1 and is alive again2 and was lost1 and is found4 ,and they began to be joyous4 7#be7,now his elder brother had been in the field3 and when coming home he drew near the house1 he heard a concert of music1 and the chorus4 7#bf7;,and calling one of the servants1 he inquired what these things meant4 7#bg7;,and he said1 ,thy brother is come2 and thy father hath killed for him the stall-fed steer1 because he hath received him in health4 7#bh7,then he was in great wrath1 and would not enter the doors3 therefore his father came out1 and entreated him4 7#bi7;,but he answering said to his father1 ,lo1 these many years ,i am serving thee1 and never have transgressed thy command3 yet to me thou hast never once given a kid1 that ,i might make merry with my friends3 7#cj7;but no sooner is this son of thine come1 who hath devoured thy substance with whores1 than thou hast killed for him the stall-fed steer4 7#ca7;,and he said unto him1 ,son1 thou art ever with me1 and all my possessions are thine4 7#cb7;,but it was right that we should rejoice1 and be glad3 for this thy brother was dead1 and is alive again2 and was lost1 and is found4 ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,,then said he also to his disciples1 ,there was a certain rich man1 who had a steward2 and he received an information against him1 as having dissipated his treasures4 7#b7;,and calling him1 he said to him1 ,what is this report ,i hear of thee8 give up the account of thy stewardship2 for thou mayest be no longer in that office4 7#c7,then the steward said within himself1 ,what shall ,i do8 because my master is taking away the stewardship from me3 to dig1 ,i have not the strength2 to beg1 ,i am ashamed4 7#d7;,i know what ,i will do1 that1 when ,i am removed from the stewardship1 they may entertain me at their houses4 7#e7,so calling upon every one of his master's debtors1 he said to the first1 ,how much owest thou to my master8 7#f7;,and he said1 ,a hundred baths of oil4 ,and he said1 ,take thy account1 and sit down directly1 and write fifty4 7#g7,then said he to another1 ,and how much owest thou8 ,and he said1 ,an hundred core of wheat4 ,and he saith to him1 ,take thy account1 and write fourscore4 7#h7;,and the master praised the unjust steward1 because he had acted providently3 for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men1 than the children of light4 7#i7;,and ,i say unto you1 ,make yourselves friends with the unrighteous mammon that when ye fail1 they may receive you into the eternal mansions4 7#aj7;,he that is faithful in the least thing1 is faithful also in much3 and he who is unjust in the least1 is unjust also in much4 7#aa7;,if therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon1 who will entrust you with the true8 7#ab7;and if ye have not been faithful in that which belongs to another1 who will give up to you that which is your own8 7#ac7,no domestic can serve two masters3 for either he will hate the one1 and love the other2 or he will cleave to the one1 and neglect the other4 ,ye cannot serve ,god and mammon4 7#ad7,then the ,pharisees also1 who were dear lovers of money1 heard all these things1 and they sneered at him4 7#ae7;,and he said unto them1 ,ye are they who affect to be righteous persons before men2 but ,god knoweth your hearts3 for that which is highly esteemed among men1 is an abomination in the sight of ,god4 7#af7,the law and the prophets were until ,john3 since that the kingdom of ,god is preached1 and every man presseth into it4 7#ag7;,but it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away1 than for one tittle of the law to fail4 7#ah7;,every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another1 committeth adultery3 and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband1 committeth adultery4 7#ai7,now there was a certain rich man1 and he was clothed in purple and fine linen1 making splendid entertainments every day3 7#bj7;and there was a certain pauper1 named ,lazarus1 who was laid at his gate covered with ulcers1 7#ba7;and importunately desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table3 yea even the dogs came and licked his ulcers4 7#bb7,now it came to pass that the poor man died1 and was carried up by angels into the bosom of ,abraham4 ,then the rich man also died1 and was buried3 7#bc7;and in hell1 lifting up his eyes1 being in torments1 he seeth ,abraham at a vast distance1 and ,lazarus in his bosom4 7#bd7;,and crying out1 he said1 ,father ,abraham1 have compassion on me1 and send ,lazarus1 that he may dip the tip of his finger in water1 and cool my tongue2 for ,i am tormented with this flame4 7#be7;,but ,abraham said1 ,son1 remember that thou hast received thy good things during thy life1 and ,lazarus1 in like manner1 what was afflictive3 but now he is comforted1 and thou art tormented4 7#bf7;,and besides all these considerations1 between us and you there is a vast chasm fixed3 so that they who might be willing to pass from hence to you1 cannot2 neither can they pass through to us1 from thence4 7#bg7;,and he said1 ,i entreat thee then1 father1 that thou wouldest send him to my paternal mansion3 7#bh7;for ,i have five brothers3 that he may testify to them1 that they also come not into this place of torment4 7#bi7;,abraham saith to him1 ,they have ,moses and the prophets2 let them hearken to them4 7#cj7;,but he said1 ,ah no1 father ,abraham6 but if one came to them from the dead1 they will repent4 7#ca7,then he said to him1 ,if they hearken not to ,moses and the prophets1 neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead4 ,,chap4 ,,xvii4 ,,then he said to his disciples1 ,it is impossible that offences should not come2 but wo to him through whom they come6 7#b7;,it would be advantageous for him1 if a milstone were hanged about his neck1 and he were cast into the sea1 rather than offend one of these little ones4 7#c7,take heed to yourselves3 if thy brother sin against thee1 reprove him2 and if he repent1 forgive him4 7#d7;,and if seven times in the day he sin against thee1 and seven times in the day return to thee1 saying1 ,i repent2 thou shalt forgive him4 7#e7;,and the disciples said unto the ,lord1 increase our faith4 7#f7;,and the ,lord said1 ,if ye had faith as a grain of mustard1 ye might say to that sycamore-tree1 ,be rooted up1 and be planted in the sea2 and it would obey you4 7#g7;,but which of you1 having a servant plowing or keeping sheep1 when he cometh from the field1 will say immediately1 ,come1 sit down at table8 7#h7;,and will he not rather say1 ,prepare for me to sup1 and gird thyself1 and wait upon me1 till ,i eat and drink2 and after that1 thou shalt eat and drink thyself8 7#i7;,doth he hold it as a favour from that servant1 that he did the things which were ordered him8 ,i think not4 7#aj7,so also ye1 when ye have done all things commanded you1 say1 ,we are unprofitable servants3 for we have but done what was our duty to do4 7#aa7;,and it came to pass1 as he was going towards ,jerusalem1 he passed also through the midst of ,samaria and ,galilee4 7#ab7;,and as he was entering a certain village1 ten leprous men met him1 who stood at a distance3 7#ac7;and they lift up their voice1 saying1 ,jesus1 ,master1 have mercy on us6 7#ad7;,and looking towards them1 he said1 ,go1 shew yourselves to the priests4 ,and it came to pass1 that as they were on the road1 they were made clean4 7#ae7,then one of them1 seeing that he was cured1 returned1 and with a loud voice gave glory to ,god1 7#af7;and fell prostrate at his feet giving him thanks3 and he was a ,samaritan4 7#ag7,then ,jesus spake and said1 were there not ten cleansed8 but where are the nine8 7#ah7,there are none found returning to give glory to ,god1 but this alien4 7#ai7;,and he said to him1 ,arise1 go thy way3 thy faith hath saved thee4 7#bj7;,and being asked by one of the ,pharisees1 ,when cometh the kingdom of ,god8 he answered them and said1 ,the kingdom of ,god cometh not with observation3 7#ba7neither shall they say1 ,lo here6 or1 lo there6 for1 behold1 the kingdom of ,god is within you4 7#bb7,then said he to the disciples1 ,the days will come when ye shall eagerly desire to see one of the days of the ,son of man1 and shall not see it4 7#bc7;,and they will say to you1 ,lo here6 and lo there6 go not after them1 nor follow them4 7#bd7;,for as the lightning flashing from one quarter under heaven1 shineth to another quarter under heaven2 so shall the ,son of man also be at his day4 7#be7;,but he must first suffer many things1 and be rejected by this generation4 7#bf7;,and as it was in the days of ,noah1 so shall it also be in the days of the coming of the ,son of man4 7#bg7,they did eat1 they drank1 they married1 they were given in marriage1 until the day that ,noah entered into the ark1 and the deluge came1 and destroyed them all4 7#bh7;,even so1 likewise1 it was in the days of ,lot2 they did eat1 they drank1 they bought1 they sold1 they planted1 they builded2 7#bi7;but the day ,lot went out of ,sodom1 it rained fire and brimstone from heaven1 and destroyed them all4 7#cj7;,just so will it be in the day when the ,son of man shall be revealed4 7#ca7;,in that day1 let not the man who is upon the roof1 and his goods in the house1 go down to carry them away3 and he that is in the field1 in like manner1 let him not return for any things behind him4 7#cb7,remember ,lot's wife4 7#cc7,whosoever seeketh to preserve his life shall lose it2 and whosoever would lose it1 shall preserve it4 7#cd7;,i tell you1 in that night two shall be in the same bed2 the one shall be seized1 and the other dismissed4 ,two women shall be grinding together3 the one shall be seized1 and the other dismissed4 7#ce7,two shall be in the field2 the one shall be seized1 and the other dismissed4 7#cf7,,text ,,omitted 7#cg7;,and they answering1 said to him1 ,where1 ,lord8 ,and he said1 ,wherever the carcase is1 there will the eagles be gathered together4 ,,chap4 ,,xviii4 ,,then he spake also to them a parable1 to shew that we ought to pray always1 and not faint2 7#b7saying1 ,there was a certain judge in a particular city1 having no fear of ,god1 nor respect for man3 7#c7;and there was a certain widow in that city2 and she came to him1 saying1 ,do me justice against my adversary4 7#d7;,and he would not for a long while3 but after this he said1 ,though ,i fear not ,god1 nor respect man2 7#e7yet because this woman is so troublesome to me1 ,i will do her justice1 lest by her perpetual coming she stun me with her importunity1 7#f7,then said the ,lord1 ,hear what the unjust judge saith4 7#g7;,and shall not ,god execute vengeance for his own elect1 who cry out to him day and night1 though he bear long with them8 7#h7,yes1 ,i tell you1 that he will avenge them quickly4 ,nevertheless when the ,son of man cometh1 ah6 shall he find faith on the earth8 7#i7,then he spake also this parable to certain persons1 who had confidence in themselves1 that they were righteous1 and despised others3 7#aj7,two men went up to the temple to pray2 the one a ,pharisee1 the other a tax-farmer4 7#aa7,the ,pharisee1 standing by himself1 made this prayer3 ,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i am not as the rest of mankind1 extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 or as this tax-gatherer4 7#ab7;,i keep a fast twice a week1 ,i pay the tenth of all things ,i possess4 7#ac7;,and the tax-gatherer standing at a distance1 would not even so much as lift his eyes heaven-ward1 but smote on his breast1 saying1 ,may ,god accept the atonement for me a sinner6 7#ad7;,i say to you1 ,went this man down to his house justified1 or the other8 for every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled2 and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted4 7#ae7,then they brought him infants also1 that he should touch them3 but the disciples1 when they saw it1 rebuked them4 7#af7;,but ,jesus calling them to him1 said1 ,permit little children to come to me1 and hinder them not for of such is the kingdom of ,god4 7#ag7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of ,god as a little child1 he shall not enter therein4 7#ah7;,and a certain ruler asked him1 saying1 ,good ,master1 by doing what shall ,i inherit eternal life8 7#ai7;,jesus said unto him1 ,why callest thou me good8 there is none good1 but one1 even ,god4 7#bj7,thou knowest the commandments1 ,thou shalt not commit adultery1 ,thou shalt do no murder1 ,thou shalt not steal1 ,thou shalt not bear false witness1 ,honour thy father and thy mother4 7#ba7,then he said1 ,all these things have ,i observed from my youth4 7#bb7,then ,jesus hearing this1 said to him1 ,yet one thing thou lackest3 sell all whatsoever thou hast1 and distribute to the poor1 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven3 and come1 follow me4 7#bc7;,but he1 on hearing these things1 was exceeding sorrowful3 for he was very rich4 7#bd7,then ,jesus1 observing that he was very sorrowful1 said1 ,how difficultly shall they who have riches1 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 those who heard it said1 ,who then can be saved8 7#bg7;,and he said1 ,the things impossible with men1 are possible with ,god4 7#bh7,then said ,peter1 ,lo1 we have left all1 and followed thee4 7#bi7;,and he said unto them1 ,verily ,i say unto you1 that there is no man who hath left family1 or parents1 or brothers1 or wife1 or children1 for the sake of the kingdom of ,god1 7#cj7who shall not receive back manifold more in this present time1 and in the world to come life everlasting4 7#ca7,then taking aside the twelve1 he said to them1 ,lo1 we are going up to ,jerusalem1 and all things written by the prophets concerning the ,son of man will be fulfilled4 7#cb7;,for he shall be delivered up to the ,gentiles1 and they shall insult him1 and treat him with indignity1 and spit upon him3 7#cc7;and after scourging1 shall slay him3 and the third day he shall rise again4 7#cd7;,and they understood none of these things3 and the saying was concealed from them1 and they knew not the things which were spoken4 7#ce7;,and it came to pass1 as he drew nigh to ,jerusalem1 a certain blind man sat by the road-side begging3 7#cf7;and hearing the multitude passing by1 he inquired what was the cause4 7#cg7;,and they told him1 that ,jesus the ,nazarean is going by4 7#ch7;,and he cried1 saying1 ,jesus1 thou son of ,david1 have mercy on me6 7#ci7;,and they who were going before rebuked him1 that he should hold his peace3 but he cried so much the more1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me6 7#dj7,then ,jesus stood still1 and commanded him to be brought to him3 and when he was come near1 he asked him1 7#da7saying1 ,what wist thou that ,i should do for thee8 ,then he said1 ,lord1 that ,i may receive my sight4 7#db7;,and ,jesus said unto him1 ,receive thy sight3 thy faith hath saved thee4 7#dc7;,and instantly he received sight1 and followed him1 glorifying ,god3 and all the people1 when they saw it1 gave praise to ,god4 ,,chap4 ,,xix4 ,,and entering into ,jericho1 he passed through4 7#b7;,and there was a person whose name was ,zaccheus1 and he was a principal farmer of the taxes1 and the man was rich4 7#c7;,and he was desirous to have a sight of ,jesus1 what sort of person he was2 and he could not1 because of the crowd1 for he was short of stature4 7#d7,so running before1 he climbed up a sycamore-tree1 in order to get a sight of him3 for he was about to pass that way4 7#e7;,and when he was come to the spot1 ,jesus looking up1 saw him1 and said to him1 ,zaccheus1 come down speedily2 for to-day ,i must abide at thy house4 7#f7;,and he hastened to come down1 and entertained him gladly4 7#g7;,and when they all saw it1 they murmured1 saying1 ,that he is gone to lodge with a man1 a notorious sinner4 7#h7,then ,zaccheus standing up1 said unto the ,lord1 ,behold1 the half of my goods1 ,lord1 ,i give unto the poor2 and if ,i have got any thing from any man1 by laying false informations1 ,i am ready to restore fourfold4 7#i7,then said ,jesus unto him1 ,to-day is salvation come to this house1 because that he also is a son of ,abraham4 7#aj7;,for the ,son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost4 7#aa7;,and as they were hearkening to these things1 he proceeded on1 and spake a parable1 because he was nigh to ,jerusalem1 and they supposed that immediately the kingdom of ,god would openly appear4 7#ab7;,he said therefore1 ,a certain man of noble family went into a distant region1 to receive for himself a kingdom1 and to return4 7#ac7;,and calling his ten servants1 he gave them ten manehs#ae1 and said unto them1 ,employ yourselves in traffic1 till ,i come back4 7#ad7;,but his citizens hated him1 and sent an embassy after him1 saying1 ,we will not have this man to rule over us4 7#ae7;,and it came to pass1 at his return1 after receiving the kingdom1 that he ordered the servants to be called1 to whom he had given the money1 that he might know what every one had gained by his traffic4 7#af7,then came the first1 and said1 ,sir1 thy maneh has gained ten manehs4 7#ag7;,and he said unto him1 ,well done1 good servant3 because thou hast been faithful in the least matter1 hold thou dominion over ten cities4 7#ah7;,and the second came1 saying1 ,lord1 thy maneh hath gained five manehs4 7#ai7,then said he also to this man1 ,be thou also over five cities4 7#bj7;,and another came1 saying1 ,master1 there is thy maneh1 which ,i have kept wrapt up in a napkin3 7#ba7;for ,i was afraid of thee1 because thou art an austere man3 thou takest up where thou hadst laid nothing down1 and reapest where thou didst not sow4 7#bb7;,and he said to him1 ,out of thine own mouth will ,i judge thee1 thou wicked servant4 ,thou knewest that ,i am an austere man1 taking up what ,i laid not down1 and reaping what ,i did not sow2 7#bc7why then gavest thou not my money to the bank1 so when ,i came ,i might have required it with interest8 7#bd7;,and he said to those who stood by1 ,take from him the maneh1 and give it to him who hath the ten manehs4 7#be77;,and they say unto him1 ,sir1 he hath ten manehs47 7#bf7;,for ,i say unto you1 ,that to every one who hath1 shall more be given2 but from him that hath not1 even that which he hath shall be taken away from him4 7#bg7;,but as for these enemies of mine1 who would not that ,i should reign over them1 bring them hither1 and slay them before me4 7#bh7;,and having thus spoken1 he proceeded forward1 going up to ,jerusalem4 7#bi7;,and it came to pass1 as he drew near to ,bethphage and ,bethany1 to the mount called the mount of ,olives1 he sent two of his disciples1 7#cj7saying1 ,go into the opposite village2 in which1 as ye are at the entrance1 ye will find a foal tied1 on which no man hath ever yet sat3 loose1 and bring him4 7#ca7;,and if any man ask you1 ,why ye loose it8 thus shall ye say to him1 ,that the ,lord hath need of him4 7#cb7,then they who were sent1 going1 found it just as he had described to them4 7#cc7;,and as they were untying the foal1 the owners of it said to them1 ,why loose ye the foal8 7#cd7;,and they said1 ,the ,lord hath need of him4 7#ce7;,and they brought him to ,jesus3 and throwing their cloaks on the foal1 they set ,jesus thereon4 7#cf7;,and as he went1 they spread under him their garments on the road4 7#cg7;,and when he was now approaching1 at the descent of the mount of ,olives1 the whole multitude of the disciples rejoicing began to praise ,god with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen2 7#ch7saying1 ,blessed is the ,king1 who cometh in the name of the ,lord3 peace in heaven1 and glory in the highest4 7#ci7;,and some of the ,pharisees from the crowd said unto him1 ,master1 reprove thy disciples4 7#dj7;,and he replying said to them4 ,i tell you that1 should these be silent1 the very stones would cry out4 7#da7;,and as he drew near1 beholding the city1 he wept over it1 7#db7saying1 ,oh that thou hadst known1 even in this thy day1 the things that are for thy peace6 but now they are hid from thine eyes4 7#dc7;,for the days will come upon thee1 when thy enemies shall cast up a trench around thee1 and encircle thee about1 and straiten thee on every side1 7#dd7;and will dash thee on the ground1 and thy children within thee2 and will not leave in thee one stone upon another3 because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation4 7#de7;,and entering into the temple1 he began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple2 7#df7saying unto them1 ,it is written1 ,my house is the house of prayer#af3 but ye have made it a den of robbers4 7#dg7;,and he continued daily teaching in the temple4 ,then the chief priests and the scribes sought to destroy him1 with the heads of the people1 7#dh7;but did not discover how they could do any thing3 for all the people attentively hung on his lips4 ,,chap4 ,,xx4 ,,and it came to pass1 on one of those days1 as he was teaching the people in the temple1 and preaching the gospel1 the chief priests and scribes with the elders came upon him1 7#b7;and spake to him1 saying1 ,tell us by what authority thou doest these things or who is he that giveth thee this authority8 7#c7,then he answering said to them1 ,i also will ask you one question2 and resolve me3 7#d7,the baptism of ,john1 was it from heaven1 or of men8 7#e7;,and they reasoned among themselves1 saying1 ,if we reply1 ,from heaven2 he will say1 ,wherefore then did ye not believe him8 7#f7;,but if we say1 ,of men2 all the people will stone us3 for they are persuaded that ,john was a prophet4 7#g7;,and they answered1 ,we know not from whence4 7#h7;,and ,jesus said to them1 ,neither tell ,i you by what authority ,i do these things4 7#i7,then he began to speak to the people this parable3 ,a certain man planted a vineyard1 and delivered it to husbandmen1 and went abroad for a long while4 7#aj7;,and at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant1 that they might give him of the fruit of the vineyard3 but the husbandmen beat1 and sent him away empty4 7#aa7;,and he again sent another servant3 and him also they beat1 and treating him with indignity1 sent him away empty4 7#ab7;,and he sent yet a third3 and him they also wounded1 and cast out4 7#ac7,then said the master of the vineyard1 ,what shall ,i do8 ,i will send my beloved son3 probably when they see him1 they will shew him respect4 7#ad7;,but when the husbandmen saw him1 they reasoned among themselves1 saying1 ,this is the heir3 come1 let us kill him1 that the inheritance may be our own4 7#ae7,so casting him out of the vineyard1 they slew him4 ,what then will the master of the vineyard do with these men8 7#af7;,he will come and destroy these husbandmen1 and give the vineyard to others4 ,and when they heard it1 they said ,god forbid4 7#ag7,then he looked on them1 and said1 ,what is this then which is written#ag1 ,the stone which the builders rejected1 the same is become the head of the corner8 7#ah7;,every one who falleth upon this stone shall be broken to pieces2 but on whomsoever it shall fall1 it will grind him to powder4 7#ai7;,and the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him at that time2 and were afraid of the people3 for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them4 7#bj7;,and watching him1 they sent men they had suborned1 who pretended that they were righteous persons1 in order to lay hold of some word of his1 that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor4 7#ba7;,and they asked him1 saying1 ,master1 we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly1 and respectest no man's person1 but teachest the way of ,god in truth3 7#bb7;,is it lawful for us to pay tribute to ,caesar1 or not8 7#bc7,then he1 aware of their crafty design1 said unto them1 ,why tempt ye me8 7#bd7,shew me a denarius4 ,whose image and inscription hath it8 ,and they answering said1 ,caesar's4 7#be7,then said he to them1 ,pay therefore to ,caesar the things which are ,caesar's1 and to ,god the things which are ,god's4 7#bf7;,and they were unable to lay hold of a single expression of his before the people3 and marvelling at his answer1 they were silenced4 7#bg7,then certain of the ,sadducees1 who contend that there is no resurrection1 asked him1 7#bh7saying1 ,master1 ,moses wrote for us#ah1 ,if a man's brother die1 having a wife1 and he die childless1 that his brother should take the wife1 and raise up seed for his brother4 7#bi7,now there were seven brothers3 and the first taking a wife1 died childless4 7#cj7;,and the second taking the wife1 he also died childless4 7#ca7,then the third took her2 and also all the seven in like manner3 and left no children1 and died4 7#cb7;,and last of all died also the woman4 7#cc7;,in the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be8 for the seven had her to wife4 7#cd7;,and ,jesus in reply said to them1 ,the children of this world marry1 and are given in marriage3 7#ce7;but they who are counted worthy to attain to that world1 and the resurrection of the dead1 neither marry1 nor are given in marriage3 7#cf7neither can they die any more3 for they are like the angels2 and are the children of ,god1 being the children of the resurrection4 7#cg7,now that the dead are raised1 even ,moses intimated at the bush#ai1 when he called the ,lord1 the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob4 7#ch7,now ,god is not the ,god of the dead1 but of the living3 for all live with him4 7#ci7,then some of the scribes addressing him said1 ,master1 admirably hast thou spoken6 7#dj7;,and after that they durst not put another question to him4 7#da7,then he spake to them3 ,how say they that the ,messiah is the son of ,david8 7#db7,yet ,david himself1 in the book of ,psalms1 saith1 ,the ,lord said unto my ,lord1 ,sit down at my right hand1 7#dc7until ,i put thine enemies for a footstool of thy feet#bj4 7#dd7;,david then calleth him ,lord1 and how then is he his son8 7#de7;,and whilst all the people were hearkening1 he said to his disciples1 7#df7;,beware of the scribes1 who desire to walk about in trailing robes1 and love salutations in the public places1 and the principal seats in the synagogues1 and the most honourable couch at suppers2 7#dg7who devour the houses of widows1 and for a pretext make long prayers3 these shall receive a more abundant punishment4 ,,chap4 ,,xxi4 ,,and as he looked up1 he saw some casting their gifts into the treasury who were rich4 7#b7;,and he observed also a certain widow1 miserably poor1 put in there two mites4 7#c7;,and he said1 ,of a truth ,i tell you that this poor widow hath put in more than all they3 7#d7;for all they have of their superfluity cast into the oblations for ,god3 but she out of her indigence hath cast in all the substance which she possessed4 7#e7;,and some of them talking of the temple1 how adorned it was with the beautiful stone-work and the dedicated offerings1 he said1 7#f7;,as for these things which ye are gazing upon1 the days will come1 in which one stone will not be left upon another1 that shall not be utterly thrown down4 7#g7;,and they asked him1 saying1 ,master1 but when shall these things be8 and what is the sign1 when these things are ready to come to pass8 7#h7,then he said1 ,take heed that ye be not deluded3 for many will come in my name1 saying1 ,i am he2 and the period approaches3 go not therefore after them4 7#i7;,but when ye shall hear of wars and commotions1 be not terrified3 for these things must first come to pass2 but the conclusion is not immediately4 7#aj7,then saith he unto them1 ,nation shall rise up against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom3 7#aa7;and great earthquakes shall be in different places1 and famines1 and pestilences2 and in the heaven shall be frightful appearances1 and mighty signs4 7#ab7;,but before all these things1 they will lay hands on you1 and persecute you1 delivering you up to the synagogues1 and to prisons1 being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake4 7#ac7;,and it shall afford you an opportunity to bear your testimony4 7#ad7,therefore rest satisfied in your hearts1 not to premeditate what apology to make3 7#ae7;for ,i will give you a mouth and wisdom1 which all your adversaries shall be utterly unable to contradict or resist4 7#af7;,but ye shall be betrayed even by parents1 and brethren1 and relations1 and friends2 and some of you they shall put to death4 7#ag7;,and ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake4 7#ah7,though a hair of your head shall in nowise perish4 7#ai7;,in your patience possess ye your souls4 7#bj7;,but when ye see ,jerusalem1 encircled with armies1 then know that the desolation of it approaches4 7#ba7,then let those who are in ,judea fly unto the mountains2 and let those who are in the midst of her get far away3 and they who are in the countries1 let them not enter into her4 7#bb7;,for these are the days of vengeance1 when all things which are written shall be fulfilled4 7#bc7;,but wo to those who are big with child1 and have infants at their breasts1 in those days6 for there shall be great distress on the earth1 and wrath upon this people4 7#bd7;,and they shall fall by the edge of the sword1 and shall be led away captive into all nations3 and ,jerusalem shall be trodden under foot of the ,gentiles1 until the times appointed for the ,gentiles shall come to their period4 7#be7;,and there shall be signs in the sun1 and in the moon1 and in the stars2 and upon the earth distress of nations1 with perplexity2 the sea and the waves roaring2 7#bf7men terrified to death with fear1 and expectation of the calamities coming on the earth3 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 draweth nigh4 7#bi7;,and he spake a parable unto them1 ,behold the fig-tree1 and all the trees1 7#cj7when they now put forth1 as soon as ye see it ye know in yourselves that the summer is now near3 7#ca7so ye also1 when ye see these things come to pass1 know that the kingdom of ,god is at hand4 7#cb7,verily ,i say unto you1 ,that this generation shall in nowise pass away1 until all these things come to pass4 7#cc7;,heaven and earth shall pass away3 but my words shall never pass away4 7#cd7;,but take heed to yourselves1 lest at any time your hearts should be overloaded with surfeiting and drunkenness1 and the anxious cares of life1 and that day should come upon you unawares4 7#ce7;,for as a snare shall it come upon all that are settled on the face of the whole earth4 7#cf7,watch therefore1 praying at every proper opportunity1 that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are ready to come to pass1 and to stand before the ,son of man4 7#cg7;,and during the day he continued teaching in the temple2 but at night he went out1 and lodged in the mountain called the mount of ,olives4 7#ch7;,and all the people came to him early in the morning at the temple1 to hear him4 ,,chap4 ,,xxii4 ,,and the feast of unleavened bread1 which is called the ,passover1 was at hand4 7#b7;,and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might destroy him2 for they were afraid of the people4 7#c7,then entered ,satan into ,judas called ,iscariot1 though he was of the number of the twelve4 7#d7;,and he went and conversed with the chief priests and the captains1 by what means he could betray him unto them4 7#e7;,and they were glad1 and agreed with him to give him a sum of money4 7#f7;,and he gave them his promise1 and sought the favourable opportunity to betray him to them1 in the absence of the multitude4 7#g7,then came the day of unleavened bread1 on which the passover must be killed4 7#h7;,and he sent ,peter and ,john1 saying1 ,go1 prepare for us the passover1 that we may eat it4 7#i7;,and they said unto him1 ,where wilt thou that we prepare it8 7#aj7;,and he said unto them1 ,lo6 as you are at the entrance of the city1 there will a man meet you1 carrying a pitcher of water2 follow him into the house whither he is going4 7#aa7;,and say to the master of that family1 ,the teacher saith to thee1 ,where is the dining-room1 in which ,i can eat the passover with my disciples8 7#ab7;,and he will shew you a large upper room furnished3 there make ready4 7#ac7;,and they going away1 found it just as he had told them3 and they made ready the passover4 7#ad7;,and when the hour was come1 he sat down1 and the twelve apostles with him4 7#ae7;,and he said unto them1 ,with earnest desire have ,i longed to eat this passover with you before ,i suffer3 7#af7;for ,i tell you1 that ,i will no more ever eat of it1 until it shall be fulfilled in the kingdom of ,god4 7#ag7;,and taking the cup1 after having given thanks1 he said1 ,take this1 and divide among yourselves3 7#ah7;for ,i say unto you1 that ,i shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine1 until the kingdom of ,god come4 7#ai7;,and taking a loaf1 he gave thanks1 and brake1 and gave it to them1 saying1 ,this is my body which is given for you3 do this in remembrance of me4 7#bj7;,and the cup in like manner1 after supper1 saying1 ,this cup is the new testament in my blood1 which is shed for you4 7#ba7;,but lo6 the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me at the table4 7#bb7;,and the ,son of man indeed goeth1 as is decreed3 but wo to that man by whom he is betrayed6 7#bc7;,and they began to question among themselves1 who it could possibly be of them who should do this thing4 7#bd7,now it came to pass1 that there was also a contention among them1 even which of them should be accounted to be the greatest4 7#be7;,and he said to them1 ,the kings of the ,gentiles lord it over them2 and they who exercise authority over them are called benefactors4 7#bf7;,but ye shall not act thus3 but the superior among you1 let him be as the junior2 and he that presideth1 as he that serveth4 7#bg7;,for which is the greater1 he that sitteth at table1 or he that waits8 is not he that sitteth at table8 but ,i am in the midst of you as he that serveth4 7#bh7,ye are they who have continued with me during my trials4 7#bi7;,and ,i appoint you1 as my ,father hath appointed me1 a kingdom2 7#cj7that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom1 and be seated on thrones1 judging the twelve tribes of ,israel4 7#ca7;,and the ,lord said1 ,simon1 ,simon1 lo6 ,satan hath earnestly sought you1 that he might sift you as wheat3 7#cb7;but ,i have prayed for thee1 that thy faith may not fail3 and when thou art returned1 stablish thy brethren4 7#cc7,then he said unto him1 ,lord1 ,i am ready to go with thee1 to prison1 and to death6 7#cd7;,and he said1 ,i tell thee1 ,peter1 the cock shall not crow this day1 before thou shalt thrice deny having known me4 7#ce7;,and he said unto them1 ,when ,i sent you without purse1 or scrip1 or sandals1 lacked ye any thing8 ,and they said1 ,nothing4 7#cf7,then said he to them1 ,but now1 he that hath a purse1 let him also take a scrip3 and he that hath none1 let him sell his cloak1 and buy a sword4 7#cg7;,for ,i tell you1 that what hath already been written must be fulfilled in me1 namely1 ,he was numbered with the transgressors#ba3 for the things also concerning me draw to their period4 7#ch7,then they said1 ,lord1 behold1 here are two swords1 and he said to them1 ,it is enough4 7#ci7;,and going out1 he went1 according to his custom1 to the mount of ,olives2 and his disciples also followed him4 7#dj7;,and when he came to the spot1 he said unto them1 ,pray that ye enter not into temptation4 7#da7;,and he withdrew from them about a stone's cast1 and kneeling down1 he prayed1 7#db7saying1 ,father1 if thou wilt1 remove this cup from me6 nevertheless1 not my will1 but thine1 be done4 7#dc7;,and an angel from heaven appeared to him1 strengthening him4 7#dd7;,and being in an agony1 he prayed with greater intenseness3 and his sweat was as clots of blood falling on the ground4 7#de7;,and when he rose up from prayer1 on coming to his disciples1 he found them sleeping from sorrow4 7#df7;,and he said unto them1 ,why sleep ye8 rise up1 and pray1 that ye enter not into temptation4 7#dg7;,and while he was yet speaking1 behold a multitude1 and he who was called ,judas1 one of the twelve1 went before them1 and approached ,jesus to kiss him4 7#dh7,then said ,jesus unto him1 ,judas1 betrayest thou the ,son of man with a kiss8 7#di7,then when they who were about him saw what was ready to happen1 they said unto him1 ,lord1 shall we strike with the sword8 7#ej7;,and one of them struck at a servant of the high-priest1 and cut off his right ear4 7#ea7,then ,jesus1 addressing them1 said1 ,permit me thus far3 and touching his ear1 he healed him4 7#eb7,then said ,jesus to the chief priests and captains of the temple1 and to the elders who were come forth against him1 ,are ye come out as against a robber1 with swords and staves8 7#ec7,when ,i was daily with you in the temple1 ye stretched out no hands upon me3 but this is your hour1 and the power of darkness4 7#ed7,then seizing upon him1 they led him away1 and brought him into the palace of the high-priest4 ,but ,peter followed at a distance4 7#ee7;,and as they had lighted a fire in the middle of the hall1 and had seated themselves in a company1 ,peter sat down in the midst of them4 7#ef7;,but a certain maid-servant who sat at the fire1 eyeing him1 and looking at him stedfastly1 said1 ,this man was also with him4 7#eg7;,but he denied him1 saying1 ,woman1 ,i know him not4 7#eh7;,and after a little while another seeing him1 said1 ,surely thou art one of them4 ,then said ,peter1 ,man1 ,i am not4 7#ei7;,and at about an hour's distance1 another person strongly asserted1 saying1 ,of a certainty this fellow was also with him3 for he too is a ,galilean4 7#fj7;,and ,peter said1 ,man1 ,i know not what thou sayest4 ,and instantly1 while he was yet speaking1 the cock crew4 7#fa7;,and the ,lord1 turning round1 looked upon ,peter4 ,and ,peter remembered the word of the ,lord1 how he had said to him1 ,that before the cock crow1 thou shalt deny me thrice4 7#fb7;,and ,peter going without1 wept bitterly4 7#fc7;,and the men who held ,jesus insulted him1 beating him with rods2 7#fd7;and blindfolding him1 smote him on the face1 and asked him1 saying1 ,prophesy1 who is he that struck thee8 7#fe7;,and many other things1 blaspheming1 spake they against him4 7#ff7;,and when the day broke1 the elders of the people and the chief priests and scribes assembled1 and brought him into their sanhedrim1 saying1 7#fg7;,if thou art the ,messiah1 tell us4 ,and he said unto them1 ,if ,i tell you1 ye will not believe3 7#fh7;and if ,i shall ask you any question1 ye will neither answer me1 nor let me go free4 7#fi7;,hereafter shall the ,son of man sit at the right hand of the power of ,god4 7#gj7,then said they all1 ,art thou then the ,son of ,god8 ,and he said unto them1 ,yourselves say that ,i am4 7#ga7,then they said1 ,what further need have we of witness8 for we have heard it from his own mouth4 ,,chap4 ,,xxiii4 ,,and the whole multitude of them rising up1 led him to ,pilate1 7#b7;and began to accuse him1 saying1 ,we have found this fellow perverting the nation1 and forbidding to pay tribute to ,caesar2 pretending that he himself is the ,king ,messiah4 7#c7,then ,pilate interrogated him1 saying1 ,art thou the ,king of the ,jews8 ,and he answering said to him1 ,thou sayest so4 7#d7,then said ,pilate unto the chief priests and the multitudes1 ,i find nothing culpable in this man4 7#e7;,but they were urgent1 saying1 ,he stirreth up the people1 teaching through all ,judea1 beginning from ,galilee even to this place4 7#f7,when ,pilate heard of ,galilee1 he asked whether the man were a ,galilean8 7#g7;,and when he knew that he came out of ,herod's jurisdiction1 he sent him to ,herod1 who was himself at ,jerusalem in those days4 7#h7,now when ,herod saw ,jesus1 he was vastly delighted3 for he had been long desirous to see him1 because he had heard many things of him2 and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by him4 7#i7;,and he put a variety of questions to him2 but he made him no reply4 7#aj7;,and the chief priests and the scribes stood up vehemently accusing him4 7#aa7,then ,herod with his guards treated him with contempt1 and in derision clothed him in a splendid robe1 and sent him back to ,pilate4 7#ab7;,and ,pilate and ,herod the same day became friends together3 for they had previously been at enmity with each other4 7#ac7,then ,pilate1 convoking the chief priests and the rulers and the people1 7#ad7said unto them1 ,ye have brought this man to me1 as one who perverteth the people3 and lo6 on examining him before you1 ,i have found nothing culpable in this man1 respecting the charges ye bring against him3 7#ae7nor ,herod neither3 for ,i referred you to him2 and1 lo1 nothing is done to this man1 as if he deserved death4 7#af7;,i will therefore1 after scourging1 discharge him4 7#ag77,now he held it necessary to release one to them at the feast47 7#ah7,then the whole multitude set up a cry1 saying1 ,away with this fellow1 and release unto us ,barabbas6 7#ai77who for a certain sedition raised in the city1 and for murder1 had been cast into prison47 7#bj7;,again therefore ,pilate called out to them1 desirous to see ,jesus at liberty4 7#ba7;,but they clamoured the more1 saying1 ,crucify1 crucify him4 7#bb7,then the third time he said to them1 ,what evil hath this man done8 ,i have found nothing deserving death in him3 ,i will therefore1 after scourging1 discharge him4 7#bc7;,but they were instant with the most clamorous vociferations1 soliciting that he might be crucified4 ,and their clamours1 and those of the chief priests1 bore him down4 7#bd7,then ,pilate decreed that their petition should be granted4 7#be7,then released he to them him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison2 but he gave up ,jesus to their will4 7#bf7;,and as they led him out1 laying hold on one ,simon1 a ,cyrenian1 who was coming from the country1 they laid on him the cross1 to carry after ,jesus4 7#bg7;,and a great multitude of the people and of women followed him1 who also beat their breasts and lamented him bitterly4 7#bh7;,but ,jesus turning to them1 said1 ,daughters of ,jerusalem1 weep not for me1 but for yourselves1 and for your children4 7#bi7;,for1 behold1 the days are coming1 in which they shall say1 ,blessed are the barren1 and the wombs which have not borne1 and the breasts which never suckled4 7#cj7,then shall they begin to say to the mountains1 ,fall on us6 and to the hills1 ,cover us6 7#ca7;,for if they do all these things with the green wood1 what will be done with the dry8 7#cb7,now there were two other persons1 malefactors1 led out with him to be executed4 7#cc7;,and when they came to a place called ,calvary1 there they crucified him1 and the malefactors1 the one on the right hand1 and the other on the left4 7#cd7;,and ,jesus said1 ,father1 forgive them2 for they know not what they do4 ,then dividing his garments1 they cast the lot4 7#ce7;,and the people stood looking on4 ,and the rulers also with them derided him1 saying1 ,he saved others2 let him save himself1 if this fellow is the ,messiah1 the elect of ,god4 7#cf7;,and the soldiers also insulted him1 coming and offering him vinegar1 7#cg7;and saying1 if thou art the ,king of the ,jews1 save thyself4 7#ch7;,and there was an inscription written over him in ,greek1 ,roman1 and ,hebrew characters1 ,,this ,,is ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 7#ci7,then one of the suspended malefactors blasphemed him1 saying1 ,if thou art the ,messiah1 save thyself and us4 7#dj7;,but the other addressing him1 rebuked him1 saying1 ,hast thou no fear of ,god1 when thou art under the same condemnation8 7#da7;,and we indeed justly1 for we receive deserved punishment for the crimes we have committed3 but this man hath done nothing amiss4 7#db7;,and he said to ,jesus1 ,remember me1 ,lord1 when thou comest in thy kingdom4 7#dc7;,and ,jesus said to him4 ,verily ,i say unto thee1 ,to-day thou shalt be with me in paradise4 7#dd7;,and it was about the sixth hour1 and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour4 7#de7;,and the sun was darkened1 and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst4 7#df7;,and ,jesus crying with a loud voice1 said1 ,father1 into thy hands ,i commit my spirit3 and having said this1 he expired4 7#dg7;,and the centurion observing what had come to pass1 glorified ,god1 saying1 ,verily this man was a righteous person4 7#dh7;,and all the multitudes who had come together for this spectacle1 when they saw the things which were done1 beating their breasts1 returned4 7#di7;,and all his acquaintance stood afar off1 and the women which followed him from ,galilee1 beholding these things4 7#ej7;,and lo6 a man named ,joseph1 being a member of the council1 a good man1 and a just2 7#ea77who had not given his assent to their determination and deed27 being of ,arimathea1 a city of the ,jews3 who himself also expected the coming of the kingdom of ,god4 7#eb7;,he went in to ,pilate1 and begged the body of ,jesus4 7#ec7;,and taking it down from the cross1 he wrapped it in linen cloth1 and laid it in a sepulchre hewn out of a rock1 where none had ever yet lain4 7#ed7;,and that was the preparation-day1 and the sabbath's twilight#bb was approaching4 7#ee7,then the women also1 his attendants1 who had followed him out of ,galilee1 observed the sepulchre1 and how his corpse was laid out4 7#ef7;,and returning1 they made preparation of aromatics and unguents2 and they rested the sabbath-day1 according to the commandment4 ,,chap4 ,,xxiv4 ,,now on the first day of the week1 at the earliest dawn of day1 they came to the sepulchre1 bringing the aromatics which they had prepared1 and certain others with them4 7#b7;,and they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre4 7#c7;,and on entering1 found not the body of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#d7;,and it came to pass1 as they were in the greatest perplexity concerning this matter1 then behold1 two men stood by them in refulgent garments3 7#e7;and when they were exceedingly terrified1 and inclined their face to the earth1 they said unto them1 ,why seek ye the living among the dead8 7#f7;he is not here2 he is risen3 remember how he spoke to you1 while he was yet in ,galilee1 7#g7saying1 ,that the ,son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men1 and be crucified1 and the third day rise again4 7#h7;,and they remembered his declarations1 7#i7;and returning from the sepulchre1 told all these things to the eleven1 and to the rest4 7#aj7,now there were ,mary ,magdalene1 and ,joanna1 and ,mary the mother of ,james1 and the other women who were with them1 that told these things to the apostles4 7#aa7;,and their declarations seemed in their view as a mere fancy1 and they gave them no credence4 7#ab7,then ,peter rising up1 ran off to the sepulchre1 and leaning forward saw the linen clothes laid separately1 and went away wondering in himself what was become of him4 7#ac7;,and behold1 two of them were going the same day to a village1 distant about sixty furlongs from ,jerusalem1 called ,emmaus4 7#ad7;,and they were conversing with each other1 concerning all those things which had happened4 7#ae7;,and it came to pass1 as they were conversing together1 and talking the matter over1 even ,jesus himself drew near1 and walked on with them4 7#af7;,but their eyes were under a restraint1 that they might not discover him4 7#ag7;,and he said unto them1 ,what are these discourses that ye interchange among you1 as ye are walking1 and bear such a face of dejection8 7#ah7,then one of them1 named ,cleopas1 answering said1 ,art thou the only sojourner at ,jerusalem1 who hath not known the singular events of those days8 7#ai7;,and he said to them1 ,of what sort8 and they said to him1 ,those which relate to ,jesus the ,nazarean1 who was a man1 a prophet1 mighty in word and deed before ,god and all the people3 7#bj7;and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to a sentence of death1 and crucified him4 7#ba7;,but we had entertained hopes that this was the person who should have redeemed ,israel3 and ah6 besides all these things1 to-day concludes that third day since these things were done4 7#bb7;,and indeed1 certain women belonging to us exceedingly amazed us who were very early at the sepulchre2 7#bc7;and not finding his body1 came1 saying1 that they had also seen a vision of angels1 who told them that he was alive4 7#bd7;,and some of those who were with us went to the sepulchre1 and found every thing just as the women had said3 but him they did not see4 7#be7;,and he said unto them1 ,o ye void of understanding1 and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken6 7#bf7,ought not the ,messiah to suffer these things1 and to enter into his glory8 7#bg7;,and beginning from ,moses and all the prophets1 he explained to them in all the scriptures1 the things relating to himself4 7#bh7;,and they drew nigh to the village1 whither they were going3 and he was proceeding on1 as if going farther4 7#bi7;,and they warmly pressed him1 saying1 ,stay with us3 for the evening draws on1 and the day declines4 ,and he went in to stay with them4 7#cj7;,and it came to pass1 when he was sitting down at table with them1 taking up a loaf1 he blessed it1 and breaking1 distributed it to them4 7#ca7,then their eyes were opened1 and they knew him2 and he became invisible to them4 7#cb7;,and they said to each other1 ,did not our hearts burn within us1 as he talked with us on the road1 and as he distinctly opened to us the scriptures8 7#cc7;,and rising up the same hour1 they returned to ,jerusalem1 and found the eleven and those who were with them crowded together1 7#cd7saying1 ,the ,lord is risen assuredly1 and hath appeared to ,simon4 7#ce7,then these recounted what had passed on the road1 and how he was known to them by the breaking of the bread4 7#cf7,while they were relating these things1 ,jesus himself stood in the midst of them1 and saith unto them1 ,peace be unto you6 7#cg7;,but terrified and affrighted1 they thought they saw a spirit4 7#ch7;,and he said to them1 ,why are ye under such agitation of mind8 and why do reasonings arise in your hearts8 7#ci7look upon my hands and my feet1 that it is my very self3 handle me1 and see2 for a spirit hath not flesh and bones1 as ye see me have4 7#dj7;,and thus speaking1 he exposed to them his hands and his feet4 7#da7;,but when they still could not credit it for joy1 and marvelled1 he said unto them1 ,have ye here any thing eatable8 7#db7,then they gave him a part of a broiled fish1 and a piece of honey-comb4 7#dc7;,and receiving it1 he did eat in their presence4 7#dd7;,and said unto them1 ,these are the sayings which ,i spake unto you1 when ,i was yet with you1 that all things must be fulfilled1 which are written in the law of ,moses1 and in the prophets1 and in the ,psalms1 concerning me4 7#de7,then opened he thoroughly their understanding1 that they should understand the scriptures1 7#df7;and said to them1 ,that thus it is written1 and thus must the ,messiah suffer1 and rise again from the dead the third day 7#dg7;and that repentance and remission of sin should be preached in his name unto all nations1 beginning from ,jerusalem4 7#dh7;,and ye are the witnesses of these things4 7#di7;,and1 behold1 ,i send unto you the promise of my ,father3 but sit ye down in the city of ,jerusalem1 until ye shall be endued with power from on high4 7#ej7;,and he led them without the city as far as ,bethany1 and lifting up his hands he blessed them4 7#ea7;,and it came to pass1 as he pronounced the benediction upon them1 he was parted from them1 and taken up into heaven4 7#eb7;,and they1 after paying him their adorations1 returned to ,jerusalem with vast joy3 7#ec7;and were continually in the temple1 praising and blessing ,god4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,gospel ,,according ,,to ,,john4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,in the beginning was the ,word1 and the ,word was with ,god1 and the ,word was ,god4 7#b7;,he was in the beginning with ,god4 7#c7;,all things were made by him2 and without him was not one thing made that was made4 7#d7;,in him was life2 and the life was the light of men4 7#e7;,and the light shineth in darkness2 and the darkness did not comprehend it4 7#f7;,a man was sent from ,god1 whose name was ,john4 7#g7;,he came for a witness1 that he might bear testimony concerning the ,light1 that all men through him might believe4 7#h7;,he was not the ,light1 but sent that he should bear testimony concerning the ,light4 7#i7;,he was that true ,light1 which illumines every man by his coming 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 unto his peculiar people1 and his peculiar people did not receive him4 7#ab7;,but as many as did receive him1 on them he bestowed authority to become children of ,god1 even on those who believe on his name3 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 incarnate1 and tabernacled with us1 7and we beheld his glory1 the glory as of the only begotten of the ,father17 full of grace and truth4 7#ae7;,john bore witness concerning him1 and cried1 saying1 ,this is he of whom ,i said1 ,he that is coming after me1 is before me3 because before me he was4 7#af7;,and from his plenitude we all have received1 even grace corresponding with his grace4 7#ag7;,for the law was given by ,moses1 but the grace and the reality came by ,jesus ,christ4 7#ah7,no man hath seen ,god at any time2 the only begotten ,son1 who is in the bosom of the ,father1 he hath thoroughly described him4 7#ai7;,and this is the testimony of ,john1 when the ,jews sent from ,jerusalem priests and ,levites1 that they should question him1 ,who art thou8 7#bj7;,and he confessed1 and denied it not2 but acknowledged1 ,i am not the ,messiah4 7#ba7;,and they asked him1 ,what then8 art thou ,elias8 and he said1 ,i am not4 ,art thou that prophet8 and he answered1 ,no4 7#bb7,then said they to him1 ,who art thou8 that we may give an answer to those who sent us3 ,what description givest thou of thyself8 7#bc7;,he said1 ,i am a voice of one crying in the wilderness1 ,make straight the way for the ,lord1 as said the prophet ,isaiah4 7#bd7;,and they who were sent1 were of the ,pharisees4 7#be7;,and they questioned him1 and said to him1 ,why then dost thou baptise1 if thou be not the ,messiah1 nor ,elias1 nor that prophet8 7#bf7;,john answered them1 saying1 ,i baptise with water3 but in the midst of you hath stood a person1 whom ye have not known2 7#bg7;it is he1 though coming after me1 who was before me1 the thong of whose sandal ,i am not worthy to untie4 7#bh7,these things were done in ,bethabara beyond ,jordan1 where ,john was baptising4 7#bi7,the next day ,john seeth ,jesus coming to him1 and saith1 ,behold the ,lamb of ,god1 who taketh away the sin of the world1 7#cj7,this is he of whom ,i spake1 ,after me cometh a man who was before me3 for before me he existed4 7#ca7;,and ,i knew him not3 though that he might be manifested to ,israel1 therefore am ,i come baptising with water4 7#cb7;,and ,john bore witness1 saying1 ,i saw the ,spirit descending as a dove from heaven1 and it rested upon him4 7#cc7;,and ,i did not know him3 but he that sent me baptising with water1 he said to me1 ,upon whomsoever thou shalt see the ,spirit descending as a dove1 and resting upon him1 that is he who baptiseth with the ,holy ,ghost4 7#cd7;,and ,i have seen it1 and have borne testimony that this is the ,son of ,god4 7#ce7,on the morrow ,john was again standing with two of his disciples2 7#cf7;and looking upon ,jesus as he walked by1 he saith1 ,behold the ,lamb of ,god6 7#cg7;,and the two disciples heard him speak1 and they followed ,jesus4 7#ch7,then ,jesus turned about1 and seeing them following1 saith to them1 ,what are ye seeking8 ,they said unto him1 ,rabbi 7which signifies1 when translated1 ,master71 where is thy abode8 7#ci7;,he saith unto them1 ,come and see4 ,they came and saw where he abode1 and continued with him that day3 and it was about the tenth hour4 7#dj7,one of the two1 who had heard from ,john mention of ,jesus1 and had followed him1 was ,andrew1 ,simon ,peter's brother4 7#da7;,he first finds his own brother ,simon1 and saith to him1 ,we have found the ,messiah 7which is1 being translated1 the ,christ74 7#db7;,and he brought him to ,jesus4 ,then ,jesus looking on him1 said1 ,thou art ,simon the son of ,jonas3 thou shalt be called ,cephas1 which1 interpreted in ,greek1 is ,petros1 a ,rock4 7#dc7,the next day ,jesus resolved to go into ,galilee1 and he findeth ,philip1 and saith to him1 ,follow me4 7#dd7,now ,philip was of ,bethsaida1 the city of ,andrew and ,peter4 7#de7,philip findeth ,nathaniel1 and saith to him1 ,we have found him whom ,moses in the law has described1 and the prophets1 ,jesus the son of ,joseph1 who is of ,nazareth4 7#df7;,and ,nathaniel said to him1 ,can any thing good come out of ,nazareth8 ,philip saith to him1 ,come and see4 7#dg7;,jesus saw ,nathaniel coming to him1 and saith of him1 ,behold an ,israelite in reality1 in whom there is no guile6 7#dh7,nathaniel saith unto him1 ,from whence canst thou know me8 ,jesus answered and said unto him1 ,before ,philip called thee1 when thou wast under the fig-tree1 ,i saw thee4 7#di7,nathaniel answered and said to him1 ,rabbi1 thou art the ,son of ,god2 thou art the king of ,israel4 7#ej7;,jesus answered and said unto him1 ,because ,i said to thee1 ,i saw thee under the fig-tree1 dost thou believe8 thou shalt see greater things than these4 7#ea7;,and he saith to him1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i tell you1 ,from henceforth ye shall see heaven opened1 and the angels of ,god ascending and descending upon the ,son of man4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,and on the third day there was a marriage in ,cana of ,galilee2 and the mother of ,jesus was there3 7#b7,so ,jesus also1 and his disciples1 were invited to the marriage4 7#c7;,and the wine being exhausted1 the mother of ,jesus saith to him1 ,they have no more wine4 7#d7;,jesus saith unto her1 ,what is that to me and thee1 woman8 my hour is not yet come4 7#e7;,his mother saith to the waiters1 ,whatsoever he orders you1 do it4 7#f7,now there stood there six large stone jars1 for the customary purifying ablution of the ,jews1 containing two or three baths each4 7#g7;,jesus saith to them1 ,fill these jars with water4 ,and they filled them to the brim4 7#h7;,and he said unto them1 ,draw out now1 and carry to the president of the table4 ,so they carried it4 7#i7;,and when the president of the table had tasted the water become wine1 and knew not whence it came3 7but the waiters knew1 who drew the water27 the president of the table called the bridegroom1 7#aj7;and saith to him1 ,every man at first produces the good wine2 and after men have drunk plentifully1 then that which is worse3 but thou hast kept back the good wine until now4 7#aa7,this beginning of miracles ,jesus wrought in ,cana of ,galilee1 and displayed his glory2 and his disciples believed on him4 7#ab7;,after this he went down to ,capernaum1 he and his mother1 and his brethren1 and his disciples3 and he continued there not many days4 7#ac7;,and the passover of the ,jews was nigh1 and ,jesus went up to ,jerusalem4 7#ad7;,and he found in the temple those who sold oxen1 and sheep1 and doves1 and the moneychangers seated3 7#ae7;and having made a whip of cords1 he drove them all out of the temple1 and the sheep1 and the oxen2 and scattered the money of the exchangers1 and overturned the tables2 7#af7;and said to those who sold doves1 ,take these hence2 make not my ,father's house a house of merchandise4 7#ag7,then the disciples remembered that it was written1 ,the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up4 7#ah7,the ,jews then addressed him1 and said to him1 ,what miracle shewest thou1 seeing thou actest thus8 7#ai7;,jesus answered and said to them1 ,pull down this temple1 and in three days ,i will rear it up again4 7#bj7,then said the ,jews1 ,this temple has been forty-six years in building1 and canst thou rear it up in three days8 7#ba7,now he had spoken with reference to the temple of his own body4 7#bb7,when therefore he was risen from the dead1 his disciples remembered that he had spoken thus unto them2 and they believed the scriptures1 and the word which ,jesus had spoken4 7#bc7,now while he was at ,jerusalem at the passover1 during the feast1 many believed on his name1 when they beheld the miracles which he did4 7#bd7;,but ,jesus himself did not trust himself to them1 because he knew them all1 7#be7;and because he had no need that any man should testify respecting man2 for he knew what was in man4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,now there was a man of the ,pharisees1 whose name was ,nicodemus1 a ruler of the ,jews3 7#b7this man came to ,jesus in the night1 and said to him1 ,rabbi1 we know that thou art a teacher come from ,god3 for no man can do these miracles which thou dost1 unless ,god be with him4 7#c7;,jesus answered and said to him1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto thee1 ,except a man be born again1 he cannot see the kingdom of ,god4 7#d7,nicodemus saith unto him1 ,how can a man be born when he is old8 can he enter a second time into his mother's womb1 and be born8 7#e7;,jesus replied1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto thee1 ,except a man be born of water and the ,spirit1 he cannot 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 unto thee1 ,ye must be born again4 7#h7,the wind bloweth where it will1 and thou hearest the sound of it1 but knowest not from whence it cometh1 nor whither it goeth3 just so is every one who is born of the ,spirit4 7#i7,nicodemus answered and said unto him1 ,how can these things be8 7#aj7;,jesus answered and said to him1 ,art thou a teacher of ,israel1 and knowest not these things8 7#aa7,verily1 verity1 ,i tell thee1 ,that what we know we speak1 and what we have seen we affirm2 and ye receive not our testimony4 7#ab7;,if ,i have told you of earthly things1 and ye believe not1 how will you believe1 if ,i tell you of heavenly things8 7#ac7,though no man hath ascended into heaven1 except he that descended from heaven1 that ,son of man the ,i am in heaven4 7#ad7;,and as ,moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness1 in like manner must the ,son of man be lifted up3 7#ae7that every one who believeth on him may not perish1 but have life eternal4 7#af7;,for ,god so loved the world1 that he gave his only begotten ,son1 that every one who believeth in him should not perish1 but have life eternal4 7#ag7;,for ,god sent not his ,son into the world to condemn the world1 but that the world by him might be saved4 7#ah7;,he that believeth on him is not condemned3 but he that believeth not is already under condemnation1 because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten ,son of ,god4 7#ai7,now this is the condemnation1 that the light is come into the world1 and men loved the darkness rather than the light1 because their deeds were evil4 7#bj7;,for every one whose practices are foul hateth the light1 and cometh not to the light1 that his actions may not be brought to conviction4 7#ba7;,but he who practices the truth1 cometh to the light1 that his actions may be evident1 as being done for ,god4 7#bb7;,after these things ,jesus and his disciples went into the land of ,judea2 and there he abode with them1 and baptised4 7#bc7,now ,john also was baptising at ,enon1 near to ,salem1 for there were many streams of water there3 and they came1 and were baptised4 7#bd7;,for as yet ,john was not cast into prison4 7#be7,then a dispute arose between the disciples of ,john and the ,jews with regard to purification4 7#bf7;,and they came to ,john1 and said to him1 ,rabbi1 he that was with thee beyond ,jordan1 to whom thou gavest testimony1 lo6 this man baptiseth1 and all men come to him4 7#bg7;,john answered and said1 ,a man cannot assume any thing1 except it be given him from heaven4 7#bh7,ye yourselves bear me witness1 that ,i said1 ,i am not the ,messiah1 but that ,i am sent before him4 7#bi7;,it is the bridegroom1 who possesses the bride3 and the friend of the bridegroom1 standing by and hearing him1 rejoiceth exceedingly at the bridegroom's voice3 this my joy therefore is fulfilled4 7#cj7;,he must grow great1 but ,i diminutive4 7#ca7;,he that cometh from above is above all3 he whose origin is from earth is of the earth1 and speaketh of the earth3 he who cometh from heaven is above all4 7#cb7;,and what he hath seen and heard1 that he testifieth2 though no man receiveth his testimony4 7#cc7;,he that receiveth his testimony hath avouched that ,god is true4 7#cd7;,for he whom ,god hath sent speaketh the words of ,god3 for ,god hath not given the ,spirit by measure unto him4 7#ce7,the ,father loveth the ,son1 and hath given all things into his hand4 7#cf7;,he that believeth on the ,son hath life eternal3 and he that believeth not on the ,son shall not see life3 but the wrath of ,god abideth upon him4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,as soon then as the ,lord knew that the ,pharisees had heard that ,jesus made and baptised more disciples than ,john 7#b77though ,jesus himself did not baptise1 but his disciples71 7#c7;he left ,judea1 and went again into ,galilee4 7#d7,now he must necessarily pass through ,samaria4 7#e7,then he cometh to a city of ,samaria1 called ,sichar1 near the spot of ground which ,jacob gave to his son ,joseph4 7#f7;,and ,jacob's well was there4 ,therefore ,jesus1 weary with his journey1 e'en sat himself down on the well3 it was about the sixth hour4 7#g7;,a woman of ,samaria comes to draw water3 ,jesus saith to her1 ,give me to drink4 7#h77;,for his disciples were gone into the city to buy provisions47 7#i7,the ,samaritan woman therefore saith to him1 ,how canst thou1 a ,jew1 ask of me1 who am a ,samaritan woman1 to drink8 for ,jews avoid all intercourse with ,samaritans4 7#aj7;,jesus answered and said to her1 ,if thou hadst known the gift of ,god1 and who he is that speaketh to thee1 thou wouldest have requested him1 and he would have given thee life-giving water4 7#aa7,the woman saith unto him1 ,thou hast no bucket1 and the well is deep3 whence then canst thou have this water that giveth life8 7#ab7;,art thou greater than our father ,jacob1 who gave us the well1 and drank of it himself1 and his children1 and his cattle8 7#ac7;,jesus answered and said unto her1 ,every one who drinketh of this water shall thirst again3 7#ad7;but whosoever shall drink of the water which ,i shall give him1 he shall no more thirst to eternity2 but the water which ,i will give him1 shall be in him a fountain of water springing up to life eternal4 7#ae7,the woman saith to him1 ,sir1 give me this water1 that ,i may no more thirst1 nor come hither to draw4 7#af7;,jesus saith to her1 ,go1 call thy husband1 and come hither4 7#ag7,the woman answered and said1 ,i have no husband4 ,jesus saith to her1 ,thou hast spoken right1 that thou hast no husband3 7#ah7;for thou hast had five husbands2 and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband3 in this thou hast spoken true4 7#ai7,the woman saith to him1 ,sir1 ,i perceive that thou art a prophet4 7#bj7,our fathers worshipped in this mountain2 and ye affirm1 ,that the place where we ought to worship is at ,jerusalem4 7#ba7;,jesus saith to her1 ,woman1 believe me1 that the hour approaches1 when ye shall worship the ,father neither in this mountain1 nor at ,jerusalem4 7#bb7,ye worship ye know not what3 we worship what we do know3 for salvation cometh from the ,jews4 7#bc7;,but the hour is coming1 yea1 is now come1 when the true worshippers shall worship the ,father in spirit and in truth3 for the ,father seeketh such worshippers of him4 7#bd7;,god is a ,spirit3 and they who worship him1 must worship him in spirit and in truth4 7#be7,the woman saith1 ,i know that ,messiah is coming 7who is called ,christ73 when he cometh1 he will inform us of all things4 7#bf7;,jesus saith unto her1 ,i that am speaking to thee am he4 7#bg7;,and upon this came his disciples1 and wondered that he talked with the woman3 yet no one said1 ,what art thou seeking8 or1 ,why art thou talking with her8 7#bh7,then the woman left her pitcher1 and went into the city1 and said to the men1 7#bi7;,come with me2 behold a man1 who told me all things that ,i ever did3 is not this the ,messiah8 7#cj7,then they went out of the city1 and came unto him4 7#ca7;,in the mean time his disciples invited him1 saying1 ,rabbi1 eat4 7#cb7;,but he said to them1 ,i have meat to eat that ye know not of4 7#cc7,then said his disciples to each other1 ,hath any person brought him ought to eat8 7#cd7;,jesus saith unto them1 ,my meat is to do the will of him that sent me1 and to finish his work4 7#ce7;,do ye not say1 ,that yet there are four months1 and then the harvest cometh8 behold1 ,i tell you1 lift up your eyes1 and look upon the fields2 for they are now white for harvest4 7#cf7;,and he that reapeth receiveth wages1 and gathereth fruit unto life eternal3 that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together4 7#cg7;,for herein is the saying true1 ,that one soweth and another reapeth4 7#ch7;,i have sent you to reap that on which ye have bestowed no labour3 others have laboured1 and ye have entered into their labour4 7#ci7,now many of the ,samaritans of that city believed on him1 on the report of the woman1 who said1 ,that he told me all things ,i ever had done4 7#dj7,so on this the ,samaritans came to him1 and besought him to abide with them3 and he tarried there two days4 7#da7;,and many more believed because of his own word2 7#db7;and said to the woman1 ,now we believe1 not merely on account of thy relation3 for we ourselves have heard1 and know that this is of a certainty the ,saviour of the world1 the ,messiah4 7#dc7,then after two days he departed thence1 and went into ,galilee4 7#dd7;,for ,jesus himself testified1 that a prophet hath no honour in his own country4 7#de7,when therefore he was come into ,galilee1 the ,galileans welcomed him1 having seen all the things which he did at the feast3 for they also had gone to the feast4 7#df7,then came ,jesus again to ,cana of ,galilee1 where he had made the water wine4 ,and there was a certain attendant on the king1 whose son was sick at ,capernaum4 7#dg7,this person having heard that ,jesus was come out of ,judea into ,galilee1 went to him1 that he might come down1 and cure his son3 for he was at the point of death4 7#dh7,then said ,jesus unto him1 ,unless ye see miracles and wonders1 ye will not believe4 7#di7,the courtier said to him1 ,sir1 come down before my child is dead4 7#ej7;,jesus saith to him1 ,go home2 thy son liveth4 ,and the man believed the word which ,jesus had spoken1 and went home4 7#ea7;,and as he was now going down home1 his servants met him1 and told him1 saying1 ,thy son is recovered6 7#eb7,then inquired he of them the hour at which he began to amend8 and they told him1 ,it was yesterday1 at the seventh hour1 when the fever left him4 7#ec7,then the father knew that it was the very hour when ,jesus said1 ,thy son liveth3 and himself believed1 and his whole family4 7#ed7,this is again a second miracle which ,jesus did1 when he came from ,judea into ,galilee4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,after these things there was a feast of the ,jews2 and ,jesus went up to ,jerusalem4 7#b7,now there is at ,jerusalem near the sheep-market a pool1 called in the ,hebrew tongue ,bethesda1 having five porticos4 7#c7;,in these lay a vast multitude of infirm persons1 blind1 lame1 withered1 waiting the motion of the water4 7#d7;,for occasionally an angel descended into the pool1 and put the water into commotion3 he therefore who first stepped in after the commotion of the water became well1 under whatever complaint he had laboured4 7#e7;,and there was a certain man there1 who had a complaint of thirty years standing4 7#f7;,jesus seeing him laid there1 and knowing that he had been so for a long while1 saith to him1 ,wilt thou be made sound8 7#g7,the infirm man answered him1 ,sir1 ,i have no man1 when the water is disturbed1 to cast me into the pool3 but when ,i am coming1 another goeth down before me4 7#h7;,jesus saith to him1 ,arise1 take up thy bed1 and walk4 7#i7;,and instantly the man was made whole1 and took up his bed1 and walked away3 and that day was the sabbath4 7#aj7,the ,jews therefore said to him that was cured1 ,it is the sabbath3 it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed4 7#aa7;,he answered them1 ,he that made me whole1 the same person said to me1 ,take up thy bed1 and walk4 7#ab7,then they asked him1 ,who is the man that said to thee1 ,take up thy bed1 and walk8 7#ac7,now he that was cured knew not who he was3 for ,jesus had slipped away1 a crowd being on the spot4 7#ad7;,after these things ,jesus findeth him in the temple1 and said unto him1 ,take care2 thou art made whole3 sin no more1 lest something worse befall thee4 7#ae7,the man went1 and informed the ,jews1 that it was ,jesus who had made him whole4 7#af7;,and therefore did the ,jews persecute ,jesus1 and sought to kill him1 because he had done these things on the sabbath-day4 7#ag7,then ,jesus answered them1 ,my ,father worketh hitherto1 and ,i work4 7#ah7,therefore sought they the more to kill him1 because he had not only broken the sabbath1 but called ,god his own ,father1 setting himself on an equality with ,god4 7#ai7;,jesus therefore answered and said unto them1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,the ,son can do nothing by himself1 except what he hath seen the ,father do3 for whatsoever things he doeth1 the same and in the same manner doth the ,son4 7#bj7;,for the ,father loveth the ,son1 and sheweth him all things which he himself doeth3 and greater works than these will he shew him1 that ye may wonder4 7#ba7;,for as the ,father raiseth the dead1 and quickeneth them2 so also doth the ,son quicken whom he pleases4 7#bb7;,for the ,father never judgeth any man1 but hath committed all judgment to the ,son3 7#bc7;in order that all may honour the ,son1 just as they honour the ,father4 ,he that honoureth not the ,son1 doth not honour the ,father who sent him4 7#bd7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,that he that heareth my word1 and believeth on him that sent me1 hath everlasting life1 and shall not come into judgment2 but is passed from death into life4 7#be7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,the hour is coming1 yea1 it is now1 when the dead shall hear the voice of the ,son of ,god3 and they that hear shall live4 7#bf7;,for as the ,father hath life in himself2 so hath he given to the ,son also to have life in himself2 7#bg7;and hath given him authority also to execute judgment1 because he is the ,son of man4 7#bh7,marvel not at this3 for the hour is coming1 in which all who are in the graves shall hear his voice1 7#bi7;and they shall come forth2 they who have done good actions to the resurrection of life2 and they who have been guilty of foul practices1 to the resurrection of damnation4 7#cj7;,i am not able to perform any thing by myself3 as ,i hear1 ,i judge3 and my judgment is just2 for ,i seek not my own will1 but the will of my ,father who sent me4 7#ca7;,if ,i bear witness of myself1 my witness is not true4 7#cb7,there is another who beareth witness of me1 and ,i know that his witness is true which he witnesseth concerning me4 7#cc7,ye sent to ,john1 and he bore testimony to the truth4 7#cd7;,but ,i receive not testimony from man3 but ,i speak these things1 that ye may believe4 7#ce7;,he was a lamp glowing and luminous3 and ye were pleased for a time to exult in his light4 7#cf7;,but ,i have a testimony greater than that of ,john3 for the works which the ,father hath given me that ,i should fulfil them1 these very works which ,i am doing1 they bear witness of me1 that the ,father hath sent me4 7#cg7;,and the ,father who sent me1 himself hath borne witness concerning me4 ,ye have neither at any time heard his voice1 nor seen his form4 7#ch7;,and ye have not his word abiding in you3 for whom he hath sent1 him ye believe not4 7#ci7,search the scriptures2 for ye suppose in them ye have eternal life3 and these are they which testify of me4 7#dj7;,and ye will not come to me1 that ye might have life4 7#da7;,i receive not glory 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 not3 if another come in his own name1 him ye will receive4 7#dd7;,how can ye believe1 who receiving honour one from another1 seek not the honour which cometh from ,god alone8 7#de7;,do not suppose that ,i shall accuse you to my ,father3 there is one who is accusing you1 even ,moses1 on whom ye place your hope4 7#df7;,for if ye believed ,moses1 ye would have believed me3 for of me did he write4 7#dg7;,but if ye believe not his writings1 how will ye believe my words8 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,after these things ,jesus went beyond the sea of ,galilee1 that is of ,tiberias4 7#b7;,and a vast multitude followed him1 because they saw the miracles which he performed on those who were diseased4 7#c7,then ,jesus went up into a mountain1 and there he sat down with his disciple4 7#d7;,and the passover1 a feast of the ,jews1 was nigh4 7#e7,then ,jesus lifting up his eyes1 and seeing that a vast concourse of people was come to him1 said to ,philip1 ,whence shall we buy loaves1 that these may eat8 7#f7;,and this he said to try him3 for himself knew what he would do4 7#g7,philip answered him1 ,two hundred denarii spent in bread would not procure a sufficiency for them1 that every one of them might have a morsel4 7#h7,one of his disciples saith to him1 7,andrew1 ,simon ,peter's brother17 7#i7,there is a little lad here1 who hath five barley-loaves1 and two small fishes3 but these1 what are they among so many8 7#aj7,then said ,jesus1 ,make the men sit down4 ,for there was plenty of grass on the spot4 ,therefore the men sat down1 in number about five thousand4 7#aa7;,and ,jesus took the loaves2 and giving thanks1 gave to the disciples1 and the disciples to those who were sat down2 and in the same manner of the fishes1 as much as they chose4 7#ab7;,and when they had made a hearty meal1 he saith to his disciples1 ,gather up the broken bits which are left1 that not a morsel be wasted4 7#ac7,then they collected them1 and filled twelve baskets with fragments out of the five barley-loaves1 which were more than enough for those who had eaten4 7#ad7,when therefore the men saw the miracle which ,jesus had done1 they said1 ,this is of a certainty that prophet which is to come into the world4 7#ae7,then ,jesus1 knowing their intention to come and to seize him by force1 in order to make him king1 retired again into the mountain by himself alone4 7#af7,so when evening was now come1 his disciples went down to the sea-side1 7#ag7;and embarking on a vessel were coming across the sea to ,capernaum4 ,and it was now dark1 and ,jesus was not come to them4 7#ah7;,and the sea was greatly agitated by a tempestuous wind that blew4 7#ai7;,having rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs1 they saw ,jesus walking on the sea1 and coming near the vessel1 and they were affrighted4 7#bj7;,but he saith to them1 ,it is ,i2 be not afraid4 7#ba7,then they desired to take him into the vessel3 and instantly the vessel was at the land whither they were going4 7#bb7,the next day the multitude who stayed on the other side of the sea1 when they saw that there was no little vessel there1 except the one into which his disciples went1 and that ,jesus went not with his disciples in the vessel1 but that his disciples went away alone2 7#bc77;but now little vessels had come from ,tiberias near to the spot where they had eaten bread1 after the ,lord had given thanks37 7#bd7then when the multitude saw that ,jesus was not there1 nor his disciples1 they also went into the vessels1 and came to ,capernaum1 in search of ,jesus4 7#be7;,and when they found him on the other side the sea1 they said to him1 ,rabbi1 when camest thou hither8 7#bf7;,jesus replied to them and said1 ,ye seek me1 not because ye have seen the miracles1 but because ye did eat of the loaves1 and were filled4 7#bg7,labour not for the meat which is perishable1 but for that meat which endureth unto life eternal1 which the ,son of man will give you3 for him hath the ,father sealed1 even ,god4 7#bh7,then said they unto him1 ,what shall we do1 that we may work the works of ,god8 7#bi7;,jesus answered and said unto them1 ,this is the work of ,god1 that ye should believe on him whom he hath sent4 7#cj7,then said they to him1 ,what miracle therefore dost thou1 that we may see and believe thee8 what dost thou work8 7#ca7,our fathers did eat manna in the wilderness2 as it is written1 ,he gave them bread from heaven to eat4 7#cb7,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i tell you1 ,it was not ,moses who gave you the bread from heaven2 but my ,father giveth you the real bread from heaven4 7#cc7;,for he that cometh down from heaven1 and giveth life to the world1 is the bread of ,god4 7#cd7,then said they unto him1 ,lord1 evermore give us this bread4 7#ce7,then said ,jesus to them1 ,i am the bread of life3 he that cometh to me shall never hunger2 and he that believeth on me shall never thirst more4 7#cf7;,but ,i have told you1 ,that though ye have seen me1 yet ye have not believed4 7#cg7;,every individual which the ,father giveth me will come to me2 and him that cometh to me ,i will in nowise cast out4 7#ch7;,for ,i came down from heaven1 not with a view to do my own will1 but the will of him that sent me4 7#ci7,now this is the will of the ,father who sent me1 ,that every thing which he hath given me ,i should not be deprived of it1 but raise it up at the last day4 7#dj7;,and this is the will of him that sent me1 ,that every one who seeth the ,son1 and believeth on him1 should have life eternal3 and ,i will raise him up at the last day4 7#da7,then the ,jews murmured against him1 because he said1 ,i am the bread which came down from heaven4 7#db7;,and they said1 ,is not this ,jesus1 the son of ,joseph1 whose father and mother we know8 how then saith this man1 ,that ,i came down from heaven8 7#dc7;,jesus answered and said to them1 ,murmur not among yourselves4 7#dd7,no man can come to me1 except the ,father who hath sent me draw him3 and ,i will raise him up at the last day4 7#de7;,it is written in the prophets1 ,and they shall all be taught of ,god4 ,every one therefore who heareth from the ,father1 and learneth1 cometh to me4 7#df7,not that any man hath seen the ,father1 except he that is with ,god1 he hath seen the ,father4 7#dg7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,he that believeth on me hath everlasting life4 7#dh7;,i am the bread of life4 7#di7,your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness1 and they are dead4 7#ej7,this is the bread which cometh down from heaven1 that any person may eat of it1 and never die4 7#ea7;,i am the bread that giveth life1 which came down from heaven3 if any person eat of this bread1 he shall live to eternity2 and the bread indeed which ,i shall give is my flesh1 which ,i will give for the life of the world4 7#eb7,then the ,jews contended with each other1 saying1 ,how can this man give us his flesh to eat8 7#ec7;,jesus therefore said to them1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,except ye eat the flesh of the ,son of man1 and drink his blood1 ye have no life in yourselves4 7#ed7;,he that eateth my flesh1 and drinketh my blood1 hath life eternal3 and ,i will raise him up at the last day4 7#ee7;,for my flesh truly is meat1 and my blood truly is drink4 7#ef7;,he that eateth my flesh1 and drinketh my blood1 abideth in me1 and ,i in him4 7#eg7;,as the life-giving ,father hath sent me1 and ,i live by the ,father2 so he that eateth me1 the same shall live by me4 7#eh7,this is the bread which came down from heaven1 not as the manna your fathers did eat1 and died3 he that eateth this bread shall live to eternity4 7#ei7,these things he spake in the synagogue1 as he taught in ,capernaum4 7#fj7,many therefore of his disciples1 who heard him1 said1 ,difficult is this discourse1 who is able to fathom it8 7#fa7,then ,jesus1 conscious in himself that his disciples murmured concerning this discourse1 said unto them1 ,doth this stumble you8 7#fb7,what then if ye see the ,son of man ascending where he was formerly8 7#fc7,the ,spirit is the life-giving power2 the flesh contributeth nothing3 the declarations which ,i make to you1 they are spirit1 and they are life4 7#fd7;,but there are some of you who do not believe4 ,for ,jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe1 and who the person was that should betray him4 7#fe7;,and he said1 ,therefore have ,i informed you1 ,that no man can come to me1 except it be given him of my ,father4 7#ff7;,from that discourse many of his disciples went away back1 and no more followed him about4 7#fg7,then said ,jesus to the twelve1 ,will ye also go away8 7#fh7,then ,simon ,peter answered him1 ,lord1 unto whom shall we go from thee8 thou hast the words of eternal life4 7#fi7;,and we have believed and known that thou art the ,messiah1 the ,son of the living ,god4 7#gj7;,jesus answered them1 ,have ,i not chosen you twelve1 and one of you is a devil8 7#ga7,now he spake of ,judas ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon3 for this man was ready to betray him1 though he was one of the twelve4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,and ,jesus after these things travelled about in ,galilee3 for he would not go about in ,judea1 because the ,jews sought to kill him4 7#b7;,and a feast of the ,jews was nigh1 the feast of tabernacles4 7#c7,then said his disciples to him1 ,depart hence1 and go into ,judea1 that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou doest4 7#d7;,for no man doeth any thing in secret1 yet seeketh himself to appear publicly3 if thou doest these things1 exhibit thyself to the world4 7#e7;,for even his own brethren did not believe on him4 7#f7;,jesus therefore saith to them1 ,my proper time is not yet come3 but your time is always ready4 7#g7,the world cannot hate you1 but me it hateth1 because ,i testify of it1 that its deeds are evil4 7#h7;,go ye up to this feast3 for ,i am not yet going up to this feast1 because my fixed time is not yet arrived4 7#i7,thus speaking to them then1 he continued in ,galilee4 7#aj7;,but as soon as his disciples were gone up1 then went he also himself up to the feast3 not in public1 but as in concealment4 7#aa7,the ,jews then sought for him at the feast1 and said1 ,where is he8 7#ab7;,and there was a great murmur concerning him among the multitude3 some said1 ,surely he is a good man3 others said1 ,no2 he only deceiveth the people4 7#ac7,yet no person spake openly of him for fear of the ,jews4 7#ad7;,but now at the middle of the feast ,jesus went up into the temple1 and taught4 7#ae7;,and the ,jews marvelled1 saying1 ,how knoweth this man the scriptures1 not being a scholar8 7#af7;,jesus answered them and said1 ,my doctrine is not mine1 but his that sent me4 7#ag7;,if any man will do his will1 he shall know respecting the doctrine1 whether it is of ,god1 or whether ,i speak from myself4 7#ah7;,he that speaketh from himself1 seeks his own individual honour3 but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him1 he is true1 and iniquity in him there is none4 7#ai7;,hath not ,moses given you the law1 yet none of you practises the law8 ,why do ye seek to kill me8 7#bj7,the multitude answered and said1 ,thou hast a devil3 who is seeking to kill thee8 7#ba7;,jesus answered and said unto them1 ,i have performed one work1 and ye all marvel4 7#bb7;,because ,moses ordered you circumcision2 7not that it comes from ,moses1 but from our ancestors27 so ye circumcise a man on the sabbath-day4 7#bc7;,if a man receive circumcision on the sabbath-day1 that the law of ,moses should not be violated2 are ye incensed against me1 because ,i have made a man whole on the sabbath-day8 7#bd7;,judge not by appearance1 but judge righteous judgment4 7#be7,then said some of the people of ,jerusalem1 is not this the man whom they are seeking to kill8 7#bf7;,and1 lo6 he speaketh openly1 and they say not a word to him4 ,do the rulers certainly know that this man is really the ,messiah8 7#bg7;,but we know this man whence he is3 but when the ,messiah cometh1 no man knoweth whence he is4 7#bh7,then spake ,jesus aloud as he was teaching in the temple1 and said1 ,ye both know me1 and ye know from whence ,i am3 and ,i came not of myself1 but he that sent me is true1 whom ye know not4 7#bi7;,but ,i know him3 for ,i am from him1 and he hath sent me4 7#cj7,then they sought to apprehend him3 but no man laid hands on him1 because his hour was not yet come4 7#ca7;,but many of the multitude believed on him1 and said1 ,when the ,messiah cometh1 will he do greater miracles than those which this man doth8 7#cb7,the ,pharisees heard the people muttering these things respecting him2 and the ,pharisees and chief priests sent officers to apprehend him4 7#cc7,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,a little while longer ,i am with you1 and ,i am going to him that sent me4 7#cd7,ye shall seek me1 and shall not find me3 and where ,i am1 ye cannot come4 7#ce7,then said the ,jews among themselves1 ,whither will this man go1 that we shall not find him8 will he go to the dispersed among the ,grecians1 and teach the ,greeks8 7#cf7,what is this saying which he hath spoken1 ,ye shall seek me1 and shall not find me3 and where ,i am1 ye cannot come8 7#cg7,now on the last day1 the great day of the feast1 ,jesus stood up and spake aloud1 saying1 ,if any man thirst1 let him come unto me and drink4 7#ch7;,he that believeth on me1 as the scripture hath said1 from his belly shall rivers flow of living water4 7#ci77,now he spake this in reference to the ,spirit1 which they who believe on him should afterwards receive3 for as yet the ,holy ,ghost was not given2 because ,jesus was not yet glorified47 7#dj7,many then of the multitude1 when they heard this declaration1 said1 ,this man is certainly a prophet4 7#da7,others said1 ,he is the ,messiah4 ,but others said1 ,no3 for cometh the ,messiah out of ,galilee8 7#db7;,doth not the scripture say1 ,that the ,messiah cometh of the seed of ,david1 and from the town of ,bethlehem1 whence ,david originally was8 7#dc7,there was a division therefore among the multitude on account of him4 7#dd7,now some of them were desirous to apprehend him2 but no one laid hands upon him4 7#de7,then came the officers to the chief priests and ,pharisee2 and they said to them1 ,why have ye not brought him8 7#df7,the officers answered1 ,never did man before speak in such a manner as this man4 7#dg7,the ,pharisees then replied to them1 ,are ye also deluded8 7#dh7;,hath any one of the rulers or of the ,pharisees believed on him8 7#di7;,but this rabble1 which knoweth not the law1 is accursed4 7#ej7,nicodemus saith unto them1 7the same person who came to him by night1 being one of their body17 7#ea7;,doth our law condemn a man1 without first hearing his defence1 and knowing what he hath done8 7#eb7,they answered and said to him1 ,art thou not from ,galilee too8 ,search and see3 for a prophet1 out of ,galilee1 never was raised up4 7#ec7,so each went to his own home4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,then ,jesus went to the mount of ,olives4 7#b7;,but early in the morning he came again to the temple1 and all the people came to him2 and sitting down he taught them4 7#c7,then the scribes and ,pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery2 and placing her in the midst1 7#d7they say unto him1 ,master1 this woman was caught in adultery1 in the very act4 7#e7,now ,moses in the law commanded1 that such women should be stoned3 therefore what sayest thou8 7#f7;,but this they said1 trying to entrap him1 that they might have ground of accusation against him4 ,but ,jesus stooping down1 with his finger wrote on the ground4 7#g7,now when they continued questioning him1 raising himself up1 he said to them1 ,let the person who is sinless among you1 first cast a stone at her4 7#h7;,and again stooping down1 he wrote on the ground4 7#i7;,but when they heard him1 and felt the conviction of their conscience1 they slunk away one by one1 beginning from the elders to the last3 so ,jesus was left alone1 with the woman standing in the midst4 7#aj7,then ,jesus raising himself up1 and seeing no person but the woman1 said unto her1 ,woman1 where are these thine accusers8 hath no man condemned thee8 7#aa7,she said1 ,no man1 ,lord4 ,then said ,jesus unto her1 ,neither do ,i condemn thee3 go1 and sin no more4 7#ab7,then spake ,jesus again to them1 saying1 ,i am the light of the world3 he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness1 but shall have the light of life4 7#ac7,the ,pharisees said to him1 ,thou bearest witness of thyself2 thy witness is not true4 7#ad7;,jesus answered and said to them1 ,though ,i do bear witness of myself1 my witness is true3 for ,i know whence ,i came1 and whither ,i am going2 but ye know not whence ,i come1 nor whither ,i am going4 7#ae7,ye judge after the flesh2 ,i judge no man4 7#af7;,but though ,i should judge1 my judgment is true3 for ,i am not alone1 but ,i and the ,father who sent me4 7#ag7,now even in your law it is written1 that the testimony of two men is true4 7#ah7;,i am a witness for myself1 and the ,father who sent me beareth witness of me4 7#ai7,then said they to him1 ,where is thy father8 ,jesus answered1 ,ye neither know me1 nor my ,father3 if ye had known me1 ye would have known my ,father also4 7#bj7,these words spake ,jesus in the treasury1 as he taught in the temple3 and no person apprehended him2 for his hour was not yet come4 7#ba7,then spake ,jesus again to them1 ,i am going away1 and ye shall seek me1 and shall die in your sin3 whither ,i am going ye cannot come4 7#bb7,the ,jews said therefore1 ,will he kill himself8 because he said1 ,whither ,i go1 ye cannot come4 7#bc7;,and he said to them1 ,ye are from those beneath2 ,i am from those above3 ye are of this world2 ,i am not of this world4 7#bd7;,i said therefore unto you1 that ye shall die in your sins3 for if ye believe not that ,i am1 ye shall die in your sins4 7#be7,they said1 therefore to him1 ,who art thou8 ,and ,jesus said to them1 ,assuredly the same as ,i am telling you4 7#bf7;,i have many things to speak and to decide concerning you3 but he that sent me is true2 and the things which ,i have heard from him ,i speak to the world4 7#bg7,they knew not that he spake to them of the ,father4 7#bh7,then said ,jesus to them1 ,when ye shall have lifted up on high the ,son of man1 then shall ye know that ,i am1 and of myself have ,i done nothing2 but as the ,father hath instructed me1 so ,i speak4 7#bi7;,and he that sent me is with me3 the ,father hath not left me alone2 because ,i always do the things acceptable to him4 7#cj7;,as he spake these words1 many believed on him4 7#ca7,then said ,jesus to those ,jews who believed on him1 ,if ye abide in my word1 assuredly ye are my disciples2 7#cb7;and ye shall know the truth1 and the truth shall make you free4 7#cc7,they answered him1 ,we are ,abraham's seed1 and never were in bondage to any man3 how sayest thou1 ,that we shall be made free8 7#cd7;,jesus answered them1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,that every one who committeth sin is the slave of sin4 7#ce7;,but the slave abideth not in the family for ever3 but the son abideth for ever4 7#cf7;,if the ,son therefore make you free1 ye will be truly free4 7#cg7;,i know that ye are ,abraham's seed2 yet ye seek to kill me1 because my word has no place in you4 7#ch7;,i speak what ,i have seen with my ,father3 and ye do therefore what ye have seen with your father4 7#ci7,they answered and said unto him1 ,our ,father is ,abraham4 ,jesus saith unto them1 ,if ye were the children of ,abraham1 ye would have done the works of ,abraham4 7#dj7;,but now ye seek to kill me1 a man who hath told you the truth1 which ,i have heard from ,god4 ,abraham did not so4 7#da7,ye do the works of your father4 ,they said unto him1 ,we are not born of whoredom2 we have one ,father1 even ,god4 7#db7,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,if ,god was your ,father1 ye would have loved me3 for ,i came out from ,god1 and ,i am coming2 neither indeed came ,i of myself1 but he hath sent me4 7#dc7,wherefore do ye not understand my speech8 because ye cannot hear my word4 7#dd7,ye are of your father the devil1 and the lusts of your father ye will practise4 ,he was a murderer from the beginning1 and stood not fast in the truth1 because truth was not in him4 ,when he speaketh a lie1 he speaketh what is peculiarly his own3 for he is a liar1 and the father of it4 7#de7;,but because ,i tell you the truth1 ye believe me not4 7#df7,which of you can convict me of sin8 ,now if ,i speak the truth1 why do ye not believe me8 7#dg7;,he that is of ,god heareth the words of ,god3 ye therefore do not hear him1 because ye are not of ,god4 7#dh7,then answered the ,jews1 and said to him1 ,do we not rightly affirm1 that thou art a ,samaritan1 and hast a devil8 7#di7;,jesus answered1 ,i have not a devil2 but ,i honour my ,father1 and ye dishonour me4 7#ej7;,but ,i seek not my own glory3 there is one that seeketh and judgeth4 7#ea7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,if any man observe my saying1 he shall never see death to all eternity4 7#eb7,then said the ,jews to him1 ,now we know that thou hast a devil4 ,abraham is dead1 and the prophets2 and thou sayest1 ,if any man observe my word1 he shall never taste of death to eternity4 7#ec7;,art thou greater than our father ,abraham1 who is dead8 and the prophets are dead3 whom makest thou thyself8 7#ed7;,jesus answered1 ,if ,i assume glory to myself1 my glory is nothing3 it is the ,father who glorifies me2 of whom ye say1 that he is your ,god3 7#ee7yet have ye not known him2 but ,i know him3 and if ,i should say1 that ,i know him not1 ,i should be like you1 a liar3 but ,i know him1 and observe his word4 7#ef7,your father ,abraham exulted for joy that he should see this day of mine3 and saw it1 and rejoiced4 7#eg7,then said the ,jews unto him1 ,thou hast not yet reached the age of fifty1 and hast thou seen ,abraham8 7#eh7;,jesus said unto them1 ,before ,abraham had a being1 ,i ,am4 7#ei7,then took they up stones to hurl at him3 but ,jesus was hid1 and went out of the temple1 passing through the midst of them1 and so went away4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,and as he passed along1 he saw a man blind from his birth4 7#b7;,and his disciples inquired of him1 saying1 ,rabbi1 who was in fault1 this man or his parents1 that he was born blind8 7#c7;,jesus answered1 ,neither hath this man been in fault1 nor his parents2 but it is in order to make manifest the works of ,god in him4 7#d7;,i must work the works of him that sent me1 while it is day3 the night is coming1 when no man can work4 7#e7;,as long as ,i am in the world1 ,i am the light of the world4 7#f7,so speaking1 he spat on the ground1 and made mud with the spittle1 and anointed with the mud the eyes of the blind man2 7#g7;and said to him1 ,go1 wash in the pool of ,siloam1 7which signifies1 ,sent47 ,then he went and washed1 and came seeing4 7#h7,the neighbours therefore1 and they who saw him formerly1 that he was blind1 said1 ,is not this the man who was sitting and begging8 7#i7,some said1 ,that this is he3 but others1 ,that he is like him3 he himself said1 ,i am he4 7#aj7,when said they to him1 ,how were thine eyes opened8 7#aa7;he answered and said1 ,a man called ,jesus made mud1 and anointed my eyes1 and said to me1 ,go to the pool of ,siloam1 and wash3 then ,i went1 and washing received sight4 7#ab7,they said to him1 ,where is he8 ,he replied1 ,i know not4 7#ac7,they brought him to the ,pharisees1 who had before been blind4 7#ad77,now it was the sabbath-day when ,jesus made the mud1 and opened his eyes47 7#ae7,the ,pharisees therefore questioned him again1 ,how he had received sight8 ,and he told them1 ,he put mud upon my eyes1 and ,i washed1 and do see4 7#af7,then said certain of the ,pharisees1 ,this man is not from ,god1 because he observeth not the sabbath4 ,others said1 ,how is it possible for a wicked man to do such miracles8 ,and there was a division among them4 7#ag7,they say to the blind man again1 ,what sayest thou of him8 that he opened thine eyes8 ,then he replied1 ,that he is a prophet4 7#ah7,then the ,jews did not believe that he had been blind1 and received sight1 until that they had called the parents of him who had received sight4 7#ai7;,and they questioned them1 saying1 ,is this your son1 of whom ye say1 that he was born blind8 how then doth he now see8 7#bj7;,his parents answered them and said1 ,we know that this is our son1 and that he was born blind3 7#ba7;but how he now seeth1 we know not2 or who hath opened his eyes1 we know not3 he is of age2 ask him3 he himself will tell you about it4 7#bb7,so spake his parents1 because they were afraid of the ,jews3 for the ,jews had already come to a resolution1 that if any person acknowledged him ,messiah1 he should be excluded the synagogue4 7#bc7,therefore said his parents1 ,he is of age2 ask him4 7#bd7,the second time therefore they called the man who had been blind1 and said unto him1 ,give the glory to ,god3 we know that this man is a sinner4 7#be7,then answered he and said1 ,whether this man be a sinner1 ,i know not3 one thing ,i do know1 that1 whereas ,i was blind1 now ,i see4 7#bf7,then said they to him again1 ,what did he to thee8 how opened he thine eves8 7#bg7;,he answered them1 ,i have already told you1 and ye did not hearken3 why do ye wish to hear it again8 will ye also become his disciples8 7#bh7,then they reviled him1 and said1 ,thou art his disciple1 but we are the disciples of ,moses4 7#bi7,we know that ,god spake to ,moses3 but we know nothing of this man1 whence he is4 7#cj7,the man replied1 and said to them1 ,now herein is something very surprising1 that you know not whence he is1 though he hath opened my eyes4 7#ca7,now we know that ,god doth not hearken to sinners3 but if any man be a devout worshipper1 and doeth his will1 him he heareth4 7#cb7;,from the creation of the world hath it never been heard1 that any man opened the eyes of one born blind4 7#cc7;,if this man were not from ,god1 he could not do any thing4 7#cd7,they answered and said unto him1 ,thou wast wholly born in sins1 and dost thou teach us8 ,and they cast him out4 7#ce7;,jesus heard that they had cast him out2 and finding him1 said to him1 ,believest thou in the ,son of ,god8 7#cf7,the man answered and said1 ,who is he1 ,sir1 that ,i might believe on him8 7#cg7,then said ,jesus him1 ,thou hast even seen him1 and he that is now talking with thee is the very person4 7#ch7,then he said1 ,lord1 ,i believe3 and worshipped him4 7#ci7;,and ,jesus said1 ,for judgment ,i am come into this world1 that they who see not may see2 and they who see become blind4 7#dj7;,and some of the ,pharisees who were with him heard these things1 and said to him1 ,are we blind also8 7#da7;,jesus said to them1 ,if ye were blind1 ye should not have had sin3 but now ye say1 ,we see2 therefore your sin is permanent4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,he that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold1 but getteth in some other way1 that person is a thief and a robber4 7#b7;,he that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep4 7#c7,to him the porter openeth2 and the sheep hear his voice3 and he calleth his own peculiar sheep by name1 and leadeth them forth4 7#d7;,and when he bringeth out his own sheep1 he goeth before them1 and the sheep follow him3 because they know his voice4 7#e7;,and a stranger will they not follow1 but will fly from him3 for they know not the voice of strangers4 7#f7,this parable spake ,jesus unto them3 but they knew nothing of the things which he spake to them4 7#g7,therefore ,jesus said unto them again1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 that ,i am the door of the sheep4 7#h7;,all1 as many as have gone before me1 are thieves and robbers3 but the sheep hearkened not to them4 7#i7;,i am the door3 by me if any man enter in1 he shall be saved2 and shall go in and out1 and find pasture4 7#aj7,the thief cometh not but to steal1 and to kill1 and to destroy3 ,i am come that they may have life1 and that they may have it more abundantly4 7#aa7;,i am the good shepherd3 the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep4 7#ab7;,but the hireling1 and he that is not the shepherd1 whose own property the sheep are not1 seeth the wolf coming1 and leaveth the sheep1 and fleeth2 and the wolf seizes upon them1 and disperseth the sheep4 7#ac7,now the hireling fleeth1 because he is an hireling1 and careth not for the sheep4 7#ad7;,i am the good shepherd1 and know my own sheep1 and am known of my own4 7#ae7;,as the ,father knoweth me1 so know ,i the ,father3 and ,i lay down my life for the sheep4 7#af7;,and other sheep ,i have1 which are not of this fold3 these also ,i must bring1 and they shall hear my voice2 and there shall be one fold1 one shepherd4 7#ag7,therefore doth the ,father love me1 because ,i lay down my life1 that ,i may take it again4 7#ah7,no man taketh it from me1 but ,i lay it down of myself4 ,i have power to lay it down1 and ,i have power to take it again4 ,this commandment ,i have received from my ,father4 7#ai7,there was therefore a division again among the ,jews1 on account of these sayings4 7#bj7,then many of them said1 ,he hath a devil1 and is mad2 why hearken to him8 7#ba7,others said1 ,these are not the discourses of a demoniac4 ,can a devil open the eyes of the blind8 7#bb7,then was the feast of dedication at ,jerusalem1 and it was winter4 7#bc7;,and ,jesus was walking in the temple1 in ,solomon's portico4 7#bd7,then the ,jews came about him1 and said to him1 ,how long dost thou keep our soul in suspense8 ,if thou art the ,messiah1 tell us plainly4 7#be7;,jesus answered them2 ,i told you1 and ye believed not3 the works which ,i do in the name of my ,father1 they bear witness of me4 7#bf7;,but ye believe not1 for ye are not of my sheep1 as ,i told you4 7#bg7,my sheep hear my voice1 and ,i know them1 and they follow me3 7#bh7;and ,i give unto them everlasting life and they shall never perish to eternity1 and no person shall pluck them out of my hand4 7#bi7,my ,father1 who gave them to me1 is greater than all and no one shall pluck them out of my ,father's hand4 7#cj7;,i and my ,father are one4 7#ca7,then the ,jews again brought stones1 in order to stone him4 7#cb7;,jesus said unto them1 ,many good works have ,i shewed you from my ,father2 for which work of these are ye going to stone me8 7#cc7,the ,jews answered him1 ,for a good work we do not stone thee2 but for blasphemy2 and that thou1 being merely a man1 makest thyself ,god4 7#cd7;,jesus answered them1 ,is it not written in your law1 ,i said ye are gods8 7#ce7;,if he called those gods1 unto whom the word of ,god came1 and the scripture cannot be broken2 7#cf7;do ye say of him1 whom the ,father hath sanctified1 and sent into the world1 ,thou blasphemest 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 works3 that ye may know1 and believe1 that the ,father is in me1 and ,i in him4 7#ci7,then sought they again to apprehend him and he departed out of their reach1 7#dj7;and went again beyond ,jordan1 unto the place where ,john at first baptised2 and there he abode4 7#da7;,and many came to him1 and said1 ,that ,john indeed performed no miracle3 but all things whatsoever ,john spake of this man were true4 7#db7;,and many believed on him there4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,,now there was a sick man1 ,lazarus1 of ,bethany1 the village of ,mary and her sister ,martha4 7#b77;,it was the ,mary who had anointed the ,lord with the balm1 and wiped his feet with her hair1 whose brother ,lazarus was sick47 7#c7,the sisters therefore sent unto him1 saying1 ,lord1 behold1 he whom thou lovest is sick4 7#d7,when ,jesus heard it1 he said1 ,this sickness is not for death1 but for 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,then1 though he heard he was ill1 yet notwithstanding he abode in the same place where he was two days4 7#g7;,but after that he saith to his disciples1 ,let us go again into ,judea4 7#h7,the disciples say unto him1 ,rabbi1 the ,jews have just now sought to stone thee2 and art thou going thither again8 7#i7;,jesus answered1 ,are there not twelve hours in the day8 ,if any man walk in the day1 he doth not stumble1 because he seeth the light of this world4 7#aj7;,but if a man walk in the night1 he stumbleth1 because there is no light with him4 7#aa7,these things said he3 and after that he saith to them1 ,our friend ,lazarus is asleep2 but ,i go to waken him up4 7#ab7,then said his disciples1 ,lord1 if he is asleep1 he will recover4 7#ac7,now ,jesus had spoken of his death3 but they apprehended that he spake of taking rest in sleep4 7#ad7,then ,jesus therefore told them plainly1 ,lazarus is dead4 7#ae7;,and ,i rejoice on your account that ,i was not there1 in order that ye may believe2 but let us go to him4 7#af7,then said ,thomas1 7called ,didymus1 the twin17 to his fellow-disciples1 ,let us go too1 that we may die with him4 7#ag7,then ,jesus1 when he came2 found that he had already lain in the tomb four days4 7#ah7,now ,bethany was nigh unto ,jerusalem1 about fifteen furlongs off3 7#ai7;and many of the ,jews had come with the women who were about ,martha and ,mary1 to comfort them concerning their brother4 7#bj7,then ,martha1 when she heard that ,jesus was coming1 met him3 but ,mary sat in the house4 7#ba7;,and ,martha said to ,jesus1 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 my brother had not died4 7#bb7;,but even now ,i know1 that whatsoever things thou shalt ask of ,god1 ,god will give thee4 7#bc7;,jesus saith to her1 ,thy brother shall rise again4 7#bd7,martha saith to him1 ,i know that he shall rise at the resurrection in the last day4 7#be7;,jesus said unto her1 ,i am the resurrection1 and the life3 he that believeth in me1 though he were dead1 yet shall he live3 7#bf7;and every one who is alive1 and believeth in me1 shall never die to eternity4 ,believest thou this8 7#bg7,she saith to him1 ,yes1 ,lord ,i believe that thou art the ,messiah1 the ,son of ,god1 who cometh into the world4 7#bh7,so when she had thus spoken1 she went away1 and called her sister ,mary privately1 saying1 ,the ,master is near at hand1 and calleth for thee4 7#bi7;,as soon as she heard it1 she rose hastily1 and came to him4 7#cj7,now ,jesus was not yet come into the village1 but was on the spot where ,martha had met him4 7#ca7,then the ,jews who were with her in the house1 and comforting her1 observing ,mary1 that she rose up hastily1 and went out1 followed her1 saying1 ,she is going to the tomb1 to weep there4 7#cb7,when therefore ,mary was come where ,jesus was1 beholding him1 she fell at his feet1 saying to him1 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 my brother would not have died6 7#cc7,when ,jesus then saw her weeping1 and all the ,jews who came with her lamenting1 he groaned in spirit1 and was himself greatly agitated3 7#cd7;and he said1 ,where have ye laid him8 ,they say to him1 ,lord1 come and see4 7#ce7;,jesus wept4 7#cf7,then said the ,jews1 ,behold1 how he loved him6 7#cg7;,but some of them said1 ,could not this man1 who openeth the eyes of the blind1 have caused that this person should not have died8 7#ch7,then ,jesus again groaning in himself1 cometh to the sepulchre4 ,it was an excavation1 and a stone lay upon it4 7#ci7;,jesus saith1 ,remove the stone4 ,the sister of the deceased1 ,martha1 said to him1 ,lord1 he is by this time putrid3 for he hath been dead four days4 7#dj7;,jesus saith unto her1 ,did ,i not tell thee1 that1 if thou wouldest believe1 thou shalt see the glory of ,god8 7#da7,then they removed the stone where the deceased was lying4 ,and ,jesus lifted his eyes upwards1 and said1 ,father1 ,i thank thee that thou hast heard me6 7#db7;,and ,i knew that thou always dost hear me3 but for the sake of the multitude standing by ,i spake1 that they may believe that thou hast sent me4 7#dc7;,and when he had thus spoken1 with a loud voice he cried1 ,lazarus1 come forth6 7#dd7;,and the deceased came forth1 his feet and his hands wrapped with the linen swathes2 and his face bound round with a napkin4 ,jesus saith to them1 ,loose him1 and let him go6 7#de7,then many of the ,jews who came to ,mary1 and saw what ,jesus had done1 believed on him4 7#df7;,but some of them went to the ,pharisees1 and told them what things ,jesus had done4 7#dg7,the chief priests and ,pharisees therefore called the sanhedrim together1 and said1 ,what are we about8 for this man is doing many miracles4 7#dh7;,if we suffer him to go on thus1 all men will believe on him3 and the ,romans will come1 and take away both our place and nation4 7#di7,then one particular person of them1 ,caiaphas1 being the high-priest of that year1 said unto them1 ,ye know nothing1 7#ej7nor consider that it is expedient for us1 that one man should die for the people1 and that the whole nation be not destroyed4 7#ea7;,and this he spake not from himself3 but being the high-priest of that year1 he prophesied that ,jesus should die for the nation2 7#eb7;and not for that nation only1 but that he should collect into one body the children of ,god wherever dispersed4 7#ec7,then from that day they consulted together how they might kill him4 7#ed7;,jesus therefore walked no more openly among the ,jews1 but went thence into the country bordering on the desert1 to a city called ,ephraim1 and there he abode with his disciples4 7#ee7,now the passover of the ,jews was near1 and many went up to ,jerusalem out of the country before the passover1 in order to purify themselves4 7#ef7,then they sought for ,jesus1 and said one to another1 as they stood in the temple1 ,what think ye1 that he will not come to the feast8 7#eg7,now both the chief priests and the ,pharisees had given commandment1 that1 if any person knew where he was1 they should declare it1 that they might apprehend him4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,jesus then before the days of the passover came to ,bethany1 where the deceased ,lazarus was1 whom he had raised from the dead4 7#b7,therefore they made him a supper there2 and ,martha waited3 but ,lazarus was one of those who sat at table with him4 7#c7,then ,mary taking a pound of unadulterated balm of nard1 very valuable1 anointed the feet of ,jesus1 and wiped his feet with her hair3 and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment4 7#d7,then said one of his disciples1 ,judas ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon1 who was preparing to betray him1 7#e7,wherefore was not this aromatic ointment sold for three hundred denarii1 and given to the poor8 7#f7,now he said this1 not that he cared for the poor2 but because he was a thief1 and kept the purse1 and carried the money put therein4 7#g7,then said ,jesus1 ,let her alone3 for the day of my burial hath she reserved this4 7#h7;,for the poor ye have always with you2 but me ye have not always4 7#i7,then the whole multitude of the ,jews knew that he was there3 and they came not for the sake of ,jesus only1 but also that they might see ,lazarus1 whom he had raised from the dead4 7#aj7,then the chief priests consulted how they might kill ,lazarus also2 7#aa7;because on his account many of the ,jews went away1 and believed on ,jesus4 7#ab7,on the morrow a great multitude who came to the feast1 when they heard that ,jesus was coming to ,jerusalem1 7#ac7took branches of palm1 and went out to meet him1 and cried1 ,hosanna6 blessed is the king of ,israel1 that cometh in the name of the ,lord4 7#ad7,then ,jesus1 having found a young ass1 sat upon it2 as it is written1 7#ae7;,fear not1 daughter of ,sion3 behold1 thy ,king cometh1 sitting on the foal of an ass4 7#af7,these things indeed knew not his disciples at first3 but when ,jesus was glorified1 then they remembered that these things were written of him1 and that they had done these things unto him4 7#ag7,then the multitude that was with him1 when he called ,lazarus out of the tomb1 and raised him from the dead1 bore their testimony4 7#ah7,therefore also the multitude met him1 because they had heard that he had done this miracle4 7#ai7,then said the ,pharisees among themselves1 ,do ye not perceive that ye gain no advantage8 behold1 the world is gone after him4 7#bj7,now there were certain ,greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast3 7#ba7these then came to ,philip1 who was of ,bethsaida1 of ,galilee1 and they asked him1 saying1 ,sir1 we wish to see ,jesus4 7#bb7,philip comes and speaks to ,andrew3 and again ,andrew and ,philip tell ,jesus4 7#bc7,then ,jesus answered them1 saying1 ,the hour is come1 that the ,son of man should be glorified4 7#bd7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,except a grain of wheat falling on the earth undergo a deathlike change1 it abideth single3 but if it thus die1 it beareth abundant produce4 7#be7;,he that loveth his life shall lose it2 and he that hateth his life in this world1 shall preserve it to life eternal4 7#bf7;,if a man will be my servant1 let him follow me2 and where ,i am1 there also shall my servant be3 and if any man serve me1 him will my ,father honour4 7#bg7,now is my soul troubled2 and what shall ,i say8 ,father1 save me from this hour3 but for this cause came ,i unto this hour4 7#bh7;,father1 glorify thy name6 ,then came a voice from heaven1 ,i have both glorified it1 and will glorify it again4 7#bi7,the multitude that stood by1 and heard it1 said that it was thunder3 others said1 ,an angel hath spoken to him4 7#cj7;,jesus answered and said1 ,this voice came not for my sake1 but for your's4 7#ca7,now is the judgment of this world3 now shall the ruler of this world be ejected out of it4 7#cb7;,and ,i1 when ,i am lifted up from the earth1 will draw all men unto me4 7#cc7;,and this he said1 signifying by what death he should die4 7#cd7,then the multitude answered him1 ,we have heard out of the law1 that the ,messiah abideth for ever3 and how sayest thou1 ,that the ,son of man must be lifted up8 who is this ,son of man8 7#ce7,then said ,jesus unto them1 ,yet a little while is the light with you4 ,walk while ye have the light1 lest the darkness overtake you3 he that walketh in darkness1 knoweth not even whither he is going4 7#cf7,while ye have the light1 believe in the light1 that ye may be the children of the light4 ,these things spake ,jesus1 and going away1 concealed himself from them4 7#cg7,now1 though he had done so many miracles before them1 they believed not on him3 7#ch7that the saying of ,isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled1 which he spake1 ,lord1 who hath believed our report8 and to whom hath the arm of the ,lord been revealed8 7#ci7;,for this reason they could not believe1 because ,isaiah had said again2 7#dj7;,he hath blinded their eyes1 and hardened their hearts2 lest they should see with their eyes1 and understand with the heart1 and be converted1 and ,i should heal them4 7#da7,these things said ,isaiah1 when he saw his glory1 and spake of him4 7#db7;,however1 notwithstanding1 many even of the rulers believed on him2 but on account of the ,pharisees they did not make open profession1 lest they should be put out of the synagogues3 7#dc7;for they loved honour from men1 more than honour from ,god4 7#dd7,then ,jesus cried and said1 ,he that believeth on me1 believeth not on me1 but on him that sent me4 7#de7;,and he that seeth me1 seeth him that sent me4 7#df7;,i am come a light into the world1 that every one who believeth on me should not abide in darkness4 7#dg7;,and if any man1 hearing my words1 believeth not1 ,i judge him not3 for ,i came not to judge the world1 but to save the world4 7#dh7;,he that sets me at nought1 and receiveth not my words1 hath one that judgeth him3 even the word which ,i have spoken1 the same shall judge him at the last day4 7#di7;,because ,i have not spoken of myself2 but the ,father who has sent me1 he gave me commandment1 what ,i should say1 and what ,i should speak4 7#ej7;,and ,i know that his commandment is life eternal3 therefore the things which ,i speak to you1 just as the ,father spake to me1 so speak ,i4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,now before the feast of the passover1 ,jesus1 knowing that his hour was come1 that he should go out of this world to the ,father1 having loved his peculiar people that are in the world1 he loved them to the end4 7#b7;,and supper being served1 7the devil having now injected into the heart of ,judas ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon1 that he should betray him27 7#c7;,jesus knowing that the ,father had given all things into his hands1 and that he came out from ,god1 and was going to ,god2 7#d7;he rises from supper1 and lays aside his garments1 and taking a towel1 he wound it about himself4 7#e7,then he poureth water into a bason1 and began to wash the disciples' feet1 and to wipe them with the towel with which he was begirt4 7#f7,then cometh he to ,simon ,peter3 and he saith to him1 ,lord1 dost thou wash my feet8 7#g7;,jesus answered and said to him1 ,what ,i am doing thou knowest not now2 but thou shalt know hereafter4 7#h7,peter saith to him1 ,thou shalt never wash my feet3 no1 never4 ,jesus answered him1 ,except ,i wash thee1 thou hast no part with me4 7#i7,simon ,peter saith to him1 ,lord1 not my feet only1 but also my hands and my head4 7#aj7;,jesus saith to him1 ,he that is washed hath need only to wash his feet1 for he is entirely clean3 and ye are clean1 but not all4 7#aa77;,for he knew who would betray him2 therefore he said1 ,ye are not all clean47 7#ab7,when therefore he had washed their feet1 and taken his garments1 and sat down again1 he said unto them1 ,know ye what ,i have done unto you8 7#ac7,ye call me ,master1 and ,lord3 and ye speak truly2 for such ,i am4 7#ad7;,if therefore ,i have washed your feet1 though the ,lord and the ,master2 ye also ought to wash one another's feet4 7#ae7;,for ,i have given you an example1 that just as ,i have done to you1 ye should do also4 7#af7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,the servant is not greater than his master2 nor the messenger greater than him that sent him4 7#ag7;,if ye know these things1 blessed are ye if ye practise them4 7#ah7;,i speak not of you all3 ,i know whom ,i have chosen3 but that the scripture may be fulfilled1 ,he that eateth bread with me1 hath lift up his heel against me4 7#ai7,now ,i tell you previously1 before this comes to pass1 that1 when it cometh to pass1 ye may believe that ,i am4 7#bj7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,he that receiveth whomsoever ,i shall send1 receiveth me2 and he that receiveth me1 receiveth him that sent me4 7#ba7;,as ,jesus was speaking these words1 he was greatly agitated in spirit1 and testified1 and said1 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 that one of you shall betray me4 7#bb7,then the disciples looked one at another1 doubting of whom he spake4 7#bc7,now there was one of the disciples reclining on the bosom of ,jesus1 whom ,jesus loved4 7#bd7,therefore ,simon ,peter gave him a significant look1 that he should inquire of ,jesus1 which of them it should be of whom he spake4 7#be7;,and he leaning on the breast of ,jesus1 said to him1 ,lord1 which is it8 7#bf7;,jesus answered1 ,it is he to whom ,i shall give this morsel of bread1 when ,i have dipped it4 ,and dipping the morsel of bread1 he gave it unto ,judas ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon4 7#bg7;,and after the sop1 then entered ,satan into him4 ,jesus saith to him1 ,what thou doest1 do quickly4 7#bh7,now none of those who sat at table knew wherefore he had spoken to him4 7#bi7;,for some supposed1 as ,judas kept the purse1 that ,jesus was saying to him1 ,buy what we need for the feast2 or1 that he should give something to the poor4 7#cj7;,having then received the sop1 he went out immediately3 now it was night4 7#ca7,when therefore he was gone1 ,jesus saith1 ,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 with himself1 and immediately glorify him4 7#cc7,my dear children1 yet a little while ,i am with you4 ,ye shall seek me3 as ,i said to the ,jews1 ,whither ,i am going1 ye cannot come2 so say ,i now to you4 7#cd7;,a new commandment ,i give unto you1 ,that ye love one another2 even as ,i have loved you1 that ye also love one another4 7#ce7;,by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples1 if ye have love one to another4 7#cf7,simon ,peter saith to him1 ,lord1 ,whither art thou going8 ,jesus answered him1 ,whither ,i am going1 thou canst not follow me now2 but thou shalt follow me hereafter4 7#cg7,peter saith to him1 ,lord1 why cannot ,i follow thee now8 ,i will lay down my life for thee4 7#ch7;,jesus answered him1 ,wilt thou lay down thy life for me8 ,verily1 verily1 ,i tell thee1 the cock will not crow1 before thou shalt deny me thrice4 ,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,,let not your hearts be troubled3 trust in ,god1 and trust in me4 7#b7;,in my ,father's house are many mansions3 and if not1 ,i would have told you4 ,i go to prepare a place for you4 7#c7;,and if ,i go and prepare you a place1 ,i will come again1 and receive you to myself2 that where ,i am1 there ye may be also4 7#d7;,and whither ,i am going ye know1 and the way ye know4 7#e7,thomas saith to him1 ,we know not whither thou art going2 and how can we know the way8 7#f7;,jesus saith to him1 ,i am the way1 and the truth1 and the life3 no man cometh to the ,father1 but by me4 7#g7;,if ye had known me1 ye would have known my ,father3 and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him4 7#h7,philip saith to him1 ,lord1 shew us the ,father1 and it sufficeth us4 7#i7;,jesus saith to him1 ,am ,i all this while with you1 and hast thou not known me1 ,philip8 he that hath seen me hath seen the ,father2 and how sayest thou1 ,shew us the ,father8 7#aj7;,dost thou not believe that ,i am in the ,father1 and that the ,father is in me8 the words which ,i speak unto you ,i speak not of myself3 but the ,father1 who dwelleth in me1 he performeth these works4 7#aa7;,believe me that ,i am in the ,father1 and the ,father in me3 and at least believe me on account of the works themselves4 7#ab7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,he that believeth on me1 the works which ,i do shall he do also2 yea1 and greater than these shall he do2 because ,i go to the ,father4 7#ac7;,and whatsoever ye shall ask in my name1 that will ,i do1 that the ,father may be glorified in the ,son4 7#ad7;,if ye ask any thing in my name1 ,i will do it4 7#ae7;,if ye love me1 keep my commandments4 7#af7;,and ,i will ask the ,father1 and he shall give you another ,comforter1 that he may abide with you for ever2 7#ag7the ,spirit of truth1 whom the world cannot receive1 because it seeth him not1 neither knoweth him3 but ye know him2 because he dwelleth with you1 and shall be in you4 7#ah7;,i will not leave you orphans3 ,i am coming to you4 7#ai7,yet a little while1 and the world seeth me no more2 but ye see me3 because ,i live1 ye shall live also4 7#bj7;,in that day ye shall know that ,i am in the ,father1 and ye in me1 and ,i in you4 7#ba7;,he that hath my commandments1 and keepeth them1 he is the person who loveth me3 and he that loveth me shall be loved of my ,father1 and ,i will love him1 and will manifest myself to him4 7#bb7,then ,judas 7not ,iscariot7 said to him1 ,lord1 how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us1 and not unto the world8 7#bc7;,jesus answered and said to him1 ,if any man love me1 he will observe my word3 and my ,father will love him1 and we will come to him1 and make our abode with him4 7#bd7;,he that loveth me not1 doth not observe my sayings3 and the word which ye are hearing is not mine1 but of him that sent me4 7#be7,these things have ,i spoken to you1 while ,i continue among you4 7#bf7;,but the ,comforter1 the ,holy ,ghost1 whom the ,father will send in my name1 he shall teach you all things1 and bring all things to your remembrance1 which ,i have spoken to you4 7#bg7,peace ,i leave with you1 my peace ,i give unto you3 not as the world giveth1 give ,i to you4 ,let not your heart be agitated1 nor shrink back through fear4 7#bh7,ye have heard that ,i told you1 ,i am going away1 though ,i am coming again to you4 ,if ye loved me1 ye would rejoice1 because ,i said1 ,i am going to the ,father3 because my ,father is greater than ,i4 7#bi7;,and now ,i have informed you before it comes to pass1 that1 when it is come to pass1 ye may believe4 7#cj7;,i shall not speak many things more with you3 for the ruler of this world is coming1 though in me he hath no part4 7#ca7;,but that the world may know that ,i love the ,father2 and as the ,father hath given me commandment1 so ,i do4 ,arise1 let us go hence4 ,,chap4 ,,xv4 ,i ,,am the true vine1 and my ,father is the husbandman4 7#b7;,every branch in me that beareth no fruit1 he taketh it away3 and every branch that beareth fruit1 he pruneth it clean1 that it may bring forth more fruit4 7#c7,ye are already clean through the word which ,i have spoken unto you4 7#d7;,abide in me1 and ,i in you4 ,as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself1 unless it abide in the vine3 so neither can ye1 except ye abide in me4 7#e7;,i am the vine1 ye are the branches3 he that abideth in me1 and ,i in him1 this person beareth much fruit3 because without me ye can do nothing4 7#f7;,if any man abide not in me1 he is cast out as a branch1 and withered2 and men 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 ye shall ask whatsoever ye will1 and it shall be done for you4 7#h7;,herein is my ,father glorified1 that ye should bring forth much fruit2 so shall ye be my disciples4 7#i7;,just as the ,father hath loved me1 ,i also have loved you3 abide in my love4 7#aj7;,if ye keep my commandments1 ye shall abide in my love2 even as ,i have kept my ,father's commandments1 and as ,i abide in his love4 7#aa7,these things have ,i spoken unto you1 that my joy may abide in you1 and your joy may be full4 7#ab7,this is my commandment1 ,that ye love one another1 just as ,i have loved you4 7#ac7;,greater love hath no man than this1 that a man lay down his life for his friends4 7#ad7,ye are my friends1 if ye do whatsoever things ,i command you4 7#ae7;,i no more call you servants2 for the servant knoweth not what his master is doing3 but ,i have called you friends because ,i have made known to you all things which ,i have heard of my ,father4 7#af7,ye have not chosen me1 but ,i have chosen you1 and appointed you that ye should go forth and bear fruit1 and that your fruit should be permanent3 that so whatsoever ye shall ask 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 hate you1 ye know that it hated me before you4 7#ai7;,if ye were of the world1 the world would love its own3 but because ye are not of the world1 but ,i have elected you out of the world1 for this very cause the world hateth you4 7#bj7,remember the word which ,i spake unto you1 ,the servant is not greater than his master4 ,if they have persecuted me1 they will persecute you also2 if they have observed my words1 they will observe your's also4 7#ba7;,but all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake1 because they know not him that sent me4 7#bb7;,had ,i not come and spoken to them1 they would not have had sin3 but now they have no excuse for their sin4 7#bc7;,he that hateth me hateth my ,father also4 7#bd7;,if ,i had not done among them the works which no other ever did1 they would not have had sin3 but now they have both seen and hated both me and my ,father4 7#be7;,but it is in order that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law1 ,they hated me without a cause4 7#bf7;,but when the ,comforter is come1 whom ,i will send unto you from the ,father1 the ,spirit of truth1 who proceedeth from the ,father1 he shall testify of me3 7#bg7;and ye too shall bear your testimony1 because ye have been with me from the beginning4 ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,,these things have ,i spoken1 that ye might not be stumbled4 7#b7,they will put you out of their synagogues3 yea1 the hour is coming1 that every one who killeth you will think he offers ,god a sacred service4 7#c7;,and these things will they do unto you1 because they have not known the ,father1 nor me4 7#d7;,but these things have ,i spoken to you1 that when the hour is come1 ye may remember the same for ,i had told you4 ,but these things ,i told you not at the beginning1 because ,i was with you4 7#e7;,but now ,i am going away to him that sent me2 and none of you asketh me1 ,whither art thou going8 7#f7;,but because ,i have spoken these things to you1 sorrow hath filled your heart4 7#g7,yet ,i tell you the truth2 ,it is expedient for you that ,i go away3 for if ,i went not away1 the ,comforter would not come to you2 but if ,i go1 ,i will send him unto you4 7#h7;,and when he cometh1 he will convince the world of sin1 of righteousness1 and of judgment3 7#i7of sin first1 because they believe not in me2 7#aj7then of righteousness1 because ,i am going to the ,father1 so ye see me no more2 7#aa7;and of judgment1 because the ruler of this world hath sentence pronounced on him4 7#ab7;,i have many things to say to you1 but ye cannot bear them just now4 7#ac7;,but when he is come1 the ,spirit of truth1 he will conduct you into all truth3 for he shall not speak of himself2 but whatsoever things he shall hear1 he shall speak3 and he will declare to you the things that shall come hereafter4 7#ad7;,he shall glorify me3 for he shall take of mine1 and shall shew it unto you4 7#ae7;,all things whatsoever the ,father hath are mine3 therefore ,i said1 that he shall take of mine1 and shall shew it unto you4 7#af7;,a little while longer1 and ye shall not see me3 and again a little while1 and ye shall see me1 because ,i am going to the ,father4 7#ag7,then said some of the disciples unto each other1 ,what is this which he saith to us1 ,a little while longer1 and ye shall not see me3 and again a little while1 and ye shall see me3 and this1 because ,i am going to the ,father8 7#ah7,they said therefore1 ,what is this which he saith1 ,this little while8 we know not what he means4 7#ai7,now ,jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him1 and said unto them1 ,are ye questioning among yourselves concerning this declaration1 which ,i spake1 ,a little while1 and ye shall not see me3 and again a little while1 and ye shall see me8 7#bj7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,that ye shall weep and lament1 but the world shall rejoice3 and ye shall be very sorrowful1 but your sorrow shall be turned into joy4 7#ba7;,a woman when she is in travail hath sorrow1 because her hour is come3 but when the little son is born1 she no more remembers the anguish1 for joy that a man is brought into the world4 7#bb7;,and ye therefore have indeed at present sorrow3 but ,i will see you again1 and your heart shall be made glad1 and your joy no man taketh from you4 7#bc7;,and in that hour ye shall ask me nothing4 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 ,that whatsoever things ye shall ask the ,father in my name1 he will give you4 7#bd7;,hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name3 ask1 and ye shall receive1 that your joy may be complete4 7#be7,these things have ,i spoken to you in parables3 but the hour is coming when ,i will no more speak to you in parables1 but will plainly inform you respecting the ,father4 7#bf7;,in that day ye shall ask in my name3 and ,i do not say to you1 ,i will entreat the ,father for you3 7#bg7;for the ,father himself loveth you1 because ye have loved me1 and have believed that ,i came out from ,god4 7#bh7;,i came out from the ,father1 and am come into the world3 again1 ,i am leaving the world1 and going to the ,father4 7#bi7;,his disciples said unto him1 ,lo6 now thou speakest plainly1 and speakest in no-wise proverbial4 7#cj7,now we know that thou knowest all things1 and needest not that any person should ask thee3 by this we believe that thou hast come forth from ,god4 7#ca7;,jesus answered them1 ,do ye now believe8 7#cb7;,behold1 the hour is coming1 yea1 it is already come1 that ye shall be dispersed1 each after his own concerns1 and shall leave me alone3 though ,i am not alone1 because the ,father is with me4 7#cc7,these things have ,i spoken to you1 that ye might have peace4 ,in the world ye shall have tribulation3 but be of good courage2 ,i have overcome the world4 ,,chap4 ,,xvii4 ,,these things spake ,jesus1 and lifted up his eyes to heaven1 and said1 ,father1 the hour is come2 glorify thy ,son1 that thy ,son may glorify thee3 7#b7;even as thou hast given him authority over all flesh1 that with regard to all those whom thou hast given him1 he should give to them eternal life3 7#c7;and this is eternal life1 that they should know thee the only true ,god1 and him whom thou hast sent1 ,jesus1 the ,messiah4 7#d7;,i have glorified thee upon earth3 ,i have completed the work which thou gavest me to perform4 7#e7;,and now1 ,father1 do thou glorify me with thyself in the glory which ,i held with thee before the world was4 7#f7;,i have made known thy name to the persons whom thou gavest me out of the world3 for thee they had a being1 and to me thou hast given them2 and thy word have they kept4 7#g7,now have they known1 that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are from thee4 7#h7;,for the declarations which thou gavest to me ,i have delivered to them2 and they have received them1 and have known assuredly that ,i came out from thee1 and they have believed that thou hast sent me4 7#i7;,i entreat for them3 ,i make no request for the world2 but for those thou hast given me2 for they are thine4 7#aj7;,and all mine are thine1 and thine mine2 and ,i have been glorified in them4 7#aa7;,and now no longer am ,i in this world1 but these are in the world1 and ,i am coming to thee4 ,holy ,father6 preserve them for thy name's sake whom thou hast given me1 that they may be one1 as we are4 7#ab7,when ,i was with them in the world1 ,i preserved them by thy name3 those whom thou hast given me have ,i guarded1 and not one of them is perished1 except the son of perdition2 that the scripture might be fulfilled4 7#ac7;,but now ,i am coming to thee2 and ,i am speaking these things in the world1 that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves4 7#ad7;,i have given them thy word and the world hath hated them1 because they are not of the world1 even as ,i am not of the world4 7#ae7;,i entreat not that thou shouldest take them out of the world1 but that thou shouldest preserve them from the wicked one4 7#af7,they are not of the world1 just as ,i am not of the world4 7#ag7,sanctify them by thy truth3 thy word is truth4 7#ah7;,as thou hast sent me into the world1 even so have ,i sent them into the world4 7#ai7;,and for them ,i devote myself1 that they also might be sanctified by the truth4 7#bj7;,and not for them do ,i make request only1 but also for those who shall believe in me through their word2 7#ba7that all may be one2 as thou1 ,father1 in me1 and ,i in thee1 that these also may be one in us3 that the world may believe that thou hast sent me4 7#bb7;,and ,i have given them the glory1 which thou hast given me2 that they may be one1 even as we are one3 7#bc7;,i in them1 and thou in me1 that they may be perfected into one2 and that the world may know that thou hast sent me1 and hast loved them1 as thou hast loved me4 7#bd7;,father1 those whom thou hast given me1 ,i will that where ,i am they may also be with me2 that they may behold my glory1 which thou gavest me3 because thou hast loved me before the foundation of the world4 7#be7,righteous ,father6 though the world hath not known thee1 yet ,i have known thee1 and these have known that thou hast sent me4 7#bf7;,and ,i have made known to them thy name1 and will make it known3 that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them1 and ,i in them4 ,,chap4 ,,xviii4 ,,having thus spoken1 ,jesus went out with his disciples beyond the brook ,cedron1 where was a garden1 into which he went himself1 and his disciples4 7#b7,now ,judas also1 who betrayed him1 knew the place3 for frequently had ,jesus consorted with his disciples there4 7#c7,then ,judas having taken a band of soldiers1 and the inferior officers of the chief priests and ,pharisees1 cometh thither with lanterns and torches and arms4 7#d7;,jesus therefore1 conscious of all things that were coming upon him1 going forward1 said to them1 ,whom are ye seeking8 7#e7,they answered him1 ,jesus the ,nazarean4 ,jesus saith unto them1 ,i am he4 ,then stood also ,judas1 who betrayed him1 with these men4 7#f7;,as he then spake to them1 ,i am he1 they retreated backward1 and fell flat on the ground4 7#g7;,again therefore he demanded of them1 ,whom seek ye8 ,then they said1 ,jesus the ,nazarean4 7#h7;,jesus answered1 ,i told you that ,i am he3 if therefore ye are seeking me1 permit these to go away3 7#i7that the saying might be fulfilled1 which he spake1 ,that of those whom thou hast given me1 ,i have not lost one of them4 7#aj7,then ,simon ,peter having a sword1 drew it1 and struck a servant of the high-priest1 and cut off his right ear4 ,now the servant's name was ,malchas4 7#aa7,then said ,jesus to ,peter1 ,put up thy sword into the scabbard3 the cup which my ,father hath given me1 shall ,i not drink it8 7#ab7,the band therefore1 and the chief captain1 and the inferior officers of the ,jews1 seized on ,jesus1 and bound him1 7#ac7;and led him away to ,annas first2 for he was father-in-law to ,caiaphas1 who was the high-priest of that year4 7#ad7,now ,caiaphas was the person who had given his advice to the ,jews1 that it was expedient that one man should be destroyed instead of the people4 7#ae7,now ,simon ,peter had followed ,jesus1 and another disciple3 and that disciple was acquainted with the high-priest1 and went in with ,jesus into the palace of the high-priest4 7#af7;,but ,peter stood without at the door4 ,then that other disciple1 who was acquainted with the high-priest1 went out1 and spoke to the porteress1 and introduced ,peter4 7#ag7,then said the damsel who kept the door to ,peter1 ,art not thou also one of the disciples of this man8 ,he saith1 ,i am not4 7#ah7,now the servants and inferior officers having made a fire1 for it was cold1 stood and warmed themselves3 and there stood ,peter with them1 and warmed himself4 7#ai7,the high-priest then questioned ,jesus concerning his disciples1 and respecting his doctrine4 7#bj7;,jesus answered him1 ,i spake openly to the world2 ,i always taught in the synagogue1 and in the temple1 whither the ,jews resorted2 and in secret have ,i spoken nothing4 7#ba7,why dost thou question me8 ask those who have heard me1 what ,i have spoken to them3 lo1 they know what ,i said4 7#bb7;,as he was thus speaking1 one of the servants who stood by him gave ,jesus a slap on the face1 saying1 ,dost thou answer the high-priest in this fashion8 7#bc7;,jesus replied to him1 ,if ,i have spoken in an improper manner1 bear witness of the evil deed3 but if properly1 why strikest thou me8 7#bd7,now ,annas had sent him bound to ,caiaphas the high-priest4 7#be7,meanwhile ,simon ,peter was standing and warming himself4 ,then said they to him1 ,art not thou also one of this man's disciples8 ,he denied it1 and said1 ,i am not4 7#bf7,one of the servants of the high-priest1 being a kinsman of him whose ear ,peter cut off1 said1 ,did ,i not see thee in the garden with him8 7#bg7,then again ,peter denied3 and instantly the cock crew4 7#bh7,then led they ,jesus from ,caiaphas to the praetorium3 and it was early3 and they themselves went not into the praetorium1 that they should not be defiled2 but that they might eat the passover4 7#bi7,pilate then came out to them1 and said1 ,what accusation bring ye against this man8 7#cj7,they answered and said to him1 ,if this fellow had not been a malefactor1 we should not have delivered him up to thee4 7#ca7,pilate then said to them1 ,take him yourselves1 and according to your own law judge him4 ,the ,jews then said to him1 ,it is not lawful for us to put any man to death3 7#cb7that the saying of ,jesus might be fulfilled1 which he spake1 intimating by what manner of death he should die4 7#cc7,pilate therefore entered again into the praetorium1 and called ,jesus1 and said to him1 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8 7#cd7;,jesus answered him1 ,dost thou speak this from thyself1 or did others speak to thee concerning me8 7#ce7,pilate answered1 ,am ,i a ,jew8 ,thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee to me3 what hast thou done8 7#cf7;,jesus replied1 ,my kingdom is not of this world3 if my kingdom had been of this world1 then would my servants have struggled hard1 that ,i should not have been delivered up to the ,jews3 but now my kingdom is not from hence4 7#cg7,then said ,pilate unto him4 ,art thou not a king then8 ,jesus answered1 ,thou sayest that ,i am a king4 ,for this end ,i was born1 and for this ,i came into the world1 that ,i should be a witness for the truth4 ,every one who is of the truth heareth my voice4 7#ch7,pilate saith unto him1 ,what is truth8 ,and having thus spoken1 he went out again unto the ,jews and saith to them1 ,i find no fault in him4 7#ci7;,but ye have a custom1 that ,i should release to you one person at the passover3 will ye therefore that ,i release unto you the ,king of the ,jews8 7#dj7,then again they all clamoured1 saying1 ,not this man1 but ,barabbas4 ,now ,barabbas was a robber4 ,,chap4 ,,xix4 ,,then ,pilate therefore took ,jesus1 and scourged him4 7#b7;,and the soldiers having platted a crown of thorns1 put it on his head1 and they clothed him in a purple robe1 7#c7;and said1 ,hail1 ,king of the ,jews6 and they gave him slaps on the face with their hands4 7#d7,then again went ,pilate out1 and said to them1 ,behold1 ,i bring him out to you1 that ye may know that ,i find in him no fault at all4 7#e7,then came ,jesus out1 bearing the thorny crown1 and the purple robe4 ,and he said to them1 ,behold the man6 7#f7,when the chief priests therefore and the officers saw him1 they cried vociferously1 saying1 ,crucify him6 crucify him6 ,pilate saith to them1 ,take him yourselves1 and crucify him3 for ,i have not found in him a fault4 7#g7,the ,jews replied to him1 ,we have a law1 and according to our law he ought to die1 because he hath made himself the ,son of ,god4 7#h7,when ,pilate then heard this saying1 he was the more afraid3 7#i7;and entered into the praetorium again1 and saith to ,jesus1 ,from whence art thou8 ,but ,jesus gave him no answer4 7#aj7,then saith ,pilate to him1 ,dost thou not speak to me8 dost thou not know that ,i have power to crucify thee1 and that ,i have power to release thee8 7#aa7;,jesus answered1 ,thou wouldest have had no authority over me1 unless it had been given thee from above3 for this reason1 he that hath delivered me up to thee hath the greater crime4 7#ab7,upon this ,pilate sought to release him3 but the ,jews clamoured1 saying1 ,if thou release this fellow1 thou art no friend of ,caesar's3 every one who professes himself a king1 speaks in opposition to ,caesar4 7#ac7,when ,pilate therefore heard this speech1 he brought ,jesus out1 and sat down on the judgment seat1 in a place called the ,stone ,pavement1 but in the ,hebrew1 ,gabbatha4 7#ad7;,and it was the preparation of the passover1 and about the sixth hour3 and he saith to the ,jews1 ,behold your ,king6 7#ae7;,but they cried vociferously1 ,away with him1 away6 crucify him6 ,pilate saith unto them1 ,shall ,i crucify your ,king8 ,the chief priests answered1 ,we have no king but ,caesar4 7#af7,then delivered he him therefore unto them1 that he should be crucified4 ,and they took ,jesus and led him away4 7#ag7;,and carrying his cross he went forth to a place called the ,place of a ,skull1 which in the ,hebrew is termed ,golgotha3 7#ah7where they crucified him1 and two others with him1 on this side and on that1 and in the midst ,jesus4 7#ai7;,and ,pilate also wrote a title1 and put it on the cross4 ,and this was the writing3 ,,jesus ,,the ,,nazarean1 ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews1 7#bj7,this title then many of the ,jews read3 for the spot where ,jesus was crucified was nigh unto the city3 and it was written in ,hebrew1 in ,greek1 and in ,latin4 7#ba7,the chief priests of the ,jews then said to ,pilate1 ,write not1 ,the ,king of the ,jews2 but that he said1 ,i am ,king of the ,jews4 7#bb7,pilate answered1 ,what ,i have written1 ,i have written4 7#bc7,then the soldiers1 when they had crucified ,jesus1 took his garments1 and made four parts1 for each soldier a part2 and his vest3 now the vest was without a seam1 woven from the upper parts throughout the whole4 7#bd7,they said therefore one to another1 ,let us not rend it1 but cast lots for it1 whose it shall be3 that the scripture might be fulfilled1 which saith1 ,they parted my garments among them1 and for my vest they cast lots4 ,so the soldiers therefore did these things4 7#be7,now beside the cross of ,jesus stood his mother1 and his mother's sister1 ,mary the wife of ,cleopas1 and ,mary ,magdalene4 7#bf7,when ,jesus then beheld his mother1 and the disciple whom he loved1 standing by1 he saith to his mother1 ,woman1 behold thy son6 7#bg7,then saith he to the disciple1 ,behold thy mother6 ,and from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home4 7#bh7;,after this1 ,jesus1 conscious that all things were now finished1 that the scripture might be fulfilled1 saith1 ,i thirst4 7#bi7,now there was placed a vessel full of vinegar3 they then filling a spunge with the vinegar1 and putting it on a stick of hyssop1 carried it to his mouth4 7#cj7,when therefore ,jesus had received the vinegar1 he said1 ,it is finished3 and inclining his head1 he surrendered up his spirit4 7#ca7,the ,jews therefore1 as it was the preparation1 that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath1 7for that sabbath-day was a great day17 besought ,pilate that their legs might be broken1 and that they might be taken away4 7#cb7,then came the soldiers1 and brake the legs of the first1 and of the other who was crucified with him4 7#cc7;,but when they came to ,jesus1 as they saw that he was already dead1 they brake not his legs3 7#cd7;but one of the soldiers with his lance pierced his side1 and immediately there gushed out blood and water4 7#ce7;,and he that saw it bore witness1 and we know that his testimony is true3 and he himself is conscious that he speaketh what is true1 that ye might believe4 7#cf7,now these things were done1 that the scripture might be fulfilled1 ,a bone of him shall not be broken4 7#cg7;,and again another scripture saith1 ,they shall look on him whom they have pierced4 7#ch7;,and after these things ,joseph of ,arimathea1 7being a disciple of ,jesus1 but secretly for fear of the ,jews17 besought ,pilate that he might take away the body of ,jesus and ,pilate permitted him4 ,then he came and took away the body of ,jesus4 7#ci7;,and ,nicodemus1 who had come to ,jesus by night formerly1 came also1 bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes1 about a hundred weight4 7#dj7,then they took the body1 and bound it with swathes together with the aromatics1 as the custom is with the ,jews to bury4 7#da7;,and there was near the spot were he was crucified a garden and in the garden a new tomb1 wherein no person had ever yet been laid4 7#db7;,because of the preparation of the ,jews therefore1 they laid ,jesus there2 for the sepulchre was just by4 ,,chap4 ,,xx4 ,,and on the first day of the week1 ,mary ,magdalen came very early1 whilst yet some darkness remained1 to the sepulchre1 and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre4 7#b7,she therefore runneth1 and cometh to ,simon ,peter1 and to the other disciple1 whom ,jesus loved1 and saith to them1 ,they have taken away the ,lord out of the sepulchre1 and we know not where they have laid him4 7#c7,then ,peter went out1 and that other disciple1 and came to the sepulchre4 7#d7;,and they two ran together3 and the other disciple ran before more swiftly than ,peter1 and came first to the sepulchre4 7#e7;,and stooping forward1 he sees the swathing clothes lying there2 yet he did not go in4 7#f7,then cometh ,simon ,peter following him1 and went into the sepulchre1 and saw the swathing clothes lying1 7#g7;and the napkin1 which had been round his head1 not laid with the linen swathes1 but apart folded up in another place4 7#h7,then went in also the other disciple1 who had come the first to the sepulchre1 and saw1 and believed4 7#i7,though not even yet had they known the scripture1 that he should rise from the dead4 7#aj7,then the disciples went back again to their companions4 7#aa7;,but ,mary stood at the sepulchre1 without1 weeping3 as therefore she wept1 she bent forward towards the sepulchre4 7#ab7;,and saw two angels in white1 sitting1 the one at the head1 and the other at the feet1 where the body of ,jesus had lain4 7#ac7;,and they say unto her1 ,woman1 why weepest thou8 ,she saith to them1 ,because they have taken away my ,lord1 and ,i know not where they have laid him4 7#ad7;,and as she thus spoke1 she turned about1 and beheld ,jesus standing by1 and knew not that it was ,jesus4 7#ae7,then ,jesus said to her1 ,woman1 why art thou weeping8 whom art thou seeking8 ,she1 supposing that it was the gardener1 said to him1 ,sir1 if thou hast carried him hence1 tell me where thou hast laid him1 and ,i will take him away4 7#af7;,jesus saith to her1 ,mary6 ,starting round1 she said to him1 ,rabboni6 that is1 ,master6 7#ag7;,jesus saith to her1 ,touch me not2 for ,i have not yet ascended to my ,father3 but go to my brethren1 and tell them1 ,i am ascending to my ,father1 and your ,father2 to my ,god1 and your ,god4 7#ah7,mary ,magdalen cometh declaring to the disciples1 that she had seen the ,lord1 and that he had spoken these things to her4 7#ai7,when the evening therefore was come1 on the same first day of the week1 and the doors being fastened where the disciples were assembled for fear of the ,jews1 ,jesus came and stood in the midst1 and said unto them1 ,peace be to you4 7#bj7;,and thus speaking1 he shewed them his hands and his side4 ,then were the disciples glad when they saw the ,lord4 7#ba7;,jesus therefore spake to them again1 ,peace be unto you3 as the ,father hath sent me1 even so send ,i you4 7#bb7;,and so speaking1 he breathed on them1 and said1 ,receive the ,holy ,ghost3 7#bc7whose soever sins ye forgive1 they are forgiven them2 and whose sins soever ye retain1 they are retained4 7#bd7,now ,thomas1 one of the twelve1 who is called ,didymus1 the twin1 was not with them when ,jesus came4 7#be7,then the other disciples said to him1 ,we have seen the ,lord4 ,but he said to them1 ,except ,i should see in his hands the print of the nails1 and put my finger into the print of the nails1 and thrust my hand into his side1 ,i shall never believe it4 7#bf7;,and eight days after1 his disciples were again within1 and ,thomas with them3 ,jesus cometh1 though the doors were fastened1 and stood in the midst1 and said1 ,peace be unto you4 7#bg7;,afterwards he spake to ,thomas1 ,bring hither thy finger1 and behold my hands2 and take thy hand1 and thrust into my side3 and be not incredulous1 but a believer4 7#bh7;,and ,thomas answered and said unto him1 ,my ,lord and my ,god6 7#bi7;,jesus saith to him1 ,because thou hast seen me1 ,thomas1 hast thou believed3 blessed are they who though they have not seen me1 yet have believed4 7#cj7,now many other miracles did ,jesus therefore also in the presence of his disciples1 which are not written in this book3 7#ca7;but these are written1 that ye might believe that ,jesus is the ,messiah1 the ,son of ,god2 and that believing ye might have life through his name4 ,,chap4 ,,xxi4 ,,after these things ,jesus again shewed himself to the disciples at the sea of ,tiberias2 and he appeared in the following manner3 7#b7,simon ,peter1 and ,thomas called ,didymus1 the twin1 and ,nathaniel who was of ,cana of ,galilee1 and the sons of ,zebedee1 and two others of the disciples were together4 7#c7,simon ,peter said to them1 ,i am going a-fishing4 ,they say to him1 ,we too will go with thee4 ,they went out1 and got on board the vessel immediately2 and that night they caught nothing4 7#d7;,but when the morning was now come1 ,jesus stood upon the beach3 yet the disciples had not discovered that it was ,jesus4 7#e7,then saith ,jesus unto them1 ,my youths1 have ye any thing eatable8 ,they answered him1 ,no4 7#f7,then he said to them1 ,shoot the net on the right side of the vessel1 and ye shall find fish4 ,they shot it therefore1 and now they were not able to drag it in from the quantity of fishes4 7#g7,then said that disciple whom ,jesus loved to ,peter1 ,it is the ,lord6 ,then ,simon ,peter1 when he heard that it was the ,lord1 girt his coat round him1 7for he was stripped17 and threw himself into the sea4 7#h7;,and the other disciples came in the little vessel1 7for they were not far from land1 only about two hundred cubits17 dragging the net with the fishes4 7#i7,when therefore they were come to land1 they saw a fire laid1 and a fish upon it1 and a loaf4 7#aj7;,jesus saith to them1 ,bring some of the fish which ye have just caught4 7#aa7,simon ,peter went aboard1 and drew the net to land full of large fishes1 to the number of a hundred and fifty-three3 and though they were so many1 yet was not the net rent4 7#ab7;,jesus saith to them1 ,come1 dine4 ,now not one of the disciples dared inquire1 ,who art thou8 conscious that it was the ,lord4 7#ac7,then ,jesus cometh1 and taketh the loaf1 and distributed to them1 and of the fish in like manner4 7#ad7,now this was the third time ,jesus had shewed himself to the disciples1 after he rose from the dead4 7#ae7,when therefore they had dined1 ,jesus saith to ,simon ,peter1 ,simon1 son of ,jonas1 lovest thou me more than these8 ,he saith to him1 ,yes1 ,lord6 thou knowest that ,i love thee4 ,he saith to him1 ,feed my lambs4 7#af7;,he saith to him again the second time1 ,simon1 son of ,jonas1 lovest thou me8 ,he saith to him1 ,yes1 ,lord6 thou knowest that ,i love thee4 ,jesus saith unto him1 ,feed my sheep4 7#ag7;,he saith to him the third time1 ,simon1 son of ,jonas1 lovest thou me8 ,peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time1 ,lovest thou me8 ,and he said to him1 ,lord1 thou knowest all things1 thou knowest that ,i love thee6 ,jesus saith to him1 ,feed my sheep4 7#ah7,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto thee1 ,when thou wast a younger man1 thou didst gird up thyself1 and go about whithersoever thy choice led thee3 but when thou shalt grow old1 another person extending thy hands1 shall gird thee1 and carry thee whither thou wouldest not4 7#ai7,this he told him1 to intimate by what kind of death he should glorify ,god4 ,and having thus spoken1 he said to him1 ,follow me4 7#bj7,now ,peter1 turning about1 saw the disciple whom ,jesus loved following2 who also at the supper reclined on his bosom1 and said1 ,lord1 which is the person who betrayeth thee8 7#ba7,peter looking at him1 saith to ,jesus1 ,lord1 and what will become of this man8 7#bb7;,jesus saith to him1 ,if ,i will that he abide till ,i come1 what is that to thee8 follow thou me4 7#bc7,then this speech went forth among the disciples1 as though this disciple was not to die3 yet ,jesus had not said to him1 ,that he shall not die2 but1 ,if ,i will that he abide till ,i come1 what is that to thee8 7#bd7,this is the disciple who is testifing of these things1 and hath written these things3 and we know that his testimony is true4 7#be7;,and there are also many other things which ,jesus did1 the which1 if every particular was written1 ,i am of opinion that the world itself would not be capable of retaining the books which should be written4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,acts ,,of ,,the ,,holy ,,apostles4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,the former treatise1 ,theophilus1 ,i composed1 concerning all things which ,jesus began both to do and to teach1 7#b7until that day1 when having given a charge to his apostles through the ,holy ,ghost1 whom he had chosen1 he was taken up3 7#c7to whom also he had shewed himself alive1 after he had suffered1 by many infallible proofs1 during forty days being frequently seen by them1 and speaking of the things which relate to the kingdom of ,god3 7#d7;and assembling them together1 commanded them not to depart from ,jerusalem1 but to wait for the promise of the ,father1 which1 said he1 ye have heard from me4 7#e7;,for ,john indeed baptised with water2 but ye shall be baptised with the ,holy ,ghost not many days after the present4 7#f7,they then accordingly assembling together1 asked him1 saying1 ,lord1 wilt thou at this time reestablish the kingdom of ,israel8 7#g7;,but he said unto them1 ,it is not for you to know the times and the seasons1 which the ,father hath reserved under his own authority4 7#h7;,but ye shall receive power1 when the ,holy ,ghost is come upon you3 and ye shall be witnesses for me1 both in ,jerusalem1 and throughout all ,judea1 and ,samaria1 and unto the extremity of the earth4 7#i7;,and as he was speaking these things1 while they were looking upon him1 he was taken up2 and a cloud enveloping him hid him from their eyes4 7#aj7;,and as they looked up earnestly into the heaven1 while he was passing1 behold1 two men stood by them in white apparel2 7#aa7who also said to them1 ,ye men of ,galilee1 why stand ye gazing up to heaven8 this ,jesus1 who hath been taken up from you into heaven1 shall so come1 in the same manner as ye have seen him go into heaven4 7#ab7,then they returned unto ,jerusalem1 from the mount called ,olivet1 which is near ,jerusalem1 about a sabbath-day's journey distant4 7#ac7;,and when they had arrived1 they went up to an upper room1 where abode ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 and ,andrew1 ,philip1 and ,thomas1 ,bartholomew1 and ,matthew1 ,james son of ,alpheus1 and ,simon the zealous1 and ,jude brother to ,james4 7#ad7,these all persevered unanimously in prayer and supplication1 with the women1 and ,mary the mother of ,jesus1 and with his brethren4 7#ae7;,and in those days arose ,peter in the midst of the disciples1 and said1 7there was a number of persons together1 about an hundred and twenty17 7#af7,men and brethren1 it must needs be that this scripture should be fulfilled1 which the ,holy ,ghost delivered before by the mouth of ,david concerning ,judas1 who was the conductor of those who seized on ,jesus4 7#ag7;,for he was reckoned of our number1 and had obtained an appointment to this ministry4 7#ah7,this man indeed accordingly purchased a spot of ground with the wages of iniquity2 and projected forward1 he burst in the midst1 and all his bowels fell out4 7#ai7;,and it was a fact known to all who dwelt at ,jerusalem2 so that this field is called in their own dialect1 ,aceldama1 that is1 ,the field of blood4 7#bj7;,for it is written in the book of ,psalms#bc1 ,let his habitation be desolate1 and let there be no man to dwell in it3 and his office1 as bishop1 let another take#bd4 7#ba7,wherefore from among the men who have associated with us always during the time that the ,lord ,jesus went in and out among us1 7#bb7;beginning from his baptism by ,john1 until the day in which he was taken up from us1 must there be chosen with us a witness of his resurrection1 even one of these4 7#bc7,so they appointed two persons1 ,joseph called ,barsabas1 whose sirname was ,justus1 and ,matthias4 7#bd7;,and joining in prayer1 they said1 ,do thou1 ,o ,lord1 who knowest the hearts of all men1 point out the one of these two which thou hast chosen1 7#be7to take a part in this ministry and apostleship1 from which ,judas by transgression fell1 to go to his own place4 7#bf7;,and they drew lots for them and the lot fell to ,matthias and he was by unanimous suffrage numbered with the eleven apostles4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,so when the day of ,pentecost was fully come1 they were all with unanimity assembled together4 7#b7;,and there came suddenly from heaven a sound as it were of a rushing mighty wind1 and it filled the whole house where they were sitting4 7#c7;,and there was an appearance to them of divided tongues1 as of fire1 and it rested on every one of them4 7#d7;,and they were all filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 and they began to speak with other tongues1 as the ,spirit gave them power to express themselves4 7#e7,now there were dwelling at ,jerusalem1 ,jews1 men of piety1 from every nation under heaven4 7#f7;,and when this report spread1 the multitude collected around them1 and were overwhelmed with astonishment1 because they heard them speaking every one in his own peculiar dialect4 7#g7;,and they were all amazed1 and wondered1 saying one to another1 ,are not all these who are speaking ,galileans8 7#h7;,and how do we hear every man in our own peculiar dialect1 in which from our birth we were brought up8 7#i7,parthians1 and ,medes1 and ,elamites1 and they who inhabit ,mesopotamia1 and ,judea1 and ,cappadocia1 ,pontus1 and ,asia1 7#aj7;and ,phrygia1 and ,pamphylia1 ,egypt1 and the parts of ,lybia adjoining ,cyrene1 and the sojourners1 who are ,romans1 both ,jews and proselytes1 7#aa7;,cretans and ,arabians1 we hear them speaking in our own several tongues the marvellous things of ,god4 7#ab7;,and they were all amazed1 and much perplexed1 and knew not what to think1 saying one to another1 ,what can this mean8 7#ac7;,but others scoffing said1 ,these men are brimful of sweet wine4 7#ad7;,but ,peter1 standing up with the eleven1 raised his voice1 and addressed them2 ,men of ,judea1 and all ye who dwell at ,jerusalem1 let this be known to you1 and listen to my words3 7#ae7;for these men are not1 as ye suppose1 drunk1 for it is only the third hour of the day4 7#af7;,but this is what was spoken by the prophet ,joel2 7#ag7;,and it shall come to pass in the last days1 saith ,god1 ,i will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh3 and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy1 your young men shall see visions1 and your old men shall dream dreams3 7#ah7;and upon my servants and my handmaidens in those days will ,i pour out of my spirit2 and they shall prophesy3 7#ai7;and ,i will perform prodigies in the heaven above1 and signs in the earth beneath2 blood1 and fire1 and vapour of smoke4 7#bj7,the sun shall be turned into darkness1 and the moon into blood1 before the great and illustrious day of the ,lord come4 7#ba7;,and it shall come to pass1 that whosoever shall call on the ,lord shall be saved#be4 7#bb7,men of ,israel1 hear these words2 ,jesus the ,nazarean1 a man from ,god1 pointed out to you by miracles and wonders and signs1 which ,god did by him in the midst of you1 as yourselves also know3 7#bc7;him1 by the destined counsel and foreknowledge of ,god delivered up1 ye have seized1 and by wicked hands have crucified and slain3 7#bd7whom ,god hath raised up1 having loosed the pains of death3 forasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held thereby4 7#be7;,for ,david speaketh concerning him1 ,i have seen the ,lord always before me1 for he is at my right hand1 that ,i might not be shaken3 7#bf7therefore is my heart full of joy1 and my tongue hath exulted2 and still shall my flesh also repose in hope1 7#bg7that thou wilt not leave my soul in the mansion of the dead1 nor permit that ,holy ,one of thine to see corruption4 7#bh7,thou hast made known to me the ways of life2 thou shalt fill me with delight by thy countenance#bf4 7#bi7,men and brethren1 permit me to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch ,david1 that he hath been both dead and buried1 and his sepulchre is with us to this day4 7#cj7;,being therefore a prophet1 and knowing that ,god had sworn to him with an oath1 that of the fruit of his loins1 according to the flesh1 he would raise up the ,messiah to sit upon his throne2 7#ca7;he1 foreseeing this1 spake of the resurrection of the ,messiah1 that his soul should not be left in the mansion of the dead1 and that his flesh should not see corruption4 7#cb7,this very ,jesus hath ,god raised up1 of which we all are witnesses4 7#cc7;,he therefore being exalted at the right hand of ,god1 and having received from the ,father the promise of the ,holy ,spirit1 hath poured out this1 which ye now see and hear4 7#cd7;,for ,david is not ascended into the heavens3 for he saith himself1 ,the ,lord said unto my ,lord1 ,sit on my right hand1 7#ce7until ,i make thine enemies a footstool for thy feet#bg4 7#cf7,let all the house of ,israel therefore know assuredly1 that ,god hath made him ,lord and ,messiah1 even that very ,jesus whom ye crucified4 7#cg7,now when they heard this1 they were cut to the heart1 and said unto ,peter and the rest of the apostles1 ,men and brethren1 what shall we do8 7#ch7,then ,peter said unto them1 ,repent1 and be baptised every one of you into the name of ,jesus ,christ for the remission of sins1 and ye shall receive the gift of the ,holy ,ghost4 7#ci7;,for the promise is to you1 and to your children1 and to all that are afar off2 even as many as the ,lord our ,god shall call4 7#dj7;,and with many other words he testified and exhorted1 saying1 ,be saved from this untoward generation4 7#da7,they therefore who gladly received his discourse were baptised3 and there were added to them that day about three thousand souls4 7#db7;,and they persevered stedfastly in the doctrine of the apostles1 and in communion1 and in breaking bread1 and in prayers4 7#dc7;,and on every soul there was an awe3 and many miracles and signs were done by the apostles4 7#dd7,now all who believed were together1 and had all things common2 7#de7;and sold their possessions and goods1 and divided them among all1 as every one had need4 7#df7;,and daily continuing with one mind at the temple1 and breaking bread from house to house1 they partook of their food with great joy and simplicity of heart1 7#dg7praising ,god1 and having favour with all the people4 ,and the ,lord added the saved ones daily to the church4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,now at that time ,peter and ,john were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer1 the ninth2 7#b7when a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was carried1 whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple called ,beautiful1 to ask alms of those who were entering into the temple2 7#c7who seeing ,peter and ,john just going into the temple1 asked to receive alms4 7#d7,then ,peter fixing his eves stedfastly on him with ,john1 said1 ,look on us4 7#e7,so he attentively regarded them1 expecting to receive something from them4 7#f7,then said ,peter1 ,i have neither silver nor gold2 but what ,i have1 that ,i give thee3 ,by the name of ,jesus ,christ the ,nazarean1 arise1 and walk6 7#g7;,and taking him by the right hand1 he raised him up3 and immediately his feet and ancles were restored to strength4 7#h7;,and springing up he stood on his feet1 and walked1 and entered with them into the temple1 walking1 and leaping1 and praising ,god4 7#i7;,and all the people beheld him walking and praising ,god3 7#aj7;and they took notice of him1 that it was the same person who had sat for alms at the ,beautiful gate of the temple3 and they were filled with astonishment and amazed at what had happened to him4 7#aa7;,but as the lame man that was cured held fast ,peter and ,john1 all the people ran together unto them into the portico called ,solomon's1 in vast amazement4 7#ab7,then ,peter observing it1 addressed himself to the people1 ,ye men of ,israel1 why marvel ye at this8 or why gaze ye upon us1 as if by our own power or piety we had enabled this man to walk8 7#ac7,the ,god of ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 the ,god of our fathers1 hath glorified his ,son ,jesus2 whom ye delivered up1 and denied him in the presence of ,pilate1 when he had determined to release him4 7#ad7;,but ye denied the ,holy ,one and the ,just1 and besought that a man1 a murderer1 might as a favour be given unto you2 7#ae7;but ye slew the ,author of life1 whom ,god raised from the dead3 of which we are witnesses4 7#af7;,and through faith in his name hath his name restored this man to strength1 whom ye behold and know3 yea1 the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the sight of you all4 7#ag7;,and now1 brethren1 ,i know that through ignorance ye did this deed1 as did also your rulers4 7#ah7;,but the things which ,god before announced by the mouth of all his prophets1 that ,messiah should suffer1 he hath thus fulfilled4 7#ai7,repent ye therefore1 and be converted1 that your sins may be blotted out1 when refreshing seasons shall come from the presence of the ,lord2 7#bj7;and he will send ,jesus ,christ1 who was before preached unto you3 7#ba7whom the heaven indeed must receive1 until the times of restoration of all things1 which ,god hath spoken of by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning of the world4 7#bb7;,for ,moses truly said unto the fathers1 ,a prophet shall the ,lord your ,god raise up unto you from among your brethren1 like myself2 him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak to you4 7#bc7;,but it shall come to pass1 that every soul which will not hearken to that prophet1 shall be utterly exterminated from amidst the people#bh4 7#bd7;,and all the prophets indeed from ,samuel1 and those who succeeded him1 as many as have spoken1 have also foretold those days4 7#be7,ye are the children of the prophets1 and of the covenant which ,god made with our fathers1 saying unto ,abraham1 ,and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed#bi4 7#bf7,unto you in the first instance1 hath ,god1 after raising up his ,son ,jesus1 sent him to bless you1 to the end that every one of you should turn away from your iniquities4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,and as they were thus speaking1 the priests1 and the captain of the temple-guard1 and the ,sadducees1 came upon them1 7#b7worn down with vexation1 because they taught the people1 and preached by ,jesus the resurrection of the dead4 7#c7;,and they laid hands on them1 and committed them to prison till the next day3 for it was then evening4 7#d7;,but many of those who heard the word believed2 and the number of the men was about five thousand4 7#e7,now it came to pass that the next morning1 their rulers1 and elders1 and scribes1 were assembled at ,jerusalem1 7#f7;and ,annas the high-priest1 and ,caiaphas1 and ,john1 and ,alexander1 and as many as were the high-priest's relations4 7#g7;,and placing them in the midst1 they interrogated them1 ,by what power1 or by what name1 have ye done this thing8 7#h7,then ,peter1 filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 said unto them1 ,ye rulers of the people1 and elders of ,israel1 7#i7;if we are this day examined relative to the good deed done to the infirm man1 by what means he was restored2 7#aj7;be it known unto you all1 and to all the people of ,israel1 that by the name of ,jesus ,christ the ,nazarean1 whom ye crucified1 whom ,god raised from the dead1 by him doth this man stand here sound in your presence4 7#aa7,this is the stone which1 though set at nought by you builders1 is become the head of the corner#cj4 7#ab7;,and there is no salvation in any other person3 for there is no other name under heaven given unto men1 whereby we must be saved4 7#ac7;,attentively regarding then the noble confidence of ,peter and ,john1 and perceiving that they were men unlettered1 and destitute of education1 they were astonished2 and they recollected them1 that they had been with ,jesus4 7#ad7;,but seeing the man who was healed standing with them1 they had not a word to reply in contradiction4 7#ae7;,but bidding them retire out of the council-chamber1 they conferred among themselves1 7#af7saying1 ,what shall we do with these men8 for that an acknowledged miracle hath been wrought by them is evident to all the inhabitants of ,jerusalem2 and we cannot deny it4 7#ag7;,but that it be no farther spread among the people1 we will menace them with threats1 no more to speak in this name to any man4 7#ah7,so calling them in1 they charged them not to speak in any manner1 nor to teach1 in the name of ,jesus4 7#ai7;,but ,peter and ,john1 answering them1 said1 ,if it be right in the sight of ,god to obey you rather than ,god1 be yourselves the judges4 7#bj7;,for we cannot refrain from speaking the things which we have seen and heard4 7#ba7,then they with many additional threatenings dismissed them1 finding no pretext how they might punish them1 because of the people3 for all men glorified ,god for what had been done4 7#bb7;,for the man was more than forty years of age1 upon whom this miracle of healing was performed4 7#bc7;,but they being dismissed1 came unto their own friends1 and told them all things which the high-priests and elders had said4 7#bd7,now when they heard it1 they lifted up their united voice to ,god1 and said1 ,lord1 thou art the ,god which made the heaven1 and the earth1 and the sea1 and all things which are in them3 7#be7who by the mouth of ,david thy servant saidst1 ,why do the heathen so furiously rage1 and the people meditate vain things8 7#bf7,the kings of the earth rose up1 and the rulers were gathered together against the ,lord and against his ,messiah#ca4 7#bg7;,for they have been in truth collected together against thy holy ,son ,jesus1 whom thou hast anointed1 even ,herod1 and ,pontius ,pilate1 with the heathen1 and the people of ,israel1 7#bh7to do all that thy hand and thy counsel predestined should come to pass4 7#bi7;,and as to the present transactions1 ,lord1 look upon their threatnings3 and grant thy servants power with all boldness to speak thy word1 7#cj7;by stretching out thy hand for healing2 and that signs and miracles may be performed by the name of thy holy child ,jesus4 7#ca7;,and while they were praying1 the place in which they were assembled was shaken2 and they were all filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 and they spake the word of ,god with boldness4 7#cb7;,and in the multitude of those that believed there was one heart and soul3 and not one person said1 that any part of his substance was his peculiar property2 but all things were in common among them4 7#cc7;,and with great power bore the apostles witness of the resurrection of the ,lord ,jesus3 and great grace was upon them all4 7#cd7,neither was there any person in want among them3 for as many as were possessors of fields or houses disposed of them1 and brought the prices of the things sold1 7#ce7;and laid them at the apostles' feet3 and a distribution was made to every one according as he had need4 7#cf7;,and ,joses1 who was surnamed ,barnabas by the apostles1 7which is1 being interpreted1 ,a son of consolation17 a ,levite1 a ,cyprian by birth1 7#cg7;having a field belonging to him1 sold it1 and brought the money1 and laid it at the apostles' feet4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,now a certain man named ,ananias1 with ,sapphira his wife1 had sold an estate1 7#b7;and secreted a part of the price paid1 his wife also being privy to the transaction1 and he brought a part1 and laid it at the apostles' feet4 7#c7;,but ,peter said1 ,o ,ananias6 why hath ,satan filled thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the ,holy ,ghost1 and secrete something from the price of the estate8 7#d7;it remained unsold1 was it not vested in thee8 and when sold1 was it not in thine own power8 why then hast thou determined in thine heart to do this deed8 thou hast not lied unto men1 but unto ,god4 7#e7,then ,ananias1 hearing those words1 sunk down and expired3 and great dread fell upon all who heard these things4 7#f7,then the young men arose1 and swathed him up1 and carrying him out1 buried him4 7#g7,now it came to pass at the distance of about three hours1 his wife also1 not knowing what had passed1 came in4 7#h7;,and ,peter addressed her1 ,tell me1 if ye sold the estate for so much8 ,and she said1 ,yes1 for so much4 7#i7,then ,peter said unto her1 ,how is it that ye have conspired together to tempt the ,spirit of the ,lord8 see1 the feet of them who have buried thy husband are at the door1 and shall carry thee out4 7#aj7,then she fell instantly at his feet1 and expired3 and the young men entering1 found her dead1 and carrying her out1 buried her with her husband4 7#aa7;,and great awe fell on all the ,church1 and on all who heard these things4 7#ab7;,but by the hands of the apostles were many signs and miracles done among the people2 7and they were all with one accord in the portico of ,solomon4 7#ac7;,but of the rest no man had the courage to unite himself with them3 though the people extolled them4 7#ad7;,but believers on the ,lord were abundantly added to them1 multitudes1 both of men and women47 7#ae7;,insomuch that they carried out into the streets the sick1 and laid them on beds and couches1 that when ,peter was coming by1 if but even his shadow might pass over some of them4 7#af7,then came together also a multitude from the neighbouring cities to ,jerusalem1 bringing the sick1 and those who were disturbed by unclean spirits2 who were healed universally4 7#ag7,then arose the high-priest1 and all those who were connected with him1 7which was the sect of the ,sadducees17 and were filled with zeal1 7#ah7;and laid their hands on the apostles1 and put them in the common prison4 7#ai7;,but the angel of the ,lord by night opened the doors of the prison1 and conducting them forth1 said1 7#bj7;,go1 and taking your station in the temple1 speak to the people all the words of this life4 7#ba7;,having heard this therefore1 they entered very early in the morning into the temple1 and taught4 ,but when the high-priest came1 and those who were with him1 they convoked the sanhedrim1 and all the assembly of elders of the children of ,israel1 and sent to the prison to bring them4 7#bb7;,but the officers1 on their arrival1 found them not in the prison3 and returning1 informed them1 7#bc7saying2 ,the prison indeed found we fast locked with all security1 and the guards standing without1 before the door3 but when we opened it1 we found no person within4 7#bd7,now when they heard these words1 both the priest and captain of the temple and the chief priests were in the utmost perplexity concerning these things1 what could be the meaning of it4 7#be7,then came a person and informed them1 saying1 the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple1 and teaching the people4 7#bf7,then went the captain1 with the officers1 and brought them2 not forcibly1 for they were afraid of the people1 lest they should stone them4 7#bg7;,but when they had conducted them1 they placed them in the sanhedrim3 and the high-priest interrogated them1 7#bh7saying1 ,did we not lay our strict injunction upon you1 that you should not teach in this name8 and1 lo1 ye have filled ,jerusalem with your doctrine1 and would fain bring this man's blood upon us4 7#bi7,then ,peter and the apostles answering said1 ,we must obey ,god rather than men4 7#cj7,the ,god of our fathers hath raised up ,jesus1 whom ye had killed1 suspending him on a tree4 7#ca7;,him hath ,god exalted at his right hand to be a ,prince and a ,saviour1 to give repentance unto ,israel1 and remission of sins4 7#cb7;,and we are witnesses of these things2 and the ,holy ,ghost also1 which ,god hath given to those who obey him4 7#cc7;,but when they heard this1 they were cut asunder as with a saw1 and took counsel how to make away with them4 7#cd7,then arose a certain ,pharisee1 in the sanhedrim1 named ,gamaliel1 a doctor of the law1 held in high esteem by all the people1 and ordered the apostles to be taken out for a little space2 7#ce7;and he said unto them1 ,men of ,israel1 take heed to yourselves respecting these men1 what ye mean to do to them4 7#cf7;,for before these days arose ,theudas1 saying that he himself was a singular personage3 to whom a number of men1 about four hundred1 attached themselves3 who was taken off2 and as many as obeyed him1 were dispersed1 and came to nothing4 7#cg7;,and after him arose ,judas the ,galilean1 in the days of the enrolment1 and drew away a multitude of the populace after him3 he also perished1 and all1 as many as obeyed him1 were dispersed4 7#ch7;,and as to the matters now before you1 ,i say unto you1 ,abstain from these men1 and leave them to themselves3 for if this design or this work be of men1 it will come to nothing3 7#ci7;but if it be of ,god1 ye cannot overthrow it2 and in that case would be found fighters against ,god4 7#dj7;,and to him they assented3 and calling in the apostles1 after scourging them1 they commanded them not to speak in the name of ,jesus1 and dismissed them4 7#da7,then they went rejoicing from the presence of the sanhedrim1 that for his name's sake1 they had been counted worthy to suffer this injurious treatment4 7#db7;,and all the day long in the temple1 and from house to house1 they never ceased teaching and preaching ,jesus ,christ4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,now in those days1 when the disciples were multiplied1 there arose a murmuring of the ,grecian proselytes against the ,hebrews1 because their widows were overlooked in the daily distribution4 7#b7,then the twelve assembling the multitude of the disciples1 said1 ,it is not fit that we should leave the word of ,god1 to make distribution to the tables4 7#c7,therefore1 brethren1 do ye look out for seven men from among yourselves1 the best approved1 full of the ,holy ,ghost and wisdom1 whom we may appoint to superintend this business4 7#d7;,but we will devote ourselves constantly to prayer1 and to the ministry of the word4 7#e7;,and this saying was very agreeable to all the multitude3 and they elected ,stephen1 a man full of faith and of the ,holy ,ghost1 and ,philip1 and ,prochorus1 and ,nicanor1 and ,timon1 and ,parmenas1 and ,nicholas a proselyte a man of ,antioch3 7#f7whom they presented before the apostles3 and having prayed1 they laid their hands upon them4 7#g7;,and the word of ,god increased3 and the number of the disciples in ,jerusalem was multiplied greatly2 and a vast body of the priests were obedient to the faith4 7#h7,now ,stephen1 full of faith and of power1 wrought great miracles and signs among the people4 7#i7,then rose up certain men of the synagogue of the freed-men1 and of the ,cyrenians1 and of the ,alexandrians1 and of those from ,cilicia and ,asia1 disputing with ,stephen4 7#aj7;,and they could not resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke4 7#aa7,then they suborned men to say1 ,we heard him speak blasphemous things against ,moses1 and against ,god4 7#ab7;,and they stirred up the people1 and the elders1 and the scribes1 and coming upon him1 they seized him together1 and dragged him to the sanhedrim2 7#ac7;and they set up false witnesses1 saying1 ,this man doth not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place1 and the law3 7#ad7;for we have heard him affirm1 that ,jesus the ,nazarean1 even he1 will destroy this place1 and change the accustomed ordinances which ,moses delivered to us4 7#ae7;,and fixing their eyes upon him1 all who sat in the sanhedrim1 beheld his face as the face of an angel4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,then said the high-priest1 ,are these things so8 7#b7;,he replied1 ,men1 brethren1 and fathers1 hear me3 ,the ,god of glory appeared to our father ,abraham1 when he was in ,mesopotamia1 before he dwelt in ,charran1 7#c7;and said to him1 ,go forth out of thy country1 and from among thy relations1 and come hither to a land which ,i will shew thee#cb4 7#d7,then he went out from the country of the ,chaldeans1 and1 dwelt in ,charran3 and from thence1 after his father was dead1 ,god removed him as a sojourner into this very country1 in which we now dwell4 7#e7,yet he gave him no inheritance in it1 not so much as the print of his foot3 yet he promised to give it for a possession to him and to his seed after him1 when he had no son4 7#f7,then spake ,god to him thus1 ,that his seed should sojourn in a foreign land3 and that they should enslave it1 and grievously afflict it1 four hundred years4 7#g7;,and the nation by which they shall be enslaved will ,i judge1 said ,god3 and after these things they shall come out1 and shall worship me in this place#cc4 7#h7;,and he gave him the covenant of circumcision3 and so he begat ,isaac1 and circumcised him on the eighth day2 and ,isaac ,jacob1 and ,jacob the twelve patriarchs4 7#i7;,and the patriarchs1 envious1 sold ,joseph into ,egypt3 yet ,god was with him1 7#aj7;and delivered him out of all his afflictions1 and gave him favour and wisdom before ,pharaoh king of ,egypt2 and he appointed him governor over ,egypt and all his house4 7#aa7,then came a famine upon all the land of ,egypt and ,canaan1 and great distress3 and our fathers found no provisions4 7#ab7;,but when ,jacob heard that there were provisions in ,egypt1 he sent our fathers1 the first time4 7#ac7;,and the second time ,joseph was made known unto his brethren2 and ,joseph's family was made known unto ,pharaoh4 7#ad7,then sent ,joseph1 and invited his father ,jacob to come to him1 and all his kindred1 consisting of seventy-five persons4 7#ae7,so ,jacob went down into ,egypt1 and died1 himself1 and our fathers1 7#af7;and they removed him to ,sychem1 and laid him in the sepulchre which ,abraham had bought1 at a price paid in silver1 of the sons of ,emmor1 the father of ,shechem4 7#ag7;,but as the time of the promise which ,god had with an oath confirmed unto ,abraham drew nigh1 the people increased and multiplied in ,egypt1 7#ah7until another king arose1 who knew not ,joseph4 7#ai7,this man1 forming crafty designs against our nation1 grievously treated our fathers1 so as to cause them to expose their children1 in order to exterminate the race4 7#bj7;,at which time ,moses was born1 and was endued with singular beauty from ,god1 who was brought up three months in the house of his father3 7#ba7;and when he was exposed1 ,pharaoh's daughter took him home1 and brought him up for herself1 as a son4 7#bb7;,and ,moses was educated in all the wisdom of ,egypt1 and was mighty in words and actions4 7#bc7;,but when he had completed his fortieth year1 it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of ,israel4 7#bd7;,and seeing one of them treated injuriously1 he defended him1 and executed vengeance for him who had suffered the outrage1 smiting the ,egyptian4 7#be7;,for he thought that his brethren would understand that ,god by his hand would give them deliverance3 but they understood not4 7#bf7;,and the following day he shewed himself to them as they were fighting1 and urged them to peace1 saying1 ,my friends1 ye are brethren2 wherefore do ye ill treat one another8 7#bg7,then he who did his neighbour wrong thrust him from him1 saying1 ,who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us8 7#bh7,wilt thou kill me1 as thou killedst the ,egyptian yesterday8 7#bi7,then fled ,moses at this saying1 and was a sojourner in the land of ,midian1 where he begat two sons4 7#cj7;,and when forty years were completed1 there appeared to him in the desert of mount ,sinai the angel of the ,lord1 in a flame of fire in a bush4 7#ca7;,but when ,moses saw it1 he marvelled at the sight3 and as he was drawing nearer to observe it1 a voice from the ,lord came to him1 7#cb7;,i am the ,god of thy fathers1 the ,god of ,abraham1 and the ,god of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob#cd4 ,then ,moses trembling1 dared not to look farther4 7#cc7,then the ,lord said unto him1 ,loose the sandal from thy feet3 for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground4 7#cd7;,attentive ,i have beheld the evil treatment of my people in ,egypt1 and ,i have heard their groaning1 and ,i am come down to deliver them4 ,and now come hither1 ,i will send thee into ,egypt#ce4 7#ce7,this very ,moses whom they had rejected1 saying1 ,who made thee a ruler and a judge8 the same did ,god send to be a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush4 7#cf7;,he brought them forth1 after performing miracles 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 unto the children of ,israel1 ,a prophet shall the ,lord your ,god raise up for you from among your brethren1 as myself2 him shall ye hear#cf4 7#ch7,this is he1 who was with the church in the wilderness with the angel who spake to him in the mount ,sinai1 and with our fathers3 who received the oracles of life to give unto us3 7#ci7to whom our fathers would not be obedient1 but thrust him from them1 and turned back in their hearts unto ,egypt1 7#dj7saying to ,aaron1 ,make us gods who shall go before us3 for this ,moses1 who brought us out of the land of ,egypt1 we know not what hath happened to him4 7#da7;,and they made a calf in those days1 and brought a sacrifice for the idol1 and rejoiced in the works of their own hands4 7#db7,then ,god turned1 and gave them up to worship the host of heaven2 as it is written in the book of the prophets1 ,have ye offered me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness1 ,o house of ,israel8 7#dc7,yet have ye taken up the tabernacle of ,moloc1 and the star of your god ,remphan1 those figures which ye made to pay adoration to them3 and ,i will transport you beyond ,babylon#cg4 7#dd7,the tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness1 as he that spake to ,moses commanded1 that he should make it according to the model which he had seen4 7#de7,which also our fathers having received1 brought in with ,joshua into the place possessed by the ,gentiles1 whom ,god drove out from before the presence of our fathers1 unto the days of ,david2 7#df7who found favour before ,god1 and sought to procure an habitation for the ,god of ,jacob4 7#dg7;,but ,solomon built an house for him4 7#dh7,though the ,most ,high dwelleth not in temples made with hands2 as the prophet saith1 7#di7;,heaven is my throne1 and earth the footstool for my feet3 what kind of house will ye build me8 saith the ,lord3 or what place is there for my repose8 7#ej7;hath not my hand made all these things#ch8 7#ea7,ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears1 ye do always oppose yourselves against the ,holy ,ghost3 as your fathers1 so are ye4 7#eb7,which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted8 and they killed those who before published the tidings of the coming of that ,righteous ,person2 of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers3 7#ec7who have received the law through arrangements of angels1 yet have not observed it4 7#ed7,now when they heard these things1 they were cut through their hearts as with a saw1 and gnashed upon him with their teeth4 7#ee7;,but he being full of the ,holy ,ghost1 and looking up stedfastly to heaven1 saw the glory of ,god1 and ,jesus standing at the right hand of ,god2 7#ef7;and he said1 ,behold1 ,i see the heavens opened1 and the ,son of man standing at the right hand of ,god4 7#eg7,then they screamed out with a great cry1 and stopped their ears1 and rushed all together upon him1 7#eh7;and dragging him out of the city1 stoned him3 and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man1 named ,saul4 7#ei7;,and they stoned ,stephen1 in the act of prayer1 and saying1 ,lord ,jesus1 receive my spirit6 7#fj7,then falling on his knees1 he cried with a loud voice1 ,lord1 impute not to them this sin6 ,and thus speaking1 fell asleep4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,but ,saul was delighted with his execution4 ,now on that very day commenced a great persecution against the church which was at ,jerusalem2 and all1 besides the apostles1 were dispersed through the regions of ,judea and ,samaria4 7#b7,then some pious men assembling1 carried ,stephen to his grave1 and made great lamentation over him4 7#c7;,but ,saul ravaged the church1 entering into the houses1 and dragging men and women1 cast them into prison4 7#d7,those therefore who were dispersed1 travelled through the country1 preaching the word4 7#e7;,but ,philip1 going down to a city of ,samaria1 preached ,christ unto them4 7#f7;,and the multitudes with united minds were very attentive to the things spoken by ,philip1 when they heard him1 and saw the miracles which he did4 7#g7;,for the unclean spirits1 roaring with great cries1 came forth out of many who were possessed3 and many who were paralytic and lame were healed4 7#h7;,and there was great joy in that city4 7#i7;,but a certain man1 named ,simon1 lived previously in that city1 who practised magic1 and astonished the nation of ,samaria1 giving out himself as an extraordinary great personage3 7#aj7to whom all gave heed from the small to the great1 saying1 ,this man is the great power of ,god4 7#aa7;,and to him they attended1 because he had of a considerable time astonished them by his magical tricks4 7#ab7;,but when they believed ,philip1 who preached the glad tidings of the things which related to the kingdom of ,god1 and the name of ,jesus ,christ1 they were baptised both men and women4 7#ac7,then ,simon also himself believed3 and being baptised1 he attached himself to ,philip1 and beholding the signs and great miracles which were performed1 he was astonished4 7#ad7;,but when the apostles who were at ,jerusalem heard that ,samaria had received the word of ,god1 they sent unto them ,peter and ,john3 7#ae7who1 when they were come down1 prayed for them1 that they might receive the ,holy ,ghost3 7#af7;for as yet he had not fallen on any one of them3 only they had been baptised into the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#ag7,then they laid their hands upon them1 and they received the ,holy ,ghost4 7#ah7,now when ,simon saw1 that by the imposition of the apostles' hands1 the ,holy ,ghost was given1 he offered them money1 7#ai7saying1 ,confer on me also this power1 that on whomsoever ,i lay my hands1 they may receive the ,holy ,ghost4 7#bj7;,but ,peter said unto him1 ,may thy silver with thyself go into perdition1 because thou hast imagined that the gift of ,god can be purchased with money4 7#ba7,there is for thee neither part nor lot in this word3 for thy heart is not right before ,god4 7#bb7,repent therefore of this thy wickedness1 and pray to ,god1 if haply this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee4 7#bc7;,for ,i see that thou art in the gall of bitterness1 and the bond of iniquity4 7#bd7,then ,simon answering said1 ,pray ye for me unto the ,lord1 that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me4 7#be7,then they1 after bearing their testimony1 and speaking the word of the ,lord1 returned towards ,jerusalem1 and preached the gospel in many villages of the ,samaritans4 7#bf7,now the angel of the ,lord spake to ,philip1 saying1 ,arise1 and go towards the south1 on the road which leads down from ,jerusalem to ,gaza3 it is a wilderness4 7#bg7;,and he arose and went3 and lo6 an ,ethiopian man1 an eunuch1 a person in power under ,candace queen of the ,ethiopians1 who was over all her treasury2 he had gone to worship unto ,jerusalem1 7#bh7;and was returning1 and sitting in his chariot1 was reading the prophet ,isaiah4 7#bi7,then said the ,spirit to ,philip1 ,go up1 and approach close to that chariot4 7#cj7,then ,philip running up to him1 heard him reading the prophet ,isaiah2 and he said1 ,well6 but dost thou understand what thou art reading8 7#ca7;,he replied1 ,how indeed can ,i1 except some person guide me in the way8 ,and he besought ,philip to come up and sit with him4 7#cb7,the portion of scripture which he had been reading was this3 ,he was led as a sheep to the slaughter2 and as a lamb before him who sheareth it is dumb1 so he opened not his mouth3 7#cc7;in his humiliation his judgment was taken away3 but his generation who can describe8 for his life was taken away from the earth#ci4 7#cd7,then the eunuch addressing himself to ,philip1 said1 ,i pray thee1 of whom doth the prophet thus speak8 of himself1 or of some other person8 7#ce7,then ,philip opening his mouth1 and beginning from that scripture1 preached to him ,jesus4 7#cf7;,but as they went on the road1 they came to some water3 and the eunuch said1 ,here is water1 what forbids my being baptised8 7#cg7;,and ,philip said1 ,if thou believest with the whole heart1 it is allowable4 ,then he answered and said1 ,i believe that ,jesus ,christ is the ,son of ,god4 7#ch7;,and he bid the carriage stop3 and they went down both into the water1 both ,philip and the eunuch2 and he baptised him4 7#ci7;,but when they were come up out of the water1 the ,spirit of the ,lord caught up ,philip1 and the eunuch saw him no more3 then he went on his way rejoicing4 7#dj7;,but ,philip found himself at ,azotus3 and passing through he preached the gospel in all the cities1 until he came to ,caesarea4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,but ,saul1 still breathing out threatenings and murder against the disciples of the ,lord1 applying to the high-priest1 7#b7;besought of him letters for the synagogues at ,damascus1 that if he should find any persons of this way1 whether men or women1 he might bring them in chains to ,jerusalem4 7#c7,so advancing on his journey1 he was drawing nigh to ,damascus3 and suddenly there shone around him a light from heaven3 7#d7;and falling on the ground1 he heard a voice saying unto him1 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 7#e7,then said he1 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and the ,lord said1 ,i am ,jesus whom thou art persecuting3 ,it is difficult for thee to kick against the goads4 7#f7;,and trembling and amazed he said1 ,lord1 what wilt thou have me to do8 ,and the ,lord said unto him1 ,arise1 and go into the city1 and it shall be told thee what thou must do4 7#g7;,and the men who travelled with him stood astonished1 hearing indeed a voice1 but seeing no man4 7#h7,then ,paul arose from the earth2 and when his eyes were opened1 he saw no man3 but leading him by the hand1 they brought him into ,damascus4 7#i7;,and he was three days seeing nothing1 and did neither eat nor drink4 7#aj7,now there was a certain disciple at ,damascus named ,ananias2 and the ,lord said unto him in a vision1 ,ananias6 ,and he said1 ,here ,i am1 ,lord4 7#aa7,then the ,lord said to him1 ,arise1 go into the street called ,strait1 and inquire at the house of ,judas for one named ,saul a man of ,tarsus3 for1 behold1 he is praying1 7#ab7;and hath seen in a vision a man named ,ananias coming to him1 and laying his hand upon him1 that he may recover his sight4 7#ac7;,but ,ananias answered1 ,lord1 ,i have heard from many of this man1 how many evils he hath inflicted on thy saints at ,jerusalem3 7#ad7;and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name4 7#ae7;,but the ,lord said unto him1 ,go3 for this man is an elect vessel for me1 to bear my name before nations1 and kings1 and the children of ,israel3 7#af7;for ,i will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake4 7#ag7,then went ,ananias1 and entered into the house2 and laying his hands upon him1 said1 ,brother ,saul1 the ,lord ,jesus1 who was seen by thee in the way that thou camest1 hath sent me1 that thou mightest recover thy sight1 and be filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 7#ah7;,and directly there fell from his eyes as it were scales3 and he recovered sight instantly1 and arose1 and was baptised4 7#ai7;,and when he had taken nourishment1 he regained his strength4 ,and ,saul continued with the disciples who were at ,damascus several days4 7#bj7;,and immediately he preached ,christ in the synagogues1 that he is the ,son of ,god4 7#ba7;,and all who heard him were amazed1 and said1 ,is not this the man who made havoc at ,jerusalem1 among those who called on this name8 and hither he came for this purpose1 that he might carry them in chains unto the chief priests8 7#bb7;,but ,saul was endued with still greater power1 and confounded the ,jews who dwelt at ,damascus1 conclusively evincing that this person is the ,messiah4 7#bc7;,but when many days were fulfilled1 the ,jews consulted together how to kill him3 7#bd7;but their design was discovered to ,saul4 ,and they kept guard at the gates of the city day and night1 that they might kill him4 7#be7;,but the disciples taking him by night1 got him off through the wall1 letting him down in a basket4 7#bf7;,but when ,saul was come to ,jerusalem1 he attempted to join the disciples3 and they were all afraid of him1 not crediting that he was a disciple4 7#bg7,then ,barnabas taking him by the hand1 brought him to the apostles1 and related to them how he had seen the ,lord in the way1 and that he had spoken to him1 and how boldly he had preached at ,damascus in the name of ,jesus4 7#bh7;,and he was with them coming in1 and going out at ,jerusalem3 7#bi7;and speaking boldly in the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,and he talked and disputed with the ,grecian proselytes3 but they made an attempt to murder him4 7#cj7,then the brethren1 when they knew it brought him down to ,caesarea1 and sent him off to ,tarsus4 7#ca7,then had the churches peace through all ,judea and ,galilee and ,samaria1 being edified2 and walking in the fear of ,god1 and in the consolation of the ,holy ,ghost1 were multiplied4 7#cb7,now it came to pass1 as ,peter was passing through all parts1 that he went down also to the saints which dwelt at ,lydda4 7#cc7;,and found there a certain man named ,a,eneas1 during six years stretched on a bed1 who was paralytic4 7#cd7;,and ,peter said to him1 ,a,eneas1 ,jesus the ,messiah maketh thee whole3 arise1 and make thine own bed4 ,and he arose immediately4 7#ce7;,and all who dwelt at ,lydda and ,saron saw him1 and they turned to the ,lord4 7#cf7;,but there was at ,joppa a woman1 a disciple1 named ,tabitha1 7which by interpretation is called ,dorcas37 this woman was full of good works and of alms which she did4 7#cg7;,but it came to pass that in those days she sickened and died3 having then washed her1 they laid her out in an upper room4 7#ch7;,and as ,lydda was near to ,joppa1 the disciples hearing that ,peter was there1 sent two men to him1 entreating him without delay to come over to them4 7#ci7,then ,peter arose and went with them4 ,and they carried him1 on his arrival1 into the upper room3 and all the widows stood round him weeping1 and shewing the coats and garments which ,dorcas had made1 whilst she was with them4 7#dj7;,but ,peter putting them all out1 fell upon his knees1 and prayed2 and turning to the body1 said1 ,tabitha1 arise6 ,and she opened her eyes3 and when she saw ,peter1 she sat up4 7#da7,then he gave her his hand1 and raised her up2 and calling in the saints and the widows1 presented her to them alive4 7#db7;,and it was known through all ,joppa2 and many believed on the ,lord4 7#dc7,then it came to pass1 that he abode many days at ,joppa with one ,simon a tanner4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,now there was a man at ,caesarea named ,cornelius1 a centurion of the cohort called the ,italic1 7#b7;a man of piety1 and who feared ,god with all his house1 giving much alms to the people1 and praying to ,god continually4 7#c7;,he saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of ,god coming to him1 and saying to him1 ,cornelius4 7#d7,then looking stedfastly on him1 and being terrified1 he said1 ,what means this1 ,lord8 ,and he said unto him1 ,thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before ,god4 7#e7;,and now send men to ,joppa1 and inquire for ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter3 7#f7;he lodgeth with one ,simon a tanner1 whose house is near the sea3 this man will tell thee what thou must do4 7#g7;,but when the angel departed who spake to ,cornelius1 he called two of his domestics1 and a pious soldier1 persons who constantly were in attendance upon him2 7#h7;and relating all things to them1 sent them to ,joppa4 7#i7,then the next morning1 as they were on their journey1 and drew near to the city1 ,peter went up to the flat roof to pray about the sixth hour3 7#aj7;and he grew very hungry1 and desired something to eat3 but whilst they were getting it ready1 a sacred ecstacy fell upon him4 7#aa7;,and he saw heaven opened1 and there descended to him a certain vessel1 as a great sheet with chains at the four corners1 and resting upon the earth3 7#ab7;in which were all the quadrupeds of the earth1 and wild beasts1 and reptiles1 and birds of the air4 7#ac7;,and there came a voice to him1 ,rise1 ,peter2 slay and eat4 7#ad7;,but ,peter said1 ,by no means1 ,lord for ,i have never at any time eaten of any thing common or unclean4 7#ae7;,and the voice again a second time came to him1 ,what ,god hath cleansed1 call not thou unclean4 7#af7,this was thrice repeated3 and the vessel was again taken up into heaven4 7#ag7;,but while ,peter was perplexed in himself what was meant by the vision which he had seen1 then1 behold6 the men which had been sent by ,cornelius having inquired out the house of ,simon1 stood before the door1 7#ah7;and calling1 asked if ,simon1 surnamed ,peter1 lodged there4 7#ai7;,but while ,peter was musing upon the vision1 the ,spirit said to him1 ,lo6 three men are inquiring after thee4 7#bj7;,arise then1 and go down1 and go with them1 entertaining no doubt1 for ,i have sent them4 7#ba7,then ,peter went down to the men who were sent by ,cornelius to him2 and said1 ,lo6 ,i am the person that ye ask for3 what is the business on which ye are come hither8 7#bb7,then they said1 ,cornelius a centurion1 a just man1 and one that feareth ,god1 and of good report with all the nation of the ,jews1 has been divinely admonished by a holy angel to send for thee to his house1 to hear words from thee4 7#bc7,then inviting them in1 he lodged them there4 ,and the next morning ,peter went with them1 and some of the brethren from ,joppa accompanied him4 7#bd7;,and the next day they entered into ,caesarea4 ,now ,cornelius was expecting them1 having called together his relations and nearest friends4 7#be7;,and as ,peter was entering1 ,cornelius met him1 and falling at his feet1 paid him homage4 7#bf7;,but ,peter raised him up1 saying1 ,arise2 ,i also myself am a man4 7#bg7;,and conversing with him1 he entered1 and found many assembled together4 7#bh7;,and he said unto them1 ,ye know how contrary it is to established usage1 for a man who is a ,jew to associate with or visit one of another nation2 but ,god hath shewed me to call no man common or unclean4 7#bi7,wherefore also without a word1 ,i came when invited3 ,i beg to know therefore for what purpose ye have sent for me8 7#cj7,then ,cornelius said1 ,four days ago ,i was fasting till this hour2 and at the ninth hour ,i was praying in my house1 and1 lo6 a man stood before me in shining apparel1 7#ca7;and said1 ,cornelius1 thy prayer is heard1 and thy alms are remembered before ,god4 7#cb7,send therefore to ,joppa1 and invite ,simon1 whose surname is ,peter1 to come to thee2 he lodgeth in the house of ,simon the tanner1 near the sea3 who1 when he is come will talk with thee4 7#cc7;,immediately therefore ,i sent to thee2 and thou hast done well in coming4 ,now therefore are all we here present before ,god1 to hear all things that are given in charge to thee from ,god4 7#cd7,then ,peter opening his mouth1 said1 ,in truth ,i perceive that ,god is not a respecter of persons3 7#ce7;but in every nation he that feareth him1 and worketh righteousness1 is acceptable to him4 7#cf7,the word which he sent to the children of ,israel1 preaching peace by ,jesus ,christ1 7he is ,lord of all17 ye know3 7#cg7;even that which was the common talk through all ,judea1 beginning from ,galilee1 after the baptism which ,john preached2 7#ch7respecting ,jesus1 who was of ,nazareth1 how ,god had anointed him with the ,holy ,ghost and with power3 who went about doing good1 and healing all that were tyrannically oppressed of the devil2 for ,god was with him4 7#ci7;,and we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the region of the ,jews1 and in ,jerusalem2 whom they killed suspending him on a tree3 7#dj7;him ,god raised up the third day1 and ordained that he should be visibly manifested2 7#da7not to all the people1 but to witnesses chosen before of ,god1 even to us1 who did eat and drink with him after he was arisen from the dead4 7#db7;,and hath commanded us to proclaim to the people1 and to bear our testimony that this is the person who is ordained of ,god the ,judge of the living and the dead4 7#dc7,to him bear all the prophets witness1 that through his name every one who believeth in him1 shall receive remission of sins4 7#dd7,while ,peter was yet speaking these words1 the ,holy ,ghost fell on all who heard the discourse4 7#de7;,and they of the circumcision who were believers1 as many as came with ,peter1 were amazed1 because even on the ,gentiles the gift of the holy ,ghost was poured out4 7#df7;,for they heard them speaking in different languages1 and magnifying ,god4 ,then ,peter addressed them1 7#dg7;,can any one forbid the water for baptising these persons1 who have received the ,holy ,ghost as well as we8 7#dh7,so he commanded them to be baptised in the name of the ,lord4 ,then they entreated him to tarry there some days4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,,now the apostles and brethren who were in ,judea heard that the ,gentiles also had received the word of ,god4 7#b7;,and when ,peter went up to ,jerusalem1 they of the circumcision disputed with him1 7#c7saying1 ,thou hast gone in to men holding uncircumcision1 and hast eaten with them4 7#d7,then ,peter taking up the matter from the beginning1 explained it to them regularly1 saying1 7#e7;,i was in the city of ,joppa praying and ,i saw in a trance a vision1 a certain vessel descending as a vast sheet let down from heaven by its four corners2 and it came close to me3 7#f7on which looking attentively1 ,i perceived1 and saw the quadrupeds of the earth1 and the wild beasts1 and the reptiles1 and the birds of the air4 7#g7,then ,i heard a voice saying to me1 ,rise1 ,peter2 slay and eat4 7#h7;,but ,i said1 ,by no means1 ,lord3 for never yet hath any thing common or unclean entered into my mouth4 7#i7;,but the voice replied the second time from heaven1 ,what ,god hath cleansed1 call not thou common4 7#aj7,now this was repeated thrice3 and the whole withdrawn again into heaven4 7#aa7;,and1 lo6 immediately three men stood before the house where ,i was1 sent from ,caesarea unto me4 7#ab7;,and the ,spirit bade me go with them1 making no hesitation4 ,but with me went also these six brethren1 and we entered into the man's house3 7#ac7;and he informed us how he had seen an angel in his house1 standing and saying to him1 ,send men to ,joppa1 and invite ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter2 7#ad7who will speak words to thee1 by which thou mayest be saved1 and thy house4 7#ae7,so when ,i had begun to speak1 the ,holy ,ghost fell on them1 just as on us at the beginning4 7#af7,then ,i recollected the word of the ,lord1 how he had said1 ,john indeed baptised with water2 but ye shall be baptised with the ,holy ,ghost4 7#ag7;,if ,god then gave an equal gift to them even as to us1 on believing on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 ,i1 indeed1 who was ,i1 that ,i should be able to restrain ,god8 7#ah7,so when they heard these things they were satisfied1 and glorified ,god1 saying1 ,well6 then hath ,god even to the ,gentiles given repentance unto life4 7#ai7,now those also who were dispersed by the persecution which arose on account of ,stephen passed on as far as ,phenice1 and ,cyprus1 and ,antioch1 speaking the word to no man except the ,jews only4 7#bj7;,and some of them were men of ,cyprus and ,cyrene1 who1 when they arrived at ,antioch1 spake to the ,grecian proselytes1 preaching the ,lord ,jesus4 7#ba7;,and the hand of the ,lord was with them3 and a vast multitude believing1 turned to the ,lord4 7#bb7;,and the report concerning them was heard in the ears of the church which was at ,jerusalem3 and they dispatched ,barnabas1 to go as far as ,antioch4 7#bc7,who1 when he arrived there1 and beheld the grace of ,god1 rejoiced1 and exhorted them all1 with full purpose of heart to adhere to the ,lord4 7#bd7;,for he was a good man1 and full of the ,holy ,ghost and of faith3 and a great multitude was added to the ,lord4 7#be7,then went forth ,barnabas to ,tarsus1 in search of ,saul3 7#bf7;and having found him1 he brought him to ,antioch4 ,and it came to pass1 that during a whole year they were jointly employed in that church1 and taught a vast multitude1 and they called for the first time in ,antioch the disciples ,christians4 7#bg7,now there came down in those days prophets from ,jerusalem to ,antioch4 7#bh7;,and one of them named ,agabus1 rising up1 signified by the spirit that a great famine was coming upon the whole habitable globe3 which also came in the reign of ,claudius ,caesar4 7#bi7,then the disciples1 as everyman had ability1 determined every individual of them to send a sum to be distributed among the brethren who dwelt in ,judea3 7#cj7which also they did1 sending it off to the presbyters by the hand of ,barnabas and ,saul4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,now at that time ,herod the king stretched forth his hand to treat cruelly certain persons belonging to the church4 7#b7;,and he slew ,james the brother of ,john with a sword4 7#c7;,and seeing how agreeable this was to the ,jews1 he proceeded to seize ,peter also4 7,then were the days of unleavened bread47 7#d7,whom having apprehended1 he put him in prison1 delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep guard over him2 intending after the ,passover to bring him forth to the people for execution4 7#e7,so then ,peter was kept in prison3 but fervent prayer was offered up by the church to ,god for him4 7#f7,now when ,herod was going to bring him forth1 the same night was ,peter fast asleep between the two soldiers1 fastened to them with two chains3 and the guards before the door kept the prison4 7#g7;,and1 lo6 an angel of the ,lord stood there1 and light glared through the apartment3 then with a stroke on ,peter's side1 he roused him up1 and said1 ,arise quickly4 ,and his chains fell from his hands4 7#h7;,and the angel said to him1 ,gird thyself up1 and bind on thy sandals4 ,and he did so4 ,and he said unto him1 ,wrap thyself in thy mantle1 and follow me4 7#i7;,and going out1 he followed him2 and knew not that it was a reality which was done by the angel2 but he supposed he saw a vision4 7#aj7,so passing through the first ward and the second1 they came to the iron door which leads into the city1 which opened to them spontaneously3 and being come out1 they walked forward through one street2 and immediately the angel departed from him4 7#aa7;,and ,peter coming to himself1 said1 ,now ,i know assuredly1 that the ,lord hath sent his angel1 and hath delivered me from the hand of ,herod1 and all the eager expectation of the people of the ,jews4 7#ab7;,and after considering with himself1 he went to the house of ,mary the mother of ,john1 who is surnamed ,mark2 where many were thronged together1 and praying4 7#ac7,peter then knocking at the door of the gateway1 there came a damsel to ask who was there1 named ,rhoda4 7#ad7;,and well knowing ,peter's voice1 she opened not the door for joy2 but running in1 told that ,peter was standing before the door4 7#ae7;,but they said1 ,thou art raving4 ,but she confidently persisted that it was so4 ,then they said1 ,it is his angel4 7#af7;,but ,peter continued knocking3 and they opened the door and saw him1 and were astonished4 7#ag7,then beckoning with the hand that they should be silent1 he informed them in what manner the ,lord had brought him out of the prison4 ,and he said1 ,tell ,james and the brethren these things4 ,and departing thence he went into another place4 7#ah7,now when the day broke1 there was no small stir among the soldiers1 what could possibly become of ,peter4 7#ai7;,and ,herod sought him out earnestly1 but not being able to find him1 after having examined the guards strictly1 he commanded them to be executed4 ,and going down from ,jerusalem to ,caesarea1 took up his abode there4 7#bj7,now ,herod was fiercely bent on war against the ,tyrians and ,sidonians3 but they presented themselves unanimously before him1 and ingratiating themselves with ,blastus who was over the king's bedchamber1 they begged for peace2 because their country received all their supply of provisions from the king's territories4 7#ba7,then on a day appointed1 ,herod1 arrayed in royal apparel1 and seated on his throne1 made an harangue unto them4 7#bb7;,and the populace shouted1 ,it is the voice of a god1 and not a man4 7#bc7;,but instantly the angel of the ,lord smote him1 because he gave not the glory to ,god3 and being devoured with worms1 he expired4 7#bd7;,but the word of the ,lord increased1 and was widely diffused4 7#be7,then ,barnabas and ,saul departed from ,jerusalem1 having completed the distribution of the sum entrusted with them2 and they took with them ,john1 whose surname was ,mark4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,now there were at ,antioch1 according to the established church1 prophets and teachers2 such as ,barnabas1 and ,simeon called ,niger the black1 and ,lucius a ,cyrenian1 and ,manaen1 ,herod the tetrarch's foster-brother1 and ,saul4 7#b7;,and as they were employed in the ministry1 and kept a fast1 the ,holy ,ghost said1 ,set apart for me now both ,barnabas and ,saul for the work whereunto ,i have called them4 7#c7,then having kept a fast and prayed1 and laid their hands on them1 they sent them out4 7#d7,they then being sent forth indeed by the ,holy ,ghost1 went down to ,seleucia2 and from thence sailed to ,cyprus4 7#e7;,and being at ,salamis1 they preached the word of ,god in the synagogues of the ,jews3 and they had ,john also as their attendant4 7#f7,now as they travelled through the island as far as ,paphos1 they found a certain person who professed magic1 a false prophet1 a ,jew1 whose name was ,bar-jesus3 7#g7who was with the proconsul ,sergius ,paulus1 an intelligent man2 he inviting to his house ,barnabas and ,saul1 desired earnestly to hear the word of ,god4 7#h7;,but ,elymas the magician 7for such is his name when interpreted7 opposed them1 seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith4 7#i7,then ,saul 7now ,paul71 filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 and fixing his eyes upon him1 7#aj7said1 ,o thou full of all guile and all mischief1 thou child of the devil1 thou enemy of all righteousness1 wilt thou not cease perverting the strait ways of the ,lord8 7#aa7;,and now1 behold1 the hand of the ,lord is upon thee1 and thou shalt be blind1 seeing the sun no more for a season4 ,and instantly there fell on him a thick mist and darkness2 and groping about he sought some to lead him by the hand4 7#ab7,then when the proconsul saw what was done1 he believed1 being struck with the doctrine of the ,lord4 7#ac7;,hereupon sailing from ,paphos1 they who were about ,paul came to ,perga in ,pamphylia3 but ,john departing from them returned to ,jerusalem4 7#ad7;,and they departed from ,perga1 and came to ,antioch in ,pisidia1 and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath-day1 they sat down4 7#ae7,then after the reading of the law and the prophets1 the rulers of the synagogues sent to them1 saying1 ,men and brethren1 if ye are disposed to give a word of exhortation to the people1 speak4 7#af7,then ,paul arose1 and waving his hand1 said1 ,men of ,israel1 and ye that fear ,god1 hear me4 7#ag7,the ,god of this people ,israel selected our fathers1 and exalted the people during their abode in the land of ,egypt1 and with a mighty arm brought he them out of it4 7#ah7;,and about the space of forty years he bore with their behaviour in the wilderness4 7#ai7;,and destroying seven nations in the land of ,canaan1 he distributed their territory to them by lot4 7#bj7;,and after these things1 during a space of about four hundred and fifty years1 he gave them judges until ,samuel the prophet4 7#ba7;,and from that time they desired a king3 and ,god gave them ,saul the son of ,kis1 a man of the tribe of ,benjamin1 during forty years4 7#bb7;,and removing him1 he raised up unto them ,david to be king2 respecting whom also he spake testifying1 ,i have found ,david the son of ,jesse1 a man after my own heart1 who shall perform all my intentions#dj4 7#bc7;,from this man's seed according to the promise hath ,god raised up to ,israel a ,saviour1 ,jesus3 7#bd7;,john having preached before his first coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of ,israel4 7#be7;,but as ,john was finishing his course1 he said1 ,whom do ye suppose me to be8 ,i am not the ,messiah4 ,but1 behold6 he is coming after me1 the sandals of whose feet ,i am not worthy to loose4 7#bf7,men and brethren1 children of the race of ,abraham1 and all among you who fear ,god1 to you is the word of this salvation sent4 7#bg7;,for they who dwell at ,jerusalem1 and their rulers1 being ignorant of him1 and the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath-day1 by condemning him have fulfilled them4 7#bh7;,and though they found no cause of death in him1 they besought ,pilate that he might be killed4 7#bi7;,but when they had finished all things that were written of him1 they took him down from the tree1 and laid him in a sepulchre4 7#cj7;,but ,god raised him from the dead3 7#ca7;and he was seen many days by those who went up with him from ,galilee to ,jerusalem1 who are his witnesses to the people4 7#cb7;,and we preach to you the promise made to our fathers2 7#cc7;for this hath ,god fulfilled to their children1 even to us1 in raising up ,jesus3 as it is also written in the second ,psalm1 ,thou art my ,son1 this day have ,i begotten thee#da4 7#cd7;,but that he raised him from the dead1 no more in future to return to corruption1 he hath thus spoken1 ,i will give you the holy things of ,david1 which are sure#db4 7#ce7,wherefore also he saith in another place1 ,thou wilt not permit thy ,holy ,one to see corruption#dc4 7#cf7;,for ,david indeed1 after having served his own generation by the will of ,god1 fell asleep1 and was placed with his fathers1 and saw corruption4 7#cg7;,but he1 whom ,god raised up1 saw no corruption4 7#ch7;,be it therefore known unto you1 men and brethren1 that through this man remission of sin is proclaimed to you3 7#ci7;and by this man shall every one who believeth be justified from all things1 from which it was not possible that he should be justified by the law of ,moses4 7#dj7,take heed then1 that this come not upon you1 which is spoken by the prophets2 7#da7;,behold1 ye despisers1 and wonder1 and perish3 for ,i do a work in your days1 a work which ye shall in no wise believe1 though one declare it unto you#dd4 7#db7;,but when the ,jews were going out of the synagogue1 the ,gentiles entreated that these words might be spoken to them the following sabbath4 7#dc7;,and when the synagogue was dismissed1 many of the ,jews and of the devout proselytes followed ,paul and ,barnabas3 who1 exhorting them1 persuaded them to abide stedfast in the grace of ,god4 7#dd7;,and on the next sabbath almost all the city thronged together to hear the word of ,god4 7#de7;,but the ,jews seeing the multitude1 were filled with envy1 and opposed the things spoken by ,paul1 contradicting and reviling4 7#df7,then ,paul and ,barnabas speaking with undaunted boldness1 said1 ,it was necessary that the word of ,god should be first spoken unto you3 but since ye have thrust it from you1 and judged yourselves not worthy of eternal life1 lo6 we turn to the ,gentiles4 7#dg7;,for so hath the ,lord enjoined us1 ,i have set thee for a light of the ,gentiles1 that thou mightest be for salvation unto the extremity of the earth#de4 7#dh7,now when the ,gentiles heard this1 they rejoiced1 and glorified the word of the ,lord3 and they believed1 even as many as were ordained to life eternal4 7#di7,so the word of the ,lord was diffused through the whole region4 7#ej7,then the ,jews stirred up the devout women1 and those who were respectable1 and the principal persons of the city1 and raised up a persecution against ,paul and ,barnabas1 and cast them out of their borders4 7#ea7;,but they1 shaking off the dust of their feet against them1 came to ,iconium4 7#eb7;,and the disciples were filled with joy1 and with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,,now it came to pass at ,iconium1 that they went together into the synagogue of the ,jews1 and spake in such a manner1 as that a vast multitude both of the ,jews and ,greek proselytes believed4 7#b7;,but the unbelieving ,jews stirred up1 and maliciously prejudiced the spirits of the ,gentiles against the brethren4 7#c7;,a long space therefore continued they there speaking boldly in the ,lord1 who bore witness to the word of his grace1 and granted signs and miracles to be wrought by their hands4 7#d7,so the multitude was divided3 some indeed were with the ,jews1 but others with the apostles4 7#e7;,and when there was a strong effort made both by the ,gentiles and ,jews with their rulers to ill-treat and stone them1 7#f7;conscious of their danger1 they fled unto the cities of ,lycaonia1 ,lystra1 and ,derbe1 and the circum-jacent country3 7#g7;and there they preached the gospel4 7#h7;,and there was a certain man at ,lystra1 who having lost the use of his feet was sitting1 being lame from his mother's womb1 and who had never been able to walk3 7#i7this person heard ,paul speaking2 who fixing his eyes on him1 and discovering that he had faith to be healed1 7#aj7said with a loud voice1 ,stand up firm on thy feet6 ,and he leaped and walked4 7#aa7;,but when the multitudes beheld what ,paul had done1 they lifted up their voice1 in the dialect of ,lycaonia1 saying1 ,the gods in the form of mortals are come down to us4 7#ab7;,and they called ,barnabas1 ,jupiter2 and ,paul1 ,mercury1 because he principally led the discourse4 7#ac7,then the priest of ,jupiter1 who was the presiding deity of their city1 brought bulls and garlands unto the gates of the city1 and intended to offer a sacrifice with the people4 7#ad7;,but when the apostles1 ,barnabas and ,paul1 heard it1 they rent their garments1 and rushed into the crowd1 crying out1 7#ae7;and saying1 ,sirs1 why do ye these things8 ,we too are mortals subject to the same infirmities with you2 preaching to you the gospel1 that ye should turn from these vain things unto the living ,god1 who made heaven1 and earth1 and the sea1 and all things which are therein3 7#af7who in the past generations hath suffered all nations to walk in their own ways4 7#ag7;,although indeed he left not himself untestified of1 doing us good1 giving us from heaven showers1 and fruitful seasons1 replenishing our hearts with food and gladness4 7#ah7;,and thus speaking1 scarce restrained they the multitudes from offering the sacrifice to them4 7#ai7,then came the ,jews from ,antioch and ,iconium1 and gaining over the multitudes1 they stoned ,paul1 and dragged him out of the city1 supposing him to be dead4 7#bj7;,but as the disciples stood around him1 he arose1 and entered into the city3 and on the morrow he departed with ,barnabas for ,derbe4 7#ba7;,and after preaching the gospel in that city1 and bringing many to become disciples1 they returned to ,lystra1 and ,iconium1 and ,antioch2 7#bb7strengthening the souls of the brethren1 exhorting them to abide firm in the faith1 and that through many afflictions we must pass into the kingdom of heaven4 7#bc7,then appointing them presbyters in every city1 by prayer with fastings they commended them to the ,lord1 on whom they had believed4 7#bd7,then passing through ,pisidia1 they came unto ,pamphylia4 7#be7;,and having spoken the word in ,perga1 they went down to ,attalia3 7#bf7;and thence sailed for ,antioch1 from whence they had been commended to the grace of ,god for the service which they had performed4 7#bg7,so when they arrived they called the church together1 and related what great things ,god had done by them1 and that he had opened to the heathen the door of faith4 7#bh7;,and there they abode no inconsiderable time with the disciples4 ,,chap4 ,,xv4 ,,and certain persons coming down from ,judea taught the brethren1 ,that if ye are not circumcised according to the ordinances of ,moses1 ye cannot be saved4 7#b7,there being therefore no small contention and dispute maintained by ,paul and ,barnabas against them1 they determined that ,paul and ,barnabas1 and certain others of their body1 should go up to the apostles and presbyters at ,jerusalem1 for the decision of this question4 7#c7,they therefore being sent on their way by the church1 passed through ,phoenicia and ,samaria1 giving a particular narrative of the conversion of the ,gentiles3 and they gave great joy to all the brethren4 7#d7,then when they arrived at ,jerusalem1 they were cordially received by the church1 and the apostles and presbyters1 and they related how great things ,god had done by them4 7#e7;,but up rose some of the pharisaical sect1 who professed the faith1 insisting1 ,that it was necessary to circumcise them1 and to enjoin them to observe the law of ,moses4 7#f7,then the apostles and presbyters were assembled to consider of this matter4 7#g7,when after much dispute1 ,peter arose1 and said unto them1 ,men and brethren1 ye know that a considerable time ago ,god chose among us1 by my mouth1 that the ,gentiles should hear the gospel-word1 and believe4 7#h7;,and ,god1 who is the discerner of the heart1 bore them witness1 giving them the ,holy ,ghost1 even as to us2 7#i7;and made no difference betwixt either us or them1 purifying their hearts by faith4 7#aj7,why then now tempt ye ,god1 by imposing a yoke on the neck of the disciples1 which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear8 7#aa7;,but we believe that we shall be saved by the grace of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 in the same way as they4 7#ab7,then the whole multitude kept silence1 and listened to ,barnabas and ,paul1 relating how great signs and miracles ,god had wrought among the ,gentiles by them4 7#ac7,now when they ceased speaking1 ,james replied1 saying1 ,men and brethren1 hear me3 7#ad7,simon hath fully related1 how at first ,god graciously looked upon the ,gentiles1 to take from them a people for his name4 7#ae7;,and in accord with this are the words of the prophets2 as it is written1 7#af7;,after this will ,i return1 and build again the tabernacle of ,david1 that is fallen2 and re-edify what hath been dug up from the foundation1 and will set it upright again3 7#ag7that the residue of men may diligently seek the ,lord1 and all the ,gentiles1 among whom my name is invoked1 even among them1 saith the ,lord1 who doth all these things#df4 7#ah7,known unto ,god from the beginning are all his works4 7#ai7,therefore ,i am decided1 that we give no unnecessary disquietude to those who from the heathen have turned to ,god3 7#bj7;but that we write to them1 that they abstain from pollutions of idol sacrifices1 and from whoredom1 and from what is strangled1 and from blood4 7#ba7;,for ,moses for ages past in every city hath those who preach him1 being read in the synagogues every sabbath-day4 7#bb7,then it was determined by the apostles and presbyters with the whole church1 to send select men from themselves unto ,antioch with ,paul and ,barnabas2 ,judas surnamed ,barsabas1 and ,silas1 leading men among the brethren2 7#bc7writing a letter by their hand1 in these words3 ,the apostles and presbyters and the brethren1 to the brethren from among the ,gentiles which are at ,antioch1 and in ,syria1 and ,cilicia1 greeting3 7#bd7;,forasmuch as we have heard1 that certain persons who went out from us have disturbed you with discourses1 unsettling your minds1 insisting1 that you should be circumcised1 and observe the law3 to whom we gave no such charge3 7#be7;it hath seemed fit to us1 assembled unanimously1 to send unto you select men 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 and they by word of mouth will tell you the same things4 7#bh7;,for it hath seemed good to the ,holy ,ghost and to us1 to lay upon you no other burden except these things which are of absolute necessity2 7#bi7that ye abstain from eating whatever is sacrificed to idols1 and from blood1 and from what is strangled1 and from whoredom3 from which things carefully preserving yourselves1 ye shall do well4 ,farewell4 7#cj7,they then being thus dispatched1 came to ,antioch3 and assembling the multitude1 they delivered the letter3 7#ca7;and when they had read it1 they rejoiced in the consolation of it4 7#cb7,then ,judas and ,silas1 being also themselves prophets1 exhorted the brethren1 in many a discourse1 and established them4 7#cc7;,and having stayed their time1 they were dismissed in peace from the brethren to the apostles4 7#cd7;,however ,silas thought proper to abide there4 7#ce7,paul also and ,barnabas abode at ,antioch1 teaching and preaching1 with many others also1 the word of the ,lord4 7#cf7,then after certain days said ,paul to ,barnabas1 ,let us now return and visit our brethren in every city among whom we have preached the word of the ,lord1 that we may see how they hold on4 7#cg7,now ,barnabas had resolved to take with him ,john1 whose surname is ,mark4 7#ch7;,but ,paul did not think him a fit person to take with them1 who had withdrawn from them from ,pamphylia1 and no longer went with them to the service4 7#ci7,so there grew up a sudden quarrel1 insomuch that they separated from each other3 and ,barnabas1 taking ,mark with him1 sailed away to ,cyprus3 7#dj7;but ,paul selecting ,silas1 departed1 being commended by the brethren to the favour of ,god4 7#da7;,and he passed through ,syria and ,cilicia1 confirming the churches4 ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,,then he came to ,derbe and ,lystra3 and1 behold6 a certain disciple was there1 named ,timothy1 the son of a certain ,jewish woman1 who believed2 but his father was a ,greek3 7#b7who was highly spoken of by the brethren at ,lystra and ,iconium4 7#c7;,him ,paul resolved to take out with him2 and took and circumcised him because of the ,jews who were in those places3 for they all knew his father1 that he was a ,greek4 7#d7,so as they passed through the cities1 they delivered to them for their observance the ordinances decreed by the apostles and presbyters that were at ,jerusalem4 7#e7,then were the churches established truly in the faith1 and increased in number daily4 7#f7,so passing through ,phrygia and the region of ,galatia1 being forbidden by the ,holy ,ghost to speak the word in ,asia1 7#g7;coming as far as ,mysia1 they made an effort to go unto ,bythinia3 but the ,spirit permitted them not4 7#h7,whereupon passing by ,mysia they went down to ,troas4 7#i7;,and a vision by night appeared to ,paul2 a certain man1 a ,macedonian1 stood by him1 entreating him1 and saying1 ,pass over into ,macedonia1 and help us4 7#aj7;,but when he saw the vision1 immediately we sought to go forth into ,macedonia1 concluding that the ,lord had called us to preach the gospel to them4 7#aa7,therefore sailing from ,troas1 we came in a direct course to ,samothrace1 and the next day to ,neapolis2 7#ab7;and from thence to ,philippi1 which is the first city in that part of ,macedonia1 and a colony3 and we abode in that city some days4 7#ac7;,and on the sabbath-day we went forth out of the city to the river side1 where an oratory was by custom established2 and sitting down1 we spoke to the women who there assembled4 7#ad7;,and a certain woman1 ,lydia by name1 a seller of purple1 from the city of ,thyatira1 a worshipper of ,god1 hearkened3 whose heart the ,lord thoroughly opened1 to attend to the words spoken by ,paul4 7#ae7,so when she was baptised1 and her house1 she entreated1 saying1 ,since ye have judged that ,i am faithful to the ,lord1 come and abide at my house4 ,and she constrained us4 7#af7,now it happened as we were going to the oratory1 a certain damsel having a pythonic spirit met us1 who produced for her masters much gain as a fortuneteller3 7#ag7she following ,paul and us1 cried out1 saying1 ,these men are the servants of the most high ,god1 who preach to you the way of salvation4 7#ah7;,and this she did for several days4 ,then ,paul was wearied out1 and turning1 said to the spirit1 ,i command thee in the name of ,jesus ,christ to come out of her4 ,and he came out that very hour4 7#ai7;,but when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone1 they laid hold on ,paul and ,silas1 and dragged them into the forum before the chief rulers1 7#bj7;and presenting them to the magistrates1 they said1 ,these are the men that exceedingly disturb the peace of our city1 being ,jews1 7#ba7;and enjoin customs which it is not lawful for us to receive1 or to practise1 being ,romans4 7#bb7;,and the populace stood up together against them3 and the magistrates1 after having had their garments torn from their backs1 commanded them to be beaten with rods4 7#bc7;,and laying on them many stripes1 cast them into prison1 commanding the jailor to keep them in safe custody3 7#bd7who1 receiving such an injunction1 thrust them into the inner prison1 and made their feet fast in the stocks4 7#be7;,but about midnight ,paul and ,silas1 after joining in prayer1 sang hymns to ,god3 and the prisoners heard them4 7#bf7;,and suddenly there was a great earthquake1 so that the very foundations of the prison were shaken3 and instantly all the doors flew open1 and every man's chains were loosed4 7#bg7,then the jailor being roused from sleep1 and seeing the doors of the prison open1 drew his sword1 going to destroy himself1 supposing the prisoners had escaped4 7#bh7;,but ,paul called out with a loud voice1 saying1 ,do thyself no injury3 for we are all here4 7#bi7,thereupon calling for a light1 he rushed in1 and fell down trembling before ,paul and ,silas2 7#cj7;and having first brought them out1 said1 ,sirs6 what must ,i do to be saved8 7#ca7;,and they said1 ,believe on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be saved1 thou1 and thy house4 7#cb7;,and they spake unto him the word of the ,lord1 and to all who were in his house4 7#cc7;,and taking them that same hour of the night1 he washed their stripes2 and was baptised1 himself and all who belonged to him immediately4 7#cd7;,and when he had brought them into his house1 he spread the table1 and greatly rejoiced with all his household1 believing in ,god4 7#ce7;,but when it was day1 the magistrates sent the lictors1 saying1 ,set those men at large4 7#cf7,then the jailor told these words to ,paul1 ,that the magistrates had sent to set them at liberty3 now therefore1 said he1 get ye out1 and pursue your journey in peace4 7#cg7;,but ,paul said to them1 ,they have beaten us publicly1 uncondemned1 men that are ,roman citizens1 and have cast us into prison2 and would they now clandestinely send us away8 no1 verily2 but let them come themselves and fetch us out4 7#ch7,then the lictors reported all these words to the magistrates3 and they were terrified1 when they heard they were ,roman citizens4 7#ci7,so they came and spoke kindly to them1 and fetching them out1 besought them to depart from the city4 7#dj7,then leaving the prison1 they went unto ,lydia3 and when they had seen the brethren1 they comforted them1 and went their way4 ,,chap4 ,,xvii4 ,,so journeying through ,amphipolis and ,apollonia1 they came to ,thessalonica1 where there was a synagogue of ,jews3 7#b7;,and ,paul1 according to his usual custom1 went in to them1 and for three sabbaths he reasoned with them from the scriptures1 7#c7opening them clearly1 and laying it evidently down that the ,messiah must suffer1 and rise again from the dead2 and that this man is the ,messiah1 even ,jesus1 whom ,i preach unto you4 7#d7;,and some of them believed1 and associated themselves with ,paul and ,silas2 and of the religious ,greeks a vast multitude1 and of the wives of the first people not a few4 7#e7;,but the unbelieving ,jews1 roused to a fit of zeal1 and taking some of the lowest vulgar men of vile characters1 and raising a mob1 set the city in an uproar1 and besetting the house of ,jason1 sought them to bring them unto the people4 7#f7;,but not finding them there1 they dragged ,jason and certain brethren to the city magistrates1 roaring out1 ,these are the men who are movers of sedition through the world1 and are come in hither2 7#g7whom ,jason has entertained in his house3 and the practice of all these fellows is in direct opposition to all ,caesar's ordinances1 for they affirm that another is king1 one ,jesus4 7#h7;,and they greatly agitated the people and the city magistrates when they heard these things4 7#i7,so after taking sufficient security from ,jason and the rest1 they dismissed them4 7#aj7,then the disciples immediately by night sent off both ,paul and ,silas to ,berea2 who were no sooner arrived1 than they went into the synagogue of the ,jews4 7#aa7,now these were more liberally minded men than those of ,thessalonica1 for they received the word with all readiness of mind1 daily1 examining the ,scriptures if these things were really so4 7#ab7,then many of them truly believed3 and of the ,grecian proselyte women of respectability1 and of the men not a few4 7#ac7;,but when the ,jews of ,thessalonica knew that at ,berea also the word of ,god was preached by ,paul1 they came thither1 and stirred up the populace4 7#ad7,then immediately on this the brethren sent off ,paul1 to go as if by sea3 but ,silas and ,timothy abode there still4 7#ae7;,and those who conduced ,paul brought him as far as ,athens1 and receiving an injunction for ,silas and ,timothy that they should come to him as speedily as possible1 they departed4 7#af7,now while ,paul waited for them at ,athens1 his spirit within him was greatly grieved1 beholding the city so devoted to idolatry4 7#ag7,therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the ,jews1 and those who worshipped there1 and in the forum every day with those he happened to meet4 7#ah7,then certain of the ,epicurean and ,stoic philosophers attacked him3 and some said1 ,what will this chattering fellow say8 but others1 ,he seemeth to be a preacher of foreign deities1 because he preached to them ,jesus and the resurrection4 7#ai7,so they took him and led him to the hill of ,mars1 saying1 ,may we know what this novel doctrine taught by thee is8 7#bj7;,for thou bringest some strange stories to our ears2 we wish therefore to know what these things mean4 7#ba7,now all the ,athenians and the strangers who come to sojourn there1 take pleasure in spending their time in nothing else but in talking1 or hearing of some novelty4 7#bb7,then ,paul standing in the midst of the ,areopagus said1 ,ye men of ,athens1 ,i observe that in all things ye are too much devoted to the worship of daemons4 7#bc7;,for as ,i walked about1 and attentively viewed the objects of your worship1 ,i found even an altar on which was this inscription1 ,,to ,,the ,,unknown ,,god4 ,whom therefore you in ignorance adore1 him ,i preach unto you4 7#bd7,the ,god who created the world1 and all things in it1 he that is ,lord of heaven and earth1 dwelleth not in temples of man's construction2 7#be7nor is he served by human hands1 as if he needed any creature1 himself imparting to all beings life1 and breath1 and all things4 7#bf7;,and hath made from one man's blood all the nations of mankind1 to dwell upon the whole face of the earth1 fixing the predetermined periods of their existence1 and the boundaries of their several abodes2 7#bg7that they should seek the ,lord1 if indeed they might haply grope him out1 and find him1 though truly he is not far from any individual of us3 7#bh7;for from him we derive life1 and power of motion1 and existence2 as also some of your own poets have said1 ,for we are even his offspring4 7#bi7;,being then the offspring of ,god1 we ought not to imagine that the ,divinity is like to gold1 or silver1 or stone sculptured by human art or contrivance4 7#cj7,these times indeed of ignorance ,god then overlooked2 but he now commands all men in every place to repent3 7#ca7;because he hath fixed the day in which he will judge the whole world in righteousness by the man whom he hath appointed2 affording evidence of this to all1 by raising him from the dead4 7#cb7;,but when they heard of the resurrection from the dead1 ,some scoffed3 and others said1 ,we will hear thee again on this subject4 7#cc7;,and so ,paul departed from the midst of them4 7#cd7;,but certain persons cleaving to him1 believed3 among whom was even ,dionysius the ,areopagite1 and a woman named ,damaris1 and others with them4 ,,chap4 ,,xviii4 ,,and after these transactions1 ,paul departing from ,athens1 came to ,corinth2 7#b7;and finding a certain ,jew named ,aquila1 a native of ,pontus1 lately arrived from ,italy1 with ,priscilla his wife1 7because ,claudius had issued an order that all ,jews should depart from ,rome17 he turned in to them4 7#c7;,and as he was of the same occupation1 he abode with them1 and worked1 7for by trade they were tent-makers37 7#d7;and he discoursed in the synagogue every sabbath-day1 and persuaded both the ,jews and the ,greek proselytes4 7#e7;,and when ,silas and ,timothy were come from ,macedonia1 ,paul felt a strong impulse on his spirit1 and forcibly testified to the ,jews1 that ,jesus was the ,messiah4 7#f7;,but as they continued opposing and blaspheming1 he shook his garments1 and said unto them1 ,your blood be upon your own heads2 ,i am pure from it3 from this moment will ,i go to the ,gentiles4 7#g7;,and departing thence1 he came to the house of a person1 called ,justus1 one who worshipped ,god1 whose house was contiguous to the synagogue4 7#h7;,but ,crispus1 the ruler of the synagogue1 believed in the ,lord with all his house3 and many of the ,corinthians hearing1 believed1 and were baptised4 7#i7,then spake the ,lord in a vision by night to ,paul1 ,fear not1 but speak2 and hold not thy peace3 7#aj7;for ,i am with thee1 and no man shall set himself against thee to do thee harm2 because ,i have much people in this city4 7#aa7;,and he sat down there a year and six months1 teaching among them the word of ,god4 7#ab7;,but when ,gallio was the proconsul of ,achaia1 the ,jews1 with one accord1 rose up against ,paul1 and brought him to the judgment-seat1 7#ac7saying1 ,this is the fellow that earnestly persuades men to worship ,god contrary to the law4 7#ad7,then ,paul being about to open his mouth1 ,gallio said to the ,jews1 7#ae7;,if indeed this was now a matter of injustice1 or wicked knavery1 with reason ,i should hear you patiently2 but if it be merely a controversy about the word1 and names1 and a law peculiar to yourselves1 settle it yourselves3 for ,i will be no judge of these matters4 7#af7;,and he drove them from the judgment-seat4 7#ag7,then all the ,greeks laid hold on ,sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue1 and beat him before the tribunal4 ,and ,gallio paid no regard to any of these things4 7#ah7,then ,paul abode there yet many days1 and taking leave of the disciples1 he set sail for ,syria1 and with him ,priscilla and ,aquila2 having cut off his hair at ,cenchrea3 for he had a vow4 7#ai7;,and he came to ,ephesus1 and left them there3 but he himself went into the synagogue1 and discoursed with the ,jews4 7#bj7;,but when they were importunate with him to prolong his stay among them1 he consented not2 7#ba7;but took his leave of them1 saying1 ,i must by any means keep the approaching feast at ,jerusalem3 but ,i mean to return to you again1 if ,god so please4 ,so he sailed from ,ephesus4 7#bb7;,and landing at ,cesarea1 he went up1 and having saluted the church at ,jerusalem1 he went down to ,antioch4 7#bc7;,and after making some stay1 he departed1 passing in regular order through the ,galatian district1 and ,phrygia1 confirming all the disciples4 7#bd7,now a certain ,jew named ,apollos1 an ,alexandrian by birth1 a man of eloquence1 who was powerful in the ,scriptures1 had come to ,ephesus4 7#be7;,he was instructed in the way of the ,lord3 and being fervent in spirit1 he spake and taught very diligently the things concerning the ,lord1 though knowing only the baptism of ,john4 7#bf7,so this man began to speak with great boldness in the synagogue3 but when ,aquila and ,priscilla heard him1 they took him home with them1 and more accurately expounded to him the way of the ,lord4 7#bg7;,and when he wished to pass over to ,achaia1 the brethren wrote1 exhorting the disciples to receive him2 who arriving1 contributed much to confirm those who believed through grace4 7#bh7;,for he strenuously argued with the ,jews in public1 demonstrating by the ,scriptures that ,jesus is the ,messiah4 ,,chap4 ,,xix4 ,,now it came to pass that during the time ,apollos was at ,corinth1 ,paul1 after passing through the upper provinces1 came to ,ephesus2 and finding certain disciples1 7#b7said unto them1 ,have ye received the ,holy ,ghost since ye believed8 ,and they said unto him1 ,we have not even heard if the ,holy ,ghost is given4 7#c7;,and he asked them1 ,into what then were ye baptised8 ,and they replied1 ,into ,john's baptism4 7#d7,then said ,paul1 ,john indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance1 saying to the people1 ,that they should believe on him who was coming after him1 that is1 in ,christ ,jesus4 7#e7,now when they heard it1 they were baptised into the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#f7;,and ,paul laying on them his hands1 the ,holy ,ghost came upon them2 and they spake with tongues1 and prophesied4 7#g7;,and the men were in all about twelve4 7#h7;,and entering into the synagogue1 he spake boldly during three months1 reasoning and persuading the things that concern the kingdom of ,god4 7#i7;,and when some were hardened1 and infidel1 speaking evil of the way before the people1 he withdrew from them1 and separated the disciples1 discoursing daily in the school of one ,tyrannus4 7#aj7;,and this he did for two years2 so that all who dwelt in ,asia heard the word of the ,lord ,jesus1 both ,jews and ,greeks4 7#aa7;,and ,god wrought by the hands of ,paul extraordinary miracles2 7#ab7so that even from his skin there were brought handkerchiefs and aprons unto the diseased1 and their disorders were chased from them1 and the evil spirits came out of them4 7#ac7,then certain of the ,jews1 who went about as exorcists1 attempted to make mention of the name of the ,lord ,jesus over those who had evil spirits1 saying1 ,we adjure you by ,jesus whom ,paul preacheth4 7#ad7;,and they were seven sons of ,sceva a ,jew1 a chief priest1 who did this4 7#ae7,then the evil spirit replied1 ,jesus ,i know1 and ,paul ,i know2 but who are ye8 7#af7;,and the man sprang upon them1 in whom was the evil spirit1 and getting the mastery over them1 prevailed against them1 so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded4 7#ag7;,and this was known to all1 both ,jews and ,greeks1 who dwelt at ,ephesus3 and fear fell on them all1 and they magnified the name of the ,lord4 7#ah7;,and many of those who believed came1 confessing and declaring their practices4 7#ai7;,and many of those who practised magical arts brought the books1 and burned them before all men2 and they calculated the prices of them1 and found them worth fifty thousand pieces of silver4 7#bj7,so mightily did the word of ,god increase and prevail4 7#ba7,now when these things were accomplished1 ,paul purposed by the ,spirit1 passing through ,macedonia and ,achaia1 to go to ,jerusalem1 saying1 ,that after ,i have been there1 ,i must see ,rome also4 7#bb7,then he dispatched into ,macedonia two of those who attended upon him1 ,timothy and ,erastus2 while he himself continued a while longer in ,asia4 7#bc7;,and there happened at that time no small disturbance about this way4 7#bd7;,for a person named ,demetrius1 a silversmith1 who made little temples in silver to represent that of ,diana1 brought to the artificers no small gain2 7#be7whom collecting together1 with the workmen also of such trinkets1 he said1 ,sirs1 ye know that by this employment we make our advantageous livelihood3 7#bf7;and ye see and hear how not only at ,ephesus1 but almost through all ,asia1 this fellow ,paul1 by his persuasions1 hath perverted a vast multitude1 affirming that they are not gods which are made with hands3 7#bg7so that not only is this our trade in danger of falling into contempt1 but also that this temple of the great goddess ,diana should be counted as nothing1 and that henceforth also her magnificence should be utterly destroyed1 whom all ,asia and the whole world worshippeth4 7#bh7,on hearing this then1 and being filled with rage1 they cried out1 saying1 ,great is ,diana of the ,ephesians4 7#bi7;,and the whole city was filled with confusion2 and they rushed unanimously into the theatre1 dragging with them ,gaius and ,aristarchus1 ,macedonians1 ,paul's travelling companions4 7#cj7;,but though ,paul wished to go in to the people1 the disciples would not permit him4 7#ca7;,and some of the ,asiarchs also1 who were his friends1 sent unto him1 admonishing him not to venture himself into the theatre4 7#cb7,so they were crying out some one thing and some another3 for the assembly was a scene of confusion1 and the greater part knew not on what account they were collected together4 7#cc7,then out of the crowd they brought forward ,alexander1 the ,jews pushing him on3 and ,alexander1 waving his hand1 would fain have addressed his apology to the people4 7#cd7;,but when they knew he was a ,jew1 one shout burst from all1 crying for about the space of two hours1 ,great is ,diana of the ,ephesians4 7#ce7,then the recorder having quieted the multitude1 said1 ,men of ,ephesus1 who indeed is the man that doth not know that the city of the ,ephesians is wholly devoted to the great goddess ,diana1 and to the image which fell down from ,jupiter8 7#cf7,these things being then incontrovertible1 it becomes you to be quiet1 and to do nothing with precipitation4 7#cg7;,for ye have brought hither these men1 neither robbers of the temple1 nor blasphemers of your goddess4 7#ch7;,if then indeed ,demetrius and the artificers that are with him have a charge against any man1 the courts are held1 and there are proconsuls3 let them implead one another4 7#ci7;,and if ye have any dispute about other matters1 it shall be terminated in a lawful assembly1 7#dj7;,for we are even in danger of being called to account for this day's insurrection1 there being no cause on account of which we can justify this tumultuary concourse3 7#da7;and so saying1 he dissolved the assembly4 ,,chap4 ,,xx4 ,,then after the tumult was quieted1 ,paul called to him the disciples1 and taking his leave1 departed to go into ,macedonia4 7#b7;,and passing through those parts1 and having exhorted them with much discourse1 he went into ,greece4 7#c7;,and after three months stay1 as the ,jews were lying in wait for him1 when he was just embarking for ,syria1 he determined to return through ,macedonia4 7#d7;,and there accompanied him as far as ,asia1 ,sopater a ,berean2 and of the ,thessalonians1 ,aristarchus and ,secundus2 and ,gaius of ,derbe1 and ,timothy2 and ,tychicus and ,trophimus1 ,asiatics4 7#e7,these going before tarried for us at ,troas4 7#f7;,and we sailed from ,philippi after the days of unleavened bread1 and came to them to ,troas after five days2 where we stayed seven days4 7#g7;,and on the first day of the week1 when the disciples were assembled to break bread1 ,paul preached unto them 7ready to depart on the morrow71 and extended his discourse until midnight4 7#h7,now there were many lamps in the upper room1 where they were assembled4 7#i7;,and a certain youth named ,eutytchus1 who sat in the window1 fell into a profound sleep3 as ,paul discoursed much longer than usual1 quite overpowered with sleep1 he fell down from a third story1 and was taken up dead4 7#aj7;,but ,paul came down1 and fell upon him1 and taking him in his arms1 said1 ,trouble not yourselves1 for his life is yet in him4 7#aa7;,and when he had gone up1 and broken bread1 and eaten1 and conversed a long time1 even to the break of day1 he then departed4 7#ab7;,and they brought the lad alive1 and were comforted exceedingly4 7#ac7,then we going before to the ship1 sailed for ,assos1 intending there to take in ,paul3 for so he had ordered1 meaning himself to walk thither4 7#ad7;,and when he met us at ,assos1 we took him up1 and came to ,mytelene4 7#ae7;,and sailing from thence1 on the following day we advanced over against ,chios2 and the next day we touched at ,samos1 and staying at ,trogyllium1 the day following we came to ,miletus4 7#af7;,for ,paul had determined to sail by ,ephesus1 that he might not spend the time in ,asia3 for he hastened on1 if it was possible for him1 to be at ,jerusalem on the day of ,pentecost4 7#ag7,so he sent to ,ephesus from ,miletus1 and called the presbyters of the church to attend him4 7#ah7;,and when they were come unto him1 he said unto them1 ,ye know1 from the very first day in which ,i entered into ,asia1 how ,i have been among you at every season1 7#ai7serving the ,lord with all humility1 and with many tears and trials1 which have befallen me through the lying in wait of the ,jews3 7#bj7;and that ,i have suppressed nothing which could conduce to your profiting2 not desisting from preaching to you1 and teaching you in public1 and from house to house1 7#ba7repeatedly urging both on ,jews and ,greeks repentance towards ,god1 and faith towards our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#bb7;,and now behold ,i am going1 bound by the ,spirit1 unto ,jerusalem1 not knowing what things shall there befal me3 7#bc7only this1 that the ,holy ,ghost witnesseth in every city1 saying1 that bonds and tribulation await thee4 7#bd7,yet ,i make no account of any suffering1 nor regard my life as of any value to myself1 farther than as ,i may finish my course with joy1 and the ministry which ,i have received of the ,lord1 to testify fully the ,gospel of the grace of ,god4 7#be7;,and now behold1 ,i know that ye shall see my face no more1 even ye all1 among whom ,i have gone in and out preaching the kingdom of ,god4 7#bf7,wherefore ,i appeal to you this day as witnesses that ,i am pure from the blood of all men4 7#bg7;,for ,i have concealed nothing1 so as not repeatedly to declare to you the whole counsel of ,god4 7#bh7,take heed therefore to yourselves1 and to all the flock1 over which the ,holy ,ghost hath made you bishops1 to feed as shepherds the church of ,god1 which he purchased with his own blood4 7#bi7;,for this ,i know1 that after my departure there will come among you grievous wolves1 not sparing the flock3 7#cj7,yea1 from among yourselves shall men arise1 speaking perverting doctrines1 to draw away disciples after them4 7#ca7,therefore watch1 remembering that for three years1 by night and by day1 ,i have never ceased with tears to admonish every individual4 7#cb7;,and now1 brethren1 ,i commit you to ,god and to the word of his grace1 which is able to finish the superstructure1 and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified4 7#cc7,the silver1 or gold1 or apparel of no man have ,i coveted3 7#cd7;but ye yourselves know that these hands have by labour furnished necessaries for my own wants1 and for those who were with me4 7#ce7;,in all things ,i have set you the example1 that so labouring hard ye ought to help the infirm1 and to remember the words of the ,lord ,jesus1 because he himself said1 ,it is more blessed to give than to receive4 7#cf7;,and when he had spoken these things1 he fell on his knees1 and prayed with them all4 7#cg7;,and all of them shed floods of tears1 and fell upon ,paul's neck1 and kissed him again and again1 7#ch7most peculiarly afflicted at that word which he had spoken1 that they should see his face no more3 and they accompanied him unto the ship4 ,,chap4 ,,xxi4 ,,and tearing ourselves away from them1 when we had set sail1 we came in a direct course to ,coos1 and the day after to ,rhodes1 and from thence to ,patara4 7#b7;,and finding a ship passing over to ,phenice1 we went on board and set sail3 7#c7;and coming in sight of ,cyprus1 and leaving it on the left1 we sailed unto ,syria1 and landed at ,tyre2 for there the ship was to discharge her cargo4 7#d7;,and finding disciples1 we tarried there seven days3 and they said to ,paul1 by the ,spirit1 that he should not go up unto ,jerusalem4 7#e7;,but when we had stayed out those days1 we departed1 and went on our journey1 all of them attending us on our way1 with wives and children1 till we were out of the city3 and kneeling down on the sea shore1 we joined in prayer2 7#f7;and embracing one another1 we went on ship-board1 and they returned to their own homes1 7#g7,so completing our voyage1 we arrived from ,tyre at ,ptolemais1 and saluting the brethren1 tarried with them one day4 7#h7;,and on the morrow we who were ,paul's companions departed with him1 and went to ,caesarea2 and entering into the house of ,philip the evangelist 7who was one of the seven deacons71 we abode with him4 7#i7,now this man had four maiden daughters endued with the gift of prophecy4 7#aj7;,and as we tarried there several days1 there came down a certain prophet from ,judea named ,agabus4 7#aa7;,and coming to us1 he took ,paul's girdle1 and binding both his own hands and feet together1 said1 ,thus saith the ,holy ,ghost1 ,the man1 whose girdle this is1 shall the ,jews bind in like manner at ,jerusalem1 and shall deliver him into the hands of the ,gentiles4 7#ab7,then when we heard these things1 both we and all who were in the place1 besought him not to go up to ,jerusalem4 7#ac7;,but ,paul replied1 ,why do ye thus--weeping and breaking my heart8 for ,i am ready not only to be bound1 but to die at ,jerusalem for the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#ad7;,and when he could not be persuaded1 we desisted1 saying1 ,the will of the ,lord be done4 7#ae7,then after those days1 packing up our baggage1 we went up to ,jerusalem3 7#af7;and there went also with us some disciples from ,caesarea1 bringing one ,mnason a ,cyprian1 an ancient disciple1 at whose house we were to lodge4 7#ag7;,and when we arrived at ,jerusalem1 the brethren received us with delight4 7#ah7;,and on the morrow ,paul went in with us unto ,james3 and all the presbyters were present4 7#ai7;,and after embracing them1 he related every particular of the things which ,god had done among the ,gentiles by his ministry4 7#bj7;,and they1 when they heard it1 glorified the ,lord1 and said unto him1 ,thou seest1 brother1 how many myriads there are of ,jews who have believed2 and they are all zealots for the law3 7#ba7;,and they have been informed of thee1 that thou teachest all the ,jews1 who are among the ,gentiles1 apostacy from ,moses1 saying1 ,that they should not circumcise the children1 nor walk after the usual practices4 7#bb7,what then is to be done8 ,the multitude must certainly be assembled2 for they will hear that thou art come4 7#bc7;,do this therefore which we say to thee3 we have four men1 who have a vow upon themselves2 7#bd7them take with thee1 be purified with them1 and be at the same expence as they1 that they may shave their heads3 and all men will know that there is no truth in the things reported of thee1 but that thou thyself walkest orderly and observest the law4 7#be7;,concerning the ,gentiles who have believed1 we have already written1 deciding that they should observe no such thing1 except that they should guard themselves from idol sacrifices1 and blood1 and what is strangled1 and from whoredom4 7#bf7,then ,paul took the men1 and the following day being purified with them1 he entered into the temple1 declaring when the days of their purification would be completed1 in order whereunto an oblation was to be offered for every one of them4 7#bg7;,but as the seven days were now drawing to their period1 some ,jews from ,asia seeing him in the temple1 excited all the populace to tumult1 and laid hands upon him1 7#bh7;crying out1 ,men of ,israel1 help6 ,this is the man1 who1 by his preaching1 sets all men everywhere against the people1 and the law1 and this place3 yea and more still1 hath brought ,greeks into the temple1 and defiled this holy place3 7#bi77;for they had before seen ,trophimus the ,ephesian in the city with him1 whom they imagined that ,paul had introduced into the temple47 7#cj7;,and the whole city was in motion1 and there was a concourse of people assembled3 and laying hands on ,paul1 they dragged him out of the temple2 and immediately the doors were shut4 7#ca7;,and as they were attempting to murder him1 the report reached the military tribune of the band1 that all ,jerusalem was in confusion4 7#cb7,who instantly taking soldiers and centurions ran down unto them3 and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers1 they left off beating ,paul4 7#cc7,then the tribune approaching him1 laid hold on him1 and ordered him to be bound with two chains2 and asked who he was1 and what he had done4 7#cd7,then some among the multitude bellowed out one thing1 and some another3 so unable to know the certainty of the case because of the tumult1 he ordered him to be brought into the fortress4 7#ce7;,but when he was on the stairs1 it happened that he was borne up by the soldiers1 because of the press of the crowd4 7#cf7;,for a multitude of the people followed1 crying1 ,away with him6 7#cg7;,and when he was just ready to be carried into the fortress1 ,paul said to the military tribune1 ,may ,i be permitted to speak a word to thee8 ,and he said1 ,dost thou know ,greek8 7#ch7;,art not thou certainly that ,egyptian who some time since raised a sedition1 and led out into the desert four thousand cutthroats8 7#ci7;,but ,paul replied1 ,i am indeed a ,jew1 a man of ,tarsus1 of ,cilicia1 a citizen of no contemptible city3 and1 ,i entreat thee1 permit me to speak to the people4 7#dj7,so having his permission1 ,paul standing on the stairs1 waved his hand to the people4 ,and profound silence being obtained1 he spake to them in the ,hebrew tongue1 saying1 ,,chap4 ,,xxii4 ,,men1 brethren1 and fathers1 hear ye my apology which ,i now offer unto you4 7#b7,then when they heard that he spoke unto them in the ,hebrew tongue1 they kept the more silence3 and he said1 7#c7;,i am indeed a ,jewish man1 born in ,tarsus of ,cilicia1 but educated in this city at the feet of ,gamaliel1 instructed accurately in the law of our fathers1 being zealous for ,god1 as ye all are this day3 7#d7so much so that ,i persecuted this way unto death1 binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women4 7#e7;,as also the high-priest will bear me witness1 and all the body of elders3 from whom also having received letters unto the brethren1 ,i went unto ,damascus1 to bring those who were there in chains unto ,jerusalem1 that they might be punished4 7#f7;,but as ,i went and drew nigh to ,damascus1 at noon-day1 suddenly there shone a great light from heaven around me4 7#g7;,and ,i fell to the ground1 and heard a voice saying to me1 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 7#h7;,and ,i answered1 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and he said to me1 ,i am ,jesus the ,nazarean1 whom thou persecutest4 7#i7,now they who were with me saw the light indeed1 and were terrified2 but the voice of him that spake to me heard they not4 7#aj7,then ,i said1 ,what shall ,i do1 ,lord8 ,and the ,lord said to me1 ,arise1 go into ,damascus2 and there information shall be given thee of all things which are ordained for thee to do4 7#aa7,then as ,i could no longer see through the dazzling brightness of that light1 led by the hand of those who were with me1 ,i came to ,damascus4 7#ab7;,and one ,ananias1 a religious man according to the law1 and in high repute with all the ,jews dwelling there1 7#ac7;came to me1 and standing by me1 said1 ,brother ,saul1 recover sight4 ,and the same hour ,i looked up at him4 7#ad7;,and he said1 ,the ,god of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will1 and to see the ,just ,one1 and to hear a voice from his mouth4 7#ae7;,for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men1 of the things which thou hast seen and heard4 7#af7;,and now why delay8 arise1 to be baptised1 and wash away thy sins1 calling upon the name of the ,lord4 7#ag7,now it came to pass1 that1 when ,i had returned to ,jerusalem1 and was praying in the temple1 that ,i was in a trance2 7#ah7;and beheld him saying to me1 ,make haste1 and depart quickly from ,jerusalem3 for they will not receive thy testimony of me4 7#ai7;,and ,i said1 ,lord1 they know that ,i was imprisoning and scourging from synagogue to synagogue those who believe on thee3 7#bj7;and when the blood of ,stephen thy martyr was shed1 ,i myself even stood by1 and took delight in his execution1 and guarded the garments of those who slew him4 7#ba7;,and he said to me1 ,go3 for ,i will send thee forth to the ,gentiles afar off4 7#bb7;,and they gave him audience to this sentence1 and lifted up their voice1 saying1 ,away with such a fellow from the earth3 for it is not fit that he should live4 7#bc7,so when they began raising a vast clamour1 and stripping off their garments1 and casting dust into the air1 7#bd7the military tribune commanded him to be brought into the fortress1 ordering that he should be put to the question by scourging2 that he might know for what cause they clamoured so loudly against him4 7#be7,so as they were tying him up for the thongs1 ,paul said to the centurion standing by him1 ,is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a ,roman citizen1 and uncondemned8 7#bf7;,and when the centurion heard this1 he came and told the military tribune1 saying1 ,consider what you are going to do3 for this man is a ,roman citizen4 7#bg7,then the tribune came1 and said to him1 ,tell me1 art thou a ,roman citizen8 ,and he said1 ,yes4 7#bh7;,and the tribune replied1 ,with a large sum of money ,i purchased this citizenship4 ,and ,paul said1 ,but ,i enjoy it as my birthright4 7#bi7;,immediately then they who were about to put him to the question1 withdrew from him3 and indeed the tribune dreaded the consequences1 when he knew that he was a ,roman citizen1 that he had even gone so far as to bind him4 7#cj7,so on the morrow1 desirous to know of a certainty what it was of which he was accused by the ,jews1 he loosed him from the bonds1 and commanded the high-priest and all the sanhedrim to appear1 and bringing ,paul down1 set him before them4 ,,chap4 ,,xxiii4 ,,then ,paul1 looking earnestly at the sanhedrim1 said1 ,men and brethren1 ,i have lived in all good conscience unto ,god even to this day4 7#b7,then the high-priest ,ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth4 7#c7,then said ,paul unto him1 ,god is ready to smite thee1 thou whited wall3 for art thou sitting to judge me according to the law1 and violating that law1 commandest me to be smitten8 7#d7,then they who stood by1 said1 ,revilest thou ,god's high-priest8 7#e7;,and ,paul said1 ,i had not observed1 brethren1 that he was high-priest3 for it is written1 ,thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people #dg4 7#f7,now when ,paul perceived that the one part were ,sadducees1 and the other ,pharisees1 he cried in the sanhedrim1 ,men and brethren1 ,i am a ,pharisee1 the son of a ,pharisee3 for the hope and resurrection of the dead am ,i brought to this bar4 7#g7,so when he had said this1 a great dissension arose between the ,pharisees and the ,sadducees3 and the multitude was divided4 7#h7;,for the ,sadducees say indeed1 that there is no resurrection1 nor angel1 nor spirit3 but the ,pharisees confess both4 7#i7;,and a great clamour arose3 and the scribes rising up who were of the party of the ,pharisees1 contended stoutly1 saying1 ,we find no fault in this man3 but if a spirit have spoken to him1 or an angel1 let us not fight against ,god4 7#aj7,then a great tumult arising1 the tribune1 apprehensive that ,paul might be pulled in pieces by them1 commanded the guard to go down1 and take him by force from the midst of them1 and bring him into the fortress4 7#aa7;,and the night following the ,lord stood by him1 and said1 ,be of good courage1 ,paul3 for as thou hast borne testimony of the things concerning me at ,jerusalem1 so must thou bear a testimony at ,rome also4 7#ab7,then as soon as it was day1 some of the ,jews forming a conspiracy1 bound themselves under the direst imprecation1 declaring that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed ,paul4 7#ac7,now there were more than forty who had on oath formed this conspiracy4 7#ad7,so they came to the high-priests and elders1 and said1 ,we have bound ourselves by the direst imprecation1 to taste nothing till we have killed ,paul4 7#ae7,now therefore do ye with the sanhedrim give notice to the military tribune1 that to-morrow he bring him down to you1 as if intending to make more accurate inquiries into the things concerning him3 but we1 ere he come nigh1 are ready to kill him4 7#af7,now ,paul's sister's son having heard of their lying in wait1 came1 and entering into the fortress told ,paul4 7#ag7,then ,paul calling to him one of the centurions1 said1 ,carry this young man to the tribune3 for he hath something to communicate to him4 7#ah7,then he took him1 and brought him to the tribune1 and said1 ,the prisoner ,paul calling me to him1 entreated me to bring this young man to thee1 having something to say to thee4 7#ai7;,hereupon the tribune taking him by the hand1 and leading him aside1 inquired1 ,what is it that thou hast to communicate to me8 7#bj7;,and he said1 ,the ,jews have agreed together to entreat thee that to-morrow thou wouldest bring down ,paul into the sanhedrim1 as about to make some more accurate inquiry concerning him4 7#ba7;,but do not thou consent to them3 for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him1 who have bound themselves under an anathema1 neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him3 and now they are in readiness1 waiting only to procure the promise from thee4 7#bb7;,hereupon the tribune dismissed the youth1 with an injunction1 not to mention it to any body that thou hast discovered these things to me4 7#bc7;,and calling to him two certain persons of the centurions1 he said1 ,get ready two hundred soldiers to go to ,caesarea1 and seventy horsemen1 and two hundred spearmen1 at the third hour of the night2 7#bd7;and provide beasts1 that setting ,paul thereon1 you may convey him safely to ,felix the governor4 7#be7;,and he wrote a letter containing this form of words3 7#bf7;,claudius ,lysias to his excellence the governor ,felix1 greeting4 7#bg7,this person had been seized by the ,jews1 and was ready to be slain by them3 but coming on them with the guard1 ,i rescued him out of their hands1 having understood that he was a ,roman citizen4 7#bh7;,and desirous of knowing the crime of which they accused him1 ,i brought him down into their sanhedrim 7#bi7;and found him accused of some disputed points of their law2 but to have no charge laid against him worthy of death or of bonds4 7#cj7;,but it being discovered to me that a design was forming against the man's life by the ,jews1 immediately ,i sent him to thee1 commanding his accusers also to produce what they have against him before thee4 ,farewel4 7#ca7;,hereupon then the soldiers1 as it was commanded them1 took ,paul1 and brought him by night unto ,antipatris4 7#cb7;,and on the morrow1 leaving the horsemen to go on with him1 they returned to the fortress4 7#cc7,so when they came to ,caesarea1 and had delivered the letter to the governor1 they presented ,paul also to him4 7#cd7,then when the governor had read it1 and asked of what province he was1 and understood he was of ,cilicia2 7#ce7;,i will give thee a thorough hearing1 said he1 when thy accusers are also come hither4 ,and he commanded them to be kept under guard in ,herod's praetorium4 ,,chap4 ,,xxiv4 ,,so after five days ,ananias the high-priest went down with the elders1 and a certain rhetorician1 ,tertullus1 who made their appearance before the governor against ,paul4 7#b7;,and he being summoned1 ,tertullus began to accuse him1 saying1 ,since by thee we enjoy so much peace1 and such noble acts are happily performed for this nation by thy provident administration1 7#c7;always and in all places we acknowledge it1 most excellent ,felix1 with all gratitude4 7#d7,now that ,i may not be unnecessarily tedious to thee1 ,i entreat thee to hear us briefly with thy wonted candour4 7#e7;,for we found this fellow a pest to society1 and exciting sedition among all the ,jews throughout the whole world1 and a ringleader of the sect of the ,nazareans3 7#f7who even attempted to profane the temple3 we seized him therefore1 and intended to judge him according to our own law4 7#g7;,but ,lysias the tribune came1 and with great violence took him out of our hands1 7#h7;commanding his accusers to appear before thee3 whereby thou mayest thyself be able after examination to know the certainty of those things whereof we accuse him4 7#i7,then the ,jews also joined in affirming1 that these things were so4 7#aj7;,but ,paul 7the governor having made him a sign to speak7 replied1 ,knowing that for so many years thou hast been the judge of this nation1 ,i with the more confidence offer my defence respecting the matters which concern me3 7#aa7;as thou mayest be ascertained1 that it is not more than twelve days ago since ,i went up to worship in ,jerusalem4 7#ab7;,and neither in the temple found they me disputing with any man1 nor raising any sedition among the people1 neither in the synagogues1 nor in the city3 7#ac7neither can they produce any proof of the facts of which they accuse me4 7#ad7;,but this ,i confess to thee1 that after the way which they call a sect1 so worship ,i the ,god of our ancestors1 believing all things that are written in the law1 and in the prophets3 7#ae7;and having hope in ,god1 the same which they also profess to look for1 that there shall be a resurrection of the dead1 both of the just and of the unjust4 7#af7;,for this cause indeed ,i exert my utmost care to keep my conscience ever unoffending towards ,god and towards man4 7#ag7,now after many years absence ,i was returned bringing alms to my countrymen1 and oblations to the temple4 7#ah7;,in the discharge of which offices certain ,jews of ,asia found me purified in the temple1 neither with a multitude1 nor with any tumult4 7#ai7,who ought to have appeared before thee1 and prefer their accusation1 if they had any thing against me4 7#bj7,or let the persons themselves here present say1 if they found any thing criminal in me1 when ,i stood before the sanhedrim1 7#ba7;except for this one sentence1 which ,i uttered aloud when ,i was standing among them1 ,for the resurrection of the dead am ,i this day judged by you4 7#bb7,when ,felix then heard these things he put them off1 7for he knew very exactly all that related to that way17 saying1 ,when ,lysias the tribune is come down1 ,i will inquire thoroughly into the matters between you4 7#bc7;,and he commanded the centurion that ,paul should be safe kept1 yet have no close confinement1 and not to hinder any of his friends from supplying his wants1 or visiting him4 7#bd7,now after some days1 ,felix returning with ,drusilla his wife1 who was a ,jewess1 sent for ,paul1 and heard him concerning the faith in ,christ4 7#be7;,and as he discoursed of righteousness1 and temperance1 and the judgment which is ready to be revealed1 ,felix being greatly terrified1 replied1 ,go1 for the present1 ,i will some time hence take another opportunity of calling for thee4 7#bf7;,indeed he had also entertained hope that money would be given him by ,paul1 in order to release him3 wherefore he sent for him the oftener1 and conversed with him4 7#bg7;,but when two years were ended1 ,felix had ,portius ,festus appointed for his successor3 and willing to curry favour with the ,jews1 ,felix left ,paul in chains4 ,,chap4 ,,xxv4 ,,when ,festus then was come into the province1 after three days he went up to ,jerusalem from ,caesarea4 7#b7;,and the high-priest and the principal persons among the ,jews informed him against ,paul1 and entreated him1 7#c7;begging it as a favour from him1 that he would send him back to ,jerusalem1 lying in wait for him to kill him on the road4 7#d7,then ,festus answered1 that ,paul should be kept in custody at ,caesarea1 and that he himself was going thither shortly4 7#e7,let therefore1 said he1 those among you who are able1 go down with me1 and accuse him1 if there be anything criminal in this man4 7#f7;,and after staying with them more than ten days1 he went down to ,caesarea2 and on the morrow seated on the bench1 commanded ,paul to be brought4 7#g7;,and on his appearing1 the ,jews who came down from ,jerusalem surrounded him1 and laid many and heavy accusations against ,paul1 which they were not able to prove4 7#h7;,but he pleaded in his defence1 ,that neither against the law of the ,jews1 nor against the temple1 nor against ,caesar1 have ,i committed the least offence4 7#i7,then ,festus1 desirous of ingratiating himself with the ,jews1 replying to ,paul1 said1 ,wilt thou go up unto ,jerusalem1 and there be judged of these things before me8 7#aj7,then said ,paul1 ,i am standing before the tribunal of ,caesar1 where ,i have a right to be judged3 against the ,jews ,i have committed no offence1 as thou also clearly perceivest4 7#aa7;,for indeed if ,i have committed any crime1 or done aught worthy of death1 ,i object not to be put to death3 but if there is nothing in those things whereof they accuse me1 no man dare gratify them by abandoning me to them4 7#ab7;,i appeal unto ,caesar4 ,then ,festus1 after conferring with the council1 answered1 ,hast thou appealed to ,caesar8 to ,caesar shalt thou go4 7#ac7,now when some days were passed1 ,agrippa and ,bernice came to ,caesarea to salute ,festus4 7#ad7;,and as their stay there was extended to a considerable time1 ,festus communicated to the king ,paul's affairs1 saying1 ,there is a certain man left by ,felix1 a prisoner3 7#ae7;against whom when ,i was at ,jerusalem1 the high-priest and the elders of the ,jews appeared1 desiring judgment against him4 7#af7,to whom ,i replied1 ,that it was not customary for ,romans to give up any man gratuitously to destruction1 before that the person accused should have his accusers produced face to face1 and be allowed opportunity to defend himself against the charge4 7#ag7,when therefore they were come here together1 making no demur1 the very next day ,i sat on the tribunal1 and commanded the man to be brought4 7#ah7;,against whom his accusers standing forth1 brought no charge of such things as ,i expected3 7#ai7;but only pleaded against him certain disputes about their own mode of religious worship1 and about one ,jesus1 who was dead1 whom ,paul affirmed to be alive4 7#bj7;,but being in doubt respecting a question of this sort1 ,i demanded if he would go to ,jerusalem1 and there be judged of these things4 7#ba7;,but ,paul appealing that he should be reserved for the cognizance of ,augustus1 ,i ordered him to be kept in custody until ,i should send him to ,caesar4 7#bb7,then ,agrippa said to ,festus1 ,i wish also myself to hear the man4 ,he said1 ,to-morrow thou shalt hear him4 7#bc7,on the morrow therefore1 when ,agrippa was come1 and ,bernice1 with a very splendid retinue1 and were entered into the place of audience1 with the military tribunes1 and the men of superior eminence in the city1 then at the order of ,festus ,paul was produced4 7#bd7;,and ,festus said1 ,king ,agrippa1 and all you1 sirs1 who are present with us1 behold the man1 concerning whom the whole multitude of the ,jews have set upon me1 both at ,jerusalem and in this place1 clamouring that he ought not to live a moment longer4 7#be7;,but finding on inquiry that he had done nothing worthy of death1 and he himself indeed having appealed to ,augustus1 ,i have determined to send him4 7#bf7,respecting whom ,i have nothing determinate to write to my sovereign4 ,wherefore ,i have brought him forth before you1 and especially before thee1 king ,agrippa1 that on a fresh examination taken1 ,i might have something to write4 7#bg7;,for it appears to me highly unreasonable to send a prisoner1 and not also signify the charges against him4 ,,chap4 ,,xxvi4 ,,then ,agrippa said unto ,paul1 ,thou art permitted to speak for thyself4 ,then ,paul stretching out his hand1 began his defence3 7#b7;,i count myself happy1 king ,agrippa1 that ,i am about to address my defence to thee this day concerning all the things of which ,i am accused by the ,jews3 7#c7;especially as thou art skilled both in all the customs1 and questions which respect the ,jews3 wherefore ,i beg the favour of thee to hear me patiently4 7#d7,the manner of my life even from my youth1 which from its beginning was spent amidst my own nation at ,jerusalem1 know indeed all the ,jews2 7#e7who previously knew me a long while ago1 7if they chose to bear testimony17 that according to the most precise sect of our religion ,i lived a ,pharisee4 7#f7;,and this moment for the hope of the promise made of ,god to our fathers am ,i standing here to be judged3 7#g7which promise our twelve tribes1 with fervour night and day worshipping ,god1 hope to attain4 ,for which hope1 king ,agrippa1 ,i am criminated by the ,jews4 7#h7,what6 is it judged a thing incredible by you1 that ,god should raise the dead8 7#i7;,i indeed then thought in myself1 that ,i ought to do many things in opposition to the name of ,jesus the ,nazarean4 7#aj7,which also ,i did at ,jerusalem3 and many of the saints did ,i shut up in prisons1 having received authority from the chief priests2 and when they were killed1 ,i gave my vote against them4 7#aa7;,and in every synagogue oftentimes punishing them1 ,i compelled them to blaspheme2 and being exceedingly maddened with rage against them1 ,i persecuted them even to the cities that are without4 7#ab7;,in which pursuits1 even as ,i was going to ,damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests1 7#ac7;at midday1 ,o king1 ,i saw on the road a light from heaven1 beyond the splendour of the sun1 shining around myself and those who were travelling with me4 7#ad7;,and as we were all fallen prostrate on the earth1 ,i heard a voice speaking to me1 and saying in the ,hebrew tongue1 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 it is difficult for thee to kick against the goads4 7#ae7,then ,i said1 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and he replied1 ,i am ,jesus whom thou art persecuting4 7#af7,notwithstanding1 arise1 and stand on thy feet3 for to this end have ,i appeared to thee1 to ordain thee both a minister and a witness of the things which thou hast seen1 and of those which ,i will shew thee2 7#ag7;delivering thee both from the people1 and from the ,gentiles1 to whom now ,i send thee1 7#ah7to open their eyes1 to convert them from darkness to light1 and from the dominion of ,satan unto ,god1 that they may receive remission of sins1 and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me4 7#ai7,whereupon1 ,o king ,agrippa1 ,i was not disobedient to the heavenly vision3 7#bj7;but preached first to those at ,damascus1 and ,jerusalem1 and to all the region of ,judea1 and to the ,gentiles1 that they should repent and turn to ,god1 practicing works worthy of repentance4 7#ba7;,because of these things1 the ,jews seizing me in the temple1 attempted to kill me on the spot4 7#bb7;,having however obtained help from ,god1 unto this day1 ,i stand witnessing both to small and great1 saying nothing but what both the prophets and ,moses said should come to pass3 7#bc7that the ,messiah should suffer1 and that he being the first who should rise from the dead1 should display light to the people1 and to the ,gentiles4 7#bd7;,as thus he was proceeding in his defence1 ,festus with a loud voice said1 ,paul1 thou art raving2 much reading hath driven thee to madness4 7#be7;,but he said1 ,i am not mad1 most noble ,festus2 but utter words of truth and sobriety4 7#bf7;,for the king is well acquainted with these things1 before whom also ,i speak with the greatest freedom4 ,for ,i am persuaded that none of these events have escaped his notice2 for this thing was not done in a corner4 7#bg7,king ,agrippa6 believest thou the prophets8 ,i know that thou believest4 7#bh7,then ,agrippa said to ,paul1 ,almost thou persuadest me to be a ,christian4 7#bi7;,and ,paul replied1 would to ,god1 that not only thou1 but also that all who are hearing me this day1 were both almost1 and altogether such as ,i am1 except these chains4 7#cj7,so when he had thus spoken1 the king arose1 and the governor1 and ,bernice1 and they who sat with him1 7#ca7;and retiring1 conversed together1 saying1 ,this man hath done nothing worthy of death1 or of chains4 7#cb7;,and ,agrippa said to ,festus1 ,this man might have been discharged1 if he had not appealed to ,caesar4 ,,chap4 ,,xxvii4 ,,now as it was determined that we should sail for ,italy1 they delivered ,paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named ,julius1 of the ,augustan cohort4 7#b7;,and embarking in a ship of ,adrymittium1 ready to sail for the coast of ,asia1 we proceeded on our voyage1 ,aristarchus a ,macedonian of ,thessalonica1 being with us4 7#c7;,and the next day we arrived at ,sidon3 and ,julius treated ,paul with the greatest humanity1 and permitted him to go to his friends1 to enjoy the benefit of their care4 7#d7;,and taking our departure from thence1 we sailed under ,cyprus1 because the winds were contrary4 7#e7;,and traversing the sea opposite to ,cilicia and ,pamphylia1 we arrived at ,myra1 a city of ,lycia4 7#f7;,and the centurion finding there a ship of ,alexandria bound for ,italy1 he put us on board of it4 7#g7,then for many days making very slow way1 and scarce reaching over against ,knidos1 the wind not favouring us1 we coasted ,crete1 opposite ,cape ,salmone3 7#h7;and weathering it with difficulty1 we came to a certain place called1 ,the fair havens2 near to which is the city ,lasea4 7#i7;,and much time being consumed1 and sailing now becoming dangerous1 because the fast was already past1 ,paul admonished them1 7#aj7saying unto them1 ,sirs1 ,i perceive that this voyage will be attended with much damage and loss1 not only of the cargo and of the ship1 but danger of our lives also4 7#aa7;,but the centurion paid more attention to the master and to the pilot than to the things which were spoken by ,paul4 7#ab7;,and the harbour not being well situated for a winter station1 the greater part advised to sail from thence1 if they possibly could reach as far as ,phenice to pass the winter1 a harbour open to the south-west and north-west4 7#ac7,so when the south wind blew softly1 supposing they had obtained their purpose1 they weighed anchor1 and kept near the coast of ,crete4 7#ad7;,but not long after a hurricane wind1 called ,euroclydon1 drove us towards the island1 7#ae7;and the ship becoming ungovernable1 and unable to bear up in the eye of the wind1 we gave up the attempt1 and let her drive4 7#af7;,and running under a little island called ,clauda1 it was with difficulty we were able to come at the boat3 7#ag7which when they had hoisted out1 they used all helps1 carrying ropes round the ship's bottom2 and fearing lest they should run on the quick-sands1 they lowered the mast1 and so were driven4 7#ah7;,and being exceedingly tossed with the storm1 we the next day threw out the cargo4 7#ai7;,and the third day with our own hands we threw overboard the tackling of the vessel4 7#bj7,so when neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days1 and no small tempest beating on us1 all hope of our being preserved was entirely taken from us4 7#ba7,now after being a long while without food1 then stood up ,paul in the midst of them1 and said1 ,ye ought1 my friends1 to have been persuaded by me1 and not have sailed from ,crete1 and got this loss and damage4 7#bb7,yet even now ,i exhort you to be of good courage3 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#bd7saying1 ,fear not1 ,paul2 thou must stand before ,caesar3 and behold6 ,god hath graciously given thee all who are sailing with thee4 7#be7,wherefore1 sirs1 cheer up3 for ,i believe ,god that it will be so1 exactly as he hath spoken to me4 7#bf7;,but we must be cast on a certain island4 7#bg7,now as the fourteenth night was passing1 whilst we were driving about in the ,adriatic sea1 about midnight the sailors imagined that some land was near to them3 7#bh7;and sounding1 had twenty fathoms2 then passing on a little farther1 and sounding again1 they had fifteen fathoms4 7#bi7;,and fearing lest they might run on some rocky coast1 they cast out four anchors astern1 and wished eagerly for the day to break4 7#cj7,now as the sailors were seeking to escape out of the ship1 and had hoisted out the boat into the sea1 under pretence as if they were going to carry out anchors a-head1 7#ca7,paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers1 ,except these men abide in the ship1 ye cannot be preserved4 7#cb7,then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat1 and let her fall off4 7#cc7;,and while they waited until the day should break1 ,paul exhorted them all to take some nourishment1 saying1 ,to day1 expecting the fourteenth day1 ye are continuing without food1 taking nothing4 7#cd7,wherefore ,i exhort you to take some food1 for this is for your preservation3 for a hair shall not fall from the head of any one of you4 7#ce7;,and so saying1 and taking a loaf1 he gave thanks to ,god before them all1 and breaking it1 began to eat4 7#cf7,then were they all cheered up1 and they too took refreshment4 7#cg7,now all the souls which were in the ship amounted to two hundred seventy-six3 7#ch7;and having made a hearty meal1 they lightened the vessel1 throwing the wheat into the sea4 7#ci7;,and when the day broke1 they knew not the land3 but they observed a certain creek with a beach1 into which they resolved1 if they could1 to run the vessel aground4 7#dj7;,and weighing the anchors1 they committed her to the sea1 and loosing at the same time the chains of the rudders1 and hoisting the foresail to the breeze1 they made for the beach4 7#da7;,but falling on a shoal where two currents met1 they ran the ship aground2 and the forecastle stuck fast1 and remained immoveable1 but the stern was stove in by the violence of the waves4 7#db7,then the soldiers' design was to have murdered the prisoners1 lest any of them should swim ashore and escape4 7#dc7;,but the centurion1 desirous to preserve ,paul1 withheld them from their purpose1 and commanded those who were able to swim to jump overboard first1 and reach the land3 7#dd7;and that the rest should make the attempt1 some on planks1 and some on the floating materials of the ship3 and in this manner so it was that they all safely reached the shore4 ,,chap4 ,,xxviii4 ,,and being safe landed1 we then understood that the island was called ,melita4 7#b7;,and the rude people treated us with singular humanity2 for1 lighting a fire1 they received us all1 because of the violent rain1 and because of the cold4 7#c7;,but as ,paul was gathering up a faggot of sticks1 and laying them on the fire1 there came a viper out of the heat1 and fastened on his hand4 7#d7,now when the rude people saw the venomous animal hanging from his hand1 they said one to another1 ,surely this man is a murderer1 whom though preserved from the sea1 righteous vengeance suffereth not to live4 7#e7;,but he then shaking off the venomous animal into the fire1 suffered no manner of inconvenience4 7#f7,now they expected that a violent inflammation would ensue1 or that he would have fallen suddenly dead3 but when1 after waiting a considerable time1 they saw no inconvenience arise to him1 they changed their opinion1 and said that he was a divinity4 7#g7,now in the vicinity of that place was the estate of the principal person on the island1 named ,publius1 who received us into his house1 and lodged us with great humanity three days4 7#h7;,and it so happened that the father of ,publius was then confined to his bed with an attack of fever and dysentery3 unto whom ,paul went in1 and after praying1 laid his hands upon him1 and healed him4 7#i7,this then being the case1 all the rest also who had diseases in the island came to him1 and were healed4 7#aj7,then they honoured us with many tokens of respect2 and when we were about to sail1 laid in for us every necessary store4 7#aa7;,and after three months stay we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island1 from ,alexandria1 whose sign was ,castor and ,pollux3 7#ab7;and proceeding on our voyage to ,syracuse1 we tarried there three days3 7#ac7;from whence we came round1 and arrived opposite to ,rhegium2 and after one day the south wind arising1 we came in two more to ,puteoli3 7#ad7where finding brethren1 we were solicited by them to tarry seven days2 and so we went for ,rome4 7#ae7;,and the brethren from thence1 when they heard of our motions1 came out to meet us as far as ,appii ,forum and the ,three ,taverns3 whom when ,paul saw1 he gave thanks to ,god1 and felt fresh courage4 7#af7;,and when we were come to ,rome1 the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard2 but he permitted ,paul to have an apartment by himself1 with a soldier only who guarded him4 7#ag7,now it came to pass that after three days ,paul called together the principal persons of the ,jews4 ,and when they were assembled1 he said unto them1 ,men and brethren1 though ,i have done nothing contrary to the people and the customs of our ancestors1 yet have ,i been delivered up a prisoner into the hands of the ,romans4 7#ah7,who1 after a full examination1 would have discharged me1 because there was not the least cause found in me for death4 7#ai7;,but when the ,jews opposed it1 ,i was constrained to appeal unto ,caesar2 not that ,i have any accusation to bring against my countrymen4 7#bj7;,for this cause therefore have ,i invited you hither1 to see and to converse with you2 for on account of the hope of ,israel am ,i bound with this chain4 7#ba7,then they said to him1 ,we have neither received letters concerning thee from ,judea1 nor hath any one of the brethren who is arrived reported or spoken any thing evil of thee4 7#bb7;,but we think it highly proper to hear from thee what thy sentiments are2 for indeed as to this sect1 it is well known to us that everywhere it meets with opposition4 7#bc7,then having fixed a day with him1 still more of them came to him at his lodging1 to whom bearing his testimony1 he set forth the kingdom of ,god1 and persuaded them of the things relating to ,jesus1 both out of the law of ,moses and the prophets1 from morning until evening3 7#bd7;and some were convinced by the things which were spoken1 but others continued in their unbelief4 7#be7,so being divided in sentiment among themselves1 they broke up1 ,paul adding one word1 ,that well had the ,holy ,ghost spoken by ,isaiah the prophet unto our fathers1 7#bf7saying1 ,go to this people1 and say1 ,in hearing ye shall hear1 and shall not understand2 and seeing ye shall see1 yet in nowise perceive4 7#bg7;,for the heart of this people is waxed gross1 and with their ears they are thick of hearing1 and their eyes have they shut2 lest at any time they should see with their eyes1 and hear with their ears1 and understand with their hearts1 and become converts1 and ,i should heal them#dh4 7#bh7;,be it known therefore unto you1 that to the ,gentiles is the salvation of ,god sent1 and they will hear4 7#bi7;,and when he had thus spoken1 the ,jews went away1 and had much disputing among themselves4 7#cj7;,but ,paul abode two whole years in his own hired apartment1 and received all who came to him1 7#ca7preaching the kingdom of ,god1 and teaching the things which concern the ,lord ,jesus ,christ with all freedom of discourse1 and without the least interruption4 ,,the ,,epistle of ,,paul the ,,apostle1 ,,to ,,the ,,romans4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 a servant of ,jesus ,christ1 a called apostle1 set apart for the ,gospel of ,god1 7#b77which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures17 7#c7;concerning his ,son ,jesus ,christ our ,lord2 made from the seed of ,david after the flesh1 7#d7;definitively marked out as the ,son of ,god by miracle1 according to the spirit of holiness1 by the resurrection of the dead3 7#e7through whom we have received grace and apostolic mission among all nations for his name1 to bring them to the obedience of faith3 7#f7;among whom are ye also the called of ,jesus ,christ4 7#g7,to all that are at ,rome1 beloved of ,god1 called saints1 grace unto you1 and peace from ,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#h7;,first then ,i give thanks to my ,god1 through ,jesus ,christ1 for you all1 because your faith is proclaimed through the whole world4 7#i7;,for ,god is my witness1 whom ,i serve with my spirit in the ,gospel of his ,son1 how incessantly ,i make mention of you1 7#aj7;always in my prayers entreating that haply now at last ,i may have a prosperous journey by the will of ,god1 to come to you4 7#aa7;,for ,i long to see you1 that ,i may impart unto you some spiritual gift1 in order that you may be established2 7#ab7;and that so ,i may be comforted together with you1 by the mutual faith both of you and of me4 7#ac7;,but ,i would not that ye should be unacquainted1 brethren1 that oftentimes ,i have been purposing to come to you 7and have been prevented until now71 that ,i might have some fruit among you also1 even as among the other ,gentile nations4 7#ad7;,both to the ,greeks and barbarians1 both to the wise and the ignorant am ,i a debtor4 7#ae7,so1 as far as is in my power1 ,i am desirous to preach the ,gospel to you that are at ,rome also4 7#af7;,for ,i am not ashamed of the ,gospel of ,christ3 for it is the power of ,god for salvation to every one who believeth2 to the ,jew first1 and also to the ,greek4 7#ag7;,for the righteousness of ,god by faith is therein revealed for belief2 as it is written1 ,now the just by faith shall live#di4 7#ah7;,for the wrath of ,god is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of men1 holding back the truth in unrighteousness4 7#ai7;,because that which is capable of being known relative to ,god1 is evident among them2 for ,god hath manifested it to them4 7#bj7;,for from the creation of the world his invisible perfections1 discoverable in the works that are made1 are clearly seen1 even his eternal power and deity2 so that they are inexcusable3 7#ba7;because though they knew there was a ,god1 they glorified him not as ,god1 nor gave him thanks1 but became triflers in their disputations1 and their stupid heart was darkened4 7#bb7;,affecting to be sophists1 they turned idiots1 7#bc7;and changed the glory of the incorruptible ,god into the likeness of an image of a corruptible man1 and of birds1 and of quadrupeds1 and of reptiles4 7#bd7,wherefore ,god abandoned them1 through the lusts of their own hearts1 unto impurity1 to dishonour their own bodies by themselves3 7#be7who perverted the truth of ,god by falsehood1 and worshipped and paid divine honours to the thing created instead of the ,creator1 who is blessed for evermore4 ,amen4 7#bf7;,for this cause ,god gave them up to dishonourable passions4 ,for even their women did change the natural use into that which was contrary to nature2 7#bg7;and likewise the men also1 leaving the natural use of the woman1 burned in their lewdness one towards another2 men with men committing indecency1 and receiving in themselves the recompence of their delusion1 which was meet4 7#bh7;,and since they thought not fit to hold the ,deity in acknowledgment1 ,god abandoned them to a reprobate mind1 to practise deeds unbecoming2 7#bi7replete with all injustice1 whoredom1 wickedness1 covetousness1 villany2 full of envy1 murder1 contention1 deceit1 evil habits2 whisperers1 7#cj7;backbiters1 ,god-haters1 contumelious1 insolent1 boasters1 inventors of wicked practices1 disobedient to parents1 7#ca7unintelligent1 unfaithful to engagements1 unnatural1 implacable1 unmerciful3 7#cb7who1 though they know the righteous judgment of ,god1 that they who live in such practices are worthy of death1 not only do the same1 but also find pleasure in the company of those who live in these practices4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,therefore thou art inexcusable1 ,o man1 even every one that judgeth3 for in the very thing wherein thou judgest another1 thou condemnest thyself2 for thou that judgest art living in the practices of the same things4 7#b7;,but we know that the judgment of ,god is according to truth1 against those who practise such things4 7#c7;,for thinkest 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 kindness and patience and long-suffering1 ignorant that this goodness of ,god is leading thee to repentance8 7#e7;,but after thy obdurate and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath at the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of ,god1 7#f7who will recompense to every man according to his works2 7#g7to those who1 in the patient practice of good works1 seek glory and honour and immortality--eternal life4 7#h7;,but to those who are of a contentious spirit1 and do not obey the truth1 but obey unrighteousness1 indignation1 and wrath2 7#i7tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doeth wickedness1 of the ,jew first1 and also of the ,greek4 7#aj7;,but glory and honour and peace be to every man who doeth that which is good1 to the ,jew first and also to the ,greek3 7#aa7;for there is no acceptance of persons with ,god4 7#ab7;,for as many as have sinned without the law1 shall perish also without the law3 and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law2 7#ac7;for the hearers of the law are not righteous before ,god1 but the doers of the law shall be counted righteous2 7#ad77;for when the ,gentiles1 who have not the law naturally1 do the things of the law1 these1 though not having the law1 are a law unto themselves3 7#ae7which exhibit the practice of the law written on their hearts1 their conscience also bearing its testimony1 and their mutual reasonings at intervals bringing accusations or forming excuses27 7#af7;in the day when ,god shall judge the hidden things of men1 according to my gospel by ,jesus ,christ4 7#ag7,lo6 thou art named a ,jew1 and restest on the law1 and boastest in ,god1 7#ah7;and knowest the will of ,god1 and bringest to the test the things that are different1 being instructed out of the law2 7#ai7;and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind1 a light of those who are in darkness1 7#bj7;an instructor of the uninformed1 a teacher of babes1 holding the form of knowledge and of truth in the law4 7#ba7,thou therefore who teachest another1 dost thou not teach thyself8 thou that proclaimest aloud that a man should not steal1 dost thou steal8 7#bb7thou that sayest1 ,do not commit adultery1 dost thou commit adultery8 thou that holdest idols in abomination1 dost thou commit sacrilege8 7#bc7thou who gloriest in the law1 dishonourest thou ,god by the transgression of the law8 7#bd7;for the name of ,god is blasphemed through you among the heathen1 as it is written#ej4 7#be7;,for circumcision indeed is advantageous1 if thou practise the law3 but if thou art a transgressor of the law1 thy circumcision becomes uncircumcision1 7#bf7;,if then the uncircumcision observe the righteous judgments of the law1 shall not his uncircumcision be accounted for circumcision8 7#bg7;,and the uncircumcision by nature which fulfilleth the law shall condemn thee1 who through the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law4 7#bh7;,for not he who is outwardly such1 is the ,jew2 neither is that which is outward in the flesh1 circumcision4 7#bi7;,but he is a ,jew who is such inwardly2 and circumcision is of the heart1 in spirit1 not in letter2 whose praise is not from men1 but from ,god4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,what then is the superiority of the ,jew8 or what is the advantage of circumcision8 7#b7,much in every view3 the principal one indeed is1 that the oracles of ,god were entrusted to them4 7#c7;,for what if some were unbelievers8 shall their unbelief render the faithfulness of ,god ineffectual8 7#d7;,god forbid3 but let ,god be true1 though every man were a liar2 as it is written1 ,that thou mayest be acknowledged just in thy sayings1 and overcome when thou art judged#ea4 7#e7;,but if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of ,god1 what shall we say8 ,is not ,god unrighteous in inflicting wrath8 7,i speak humanly74 7#f7;,god forbid3 for how then shall ,god judge the world8 7#g7;,for if the truth of ,god by my lying hath more abundantly contributed to his glory2 why am ,i notwithstanding judged as a sinner8 7#h7;,and why not admit1 7as we are falsely reported of2 and as some affirm we say17 ,that we should do evil things1 that good may come8 whose condemnation is just4 7#i7,what then8 have we pre-eminence8 ,not at all3 for we have before proved that both the ,jews and ,greeks are all under sin2 7#aj7;as it is written1 ,there is not a just person1 no not one3 7#aa7there is none that understandeth1 there is none that seeketh after ,god4 7#ab7;,all are turned aside together1 they are become worthless2 there is none that doeth good1 there is not even one4 7#ac7,their throat is an open sepulchre2 with their tongues they have spoken craftily2 the poison of asps is under their lips3 7#ad7whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness3 7#ae7their feet are swift to shed blood3 7#af7;destruction and misery are in their ways4 7#ag7;,and they have not known the way of peace3 7#ah7there is not the fear of ,god before their eyes#eb4 7#ai7,now we know that whatsoever things the law saith1 it speaks to those who are under the law3 that every mouth might be sealed up1 and all the world become criminal before ,god4 7#bj7,wherefore by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified before ,god3 for by the law is the knowledge of sin4 7#ba7;,but now distinct from the law the righteousness of ,god is manifest1 receiving testimony from the law and the prophets2 7#bb7the righteousness of ,god indeed by faith in ,jesus ,christ unto all and upon all that believe3 for there is no difference3 7#bc7;for all have sinned1 and come short of the glory of ,god2 7#bd7;justified freely by his grace through the redemption which is in ,christ ,jesus3 7#be7whom ,god hath proposed as the propitiatory sacrifice through faith in his blood1 in demonstration of his justice for the remission of past sins1 through the patience of ,god2 7#bf7;for a demonstration of his justice at this present time3 that he might be just1 though justifying him who is of the faith of ,jesus4 7#bg7,where then is boasting8 ,it is excluded4 ,by what law8 of works8 ,no3 but by the law of faith4 7#bh7,we conclude therefore that by faith a man is justified1 without works of law4 7#bi7;,is he the ,god of the ,jews only1 and is he not also of the ,gentiles8 ,yes1 verily1 of the ,gentiles also3 7#cj7since it is one ,god who will justify the circumcision by faith1 and the uncircumcision through faith4 7#ca7;,do we then abolish the law through faith8 ,god forbid3 but on the contrary1 we give the law stability4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,what then shall we say that ,abraham our father hath obtained by the flesh8 7#b7;,for if ,abraham was justified by works1 he hath cause for glorying2 though not before ,god4 7#c7;,for what doth the scripture say8 ,abraham truly believed ,god1 and it was imputed to him for righteousness#ec4 7#d7,now to him that worketh1 the reward is not brought to account as a favour1 but as a debt4 7#e7;,but to him who doth not work1 but believeth in him who justifieth the ungodly1 his faith is reckoned in account for righteousness4 7#f7;,as ,david also describeth the blessedness of that man1 to whom ,god imputeth righteousness without works1 7#g7;,blessed are they whose unrighteousnesses are forgiven1 and whose sins are covered up4 7#h7;,blessed is the man to whom the ,lord will in nowise impute sin#ed4 7#i7,this blessedness then1 is it for the circumcision1 or for the uncircumcision also8 for we say that faith was imputed to ,abraham for righteousness4 7#aj7;,how then was it imputed to him8 when circumcised1 or while uncircumcised8 ,not when circumcised1 but whilst uncircumcised4 7#aa7;,and he received the sign of circumcision1 as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had when uncircumcised3 that he might be the father of all those who believe1 though uncircumcised2 that to them also the righteousness might be imputed3 7#ab7;and the father of circumcision1 not to those who are of the circumcision merely1 but who also tread in the steps of the faith of our father ,abraham1 which he exercised while uncircumcised4 7#ac7;,for not by the law came the promise to ,abraham and his seed1 that he should be heir of the world1 but by the righteousness of faith4 7#ad7;,for if they who are of the law are heirs1 faith becomes vain1 and the promise is useless3 7#ae7;for the law causeth wrath3 for where there is no law1 neither is there transgression4 7#af7,therefore it is by faith1 that it might be of grace2 in order that the promise might be secured to all the seed2 not only to that which is of the law1 but to that which is of the faith of ,abraham2 who is the father of us all1 7#ag77;as it is written that ,i have constituted thee father of many nations#ee17 before ,god1 in whom he trusted1 who quickeneth the dead1 and calleth things that are not as if existing4 7#ah7,who contrary to hope1 in hope believed1 that he should be the father of many nations1 according to what was said1 ,so shall thy seed be#ef4 7#ai7;,and not being weak in faith1 he regarded not his own body now deadened1 being about an hundred years old1 nor the deadness of ,sarah's womb3 7#bj7;for he disputed not against the promise of ,god with unbelief2 but was mighty in faith1 giving glory to ,god2 7#ba7;and enjoyed the fullest assurance1 that what he had promised1 he was able also to perform4 7#bb7;,and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness4 7#bc7,now it was not written for his sake only1 that it was imputed to him2 7#bd7;but also for our sakes1 to whom it will be imputed1 if we believe in him who raised up ,jesus our ,lord from the dead2 7#be7who was delivered up for our offences1 and was raised again for our justification4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,being justified therefore by faith1 we have peace with ,god through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 7#b7;by whom also we have had an introduction through faith into this grace in which we have stood fast1 and are rejoicing in hope of the glory of ,god4 7#c7;,and not only so1 but we glory also in tribulations3 knowing that tribulation produceth patience2 7#d7;and patience1 proof2 and proof1 hope2 7#e7;and hope doth not make us ashamed2 because the love of ,god is poured out into our hearts by the ,holy ,ghost which is given to us4 7#f7;,for even then when we were without strength1 ,christ died in due time for the ungodly4 7#g7;,for scarcely for a righteous person will any one die3 though for a good man perhaps some one might even dare to die4 7#h7;,but ,god commendeth his own love towards us1 that1 though we were yet sinners1 ,christ died in our stead4 7#i7,therefore much more1 being justified already by his blood1 shall we be saved by him from wrath4 7#aj7;,for if1 being enemies1 we have been reconciled to ,god by the death of his son1 much more1 having been reconciled1 shall we be saved by his life4 7#aa7;,and not so only1 but we exult in ,god through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 through whom already we have received reconciliation4 7#ab7,therefore1 as by one man sin entered into the world1 and by sin death2 even so death passed into all men through him1 in whom all have sinned4 7#ac7;,for until the law sin was in the world3 but sin is not imputed if there be no law4 7#ad7;,but death reigned from ,adam unto ,moses1 even over those who have not sinned after the similitude of the transgression of ,adam1 who is a type of him that was to come4 7#ae7;,but not as the transgression1 so also is the gift4 ,for if by the transgression of one the many became dead1 much more the grace of ,god1 and the gift by grace1 which is in that one man1 ,christ ,jesus1 hath abounded unto many4 7#af7;,and the gift is not as for one who sinned3 for the judgment indeed came by one to condemnation1 but the free gift leads to justification from many offences4 7#ag7;,for if by the offence of one1 death reigned by that one2 much more they who receive the abundance of grace1 and of the gift of righteousness1 shall reign in life by one1 ,christ ,jesus4 7#ah7,well then1 as by the offence of one1 judgment issued against all men unto condemnation2 so also by the righteousness of one1 the gift came to all men for justification unto life4 7#ai7;,for as by the disobedience of one man the many were constituted sinners2 so also by the obedience of one shall the many be constituted righteous4 7#bj7;,but the law was introduced1 that the offence might be more abundant4 ,but where sin had abounded1 there hath grace abounded more exceedingly3 7#ba7that as sin had reigned by death1 even so might grace reign through righteousness unto life eternal by ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,what then shall we say8 ,shall we abide in sin1 that grace may abound8 7#b7;,god forbid4 ,we who are dead to sin1 how shall we still live therein8 7#c7;,do ye not know1 that as many as have been baptised into ,christ ,jesus have been baptised into his death8 7#d7,we have been buried therefore with him by baptism into death3 that as ,christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the ,father1 so also we should walk in newness of life4 7#e7;,for if we have been planted with him in the likeness of his death1 so shall we be also of his resurrection3 7#f7knowing this1 that our old man hath been crucified with him1 that the body of sin might be abolished1 that we should no longer be slaves to sin4 7#g7;,for he that is dead is discharged from sin4 7#h7;,but if we have been dead with ,christ1 we believe that we shall also live with him3 7#i7knowing that ,christ being raised from the dead dieth no more2 death over him hath no more dominion4 7#aj7;,for in that he died1 for sin he died once3 but in that he liveth1 he liveth to ,god4 7#aa7,so also do ye account yourselves dead indeed to sin1 but living unto ,god in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 7#ab7,let not therefore sin reign in your mortal body1 that you should obey it in the passions thereof4 7#ac7,neither present your members as weapons of unrighteousness for sin3 but present yourselves to ,god1 as alive from the dead1 and your members as weapons of righteousness for ,god4 7#ad7;,for sin shall not hold dominion over you3 for ye are not under the law1 but under grace4 7#ae7,what then8 shall we sin1 because we are not under the law1 but under grace8 ,god forbid4 7#af7;,do ye not know1 that to whomsoever ye present yourselves servants to obey1 ye are his servants to whom ye obey2 if of sin unto death1 or of obedience1 unto righteousness8 7#ag7;,but thanks be to ,god1 that though ye were the servants of sin1 ye have obeyed from the heart the model of doctrine into which ye were delivered4 7#ah7;,emancipated then from sin1 ye became servants to righteousness4 7#ai7;,i speak humanly1 because of the infirmity of your flesh3 for as ye have presented your members servants to impurity and iniquity for iniquity2 so now present your members servants to righteousness for holiness4 7#bj7;,for when ye were the slaves of sin1 ye were free from righteousness4 7#ba7,what fruit therefore had ye then in those things at which ye are now confounded8 for the end of those things is death4 7#bb7;,but now being set at liberty from sin1 and become servants to ,god1 ye have your fruit unto holiness1 and at the end life eternal4 7#bc7;,for the wages of sin is death2 but the gift of ,god is life eternal in ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,are you unacquainted1 brethren1 7for ,i am speaking to those who know the law17 that the law exercises dominion over a person for as long time as he liveth8 7#b7;,for the woman who is subject to a husband1 is bound by the law to that husband during his life2 but if the husband be dead1 she is discharged from that husband4 7#c7,she shall therefore certainly be counted an adulteress1 if1 her husband being alive1 she be for another man3 but if her husband is dead1 she is free from the law2 so that she shall be no adulteress1 though married to another husband4 7#d7,wherefore1 my brethren1 ye also have become dead to the law through the body of ,christ2 that ye might be for another1 who was raised from the dead1 that we might bring forth fruit for ,god4 7#e7;,for when we were in the flesh1 the sinful passions excited by the law1 wrought powerfully in our members1 to bring forth fruit unto death4 7#f7;,but now we have been discharged from the law1 that being dead by which we were held fast2 that we should serve in renovation of spirit1 and not in the antiquity of the letter4 7#g7,what then shall we say8 ,is the law sin8 ,god forbid4 ,yea1 ,i had not known sin1 but by the law3 for ,i had not even known concupiscence1 unless the law had said1 ,thou shalt not covet4 7#h7;,but sin1 seizing the opportunity by the law1 wrought in me all concupiscence4 ,for without the law sin is dead4 7#i7;,for though ,i lived without the law formerly2 yet when the commandment came1 sin revived1 but ,i died4 7#aj7;,and the commandment1 which was for life1 the same was found by me for death4 7#aa7;,for sin1 seizing the occasion by the commandment1 deceived me1 and thereby slew me4 7#ab7,so then the law indeed is holy1 and the commandment holy1 and just1 and good4 7#ac7;,did then that which is good become fatal to me8 ,god forbid4 ,but sin1 that it might appear sin by that which was good in itself1 was the cause of death to me2 that sin through the commandment might become transcendantly sinful4 7#ad7;,for we know that the law is spiritual2 but ,i am fleshly1 sold under sin4 7#ae7;,for that which ,i am doing ,i approve not3 for not the thing which ,i wish1 that do ,i practise2 but the very thing ,i hate1 that ,i do4 7#af7;,but if what ,i would not1 that ,i do1 ,i concur with the law that it is excellent4 7#ag7,now then no more ,i do this1 but sin dwelling in me4 7#ah7;,for ,i know that there dwelleth not in me 7that is1 in my flesh7 any good thing3 for to will is present with me2 but how to perform that which is good ,i find not4 7#ai7;,for ,i do not the good which ,i wish3 but the evil which ,i would not1 that ,i do4 7#bj7;,if then ,i do that which ,i would not1 it is no more ,i that do it1 but sin that dwelleth in me4 7#ba7;,i find then a law1 that1 when ,i wish to do good1 evil is presented to me4 7#bb7;,for ,i am delighted with the law of ,god1 as respecting the inward man3 7#bc7;but ,i see another law in my members1 militating against the law in my mind1 and making me captive to the law of sin which is in my members4 7#bd7,o wretched man1 ,i6 who shall pluck me from the body of this death8 7#be7;,i give thanks to ,god through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,well then1 ,i myself with my mind am servant to the law of ,god2 but in my flesh to the law of sin4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in ,christ ,jesus1 who walk not after the flesh1 but after the ,spirit4 7#b7;,for the law of the ,spirit of life in ,christ ,jesus hath liberated me from the law of sin and of death4 7#c7;,for that which was impossible by the law1 inasmuch as it was impotent through the flesh1 ,god having sent his own ,son in the likeness of sinful flesh1 and for sin1 condemned sin in that flesh3 7#d7that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled by us1 who walk not after the flesh1 but after the ,spirit4 7#e7;,for they who are after the flesh1 mind the things of the flesh2 but they who are after 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 propensity of the flesh is inimical against ,god3 for it is not in subjection to the law of ,god1 neither indeed can it be4 7#h7,they then who are in the flesh1 cannot please ,god4 7#i7;,but ye are not in the flesh1 but in the ,spirit1 if indeed the ,spirit of ,god dwelleth in you4 ,but if any man hath not the ,spirit of ,christ1 he is not his4 7#aj7;,but if ,christ be in you1 the body indeed is dead on account of sin2 but the ,spirit is alive through righteousness4 7#aa7;,but if the ,spirit of him who hath raised up ,jesus from the dead dwell in you1 he who raised ,christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his indwelling ,spirit in you4 7#ab7,truly then we are debtors1 not to the flesh1 to live after the flesh4 7#ac7;,for if ye live after the flesh1 ye are ready to die3 but if by the ,spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body1 ye shall live4 7#ad7;,for as many as are guided by the ,spirit of ,god1 they are the sons of ,god4 7#ae7;,for ye have not received a spirit of bondage again unto fear2 but ye have received a ,spirit of adoption1 by which we cry1 ,abba1 ,father4 7#af7,the same spirit beareth witness with our spirit1 that we are the children of ,god4 7#ag7;,but if children1 then heirs2 heirs indeed of ,god1 and joint-heirs with ,christ2 if so be we suffer with him1 that we may also together with him be glorified4 7#ah7;,for ,i reckon that the sufferings of the present moment are not worthy to be placed against the future glory that shall be revealed to us4 7#ai7;,for the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the children of ,god4 7#bj7;,for the creation was made subject to vanity1 not voluntarily1 but by him who made it subject1 7#ba7;in hope that the same creation shall be emancipated from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of ,god4 7#bb7;,for we know that the whole creation groaneth together and travaileth in birth to this moment4 7#bc7;,and not only so1 but ourselves also1 who have the first-fruits of the ,spirit1 even we ourselves groan in ourselves1 expecting the adoption1 the redemption of our body4 7#bd7;,for by hope we have been saved3 now hope seen is not hope2 for that which any man seeth how doth he yet hope for8 7#be7;,but if we hope for what we see not1 we with patience expect it4 7#bf7;,in like manner also the ,spirit affords assistance to our infirmities3 for even this1 what we should pray for as we ought1 we know not3 but the same ,spirit more abundantly maketh intercession for us with groanings unutterable4 7#bg7,now he that trieth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the ,spirit1 for he maketh intercession for the saints according to ,god's will4 7#bh7;,but we know that to those who love ,god all things work together for good1 even to those who are called according to his purpose4 7#bi7;,for whom he foreknew1 he predestinated also to a conformity with the image of his ,son1 that he might be the first-begotten among many brethren4 7#cj7;,but whom he predestinated1 those also he called3 and whom he called1 those also he justified3 but whom he justified1 those also he glorified4 7#ca7,what then shall we say to these things8 ,if ,god be for us1 who shall be against us8 7#cb7;,he who even spared not his own ,son1 but freely delivered him up for us all1 how shall he not also1 together with him1 freely give us all things8 7#cc7,who shall put in an accusation against the elect of ,god8 ,god8 ,he is their justifier4 7#cd7,who is he that condemneth8 ,christ8 ,he died1 yea1 rather1 also is risen again1 who is even at the right hand of ,god1 who also maketh intercession for us4 7#ce7,who shall separate us from the love of ,christ8 shall distress of circumstances1 or persecution1 or famine1 or nakedness1 or peril1 or the sword8 7#cf7;,as it is written1 ,that for thy sake we have been put to death the whole day long2 we have been reckoned indeed as sheep for slaughter#eg4 7#cg7;,but in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us4 7#ch7;,for ,i am assured that neither death1 nor life1 nor angels1 nor principalities1 nor powers1 nor things present1 nor those to come1 7#ci7nor exaltation1 nor deepest depression1 nor any other creature1 shall be able to separate us from the love of ,god1 which is in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,i ,,speak the truth in ,christ1 ,i lie not1 7my conscience also bearing witness to me in the ,holy ,ghost17 7#b7that great is my sorrow and unceasing the anguish in my heart4 7#c7;,for could ,i myself wish that an anathema should be from ,christ upon my brethren1 my kinsmen according to the flesh8 7#d7who are ,israelites2 whose is the adoption1 and the glory1 and the covenants1 and the gift of the law1 and the sacred service1 and the promises2 7#e7of whom are the fathers1 and from whom as respecting the flesh ,christ sprung1 who is over all1 the blessed ,god for evermore4 ,amen4 7#f7,now it is not supposable that the word of ,god hath failed4 ,for these are not all ,israel1 who are of ,israel3 7#g7nor1 because they are the seed of ,abraham1 are they all children3 but1 in ,isaac shall thy seed be called4 7#h7,that is1 not the children of the flesh1 these are the children of ,god3 but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed4 7#i7;,for the word of promise is this1 ,at that time will ,i come1 and ,sarah shall have a son4 7#aj7;,and not only so2 but when ,rebecca also had conception by one1 even ,isaac our father2 7#aa77though the children were not yet born1 nor had done any thing good or evil1 that according to the election of ,god the purpose might abide1 not from works1 but from him who called27 7#ab7;it was said unto her1 ,that the elder shall be servant to the younger#eh4 7#ac7;,as it is written1 ,jacob have ,i loved1 but ,esau have ,i hated#ei4 7#ad7,what shall we say therefore8 ,is there unrighteousness with ,god8 ,god forbid4 7#ae7;,for he saith to ,moses#fj1 ,i will have mercy on whom ,i will have mercy1 and ,i will have compassion on whom ,i will have compassion4 7#af7,well then1 it is not of him that willeth1 nor of him that runneth1 but of ,god who sheweth mercy4 7#ag7;,for the scripture saith#fa to ,pharaoh1 ,that for this very end have ,i raised thee up1 that ,i might display in thee my power1 and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth4 7#ah7,well then1 he hath mercy on whom he will1 but whom he will he hardeneth4 7#ai7,wilt thou then say to me1 ,why yet doth he blame us8 ,who hath resisted his will8 7#bj7,nay but1 ,o man1 who art thou that disputest against ,god8 ,shall the thing fashioned say to him that fashioned it1 ,why hast thou made me thus8 7#ba7;,hath not the potter power over the clay1 from the same mass to make one vessel for an honourable use1 and another for a dishonourable8 7#bb7;,but what if ,god1 willing to display his wrath1 and to make known what is possible with him1 hath borne with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for perdition3 7#bc7;and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy which he had before prepared for glory3 7#bd7;even us1 whom he hath called1 not only out of the ,jews1 but out of the ,gentiles8 7#be7;,as also he saith in ,hosea#fb1 ,i will call her which was not my people1 my people2 and her which was not beloved1 beloved4 7#bf7;,and it shall be in the place where it was said unto them1 ye are not my people2 there shall they be called the sons of the living ,god4 7#bg7;,but ,isaiah#fc crieth concerning ,israel1 ,though the number of the sons of ,israel be as the sand of the sea1 a remnant shall be saved3 7#bh7;for he will finish the account1 and cut it short in righteousness3 because a concise account will the ,lord make on the earth4 7#bi7;,even as ,isaiah had said before#fd1 ,except the ,lord of ,sabaoth had left unto us a seed1 we should have become as ,sodom1 and been made like unto ,gomorrha4 7#cj7,what then shall we say8 ,that the ,gentiles1 who pursued not after righteousness1 have attained unto righteousness1 even the righteousness which is by faith4 7#ca7;,but ,israel1 pursuing after the law of righteousness1 hath not come up to the law of righteousness4 7#cb7;,and why8 ,because they sought it not by faith1 but as by the works of the law4 ,for they stumbled against that stone of stumbling2 7#cc7;as it is written1 ,behold1 ,i lay in ,zion a stone of stumbling1 and a rock of offence3 and every one that believeth in him shall not be confounded#fe4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,brethren1 the kind wish of my heart indeed1 and the prayer which ,i offer to ,god for ,israel1 is for their salvation4 7#b7;,for ,i am a witness for them1 that they have a zeal for ,god1 but not according to knowledge4 7#c7;,for being ignorant of the righteousness which is of ,god1 and seeking to establish a righteousness of their own1 they have not submitted to the righteousness of ,god4 7#d7;,for ,christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth4 7#e7;,for ,moses describeth the righteousness which is by the law1 ,that the man who doeth these things shall live by them#ff4 7#f7;,but the righteousness that is by faith speaketh thus#fg1 ,say not in thy heart1 ,who shall ascend into heaven8 7that is1 to bring ,christ down37 7#g7or1 ,who shall descend into the abyss8 7that is1 to bring ,christ up again from the dead47 7#h7;,but what saith it8 ,the word is nigh thee1 in thy mouth1 and in thy heart3 that is1 the word of faith which we preach2 7#i7,that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the ,lord ,jesus1 and shalt believe in thy heart that ,god raised him from the dead1 thou shalt be saved4 7#aj7;,for with the heart faith is exercised unto righteousness2 and with the mouth is confession made unto salvation4 7#aa7;,for the scripture saith#fh1 ,every one who believeth in him shall not be confounded4 7#ab7;,for there is no difference between either ,jew or ,greek3 for the same ,lord of all is rich to all that call upon him4 7#ac7;,for every one shall be saved1 whosoever calleth on the name of the ,lord#fi4 7#ad7;,how then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed8 and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard8 but how shall they hear without a preacher8 7#ae7;and how shall they preach unless they are sent8 as it is written#gj1 ,how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace1 of those who preach the glad tidings of good things6 7#af7;,but they have not all obeyed the gospel4 ,for ,isaiah saith1 ,lord1 who hath believed our report#ga8 7#ag7;,faith then cometh by report1 but the report by the word of ,god4 7#ah7;,but ,i say1 ,have they not heard8 ,yea verily1 the sound of their voice is gone forth into all the earth1 and their words unto the ends of the world#gb4 7#ai7;,but ,i say1 ,did not ,israel know8 ,moses first saith1 ,i will excite your jealousy by what is no nation1 and by an ignorant people will ,i provoke you to wrath#gc4 7#bj7;,but ,isaiah is very bold1 and saith#gd1 ,i have been found by those who sought me not2 ,i have become manifest to those who inquired not after me4 7#ba7;,but unto ,israel he saith1 ,all the day long have ,i stretched out my hands unto a people disobedient and contradicting4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,i ,,say then1 ,hath ,god rejected his people8 ,god forbid4 ,for ,i also am an ,israelite1 of the seed of ,abraham1 of the tribe of ,benjamin4 7#b7;,god hath not rejected his people whom he foreknew4 ,know ye not what the scripture saith of ,elias#ge8 how he maketh intercession with ,god against ,israel1 saying1 7#c7,lord1 they have killed thy prophets1 and digged down thine altars2 and ,i only am left1 and they seek my life4 7#d7;,but what saith the oracle of ,god to him8 ,i have left to myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to ,baal4 7#e7,so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace4 7#f7;,but if by grace1 it is no more by works3 otherwise grace is no more grace4 ,but if by works1 it is no more grace3 otherwise work is no more work4 7#g7,what then is the result8 ,israel hath not obtained that which it seeketh2 but the election hath obtained it1 and the rest were blinded1 7#h7;as it is written#gf1 ,god hath given them the spirit of slumber1 eyes that they should not see1 and ears that they should not hear2 unto this present day4 7#i7;,and ,david saith#gg1 ,let their table be for a snare1 and for a trap1 and for a stumbling-block1 and for a recompence unto them3 7#aj7let their eyes be blinded1 that they may not see1 and bow down their back continually4 7#aa7;,i say then1 ,have they stumbled so as to fall8 ,god forbid3 but by their stumbling salvation is come to the ,gentiles1 to provoke them to jealousy4 7#ab7;,for if their stumbling is the riches of the world1 and their diminution the riches of the ,gentiles2 how much more their fulness8 7#ac7;,for ,i address myself to you ,gentiles2 inasmuch as ,i am indeed the apostle of the ,gentiles1 ,i exalt my ministry3 7#ad7;if by any means ,i might provoke to jealousy my flesh1 and save some of them4 7#ae7;,for if the rejection of them is the reconciliation of the world1 what shall their recovery be1 but life from the dead8 7#af7,now if the first fruits be holy1 so is the mass3 and if the root be holy1 so are the branches4 7#ag7;,but if some of the branches have been broken off1 and thou though a wild olive hast been grafted in among them1 and become a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree2 7#ah7;boast not against the branches4 ,but if thou boast1 thou bearest not the root1 but the root thee4 7#ai7,wilt thou say then1 ,the branches were broken off1 that ,i might be grafted in8 7#bj7;,admitted2 by unbelief they were broken off1 and thou standest by faith4 ,be not high minded1 but fear3 7#ba7;for if ,god spared not the native branches1 tremble lest he spare not thee4 7#bb7;,behold therefore the kindness and severity of ,god3 to those indeed who fell1 severity2 but unto thee1 kindness1 if thou continuest in that kindness3 otherwise thou also shalt be cut off4 7#bc7;,but they also1 if they continue not in unbelief1 shall be grafted in3 for ,god is able to graft them in again4 7#bd7;,for if thou hast been cut out of the naturally wild olive1 and contrary to nature hast been grafted into the good olive3 how much more shall these1 which are native branches1 be grafted into their own olive tree8 7#be7;,for ,i would not that you should be ignorant1 brethren1 of this mystery1 lest ye should be wise in your own conceits2 that blindness in part is come on ,israel1 until the fulness of the ,gentiles be come in4 7#bf7;,and so all ,israel shall be saved3 as it is written1 ,the ,deliverer shall go forth out of ,sion1 and shalt turn away ungodliness from ,jacob2 7#bg7;and this is my covenant with them1 ,when ,i shall take away their sins#gh4 7#bh7;,as concerning the gospel indeed1 they are now enemies for your sakes3 as concerning the election1 they are beloved for the fathers' sake4 7#bi7;,for unchangeable are the gifts and the calling of ,god4 7#cj7;,for as ye also in times past did not believe in ,god1 but now have obtained mercy through their unbelief3 7#ca7so also these now have not believed in your mercy1 that they also might obtain mercy4 7#cb7;,for ,god hath shut up all in unbelief1 that he might have mercy upon all4 7#cc7,o the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of ,god6 how unsearchable are his judgments1 and how incomprehensible his ways6 7#cd7;,for who hath known the mind of the ,lord1 or who hath been admitted his counsellor8 7#ce7,or who hath first given unto him1 and it shall be repaid him again8 7#cf7;,because by him1 and through him1 and for him1 are all things1 to whom be glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,i ,,beseech you1 therefore1 brethren1 by the mercies of ,god1 to present your bodies a living sacrifice1 holy1 acceptable to ,god1 which is your reasonable service4 7#b7;,and be not conformed to this world1 but be transformed by the renovation of your mind1 that you may prove by experience what is the will of ,god1 that is good1 acceptable1 and perfect4 7#c7;,for1 ,i say1 by the grace which is given unto me1 to every one that is among you1 not to think of himself above what he ought to think2 but to think soberly1 as ,god has divided to every one the measure of faith4 7#d7;,for as we have in one body many members1 but the members1 though many1 have not the same function1 7#e7so we1 being many1 are one body in ,christ1 and every one reciprocally members of each other4 7#f7;,having then different gifts according to the grace which is given unto us1 if it be prophecy1 speak according to the analogy of faith2 7#g7or if the deacon's office1 be active in the service2 or he that teacheth1 in teaching2 7#h7or he that exhorteth1 in exhortation2 he that distributes1 let him do it with simplicity2 he that presideth1 with diligence2 he that is employed in acts of mercy1 with cheerfulness4 7#i7,let love be undissembled4 ,abhor that which is evil2 cleave to that which is good4 7#aj7;,in brotherly affection be tenderly attached to each other2 in honour preferring one another3 7#aa7not slothful in business2 fervent in spirit2 serving the ,lord3 7#ab7rejoicing in hope2 patient in affliction2 persevering in prayer3 7#ac7;communicating to the wants of the saints2 prompt to hospitality4 7#ad7;,bless them who persecute you2 bless1 and curse not4 7#ae7,rejoice with those that rejoice1 and weep with those that weep4 7#af7;,be of the same mind among each other4 ,affect not high things1 but be condescending to the lowly4 ,be not wise in your own conceits4 7#ag7,render to no man evil for evil4 ,be provident of things laudable in the sight of all men4 7#ah7;,if possible1 as far as you can1 be at peace with all men4 7#ai7;,avenge not yourselves1 beloved1 but give place unto wrath3 for it is written1 ,vengeance belongeth to me2 ,i will recompence1 saith the ,lord#gi4 7#bj7;,if therefore thine enemy hunger1 give him food2 if he thirst1 give him drink3 for so doing1 thou shalt heap up coals of fire on his head4 7#ba7;,be not overcome of evil1 but overcome evil with good4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,let every soul be subject to the superior powers3 for there is no power but from ,god2 the existing powers are appointed by ,god4 7#b7,wherefore he that sets himself against authority1 resists the ordinance of ,god3 and they who resist shall receive to themselves condemnation4 7#c7;,for rulers are not a terror to good works1 but to evil4 ,wilt thou then not be afraid of the power8 ,do that which is good1 and thou shalt have praise from it3 7#d7;for he is the minister of ,god to thee for good4 ,but if thou doest that which is evil1 tremble6 for he beareth not the sword in vain3 for he is the minister of ,god1 an avenger to inflict wrath on him that practises what is evil4 7#e7,wherefore there is a necessity for being in subjection1 not only for fear of wrath1 but also for conscience sake4 7#f7;,for on this account pay ye taxes also3 for they are ,god's ministers1 continually employed on this very service4 7#g7,render therefore to all their dues3 tribute to whom tribute is due1 custom to whom custom1 fear to whom fear1 honour to whom honour4 7#h7,owe no man any thing1 but to love one another3 for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law4 7#i7;,for this1 ,thou shalt not commit adultery1 ,thou shalt do no murder1 ,thou shalt not steal1 ,thou shalt not bear false witness1 ,thou shalt not covet2 and if there be any other commandment1 it is comprised in this word1 even in this1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 7#aj7,love doeth no ill to a neighbour2 the fulfilment therefore of the law is love4 7#aa7;,and thus do1 knowing the time2 for the hour is come that we should awake from sleep1 for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed4 7#ab7,the night is far advanced1 the day approaches3 let us therefore put off the works of darkness1 and let us put on the armour of light4 7#ac7,let us walk becomingly as in the face of day1 not in revels and drunkenness1 not in impurities and wantonness1 not in strife and envy4 7#ad7;,but put ye on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and make not provision for the flesh1 to gratify its passions4 ,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,,him that is weak in faith take by the hand1 and enter not into niceties of disputes4 7#b7,one man indeed thinketh he may eat all meats2 another1 who is weak1 eateth vegetables4 7#c7,let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not1 and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth2 for ,god hath accepted him4 7#d7,who art thou that judgest another man's servant8 ,to his own master he standeth or falleth2 but he shall be established3 for ,god is able to establish him4 7#e7,one man judgeth one day different from another day3 another judgeth every day alike4 ,let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind4 7#f7;,he that observeth a day1 to the ,lord he observeth it2 and he that observeth not a day1 to the ,lord he doth not observe it4 ,he that eateth1 to the ,lord he eateth1 for he giveth thanks to ,god2 and he that eateth not1 to the ,lord he eateth not1 and giveth thanks to ,god4 7#g7;,for no one of us liveth to himself1 and no one dieth to himself4 7#h7;,for whether we live1 to the ,lord we live1 and whether we die1 to the ,lord we die2 whether therefore we live1 or whether we die1 we are the ,lord's4 7#i7;,for to this end ,christ both died1 and rose again1 and revived1 that he might be the ,lord both of the dead and of the living4 7#aj7;,but thou1 why judgest thou thy brother8 ,and thou1 why dost thou disparage thy brother8 for we must all appear before the judgment-seat of ,christ4 7#aa7;,for it is written1 ,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord1 every knee shall bow to me1 and every tongue shall make confession to ,god#hj4 7#ab7;,assuredly then every one of us shall give an account of himself to ,god4 7#ac7,let us therefore no more judge one another2 but judge this rather1 that no one put a stumbling-block or offence before his brother4 7#ad7;,i know1 and am convinced by the ,lord ,jesus1 that there is nothing unclean of itself2 but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean1 to him it is unclean4 7#ae7;,but if by meat thy brother is grieved1 thou walkest no more according to love4 ,do not by thy meat destroy him for whom ,christ died4 7#af7,let not therefore food1 which is good for you1 give occasion of reproach4 7#ag7;,for the kingdom of ,god is not meat and drink1 but righteousness1 and peace1 and joy in the ,holy ,ghost4 7#ah7;,for he who in these things is the servant of ,christ1 is acceptable to ,god1 and approved of men4 7#ai7,well then1 let us earnestly pursue the things that conduce to peace1 and the things which are for mutual edification4 7#bj7;,for the sake of meat destroy not the work of ,god4 ,all things indeed are clean2 but it is an evil thing for a man to eat1 giving offence4 7#ba7;,it is laudable not to eat flesh1 or to drink wine1 nor to do any thing whereby thy brother is stumbled1 or scandalized1 or weakened4 7#bb7;,hast thou faith1 exercise it before ,god within thyself4 ,blessed is the man who condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth4 7#bc7;,but he that maketh a difference between meats1 if he eat is condemned1 because he doth it not by faith3 for every thing which is not of faith1 is sin4 ,,chap4 ,,xv4 ,,we then that are strong1 ought to bear the infirmities of those who are feeble1 and not to gratify ourselves4 7#b7,let every one of us gratify his neighbour in that which is good for his edification4 7#c7;,for even ,christ gratified not himself2 but as it is written1 ,the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me#ha4 7#d7;,for whatsoever things were written aforetime1 were written for our instruction2 that by patience and the consolation of the ,scriptures we might have hope4 7#e7,now the ,god of patience and consolation give you to be like-minded among each other1 according to ,christ ,jesus3 7#f7that in one mind1 with one mouth1 ye may glorify ,god1 even the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#g7,therefore help one another1 as ,christ also hath helped us1 for the glory of ,god4 7#h7,now ,i say that ,jesus ,christ was the minister of circumcision for the truth of ,god1 to confirm the promises made unto the fathers3 7#i7;and that the ,gentiles might glorify ,god for his mercy2 as it is written#hb1 ,for this cause will ,i confess unto thee among the ,gentiles1 and sing unto thy name4 7#aj7;,and again he saith#hc1 ,rejoice1 ye ,gentiles1 with his people4 7#aa7;,and again#hd1 ,praise the ,lord1 all ye nations1 and laud him1 all ye people4 7#ab7;,and again ,isaiah saith1 ,there shall be a root of ,jesse1 and he that ariseth to reign over the ,gentiles1 in him shall the ,gentiles trust#he4 7#ac7,now the ,god of hope fill you with all joy1 and peace in believing1 that ye may abound in hope by the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 7#ad7;,and ,i myself also am persuaded of you1 my brethren1 that ye yourselves are full of goodness1 filled with all knowledge1 and able to admonish one another4 7#ae7;,but ,i have written to you1 my brethren1 in part1 with greater freedom1 as refreshing your memory through the grace which is given to me of ,god2 7#af7that ,i should be the minister of ,jesus ,christ unto the ,gentiles1 ministering the ,gospel of ,god2 that the oblation of the ,gentiles might be acceptable1 sanctified by the ,holy ,ghost4 7#ag7;,i have therefore cause to glory in ,christ ,jesus with regard to the things of ,god4 7#ah7;,for ,i will not dare to say any thing of those things which ,christ hath not wrought by my ministry1 to engage the obedience of the ,gentiles1 by word and deed1 7#ai7;by the power of signs and miracles1 by the might of the ,spirit of ,god2 so that from ,jerusalem1 and in a circle quite round unto ,illyricum1 ,i have fully spread the gospel of ,christ4 7#bj7;,but ,i have in such manner endeavoured to preach the gospel1 not where ,christ's name had been heard1 lest ,i should build upon another man's foundation3 7#ba7;but as it is written#hf1 ,to whom the tidings concerning him have not reached1 they shall see1 and they who have not heard1 shall understand4 7#bb7,wherefore also ,i have found many things to hinder me from coming to you2 7#bc7;but now having no longer cause to detain me in these regions1 and having an earnest desire to come unto you for many years past1 7#bd7whenever ,i proceed on my journey into ,spain1 ,i will come unto you3 for ,i hope on my journey to see you1 and by you to be forwarded thither1 after ,i shall have first1 in a measure1 fully enjoyed your society4 7#be7;,but ,i am now going to ,jerusalem1 to carry alms to the saints4 7#bf7;,for ,macedonia and ,achaia have been pleased to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints that are at ,jerusalem4 7#bg7,they have been so pleased indeed1 and their debtors they are4 ,for if the ,gentiles have been admitted to a participation in their spiritual things1 they ought also to minister to them in carnal things4 7#bh7,when therefore ,i have completed this work1 and sealed unto them this fruit1 ,i will pass by you into ,spain4 7#bi7;,but ,i know that1 when ,i come to you1 ,i shall come with the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of ,christ4 7#cj7,now ,i exhort you1 brethren1 by our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and by the love of the ,spirit1 that you wrestle earnestly with me in prayers for me unto ,god2 7#ca7that ,i may be delivered from those who do not believe in ,judea2 and that my service which regards ,jerusalem may be kindly accepted by the saints2 7#cb7that ,i may come unto you with joy by the will of ,god1 and may be refreshed together with you4 7#cc7,now the ,god of peace be with you all6 ,amen4 ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,i ,,now commend unto you ,phoebe our sister1 who is a deaconess of the church which is at ,cenchrea3 7#b7that ye receive her in the ,lord1 as becometh saints1 and that you assist her in every matter wherein she may have need of you3 for she hath also been a succourer of many1 and of me myself4 7#c7,salute ,priscilla and ,aquila my fellow-labourers in ,christ ,jesus3 7#d77who for my life have laid down their own neck3 to whom not only ,i give thanks1 but also all the churches of the ,gentiles37 7#e7;and the church which is in their house4 ,salute ,epinetus my beloved1 who is the first-fruits of ,achaia unto ,christ4 7#f7,salute ,mary1 who laboured in many things to serve us4 7#g7,salute ,andronicus and ,junia1 my kinsmen1 and fellow-prisoners1 who are eminent among the apostles1 who also were in ,christ before me4 7#h7,salute ,amplias my beloved in the ,lord4 7#i7,salute ,urban1 our fellow-labourer in ,christ1 and ,stachys my beloved4 7#aj7,salute ,apelles the approved in ,christ4 ,salute those who are of the family of ,aristobulus4 7#aa7,salute ,herodion my kinsman4 ,salute those which belong to the family of ,narcissus1 who are in the ,lord4 7#ab7,salute ,tryphena and ,tryphosa1 who have laboured hard in the ,lord4 ,salute ,persis the beloved1 who laboured much in the ,lord4 7#ac7,salute ,rufus elect in the ,lord1 and his mother and mine4 7#ad7,salute ,asyncritus1 ,phlegon1 ,dermas1 ,patrobas1 ,hermes1 and the brethren which are with them4 7#ae7,salute ,philologus1 and ,julia1 ,nereus1 and his sister1 and ,olympas1 and all the saints with them4 7#af7,salute one another with the holy kiss4 ,the churches of ,christ salute you4 7#ag7,now ,i beseech you1 brethren1 keep a sharp eye over those who cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine ye have learned1 and turn away from them4 7#ah7;,for such are not servants to our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 but to their own belly2 and by smooth speeches and flattering commendations deceive the hearts of the guileless4 7#ai7;,for your obedience is gone forth in report to all men4 ,i rejoice therefore on your account3 but ,i wish you to be wise indeed unto good1 but harmless respecting evil4 7#bj7,now the ,god of peace shall bruise ,satan under your feet shortly4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 ,amen4 7#ba7,there salute you ,timothy1 my fellow-labourer1 and ,lucius1 and ,jason1 and ,sosipater1 my kinsmen4 7#bb7;,i ,tertius1 who have written this epistle1 salute you in the ,lord4 7#bc7;,gaius mine host1 and of the whole church1 saluteth you4 ,erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you1 and ,quartus a brother4 7#bd7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen4 7#be7,now to him that is able to stablish you according to my gospel1 and the preaching of ,jesus ,christ1 agreeable to the revelation of the mystery2 which was concealed from all former ages1 7#bf7;but is now made manifest1 and by the prophetical scriptures1 according to the commandment of the eternal ,god1 notified to all the ,gentiles to bring them to the obedience of faith3 7#bg7to the only wise ,god1 through ,jesus ,christ1 be glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,written to the ,romans1 and sent by ,phoebe1 a deaconess of the church in ,cenchrea4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,paul ,,the ,,apostle ,,to ,,the ,,corinthians4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 a called apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 and ,sosthenes a brother1 7#b7to the church of ,god which is at ,corinth1 sanctified in ,christ ,jesus1 to the called saints1 with all those who invoke the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ in every place1 both their's and our's3 7#c7;grace be unto you1 and peace1 from ,god our ,father1 and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#d7;,i give thanks to my ,god always on your behalf1 for the grace of ,god which hath been given you in ,christ ,jesus2 7#e7that in every thing ye have been enriched by him1 in all utterance1 and all knowledge2 7#f7thus the testimony of ,jesus hath been confirmed among you3 7#g7so that ye have not been deficient in any gift2 waiting for the revelation of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 7#h7who shall confirm you to the end blameless in the day of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#i7;,faithful is ,god1 by whom ye have been called into communion with his ,son ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 7#aj7,now ,i conjure you1 brethren1 by the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that ye all speak the same thing1 and that there be no schisms among you2 but that ye be perfectly united together in the same mind and the same sentiment4 7#aa7;,for ,i have been informed concerning you1 my brethren1 by those of the family of ,chloe1 that there are contentions among you4 7#ab7,now this ,i observe1 that one and another of you saith1 ,i am indeed of ,paul2 but ,i of ,apollos2 but ,i of ,cephas2 but ,i am of ,christ4 7#ac7;,is ,christ divided8 was ,paul crucified for you8 or were ye baptised into the name of ,paul8 7#ad7;,i thank ,god that ,i baptised none of you1 except ,crispus and ,gaius2 7#ae7that no man might say1 ,i baptised into my own name4 7#af7;,and ,i also baptised the household of ,stephanus3 besides these1 ,i know not if ,i baptised any other person4 7#ag7;,for ,christ sent me not to baptise1 but to preach the gospel3 not with wisdom of discourse1 lest the cross of ,christ should be slighted4 7#ah7;,for the discourse1 the subject of which is the cross1 is indeed to those who perish1 folly2 but to us who are saved it is the power of ,god4 7#ai7;,for it is written1 ,i will destroy the wisdom of the wise1 and the understanding of the intelligent will ,i make useless#hg4 7#bj7,where is the sophist8 where is the scribe8 where is the inquisitive searcher after this world's wisdom8 hath not ,god turned into folly the wisdom of this world8 7#ba7;for since in the wisdom of ,god the world by its wisdom knew not ,god1 it pleased ,god by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe4 7#bb7;,for the ,jews demand a miracle1 and the ,greeks seek wisdom3 7#bc7;but we preach ,christ crucified1 to the ,jews indeed an offence1 and to the ,greeks folly2 7#bd7;but to those who are called1 whether ,jews or ,greeks1 ,christ the power of ,god1 and the wisdom of ,god4 7#be7;,for this foolishness of ,god is wiser than men2 and this weakness of ,god is stronger than men4 7#bf7;,for ye see your calling1 brethren1 that not many fleshly wise1 not many men in power1 not many men of high birth1 are called3 7#bg7;but the foolish things of this world hath ,god elected1 that he might confound the wise2 and the feeble things of the world hath ,god elected1 that he might confound the mighty2 7#bh7;and the ignoble things of the world1 and the despicable1 hath ,god elected1 and the things that are not1 to bring to nought the things which are1 7#bi7that no flesh should glory in his presence4 7#cj7;,but of him are ye in ,christ ,jesus1 who hath been made to us of ,god wisdom1 and righteousness1 and sanctification1 and redemption3 7#ca7that1 as it is written1 ,he that glorieth1 let him glory in the ,lord#hh4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,and ,i1 when ,i came to you1 brethren1 came not with superior excellence of discourse or wisdom1 preaching unto you the gospel of ,god4 7#b7;,for ,i determined not to know any thing among you1 save ,jesus ,christ and him crucified4 7#c7;,and in weakness1 and in fear1 and in much timidity1 was ,i among you4 7#d7;,and my conversation and my preaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom1 but with demonstration of the ,spirit1 and of power3 7#e7that your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men1 but on the power of ,god4 7#f7;,but we speak wisdom among the perfect3 yet not the wisdom of this world1 nor of the rulers of this world1 who are destroying themselves3 7#g7;but we speak the wisdom of ,god1 which had been hid in mystery1 which ,god predestined before the worlds were1 for our glory3 7#h7which none of the rulers of this world have known3 for if they had known it1 they would not have crucified the ,lord of glory4 7#i7;,but1 as it is written#hi1 ,the things which eye hath not seen1 and ear hath not heard1 and that have not entered into the heart of man1 these hath ,god prepared for those who love him4 7#aj7;,but to us hath ,god revealed them by his ,spirit3 for the ,spirit searcheth out all things1 even the depths of ,god4 7#aa7;,for who among men knoweth the things of man1 save the spirit of man which is in him8 so also the things of ,god knoweth no man1 but the ,spirit of ,god4 7#ab7,now we have not received the spirit of the world1 but the spirit which is from ,god2 that we might know the things that are freely given to us of ,god4 7#ac7,which things also we speak1 not in discourses framed by human wisdom1 but taught by the ,spirit of ,god2 comparing spiritual things with spiritual4 7#ad7;,but the natural man receiveth not the things of the ,spirit of ,god3 for they are folly to him3 and he cannot know them1 because they are spiritually discerned4 7#ae7;,but the spiritual man discerneth indeed all things1 though himself is discernible by no man4 7#af7;,for who hath known the mind of the ,lord8 who will instruct him8 ,but we have the mind of ,christ4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,and ,i1 brethren1 have been unable to speak to you as unto spiritual men1 but as to carnal1 even as to babes in ,christ4 7#b7;,and ,i have given you milk to drink1 and not meat3 for hitherto ye have not been capable of it1 yea1 even to the present moment ye are not capable of it4 7#c7;,for ye are still carnal3 for since there are among you envy1 and strife1 and divisions1 are ye not carnal1 and walk as other men8 7#d7;,for when one saith1 ,i am indeed of ,paul2 and another1 ,i am of ,apollos2 are ye not carnal8 7#e7,who then is ,paul1 and who is ,apollos1 but the ministers through whom ye believed1 even as the ,lord gave to each of us8 7#f7;,i have planted1 ,apollos watered2 but ,god gave the increase4 7#g7,so then neither is he that planteth any thing1 nor he that watereth2 but ,god who giveth the increase4 7#h7,now he that planteth and he that watereth are one3 but every one shall receive his own reward according to his own labour4 7#i7;,for we are ,god's fellowlabourers3 ye are ,god's husbandry1 ye are ,god's building4 7#aj7;,according to the grace of ,god given unto me1 as a skilful architect1 ,i have laid the foundation1 and another buildeth thereon4 ,but let every one take heed how he buildeth upon it4 7#aa7;,for other foundation can no man lay than that is laid1 which is ,jesus the ,messiah4 7#ab7;,but if any man build upon this foundation gold1 silver1 precious stones1 timbers1 hay1 stubble2 7#ac7;every man's work shall be made manifest3 for that day shall declare it1 for it shall be laid open by fire2 and the fire shall prove every man's work of what sort it is4 7#ad7;,if any man's work which he hath built abide the trial1 he shall receive a reward4 7#ae7;,if any man's work be burnt up1 he shall suffer loss3 but himself shall be saved2 yet so as through the fire4 7#af7,know ye not that ye are the temple of ,god1 and that the ,spirit of ,god dwelleth in you8 7#ag7;,if any man prophane the temple of ,god1 him will ,god destroy2 for the temple of ,god is holy1 which temple ye are4 7#ah7,let no man deceive himself4 ,if any man among you thinketh himself a wise man in this world1 let him become a fool1 that he may be wise4 7#ai7;,for the wisdom of this world is folly in the sight of ,god4 ,for it is written1 ,he entangleth the wise in their own craftiness#ij4 7#bj7;,and again#ia1 ,the ,lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise1 that they are futile4 7#ba7,wherefore let no man glory in men4 ,for all things are your's2 7#bb7whether ,paul1 or ,apollos1 or ,cephas1 or the world1 or life1 or death1 or things present1 or things to come2 all things are your's2 7#bc7;and ye are ,christ's2 and ,christ is ,god's4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,let a man so account of us1 as the under servants of ,christ1 and stewards of the mysteries of ,god4 7#b7,moreover it is expected of stewards1 that a man be found faithful4 7#c7;,but it is my least consideration that ,i should be judged by you1 or by human opinion3 yea ,i decide not respecting myself4 7#d7;,for though ,i am not conscious to myself of any unfaithfulness1 yet am ,i not thereby justified2 but he that judgeth me is the ,lord4 7#e7,wherefore judge nothing before the time until the ,lord come1 who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness1 and will manifest the counsels of men's hearts2 and then shall praise be given to each from ,god4 7#f7;,but these things1 brethren1 ,i have figuratively applied to myself1 and ,apollos for your sake2 that in us ye might learn not to be attached1 beyond what is written1 lest one being for one minister1 ye be puffed up with prejudice against another4 7#g7;,for who distinguisheth thee8 and what hast thou which thou hast not received8 ,but if thou also hast received it1 why dost thou glory1 as if thou hadst not received it8 7#h7,now ye are full1 now ye have grown rich1 ye have reigned without us3 and ,i wish indeed that you may reign1 that we also might reign together with you4 7#i7;,for ,i think that ,god hath exposed us his apostles the last as devoted unto death4 ,for we have been made a spectacle to the world1 and to angels1 and to men4 7#aj7,we are counted fools for ,christ's sake1 but ye are wise in ,christ2 we are weak1 but ye are mighty2 ye are honourable persons1 but we despised4 7#aa7;,for even to this present hour we undergo hunger and thirst and nakedness1 and are buffeted about1 and have no settled abode2 7#ab7;and work hard1 labouring with our own hands3 being reviled1 we bless2 being persecuted1 we suffer it2 7#ac7;being injuriously spoken of1 we entreat2 we are made as the ordures of the world1 as the sweepings of all things unto this day4 7#ad7;,i write not these things to shame you1 but as my beloved children ,i admonish you4 7#ae7;,for though ye may have ten thousand teachers in ,christ1 yet not many fathers3 for in ,christ ,jesus through the ,gospel ,i have begotten you4 7#af7,now ,i conjure you1 be followers of me4 7#ag7;,for this cause have ,i sent unto you ,timothy1 who is my son beloved and faithful in ,christ1 who will remind you of my ways which are in ,christ ,jesus1 as ,i teach every where in every church4 7#ah7,now some are puffed up1 as though ,i would not really come to you4 7#ai7;,but ,i will come shortly unto you1 if the ,lord please1 and will know1 not the prating of them that are puffed up1 but the power4 7#bj7;,for the kingdom of ,god is not in talk1 but in power4 7#ba7,what is your wish8 ,that ,i should come unto you with a rod1 or in love1 and in the spirit of meekness8 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,it is generally reported that there is whoredom among you1 and such whoredom as is not even named among the ,gentiles1 that one should have his father's wife4 7#b7;,and ye are puffed up1 though ought ye not rather to be grieved8 that he who hath done this deed might be plucked from the midst of you4 7#c7;,for ,i indeed1 as absent in body1 but present in spirit1 have already1 as present1 passed judgment on him who hath so done this thing2 7#d7;in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ye being assembled together and my spirit with the power of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 7#e7to deliver such a one over 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 good3 know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass8 7#g7,purge out therefore the old leaven1 that ye may be a new mass1 as ye are unleavened4 ,for our passover hath been sacrificed for us1 even ,christ4 7#h7,therefore 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 have written unto you in an epistle that you should not associate with fornicators4 7#aj7,yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world1 or the covetous1 or extortioners1 or idolaters3 for then must ye indeed go out of the world4 7#aa7;,but now ,i have written unto you not to associate with him1 if any man1 professing to be a brother1 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 call have ,i to judge those who are without8 ,do not ye judge those who are within the church8 7#ac7;,but those who are without ,god judgeth4 ,put then away that wicked man from among yourselves4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,dare any of you1 having a matter of controversy with another1 sue for judgment before the unjust1 and not before the saints8 7#b7,know ye not that the saints shall judge the world8 and if the world shall be judged by you1 are ye unworthy to be judges in the smallest matters8 7#c7,know ye not that we shall judge angels1 much more things pertaining to this life8 7#d7;,if then ye have disputes about the things of this life1 do you seat those on the bench who are least esteemed in the church8 7#e7;,i speak to you to shame you4 ,is it so1 that there is not among you a wise man8 ,not so much as one who is able to judge between one brother and another8 7#f7;,but brother goes to law with brother1 and this before the unbelievers4 7#g7,now verily therefore there is altogether a fault among you1 because ye have law-suits one with another4 ,why do ye not rather submit to the wrong8 ,why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded8 7#h7;,but ye do wrong and defraud1 and that the 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 effeminate1 nor sodomites1 7#aj7nor thieves1 nor the covetous1 nor drunkards1 nor revilers1 nor extortioners1 shall inherit the kingdom of ,god4 7#aa7,yet such were some of you3 but ye have been washed1 but ye have been sanctified1 but ye have been justified in the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 and by the spirit of our ,god4 7#ab7;,all things are lawful for me1 but all things are not expedient2 all things are lawful for me1 but ,i will not put myself under the power of any4 7#ac7,meats are for the belly1 and the belly for meats2 but ,god will destroy both it and them4 ,now the body is not for whoredom1 but for the ,lord1 and the ,lord for the body4 7#ad7;,and ,god hath both raised up the ,lord1 and will raise us up by his own power4 7#ae7,know ye not that your bodies are the members of ,christ8 ,taking then the members of ,christ1 shall ,i make them members of an harlot8 ,god forbid4 7#af7;,do you not know that he that is joined to an harlot is one body with her8 ,for they two1 saith he1 shall be one flesh#ib4 7#ag7;,but he that is joined to the ,lord is one spirit4 7#ah7;,flee whoredom4 ,every other sin which a man may commit is without the body2 but he who committeth whoredom sinneth against his own body4 7#ai7;,do ye not know that your body is the temple of the ,holy ,ghost1 which is in you1 which ye have from ,god1 and ye are not your own8 7#bj7;,for ye have been bought with a price3 glorify then ,god in your body1 and in your spirit1 which are ,god's4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,now with regard to those things concerning which ye have written unto me1 it were good for a man not to touch a woman4 7#b7;,but because of the whoredoms1 let every man have his own wife1 and every wife her own husband4 7#c7,let the husband render to the wife due benevolence1 and in like manner also the wife to the husband4 7#d7,the wife hath not power over her own body1 but the husband3 in like manner also the husband has not power over his own body1 but the wife4 7#e7;,defraud not one another1 except it may be by consent occasionally1 that ye may have more leisure for fasting and prayer2 and come together again1 lest ,satan tempt you through your incontinence4 7#f7;,but in this ,i speak my opinion only1 not authoritatively4 7#g7;,for ,i would that all men were even as myself3 but every man hath his peculiar gift from ,god1 one of this sort1 and another of that4 7#h7;,i say then to the unmarried and the widows1 that it is becoming them if they abide as ,i am4 7#i7;,but if they have not the gift of continence1 let them marry3 for it is better to marry than to burn4 7#aj7;,but to the married not ,i command1 but the ,lord1 ,that the wife be not separated from the husband3 7#aa7;and even if she should be separated1 let her remain unmarried1 or be reconciled to her husband3 and let not the husband put away his wife4 7#ab7;,but to the others ,i speak1 not the ,lord1 ,if any brother hath a wife unbelieving1 yet she chuseth to dwell with him1 let him not put her away4 7#ac7;,and the wife which hath a husband not a believer1 and he chuses to dwell with her1 let her not put him away4 7#ad7;,for the husband that believeth not is sanctified by the wife1 and the wife who believeth not is sanctified by the husband3 else indeed your children were unclean1 but now are they holy4 7#ae7;,but if the unbelieving person depart1 let him depart4 ,a brother or a sister is not under bondage in these cases1 but ,god hath called us unto peace4 7#af7;,for how knowest thou1 ,o wife1 but thou shalt save thy husband8 and how knowest thou1 ,o husband1 but thou shalt save thy wife8 7#ag7,nevertheless as ,god has bestowed the gift on every man as the ,lord hath called every man1 so let him walk1 and so ,i give command in all the churches4 7#ah7;,is any man called being circumcised8 let him not affect uncircumcision4 ,is any man called in uncircumcision8 let him not be circumcised4 7#ai7;,circumcision is nothing1 and uncircumcision is nothing1 but the observance of the commandments of ,god4 7#bj7,let every one abide in the calling in which he is called4 7#ba7;,art thou called being a slave8 let it give thee no concern2 but if thou canst also obtain thy freedom1 rather make use of it4 7#bb7;,for he that is called in the ,lord1 being a slave1 is the ,lord's freed man3 in like manner also1 he that is called1 being a free man1 is the servant of ,christ4 7#bc7;,have you been redeemed with a price8 become not the slaves of men4 7#bd7,let every one1 brethren1 in the vocation wherein he is called1 therein abide with ,god4 7#be7,now concerning virgins1 ,i have no commandment of the ,lord2 but ,i offer my opinion1 as having obtained mercy from the ,lord to be faithful4 7#bf7;,i think then that this is becoming1 considering our present straits1 that it is proper for a man to be thus4 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 thou shouldst marry1 thou hast not sinned2 and if a virgin marry1 she hath not sinned2 though such will have tribulation in the flesh2 but ,i spare you4 7#bi7,now this ,i say1 brethren1 that the time is short4 ,the conclusion is1 that even they who have wives1 should be as though they had not2 7#cj7;and they who weep as though they wept not2 and they who rejoice as though they rejoiced not2 and they that purchase as though they possessed not2 7#ca7;and they who use this world1 as not abusing it3 for the fashion of this world passeth away4 7#cb7;,but ,i would have you to be free from anxiety4 ,he who is unmarried is anxious for the things of the ,lord1 how he shall please the ,lord3 7#cc7;but he who is married is anxious about the things of the world1 how he shall please his wife4 7#cd7;,a wife and a virgin hath different pursuits3 the unmarried woman is anxious about the things of the ,lord1 that she may be holy both in body and spirit2 but the married woman is anxious about the things of the world1 how she shall please her husband4 7#ce7,now ,i say this for your own advantage1 and not that ,i should lay a snare in your way1 but as what is seemly1 and that you may wait on the ,lord without distraction4 7#cf7;,but if a person supposes it would be unseemly for a virgin of his if she should pass the flower of her age in celibacy1 and that duty directs it should be so1 let him do as he is inclined1 he doth not sin3 let such marry4 7#cg7;,but he that is stedfast in his heart1 not having any necessity1 but retaineth power over his own inclination1 and hath determined this in his heart that he will preserve his own virgin state1 doeth well4 7#ch7,wherefore though he who giveth in marriage doeth well1 yet he who avoids a matrimonial connection1 doeth better4 7#ci7,the wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth3 but if her husband be dead1 she is free to be married to whomsoever she will1 but only in the ,lord4 7#dj7;,but she is more blessed if she abide as she is1 in my opinion3 and ,i think ,i have the spirit of ,god4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,now concerning the things sacrificed to idols1 we know that we all have knowledge4 ,knowledge puffeth up1 but love edifieth4 7#b7;,but if any man conceit that he knoweth any thing1 he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know4 7#c7;,but if any man love ,god1 the same is known of him4 7#d7,now concerning eating things sacrificed unto idols3 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 celestial or terrestrial1 7as of this sort there are gods many1 and lords many27 7#f7;but to us there is one ,god1 the ,father2 of whom are all things1 and we for him2 and one ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by whom are all things1 and we by him4 7#g7;,howbeit there is not in all men this knowledge2 but some having conscientious respect for the idol to this moment1 eat the meat as sacrificed to the idol2 and their conscience being weak1 is defiled4 7#h7;,but meat commendeth us not to ,god3 for neither if we eat are we the better1 or if we eat not are we the worse4 7#i7;,but take heed that this power of yours become not an occasion of stumbling to the weak4 7#aj7;,for if any man see thee that hast knowledge1 sitting in an idol's temple1 shall not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols8 7#aa7;,and the weak brother will be destroyed by thy knowledge1 for whom ,christ died4 7#ab7;,but when ye sin so against the brethren1 and wound their weak conscience1 ye sin against ,christ4 7#ac7,wherefore if meat give occasion of offence to my brother1 ,i will in no wise eat meat for ever1 that ,i give no cause of offence to my brother4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,am ,i not an apostle8 am ,i not a free man8 have ,i not seen ,jesus ,christ our ,lord8 are not ye my work in the ,lord8 7#b7;,if ,i am not an apostle unto others1 doubtless ,i am to you3 for ye are the seal of my apostolic mission in the ,lord4 7#c7,my apology to those who interrogate me is this1 7#d7;,have we not power to eat and drink8 7#e7;,have we not power to carry about with us a sister wife1 as do also the other apostles1 even the brethren of the ,lord1 and ,cephas8 7#f7or ,i alone and ,barnabas1 have we not power to forbear labour8 7#g7,who goeth at any time to war at his own expences8 who planteth a vineyard1 and eateth not of the fruit of it8 or who feedeth a flock1 and eateth not of the milk of the flock8 7#h7,speak ,i these things rationally as a man1 or doth not the law speak the same things8 7#i7;for in the law of ,moses it is written1 ,thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox which treadeth out the corn#ic4 ,doth ,god take care for oxen8 7#aj7or saith he it altogether for our sakes8 ,for our sakes doubtless it was written2 because he who ploweth ought to plow in hope1 and he who soweth in hope should be partaker of his hope4 7#aa7;,if we have sown unto you spiritual things1 is it a great thing if we should reap your corporal things8 7#ab7;if others partake of this power over you1 ought not we much more8 ,but we have not used this power1 and we suffer all things1 that we might not put any obstruction in the way of the gospel of ,christ4 7#ac7,know ye not that they who are employed about the holy things1 are fed from the temple8 and they who serve at the altar1 partake with the altar8 7#ad7,so also the ,lord hath commanded to those who preach the gospel1 that they should live by the gospel4 7#ae7;,but ,i have used nothing of these things1 nor have ,i written indeed these things1 that it should be so done respecting me2 for it would become me to die rather than that any man should make my glorying void4 7#af7;,for though ,i preach the gospel1 ,i have nothing to glory of3 for necessity is laid upon me1 yea verily woe is to me if ,i preach not the gospel4 7#ag7;,for if ,i do this willingly1 ,i have a reward2 but if unwillingly1 ,i am entrusted with the dispensation of it4 7#ah7,what then is my reward8 ,that when ,i preach the gospel1 ,i may put the gospel of ,christ to no expence1 that ,i abuse not my power in the gospel4 7#ai7;,for though ,i be free from all men1 ,i have made myself the servant of all1 that ,i might gain the more4 7#bj7;,and ,i became to the ,jews as a ,jew1 that ,i might gain the ,jews2 to those under the law1 as under the law1 that ,i might gain those who are under the law2 7#ba7to those who are without law1 as without law 7not as being without law to ,god1 but under the law to ,christ71 that ,i might gain those who were without law4 7#bb7;,i became to the weak as weak1 that ,i might gain the weak2 ,i became all things to all men1 that by every means ,i might save some4 7#bc7;,and this ,i do for the gospel's sake1 that ,i may be a partaker of it with you4 7#bd7,know ye not that they who run on the course1 all run indeed1 yet but one obtaineth the prize8 ,so run1 that ye may obtain4 7#be7;,and every one who contendeth in the games is temperate in all things3 they indeed therefore do it that they may receive a corruptible crown1 but we an incorruptible4 7#bf7;,i therefore so run not as uncertainly2 so do ,i exercise with my fists1 not as striking the air3 7#bg7;but ,i beat down my body1 and bring it into subjection1 that ,i may not by any means1 after having preached to others1 myself become reprobate4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,but ,i would not that you should be ignorant1 brethren1 that our fathers were all under the cloud1 and all passed through the sea2 7#b7;and were all baptised unto ,moses in the cloud and in the sea2 7#c7;and did all eat the same spiritual meat2 7#d7;and did all drink the same spiritual drink3 for they drank of that spiritual rock which followed them2 but that rock was ,christ4 7#e7,nevertheless with the most of them ,god was not well pleased1 for they were destroyed in the wilderness4 7#f7,now these things were examples for us1 that we might not be coveters of evil things1 as they also coveted4 7#g7,neither be ye idolaters as some of them2 as it is written1 ,the people sat down to eat and drink1 and rose up to sport themselves#id4 7#h7,neither let us commit whoredom1 as some of them also committed1 and in one day fell twenty-three thousand#ie4 7#i7,neither let us tempt ,christ1 as some of them also tempted#if1 and were destroyed by serpents4 7#aj7,neither murmur ye1 as some of them also murmured1 and perished by the destroyer#ig4 7#aa7,now all these things happened unto them as examples1 but they are written for our admonition1 on whom the ends of the ages are come4 7#ab7,wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth1 take heed lest he fall4 7#ac7,no temptation hath overtaken you1 but what is common to men4 ,and ,god is faithful1 who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able to bear2 but will with the temptation make also a way to escape1 that ye may be able to bear up under it4 7#ad7,wherefore1 my beloved1 flee from idolatry4 7#ae7;,i speak as unto wise men3 judge ye what ,i say4 7#af7,the cup of blessing which we bless1 is it not the communion of the blood of ,christ8 ,the bread which we break1 is it not the communion of the body of ,christ8 7#ag7;,for we1 though many1 are one loaf1 one body2 for we all partake of that one loaf4 7#ah7;,behold ,israel after the flesh4 ,are not they who eat of the sacrifices partakers with the altar8 7#ai7,what do ,i say then8 that an idol is any thing1 or that which is sacrificed to an idol is any thing8 7#bj7;,but that what the ,gentiles sacrifice1 they sacrifice to daemons1 and not to ,god3 and ,i would not have you in communion with daemons4 7#ba7,ye cannot drink the cup of the ,lord and the cup of daemons3 ye cannot be partakers of the table of the ,lord1 and the table of daemons4 7#bb7;,do we provoke the ,lord to jealousy8 are we stronger than he8 7#bc7;,all things are lawful for me1 but all things are not profitable2 all things are lawful for me1 but all things edify not4 7#bd7,let no man seek his own gratification1 but every one another's good4 7#be7;,every thing which is sold in the shambles eat1 asking no question for conscience sake2 7#bf7;for the earth is the ,lord's1 and the fulness thereof#ih4 7#bg7;,and if any one of those1 who do not believe1 invite you1 and ye incline to go1 eat every thing set before you1 asking no question for conscience sake4 7#bh7;,but if any person say unto you1 ,this is an idol's sacrifice1 eat not of it1 for his sake who pointed it out1 and for conscience sake4 ,for the earth is the ,lord's1 and the fulness thereof4 7#bi7;,conscience indeed ,i say1 not merely thine own1 but that of the other person4 7#cj7;,for why is my liberty abridged by another's conscience8 ,if ,i truly with thanksgiving am a partaker1 why am ,i evil spoken of for that for which ,i give thanks8 7#ca7,whether therefore ye eat or drink1 or whatsoever ye do1 do all things to the glory of ,god4 7#cb7;,give no occasion of stumbling either to the ,jews or the ,gentiles1 or the church of ,god3 7#cc7;even as ,i please all men1 not seeking my own advantage1 but that of the many1 that they may be saved4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,,be ye imitators of me1 as ,i am of ,christ4 7#b7,now ,i praise you1 brethren1 that ye remember me in all things1 and hold fast the injunctions as ,i delivered them unto you4 7#c7;,but ,i desire you to take notice that the head of every man is ,christ2 but the head of the woman is the man1 and the head of ,christ is ,god4 7#d7;,every man praying or prophesying1 holding a veil over his head1 dishonoureth his head2 7#e7;but every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled1 dishonoureth her head2 for it is one and the same thing1 as if she were shaven4 7#f7;,for if the woman be not veiled1 let her hair be clipped3 but if it would be scandalous for a woman to appear clipped or shaved1 let her be veiled4 7#g7;,for a man indeed ought not to veil his head1 being the image and the glory of ,god2 but the woman is the glory of the man4 7#h7;,for the man is not from the woman1 but the woman from the man4 7#i7;,also the man was not created for the woman1 but the woman for the man4 7#aj7,therefore ought the woman to retain upon her head this badge of authority1 because of the angels of the churches4 7#aa7,nevertheless neither is the man without the woman1 nor the woman without the man in the ,lord4 7#ab7;,for as the woman was taken out of the man1 so also is the man by the woman3 but all things are of ,god4 7#ac7;,judge among yourselves1 is it decent for a woman to be praying to ,god without a covering8 7#ad7;,does not even nature itself teach you1 that if a man wear long flowing hair it is a dishonour to him8 7#ae7;,but if a woman let her hair flow1 it is an ornament to her2 for the hair was given her for a covering1 7#af7;,but if any man mean to be contentious about it1 we have no such custom1 nor the churches of ,god4 7#ag7;,but in the matter ,i am going to denounce1 ,i do not commend you1 that ye meet together not for the better1 but for the worse4 7#ah7;,for in the first place1 when ye assemble in the church1 ,i hear that there are divisions among you2 and ,i partly believe it4 7#ai7;,for there must be heresies among you1 that they who are the tried ones1 may be made manifest among you4 7#bj7,when therefore ye assemble in the same place1 it is not to eat the ,lord's supper4 7#ba7;,for one in the eating it taketh before another his own supper3 and one is hungry1 and another drinks to excess4 7#bb7,what6 have ye not houses to eat in and to drink8 or despise ye the church of ,god1 and make those ashamed who have none8 ,what shall ,i say unto you8 shall ,i praise you in this8 ,i praise you not4 7#bc7;,for ,i received of the ,lord what also ,i delivered to you1 ,that the ,lord ,jesus1 in the night in which he was betrayed1 took a loaf3 7#bd7;and when he had blessed it1 he brake it1 and said1 ,take1 eat2 this is my body1 which is broken for you3 do this in remembrance of me4 7#be7;,in like manner also he took the cup1 after they had supped1 saying1 ,this cup is the new testament in my blood3 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 do shew forth the death of the ,lord till he come4 7#bg7,wherefore1 whosoever eateth of this bread1 or drinketh the cup of the ,lord unworthily1 he is guilty of the body and 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 eateth and drinketh unworthily1 eateth and drinketh condemnation to himself1 not distinguishing the ,lord's body4 7#cj7;,for this cause many are diseased and infirm among you1 and some asleep in death4 7#ca7;,for if we thoroughly judged ourselves1 we should not be judged of the ,lord4 7#cb7;,but being judged1 we are corrected by the ,lord1 that we might not be condemned with the world4 7#cc7,wherefore1 when ye meet together to eat the ,lord's supper1 wait for one another4 7#cd7;,and if any man be hungry1 let him eat at home2 that ye meet not together for condemnation4 ,and the other matters ,i will regulate when ,i come4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,now concerning spiritual gifts1 brethren1 ,i would not have you ignorant4 7#b7,ye know that ye were ,gentiles1 drawn away after the idols that are dumb1 even as ye have been led4 7#c7,wherefore ,i advertise you1 that no man speaking by the ,spirit of ,god1 call ,jesus anathema3 and no man can say1 ,lord ,jesus1 but by the ,holy ,ghost4 7#d7;,but there are diversities of gifts1 though the same ,spirit4 7#e7;,and there are diversities of services1 but the same ,lord4 7#f7;,and there are diversities of mighty operations1 but it is the same ,god who worketh all in all4 7#g7,now to every one is given the manifestation of the ,spirit for usefulness4 7#h7;,for to one man by the ,spirit is given wise discourse2 but to another speech communicative of knowledge by the same ,spirit2 7#i7to another faith by the same ,spirit2 to another the gifts of healing diseases by the same ,spirit2 7#aj7to another miraculous powers2 to another prophecy2 to another discernments of spirits2 to another different kinds of tongues2 to another the interpretation of tongues3 7#aa7;but all these things worketh that one and the same ,spirit1 distributing peculiar gifts to every one even as he wills4 7#ab7;,for as the body is one1 and hath many members1 but all the members of that one body1 though many1 are one body3 so also is ,christ4 7#ac7;,for by one ,spirit we all have been baptised into one body1 whether ,jews or ,greeks1 whether slaves or free men2 and we have all been made to drink into one ,spirit4 7#ad7;,for the body is not one member1 but many4 7#ae7;,if the foot should say1 ,because ,i am not the hand1 ,i am not of the body2 is it1 on this account1 not of the body8 7#af7;,and if the ear should say1 ,because ,i am not the eye1 ,i am not of the body2 is it not therefore of the body8 7#ag7;,if the whole body were eye1 where were the hearing8 ,if the whole were hearing1 where were the smelling8 7#ah7;,but now hath ,god placed the members1 every one of them in the body1 as he hath chosen4 7#ai7;,but if the whole were one member1 where were the body8 7#bj7;,but now the members indeed are many1 but the body one4 7#ba7,nor can the eye say to the hand1 ,i have no need of thee3 or again the head to the feet1 ,i have no need of you4 7#bb7,yea1 much more the members of the body1 which appear to be more feeble1 are necessary3 7#bc7;and those parts which we esteem as the more dishonourable of the body1 on them we bestow more abundant honour1 and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness4 7#bd7;,for our comely parts have no need3 but ,god hath tempered together the body1 giving more abundant honour to that part which lacked3 7#be7that there might be no schism in the body2 but that the members should have the same care one for another4 7#bf7;,and if one member suffer1 all the members suffer with it2 and if one member be exalted1 all the members rejoice with it4 7#bg7,now ye are the body of ,christ1 and members in particular4 7#bh7;,and these also hath ,god placed in the church1 first apostles1 secondly prophets1 thirdly teachers1 next miracles1 then gifts of healings1 helpers1 directors1 different kinds 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 zealously seek the gifts that are the best3 and yet ,i shew unto you a more transcendently excellent way4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,though ,i speak with the tongues of men and of angels1 but have not love1 ,i am become as sounding brass1 and tinkling cymbal4 7#b7;,and though ,i have the gift of prophecy1 and know all mysteries1 and all manner of science2 and though ,i have all faith1 so that ,i could remove mountains1 but have not love1 ,i am nothing4 7#c7;,and if ,i deal out all my goods in alms1 and deliver up my body that ,i should be burned1 but have not love1 ,i am nothing advantaged by it4 7#d7,love is long-suffering1 is kind2 love envieth not2 love is no vain boaster1 is not inflated with pride1 7#e7;doth not act unseemly1 seeketh not her own advantage1 is not passionate1 thinketh no evil2 7#f7rejoiceth not in unrighteousness1 but rejoiceth in the truth2 7#g7;beareth all things1 believeth all things1 hopeth all things1 endureth all things4 7#h7,love never faileth3 but if there be prophetic gifts1 they shall be no more2 if tongues1 they shall cease2 if science1 it shall vanish away4 7#i7;,for we know partially1 and prophesy partially4 7#aj7;,but when that which is perfect cometh1 then that which is in part shall be done away4 7#aa7,when ,i was a child1 ,i spake as a child1 ,i thought as a child1 ,i reasoned as a child3 but when ,i grew a man1 ,i put away childish things4 7#ab7;,for now we see by reflected light1 indistinctly2 but then face to face3 now ,i know partially2 but then shall ,i know even as ,i am known4 7#ac7;,but now abideth faith1 hope1 love1 these three2 but the greater of these is love4 ,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,,follow earnestly after love1 and zealously seek spiritual gifts1 but rather that ye may prophesy4 7#b7;,for he that speaketh in an unknown tongue1 speaketh not to men1 but to ,god3 for no man understandeth him2 although in spirit he speaketh mysterious truths4 7#c7;,but he that prophesieth1 addresseth men for edification1 and exhortation1 and consolation4 7#d7;,he that speaketh in an unknown tongue1 edifieth himself2 but he that prophesieth1 edifieth the church4 7#e7,now ,i could wish that you all spake with tongues1 but rather that ye should prophesy3 for greater is he that prophesieth1 than he that speaketh with tongues1 except he interpret also1 that the church may receive edification4 7#f7,now ,i1 brethren1 if ,i should come unto you1 speaking in unknown languages1 what should ,i profit you1 unless ,i should speak to you intelligibly by revelation1 or by science1 or by prophecy1 or by doctrine8 7#g7;,in like manner things inanimate1 giving sound1 whether the pipe1 or the harp1 unless they express a distinction in their tones1 how shall it be known what is piped1 or what is harped8 7#h7;,for if the trumpet also give an uncertain sound1 who will prepare himself for the battle8 7#i7,so also ye1 unless with the tongue you speak an intelligible discourse1 how shall it be known what is spoken8 for ye will speak to the air4 7#aj7;,for though there are so many different kinds of languages in the world1 yet is not one of them without its meaning4 7#aa7;,if therefore ,i know not the force of the expression1 ,i shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian1 and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me4 7#ab7,so also ye1 if ye zealously affect spiritual gifts1 seek that ye may abound in them for the edification of the church4 7#ac7,therefore let him who speaketh in an unknown tongue1 pray that he may interpret also4 7#ad7;,for if ,i pray in an unknown tongue1 my spirit prayeth1 but my mind produces no fruit4 7#ae7,what then is my object8 ,i will pray with the spirit1 and ,i will pray with the understanding also3 ,i will sing psalms with the spirit1 and ,i will sing psalms with the understanding also4 7#af7;,else1 though thou bless ,god in spirit1 how shall he who filleth the place of an illiterate man1 say ,amen after thy thanksgiving1 seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest8 7#ag7;,for thou indeed givest thanks to ,god well1 but another man is not edified by it4 7#ah7;,i thank my ,god1 that ,i speak with different tongues more than you all3 7#ai7;but in the church ,i had rather speak five words with my understanding1 that ,i may instruct others also1 than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue4 7#bj7;,brethren1 be not children in your minds3 though in naughtiness be ye children1 but in your minds be men complete4 7#ba7;,in the law it is written1 ,that with other tongues1 and with other lips1 will ,i speak to this people3 and even thus will they not attend to me1 saith the ,lord#ii4 7#bb7,wherefore tongues are for a sign1 not to those that believe1 but to those who do not believe3 but the gift of prophecy is not for those who are infidels1 but for believers4 7#bc7;,if then the whole church assemble together in the same place1 and all speak different tongues1 and there come in illiterate persons1 or infidels1 will they not say ye are mad8 7#bd7;,but if all prophesy1 and any infidel or illiterate person come in1 he receives conviction from all1 he is judged of all3 7#be7;and thus the secrets of his heart are made manifest2 and so falling down on his face1 he will worship ,god1 declaring that ,god verily is among you4 7#bf7;,how comes it then1 brethren1 that when ye assemble together1 every one of you hath a psalm1 hath a doctrine1 hath a tongue1 hath a revelation1 hath an interpretation8 ,let all things be done to edification4 7#bg7;,if any man speak in an unknown tongue1 let it be by two1 or at most by three1 and one after another2 and let one interpret4 7#bh7;,but if there be not an interpreter1 let him be silent in the church2 but let him speak to himself and to ,god4 7#bi7,let the prophets two or three speak1 and let the others judge4 7#cj7;,but if any thing should be revealed to one sitting by1 let the first be silent4 7#ca7;,for ye may 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 the author of confusion1 but of peace1 as in all the churches of his saints4 7#cd7,let your women be silent in the churches3 for it is not permitted to them to speak3 but to be in subjection1 as also the law saith#ajj4 7#ce7;,but if they will learn any thing1 let them ask their own husbands at home3 for it is a shame for women to speak in the church4 7#cf7,went the word of ,god from you8 or came it unto you only8 7#cg7;,if any man thinketh that he is a prophet1 or spiritually gifted1 let him acknowledge that the things which ,i write unto you are the commandments of the ,lord4 7#ch7;,but if any man be ignorant1 let him be ignorant4 7#ci7,wherefore1 my brethren1 desire earnestly to prophesy1 and forbid not to speak with tongues4 7#dj7,let all things be done with propriety1 and orderly4 ,,chap4 ,,xv4 ,,now ,i make known unto you1 brethren1 the gospel which ,i have preached unto you1 and which ye have received1 in which also ye have stood fast2 7#b7;by which also ye are saved2 if ye cleave to that word ,i have preached to you1 except haply ye have believed in vain4 7#c7;,for ,i delivered to you among the first things that which ,i also had received1 that ,christ died for our sins1 according to the scriptures2 7#d7;and that he was buried1 and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures3 7#e7;and that he was seen of ,cephas1 then of the twelve3 7#f7;afterwards he appeared before five hundred brethren at once2 of whom the greater number remain alive unto this hour1 but some also are gone to rest4 7#g7;,afterwards he was seen of ,james2 then of all the apostles4 7#h7;,and last of all he was seen also by me1 who am but as an abortion4 7#i7;,for ,i am the least of the apostles1 who am not meet to be called an apostle1 because ,i persecuted the church of ,god4 7#aj7;,but by the grace of ,god ,i am what ,i am3 and his grace which was given to me was not in vain2 but ,i laboured more abundantly than they all2 yet not ,i1 but the grace of ,god which was with me4 7#aa7,therefore whether ,i or they1 so we preach1 and so ye believed4 7#ab7;,but if ,christ be preached that he rose from the dead1 how say some among you1 that there is no resurrection of the dead8 7#ac7;,but if there is no resurrection of the dead1 neither is ,christ risen3 7#ad7;and if ,christ be not risen1 vain indeed is our preaching1 and vain also your faith4 7#ae7,yea1 and we also are found false witnesses for ,god2 because we have testified on the behalf of ,god1 that he raised up ,christ3 whom he raised not up1 if indeed the dead are not raised4 7#af7;,for if the dead are not raised1 neither is ,christ risen3 7#ag7;and if ,christ be 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 more miserable than all other men4 7#bj7;,but now is ,christ risen from the dead1 and become the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep4 7#ba7;,for since by man came death1 by man came also the resurrection of the dead4 7#bb7;,for as in ,adam all are dead1 so also in ,christ shall all be made alive4 7#bc7;,but every one in his own rank3 ,christ the first-fruit2 afterwards those that are ,christ's at his appearing4 7#bd7,then cometh the end1 when he shall deliver up the kingdom to ,god1 and the ,father2 when he shall have destroyed every dominion and every authority and power4 7#be7;,for he must reign1 until he hath put all enemies under his feet4 7#bf7,the last enemy shall be destroyed1 death4 7#bg7;,for he hath put all things under his feet4 ,but when he saith1 that all things are put under him1 it is evident that there is an exception of him1 who subjected all things to him4 7#bh7;,but when he shall have put all things under him1 then also the ,son himself shall be subjected to him who put all things under him1 that ,god may be all in all4 7#bi7;,else what will they do who are baptised8 for the dead1 if wholly dead they rise no more4 ,why are they then baptised for the dead8 7#cj7;and why do we also expose ourselves to danger every hour8 7#ca7;,i solemnly declare by all the joy over you which ,i have in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 ,i die daily4 7#cb7;,if after the manner of men ,i have fought with wild beasts at ,ephesus1 of what advantage would it be to me1 if the dead did not rise again8 shall we eat and drink2 because to-morrow we die8 7#cc7;,be not deceived3 evil conversations corrupt good manners4 7#cd7;,awake as the righteous1 and sin not2 for some have an ignorance of ,god3 ,i speak this to your shame4 7#ce7;,but will any man say1 ,how are the dead raised up8 and with what body do they come8 7#cf7,thou fool6 what thou sowest is not quickened except it die3 7#cg7;and that which thou sowest1 thou sowest not the body which shall be afterwards1 but the bare grain1 perhaps of wheat1 or of some of the other seeds3 7#ch7;but ,god giveth it a body as he pleaseth1 and to each of the seeds its peculiar body4 7#ci7;,all flesh is not the same flesh3 but there is one kind of flesh of men1 and another flesh of cattle1 and another of fishes1 and another of birds4 7#dj7;,also there are celestial bodies1 and bodies terrestrial3 but the glory of the celestial is one1 and that of the terrestrial another4 7#da7,there is one glory of the sun2 and another glory of the moon1 and another glory of the stars3 for star differeth from star in glory4 7#db7,so also is the resurrection of the dead4 ,it is sown in corruption2 it is raised in incorruption3 7#dc7;it is sown in dishonour2 it is raised in glory3 it is sown in weakness2 it is raised in power3 7#dd7;it is sown an animal body2 it is raised a spiritual body4 ,there is an animal body1 and there is a spiritual body4 7#de7;,and so it is written1 ,there was a first man ,adam a living soul2 a last ,adam a quickening spirit4 7#df7;,but that which is spiritual was not first1 but that which is animal2 and afterward that which is spiritual4 7#dg7,the first man was of the earth1 earthly2 the second man was the ,lord from heaven4 7#dh7;,as is the earthly1 so are they also that are earthly3 and as is the heavenly1 such also are they that are heavenly4 7#di7;,and as we have borne the image of the earthly1 we shall also bear the image of the heavenly4 7#ej7;,but this ,i say1 brethren1 that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of ,god3 neither doth corruption inherit incorruption4 7#ea7;,behold1 ,i shew you a mystery2 we shall not indeed all sleep1 but we shall all be changed1 7#eb7;in a moment1 in the twinkling of an eye1 at the last trump3 for the trumpet shall sound1 and the dead shall be raised incorruptible1 and we shall be changed4 7#ec7;,for that which is corruptible must put on incorruption1 and that which is mortal must put on immortality4 7#ed7,so when that which is corruptible shall have put on incorruption1 and that which is mortal shall have put on immortality1 then shall come to pass the saying which is written1 ,death is swallowed up in victory4 7#ee7,o death1 where is thy sting8 ,o grave1 where 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 giveth us the victory through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#eh7,wherefore1 my beloved brethren1 be stedfast1 unmoveable1 always abounding in the work of the ,lord1 knowing that your labour is not in vain in the ,lord4 ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,,now concerning the collection which is for the saints1 as ,i have given an order to the churches of ,galatia1 so also do ye4 7#b7,on the first day of the week let every one of you set apart with himself1 treasuring it up1 whatsoever he may please to give1 that when ,i come there may be then no gatherings4 7#c7;,but when ,i come1 whosoever you shall approve by letters1 those will ,i send to carry your charity to ,jerusalem4 7#d7;,but if it be of importance that ,i should go also1 they shall go with me4 7#e7,now ,i will come unto you when ,i have passed through ,macedonia 7for ,i am passing through ,macedonia72 7#f7;and perhaps ,i shall abide with you1 yea and winter with you1 that you may send me forward whithersoever ,i go4 7#g7;,for ,i will not see you now in passing1 but ,i hope to remain some considerable time with you if the ,lord permit4 7#h7;,but ,i shall abide at ,ephesus until the ,pentecost3 7#i7;for there is opened to me a great door1 and effectual1 and there are many adversaries4 7#aj7;,but if ,timothy come1 see that he may be among you without fear3 for he worketh the ,lord's work1 as ,i also do4 7#aa7,let no man therefore treat him with disrespect2 but forward him on his way in peace1 that he may come to me2 for ,i expect him with the brethren4 7#ab7;,as concerning brother ,apollos1 ,i besought him much that he would come to you with the brethren2 but it was not at all his wish to come at this time3 but he will come when he can find a good opportunity4 7#ac7,watch ye1 stand fast in the faith1 be manful1 be strong4 7#ad7,let all your concerns be transacted in love4 7#ae7,now ,i exhort you1 brethren1 7ye know the house of ,stephanas1 that it is the first fruits of ,achaia1 and they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints37 7#af7wherefore submit yourselves to such1 and to every one that worketh with us and laboureth4 7#ag7;,i rejoice in the arrival of ,stephanas1 and ,fortunatus1 and ,achaicus2 because what was lacking from you1 they have supplied4 7#ah7;,for they have refreshed my spirit and yours2 respect therefore such men4 7#ai7,the churches of ,asia salute you4 ,aquila and ,priscilla salute you much in the ,lord1 with the church which is in their house4 7#bj7;,all the brethren salute you4 ,salute one another with a holy kiss4 7#ba7,the salutation of ,paul with mine own hand4 7#bb7;,if any man love not the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 let him be ,anathema1 ,maranatha4 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 first epistle to the ,corinthians was written from ,philippi by ,stephanas1 and ,fortunatus1 and ,achaicus1 and ,timothy4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,paul ,,the ,,apostle ,,to ,,the ,,corinthians4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 and ,timothy a brother1 to the church of ,god which is at ,corinth1 with all the saints which are in all ,achaia3 7#b7;grace unto you1 and peace from ,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7;,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,father of mercies1 and ,god of all consolation2 7#d7who comforteth us in all our tribulation1 that we might be able to comfort those who are in all tribulation1 by the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted of ,god4 7#e7;,because as the sufferings of ,christ abound in us1 so through ,christ aboundeth also our consolation4 7#f7;,but whether we be afflicted1 it is for your consolation and salvation1 which is effectually wrought by patient endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer2 or if we are comforted1 it is for your consolation and salvation4 7#g7;,and our hope of you is sure1 knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings1 so also of the consolation4 7#h7;,for we would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 of the tribulation which came to us in ,asia1 that above measure we have been burdened beyond our strength1 so that we despaired even of life3 7#i7;for we ourselves1 in ourselves have received the sentence of death1 that we should have no confidence in ourselves1 but in ,god who raiseth the dead4 7#aj7,who from so imminent a prospect of death hath delivered us1 and still delivers3 in whom we trust also that he will yet deliver us3 7#aa7ye also labouring together for us in prayer1 that from many persons thanks may be given on our behalf for the gifts bestowed on us by many4 7#ab7;,for our glorying is this1 the testimony of our conscience1 that in simplicity and godly sincerity1 not with carnal wisdom1 but by the grace of ,god1 we have conducted ourselves in the world1 and peculiarly towards you4 7#ac7;,for we write no other things to you than those which you know and acknowledge2 and ,i trust also ye will acknowledge them even to the end4 7#ad7;,as also ye have acknowledged us in part1 that we are your glory1 as also ye are ours in the day of the ,lord ,jesus4 7#ae7;,and in this confidence ,i was intending to come unto you a second time1 that ye might receive a second blessing2 7#af7;and through you to pass into ,macedonia1 and again from ,macedonia return unto you1 and by you to be forwarded on my journey towards ,judea4 7#ag7,such then being my intention1 did ,i indeed change it with levity8 or the things which ,i purpose1 do ,i purpose after the flesh1 that with me there should be yea1 yea1 and nay1 nay8 7#ah7;,but as sure as ,god is true1 our word to you was not yea and nay4 7#ai7;,for the ,son of ,god1 ,jesus ,christ1 who was preached among you by us--by me and ,silvanus and ,timotheus--was not yea and nay1 but there was yea in him2 7#bj7;for all the promises of ,god in him are yea1 and in him ,amen1 to the glory of ,god by us4 7#ba7,now he that confirmeth us with you in ,christ1 and hath anointed us1 is ,god2 7#bb7who also hath put his seal upon us1 and given us the earnest of the ,spirit in our hearts4 7#bc7;,but ,i appeal to ,god as a witness unto my soul1 that to spare you ,i have not yet come to ,corinth3 7#bd7not that we have dominion over your faith1 but are fellow-helpers of your joy2 for by faith ye stand4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,but ,i prescribed to myself this rule1 not to come again to you with sorrow4 7#b7;,for if ,i make you sorry1 who is he that maketh me glad1 but he that is made sorrowful by me8 7#c7;,and ,i have written unto you for this very purpose1 that ,i might not1 when ,i come to you1 have sorrow from those in whom ,i ought to rejoice1 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 unto you with many tears1 not that ye should be grieved1 but that ye might know the love which ,i have more abundantly towards you4 7#e7,now if any person hath given cause for grief1 he hath not grieved me merely1 but partly all of you2 that ,i may add no farther burden4 7#f7,sufficient for such person is that chastisement which hath been inflicted by the majority of you4 7#g7,wherefore1 on the contrary1 ye rather ought to forgive and comfort him1 lest such a one be swallowed up with excess of sorrow4 7#h7,wherefore ,i exhort you to confirm your love towards him4 7#i7;,for to this end also have ,i written1 that ,i may know by this proof of you if ye are obedient in all things4 7#aj7;,but to whomsoever ye forgive any thing1 so do ,i2 and if ,i forgive any thing1 to whom ,i forgive1 for your sakes ,i do it1 in the person of ,jesus ,christ1 7#aa7that no advantage be gained over us by ,satan2 for we are not ignorant of his devices4 7#ab7;,but when ,i came to ,troas to preach the ,gospel of ,christ1 though a door was opened unto me by the ,lord1 7#ac7;,i had no test in my spirit on my not finding there ,titus my brother3 so taking my leave of them ,i went forth unto ,macedonia4 7#ad7;,but thanks be to ,god1 who causeth us always to triumph in ,christ1 and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place4 7#ae7;,for we are a sweet odour of ,christ to ,god in those who are saved1 and in those who perish4 7#af7,to the one we are the odour of death unto death1 to the other the odour of life unto life3 and who is sufficient for these things8 7#ag7;,for we are not as the many1 adulterating the word of ,god2 but as of sincerity1 but as of ,god1 in the sight of ,god1 speak we in ,christ4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,do we begin again to commend ourselves8 or need we1 as some1 commendatory letters to you1 or commendatory letters from you8 7#b7,ye are our letter written in our hearts1 acknowledged and read of all men3 7#c7;because ye are manifestly seen to be the letter of ,christ1 of which we have been the secretaries1 written not with ink1 but by the ,spirit of the living ,god1 not on tables of stone1 but on the fleshly tables of the heart4 7#d7;,and such confidence have we through ,christ towards ,god3 7#e7not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account any thing of ourselves1 but our sufficiency is of ,god4 7#f7,who hath made us also able ministers of the new testament1 not of the letter but of the spirit2 for the letter killeth1 but the spirit giveth life4 7#g7;,for if the ministry of death in letters graven on stone1 was attended with glory1 so that the children of ,israel could not keep their eyes fixed upon the countenance of ,moses1 because of the glory of his countenance1 though soon evanescent2 7#h7;how much more will not the ministry of the ,spirit be attended with glory8 7#i7;,for if the ministry of condemnation is glory1 much more doth the ministry of righteousness excel in glory4 7#aj7;,for that which was glorious hath no glory1 comparatively1 because of the glory which excelleth4 7#aa7;,for if that which was abolished came in a glorious manner1 much more is that which remaineth glorious4 7#ab7;,having therefore such a hope1 we use much freedom of speech4 7#ac7;,and act not as ,moses who spread a veil over his face1 in order that the children of ,israel might not look stedfastly to the end of that which should be abolished4 7#ad7;,but their understandings were darkened3 for unto this day the same veil in their reading the old testament abideth unremoved2 which veil is taken away by ,christ4 7#ae7;,for unto this day1 when ,moses is read1 the veil is spread over their hearts4 7#af7,nevertheless1 when ,israel shall turn unto the ,lord1 the veil shall be taken away4 7#ag7,now the ,lord is that ,spirit3 and where the ,spirit of the ,lord is1 there is liberty4 7#ah7;,and we all with face unveiled1 beholding the glory of the ,lord reflected as in a mirror1 according to the same image1 receive a transformation from glory into glory1 as by the ,lord1 the ,spirit4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,therefore having this ministry1 as we have obtained mercy1 we faint not2 7#b7;but have renounced all shameful secret practices1 not conducting ourselves with artifice1 nor deceitfully disguising the word of ,god1 but by clear manifestation of the truth1 commending ourselves to every man's conscience as in the presence of ,god4 7#c7;,and if now our gospel be hid1 it is hid from those who are lost3 7#d7;among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelievers1 that the light of the gospel of the glory of ,christ1 who is the image of ,god1 should not dart its bright beams upon them4 7#e7;,for we preach not ourselves1 but ,christ ,jesus the ,lord2 and ourselves your servants for ,jesus' sake4 7#f7;,for the ,god who commanded the light to shine out of darkness1 he hath shined into our hearts1 to give illumination of the knowledge of the glory of ,god in the face of ,jesus ,christ4 7#g7;,but we have this treasure in earthen vessels1 that the transcendent excellence of the power might be of ,god1 and not of us4 7#h7,we are afflicted on every side1 yet not reduced to extremities2 under difficulties1 yet not in despair2 7#i7persecuted1 yet not abandoned2 cast down1 but not destroyed2 7#aj7;always bearing about in the body the death pangs of the ,lord ,jesus1 that the life also of ,jesus may be manifested in our body4 7#aa7;,for we who are yet alive are continually delivered up to death for ,jesus' sake1 that the life also of ,jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh4 7#ab7,wherefore death indeed is working in us1 but life in you4 7#ac7;,having then the same spirit of faith1 according as it is written1 ,i believed1 and therefore ,i have spoken#aja1 we also believe1 and therefore speak2 7#ad7knowing that he who raised up our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 will raise up us also through ,jesus1 and present us together with you4 7#ae7;,for all things are for your sakes1 that the abundant grace1 through the thanksgiving of more persons1 may more abound to the glory of ,god4 7#af7,therefore we never faint2 for though our outward man decay1 yet the inward man is renewed day by day4 7#ag7;,for our momentary light affliction worketh for us a transcendently far more exceeding eternal weight of glory2 7#ah7whilst we direct our aim not to the things which are seen1 but to the things which are not seen3 for the things which are seen are temporary1 but the things that are not seen are eternal4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,for we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle should be taken down1 we have a building from ,god1 a house not made with hands1 eternal in the heavens4 7#b7;,for in this we groan1 earnestly desiring to be clothed with our mansion which is from heaven2 7#c7that so invested1 we may not be found naked4 7#d7;,for we which are in this tabernacle1 groan1 being burdened2 wherein we desire not to be unclothed1 but clothed upon1 that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life4 7#e7;,but he that hath wrought us for this very thing is ,god1 who also hath given us the earnest of the spirit4 7#f7,therefore we have always confidence1 and know that whilst we are indwelling in the body1 we are absent from the ,lord3 7#g77;for we walk by faith1 not by sight47 7#h7,we are confident indeed1 and with pleasure expect to go out from the body1 and to dwell within with the ,lord3 7#i7wherefore also our ambition is1 that whether dwelling in the body1 or out of the body1 we may be acceptable to him4 7#aj7;,for we must all appear before the judgment-seat of ,christ1 that each may receive the things done in the body according to what he hath done1 whether it be good1 or whether it be evil4 7#aa7,knowing therefore the terror of the ,lord1 we persuade men2 but we have been made manifest to ,god1 and ,i hope also have been made manifest in your consciences4 7#ab7;,for we commend not ourselves again unto you1 but give you occasion of glorying on our behalf1 that ye may have an answer for those who glory in countenance1 and not in heart4 7#ac7;,for if we are transported out of ourselves1 it is for ,god2 or if we are sober-minded1 it is for your sake4 7#ad7;,for the love of ,christ constraineth us1 because we judge thus1 that if one died for all1 then were all dead3 7#ae7;and he died for all1 that they who live should not henceforth live unto themselves1 but unto him that died for them1 and rose again4 7#af7,wherefore from the present moment know we no man after the flesh3 yea though we have also known ,christ after the flesh1 yet so henceforth know we him no more4 7#ag7,wherefore if any person be in ,christ1 he is a new creation3 the old things are passed away2 behold1 all things are become new4 7#ah7;,but all things are of ,god1 who hath reconciled us to himself by ,jesus ,christ1 and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation2 7#ai7namely1 that ,god was in ,christ1 reconciling the world unto himself1 not imputing to them their offences3 and hath committed to us the word of reconciliation4 7#bj7,therefore we are ambassadors for ,christ1 as though ,god exhorted you by us2 we entreat you for ,christ's sake1 be ye reconciled to ,god4 7#ba7;,for he hath made him1 who knew no sin1 to be a sin offering for us1 that we might become the righteousness of ,god in him4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,we then as labourers with him1 exhort you also that ye receive not the grace of ,god in vain3 7#b7;for he saith1 ,in an acceptable time have ,i heard thee1 and in a day of salvation have ,i succoured thee #ajb4 ,behold1 now is the accepted time2 behold1 now is the day of salvation4 7#c7;,giving no offence in any thing1 that the ministry be not blamed3 7#d7;but in every thing approving ourselves as ministers of ,god1 in much patience1 in afflictions1 in necessities1 in straits1 7#e7;in stripes1 in imprisonments1 in tumults1 in labours1 in watchings1 in fastings1 7#f7;in purity1 in knowledge1 in long-suffering1 by kindness1 by the ,holy ,ghost1 by love unfeigned1 7#g7;by the word of truth1 by the power of ,god1 with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left1 7#h7through honour and dishonour1 through evil report and good report3 as deceivers1 yet true men2 7#i7;as unknown1 though well known2 as dying1 and lo6 we live2 as chastened1 yet not given over to death2 7#aj7;as sorrowful1 yet always rejoicing2 as poor1 yet making many rich2 as having nothing1 and yet possessing all things4 7#aa7,our mouth is opened unto you1 ,o ,corinthians6 our heart is enlarged4 7#ab7,ye are not straitened in us1 but ye are straitened in your own bowels4 7#ac7,let us have a like return2 ,i speak as unto children2 be ye also enlarged4 7#ad7;,be not unequally yoked with infidels2 for what participation hath righteousness with unrighteousness8 and what fellowship is there between light and darkness8 7#ae7;and what concord of ,christ with ,belial8 or what share hath he that believeth with an infidel8 7#af7or what agreement hath the temple of ,god with idols8 for ye are the temple of the living ,god2 as ,god hath said1 ,i will inhabit in them1 and walk about in them2 and ,i will be their ,god1 and they shall be for me a people#ajc4 7#ag7,wherefore go forth from the midst of them1 and be ye separated1 saith the ,lord1 and touch not the unclean2 and ,i will receive you#ajd1 7#ah7;and ,i will be as a father unto you1 and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters1 saith the ,lord ,almighty#aje4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,having therefore these promises1 beloved1 let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit1 perfecting holiness in the fear of ,god4 7#b7;,give us a favourable reception3 we have injured no man1 we have corrupted no man1 we have defrauded no man4 7#c7;,i speak not for your condemnation1 for ,i have already said1 that ye are in our hearts to die and live together4 7#d7;,great is my freedom of speech to you1 great is my glorying over you3 ,i am filled with consolation1 ,i overflow with joy in all our tribulation4 7#e7;,for when we were come into ,macedonia1 our flesh had no rest1 but we were afflicted on every side2 without were fightings2 within were fears4 7#f7;,but ,god that comforteth the lowly comforted us by the coming of ,titus3 7#g7;and not by his coming only1 but also by the consolation wherewith he had been comforted among you1 declaring to us your fervent desire1 your mourning1 your zeal for me1 so that ,i rejoiced the more4 7#h7;,for if ,i grieved you by a letter1 ,i do not repent1 though ,i did repent3 for ,i perceive that this letter made you sorry1 though but for a season4 7#i7,now ,i rejoice1 not that ye have been made sorrowful1 but that ye have sorrowed unto repentance2 for ye have been made sorry in a godly manner1 that ye might receive damage from us in nothing4 7#aj7;,for sorrow of a godly sort worketh repentance unto salvation never to be repented of1 but worldly sorrow worketh death4 7#aa7;,for behold this very thing1 that ye were made sorry after a godly manner1 how great diligence did it produce in you6 yea1 what apologizing6 yea1 what indignation6 yea1 what fear6 yea1 what earnest desire6 yea1 what zeal6 yea1 what vengeance6 ,in every step ye have approved yourselves as pure in this affair4 7#ab7;,and indeed though ,i wrote unto you1 ,i did it not merely for his cause that had done the wrong1 nor for his cause who had suffered the injury1 but that our diligent attention for you might be more abundantly manifested to you in the presence of ,god4 7#ac7,therefore we were comforted in your consolation2 and exceeding abundantly the more rejoiced we in the joy of ,titus1 because his spirit was refreshed by you all4 7#ad7;,for if ,i have boasted of you to him in any thing1 ,i am not ashamed2 but as we have spoken all things to you in truth1 so our boasting of you to ,titus hath been found truth4 7#ae7;,and his bowels more abundantly yearn over you1 when he remembers the obedience of you all1 how with fear and trembling ye received him4 7#af7;,i rejoice therefore that in every thing ,i have confidence in you4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,now we inform you1 brethren1 of the grace of ,god which hath been bestowed on the churches of ,macedonia2 7#b7that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy1 and their deep poverty1 hath more abounded to the riches of their liberality4 7#c7;,for unto their power1 ,i bear them witness1 and above their power1 they were voluntarily ready to give3 7#d7with much entreaty praying us that we would receive the gift1 and undertake the communication of the contribution for the saints4 7#e7;,and not merely as we hoped1 but gave themselves first to the ,lord1 and to us according to the will of ,god4 7#f7,so that we exhorted ,titus1 that as he had been active before1 so also he would perfect in you this grace also4 7#g7,so as ye abound in every thing1 in faith1 and elocution1 and knowledge1 and in all diligence1 and in your love to us1 see that ye abound in this grace also4 7#h7;,i speak not by commandment1 but because of the forwardness of others1 and to prove the genuineness of your love4 7#i7;,for ye know the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that for your sake he became poor though he was rich1 that ye by his poverty should be made rich4 7#aj7;,and in this ,i give my opinion3 for this is expedient for you1 who have before begun not only to do1 but also to be willing a year ago4 7#aa7,now then accomplish also the doing it1 that as there was a readiness to will1 so there may be also to perform out of that which ye have4 7#ab7;,for if there is first a ready mind1 a man is acceptable according to what he hath1 and not according to what he hath not4 7#ac7;,for ,i mean not that there should be ease for others and a burden on you2 7#ad7;but that according to equality1 your abundance on the present occasion should afford a supply for their deficiency1 that their abundance also may supply your deficiency1 that there may be equality4 7#ae7;,according as it is written1 ,he that gathered much had no more than others1 and he who gathered little1 had no less#ajf4 7#af7;,but thanks be to ,god1 who put the same solicitude for you into the heart of ,titus4 7#ag7;,for he received in deed the exhortation1 but being more diligent1 of his own ready mind he went unto you4 7#ah7,we have sent with him also a brother1 whose praise in the gospel is spread through all the churches2 7#ai7;and not only so1 but who was chosen by the churches as my fellow-traveller with this charity1 ministered by us to the glory of the same ,lord1 and to shew your ready mind4 7#bj7;,avoiding this1 that no man should lay any blame to us in this abundance which is administered by us3 7#ba7providing what is fair1 not only before the ,lord1 but also before men4 7#bb7;,and we have sent with him our brother1 whom we have often experienced in many things to be a man of diligence1 but now much more diligent1 through the great confidence which ,i have in you4 7#bc7;,if any inquire concerning ,titus1 he is my companion and fellow-labourer to you2 or our brethren be inquired of1 they are the messengers of the churches1 the glory of ,christ4 7#bd7,therefore shew unto them1 and in the presence of the churches1 a proof of your love1 and of our just boasting in you4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,now concerning the contribution for the saints1 it is superfluous for me to write unto you4 7#b7;,for ,i know your readiness of mind1 for which ,i boast of you to the ,macedonians1 that ,achaia had made preparation a year ago2 and your zeal hath stirred up very many4 7#c7;,but ,i have sent the brethren1 that our glorying in you might not be vain in this matter2 that as ,i have said1 ye may be prepared4 7#d7,lest haply if the ,macedonians come with me1 and find you unprepared1 we 7not to say1 you7 may be confounded in this confidence of boasting4 ,i 7#e7;have thought it necessary therefore to exhort the brethren1 that they would go before unto you1 and prepare before your promised bounty1 that it may be ready as a matter of bounty1 and not as extorted of covetousness4 7#f7;,but this ,i add1 ,he that soweth sparingly1 shall reap also sparingly1 and he that soweth bountifully1 shall reap also bountifully4 7#g7,let every man1 as he hath purposed in heart1 give1 not with reluctance or of necessity2 for ,god loveth a cheerful giver4 7#h7;,and ,god is able to make all grace abound towards you2 that in every case having always all sufficiency1 ye may abound unto every good work3 7#i7;as it is written1 ,he hath scattered abroad1 he hath given to the poor1 his righteousness abideth for ever#ajg4 7#aj7,now he that supplieth seed to the sower1 shall also supply bread for food1 and multiply your seed sown1 and increase the fruits of your righteousness1 7#aa7;being in every thing enriched unto all liberality1 which causeth by us thanksgiving to ,god4 7#ab7;,for the ministration of this charitable service not only abundantly supplies the deficiencies of the saints1 but also overflows with many thanksgivings to ,god2 7#ac77while by the evidence of this ministration they glorify ,god for your professed subjection to the gospel of ,christ1 and for your liberality towards them1 and towards all men27 7#ad7;and with their prayers for you1 greatly longing after you1 on account of the transcendent grace of ,god in you4 7#ae7,thanks be to ,god for his inexpressible gift4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,now ,i ,paul myself exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of ,christ1 who1 when present1 am indeed lowly among you1 but being absent1 am bold towards you4 7#b7;,but ,i pray1 that when ,i am present ,i may not be bold with the confidence with which ,i purpose to act resolutely against some who think of us1 as if we walked after the flesh4 7#c7;,for though we walk in the flesh1 we war not after the flesh3 7#d7;for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal1 but mighty through ,god for the casting down the strong holds of corruption2 7#e7laying low proud reasonings1 and every high thing which exalteth itself against the knowledge of ,god1 and making every thought captive to the obedience of ,christ3 7#f7;and holding ourselves ready to avenge every act of disobedience1 when your obedience is fully proved4 7#g7,regard ye the things that are personal8 ,if any man is confident in himself that he is ,christ's1 let him reflect again in himself1 that as he is ,christ's1 so are we ,christ's4 7#h7,yea1 and if ,i should boast somewhat more highly of our authority1 which the ,lord hath given us for your edification1 and not for your destruction1 ,i shall not be ashamed2 7#i7that ,i may not seem as if ,i would terrify you by letters4 7#aj7;,for his letters indeed1 say they1 are weighty and forcible1 but his bodily presence is feeble1 and his speech contemptible4 7#aa7,let such a man be assured of this1 that such as we are by word in our letters when absent1 such also will we be in deed when we are present4 7#ab7;,for we will not presume to put ourselves on the level1 or compare ourselves with some who vaunt themselves2 but they measuring themselves by themselves1 and comparing themselves with themselves1 have no understanding4 7#ac7;,but we will not glory in things beyond our measure1 but according to the measure of the rule which ,god hath marked out for us--a measure that hath reached even unto you4 7#ad7;,for we stretch not our pretensions beyond bounds1 as though we reached not unto you2 for we have advanced even unto you in the gospel of ,christ3 7#ae7not boasting ourselves unmeasurably in other men's labours2 but having hope that when your faith is increased1 we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule for more abundant usefulness1 7#af7to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you1 and not to arrogate glory in another man's line for things already prepared4 7#ag7;,but he that glorieth1 let him glory in the ,lord4 7#ah7;,for not he who commendeth himself is approved1 but he whom the ,lord commendeth4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,i ,,wish ye would bear with me a little in my foolishness1 yea indeed bear with me4 7#b7;,for ,i am jealous over you with godly jealousy2 for ,i have espoused you to one husband1 to present you a chaste virgin to ,christ4 7#c7;,but ,i fear lest as the serpent beguiled ,eve by his craftiness1 so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which belongs to ,christ4 7#d7;,for if he indeed that cometh preach another ,jesus1 whom we have not preached1 or ye receive another spirit1 which ye have not received1 or another gospel1 which ye have not embraced1 ye might well bear with him4 7#e7;,for ,i reckon myself to be nothing inferior to the very chief of the apostles4 7#f7;,for though ,i may be rude in speech1 yet not in knowledge2 but on every occasion we have been made manifest in all things among you4 7#g7;,am ,i chargeable with a fault 7humbling myself that you might be exalted71 that ,i preached to you the gospel of ,god freely8 7#h7;,i plundered other churches1 receiving a provision from them1 in order to minister to you4 7#i7;,and when ,i was with you1 and in want1 ,i was burdensome to no man2 for my want the brethren who came from ,macedonia supplied2 and on every occasion ,i have kept myself from being burdensome1 and will keep myself4 7#aj7;,i protest1 by the truth of ,christ in me1 that from this boasting no man shall seal up my lips in the regions of ,achaia4 7#aa7,wherefore8 ,because ,i love you not8 ,god knoweth4 7#ab7;,but what ,i do1 ,i will do also1 that ,i may cut off occasion from those who desire occasion1 that wherein they boast1 they may be found even as we4 7#ac7;,for such are fake apostles1 deceitful labourers1 transforming themselves into apostles of ,christ4 7#ad7;,and no marvel6 ,for ,satan himself is transformed into an angel of light4 7#ae7;,it is no wonder therefore if his ministers also be transformed as ministers of righteousness2 whose end will be according to their works4 7#af7;,i repeat it again1 ,let no man suppose that ,i am a fool2 but if otherwise1 then as a fool receive me1 that ,i too may boast myself a little4 7#ag7,what ,i speak1 ,i speak not after the ,lord1 but as it were in folly in this confidence of boasting4 7#ah7,seeing many boast themselves after the flesh1 ,i will boast also4 7#ai7;,for ye bear with fools easily when you are wise yourselves4 7#bj7;,for ye bear if a man enslave you1 if a man eat you up1 if a man receive from you1 if a man is insolent1 if a man smite you on the face4 7#ba7;,i speak with reference to the reproach cast on me1 as though we were feeble2 but wherein any man is bold 7,i speak in foolishness71 ,i am bold also4 7#bb7;,are they ,hebrews8 so am ,i4 ,are they ,israelites8 so am ,i4 ,are they the seed of ,abraham8 so am ,i4 7#bc7;,are they the ministers of ,christ8 7,i speak foolishly7 ,i am above them3 in labours more abundantly1 in stripes exceedingly more1 in prisons more frequently1 in the most immediate danger of death often4 7#bd7,of the ,jews five times ,i have received forty stripes save one4 7#be7,thrice ,i have been scourged with rods1 once ,i have been stoned1 thrice ,i have suffered shipwreck1 a whole night and day ,i have passed in the deep2 7#bf7;in journeyings often1 in perils of rivers1 in perils of robbers1 in perils from my own countrymen1 in perils from the heathen1 in perils in the city1 in perils in the desert1 in perils on the sea1 in perils among false brethren2 7#bg7;in labour and travail1 in watchings often1 in fastings frequently1 in hunger and thirst1 in cold and nakedness2 7#bh7;and beside all these things from without1 that accumulated burden which cometh on me daily1 the care of all the churches4 7#bi7,who is feeble1 and am ,i not feeble8 ,who is offended1 and am ,i not on fire8 7#cj7;,if ,i must glory1 ,i will glory in the things which respect my infirmities4 7#ca7,the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is blessed for evermore1 knoweth that ,i lie not4 7#cb7;,in ,damascus the governor under ,aretas the king guarded the city of the ,damascenes1 intending to seize me2 7#cc7;and through a window in a basket ,i was let down by the wall1 and escaped out of his hands4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,it is not expedient doubtless for me to boast4 ,i will yet come to visions and revelations of the ,lord4 7#b7;,i knew a man in ,christ above fourteen years ago1 7whether in the body ,i know not1 or whether out of the body ,i know not3 ,god knoweth27 such a one was caught up unto the third heavens4 7#c7;,and ,i knew such a man1 7whether in the body or out of the body ,i know not3 ,god knoweth17 7#d7that he was caught up into paradise1 and heard ineffable words1 which it is not permitted to man to speak4 7#e7,of such a one will ,i boast2 but in myself will ,i not boast1 save in my infirmities4 7#f7;,for though ,i should be disposed to boast1 ,i shall not be a fool2 for ,i shall speak truth3 but ,i desist1 lest any man think of me above what he seeth me to be1 or what he heareth of me4 7#g7;,and that ,i might not be lifted up above measure by the transcendent greatness of the revelations1 there was given me a thorn in the flesh1 the angel ,satan1 to buffet me1 that ,i might not be lifted up above measure4 7#h7;,for this thrice ,i besought the ,lord1 that he might depart from me4 7#i7;,and he said unto me1 ,my grace is sufficient for thee2 for my strength is made perfect in weakness4 ,most gladly therefore will ,i rather glory in my infirmities1 that the power of ,christ may fix its residence in me4 7#aj7,therefore ,i take pleasure in infirmities1 in reproaches1 in necessities1 in persecutions1 in distresses1 for ,christ's sake2 for when ,i am weak1 then am ,i strong4 7#aa7;,have ,i become a fool in boasting8 ye have compelled me2 for ,i ought to have been commended of you3 for in nothing have ,i been inferior to the very chief apostles1 though ,i be nothing4 7#ab7,the signs indeed of an apostle have been wrought among you in all patience1 in miracles1 and wonders1 and mighty deeds4 7#ac7;,for what is there wherein ye have been inferior to the other churches1 except that ,i have not been burdensome to you8 ,forgive me this wrong4 7#ad7,lo6 ,i hold myself ready the third time to come unto you1 and ,i will not burden you2 for ,i seek not yours but you3 for the children ought not to lay up treasure for their parents1 but the parents for the children4 7#ae7;,and ,i will most cheerfully spend and be spent for your souls1 though the more abundantly ,i love you1 the less ,i am loved4 7#af7;,but admit it1 ,i was not burdensome to you3 but being crafty1 ,i caught you with guile4 7#ag7;,did ,i make a gain of you by any one individual whom ,i sent unto you8 7#ah7;,i entreated ,titus to go to you1 and with him ,i sent a brother4 ,did ,titus make any advantage of you8 walked we not in the same spirit8 walked we not in the same steps8 7#ai7,think ye that we are again making an apology to you8 ,in the sight of ,god speak we in ,christ3 but all things1 beloved1 for your edification4 7#bj7;,for ,i am afraid that when ,i come ,i shall not find you such as ,i wish1 and that ,i shall be found of you such as ye would not3 lest haply there be contentions1 jealousies1 animosities1 quarrels1 backbitings1 whisperings1 swellings1 tumults3 7#ba7;and lest when ,i come to you again1 my ,god should bow me down1 and ,i should lament over many who have sinned before1 and have not repented of the impurities1 and whoredom1 and lasciviousness which they have committed4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,this third time ,i am coming to you3 by the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every charge be established4 7#b7;,i have told you before1 and ,i repeat it1 as when ,i was present the second time1 and now absent1 ,i write to those who have sinned already1 and to all the rest1 that if ,i come again1 ,i will not spare you3 7#c7since ye demand a proof that ,christ speaketh in me1 who to you-ward is not weak1 but is mighty in you4 7#d7;,for though he was crucified in weakness1 yet he liveth by the power of ,god3 for we also are weak in him1 but we shall live with him by the power of ,god displayed towards you4 7#e7;,examine yourselves1 whether ye are in the faith2 prove your ownselves3 know ye not your ownselves1 that ,jesus ,christ is in you1 except ye be reprobate8 7#f7;,but ,i hope that ye shall know that we are not reprobate4 7#g7,now ,i pray unto ,god that ye do no evil1 not that we should appear approved1 but that you may do that which is laudable1 though we should be as reprobates4 7#h7;,for we can do nothing against the truth1 but for the truth4 7#i7;,for we rejoice when we are weak1 but ye are strong3 and this also we pray for1 even your perfect establishment4 7#aj7;,for this cause1 though absent1 ,i have written these things1 that when ,i am present ,i may not use severity1 according to the power which the ,lord hath given me for edification1 and not for destruction4 7#aa7;,finally1 brethren1 rejoice3 be perfectly united together1 be comforted1 be of one mind1 live in peace2 and the ,god of love and peace shall 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 ,ghost be with you all4 ,amen4 ,the second epistle to the ,corinthians was written from ,philippi1 a city of ,macedonia1 by ,titus and ,luke4 ,,the ,,epistle of ,,paul the ,,apostle1 ,,to ,,the ,,galatians4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul the apostle 7not sent from men1 nor by man1 but by ,jesus ,christ1 and our ,father who raised him from the dead71 7#b7;and all the brethren with me1 to the churches of ,galatia3 7#c7;grace unto you1 and peace from ,god the ,father and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 7#d7who gave himself for our sins1 that he might pluck us out of this present wicked world1 according to the will of ,god and our ,father3 7#e7to whom be glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 7#f7;,i marvel that ye are so quickly departed from him that called you1 by the grace of ,christ into another gospel 7#g7which is not another2 but there are certain persons who trouble you1 and desire to pervert the gospel of ,christ4 7#h7;,but though even we1 or an angel from heaven1 preach unto you another gospel1 different from that which we have preached to you1 let him be an anathema4 7#i7;,as we have before spoken1 and ,i now repeat it again1 ,if any man preach a gospel different from that ye have received1 let him be anathema4 7#aj7;,for do ,i now use persuasions from men1 or from ,god8 or do ,i seek to please men8 for if ,i yet pleased men1 ,i should not be the servant of ,christ4 7#aa7;,but ,i give you to understand1 brethren1 that the gospel which was preached by me is not a merely human ministry4 7#ab7;,for ,i neither received it from man1 nor was taught1 but by immediate revelation from ,jesus ,christ4 7#ac7;,for ye have heard of my former manner of life1 when ,i professed ,judaism1 that in the most outrageous manner ,i persecuted the church of ,god1 and wasted it3 7#ad7;and signalized myself in ,judaism above many of those of my own age among my countrymen1 being more exceedingly a zealot for the traditions of my fathers4 7#ae7;,but when it pleased ,god1 who selected me from my mother's womb1 and called me by his grace1 7#af7to reveal his ,son in me1 that ,i might preach the glad tidings of him to the nations1 immediately ,i conferred not with flesh and blood1 7#ag7nor went up to ,jerusalem to those who were apostles before me2 but ,i went away into ,arabia1 and returned again unto ,damascus4 7#ah7;,afterwards at the expiration of three years ,i went up unto ,jerusalem to pay a visit to ,peter1 and ,i abode with him fifteen days4 7#ai7;,but ,i saw no other of the apostles except ,james1 the ,lord's brother4 7#bj7,now respecting the things which ,i write unto you1 behold1 in the presence of ,god1 ,i lie not4 7#ba7;,afterwards ,i went into the regions of ,syria and ,cilicia2 7#bb7;and ,i was personally unknown to the churches of ,judea1 which are in ,christ3 7#bc7only they had heard1 that he who persecuted us in time past1 now preaches the faith which he once laid waste4 7#bd7;,and they glorified ,god on my behalf4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,fourteen years afterwards ,i again went up to ,jerusalem with ,barnabas1 taking ,titus also along with us4 7#b7;,and ,i went up then by revelation1 and laid before them that gospel which ,i preach among the ,heathen1 but in private conference with those who were of the first importance1 that haply ,i might not run1 nor had run in vain4 7#c7;,and even ,titus1 who was with me1 though a ,greek1 was not compelled to be circumcised3 7#d7;but this ,i did because of false brethren artfully introduced1 who came to pry into our liberty which we hold in ,christ ,jesus1 that they might bring us into bondage3 7#e7to whom not even for an hour have we yielded subjection1 that the truth of the gospel might abide with you4 7#f7;,but from those who appeared men of the greatest importance1 7what sort of men soever they were it maketh no difference to me3 ,god accepteth not a man's person27 for these important personages in conference added nothing to me2 7#g7;but contrariwise when they saw that ,i was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcision1 as ,peter was to the circumcision3 7#h77;for he that wrought powerfully by ,peter in his apostolic mission to the circumcision1 wrought mightily also by me among the ,gentiles47 7#i7;,and when they knew the grace which was bestowed on me1 ,james and ,cephas and ,john1 who appeared to be the pillars of the church1 gave unto me and ,barnabas the right hand of fellowship1 that we should go unto the ,gentiles1 and they to the circumcision3 7#aj7only desiring that we would remember the poor--the very thing which ,i have also been diligent to perform4 7#aa7;,but when ,peter came to ,antioch ,i withstood him to his face1 because he was blameable4 7#ab7;,for before certain persons came from ,james1 he did eat with the ,gentiles1 but when they were come1 he withdrew1 and separated himself1 fearing those of the circumcision4 7#ac7;,and the other ,jews were guilty of the same dissimulation with him1 so that even ,barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy4 7#ad7;,but when ,i saw that they walked not directly according to the truth of the gospel1 ,i said to ,peter before them all1 ,if thou1 being a ,jew1 livest as the ,gentiles1 and not as do the ,jews1 why compellest thou the ,gentiles to judaize8 7#ae7,we who are ,jews by descent1 and not sinners sprung from ,gentiles1 7#af7knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law1 but by the faith of ,jesus ,christ1 even we have believed in ,jesus ,christ1 that we might be justified by faith in ,christ1 and not by works of the law2 because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified4 7#ag7;,for if seeking to be justified by ,christ1 we also ourselves should be found sinners1 is ,christ then a minister of sin8 ,god forbid4 7#ah7;,for if ,i build up again the very same things which ,i have pulled down1 ,i stamp myself a transgressor4 7#ai7;,for ,i through the law am dead to the law1 that ,i should live unto ,god4 7#bj7;,i am crucified with ,christ1 yet ,i live2 though no more ,i1 but ,christ liveth in me3 and my present life in the flesh1 is a life by faith in the ,son of ,god1 who hath loved me1 and delivered up himself for me4 7#ba7;,i do not set at nought the grace of ,god2 for if righteousness came by the law1 truly ,christ hath died in vain4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,o ,,infatuated ,galatians1 who hath bewitched you that ye should not obey the truth8 ,to whom ,jesus ,christ has been described1 as before your eyes1 crucified among you4 7#b7,this only would ,i learn of you1 ,received ye the ,spirit by the works of the law1 or from hearing of the faith8 7#c7;,are ye so senseless8 having begun in the ,spirit1 are ye now made perfect in the flesh8 7#d7;have ye suffered so many things in vain8 if it be yet in vain4 7#e7;,he therefore who ministereth to you a supply of the ,spirit1 and powerfully worketh miracles among you1 doth he it by the works of the law1 or by the hearing of the faith8 7#f7;as ,abraham believed in ,god1 and it was imputed to him for righteousness4 7#g7,know then that they who are of faith1 these are the children of ,abraham4 7#h7;,and the scripture foreseeing that by faith ,god would justify the ,gentiles1 preached the gospel before unto ,abraham1 saying1 that ,in thee shall all the nations be blessed#ajh4 7#i7,wherefore they who are of faith are blessed with believing ,abraham4 7#aj7;,for as many as are of the works of the law1 are under a curse3 for it is written1 ,cursed is every one who continueth not in all the things written in the book of the law to do them#aji4 7#aa7;,but that by the law no man is justified before ,god is evident3 because ,the just by faith shall live#aaj4 7#ab7,now the law is not by faith3 but ,the man that doeth these things shall live by them#aaa4 7#ac7;,christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law1 being made a curse for us3 for it is written1 ,cursed is every one who is hanged on a tree#aab3 7#ad7that unto the ,gentiles the benediction pronounced on ,abraham might come by ,jesus ,christ1 that we might receive the promise of the ,spirit by faith4 7#ae7;,brethren1 ,i speak humanly2 to use a similitude1 a man's testament1 if it be passed in legal form1 no man can vacate1 or add thereunto4 7#af7;,but to ,abraham were the promises spoken1 and to his seed4 ,he saith not1 ,to seeds1 as unto many persons2 but as to an individual1 and to thy seed1 which is ,christ4 7#ag7,now this ,i say1 the covenant confirmed of ,god to ,christ1 the law1 which was given three hundred and thirty years after1 cannot disannul1 so as to vacate the promise4 7#ah7;,for if the inheritance is of the law1 it is no more by promise2 but to ,abraham ,god gave it freely by promise4 7#ai7,to what end then was the law given8 ,it was given on account of transgressions1 until that seed should come to whom the promise was made1 being delivered through the ministry of angels into the hand of a mediator4 7#bj7;,but the mediator of the one seed he is not1 though ,god is one4 7#ba7;,is the law then contrary to the promises of ,god8 ,god forbid4 ,for if there had been a law given which was capable of procuring life1 verily righteousness would have been by the law4 7#bb7;,but the scripture hath shut up all things under sin1 that the promise by faith in ,jesus ,christ might be given to those who believe4 7#bc7;,but before the faith came1 we were in ward under the law1 shut up together for the faith that should be revealed4 7#bd7,wherefore the law was our conductor1 as of children1 to ,christ1 that we might be justified by faith4 7#be7;,but when faith was come1 we were no longer under a paedagogue4 7#bf7;,for ye are all the sons of ,god through faith in ,christ ,jesus4 7#bg7;,for as many of you as have been baptised into ,christ1 have been invested with ,christ4 7#bh7,there is no more ,jew or ,gentile1 there is no more slave or freeman1 there is no more male or female3 but ye are all one in ,christ ,jesus4 7#bi7;,but if ye are ,christ's1 then are ye ,abraham's seed1 and heirs according to the promise4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,now ,i affirm1 that as long as the heir is an infant1 he differeth nothing from a servant1 though he be master of all2 7#b7;but is under tutors and trustees until the time fixed by his father4 7#c7,so we also1 when we were infants1 were in bondage under the first elementary principles of the world3 7#d7;but when the fulness of time was come1 ,god sent forth his ,son born of a woman1 born under the law1 7#e7that he might redeem those who were under the law1 that we might receive the adoption of sons4 7#f7;,but because ye are sons1 ,god hath sent forth the ,spirit of his ,son into your hearts1 crying1 ,abba1 ,father6 7#g7,therefore thou art no more a slave1 but a son1 and if a son1 an heir also of ,god through ,christ4 7#h7;,but at that time when ye knew not ,god1 ye served those who by nature are not gods4 7#i7;,but now after having known ,god1 or rather being known of ,god1 how turn ye back again to those weak and beggarly elements1 to which again a second time ye desire to be in bondage8 7#aj7,ye observe days1 and months1 and times1 and years4 7#aa7;,i am afraid for you1 lest haply ,i have bestowed on you labour in vain4 7#ab7;,be as ,i am1 for ,i also am as ye are1 brethren--this is my request to you3 ye have not injured me in the least4 7#ac7,ye know that with infirmity of flesh ,i preached to you the gospel at the first4 7#ad7;,and my temptation1 which was in my flesh1 ye despised not1 nor rejected with disgust2 but as an angel of ,god ye received me1 even as ,christ ,jesus himself4 7#ae7,what then was your blessedness1 for ,i bear witness to you that1 if it were possible1 ye would have plucked out your eyes1 and given them to me4 7#af7;,am ,i therefore become your enemy because ,i tell you the truth8 7#ag7,they affect zeal for you1 not honourably2 but they wish to exclude us1 that you may be zealously attached to them4 7#ah7;,it is good indeed to be zealously affected in a good cause always1 and not only when ,i am present with you4 7#ai7,my little children of whom ,i travail in birth again1 until ,christ be formed in you1 7#bj7;,i wish ,i could be with you now1 and change my address2 for ,i am in doubt about you4 7#ba7,tell me1 ye that desire to be under the law1 do ye not hear the law8 7#bb7;,for it is written#aac that ,abraham had two sons1 the one by a bondwoman1 and the other by a free4 7#bc7,now the son of the bond-maid was born after the flesh1 but that by the free woman was by promise4 7#bd7,which things are allegorical2 for these are the two covenants1 the one from mount ,sinai1 gendering unto bondage1 which is represented by ,agar4 7#be7;,for this ,agar is mount ,sinai in ,arabia1 and corresponds with ,jerusalem that now is1 and is in bondage with her children4 7#bf7;,but the ,jerusalem above is free1 which is the mother of us all4 7#bg7;,for it is written1 ,rejoice1 thou barren who bearest not1 cry out and shout for joy1 thou that travailest not1 for more are the children of her that was desolate1 than of her which had an husband#aad4 7#bh7,so we1 brethren1 as ,isaac1 are the children of the promise4 7#bi7;,but as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the ,spirit1 even so is it now4 7#cj7;,but what saith the scripture8 ,cast out the bond-woman and her son for the son of the bond-maid shall in no wise inherit with the son of the free woman#aae4 7#ca7,so then1 brethren1 we are not the children of the bondwoman1 but of the free4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,stand fast therefore in the liberty with which ,christ has made you free1 and be not again held under a yoke of bondage4 7#b7;,behold1 ,i ,paul declare to you1 that if ye be circumcised1 ,christ will be of no advantage to you4 7#c7;,and again1 ,i testify to every man who is circumcised1 that he is under an obligation to keep the whole law4 7#d7,ye have vacated all expectations from ,christ1 as many of you as are justified by the law2 ye are fallen from grace4 7#e7;,for we in spirit by faith expect the hope of righteousness4 7#f7;,for in ,christ ,jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing1 nor uncircumcision1 but faith exerting its energy by love4 7#g7,ye were running well3 who hath hindered you that ye should not obey the truth8 7#h7,this persuasion cometh not from him who called you4 7#i7;,a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass4 7#aj7;,i have confidence in you through the ,lord1 that ye will be no otherwise minded3 but he that troubleth you shall bear condign punishment whosoever he be4 7#aa7;,but ,i1 brethren1 if ,i yet preach circumcision1 why am ,i still persecuted8 then indeed the offence of the cross is at an end4 7#ab7;,i wish that they who trouble you were cut off from you4 7#ac7;,for ye have been called unto liberty1 brethren2 only use not that liberty as a pretext for carnality1 but in love be subject one to another4 7#ad7;,for the whole law is fulfilled in one word1 even in this1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 7#ae7;,but if ye bite and devour one another1 take heed that ye be not consumed by one another4 7#af7;,but ,i say1 ,walk in the ,spirit1 and ye will not fulfil the lust of the flesh4 7#ag7;,for the flesh hath appetites contrary to the ,spirit1 and the ,spirit contrary to the flesh1 and these act in opposition the one to the other3 so that ye do not the things which ye would4 7#ah7;,but if ye are under the conduct of the ,spirit1 ye are not under the law4 7#ai7,now the works of the flesh are evident1 which are these3 adultery1 whoredom1 impurity1 lasciviousness1 7#bj7;idolatry1 magical charms1 enmities1 strifes1 jealousies1 animosities1 quarrels1 divisions1 heresies1 7#ba7;envyings1 murders1 drunkenness1 revels1 and the like of these1 concerning which ,i tell you now1 as ,i have told you already1 that they who live in such practices shall not inherit the kingdom of ,god4 7#bb7;,but the fruit of the ,spirit is love1 joy1 peace1 longsuffering1 kindness1 goodness1 fidelity1 7#bc7meekness1 temperance2 against such there is no law4 7#bd7;,but they who are ,christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and irregular appetites4 7#be7;,if we live by the ,spirit1 let us also walk by the ,spirit4 7#bf7,let us not be vain-glorious1 irritating one another1 envying one another4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,brethren1 if a man also be surprised into any act of offence1 ye that are spiritual1 replace such a one in the spirit of meekness2 keeping an attentive eye on thyself1 lest thou also be tempted4 7#b7;,bear ye one another's burdens1 and so fulfil the law of ,christ4 7#c7;,for if any man conceits that he is something when he is nothing1 he deceiveth himself4 7#d7;,but let every man bring his own work to the test1 and then shall he have glorying in himself alone1 and not by comparison with another4 7#e7;,for every man shall bear his own burden4 7#f7,let him who is a learner of the word communicate to his instructor in all good things4 7#g7;,be not deceived2 ,god is not to be trifled with3 for whatsoever a man soweth1 that shall he also reap4 7#h7;,for he that soweth unto his flesh1 shall of the flesh reap corruption1 and he that soweth to the ,spirit1 shall of the ,spirit reap life everlasting4 7#i7,let us not then be weary of well-doing2 for in due time we shall reap1 if we faint not4 7#aj7,well then1 whilst we have opportunity1 let us do good unto all men1 but especially unto those who are of the household of faith4 7#aa7,ye see in how many words ,i have written unto you with my own hand4 7#ab7;,as many as wish to make a fair appearance in the flesh1 they compel you to be circumcised1 only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of ,christ4 7#ac7;,for even they who are themselves circumcised do not keep the law1 but desire you to be circumcised1 that they may glory in your flesh4 7#ad7;,but ,god forbid that ,i should glory1 save in the cross of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by whom the world is crucified unto me1 and ,i unto the world1 7#ae7;,for in ,christ ,jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing1 nor uncircumcision1 but a new creation4 7#af7;,and as many as shall walk after this rule1 peace be upon them1 and mercy1 and upon the ,israel of ,god4 7#ag7;,henceforth let no man trouble me2 for ,i bear the marks of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ in my body4 7#ah7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with your spirit1 brethren4 ,amen4 ,to the ,galatians1 written from ,rome4 ,,the ,,epistle of ,,paul the ,,apostle1 ,,to ,,the ,,ephesians4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 by the will of ,god1 to the saints which are at ,ephesus1 and to the faithful in ,christ ,jesus3 7#b7;grace be unto you1 and peace from ,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7;,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly things in ,christ2 7#d7;as he hath elected us in him before the foundation of the world1 that we should be holy and blameless before him in love3 7#e7;having predestinated us for his adopted children by ,jesus ,christ unto himself1 according to the good pleasure of his will1 7#f7to the praise of the glory of his grace1 whereby he hath made us acceptable in that beloved one2 7#g7;in whom we have redemption through his blood1 even the forgiveness of sins1 according to the riches of his grace2 7#h7wherein he hath abounded towards us with all wisdom and intelligence1 7#i7;having made known to us the mystery of his will1 according to his good pleasure1 which he purposed in himself2 7#aj7;at the dispensation of the fulness of the appointed times to gather together under one head all things in ,christ1 whether they be things in heaven or things in earth1 in him3 7#aa7;in whom also we have obtained our inheritance1 predestinated according to the purpose of him who effectually worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will3 7#ab7that we should be to the praise of his glory1 who first had hope in ,christ4 7#ac7;,in whom ye also trusted after ye had heard the word of truth1 the gospel of your salvation2 in whom also1 having believed1 ye have been sealed with the holy ,spirit of promise1 7#ad7which is the earnest of our inheritance1 until the final redemption1 acquired by him1 come1 to the praise of his glory4 7#ae7;,for this cause ,i also1 since ,i heard of your faith in the ,lord ,jesus1 and the love ye have to all saints1 7#af7;have not ceased offering up my praises for you1 making mention of you in my prayers1 7#ag7that the ,god of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,father of glory1 would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation by the knowledge of him2 7#ah7the eyes of your understanding being enlightened1 that you may know what is the hope to which he hath called you1 and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance for the saints1 7#ai7;and what the transcendent greatness of his power in us1 who believe1 according to the energy of his mighty strength 7#bj7which he displayed in ,christ when he raised him from the dead1 and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly regions1 7#ba7;far above all principality1 and authority1 and power1 and dominion1 and every name that is named1 not only in this world1 but also in that which is to come2 7#bb7;and hath put all things under his feet1 and hath appointed him head over all to the church1 7#bc7which is his body1 the fulness of him that filleth all in all4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,and you hath he quickened1 who were dead in trespasses and sins1 7#b7wherein in times past ye walked after the fashion of this world1 after the prince of the power of the air1 the spirit who now worketh with energy in the children of disobedience3 7#c7;among whom also we all have had our conversation in time past1 in the lusts of the flesh1 fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind1 and were by nature children of wrath1 as well as the rest4 7#d7;,but ,god1 being rich in mercy1 through the great love with which he hath loved us1 7#e7though we were dead in sins1 hath quickened us together with ,christ1 7by grace ye are saved17 7#f7;and hath raised us up together with him1 and made us sit down together in the heavenly regions in ,christ ,jesus4 7#g7,that he might shew forth in the ages to come the transcendent riches of his grace1 in the kindness shewed to us in ,christ ,jesus4 7#h7;,for by grace ye are saved through faith1 and this not of yourselves2 it is the gift of ,god3 7#i7not by works1 lest any man should boast2 7#aj7;for we are his workmanship1 created in ,christ ,jesus unto good works1 for which ,god hath before prepared us1 that we should walk therein4 7#aa7,wherefore remember that ye in time past were ,gentiles in the flesh1 who are called uncircumcision by that called circumcision made by hands in the flesh2 7#ab7that ye were at that time without ,christ1 alienated from the commonwealth of ,israel1 and strangers to the covenants of promise1 having no hope1 and atheists in the world3 7#ac7;but now in ,christ ,jesus1 ye who formerly were far off1 are become nigh by the blood of ,christ4 7#ad7;,for he is our peace1 who hath made both one1 and hath broken down the middle wall of separation1 7#ae7;destroying the enmity in his flesh1 even the law of precepts1 in ordinances1 that he might from the two create in himself one new man1 making peace1 7#af7;and might reconcile them both in one body to ,god by the cross1 having slain the enmity thereby2 7#ag7;and coming1 hath preached peace to you who were afar off1 and to those who were nigh3 7#ah7;for through him we both have access by one ,spirit unto the ,father4 7#ai7,so then ye are no more strangers and foreigners1 but fellow-citizens with the saints1 and of the household of ,god2 7#bj7;built up on the foundation of apostles and prophets1 ,jesus ,christ himself being the chief corner stone2 7#ba7;in whom the whole building exactly cemented together groweth into a holy temple in the ,lord3 7#bb7;by whom also ye have been built up together for an habitation of ,god through the ,spirit4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,for this cause am ,i ,paul1 the prisoner of ,jesus ,christ for you ,gentiles1 7#b7;if so be1 that ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of ,god which was given to me for you3 7#c7that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery1 as ,i wrote unto you before briefly2 7#d7wherein when ye read1 ye may be able to perceive my knowledge in the mystery of ,christ1 7#e7which in other generations was not made known to the children of men1 as it hath been now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the ,spirit2 7#f7that the ,gentiles should be co-heirs1 and of the same body1 and sharers with them of his promise in ,christ by the ,gospel3 7#g7of which ,i am made a minister1 according to the gift of the grace of ,god1 which was given unto me by the effectual working of his power4 7#h7,to me1 who am less than the least of all saints1 is this grace given1 that ,i should preach among the ,gentiles the unsearchable riches of ,christ2 7#i7;and to make all men see what the communication of that mystery means1 which was hid from the beginning in ,god1 who created all things by ,jesus ,christ3 7#aj7that now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly regions1 the manifold wisdom of ,god might be made known by the church1 7#aa7;according to the purpose from everlasting1 which he formed in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord3 7#ab7;in whom we have boldness and access with confidence to ,god by the faith of him4 7#ac7,wherefore #a beseech you1 that ye faint not at my tribulations for you1 which is your glory4 7#ad7;,for this end ,i bow my knees to the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 7#ae7of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named2 7#af7that he would give you according to the riches of his glory1 to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man2 7#ag7that ,christ may dwell by faith in your hearts2 that rooted and grounded in love1 7#ah7ye may be strengthened to comprehend with all saints1 what is the breadth and length1 and height and depth2 7#ai7;and to know the love of ,christ1 transcendently surpassing knowledge1 that ye may be filled with all the fulness of ,god4 7#bj7,now to him that is able to do above all things1 exceeding abundantly1 beyond what we ask or think1 according to the power which effectually worketh in us2 7#ba7to him be glory in the church1 in ,christ ,jesus1 unto all generations for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,i ,,then1 the prisoner of the ,lord1 beseech you1 that ye walk worthy of the vocation with which ye are called1 7#b7with all humility and meekness1 with long suffering1 forbearing one another in love2 7#c7;careful to preserve unity of spirit1 in the bond of peace4 7#d7,there is one body1 and one spirit1 even as ye have been called to one hope of your calling2 7#e7one ,lord1 one faith1 one baptism1 7#f7one ,god1 and father of all1 who is above all1 and through all1 and in you all4 7#g7;,but to every one of us hath the grace been given1 according to the measure of the gift of ,christ4 7#h7,wherefore the ,scripture saith1 ,when he ascended up on high1 he led captivity captive1 and gave gifts unto men#aaf4 7#i7,now this1 that he ascended1 what does it imply8 but that he also first descended into the more internal parts of the earth8 7#aj7;,he that descended is the same also1 who ascended above all the heavens1 that he might fill all things4 7#aa7;,and he himself appointed1 some indeed apostles1 and some prophets2 and others preachers of the ,gospel2 and others pastors and teachers2 7#ab7;for the perfecting the saints1 for the work of the ministry1 for the edification of the body of ,christ3 7#ac7until we all attain in the unity of the faith1 and the knowledge of the ,son of ,god1 unto a state of complete manhood1 unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of ,christ3 7#ad7that we should be no longer infants1 floating on the waves1 and carried about with every wind of novel doctrine1 by the juggling of men1 by their craftiness after the delusive wiles of error2 7#ae7;but1 speaking the truth in love1 may grow up into him in all things1 who is the head1 even ,christ3 7#af7;,from whom the whole body nicely joined together1 and firmly connected by every joint of exact proportion1 according to the energy exerted in the measure of every several part1 causeth the increase of the body unto the edification of itself in love4 7#ag7,this then ,i urge and testify in the ,lord1 that ye walk no more as the other ,gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind1 7#ah7;darkened in understanding2 alienated from the life of ,god through the ignorance which is in them2 through the blindness of their hearts3 7#ai7who insensible to remorse1 have delivered themselves over in lasciviousness1 to the practice of all impurity1 with insatiable avidity4 7#bj7;,but ye have not so learned ,christ2 7#ba7;if indeed ye have heard him1 and have been taught by him1 as the truth is in ,jesus3 7#bb7that ye put off respecting your former conversation the old man1 which is corrupt according to the deceitful passions2 7#bc7;but be renewed in the spirit of your minds2 7#bd7;and put on the new man1 which is created godlike1 in righteousness and true holiness4 7#be7,wherefore putting away lying1 speak truth1 every one with his neighbour3 for we are members one of another4 7#bf7;,are ye provoked2 and do you not sin8 let not the sun go down upon your wrath3 7#bg7nor give place to the devil4 7#bh7,let him that stole steal no more2 but rather labour hard1 working with his hands that which is good1 that he may have something to give to him that is in want4 7#bi7,let no loose discourse proceed out of your mouth1 but whatever is good for useful edification1 that it may communicate grace to the hearers4 7#cj7;,and grieve not the holy ,spirit of ,god1 whereby ye have been sealed unto the day of redemption4 7#ca7,let all bitterness1 and wrath1 and anger1 and clamour1 and scandal1 be removed from you1 with all malice3 7#cb7;but be ye kind one to another1 full of sensibility1 forgiving mutually1 even as ,god in ,christ hath forgiven you4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,be ye therefore imitators of ,god1 as beloved children2 7#b7;and walk in love as ,christ also hath loved us1 and given himself for us1 an oblation and sacrifice to ,god1 for an odour of a sweet smell4 7#c7;,but fornication and all impurity1 or insatiable desire1 let it not be mentioned among you1 as becometh saints2 7#d7or obscenity1 or foolish talk1 or loose witticisms2 things which become not a ,christian1 but rather thanksgiving4 7#e7;,for this ye know1 that no whoremonger1 or impure person1 or avaricious1 who is an idolater1 hath an inheritance in the kingdom of ,christ and of ,god4 7#f7,let no man deceive you with vain words3 for because of these things1 the wrath of ,god cometh on the children of disobedience4 7#g7;,be not ye therefore partakers with them4 7#h7;,for ye were formerly darkness1 but now are ye light in the ,lord3 walk as children of light2 7#i77;for the fruit of the ,spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth27 7#aj7proving what is acceptable to the ,lord4 7#aa7;,and have no society with the unfruitful works of darkness1 but rather rebuke them4 7#ab7;,for it is scandalous but to mention the things done of them in secret4 7#ac7;,but all things which are rebukeable are made manifest by the light2 for it is the light1 by which every thing is made manifest4 7#ad7,wherefore he saith1 ,awake thou that sleepest1 and arise from the dead1 and ,christ shall give thee light#aag4 7#ae7,take heed1 then1 that ye walk circumspectly1 not as fools1 but as wise1 7#af7redeeming the time1 because the days are evil4 7#ag7,therefore be not unwise1 but intelligent concerning what is the will of the ,lord4 7#ah7;,and be not drunk with wine1 in which there is sottishness1 but be filled with the ,spirit2 7#ai7speaking one to another in psalms and hymns1 and spiritual canticles1 singing and making melody in the heart to the ,lord2 7#bj7;giving thanks always for all things in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 to ,god even the ,father2 7#ba7;being subject one to another in the fear of ,god4 7#bb7,wives1 be in subjection to your own husbands1 as to the ,lord4 7#bc7;,for the husband is the head of the wife1 as also ,christ is the head of the church2 and is himself the saviour of the body4 7#bd7;,as then the church is subject to ,christ1 so also let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing4 7#be7;,husbands1 love your own wives1 as ,christ also loved the church1 and gave himself for it2 7#bf7that he might sanctify it1 purifying it in the laver of water by the word1 7#bg7that he might present it to himself a glorious church1 not having blemish1 nor wrinkle1 nor any such things2 but that it may be holy and unblameable4 7#bh7,so ought husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies4 ,he that loveth his own wife loveth himself4 7#bi7;,for no man ever hated his own flesh2 but nourisheth and cherisheth it1 even as the ,lord the church3 7#cj7;for we are the members of his body1 of his flesh1 and of his bones4 7#ca7;,for this reason shall a man forsake his father and mother1 and shall cleave unto his wife1 and the two shall be as one flesh4 7#cb7,this mystery is great3 but ,i am speaking with regard to ,christ1 and with regard to the church4 7#cc7,nevertheless let every one of you individually see that each love his own wife even as himself2 but the wife that she stand in awe of the husband4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,children1 obey your parents in the ,lord3 for this is right4 7#b7;,honour thy father and mother2 7which is the first commandment with a promise27 7#c7that it may be well with thee1 and that thou mayest be long-lived upon earth#aah4 7#d7;,and1 ye fathers1 exasperate not your children3 but educate them in the discipline and admonition of the ,lord4 7#e7,servants1 be obedient to your masters after the flesh1 with fear and trembling1 in simplicity of your heart as unto ,christ2 7#f7not with eye-service1 as men-pleasers2 but as servants of ,christ1 doing the will of ,god from the soul2 7#g7with good will doing service as to the ,lord1 and not unto men3 7#h7knowing that whatsoever good a man doeth1 the same shall he receive from the ,lord1 whether he be a bondman1 or whether he be free4 7#i7;,and ye masters1 do the same things to them1 avoiding menacing language3 knowing that you also yourselves have a master in heaven2 and there is no respect of persons with him4 7#aj7;,finally1 brethren1 be strong in the ,lord1 and in the power of his might4 7#aa7;,be clothed in the panoply of ,god1 that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil4 7#ab7;,for our conflict is not merely against flesh and blood1 but against principalities1 and against powers1 and against the rulers of the darkness of this world1 and against wicked spirits in the aerial regions4 7#ac7,therefore take the whole armour of ,god1 that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day1 and having done all things to stand4 7#ad7,stand therefore1 girded about your loins with truth1 and putting on the breastplate of righteousness2 7#ae7;and underneath your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace2 7#af7;and over all lifting up the shield of faith1 with which ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one4 7#ag7;,and take the helmet of salvation1 and the sword of the ,spirit1 which is the word of ,god3 7#ah7praying at every opportunity with all prayer and supplication in ,spirit1 and watching for this very purpose with perseverance and intercession for all the saints2 7#ai7;and for me that there may be given unto me utterance to open 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 the things which concern me1 and what ,i am doing1 ,tychicus will inform you of the whole1 a beloved brother1 and faithful in the ,lord3 7#bb7whom ,i have sent unto you for this very purpose1 that ye may know our affairs1 and that he might comfort your hearts4 7#bc7,peace be to the brethren1 and love with faith1 from ,god the ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#bd7;,grace be with all those who love our ,lord ,jesus ,christ in sincerity4 ,written to the ,ephesians from ,rome by ,tychicus4 ,,the ,,epistle of ,,paul the ,,apostle1 ,,to ,,the ,,philippians4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul and ,timothy1 servants of ,jesus ,christ1 to all the saints in ,christ ,jesus which are at ,philippi1 with the bishops and deacons3 7#b7;grace be unto you and peace1 from ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7;,i give thanks to my ,god on every remembrance of you1 7#d7;always in every prayer of mine for you all1 making request with joy1 7#e7;for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day even until now2 7#f7;being confident of this very thing1 that he who hath wrought in you the good work will perfect it until the day of ,jesus ,christ3 7#g7;as it is right for me to think this of you all1 because ,i bear you on my heart1 both in my bonds and in my defence and the confirmation of the gospel1 as being all of you sharers in my grace4 7#h7;,for ,god is my witness1 how earnestly ,i long after you all in the bowels of ,jesus ,christ4 7#i7;,and this ,i pray1 that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding2 7#aj7that ye may prove the things that are excellent1 in order that ye may be sincere and without offence unto the day of ,christ2 7#aa7;filled with fruits of righteousness1 which by ,jesus ,christ are to the glory and praise of ,god4 7#ab7,now ,i wish you1 brethren1 to know1 that the things which have befallen me have rather conduced to the progress of the gospel2 7#ac7so that my bonds are manifest in ,christ through the whole palace1 and all other places2 7#ad7;and very many of our brethren in the ,lord1 assuming confidence from my chains1 are more abundantly bold1 fearlessly to preach the word4 7#ae7,some indeed do it in a spirit of envy and strife2 but some also preach ,christ with cordial good-will3 7#af7the one indeed preach ,christ out of contention1 not with purity of intention1 thinking to add affliction to my bonds3 7#ag7;but the others of love1 knowing that ,i am exposed for the defence of the gospel4 7#ah7,what then8 if ,christ is preached in whatever manner it be1 whether in pretext or reality1 even in this do ,i rejoice1 yea1 and will rejoice4 7#ai7;,for ,i know that this shall issue in my salvation through your prayers1 and the supply of the ,spirit of ,jesus ,christ1 7#bj7;according to my firm expectation and hope1 that ,i shall be confounded by no event1 but that with all boldness1 as always hitherto1 ,christ shall now also be magnified in my body1 whether by my life or death4 7#ba7;,for to me to live is ,christ1 and to die is gain4 7#bb7;,but if it be his will1 that ,i should live in the flesh1 this is the fruit of my travail3 and what to chuse ,i know not4 7#bc7;,for ,i am in a strait between the two1 having an earnest longing to be dissolved1 and to be with ,christ1 for this is far1 far better3 7#bd7;but to abide in the flesh may be more necessary for you4 7#be7;,and being so persuaded1 ,i know that ,i shall stay and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith2 7#bf7that your glorying may abound in ,christ ,jesus for me by my coming again unto you4 7#bg7,only conduct yourselves worthily as becometh the gospel of ,christ2 that whether ,i come and see you1 or else be absent1 ,i may hear of your affairs1 that ye stand fast in one spirit1 with one soul wrestling together in the faith of the gospel2 7#bh7;and not dismayed on any occasion by your adversaries2 which is indeed the proof of perdition to them1 but of salvation to you1 and that from ,god4 7#bi7;,for this favour on the part of ,christ is granted you1 not only that ye should believe on him1 but also that ye should suffer for his sake2 7#cj7;experiencing the same conflict which ye have seen in me1 and now hear to be in me4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,if there be then any consolation in ,christ1 if any comfort of love1 if any communion of spirit1 if any bowels and compassions1 7#b7;fulfil ye my joy1 that ye may be united in sentiment1 having the same love1 of one soul1 of one mind4 7#c7,let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously2 but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves4 7#d7,let not each aim at their own particular interests1 but every man at those of others4 7#e7,let the same sentiment of mind be in you1 which was also in ,christ ,jesus3 7#f7who being in the form of ,god counted it no usurpation to claim equality with ,god3 7#g7;but emptied himself1 assuming the form of a servant1 made after the similitude of mortal men2 7#h7;and found in fashion as man1 he humbled himself1 becoming obedient to death1 even to the death of the cross4 7#i7,wherefore ,god also hath transcendently exalted him1 and bestowed on him a name which is above every name3 7#aj7that to the name of ,jesus every knee should bow1 of beings celestial and terrestrial1 and infernal2 7#aa7;and every tongue should confess that the ,lord ,jesus is ,messiah1 to the glory of ,god the ,father4 7#ab7,wherefore1 my beloved1 as ye have always been obedient1 not only during my presence with you1 but now much more in my absence1 with fear and trembling work out your own salvation4 7#ac7;,for it is ,god who worketh effectually in you both to will and to perform of his good pleasure4 7#ad7;,do all things without murmurings or disputes3 7#ae7that ye may be blameless and harmless1 the children of ,god1 inoffensive1 in the midst of an untoward and perverse generation1 among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world2 7#af7;holding up the word of life1 that ,i may glory in the day of ,christ1 that ,i have not run in vain1 nor laboured in vain4 7#ag7,yea1 and should ,i become the victim1 in the sacrifice and service of your faith1 ,i joy1 and rejoice with you all4 7#ah7;,in like manner do ye also joy and rejoice with me4 7#ai7;,but ,i hope in the ,lord ,jesus to send ,timothy shortly unto you1 that ,i also may be refreshed in spirit1 when ,i know your affairs4 7#bj7;,for ,i have no one like minded with him1 who will genuinely care for your affairs4 7#ba7;,for all seek their own interests1 not those of ,christ ,jesus4 7#bb7;,but ye have known the trial of him1 that1 as a son with a father1 he hath served with me in the gospel4 7#bc7;,him therefore ,i hope to send immediately as soon as ,i see clearly what will become of me4 7#bd7;,but ,i have confidence in the ,lord that ,i myself shall come shortly4 7#be7;,but ,i have thought it necessary to send unto you ,epaphroditus1 my brother1 and fellow-labourer1 and fellow-soldier1 but your messenger1 and the minister who supplied my want4 7#bf7;,for indeed he greatly longed after you all1 and was very sorry that ye had heard that he had been sick4 7#bg7;,for sick indeed he was1 nigh unto death3 but ,god had mercy on him2 and not on him only1 but on me also1 that ,i might not have sorrow upon sorrow4 7#bh7;,i have sent him therefore the more diligently1 that seeing him once more ye may rejoice1 and ,i be less sorrowful4 7#bi7,receive him therefore in the ,lord with all joy1 and honourably treat those that are such3 7#cj7;for in the work of ,christ he was nigh unto death indifferent about life1 that he might afford me that service which it was not in your power to render me4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,moreover1 brethren1 rejoice in the ,lord4 ,to write the same things to you1 to me indeed is not irksome1 but is safe for you4 7#b7;,beware of dogs1 beware of the malicious labourers1 beware of the concision4 7#c7;,for we are the circumcision1 who serve ,god in spirit1 and glory in ,christ ,jesus1 and put no confidence in the flesh4 7#d7,though ,i too might have confidence in the flesh2 if any other man thinks that he may have confidence in the flesh1 ,i may claim more3 7#e7;circumcised the eighth day1 of the race of ,israel1 of the tribe of ,benjamin1 a ,hebrew of ,hebrews2 7#f7respecting the law1 a ,pharisee2 with regard to zeal1 persecuting the church2 as touching the righteousness which is by the law1 blameless4 7#g7;,but what things were gain to me1 these have ,i counted loss for ,christ4 7#h7,yea doubtless1 and ,i count all things but loss for the transcendently excellent knowledge of ,jesus ,christ my ,lord3 for whom ,i have suffered the loss of all things1 and count them but as offals of ordure1 that ,i may gain ,christ1 7#i7;and be found in him1 not having mine own righteousness1 which is by the law1 but that which is through faith in ,christ1 the righteousness which is of ,god by faith3 7#aj7that ,i may know him1 and the virtue of his resurrection1 and communion with his sufferings1 being conformed to his death2 7#aa7;if haply ,i may attain unto the resurrection of the dead4 7#ab7,not that ,i have already attained1 or am now perfect3 but ,i pursue1 that ,i may overtake that for which also by his apprehension of me ,i am destined by ,christ ,jesus4 7#ac7;,brethren1 ,i count not myself to have overtaken it2 but this one object ,i pursue1 forgetting the things which are behind1 and reaching out to those which are before1 7#ad7;,i press towards the mark for the prize of the divine calling from on high in ,christ ,jesus4 7#ae7,let as many of us therefore as are perfect1 be thus minded3 and if ye entertain any other sentiment1 ,god also will unveil this unto you4 7#af7,nevertheless1 so far as we have advanced1 be it our care to walk by the same rule1 to mind the same thing4 7#ag7;,be ye imitators1 brethren1 of me1 and eye attentively those who walk so as ye have us for an example4 7#ah7;,for many walk1 whom ,i have often mentioned to you1 and now tell you even weeping1 that they are the enemies of the cross of ,christ3 7#ai7whose end is perdition1 whose ,god is their belly1 and their glory in their shame1 whose minds are occupied with earthly things4 7#bj7;,but our conversation is in heaven as its citizens1 from whence also we are expecting the ,saviour1 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 7#ba7who shall transform our body of humiliation1 that it may be conformed to his body of glory1 according to the effectual working of him who is able to subdue even all things to himself4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,wherefore1 my brethren1 beloved1 and very dear to me1 my joy and crown1 so stand fast in the ,lord1 ,o beloved4 7#b7;,i beseech ,euodias1 and ,i beseech ,syntiche to be of one mind in the ,lord4 7#c7;,and ,i beseech thee also1 my genuine associate1 assist those women who laboured with me in the gospel1 with ,clement also1 and my other fellow-labourers1 whose names are in the book of life4 7#d7,rejoice in the ,lord always2 again ,i say1 ,rejoice4 7#e7,let your moderation be known unto all men4 ,the ,lord is at hand4 7#f7;,be not anxious about any thing1 but in every case by prayer and supplication1 with thanksgiving1 let your petitions be made known unto ,god4 7#g7;,and the peace of ,god which surpasseth all comprehension1 shall guard your hearts and minds in ,christ ,jesus4 7#h7;,finally1 brethren1 whatsoever things are true1 whatsoever things are serious1 whatsoever things are just1 whatsoever things are pure1 whatsoever things are amiable1 whatsoever things are laudable1 if there be any virtue1 or any thing praise-worthy1 pay attention to these things4 7#i7,whatsoever things also ye have learned1 and received1 and heard1 and seen in me1 these practise1 and the ,god of peace shall be with you4 7#aj7,now ,i rejoiced greatly in the ,lord1 that now once more your thoughtful attention about me hath again sprung up1 to which also your mind had been disposed1 but ye had not found the opportunity4 7#aa7,not that ,i mention this with a view to my indigence3 for ,i have learned in whatever circumstances ,i am1 to be content4 7#ab7;,i know how to be abased1 and ,i know how to abound2 in every state and in all situations ,i am instructed either to be full or famishing1 either to enjoy abundance1 or to suffer want3 7#ac7;,i am enabled for all things by ,christ who strengtheneth me4 7#ad7,nevertheless ye have done nobly in your communications to me during my affliction4 7#ae7;,but know also1 ,philippians1 that at my first preaching the gospel1 when ,i went from ,macedonia1 no church communicated to me in the way of giving and receiving but ye alone4 7#af7;,for in ,thessalonica also ye sent me once1 yea twice1 a supply for my want4 7#ag7,not that ,i am anxious for a gift2 but ,i am anxious to see fruit abounding on your account4 7#ah7;,but ,i have now all things1 and abound3 ,i am full1 having received from ,epaphroditus your bounty1 an odour of sweet smell1 an acceptable sacrifice1 well pleasing to ,god4 7#ai7;,but my ,god will fully supply all your want1 according to his riches in glory1 by ,christ ,jesus4 7#bj7,now to ,god1 even our ,father1 be glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ba7,salute every saint in ,christ ,jesus4 ,the brethren that are with me salute you4 7#bb7;,all the saints salute you1 specially those who are of ,caesar's household4 7#bc7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen4 ,unto the ,philippians1 written from ,rome by ,epaphroditus4 ,,the ,,epistle of ,,paul the ,,apostle1 ,,to ,,the ,,colossians4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 and ,timothy a brother1 7#b7to the saints at ,colosse1 and to the faithful brethren in ,christ3 grace be unto you1 and peace from ,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7,we give thanks to the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 always praying for you1 7#d7;having heard of your faith in ,christ ,jesus1 and the love ye show to all the saints2 7#e7;because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens1 which ye have heard before in the word of truth1 the gospel1 7#f7which is come unto you1 as it is also unto all the world2 and beareth fruit1 as also among you1 from the day that ye heard and knew the grace of ,god in truth2 7#g7;even as ye have learned from ,epaphras our beloved fellow-labourer1 who is a faithful minister of ,christ for you2 7#h7who also declared to us your love in the ,spirit4 7#i7;,for this cause we also from the day we heard it have not ceased praying for you1 and beseeching ,god 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 ,lord1 well pleasing him in all things1 in every good work fruitful1 and increasing in the knowledge of ,god2 7#aa7strengthened with all might1 according to his glorious power1 unto all patience and long-suffering with joy2 7#ab7;giving thanks to ,god1 even the ,father1 who hath made us meet for a portion in the inheritance of the saints in light2 7#ac7who hath plucked us out from the dominion of darkness1 and transferred us into the kingdom of the ,son of his love3 7#ad7;in whom we have redemption through his blood1 and forgiveness of sins4 7#ae7,who is the image of the invisible ,god1 the prime author of all creation3 7#af7;for by him were all things created1 celestial and terrestrial1 visible or invisible1 whether thrones1 or dominations1 or principalities1 or powers1 all were created by him1 and for him3 7#ag7;and he is before all1 and by him all things subsist4 7#ah7;,and he is the head of the body1 the church2 he is the beginning1 the first begotten from the dead1 that he might be in all things pre-eminent4 7#ai7;,for it hath pleased the ,father that in him all fulness should dwell2 7#bj7;and by him to reconcile all things to himself1 making peace by the blood of his cross3 by him1 ,i say1 whether they be things on earth1 or things in the heavens4 7#ba7;,and you who in time past were all aliens1 and enemies in mind by wicked works1 hath he now reconciled1 7#bb7;by the body of his flesh1 through death1 to present you holy1 and blameless1 and irreprehensible in his presence3 7#bc7;if ye abide in faith grounded and firm1 and never moved aside from the hope of the gospel1 which ye have heard1 and which hath been preached to the whole creation which is under heaven1 of which ,i ,paul am a minister4 7#bd7,now ,i rejoice in my sufferings for you1 and fill up in my flesh the measure of afflictions for ,christ which remains to be endured for his body1 which is the church1 7#be7of which ,i am a minister1 according to the dispensation of ,god1 which was given me for you to fulfil the ministry of the word of ,god--7#bf7the mystery which was hid from ages and from generations1 but is now unveiled to his saints2 7#bg7to whom ,god would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the ,gentiles1 which is ,christ in you1 the hope of glory3 7#bh7whom we preach1 warning every man1 and teaching every man in all wisdom1 that we may present every man perfect in ,christ ,jesus2 7#bi7;for which also ,i am labouring1 conflicting in the energy of his might1 which worketh in me powerfully4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,for ,i wish you to know how great a struggle ,i sustain for you1 and those at ,laodicea1 and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh2 7#b7that their hearts may be comforted1 firmly united together in love1 and unto all riches of full assurance of understanding1 in the knowledge of the mystery of ,god1 and of the ,father1 and of ,christ2 7#c7;in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge4 7#d7,now this ,i say1 lest any man pervert you with specious discourse4 7#e7;,for though ,i am absent from you in person1 yet ,i am present with you in spirit1 rejoicing and beholding your regular order1 and the stedfastness of your faith in ,christ4 7#f7;,as therefore ye have received ,christ ,jesus the ,lord1 walk in him3 7#g7rooted and built up on him1 and confirmed in the faith1 as ye have been taught1 abounding therein with thanksgiving4 7#h7;,beware that no man make a prey of you by means of philosophy and vain delusion1 after the tradition of men1 after the principles of the world1 and not after ,christ3 7#i7;for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the ,godhead bodily2 7#aj7;and ye are complete in him1 who is the head of all principality and power3 7#aa7;in whom also ye have been circumcised with the circumcision not made with hands1 by the putting off the body of the sins of the flesh1 through the circumcision of ,christ3 7#ab7;buried with him in baptism1 in which also ye have been raised up together with him by faith1 the energy of ,god1 who raised him from the dead4 7#ac7;,and you1 who were dead in sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh1 hath he quickened with him1 freely forgiving you all trespasses2 7#ad7;and hath blotted out the handwriting in ordinances that was against us1 which was the obstacle to us1 and took it from the midst1 nailing it to the cross2 7#ae7spoiling principalities and powers1 he exposed them to view openly1 triumphing over them on it4 7#af7,let no man therefore judge you concerning what you eat1 or what you drink1 or the observance of a feast1 or new moon1 or the sabbaths2 7#ag7which are merely shadows of things to come3 but the body is ,christ's4 7#ah7,let no man juggle you out of your prize1 voluntary in his humility and the worship of angels1 intruding into things which he never saw1 vainly puffed up by his carnal imagination2 7#ai7;and not firmly attached to the head1 from which the whole body1 by joints and ligaments1 harmoniously adjusted and closely compacted1 increaseth with increase from ,god4 7#bj7;,if then ye have been dead with ,christ from the rudiments of the world1 why1 as though living in the world1 are ye dogmatically taught1 7#ba7;eat not1 nor talk1 nor touch1 7#bb77;all which things tend to corruption by abuse7 according to the injunctions and doctrines of men8 7#bc7,which things indeed hold forth an appearance of wisdom in will-worship1 and humility1 and bodily mortification1 though not of any value1 but a gratification to the flesh4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,if ye then be risen with ,christ1 seek the things which are above1 where ,christ is seated at the right hand of ,god4 7#b7;,fix your minds on things above1 not on things on the earth4 7#c7;,for ye are dead1 and your life is hid with ,christ in ,god4 7#d7,when ,christ shall appear1 who is our life1 then shall you also with him be manifested in glory4 7#e7,mortify therefore your members which are on the earth1 fornication1 impurity1 the vile passion1 evil concupiscence1 and insatiable desire1 which is idolatry3 7#f7;for which things the wrath of ,god cometh upon the children of disobedience2 7#g7;in which ye also walked formerly when ye lived among them3 7#h7;but now ye have put away all these things1 anger1 asperity1 malice1 scandal1 obscenity1 out of your mouth4 7#i7,lie not one to another1 seeing ye have put off the old man with his practices2 7#aj7;and have put on the new man1 which is renewed in knowledge1 after the image of him that created him4 7#aa7,where there is no difference whether a man be ,greek or ,jew1 circumcised or uncircumcised1 barbarian or ,scythian1 slave or freeman3 but ,christ is all and in all4 7#ab7,put on therefore1 as the elect of ,god1 holy and beloved1 bowels of mercies1 kindness1 humility1 meekness1 long-suffering2 7#ac7;forbearing one another1 and freely forgiving one another1 if any man hath a complaint against another3 even as ,christ hath freely forgiven you1 so also do ye4 7#ad7;,but above all these things put on love1 which is the bond of perfection4 7#ae7;,and let the peace of ,god set up its throne in your hearts1 whereunto also ye have been called in one body2 and be ye thankful4 7#af7,let the word of ,christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom1 teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms1 and hymns1 and spiritual canticles1 singing with grace in your heart unto the ,lord4 7#ag7;,and everything that ye do in word or in work1 do all in the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 giving thanks to ,god and the ,father by him4 7#ah7,wives be subject to your own husbands1 as is fit in the ,lord4 7#ai7;,husbands1 love your wives1 and use no asperity against them4 7#bj7;,children1 be obedient to your parents in all things2 for this is well-pleasing to the ,lord4 7#ba7,parents1 irritate not your children1 lest their spirit be broken4 7#bb7,servants1 obey in all things your masters after the flesh1 not with eye-service as men-pleasers1 but1 in simplicity of heart1 fearing ,god4 7#bc7;,and in every thing that ye do1 labour from the soul1 as for the ,lord1 and not man2 7#bd7knowing that from the ,lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance3 for ye are servants to the ,lord ,christ4 7#be7;,but he that is guilty of injustice shall receive punishment for the wrong he hath done3 and there is no respect of persons4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,masters1 afford to your servants that which is just1 and an equivalent1 knowing that ye also have a ,master in the heavens4 7#b7,persevere in prayer1 watching therein with thanksgiving2 7#c7praying also at the same time for us1 that ,god may open to us a door for the word1 that ,i may speak the mystery of ,christ1 for which ,i am also in chains3 7#d7that ,i may make it evident1 as ,i ought to speak4 7#e7,walk wisely with regard to those without1 redeeming the time4 7#f7,let your discourse be always gracious1 seasoned with salt1 that ye may know how ye ought to reply to every man4 7#g7;,all my affairs will ,tychicus make known unto you1 a beloved brother1 and faithful minister1 and fellow-servant in the ,lord3 7#h7whom ,i have sent unto you for this very purpose1 that he might know your affairs1 and comfort your hearts2 7#i7with ,onesimus1 that faithful and beloved brother1 who is one of you3 they will make known unto you all things that have passed here4 7#aj7,there salute you ,aristarchus my fellow-prisoner1 and ,mark nephew to ,barnabas1 concerning whom ye have received injunctions2 if he come unto you1 receive him1 7#aa7;and ,jesus1 who is called ,justus1 who are of the circumcision4 ,these only are my fellow-labourers for the kingdom of ,god1 who have been a comfort to me4 7#ab7;,epaphras1 one of you1 saluteth you1 a servant of ,christ1 always wrestling for you in prayers1 that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of ,god4 7#ac7;,for ,i bear him witness that he hath great zeal for you1 and for those in ,laodicea1 and those in ,hierapolis4 7#ad7,luke1 the beloved physician1 saluteth you1 and ,demas4 7#ae7,salute the brethren that are in ,laodicea1 and ,nymphas1 and the church which is at his house4 7#af7;,and when this epistle hath been read among you1 cause that it also be read in the church of the ,laodiceans1 and that ye also read that from ,laodicea4 7#ag7;,and say to ,archippus1 ,take heed to the ministry which thou hast received from the ,lord1 that thou fulfil it4 7#ah7,the salutation of ,paul with mine own hand4 ,remember my chains4 ,grace be with you4 ,amen4 ,written to the ,colossians from ,rome by ,tychicus and ,onesimus4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,paul ,,the ,,apostle1 ,,to ,,the ,,thessalonians4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 and ,silvanus1 and ,timothy1 to the church of the ,thessalonians in ,god the ,father1 and in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 grace unto you1 and peace from ,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#b7,we give thanks to ,god always for you all1 making mention of you in our prayers2 7#c7without ceasing calling to mind your work of faith1 and labour of love1 and patience of hope in our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 before our ,god and ,father2 7#d7knowing1 brethren1 beloved of ,god1 your election4 7#e7;,for our gospel came not unto you in word only1 but in power1 and in the ,holy ,ghost1 and in great fulness of assurance2 as ye know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes4 7#f7;,and ye became imitators of us1 and of the ,lord1 receiving the word in much affliction1 with joy of the ,holy ,ghost2 7#g7so that ye became models for all that believe in ,macedonia and ,achaia4 7#h7;,for from you sounded forth the word of the ,lord1 not only into ,macedonia and ,achaia1 but into every region also your fidelity towards ,god is gone out1 so that we have no need to say any thing4 7#i7;,for they publish concerning you what manner of entrance we had unto you1 and how ye turned unto ,god from idols1 to serve the living and true ,god1 7#aj7;and to wait for his ,son from the heavens1 whom he raised from the dead1 even ,jesus1 who delivereth us from the wrath to come4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,for ye yourselves1 brethren1 know our entrance in to you1 that it was not in vain4 7#b7;,but though we had suffered before1 and were infamously treated1 as ye know1 at ,philippi1 we were bold in our ,god to preach unto you the gospel of ,god amidst a great conflict4 7#c7;,and our exhortation originated not from delusion1 or impurity1 or from guile2 7#d7;but as we have been approved of ,god to be entrusted with the gospel1 so we speak1 not as pleasing men1 but ,god1 who trieth our hearts4 7#e7;,for neither at any time used we insinuating language1 as ye know1 nor a pretext for covetousness2 ,god is witness3 7#f7not seeking glory from men1 neither from you1 nor from others1 though we might have been burdensome1 as apostles of ,christ4 7#g7;,but we were gentle in the midst of you1 as a nurse cherisheth her own infants4 7#h7,so1 tenderly affected towards you1 we could with pleasure have imparted to you not the gospel of ,god only1 but our own lives also1 because ye were beloved by us4 7#i7;,for ye remember1 brethren1 our labour and toil3 for night and day working hard1 that we might be no burden to any of you1 we preached unto you the gospel of ,god4 7#aj7,ye are witnesses1 and ,god also1 how holily1 and justly1 and faultlessly we conducted ourselves among you that believe3 7#aa7;as ye know how we treated every one of you1 as a father doth his children1 exhorting you1 and admonishing1 and conjuring you1 7#ab7that ye should walk worthy of ,god1 as calling you into his kingdom and glory4 7#ac7;,for this cause do we also give thanks to ,god unceasingly1 because when ye received the word reported by us from ,god1 ye received it not as the word of man1 but1 as it is in truth1 the word of ,god1 which worketh also effectually in you that believe4 7#ad7;,for ye1 brethren1 became imitators of the churches of ,god which are in ,judea1 in ,christ ,jesus3 for ye suffered the same things also yourselves from your own countrymen1 as they too have of the ,jews2 7#ae7who both murdered the ,lord ,jesus and their own prophets1 and have persecuted us1 and please not ,god1 and are in opposition to all mankind2 7#af7;forbidding us to speak to the ,gentiles1 that they might be saved1 to fill up the measure of their iniquities always3 but wrath is coming upon them to the extremity4 7#ag7;,but we1 brethren1 bereaved of you for a short moment1 in person1 not in heart1 have more abundantly longed to see your face with great desire4 7#ah7,therefore we wished to have come unto you1 even ,i ,paul1 once and again2 but ,satan prevented us4 7#ai7;,for what is our hope1 or joy1 or crown of rejoicing8 ,are not even ye in the presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at his coming8 7#bj7;,for ye are our glory and joy4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,wherefore when we could no longer forbear1 we thought it good to be left at ,athens alone3 7#b7;and sent ,timothy our brother1 and a minister of ,god1 and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of ,christ1 that he might stablish you1 and comfort you concerning your faith3 7#c7that no man might be shaken by these tribulations2 for ye yourselves know that thereunto we are appointed4 7#d7;,for when we were with you1 we told you before that we were about to suffer tribulation2 as also it came to pass1 and ye know4 7#e7;,for this cause also1 when ,i could no longer forbear1 ,i sent to know your fidelity1 lest by any means the tempter had tempted you1 and our labour should be in vain4 7#f7;,but now when ,timothy returned to us from you1 and brought us the glad tidings of your faith and love1 and that ye retain a kind remembrance of us always1 earnestly desirous to see us1 as we are also to see you3 7#g7;for this cause we have felt consolation1 brethren1 in you under all our tribulation and distress1 because of your fidelity4 7#h7;,for now we live1 if ye stand fast in the ,lord4 7#i7;,for what sufficient thanks can we render to ,god for you1 for all the joy with which we rejoice on your account before our ,god1 7#aj7night and day most fervently praying that we may see your face1 and amply supply the deficiencies of your faith8 7#aa7,now ,god himself1 and our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ direct our way unto you4 7#ab7;,and the ,lord cause you to abound and overflow with love one to another1 and towards all men1 as we also do to you3 7#ac7to the end that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before ,god and our ,father1 at the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ with all his saints4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,finally1 brethren1 we beseech you therefore1 and conjure you by the ,lord ,jesus1 that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk1 and please ,god1 so ye would abound more and more4 7#b7;,for ye know what commandments we gave you by the ,lord ,jesus4 7#c7;,for this is the will of ,god1 even your sanctification1 that you should abstain from whoredom2 7#d7that every one of you may know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour1 7#e7not in the vile passion of lewdness1 as the ,gentiles which know not ,god2 7#f7that no man transgress against1 or act dishonestly to his brother in this matter because the ,lord is the avenger of all such things1 as we have told you before1 and testified4 7#g7;,for ,god hath not called us unto impurity1 but unto holiness4 7#h7,therefore he that despiseth1 despiseth not man1 but ,god1 who hath also given unto us his ,holy ,spirit4 7#i7,now concerning brotherly love1 ,i have no need to write unto you3 for ye yourselves are divinely taught to love one another4 7#aj7;,and indeed ye practise it towards all the brethren that are throughout ,macedonia3 but we conjure you1 brethren1 to abound more and more2 7#aa7;and that you make it your study to live peaceably1 and to do your own business1 and to work with your own hands1 even as we have enjoined you2 7#ab7that ye walk becomingly towards those without1 and need no assistance from any person4 7#ac7,now ,i would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 concerning those who are fallen asleep1 that ye be not afflicted1 as the rest of mankind who have no hope4 7#ad7;,for if we believe that ,jesus died1 and rose again1 so also those that have fallen asleep for ,jesus shall ,god bring with him4 7#ae7;,for this ,i say unto you by the word of the ,lord1 that we who are alive1 who are left unto the coming of the ,lord1 shall not prevent those who are fallen asleep4 7#af7;,for the ,lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout1 with the voice of the archangel1 and with the trumpet of ,god2 and the dead in ,christ shall rise first3 7#ag7then we who are alive1 who remain1 shall be caught up together with them into the clouds1 to meet the ,lord in the air2 and so shall we be ever with the ,lord4 7#ah7,wherefore comfort one another with these words4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,now concerning the times and the seasons1 brethren1 ye have no need that ,i should write to you3 7#b7;for yourselves know precisely that the day of the ,lord so cometh as a thief in the night4 7#c7;,for when they say1 ,peace and safety1 then sudden destruction rusheth upon them1 as travail on a woman with child1 and they shall in no wise escape4 7#d7;,but ye1 brethren1 are not in darkness1 that the day should overtake you as a thief4 7#e7,ye are all the children of light1 and the children of day3 we are not the children of night1 nor of darkness4 7#f7,let us not then sleep as do others2 but let us watch and be sober4 7#g7;,for they who sleep1 sleep in the night1 and they who are drunken1 are drunken in the night2 7#h7;but let us who are of the day be sober1 putting on the breastplate of faith and love1 and for a helmet the hope of salvation4 7#i7;,for ,god hath not appointed us to wrath1 but to obtain salvation through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 7#aj7who died for us1 that whether we sleep1 or whether we wake1 we may live together with him4 7#aa7,wherefore comfort one another1 and edify one another1 as also ye do4 7#ab7,now we entreat you1 brethren1 to know those who labour among you1 and preside over you in the ,lord1 and admonish you2 7#ac7;and to account of them very highly in love for their work's sake4 ,and live in peace among yourselves4 7#ad7,now we conjure you1 brethren1 admonish the unruly1 comfort the feeble-minded1 support the infirm1 be patient with all men4 7#ae7,see that no man return evil for evil to any man2 but always pursue that which is good1 both towards one another1 and towards all men4 7#af7,rejoice evermore4 7#ag7,pray without ceasing4 7#ah7;,in every thing give thanks3 for this is the will of ,god in ,christ ,jesus to you-wards4 7#ai7,quench not the ,spirit4 7#bj7;,despise not prophesyings4 7#ba7,prove all things2 hold fast that which is good4 7#bb7;,abstain from all appearance of evil4 7#bc7,now the ,god of peace himself sanctify you wholly2 and may your whole spirit1 and soul1 and body be preserved faultless unto the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#bd7;,faithful is he that calleth you1 who also will do it4 7#be7;,brethren1 pray for us4 7#bf7,salute all the brethren with an holy kiss4 7#bg7;,i conjure you by the ,lord1 that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren4 7#bh7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 ,amen4 ,the first epistle to the ,thessalonians was written from ,athens4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,paul ,,the ,,apostle1 ,,to ,,the ,,thessalonians4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 and ,silvanus1 and ,timothy1 to the church of the ,thessalonians in ,god our ,father and in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 7#b7;grace unto you and peace1 from ,god our ,father1 and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#c7,we are bound to give thanks to ,god always for you1 brethren1 as it is fit1 because your faith groweth exceedingly1 and the love of every one of you all towards each other aboundeth3 7#d7so that we ourselves make our boast of you among the churches of ,god1 for your patience and fidelity under all your persecutions and afflictions which ye endure3 7#e7which is a manifest proof of the righteous judgment of ,god1 that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of ,god1 for which ye also suffer3 7#f7seeing it is a righteous thing with ,god to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you2 7#g7;and to you who are troubled1 rest with us1 at the revelation of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ from heaven with his mighty angels1 7#h7;in a flame of fire1 taking vengeance of them that know not ,god1 and obey not the gospel of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 7#i7who shall receive punishment1 even eternal perdition1 from the presence of the ,lord1 and from the glory of his power3 7#aj7when he shall come to be glorified in his saints1 and to be admired by all those who believe2 because our testimony was believed among you in that day4 7#aa7,wherefore also we pray continually for you1 that our ,god would count you worthy of the calling1 and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness1 and the work of faith with power3 7#ab7that the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ may be glorified by you1 and you by him1 according to the grace of our ,god and ,lord1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,now we entreat you1 brethren1 with regard to the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and our gathering together unto him3 7#b7that ye be not hastily agitated with apprehension1 nor troubled1 neither by spirit1 nor by discourse1 nor by letter1 as coming from us1 as though the day of the ,lord was instantly approaching4 7#c7,let no man deceive you in any way3 because that cannot be till the apostasy come first1 and the man of sin appear1 the son of perdition1 7#d7who opposeth himself against1 and exalteth himself above all that is called ,god1 or is the object of adoration2 so that he in the temple of ,god sitteth as ,god1 exhibiting himself in public that he is ,god4 7#e7;,do ye not remember that when ,i was yet with you1 ,i told you these things8 7#f7;,and now ye know what withholdeth1 that he may be revealed in his own time4 7#g7;,for the mystery of iniquity is already powerfully working2 only he that withholdeth hitherto1 will do so till he is removed4 7#h7;,and then that lawless person will appear1 whom the ,lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth1 and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming2 7#i7whose appearing is known by fanatical energy1 displayed in all power1 and signs1 and lying miracles1 7#aj7;and in every unrighteous delusion among those who perish3 in consequence of which things they received not the love of the truth1 that they might be saved4 7#aa7;,and for this cause ,god shall send unto them the energy of delusion1 that they should believe a lie3 7#ab7that they all might be damned who have not believed the truth1 but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness4 7#ac7;,but we are bound to give thanks always to ,god for you1 brethren1 beloved of the ,lord1 because ,god hath elected you from the beginning unto salvation1 by sanctification of the ,spirit1 and faith in the truth3 7#ad7whereunto also he called you by our gospel1 in order to your acquisition of the glory of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#ae7,therefore1 brethren1 stand fast1 and firmly hold the injunctions delivered to you1 as ye have been taught1 whether by our discourse1 or by letter4 7#af7,now our ,lord ,jesus ,christ himself1 and our ,god1 and ,father1 who hath loved us1 and given us everlasting consolation1 and good hope through grace1 7#ag7;comfort your hearts1 and stablish you in every good word and work4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,finally1 brethren1 pray for us1 that the word of the ,lord may run1 and be glorified1 even as among you2 7#b7;and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men3 for there is not faith in all4 7#c7;,but the ,lord is faithful1 who will stablish you1 and keep you from the wicked one4 7#d7;,but we have confidence in the ,lord towards you1 that the things which we have enjoined you1 ye both do1 and will do4 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 to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walketh disorderly1 and not according to the injunction which he hath received from us4 7#g7;,for ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us2 for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you1 7#h7neither did we eat bread with any man unpaid for1 but with labour and toil worked night and day1 that we might be burdensome to none of you3 7#i7not that we have not such power1 but that we might be ourselves an example for you to imitate4 7#aj7;,for when we were with you1 this we enjoined you1 that if a man would not work1 neither should he eat4 7#aa7;,for we hear that there are some among you who walk disorderly1 doing no work1 but being busy-bodies4 7#ab7,now such we command1 and conjure1 by our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that with quietness they labour1 and eat their own bread4 7#ac7;,but ye1 brethren1 be not weary of well doing4 7#ad7;,and if any man obey not our word by letter1 mark that man1 and maintain no society with him1 that he may be ashamed4 7#ae7,yet regard him not as an enemy1 but admonish him as a brother4 7#af7;,and the ,lord of peace himself give you peace1 by every means1 in every situation4 ,the ,lord be with you all4 7#ag7,the salutation of ,paul with my own hand1 which is my sign in every letter3 so ,i write4 7#ah7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen4 ,the second epistle was written to the ,thessalonians from ,athens4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,the ,,apostle ,,paul ,,to ,,timothy4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 by the order of ,god1 our ,saviour1 and ,lord1 ,jesus ,christ1 who is our hope2 7#b7to ,timothy1 my genuine son in faith3 grace1 mercy1 and peace from ,god our ,father1 and ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 7#c7;,as ,i exhorted thee to abide at ,ephesus when ,i went into ,macedonia1 that thou mightest enjoin certain persons to introduce no different doctrine1 7#d7nor to attend to fables and endless genealogies1 which give occasion to disputes rather than godly edification1 which is by faith2 so do4 7#e7;,for the end of the commandment is love out of a clean heart1 and good conscience1 and faith unfeigned3 7#f7;from which some1 having swerved1 have turned aside to vain babbling2 7#g7;affecting to be doctors of the law1 though they understand neither what they say1 nor whereof they affirm4 7#h7;,but we know that the law is good if a man use it according to its institution2 7#i7knowing this1 that the law is not made for the just man1 but for the lawless and disorderly1 for the ungodly and for sinners1 for the unholy and profane1 for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers1 for men-slayers1 7#aj7;for whoremongers1 for sodomites1 for stealers of men1 for liars1 for perjured persons1 and if there be any other thing which is contrary to sound doctrine1 7#aa7;according to the glorious gospel of the blessed ,god1 with which ,i have been put in trust4 7#ab7;,and ,i render thanks to him who hath strengthened me1 even to ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 that he hath counted me faithful1 putting me into the ministry2 7#ac7who was before a blasphemer1 and a persecutor1 and insolently violent1 ,but ,i was admitted to mercy1 for ,i did it ignorantly in unbelief2 7#ad7;but the grace of our ,lord hath exceedingly abounded with faith and love1 which is in ,christ ,jesus4 7#ae7;,it is a faithful saying1 and worthy of all acceptation1 that ,christ ,jesus came into the world to save sinners1 of whom ,i am the chief4 7#af7;,but for this end obtained ,i mercy1 that in me1 the chief1 ,jesus ,christ might shew forth all long-suffering1 for a pattern to those who should after believe in him unto eternal life4 7#ag7,now to the king eternal1 immortal1 invisible1 the only wise ,god1 be honour and glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ah7,this commandment1 son ,timothy1 ,i give thee1 according to the prophecies which were before delivered concerning thee1 that by them thou mightest war a good warfare2 7#ai7;holding faith and a good conscience1 which some having renounced1 as touching the faith1 have been shipwrecked3 7#bj7of whom are ,hymeneus and ,alexander1 whom ,i have delivered over unto ,satan1 that they may be corrected1 so as to blaspheme no more4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,i ,,exhort therefore1 first of all1 that there be offered supplications1 prayers1 intercessions1 thanksgivings for the whole race of mankind3 7#b7;for kings1 and all that are in a state of eminence1 that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and seriousness4 7#c7;,for this is becoming1 and acceptable before ,god our ,saviour2 7#d7who wills all men to be saved1 and come to the acknowledgment of truth4 7#e7;,for there is one ,god1 and one mediator between ,god and men1 the man ,christ ,jesus2 7#f7who gave himself a ransom for all1 the testimony to be born in his appointed times2 7#g7of which ,i am ordained a preacher and apostle1 7,i speak the truth in ,christ1 ,i lie not17 a teacher of the ,gentiles in faith and truth4 7#h7;,i will then that men pray in every place1 lifting up holy hands without wrath or doubting3 7#i7;in like manner also that the women dress themselves in decent apparel1 with modesty and sobriety2 not with plaited tresses1 or gold1 or pearls1 or very costly clothing1 7#aj7;but as becometh women professing godliness1 with good works4 7#aa7,let the woman learn in silence with all subjection3 7#ab7;for ,i permit not a woman to teach in public1 or to assume authority over the man1 but to abide in silence4 7#ac7;,for ,adam was first formed1 ,eve afterwards4 7#ad7;,and ,adam was not deceived1 but the woman being deceived1 by transgression fell4 7#ae7;,but she shall be saved through childbearing1 if they abide in faith1 and love1 and holiness with sobriety4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,it is a true saying1 ,if a man seeks the office of a bishop1 he desireth a laudable employment4 7#b7;,a bishop then must be irreprehensible1 the husband of one wife1 temperate1 sagacious1 respectable1 hospitable1 well qualified for teaching2 7#c7not addicted to wine1 not using hard words or blows1 not greedy of base gain2 but gentle1 not quarrelsome1 not a lover of money2 7#d7presiding over his own family with propriety1 having his children under subjection with all gravity of behaviour3 7#e7;for if a man knoweth not how to order his own family1 how shall he take proper care of the church of ,god8 7#f7,not a new convert1 lest he be puffed up1 and fall into the devil's crime4 7#g7;,he must also have a fair character from those who are without1 that he may not fall into reproach1 and into the snare of the devil4 7#h7,the deacons also in like manner must be grave1 not doubletongued1 not addicting themselves to much wine1 not greedy of filthy lucre2 7#i7;holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience4 7#aj7;,and let these also be first proved1 and if found blameless1 then let them enter on the deacon's office4 7#aa7,their wives in like manner must be grave women1 not addicted to scandal1 sober1 faithful in all things4 7#ab7,let the deacons be the husbands of one wife1 ordering well their children and their own families4 7#ac7;,for they who discharge the office of a deacon with propriety1 acquire to themselves a respectable station in the church1 and great boldness in the faith which is in ,jesus ,christ4 7#ad7,these things ,i write to thee1 hoping to come unto thee shortly3 7#ae7;but should ,i be delayed1 that thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to conduct thyself in the house of ,god1 which is the church of the living ,god1 the pillar and the pedestal of truth4 7#af7;,and confessedly great is the mystery of godliness3 ,god was manifested in the flesh1 justified by the ,spirit1 seen of angels1 preached among the ,gentiles1 believed on in the world1 received up into glory4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,now the ,spirit speaketh expresly1 that in the latter days some will apostatise from the faith1 giving heed to spirits of delusion1 and doctrines of devils2 7#b7men who teach lies with hypocrisy2 and have their own consciences cauterised2 7#c7prohibiting marriage1 and enjoining abstinence from particular meats1 which ,god created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful1 and those who acknowledge the truth4 7#d7;,for every creature of ,god is good1 and none to be rejected1 if used with thanksgiving3 7#e7;for it is sanctified by the word of ,god and prayer4 7#f7;,if thou suggest these truths to the brethren1 thou shalt be a good minister of ,jesus ,christ1 nourished up in the words of faith and sound doctrine1 whereunto thou hast attained4 7#g7;,but profane and antiquated fables reject1 but exercise thyself unto godliness4 7#h7;,for bodily exercise is of little advantage1 but godliness is profitable for all things1 having the promise of the life which now is1 and of that which is to come4 7#i7,this is a faithful saying1 and deserving all acceptance4 7#aj7;,for therefore do we labour and are exposed to abuse1 because we have hoped in the living ,god1 who is the ,saviour of all men1 especially of the faithful4 7#aa7;,announce and teach these things4 7#ab7,let no man despise thy youth2 but be a pattern of the faithful1 in discourse2 in conduct1 in love1 in spirit1 in faith1 in purity4 7#ac7,till ,i come1 apply to reading1 to exhortation1 to teaching4 7#ad7,neglect not the gift which is in thee1 which was given thee by prophecy1 with imposition of the hands of the presbytery4 7#ae7,let these things be thy care2 be wholly devoted to them2 that thy progress may be evident to all men4 7#af7,take heed unto thyself1 and to thy doctrine2 abide in them3 for so doing thou shalt both save thyself1 and those who hear thee4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,rebuke not harshly an aged man1 but admonish him as a father2 the younger men as brethren2 7#b7the aged women as mothers2 the younger as sisters1 with all purity4 7#c7;,honour the widows1 that are widows indeed4 7#d7;,but if any widow has children or grandchildren1 let them learn as their first duty to shew their piety towards their own family1 and make a grateful return to their progenitors3 for this is becoming and acceptable before ,god4 7#e7;,but she who is a widow indeed1 and abandoned to solitude1 hopeth in ,god1 and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day4 7#f7;,but she who lives voluptuously is dead1 though she liveth4 7#g7;,and these things inculcate1 that they may be blameless4 7#h7;,but if any man provide not for his own relations1 and especially for those more immediately of his own family1 he hath denied the faith1 and is worse than an infidel4 7#i7,let no widow be put on the list under sixty years of age1 who hath been the wife of one husband1 7#aj7;bringing attestation of her good works2 that she hath well educated her children1 that she hath been hospitable to strangers1 that she hath washed the saints feet1 that she hath assisted the afflicted1 that she hath followed diligently every good work4 7#aa7;,but the younger widows reject3 for when they give themselves to wantonness contrary to ,christ1 they will marry2 7#ab7;incurring censure1 for having violated their former engagement4 7#ac7;,and at the same time also they learn to be idle1 visiting about in the houses2 and not merely idle1 but talkative and inquisitive1 speaking things they ought not4 7#ad7;,i would therefore have the younger widows to marry1 bear children1 govern their house1 give no occasion to the adversary to bring a reproach on them4 7#ae7;,for some are already turned aside after ,satan4 7#af7;,but if any man or woman who believes hath widows their relations1 let him provide for them1 and let not the church be burdened2 that there may be a sufficiency for the real widows4 7#ag7,let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour1 especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching4 7#ah7;,for the ,scripture saith1 ,thou shalt not muzzle the ox while he treadeth out the corn#aai4 ,and again1 ,the labourer is worthy of his hire4 7#ai7;,against a presbyter receive not an accusation1 except it be from two or three witnesses4 7#bj7,those who sin rebuke before all1 that the rest also may tremble4 7#ba7;,i adjure thee before ,god1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and the elect angels1 that thou observe these things without prejudice1 doing nothing by partiality4 7#bb7,lay hands hastily on no man1 nor share another's sins3 keep thyself pure2 7#bc7;confine thyself no longer to water-drinking2 but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake1 and thy frequent indispositions4 7#bd7,some men's sins are glaringly manifest1 going before to judgment2 and after others also they follow to detection4 7#be7;,in like manner also the good works of some are previously manifest2 and it is not possible that what they have besides should be concealed4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,let as many slaves as are under the yoke account their own masters worthy of all honour1 that the name of ,god and the doctrine be not blasphemed4 7#b7;,but they who have believing masters1 let them not think less of them1 because they are brethren2 but serve them the rather1 because they are faithful and beloved1 who have equally partaken of the benefit4 ,these things teach and enjoin4 7#c7;,if any man teach another doctrine1 and attend not to the sound words1 which are those of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 and to the doctrine which is according to godliness2 7#d7;he is conceited1 knowing nothing1 but delirious with disputes and quarrels about words1 from whence come wrath1 contentions1 evil speakings1 wrong suspicions1 7#e7perverse wranglings of men corrupt in mind1 and destitute of truth1 who think to make gain of godliness2 depart from such men4 7#f7;,but godliness with contentment is great gain4 7#g7;,for that we brought nothing into the world is evident1 neither can we carry any thing out of it4 7#h7;,having then food and raiment1 let us be therewith content4 7#i7;,for they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare1 and into many foolish and hurtful passions1 which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition4 7#aj7;,for the love of money is the root of all evils1 which some coveting1 have wandered away from the faith1 and pierced themselves through with many sorrows4 7#aa7;,but thou1 ,o man of ,god1 flee from these things2 but pursue righteousness1 godliness1 faith1 love1 patience1 meekness4 7#ab7,strain every nerve in the noble conflict of faith1 lay fast hold on eternal life1 unto which also thou hast been called1 and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses4 7#ac7;,i conjure thee in the presence of ,god1 who giveth life to all things1 and of ,christ ,jesus1 who witnessed that noble confession before ,pontius ,pilate2 7#ad7that thou observe this injunction spotless1 irreproachable1 unto the appearing of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 7#ae7which in his own appointed times he will shew forth1 who is the blessed and only ,potentate1 the ,king of kings1 and ,lord of lords2 7#af7who alone possesseth immortality1 inhabiting light inaccessible1 whom no man hath seen1 nor can see3 to whom be honour and glory eternal4 ,amen4 7#ag7;,charge the rich in this world not to be lifted up with pride1 nor to trust on the stability of wealth1 but on the living ,god1 who giveth us richly all things for our enjoyment2 7#ah7to do good1 to be rich in generous actions1 to take pleasure in liberality1 ready to distribute2 7#ai7laying up treasure for themselves a noble foundation against the time to come1 that they may lay hold on eternal life4 7#bj7,o ,timothy1 guard the sacred deposit1 avoiding profane trifling talk1 and antitheses of misnamed science3 7#ba7which some affecting have erred concerning the faith4 ,grace be with thee4--,amen4 ,the first epistle was written from ,laodicea1 which is the metropolis of ,phrygia ,pacatiana4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,paul ,,the ,,apostle ,,to ,,timothy4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 according to the promise of the life which is in ,christ ,jesus1 7#b7to ,timothy1 my beloved son3 grace1 mercy1 peace1 from ,god the ,father and ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 7#c7;,i thank ,god1 whom ,i serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience1 that ,i keep up a constant remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day2 7#d7;earnestly desiring to see thee1 remembering thy tears1 that ,i might be filled with joy2 7#e7recalling to my memory the unfeigned faith which was in thee1 which dwelt first in thy grandmother ,lois1 and in thy mother ,eunice2 and ,i am persuaded that it is in thee also4 7#f7;,for which cause ,i remind thee that thou fan into a flame the divine gift1 which is in thee by the imposition of my hands4 7#g7;,for ,god hath not given us a spirit of fear2 but of courage1 and of love1 and of sobriety4 7#h7;,be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our ,lord1 nor of me his prisoner3 but suffer affliction with me in the gospel1 supported by the power of ,god2 7#i7who hath saved us1 and called us with an holy calling1 not according to our works1 but according to his own purpose and grace1 which was given us in ,christ ,jesus before time had a beginning2 7#aj7;but is now made manifest by the appearing of our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 who hath abolished death1 and brought to light life and immortality by the gospel3 7#aa7whereunto ,i am appointed a preacher1 and an apostle1 and a teacher of the ,gentiles4 7#ab7;,for which cause also ,i suffer these things2 but ,i am not ashamed3 for ,i know on whom ,i have placed my confidence1 and am persuaded that he is mighty to guard my deposit unto the great day4 7#ac7,model thy teaching according to the pattern of the sound discourses1 which thou hast heard from me1 in faith and love which is in ,christ ,jesus4 7#ad7,the glorious deposit committed to thy trust1 guard by the ,holy ,ghost who dwelleth in us4 7#ae7,knowest thou this1 that all those of ,asia have deserted me8 among whom are ,phygellus and ,hermogenes4 7#af7,the ,lord grant mercy unto the household of ,onesiphorus because he frequently was a refreshment to my soul1 and was not ashamed of my chain3 7#ag7;but1 when he was at ,rome1 he sought me out diligently1 and found me4 7#ah7,the ,lord grant that he may find mercy with the ,lord in the great day2 and how liberally he ministered to me at ,ephesus1 thou knowest better than any other person4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,thou therefore1 my son1 be mighty in the grace which is in ,jesus ,christ4 7#b7;,and the things which thou hast heard of me before many witnesses1 these commit to faithful men1 who shall be qualified to teach others also4 7#c7,thou therefore endure hardships1 as a brave soldier of ,jesus ,christ4 7#d7,no man who enters the army involves himself with secular affairs2 that he may please the person who hath enlisted him4 7#e7;,and if a man contend in the public games1 he is not crowned victor1 unless he contend according to the laws4 7#f7,the husbandman who toils is the first who ought to partake of the fruits4 7#g7;,consider what ,i say2 and the ,lord give thee understanding in all things4 7#h7,remember that ,jesus ,christ of the seed of ,david was raised from the dead1 according to my gospel3 7#i7;for which ,i suffer affliction1 even unto chains as a malefactor2 but the word of ,god is not bound4 7#aj7,therefore ,i endure all things for the sake of the elect1 that they also may obtain the salvation which is in ,jesus ,christ with eternal glory4 7#aa7;,it is a faithful saying3 for if we be dead with him1 we shall also live with him3 7#ab7;if we suffer with him1 we shall also reign with him3 if we renounce him1 he also will renounce us3 7#ac7;if we are unbelieving1 he abideth faithful2 he cannot contradict himself4 7#ad7,put them in mind of these things1 adjuring them before the ,lord not to quarrel about words of no use1 but tending to the perversion of the audience4 7#ae7;,be diligent to present thyself before ,god approved1 a workman that need not blush1 rightly dividing the word of truth4 7#af7;,but profane vain bablings avoid3 for they will proceed to greater lengths of impiety4 7#ag7;,and their discourse will eat like as a gangrene2 of whom are ,hymeneus and ,philetus2 7#ah7who with respect to the truth have erred1 saying that the resurrection hath been already2 and pervert the faith of some4 7#ai7,nevertheless the stable foundation of ,god standeth firm1 having this seal1 the ,lord knoweth those who belong to him4 ,and1 let every man who mentions the name of the ,lord depart from unrighteousness4 7#bj7;,but in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver1 but also of wood and pottery2 and some for an honourable use1 and others for baser service4 7#ba7;,if therefore a man preserve himself pure from these things1 he shall be a vessel for honour1 sanctified and highly useful to the master1 ready for every good work4 7#bb7;,but flee youthful passions1 and pursue righteousness1 faith1 love1 peace1 with those who call upon the ,lord out of a pure heart4 7#bc7;,but foolish and uninstructive disputes avoid1 knowing that they produce quarrels4 7#bd7;,and a servant of the ,lord ought not to quarrel2 but to be gentle to all men1 apt to teach1 forbearing1 7#be7with meekness correcting those who are opposers1 if at last ,god may give unto them repentance so as to submit to the conviction of the truth2 7#bf7;and that they may escape out of the snare of the devil1 who have been captured by him for his will4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,but this know1 that in the last days distressing times will come4 7#b7;,for men will be self-lovers1 money-lovers1 boasters1 vainglorious1 blasphemers1 disobedient to parents1 unthankful1 unholy1 7#c7unnatural1 implacable1 slanderers1 intemperate1 inhuman1 averse to goodness1 7#d7treacherous1 wilful1 puffed up with pride1 lovers of pleasure more than lovers of ,god2 7#e7;holding the form of godliness1 but denying the power of it3 from these men turn with aversion4 7#f7;,for such are they who insinuate themselves into houses1 and captivate weak women laden with accumulated sins1 and actuated by a variety of passions1 7#g7;always learning1 yet never able to attain unto the knowledge of truth4 7#h7;,but in the same manner as ,jannes and ,jambres opposed ,moses1 so do these also set themselves in opposition to the truth2 men corrupt in mind1 reprobate respecting the faith4 7#i7;,but they shall not proceed to the uttermost2 for their infatuation shall be evident to all men1 as theirs also was4 7#aj7;,but thou hast fully known my doctrine1 conduct1 purpose1 faith1 long-suffering1 love1 patience1 7#aa7the persecutions1 the sufferings1 which beset me at ,antioch1 at ,iconium1 at ,lystra2 what persecutions ,i endured1 yet out of them all the ,lord delivered me4 7#ab7;,and all indeed who will live godly in ,christ ,jesus will be persecuted4 7#ac7;,but wicked men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse1 deceiving and deceived4 7#ad7;,but abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and believed1 knowing of whom thou hast learned them2 7#ae7;and that from a child thou hast known the sacred writings1 which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in ,jesus ,christ4 7#af7;,all scripture is given by the inspiration of ,god1 and advantageous for doctrine1 for reproof1 for correction1 for instruction in righteousness 7#ag7that the man of ,god may be properly furnished1 fully qualified for every good work4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,i ,,adjure thee therefore before ,god1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who shall judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom2 7#b7preach the word1 be urgent1 in season1 out of season2 reprove1 enjoin1 exhort with all long suffering and doctrine4 7#c7;,for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine2 but after their own inclinations will set up a herd of teachers for themselves1 having the itch of hearing2 7#d7;and will turn away their ears from the truth1 and listen unto fables4 7#e7;,but watch thou in all things1 endure hardship1 do the work of an evangelist1 fully discharge thy ministry4 7#f7;,for ,i am now ready to be sacrificed1 and the time of my dissolution approaches4 7#g7;,i have struggled hard in the honourable contest1 ,i have finished the race1 ,i have kept the faith3 7#h7;henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness1 which the ,lord1 the righteous ,judge1 shall give me at that day3 yet not to me only1 but also to all who have loved his appearing4 7#i7;,hasten to come to me shortly3 7#aj7;for ,demas hath forsaken me1 having loved this present world1 and is gone unto ,thessalonica2 ,crescens to ,galatia2 ,titus to ,dalmatia4 7#aa7,luke alone is with me4 ,take ,mark1 and bring him with thee2 for he is very useful to me in the ministry4 7#ab7;,but ,tychicus ,i have sent to ,ephesus4 7#ac7,the cloke which ,i left behind me at ,troas with ,carpus1 when thou comest bring1 and the books1 especially the parchments4 7#ad7;,alexander the brazier did me many ill offices3 the ,lord repay him according to his works3 7#ae7;against whom be thou also on thy guard1 for he hath greatly resisted our words4 7#af7;,at my first apology no man stood by me1 but all forsook me3 7may it not be imputed to them67 7#ag7;but the ,lord stood by me1 and strengthened me1 that by me the preaching might be fully discharged1 and that all the ,gentiles might hear2 and ,i was snatched out of the lion's mouth4 7#ah7;,and the ,lord will deliver me from every evil work1 and preserve me for his celestial kingdom3 to whom be glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ai7,salute ,priscilla and ,aquila1 and the house of ,onesiphorus4 7#bj7;,erastus hath abode at ,corinth3 but ,trophimus ,i left behind me at ,miletum sick4 7#ba7;,hasten to come before winter4 ,eubulus greeteth 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 ,amen4 ,the second epistle to ,timothy1 appointed the first bishop of the ,ephesian church1 was written from ,rome1 when the second time ,paul stood before the ,caesar ,nero4 ,,the ,,epistle of ,,paul the ,,apostle ,,to ,,titus4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,paul1 a servant of ,god1 and an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 according to the faith of the elect of ,god1 and the knowledge of truth which leads to godliness2 7#b7;in hope of life eternal1 which ,god1 who cannot lie1 hath promised before time had a being2 7#c7;but hath manifested in his own appointed season his word by the preaching1 with which ,i have been entrusted1 according to the command of our ,saviour ,god2 7#d7to ,titus1 my genuine son after the common faith1 be grace1 mercy1 peace1 from ,god the ,father and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ our ,saviour4 7#e7;,for this purpose ,i left thee behind me at ,crete1 that thou mightest direct the regulations which remained to be executed1 and that thou shouldest appoint presbyters in every city1 as ,i charged thee to do3 7#f7;if there be a man blameless1 the husband of one wife1 having children who believe1 not under an accusation or debauchery1 or disorderly conduct4 7#g7;,for a bishop ought to be irreproachable1 as the steward of ,god2 not self-willed1 not irritable1 not addicted to wine1 not quarrelsome1 not greedy of filthy lucre2 7#h7;but the stranger's host1 the good man's friend1 grave1 just1 holy1 temperate2 7#i7;firmly attached to the faithful word1 according to the doctrine delivered1 that he may be able to exhort with sound instruction and to confute the opposers4 7#aj7;,for there are many disorderly persons vainly talkative1 and under a spirit of delusion1 especially some of the circumcised2 7#aa7whose mouths ought to be muzzled1 who pervert whole families1 teaching things which they ought not1 for the sake of base gain4 7#ab7,one of them1 a poet of their own nation1 hath said1 ,the ,cretans are always liars1 wicked beasts1 slothful gluttons4 7#ac7,this testimony is true4 ,for which cause rebuke them with severity1 that they may be sound in the faith2 7#ad7not attending to ,jewish fables1 and injunctions of men1 who have turned away from the truth4 7#ae7;,all things indeed are clean to the clean3 but to the defiled and to the unbelievers there is nothing clean2 but their very mind and conscience are defiled4 7#af7,they profess to know ,god2 but in works deny him1 being abominable and disobedient1 and unto every good work reprobate4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,but speak thou the things which become sound doctrine3 7#b7that the elder men be sober1 grave1 discreet1 sound in faith1 in love1 in patience4 7#c7,that the elder women also be sacredly becoming in their behaviour1 not slanderers1 not enslaved by much wine1 teachers of propriety2 7#d7that they instruct the young women to be discreet1 to love their husbands1 to love their children1 7#e7to be sober1 domestic1 good1 obedient to their own husbands1 that the word of ,god be not ill reported of4 7#f7,the younger men in like manner exhort to be sober minded4 7#g7;,in all things approving thyself as a pattern of good works3 in thy teaching1 shewing integrity1 gravity1 incorruptibility1 7#h7sound discourse1 incapable of confutation2 that he who is in opposition may be confounded1 having nothing faulty to say of you4 7#i7,let servants be subject to their own masters1 in all things to be agreeable to them2 not contradicting2 7#aj7not embezzling their property1 but demonstrating all good fidelity2 that they may adorn the doctrine of ,god our ,saviour in all things4 7#aa7;,for the grace of ,god which leads to salvation hath appeared unto all men1 7#ab7;instructing us1 that denying ungodliness and worldly affections1 we should live soberly and righteously1 and godly in the present day2 7#ac7;expecting the blessed hope1 and glorious appearing of our great ,god and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ2 7#ad7who gave himself for us1 that he might redeem us from all iniquity1 and purify to himself a peculiar people1 zealous of good works4 7#ae7,these things speak and enjoin1 and reprove with all authority4 ,let no man despise thee4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,remind them to be subject to princes and those invested with authority1 to obey magistrates1 to be ready for every good work1 7#b7to slander no man1 to be inoffensive1 gentle1 shewing all meekness to all men4 7#c7;,for we ourselves also in time past were thoughtless1 disobedient1 erroneous1 enslaved by various passions and pleasures1 living in malice and envy1 hateful1 hating one another4 7#d7;,but even then the kindness and love of ,god our ,saviour to man shone forth1 7#e7not for works of righteousness which we had done1 but according to his mercy he saved us1 by the laver of regeneration1 and by renovation of the ,holy ,spirit2 7#f7which he poured out upon us richly through ,jesus ,christ our ,saviour2 7#g7that justified by his grace1 we might become heirs in hope of eternal life4 7#h7;,faithful is the saying1 and of these things ,i wish thee firmly to testify1 that they who have believed in ,god be careful to be pre-eminent in good works4 ,these are becoming and advantageous to men4 7#i7;,but foolish disquisitions1 and genealogies1 and disputes1 and contentions about the law avoid2 for they are unprofitable and vain4 7#aj7;,an heretical person after a first and second admonition reject2 7#aa7knowing that such a one is perverted1 and sinneth1 being self-condemned4 7#ab7,when ,i shall send ,artemas unto thee1 or ,tychicus1 hasten to come to me unto ,nicopolis3 for there ,i have determined to pass the winter4 7#ac7,send forward diligently ,zenas the lawyer and ,apollos1 that nothing may be wanting for them4 7#ad7;,and let those who belong to us learn also to be pre-eminent in good works for all necessary calls1 that they be not without fruits4 7#ae7;,all that are with me salute thee4 ,salute those who love us with fidelity4 ,grace be with you all4 ,amen4 ,this epistle was written to ,titus appointed by suffrage first bishop of the church of ,crete1 from ,nicopolis in ,macedonia4 ,,the ,,epistle of ,,paul the ,,apostle1 ,,to ,,philemon4 ,,paul1 a prisoner of ,christ ,jesus1 and ,timothy a brother1 to ,philemon the beloved1 and our fellow-labourer1 7#b7;and to ,apphia the beloved1 and to ,archippus our fellow-soldier1 and to the church at thy house3 7#c7;grace be to you1 and peace from ,god our ,father1 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 faith which thou hast towards the ,lord ,jesus1 and unto all the saints2 7#f7that there may be an operative communication of thy faith made known by every good thing1 which is in you towards ,jesus ,christ4 7#g7;,for we have great joy and consolation in thy love1 because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee1 brother4 7#h7,wherefore1 though ,i have in ,christ great liberty to enjoin thee what is becoming1 7#i7;,i rather for love's sake entreat1 being such as ,paul the aged1 and now also a prisoner for ,jesus ,christ4 7#aj7;,i entreat thee for my son1 whom ,i have begotten during my bonds1 ,onesimus3 7#aa7who in time past hath been an unprofitable servant to thee1 but now very profitable to thee and to me3 7#ab7whom ,i have sent back2 thou therefore receive him1 even as my own bowels3 7#ac7whom ,i wished to detain about myself1 that in thy stead he might have waited upon me during my bonds for the gospel3 7#ad7;but without thy consent would ,i do nothing2 that this good deed of thine might not be as of necessity1 but from thy own choice4 7#ae7;,for to this end perhaps was he separated from thee for a season1 that thou mightest receive him for ever2 7#af7no longer as a slave1 but above a slave1 as a brother beloved1 especially by me1 but how much more by thee1 both in the flesh1 and in the ,lord8 7#ag7;,if therefore thou holdest me a sharer with thee1 receive him as myself4 7#ah7;,if he hath injured thee or oweth thee ought1 put that to my account2 7#ai7;,i ,paul have given it under my own hand1 ,i will repay it1 not to say to thee1 that thou owest even thine own self unto me4 7#bj7,yea1 brother1 ,i wish to have joy in thee in the ,lord3 refresh my bowels in the ,lord4 7#ba7;,having confidence in thy obedience1 ,i have written unto thee1 knowing that thou wilt do more than ,i say4 7#bb7;,but at the same time prepare me also a lodging3 for ,i hope that through your prayers ,i shall be given unto you4 7#bc7,there salute thee ,epaphras1 my fellow-prisoner in ,christ ,jesus2 7#bd7,mark1 ,aristarchus1 ,demas1 ,luke1 my fellow-labourers4 7#be7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with thy spirit4 ,amen4 ,written to ,philemon from ,rome1 by ,onesimus one of his household4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,to ,,the ,,hebrews4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,god1 who spake to the fathers of old at various times1 and in different manners by the prophets1 7#b7;in these last days hath spoken to us by a ,son1 whom he hath appointed heir of all things1 by whom also he made the worlds2 7#c7who being the splendour of his glory1 and the very impress of his substance1 and upholding all things with his powerful word1 by himself having effected the cleansing of our sins1 he sat down at the right hand of ,majesty on high2 7#d7made as much superior to the angels1 as he hath inherited a more distinguished name than they4 7#e7;,for to which of the angels ever said he1 ,my ,son art thou1 ,i have to-day begotten thee#abj8 ,and again1 ,i will be to him a ,father1 and he shall be to me a ,son#aba8 7#f7;,and again1 when he introduces the first-begotten into the world1 he saith1 ,let all the angels of ,god also worship him#abb4 7#g7;,and concerning the angels indeed he thus speaks3 ,who maketh his angels spirits1 and his ministering servants a flame of fire#abc4 7#h7;,but to the ,son1 ,thy throne1 ,o ,god1 is unto eternity2 a sceptre of rectitude is the sceptre of thy kingdom4 7#i7,thou hast loved righteousness1 and hated iniquity2 therefore ,god1 thy ,god1 hath anointed thee with the oil of exultation above those who partake with thee#abd4 7#aj7;,and thou from the beginning1 ,o ,lord1 hast founded the earth1 and the heavens are the works of thine hands4 7#aa7,they will be destroyed1 but thou remainest2 and they all will grow old as a garment1 7#ab7;and as a cloak thou wilt wrap them up1 and they will undergo a change3 but thou art the same1 and thy years will never end#abe4 7#ac7,unto which indeed of the angels said he ever1 ,sit at my right hand until ,i put thine enemies for a footstool of thy feet#abf8 7#ad7;,are they not all ministerial spirits1 sent to perform service on account of those who are about to inherit salvation8 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,for this reason we ought to attend more diligently to the things which have been heard1 lest by any means we let them flow by us4 7#b7;,for if the discourse spoken by angels was confirmed1 and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment as its due1 7#c7;how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation1 which1 commencing at the beginning to be spoken by the ,lord1 was confirmed unto us by those who had heard him2 7#d7;,god superadding his testimony with them1 by signs1 and wonders1 and various miracles1 and gifts of the ,holy ,ghost1 according to his own will8 7#e7;,for he hath not subjected the future world1 of which we are speaking1 to the angels4 7#f7;,but one in a certain passage testifieth1 saying1 ,what is man1 that thou rememberest him1 or a son of man1 that thou regardest him8 7#g7,thou hast made him for a little while lower than angels1 thou hast crowned him with glory and honour1 and hast placed him over the works of thy hands3 7#h7thou hast subjected all things under his feet#abg4 ,now in subjecting all things to him1 he left nothing unsubjected to him2 but at present we see not yet all things subjected to him4 7#i7;,but we see ,jesus for a little while made lower than angels1 by the suffering of death1 crowned with glory and honour1 that1 by the grace of ,god1 he might taste of 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 unto glory1 to perfect the ,author of their salvation by sufferings4 7#aa7;,for both he that sanctifies1 and they who are sanctified1 are all of one4 ,for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren1 7#ab7saying1 ,i will declare thy name to my brethren1 in the midst of the church ,i will sing hymns to thee#abh4 7#ac7;,and again1 ,i will place my confidence in him#abi4 ,and again1 ,behold6 ,here am ,i1 and the children which ,god hath given me#acj4 7#ad7,seeing therefore that the children have partaken of flesh and blood1 he also himself1 in exact resemblance1 partook of the same1 that by death he might destroy him who held the power of death1 that is1 the devil2 7#ae7;and deliver those1 even as many as through their whole life were subjects of bondage to the fear of death4 7#af7;,for he verily took not on him the angelic nature1 but assumed that of the seed of ,abraham4 7#ag7,wherefore he ought in all things to be made like to his brethren1 in order to become a merciful and faithful high-priest in those things which relate to ,god1 to make a propitiation for the sins of the people3 7#ah7;for inasmuch as he hath himself suffered1 having been tempted1 he is able to succour those who are tempted4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,wherefore1 holy brethren1 partakers of the heavenly calling1 contemplate the apostle and high-priest whom ye confess1 ,jesus ,christ2 7#b7who was faithful to him who appointed him1 as ,moses also was in all his house4 7#c7;,for this personage hath been counted worthy of higher glory than ,moses1 inasmuch as he who built it1 hath greater honour than the house4 7#d7;,for every house is built by some person2 but he who is the architect of all things is ,god4 7#e7;,and ,moses indeed was faithful in all that house of his as a servant1 to bear testimony of the things which should be after spoken2 7#f7;but ,christ as a son over his own house3 whose house are we1 if we hold firmly the confidence and glorying of hope stedfast unto the end4 7#g7,wherefore1 as the ,holy ,ghost saith#aca1 ,to day if ye will hear his voice1 7#h7;harden not your hearts1 as in that bitter provocation1 at the day of the temptation in the wilderness2 7#i7when your fathers tempted me1 proved me1 and saw my works during forty years4 7#aj7,wherefore ,i was provoked against that generation1 and said1 ,they are always deluded in heart1 and they have not known my ways3 7#aa7so ,i swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest4 7#ab7,take heed1 brethren1 that there be not in any one of you a wicked heart of infidelity1 evident in departure from the living ,god3 7#ac7;but exhort one another daily1 whilst to-day remains1 that no one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin4 7#ad7;,for we are partakers with ,christ1 if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end2 7#ae7while it is said1 ,to-day if ye will hear his voice1 harden not your hearts as in the provocation4 7#af7;,for some1 though they had heard1 provoked him2 yet not all who came out of ,egypt by ,moses4 7#ag7;,but against whom was he incensed forty years8 ,was it not against those who had sinned1 whose corpses fell in the wilderness8 7#ah7;,and to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest1 but to those who did not believe8 7#ai7,so we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,let us fear then lest1 though a promise be left of entering into his rest1 any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it4 7#b7;,for we are hearing the same gospel preached as they did2 but the word heard did not profit them1 not being incorporated by faith with those who heard it4 7#c7;,for we who have believed1 have entered into the rest1 even as he said1 ,so1 ,i sware in my wrath1 that they shall not enter into my rest2 and that notwithstanding the works were done from the foundation of the world4 7#d7;,for he said in a certain passage concerning the seventh day to this purport1 ,and ,god rested on the seventh day from all his works#acb4 7#e7;,and in this passage again1 ,they shall not enter into my rest4 7#f7;,forasmuch therefore as it remaineth for some to enter into it1 and they who first had the gospel preached to them entered not in because of unbelief2 7#g7;again he limiteth a certain day1 saying by ,david1 ,to-day1 after so long a time2 as it is said1 ,to-day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts4 7#h7;,for if ,joshua had given them the rest1 he would not afterwards have spoken of another day4 7#i7;,a sabbatical rest then still remaineth for the people of ,god4 7#aj7;,for he that is entered into his rest1 he also hath rested from his works1 as ,god did from his own4 7#aa7,let us then earnestly endeavour to enter into that rest1 lest any person fall after the same example of unbelief4 7#ab7;,for the word of ,god is quickening1 and energetic1 and sharper than every two-edged sword1 and piercing through and through1 so as to divide both soul and spirit1 both joints and spinal marrow1 and critically judges the thoughts and intents of the heart4 7#ac7;,even creation is not invisible before him1 but all things are naked1 and fully displayed before his eyes1 to whom we must give our account4 7#ad7;,having then a great high-priest passed through the heavens1 ,jesus the ,son of ,god1 let us hold fast the confession4 7#ae7;,for we have not an high-priest incapable of a fellow-feeling with our infirmities1 but one tempted in all points1 in exact resemblance with ourselves1 sin excepted4 7#af7,let us therefore approach with boldness the throne of grace1 that we may receive mercy1 and find grace for seasonable help4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,for1 every high-priest taken from among men1 is constituted on behalf of men for those services which relate to ,god1 that he should offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins3 7#b7;being able to feel tenderly for the ignorant and erroneous2 forasmuch as he is himself encompassed with infirmity4 7#c7;,and on this account he ought1 as for the people1 so also for himself1 to offer sacrifice for sins4 7#d7;,and no man assumes to himself this honour1 but he who is called of ,god1 even as ,aaron was4 7#e7,so ,christ also did not himself assume the glory to become high-priest1 but he gave it who spake to him1 ,thou art my ,son2 ,i have this day begotten thee4 7#f7;,as he saith also in another passage1 ,thou art priest forever after the order of ,melchisedec#acc2 7#g7who in the days of his flesh1 with strong crying and tears1 having offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death1 and being heard for his reverential awe1 7#h7though he was a son1 he learned obedience from the things which he suffered3 7#i7;and complete himself1 he became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him2 7#aj7publicly proclaimed of ,god high-priest after the order of ,melchisedec4 7#aa7;,concerning whom we have much to discourse1 and of difficult interpretation to explain1 seeing ye are dull of hearing4 7#ab7;,for though ye ought for the time to be teachers of others1 ye have again need that some one teach you the leading principles of the oracles of ,god2 and are become as those who need milk1 and not solid food4 7#ac7;,for every one who useth milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness3 for he is an infant4 7#ad7;,but solid nourishment is proper for grown men1 even as many as by habit have their organs of perception exercised for the discernment both of good and evil4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,wherefore1 desisting from initiatory discourse respecting ,christ1 let us advance towards perfection2 not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works1 and faith in ,god1 7#b7of the doctrine of ablutions1 and of imposition of hands1 and of the resurrection of the dead1 and of eternal judgment4 7#c7;,and so we will do1 if ,god permit4 7#d7;,for it is not possible to renew again unto repentance those who have been once illuminated1 and have tasted the celestial gift1 and have been made partakers of the ,holy ,ghost1 7#e7;and have tasted the good word of ,god1 and the powers of the world to come1 7#f7;and yet have fallen away3 for they crucify again to themselves the ,son of ,god1 and expose him to public infamy4 7#g7;,for the earth which imbibes the rain which often falls upon it1 and bringeth forth herbage suitable for those by whom it is cultured1 receiveth a blessing from ,god2 7#h7;but if it produceth thorns and thistles1 it is abandoned1 and near the curse of barrenness1 whose end will be for burning4 7#i7;,but1 beloved1 we are persuaded concerning you that things are better1 and connected with salvation1 though we thus speak4 7#aj7;,for ,god is not unjust1 to forget your work and labour of love1 which ye have demonstrated in his name1 having ministered assistance to the saints1 and still ministering4 7#aa7;,but we earnestly desire that every one of you do manifest the same diligence1 in order to obtain the full assurance of hope unto the end3 7#ab7that ye be not slothful1 but imitators of those who1 by faith and long suffering1 are inheriting the promises4 7#ac7;,for ,god when he gave the promise to ,abraham forasmuch as he had nothing greater to swear by1 sware by himself1 7#ad7saying1 ,verily1 blessing1 ,i will bless thee1 and multiplying1 ,i will multiply thee#acd4 7#ae7;,and so after long patient waiting he obtained the promise4 7#af7;,for men indeed swear by something greater than themselves2 and an oath for confirmation is with them conclusive in all disputes4 7#ag7;,and thus ,god1 designing more abundantly to demonstrate to the heirs of promise the immutability of his will1 pledged himself by oath1 7#ah7that by two immutable things1 in which it was impossible for ,god to lie1 we might have strong consolation1 who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us2 7#ai7which1 as an anchor for our soul1 we hold both sure and stedfast1 and entering into the sanctuary within the vail1 7#bj7;into which the forerunner for us is entered1 even ,jesus1 made after the order of ,melchisedec an high-priest for ever4 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,for this ,melchisedec1 king of ,salem1 a priest of ,god most high1 who met ,abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings1 and blessed him2 7#b7to whom also ,abraham gave a tenth share of all the spoil3 being1 as the interpretation of his name imports1 first1 ,king of righteousness1 and then also ,king of ,salem1 that is1 ,king of peace3 7#c7without father1 without mother1 without genealogy1 having neither beginning of days nor end of life1 but in exact resemblance with the ,son of ,god1 abideth a priest for ever4 7#d7,now observe how great is this ,melchisedec1 to whom even ,abraham the patriarch gave the tenth of the spoils4 7#e7;,for they indeed of the sons of ,levi1 who are admitted to priesthood1 have an order to receive tithes from the people according to the law1 that is1 of their brethren1 though also sprung from the loins of ,abraham4 7#f7;,but he who derived not his genealogy from them1 received tithes from ,abraham1 and blessed him who had the promises2 7#g7;but without all dispute the inferior receives benediction from the superior4 7#h7;,and here indeed dying men receive the tithes1 but there he hath a testimony borne to him that he liveth4 7#i7;,and1 if ,i may so say1 through ,abraham even ,levi1 who receiveth tithes1 paid tithes4 7#aj7;,for he was as yet in the loins of his father when ,melchisedec met him4 7#aa7;,if therefore there was perfection by the ,levitical priesthood 7for under that the people had the law given to them71 what farther need was there that another priest should arise after the order of ,melchisedec1 and not be called after the order of ,aaron8 7#ab7;,for the priesthood being transferred1 there is of necessity an abrogation of the law also4 7#ac7;,for he to whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe1 in which no man approached the altar4 7#ad7;,for it is evident that our ,lord sprang from ,judah2 to which tribe ,moses spake nothing concerning the priesthood2 7#ae7;and it is yet more abundantly evident1 that there should arise another priest after the likeness of ,melchisedec1 7#af7who was not made such by the law of a carnal commandment1 but by the power of a life indissoluble4 7#ag7;,for the testimony is1 ,thou art a priest for ever after the order of ,melchisedec4 7#ah7;,for there is indeed an abrogation of the preceding command1 because of its weakness and inutility4 7#ai7;,for the law led to no perfection1 but was an introduction to a better hope1 by which we draw nigh unto ,god4 7#bj7,moreover1 forasmuch as he was not made priest without an oath1 7#ba77;for they indeed were made priests without an oath2 but he with an oath1 by him who said unto him1 ,the ,lord hath sworn1 and will not repent1 ,thou art a priest for ever after the order of ,melchisedec37 7#bb7;by so much is ,jesus become the surety of a better testament4 7#bc7;,and they indeed are many who were made priests1 because by death they were prevented from abiding in their office3 7#bd7;but this person1 because he abideth for ever1 hath a priesthood that passeth not over to another4 7#be7,wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost those who come unto ,god by him1 seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them4 7#bf7;,for such an high-priest was suitable to us1 holy1 inoffensive1 spotless1 separate from sinners1 and made higher than the heavens3 7#bg7who hath not daily need1 as the high-priests1 first1 to offer sacrifice for their own sins1 afterwards1 for those of the people3 for this he did once for all1 when he offered up himself4 7#bh7;,for the law constitutes men high-priests1 though they have infirmity2 but the word of the oath1 which is since the law1 constitutes the ,son1 unto eternity completely perfect4 ,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,,now the summary of the things spoken is this3 we have such an high-priest1 who hath taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of ,majesty in the heavens2 7#b7;a minister of the holies1 and of the true tabernacle which the ,lord hath pitched1 and not man4 7#c7;,for every high-priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices3 wherefore it is necessary that this person also have somewhat to offer4 7#d7;,for if he were on earth1 he would not be a priest1 there being priests who offer gifts according to the law2 7#e7who perform the service after the figure and shadow of things in the heavens1 as ,moses was divinely instructed1 when he was about to finish the tabernacle4 ,for see1 saith ,god1 that thou make all things according to the model shewed thee on the mount#ace4 7#f7;,but now hath ,christ obtained a more excellent ministry1 inasmuch as he is the mediator of a better covenant1 which hath been established on better promises4 7#g7;,for if that first covenant had been faultless1 there would have been no place sought for a second4 7#h7;,for finding fault with them1 he saith1 ,behold1 the days are coming1 saith the ,lord2 and ,i will accomplish for the house of ,israel and for the house of ,judah a new covenant3 7#i7not according to that covenant which ,i made with their fathers1 in the day when ,i laid hold upon their hand to lead them up out of the land of ,egypt2 because they continued not in my covenant1 and ,i took no longer care of them1 saith the ,lord4 7#aj7;,for this is the covenant which ,i will make with the house of ,israel after those days1 saith the ,lord2 giving my laws to their understanding1 even on their hearts will ,i inscribe them3 and ,i will be to them a ,god1 and they shall be to me a people4 7#aa7;,and they shall no more teach every man his neighbour1 and every one his brother1 saying1 ,know the ,lord3 for all shall know me from the mean man of them unto the great among them4 7#ab7;,for ,i will be placable to their unrighteousnesses and their sins1 and their iniquities ,i will never more remember#acf4 7#ac7;,in calling it a new covenant1 he hath made the first antiquated4 ,now what is antiquated and grown aged1 is near evanescence4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,then also the first tabernacle had indeed regulations for the divine service1 and a sanctuary furnished4 7#b7;,for the tabernacle was prepared2 the first part1 in which was both the candlestick1 and the table1 and the shew-bread1 which is called the holy4 7#c7;,but behind the second vail was the tabernacle1 called the holy of holies3 7#d7;having the golden censer1 and the coffer of the covenant1 overlaid with gold within and without1 in which were the golden urn containing the manna1 and ,aaron's rod which had budded1 and the stone tables of the covenant2 7#e7;and above1 over it the cherubim of glory1 overshadowing the propitiatory4 7#f7,now when these things were thus disposed1 the priests entered continually into the first tabernacle indeed1 performing the divine services3 7#g7;but into the second once in every year entered the high-priest alone1 not without blood1 which he offered for his own inadvertencies1 and for those of the people3 7#h7the ,holy ,ghost thus signifying1 that the way into the holies was not yet made manifest1 whilst the first tabernacle held its station2 7#i7which figurative representation continues unto the present time1 according to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered1 which cannot1 with respect to conscience1 make him perfect who performs the services1 7#aj7;as they consist only of meats1 and drinks1 and different ablutions1 and corporal services1 until the appointed time of perfect reformation4 7#aa7;,but ,christ becoming the high-priest of future good things1 through a better and more perfect tabernacle1 not made with hands1 that is1 not of this creation2 7#ab7nor by the blood of goats and of calves1 but by his own blood1 he entered once for all into the holies1 having obtained eternal redemption4 7#ac7;,for if the blood of bulls1 and of goats1 and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the defiled sanctifieth to corporal purification1 7#ad7;how much more shall the blood of ,christ1 who1 by the eternal ,spirit1 offered up himself in sacrifice without blemish to ,god1 cleanse our conscience from dead works1 that we may perform divine service to the living ,god8 7#ae7;,and for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament1 that1 death being suffered for the redemption of transgressions committed against the first testament1 they who are called might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance4 7#af7;,for where a testament is1 of necessity the death of the testator is implied4 7#ag7;,for a testament is valid when men are dead2 for else it is of no efficacy whilst the testator is alive4 7#ah7,wherefore also that first testament was not consecrated without blood4 7#ai7;,for when every command according to the law had been spoken by ,moses to all the people1 taking the blood of calves and of goats1 with water1 and scarlet wool1 and hyssop1 he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people1 7#bj7saying1 ,this is the blood of the testament which ,god hath enjoined unto you4 7#ba7;,and the tabernacle also1 and all the vessels employed in the divine service1 he in like manner sprinkled with blood4 7#bb7;,and almost all things are purified by blood according to the law1 and without effusion of blood there is no remission of sin4 7#bc7,there was a necessity therefore that the representations of the things in heaven should be purified by these2 but the celestial things themselves with better sacrifices than these4 7#bd7;,for ,christ is not entered into the holies made with hands1 the antitypes of the true2 but into heaven itself1 now to appear before the presence of ,god for us3 7#be7;and not that he should often offer up himself in sacrifice1 as the high-priest enters every year into the holies with blood not his own1 7#bf77;for in that case he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world37 but now once for all at the consummation of the ages hath he been manifested for the abolishing sin by the sacrifice of himself4 7#bg7;,and forasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die1 but after this the judgment1 7#bh7so ,christ having been once offered in sacrifice to bear the sins of men1 will appear the second time without sin1 to those who expect him1 for their salvation4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,now the law1 having a shadow of the good things which were to come1 not the very substance of the things1 cannot possibly1 by the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually1 make those perfect who approach ,god2 7#b7;else they would have discontinued to make the offering1 because they who performed the service being once made clean1 would have had no more sense of sins on their conscience4 7#c7;,but in these sacrifices there is a commemoration of sins every year4 7#d7;,for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sin4 7#e7,wherefore1 coming into the world1 he saith1 ,sacrifice and oblation thou hast not chosen1 but thou hast exactly fashioned a body for me3 7#f7thou hast had no delight in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin3 7#g7then ,i said1 ,here am ,i2 7in the volume of the book it is written of me7 ,i come to do thy will1 ,o ,god#acg4 7#h7;,having said before that sacrifice1 and oblation1 and whole burnt-offerings and sin-offerings thou hast not chosen1 nor takest pleasure in1 7which are offered according to the law17 7#i7;he then added1 ,lo1 ,i come to do thy will1 ,o ,god4 ,he abolishes the first that he may establish the second4 7#aj7;,by the which will we are sanctified through the oblation of the body of ,jesus ,christ1 once for all4 7#aa7;,and every priest standeth indeed daily performing the divine service1 and frequently offering the same sacrifices1 which cannot possibly take away sins3 7#ab7;but this person1 having offered one sacrifice for sins1 for ever hath seated himself at the right hand of ,god2 7#ac7;henceforth waiting till his enemies be put as a footstool for his feet4 7#ad7;,for by one oblation he hath made those perfect for ever who are sanctified4 7#ae7,now the ,holy ,ghost also beareth this testimony to us3 for after declaring before1 7#af7,this is the testament which ,i will appoint to them after those days1 saith the ,lord2 giving my laws to their hearts1 even on their minds will ,i inscribe them2 7#ag7;he adds1 and their sins and their iniquities ,i will in no wise remember any more4 7#ah7,now where there is remission of these1 no more offering for sin is needed4 7#ai7;,having therefore1 brethren1 entire liberty of entrance into the holies by the blood of ,jesus--7#bj7;a way1 which he hath consecrated for us1 newly opened1 and giving life1 through the vail1 that is1 his flesh2 7#ba7;and having a great priest over the house of ,god1 7#bb7let us come to him with a true heart1 in full assurance of faith1 having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience1 and the body washed with pure water3 7#bc7let us hold fast the profession of hope unwavering1 7for he who promises is faithful47 7#bd7;and let us attentively observe one another1 to excite an ardour of love and of good works3 7#be7not deserting the assembling of ourselves together1 as is the custom with some1 but exhorting to it2 and so much the more1 as ye see the day approaching4 7#bf7;,for if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth1 no more sacrifice for sins remaineth2 7#bg7;but a certain terrible expectation of judgment1 and a burning indignation1 ready to devour these enemies4 7#bh7;,any man who treated the law of ,moses with neglect1 was put to death1 without mercy1 on the deposition of two or three witnesses3 7#bi7;by how much1 think ye1 shall he be counted worthy of more condign punishment who hath trampled on the ,son of ,god1 and regarded the blood of his testament1 by which he was sanctified1 as an unclean thing1 and hath treated the gracious ,spirit contumeliously8 7#cj7;,for we know him who declares1 ,vengeance is mine1 ,i will repay1 saith the ,lord#ach4 ,and again1 ,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 remember the past days in which1 after ye had been illuminated1 ye endured a great conflict of sufferings2 7#cc7partly while publicly exposed to revilings and tribulations1 partly as being in communion with those who were treated in this manner4 7#cd7;,for ye have been fellow-sufferers with my bonds1 and received with joy the plundering of your properties1 knowing in yourselves that you have in the heavens a better substance1 and permanent4 7#ce7,recede not therefore from your boldness of profession1 which brings a great recompence of reward4 7#cf7;,for ye have need of patience1 that after ye have done the will of ,god1 ye may receive the promise4 7#cg7;,for yet a little1 very little while1 and he that is coming will come1 and will not delay4 7#ch7,the just man then will live by faith#aci2 and if he draw back1 my soul shall have no delight in him4 7#ci7;,but we are not of those who turn back unto perdition2 but of those who believe to the salvation of the soul4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,,now faith is the realizing confidence of the things hoped for1 and the demonstration of things unseen3 7#b7;for thereby the ancients obtained a testimony of approbation4 7#c7;,by faith we understand that the worlds were exactly formed by the word of ,god1 so that the visible objects were not made out of things which now appear4 7#d7;,by faith ,abel offered unto ,god a sacrifice of more excellence than ,cain1 by which he received a testimony that he was a righteous man1 ,god bearing witness upon his gifts3 and by this1 though dead1 he still speaketh4 7#e7;,by faith ,enoch was translated1 so as not to see death2 and was not found1 because ,god had translated him3 for before his translation he was recorded to have been acceptable to ,god4 7#f7;,but without faith it is impossible to be acceptable2 for he must believe1 who cometh unto ,god1 that he exists1 and is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him4 7#g7;,by faith ,noah1 being divinely warned respecting things not yet seen1 filled with reverential awe1 prepared an ark for the salvation of his household1 by which he condemned the world1 and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith4 7#h7;,by faith ,abraham1 called to go forth unto a place which he should in future obtain as an heritage1 obeyed2 and he went forth1 not knowing whither he was going4 7#i7;,by faith he sojourned in the land of promise1 as a foreign land1 dwelling in tents with ,isaac and ,jacob1 the co-heirs of the same promise4 7#aj7;,for he expected a city having foundations1 of which ,god is the planner and architect4 7#aa7;,by faith also that very ,sarah1 who was barren1 received ability for the conception of seed1 and past the usual time of life brought forth a child1 because she accounted that he who promised it1 would be true to his promise4 7#ab7,wherefore even from one person1 and he become dead in respect to these matters1 there sprang a race1 as the stars of heaven for multitude1 and as the sand1 which is on the shore of the sea1 innumerable4 7#ac7;,all these died in faith1 not having received the promises1 but beholding them at a great distance1 though believing and embracing them1 and confessing that they were strangers and sojourners in the land4 7#ad7,now they who speak thus1 shew evidently that they are in earnest search of their native country4 7#ae7;,and if indeed they had fixed their minds on that from whence they had gone forth1 they might have had opportunity to go back to it again4 7#af7;,but now their longing desires are after a better country1 that is1 the heavenly one3 wherefore ,god is not ashamed of them to be called their ,god3 for he hath prepared a city for them4 7#ag7;,by faith ,abraham1 when tried1 offered up ,isaac2 and he who had received the promise1 presented in sacrifice his only begotten son1 7#ah7unto whom it had been said1 ,that by ,isaac shall there be a seed bearing thy name#adj3 7#ai7reasoning that ,god was able to raise him up again1 even from the dead2 from whence also figuratively he had received him4 7#bj7;,by faith ,isaac blessed ,jacob and ,esau with regard to future things4 7#ba7;,by faith1 dying ,jacob blessed each of the sons of ,joseph1 and bowed down in adoration upon the top of his staff4 7#bb7;,by faith ,joseph1 approaching his end1 made mention of the children of ,israel's departure thence2 and gave a charge respecting his bones4 7#bc7;,by faith ,moses1 after he was born1 was hid three months by his parents1 because they saw the child singularly beautiful2 and they were not intimidated by the command of the king4 7#bd7;,by faith ,moses1 when he became a grown man1 refused to be called the son of ,pharaoh's daughter2 7#be7;choosing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of ,god1 than to have a temporary fruition of sin2 7#bf7;esteeming the reproach of ,christ riches greater than the treasures of ,egypt3 for he looked earnestly to the recompence of reward4 7#bg7;,by faith he forsook ,egypt1 not intimidated by the wrath of the king3 for he boldly persisted1 as seeing the invisible ,jehovah4 7#bh7;,by faith he kept the passover1 and the sprinkling of the blood1 that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them4 7#bi7;,by faith they passed through the ,red sea1 as on dry ground2 which the ,egyptians attempting to do were swallowed up4 7#cj7;,by faith the walls of ,jericho fell1 after being circled round seven days4 7#ca7;,by faith ,rahab the harlot perished not with those who were infidels1 having received the spies in peace4 7#cb7;,and what more shall ,i say3 for the time would fail me if ,i should make a narration concerning ,gideon1 and ,barac1 and ,sampson1 and ,jephtha1 and ,david1 and ,samuel1 and the prophets3 7#cc7who by faith vanquished kingdoms1 wrought righteousness1 obtained promises1 stopped the mouths of lions1 7#cd7;extinguished the force of fire1 escaped the edge of the sword1 they were made strong out of weakness1 became mighty in battle1 routed the armies of aliens4 7#ce7,women received by a resurrection their dead3 but others were tortured1 not accepting a release2 that they might obtain a better resurrection3 7#cf7;and others had trials of mockeries and whippings1 yea and farther of chains and imprisonment3 7#cg7they were stoned1 they were sawn asunder1 they experienced the severest trials1 they were slain by the edge of the sword3 they went about wrapped in skins of sheep and goats1 destitute of all things1 pressed down with afflictions1 suffering all kind of misery2 7#ch7of whom the world was not worthy3 they wandered up and down in deserts1 and in mountains1 and in dens1 and caverns of the earth4 7#ci7;,and these all though having obtained a testimony by faith1 received not the promise3 7#dj7;,god having provided for us something better1 that without us they should not attain to perfection4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,therefore also seeing we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us1 laying aside every weight1 and that most easily besetting sin1 let us run with patience the race lying before us1 7#b7;earnestly looking up to ,jesus the author and the finisher of faith2 who1 for the joy set before him1 endured the cross1 despising shame1 and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of ,god4 7#c7;,consider then attentively him that endured from sinners such opposition against himself1 that ye be not wearied out1 fainting in your souls4 7#d7;,as yet ye have not resisted unto blood1 struggling against sin4 7#e7;,and have you forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you1 as children1 ,my son1 count not lightly of the ,lord's childlike correction1 nor faint when under his rebuke3 7#f7;for whom the ,lord loveth he correcteth1 and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth#ada4 7#g7;,if ye patiently endure correction1 ,god carries himself towards you as his children3 for who is the son whom the father doth not correct8 7#h7;,if then ye are without correction1 of which all are partakers1 then are ye bastards1 and not children4 7#i7;,if then we have had the fathers of our flesh for correctors1 and reverenced them2 shall we not much more be under subjection to the ,father of spirits1 and live8 7#aj7;,for they indeed for a few days as seemed proper to themselves corrected us2 but he for our own advantage1 that we might be partakers of his holiness4 7#aa7,now all correction at the moment seemeth not to be cause for joy1 but for sorrow2 but after a while it produceth peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have thereby been disciplined4 7#ab7,wherefore stretch out again the hands that hang down1 and the paralytic knees2 7#ac7;and make strait paths for your feet1 that what is halting may not be turned out of the way2 but that it may rather be healed4 7#ad7;,earnestly seek peace with all men1 and holiness1 without which no man shall see the ,lord3 7#ae7;carefully observing lest any of you fail of attaining the grace of ,god2 lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you1 and by it many be defiled2 7#af7lest there be any fornicator1 or profane person1 as ,esau1 who for one morsel of bread parted with his birthrights4 7#ag7;,for ye know1 that when afterwards he wished to inherit the blessing1 he was rejected3 for he found no place for a change of his father's mind1 though he sought it earnestly with tears4 7#ah7;,for ye have not approached the mountain that could only be groped for1 and that burned with fire1 and the thick cloud1 and the darkness1 and the tempest1 7#ai7;and the sound of a trumpet1 and the voice of words1 which they who heard1 earnestly begged that the discourse might not be directed to them3 7#bj7;for they could not bear the charge given1 and ,if but a beast touch the mountain he shall be stoned1 or shot through with a dart#adb3 7#ba7;and so terrible was the appearance1 that ,moses said1 ,i am exceedingly afraid and trembling3 7#bb7;but ye are come unto mount ,sion1 and to the city of the living ,god1 to the heavenly ,jerusalem1 and to myriads of angels1 7#bc7;and to the general assembly and church of the first-born registered in the heavens1 and to ,god the judge of all1 and to the spirits of just men perfected1 7#bd7;and to ,jesus the mediator of the new testament1 and to the blood of sprinkling1 which speaketh better things than that of ,abel4 7#be7;,beware that ye reject not him that speaketh3 for if they escaped not1 who rejected him1 that upon earth spake by divine influence1 much more shall not we escape1 if we turn away from him who speaks from heaven3 7#bf7whose voice then shook the earth1 but now he hath promised1 saying1 ,yet once more ,i shake not the earth only1 but also the heaven#adc4 7#bg7,now this word yet once more manifests the removal of the things shaken1 as of things formed1 that the things not shaken may endure4 7#bh7,wherefore receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken1 may we hold fast the grace1 by which we can offer to ,god acceptably divine service1 with reverence and pious awe3 7#bi7;for our ,god is a devouring fire4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,let brotherly love continue4 7#b7;,forget not to exercise hospitality3 for thereby some have entertained angels unawares4 7#c7,remember those who are in chains1 as in chains with them2 and those who are suffering afflictions1 as being yourselves also in the body4 7#d7,marriage is honourable for all persons1 and the marriage bed undefiled3 but whoremongers and adulterers ,god will judge4 7#e7,let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money2 content with your present possessions3 for he hath said1 ,i will in no wise leave thee1 neither will ,i in any case forsake thee#add4 7#f7,so that we may with confidence say1 ,the ,lord is my helper1 and ,i will not fear what man shall do unto me4 7#g7,remember your presidents1 who have spoken to you the word of ,god3 the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing1 be imitators of their fidelity4 7#h7;,jesus ,christ is the same yesterday1 to-day1 and for ever4 7#i7;,be not tossed about by various and strange doctrines3 for it is good to have the heart firmly established by grace1 not by meats1 in which observances they who have walked have found no manner of advantage4 7#aj7,we have an altar1 of which they have no right to eat1 who perform the service in the tabernacle4 7#aa7;,for the bodies of those beasts are burnt without the camp1 whose blood for a sin offering is brought into the holy of holies by the high-priest4 7#ab7,wherefore ,jesus also1 that he might sanctify the people with his own blood1 suffered without the gate4 7#ac7,therefore let us go forth to him without the camp1 bearing his reproach4 7#ad7;,for we have not here an abiding city1 but we earnestly seek that which is to come4 7#ae7;,by him therefore let us offer a sacrifice of praise perpetually to ,god1 that is the fruit of our lips confessing his name4 7#af7;,but of beneficence1 and liberal distribution1 be not unmindful3 for such sacrifices ,god accepts with delight4 7#ag7,obey your presidents1 and be subject to them3 for they are vigilant for your souls1 as being to render an account1 that they may do it with joy1 and not groaning3 for that would be disadvantageous for you4 7#ah7,pray for us3 for we have confidence that we maintain a good conscience1 in all things desirous to conduct ourselves with propriety4--7#ai7;,but ,i entreat you the rather to do this1 that ,i may the more speedily be restored to you4 7#bj7,now the ,god of peace1 who brought again from the dead our ,lord ,jesus1 the great pastor of the sheep1 by the blood of the everlasting testament1 7#ba7make you fit for every good work to do his will1 producing in you that which is acceptable in his sight1 through ,jesus ,christ2 to whom be glory unto the everlasting ages4 ,amen4 7#bb7;,but ,i entreat you1 brethren1 suffer the word of exhortation2 for ,i have written to you in few words4 7#bc7,know that our brother ,timothy is set at liberty2 with whom1 if he come shortly1 ,i will see you4 7#bd7,salute all your presiding ministers1 and all the saints4 ,they of ,italy salute you4 7#be7;,grace be with you all4--,amen4 ,written to the ,hebrews from ,italy by ,timothy4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,general ,,of ,,james ,,the ,,apostle4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,james1 a servant of ,god and of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 to the twelve tribes which are dispersed1 greeting4 7#b7,my brethren1 count it all joy when ye fall into various trials2 7#c7knowing that the proof of your faith produceth patience4 7#d7;,but let patience have its work perfected1 that ye may be perfect and complete1 deficient in nothing4 7#e7;,but if any man of you be deficient in wisdom1 let him ask it of ,god1 who giveth to all men liberally1 and upbraideth not and it shall be given him4 7#f7;,but let him ask in faith1 harbouring no doubt3 for he who is doubtful is like a wave of the sea1 driven by the wind1 and in constant agitation4 7#g7;,for let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the ,lord4 7#h7;,a double-minded man is unsteady in all his ways4 7#i7,let the brother low in station rejoice in his elevation3 7#aj7;but the rich1 in his abasement3 for as the flower of grass he shall pass away4 7#aa7;,for the sun arose with fervour1 and burnt up the grass1 and the flower of it fell off1 and the beauty of its appearance was lost3 just so the rich man in his course of life shall wither away4 7#ab7;,blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation3 for when he is proved1 he shall receive the crown of life1 which the ,lord hath promised to those who love him4 7#ac7,let no man under temptation say1 ,i am tempted of ,god3 for ,god is incapable of temptation from evils1 and he tempteth no man3 7#ad7;but every person is tempted1 when by his own peculiar passion he is born away1 and ensnared4 7#ae7,then passion impregnated1 bringeth forth sin1 and sin reaching its consummation1 bringeth forth death4 7#af7;,be not deceived1 my beloved brethren4 7#ag7;,every good gift1 and every perfect gift1 is from above1 descending from the father of illuminations1 with whom there is no variableness1 nor shadow of change4 7#ah7,of his own choice he produced us by the word of truth1 that we might be a sort of first fruit of his creatures4--7#ai7,wherefore1 my beloved brethren1 let every man be swift to hear1 slow to speak1 slow to wrath4 7#bj7;,for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of ,god4 7#ba7,wherefore laying aside all vicious pollution1 and the abundance of iniquity1 receive with meekness the ingrafted word1 which hath power to save your souls4 7#bb7;,but be ye doers of the word1 and not hearers only1 deceiving yourselves by false reasoning4 7#bc7;,for if any man be a hearer of the word1 and not a doer1 he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a glass2 7#bd7;for he beheld himself1 and went away1 and immediately forgot what sort of person he was4 7#be7;,but he that looketh into the perfect law of liberty1 and perseveres1 this man not being a forgetful hearer1 but a doer of the work1 he shall be blessed in his practice4 7#bf7;,if any man thinks he is a religious character among you1 and bridleth not his tongue1 but deceiveth his own heart1 this man's religion is vain4 7#bg7,pure religion and undefiled with ,god even the ,father is this1 ,to pay diligent attention to the orphans and widows in their affliction1 and to preserve himself spotless from the world4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,my brethren1 hold not the faith of our glorious ,lord ,jesus shewing a respect for persons4 7#b7;,for if there come into your congregation a man with a gold ring1 and in splendid apparel1 and there come in also a poor man in a sordid garb2 7#c7;and ye fix your eyes upon him who bears the splendid robe1 and say to him1 ,sit thou here in an honourable place2 and ye say to the poor man1 ,stand thou there1 or sit here under my footstool3 7#d7;are you not thus partial among yourselves1 and form your decision from bad reasonings8 7#e7;,hear me1 my beloved brethren4 ,hath not ,god elected the poor of this world to be rich in faith1 and heirs of the kingdom which ,god hath promised to those who love him2 7#f7;but ye have put contempt on the poor man8 ,do not the rich men tyrannize over you8 and they drag you to the tribunals4 7#g7;,do they not blaspheme that honourable name by which ye are called8 7#h7;,if indeed ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself1 ye do well3 7#i7;but if ye have respect of persons1 ye commit sin1 and are convicted by the law as transgressors4 7#aj7;,for whosoever shall keep the whole law1 but offendeth in a single particular1 he is chargeable with the breach of all4 7#aa7;,for he that said1 ,thou shalt not commit adultery1 said also1 ,thou shalt not commit murder4 ,now if thou dost not commit adultery1 yet dost commit murder1 thou art a transgressor of the law4 7#ab7,so speak1 and so act1 as those who shall be judged by the law of liberty4 7#ac7;,for judgment without mercy shall be on him who shewed no mercy1 and mercy glorieth against judgment4 7#ad7,what is the advantage1 my brethren1 if a man profess to have faith1 but hath not works2 can faith save him8 7#ae7,now if a brother or sister be naked1 and destitute of daily food1 7#af7;and should one of you say to them1 ,go in peace1 be warm1 be replenished with food3 yet if ye give them not the necessaries for their body2 what doth it avail8 7#ag7,so also faith1 if it hath not works1 is dead itself4 7#ah7,perhaps a man will say1 ,thou hast faith1 and ,i have works3 shew me thy faith by thy works1 and ,i will shew thee by my works my faith4 7#ai7,thou believest that there is one ,god2 thou doest well3 the devils also believe and tremble4 7#bj7;,but wilt thou know1 ,o vain man1 that faith without works is dead8 7#ba7,was not our father ,abraham justified by works1 when he offered up ,isaac his son upon the altar8 7#bb7,thou seest that faith wrought with his works1 and by works was faith consummated4 7#bc7;,and the scripture was fulfilled1 which saith1 ,abraham believed ,god1 and it was imputed to him for righteousness#ade2 and he was called the friend of ,god#adf4 7#bd7,observe therefore that by works a man is justified1 and not by faith merely4 7#be7;,but was not ,rahab the harlot in like manner justified by works1 when she entertained the messengers1 and sent them away by a different road8 7#bf7;,for as the body without breath is dead1 so faith without works is dead also4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,my brethren1 be not many teachers1 knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment4 7#b7;,for in many things we all offend4 ,if any man offend not in word1 he is a perfect man1 and capable of reining in the whole body4 7#c7;,behold1 we put bits into the horses' mouths1 that they may obey us1 and we turn about their whole body4 7#d7;,behold also the ships1 though so great1 and driven by tempestuous winds1 are turned about by the smallest rudder1 whithersoever the inclination of the pilot pleaseth4 7#e7,so also the tongue is a little member1 and proudly vaunts4 ,behold how great a pile of wood1 a little fire kindleth6 7#f7;,and the tongue is a fire1 a world of iniquity3 in such manner is the tongue placed among our members1 that it defileth all the body1 and setteth on fire the circle of nature2 and is set on fire of hell4 7#g7;,for every species of wild beasts1 and also of birds1 of reptiles1 and even of fishes1 is tamed1 and hath also been tamed by human ingenuity3 7#h7;but the tongue can no man tame2 it is an unruly evil1 full of deadly poison4 7#i7,with it we bless ,god even the ,father2 and with the same we curse men1 though after the likeness of ,god4 7#aj7,out of the same mouth goeth forth blessing and cursing4 ,these things1 my brethren1 ought not to be thus4 7#aa7;,doth a fountain from the same aperture spout forth sweet water and bitter8 7#ab7;,can a fig-tree1 my brethren1 produce olives2 or a vine figs8 so also can no fountain send forth salt water and sweet4 7#ac7,who is a wise man and intelligent among you1 let him shew in a becoming conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom4 7#ad7;,but if ye have bitter envy and contention in your heart1 boast not1 and lie not against the truth4 7#ae7,this is not the wisdom which cometh from above1 but is earthly1 sensual1 diabolical4 7#af7;,for where envy and contention dwell1 there is tumult and every vile deed4 7#ag7;,but the wisdom from above is first pure1 then peaceable1 meek1 easily persuadable1 full of mercy and good fruits1 impartial1 and void of dissimulation4 7#ah7;,but the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for those who are peacemakers4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,from whence come wars and conflicts among you8 spring they not from hence1 even from your passions1 which war in your members8 7#b7,ye eagerly covet1 yet have not3 ye murder1 and are envious1 yet cannot obtain your object2 ye wage war1 but have not1 because ye pray not4 7#c7,ye ask1 and receive nothing1 because ye ask vilely1 in order to consume it on your sensual appetites4 7#d7,ye adulterers and adultresses1 know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity against ,god8 whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is set down an enemy to ,god4 7#e7,think ye that the scripture saith without meaning1 ,the spirit which dwelleth in you strongly urges to envy8 7#f7;,but he giveth mightier grace4 ,wherefore he saith1 ,god sets himself against the proud1 but giveth grace to the lowly#adg4 7#g7;,be in subjection then to ,god4 ,resist the devil1 and he will fly from you4 7#h7;,draw nigh to ,god1 and he will draw nigh to you4 ,make clean your hands1 ye sinners2 and purify your hearts1 ye double-minded4 7#i7;,be bitterly afflicted and lament1 and let your tears run down2 let your laughter be converted into mourning1 and your joy into dejection4 7#aj7;,be humbled in the presence of ,god1 so he will exalt you4 7#aa7,traduce not one another1 brethren4 ,he that traduceth his brother1 and judgeth his brother1 traduceth the law1 and judgeth the law3 but if thou judgest the law1 thou art not a doer of the law1 but as judge4 7#ab7,there is one lawgiver1 who can save or destroy3 who art thou that judgest another man8 7#ac7;,come now1 ye that talk1 ,to-day or to-morrow we will go to such a town1 and do business there during one year1 and traffic1 and make great profits3 7#ad7though ye know nothing of what shall be to-morrow4 ,for what is your life8 ,it is but a vapour which appeareth for a little while1 and then vanishes away4 7#ae7;,instead of your saying1 ,if the ,lord pleases1 and we are alive1 then we will do this or that thing4 7#af7;,but now ye glory in your proud boastings3 all such glorying is wicked4 7#ag7,therefore if a man knoweth how to act properly1 and doth not1 he is criminal4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,come now1 ye rich men1 let your tears run down1 howling over your miseries which are coming upon you4 7#b7,your wealth is corrupted1 and your robes are moth-eaten4 7#c7,your gold and silver is cankered with rust2 and the rust upon them is a testimony against you1 and shall eat into your flesh as fire4 ,ye have heaped up treasures in the last days4 7#d7;,behold1 the wages of the workmen who have mowed down your fields1 which is kept back by you from them1 crieth out3 and the loud moans of the reapers are entered into the ears of the ,lord of ,sabaoth4 7#e7,ye have gormandized upon the earth1 and lived in every luxury3 ye have pampered your hearts1 as in a day of feasting on the victim slain4 7#f7,ye have falsely condemned1 ye have murdered the just man2 nor doth he resist you4 7#g7;,be patient therefore1 brethren1 until the coming of the ,lord4 ,see1 the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth1 in patient expectation for it1 till it receives the former and the latter rain4 7#h7;,be ye also patient2 stablish your hearts2 for the coming of the ,lord is at hand4 7#i7;,grudge not one against another1 brethren1 lest be ye condemned3 lo6 the judge standeth at the gates4 7#aj7,my brethren1 take a pattern for suffering affliction1 and patience from the prophets1 who have spoken to you in the name of the ,lord4 7#aa7;,behold1 we esteem those blessed who patiently endure4 ,ye have heard of the patience of ,job1 and have seen the end of the ,lord2 for the ,lord is full of bowels of mercy1 and tenderly compassionate4 7#ab7;,but above all things1 my brethren1 swear not1 neither by heaven1 nor by earth1 nor by any other oath3 but let your yea be yea1 and your no1 no2 that ye fall not under condemnation4 7#ac7;,is any man among you under afflictions8 let him pray4 ,is any man happy in mind8 let him sing psalms4 7#ad7;,is any man sick among you8 let him send for the presbyters of the church2 and let them pray over him1 anointing him with oil in the name of the ,lord3 7#ae7;and the prayer of faith shall recover the sick man1 and the ,lord will raise him up2 and if he hath committed sins1 they shall be forgiven him4 7#af7;,confess your offences one to another1 and pray for one another1 that ye may be healed4 ,the energetic prayer of a righteous man is mightily prevalent4 7#ag7;,elias was a man of like feelings with us1 and he prayed fervently that it should not rain2 and there fell no rain on the earth during three years and six months4 7#ah7;,and he prayed again1 and the heavens gave rain1 and the earth shot up its fruit4 7#ai7;,brethren1 if any man among you should have erred from the truth1 and one convert him2 7#bj7let him know1 that he that converteth a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death1 and will cover a multitude of sins4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,general ,,of ,,peter ,,the ,,apostle4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,peter1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 to the sojourners1 dispersed through ,pontus1 ,galatia1 ,cappadocia1 ,asia1 and ,bithynia1 7#b7;elect according to the foreknowledge of ,god the ,father1 by sanctification of the ,spirit1 that they might be brought to the obedience1 and sprinkled with the blood of ,jesus ,christ3 grace unto you and peace be multiplied4 7#c7;,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto an animating hope through the resurrection of ,jesus ,christ from the dead1 7#d7;for an inheritance incorruptible1 and undefiled1 and unfading1 reserved in the heavens for you1 7#e7who are guarded by the omnipotence of ,god1 through faith to obtain the salvation which is ready to appear at the last time4 7#f7,wherein ye exult1 though yet for a little space1 7if it must be so17 ye are in sorrow through various trials3 7#g7that the test of your faith 7much more precious than that of gold1 which is of a perishing nature1 though proved by fire7 may be found unto praise and honour and glory at the revelation of ,jesus ,christ3 7#h7whom though ye have not seen1 ye love2 on whom1 though ye have not as yet gazed1 yet believing1 ye exult with joy unutterable and glorious3 7#i7receiving the end of your faith1 the salvation of your souls4 7#aj7;,concerning which salvation the prophets eagerly sought and diligently inquired1 who prophesied of the grace which is come to you3 7#aa7;investigating to what time and to what conjuncture the ,spirit of ,christ in them pointed1 when predicting the sufferings coming upon ,christ1 and the glories subsequent thereto4 7#ab7,to whom it was revealed1 that not for themselves1 but for us were their ministrations employed in the things which are now declared unto you by those who have preached the gospel unto you by the ,holy ,ghost sent down from heaven2 on which things the angels bending forwards eagerly desire to gaze4 7#ac7,wherefore girding up the loins of your mind1 vigilant1 wait with assured hope for the grace1 which shall be brought unto you at the revelation of ,jesus ,christ2 7#ad7;as obedient children1 not conformed to the former passions of the days of your ignorance3 7#ae7;but as he who hath called you is holy1 be ye holy also in all your conduct3 7#af7;because it is written1 ,be ye holy2 for ,i am holy#adh4 7#ag7;,and if ye invoke him as ,father1 who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work1 conduct yourselves during the time of your sojourning with jealous fear3 7#ah7knowing that ye have not been redeemed out of your vain manner of life1 derived traditionally from your fathers1 by the corruptible things1 silver and gold1 7#ai7;but by the precious blood of ,christ1 as the unblemished and spotless lamb3 7#bj7who was indeed predestined before the foundation of the world1 but manifested in these last times for us1 7#ba7who by him believe in ,god1 that raised him from the dead1 and gave him glory2 that your faith and hope might be in ,god4 7#bb7;,having purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the ,spirit unto fraternal affection undissembled1 love each other intensely out of a pure heart3 7#bc7;born again1 not of corruptible seed1 but of incorruptible1 by the quickening word of ,god1 and which abideth for ever4 7#bd7;,for all flesh is as grass1 and all the glory of man1 as the flower of grass4 ,the grass withereth1 and the flower of it falleth off#adi3 7#be7;but the word of the ,lord abideth for ever4 ,and this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,wherefore putting far away wickedness of every kind1 and all deceit1 and hypocrisies1 and envyings1 and all backbitings1 7#b7;as new-born babes desire earnestly the unadulterated milk of the word1 that ye may grow thereby3 7#c7;if so be ye have tasted that the ,lord is gracious4 7#d7,whom approaching1 as the living stone1 rejected indeed of men1 but elect of ,god1 and honourable1 7#e7ye also1 as living stones1 are built up1 a spiritual house1 a holy priesthood1 to offer spiritual sacrifices1 well pleasing to ,god through ,jesus ,christ4 7#f7,wherefore also it is contained in the scripture1 ,behold1 ,i lay in ,sion a cornerstone1 elect1 precious1 and the believer on him shall never be confounded#aej4 7#g7;,by you therefore who believe is he honoured3 but respecting the disobedient1 the stone which the builders rejected1 this very stone is become the head of the corner1 7#h7;and a stone of stumbling1 and rock of offence#aea1 to those who stumble at the word1 disobedient2 whereunto also they were appointed4 7#i7;,but ye are an elect race1 a royal priesthood1 a holy nation1 a people acquired by purchase2 that ye should publish abroad the excellencies of him1 who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light3 7#aj7who in time past were not a people1 but are now the people of ,god2 who had not obtained mercy1 but are now the objects of mercy4 7#aa7;,beloved1 ,i exhort you1 as strangers and sojourners1 ,abstain from carnal lusts1 which war against the soul2 7#ab7;having your conduct ornamental among the ,gentiles3 that1 whereas they malign you as wicked doers1 they may1 being eye-witnesses of your good works1 glorify ,god in the day when he visits them4 7#ac7;,be subject therefore to every human constitution for the ,lord's sake2 whether to a king as the supreme magistrate2 7#ad7or to governors1 as sent by him for the punishment of wicked doers1 but the praise of those who do well4 7#ae7;,for such is the will of ,god1 that by well doing ye hold under restraint the ignorance of foolish men3 7#af7;as free1 yet not using liberty as a cloak for wicked practices2 but as being servants of ,god4 7#ag7;,honour all men4 ,love the brotherhood4 ,fear ,god4 ,honour the king4 7#ah7,servants1 be in subjection to your masters with all fear1 not only to the good and gentle1 but even to the froward4 7#ai7;,for this is gracious conduct1 if for conscience towards ,god1 any man undergo sorrows1 suffering wrongfully4 7#bj7;,for what glory would there be1 if committing faults1 and being buffeted1 ye suffered patiently8 but if1 when ye behave well1 yet suffer1 ye bear it patiently1 this is graciously accepted of ,god4 7#ba7;,for hereunto have ye been called1 because ,christ also hath suffered for you1 leaving you a pattern1 that ye should follow his steps2 7#bb7who did no sin1 neither was guile found in his mouth3 7#bc7who1 when reviled1 reviled not again2 when he suffered1 he used no menaces2 but referred himself to him who judgeth righteously3 7#bd7who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree1 that we1 being dead unto sins1 might live unto righteousness2 by whose stripes1 even his1 ye were healed#aeb4 7#be7;,for ye were as sheep wandering astray2 but are now returned unto the pastor and bishop of your souls4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,likewise1 ye wives1 be in subjection to your own husbands2 that1 even if some obey not the word1 by their wives' conduct without the word1 they may be won over2 7#b7;being eye-witnesses of your chaste behaviour with timidity4 7#c7,whose adorning let it not be that exterior one of braided locks1 and golden trimmings1 and dresses put on with nicety2 7#d7;but let it be the hidden man of the heart1 with that incorruptible ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit1 which is in the sight of ,god highly valuable4 7#e7;,for so in times of old the holy women also1 who hoped in ,god1 adorned themselves1 being in subjection to their own husbands2 7#f7;as ,sarah obeyed ,abraham1 calling him lord3 whose children ye are1 if ye do well1 and are not affrighted with any terror4 7#g7,ye husbands1 in like manner dwell with them discreetly1 putting respect on the dear woman as being the weaker vessel1 and as co-heirs of the grace of life1 so that your prayers may meet no interruption4 7#h7;,finally1 be all like-minded1 sympathizing1 loving fraternally1 compassionate1 friendly hearted1 7#i7not returning evil for evil1 or railing for railing2 but1 contrariwise1 wishing men every blessing2 knowing that hereunto ye have been called1 that ye should inherit the divine benediction4 7#aj7;,for he that would love life1 and see good days1 let him restrain his tongue from evil1 and his lips from speaking guile4 7#aa7,let him depart from every wicked thing1 and do good2 let him seek peace1 and pursue it#aec4 7#ab7;,for the eyes of the ,lord are upon the just1 and his ears open to their prayers3 but the face of the ,lord is against those who practise wicked things4 7#ac7;,and who will do you harm if ye be imitators of him that is good8 7#ad7;,but if ye should even suffer for righteousness1 blessed are ye3 be not afraid of their terror1 neither be troubled1 7#ae7;but sanctify the ,lord ,god in your hearts3 and be always ready with your reply to every man who demands a reason respecting the hope which is in you with meekness and fear3 7#af7keeping a good conscience2 that whereas they malign you1 as evil doers1 they may be confounded who take pleasure in ridiculing your good conduct in ,christ4 7#ag7;,for it is better 7if it be ,god's will7 to suffer as well doers than as evil doers4 7#ah7;,for ,christ also suffered once for sins1 the just for the unjust1 that he might bring us to ,god1 put to death indeed in the flesh1 but raised to life by the ,spirit3 7#ai7;by which also he went and preached to those spirits imprisoned2 7#bj7who in time of old were disobedient1 when the long suffering of ,god in the days of ,noe waited1 while the ark was preparing1 in which a few1 that is1 eight persons1 were preserved through the water4 7#ba7,the antitype to which baptism now saveth us 7not the mere removal of filth from the flesh1 but the engagement of a good conscience to ,god71 by the resurrection of ,jesus ,christ3 7#bb7who is at the right hand of ,god1 gone into heaven1 angels and dominations and powers being put in subjection under him4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,christ then having suffered for us in the flesh1 be ye also in mind armed for the same conflict3 for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sinning2 7#b7that he might not spend the remaining space of life in the flesh after human passions1 but the divine will4 7#c7;,for the time past of life is enough for us to have wrought the will of the heathen1 when we walked in all impurities1 lewd appetites1 excess of wine1 revels1 drinking-bouts1 and abominable idolatries2 7#d7wherein they think it a strange thing1 that you are not running with them into the same gulph of profligacy1 spreading every scandalous report of you3 7#e7who shall give an account to him1 who holds himself ready to judge the living and the dead4 7#f7;,for to this end was the gospel preached to those that are dead1 that they might be judged indeed in the flesh according to the will of men1 but live in spirit according to the will of ,god4 7#g7;,but the end of all things is near3 be ye therefore sober-minded1 and vigilant in prayers4 7#h7;,but above all things have fervent love towards each other3 for love will conceal a multitude of faults4 7#i7;,exercise hospitality one towards another without grudgings4 7#aj7,let every one1 according as he hath received a gift1 minister it to others1 as good stewards of the manifold grace of ,god4 7#aa7;,if any man speak1 let it be agreeably to the oracles of ,god2 if any man act as a deacon1 let it be from the strength which ,god supplieth3 that in all things ,god may be glorified through ,jesus ,christ2 to whom be glory and might for ever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ab7;,beloved1 be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test1 as though something strange happened to you2 7#ac7;but as ye share in the sufferings of ,christ rejoice1 that at the revelation of his glory also ye may hail him with exultations4 7#ad7;,if ye suffer reproach for the name of ,christ1 blessed are ye2 for the spirit of glory and of ,god resteth upon you3 by them indeed he is blasphemed1 but by you he is glorified4 7#ae7,let no one of you then suffer as a murderer1 or a thief1 or an evil-doer1 or a meddler in other persons' business4 7#af7;,but if any man suffer as a ,christian1 let him not be ashamed2 but let him give glory to ,god on this very account4 7#ag7;,for now is the time when judgment is commencing at the house of ,god2 and if it begin with us1 what will be the end of those who obey not the gospel of ,god8 7#ah7;,and if the righteous man is hardly saved1 where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear8 7#ai7,wherefore let those who suffer according to the will of ,god commit their souls to him in well-doing as to the faithful ,creator4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,the presbyters among you ,i exhort1 who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of ,christ1 and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed3 7#b7;feed the flock of ,god which is among you1 exercising your pastoral office not of necessity1 but of choice1 not for base gain1 but with alacrity of mind2 7#c7not as domineering over your allotted congregations1 but as being examples of the flock4 7#d7;,and when the arch ,shepherd shall appear1 ye shall receive a crown of glory that will never fade away4 7#e7;,in like manner1 ye who are younger persons1 be in subjection to your elders3 but all of you be subject one to another1 and be clothed from head to foot with humility3 for ,god sets himself in opposition to the proud1 but he giveth grace to the lowly4 7#f7;,humble yourselves therefore beneath the mighty hand of ,god1 that he may exalt you in due season3 7#g7;casting all your anxiety upon him2 for he careth for you4 7#h7;,be sober1 be vigilant2 for your adversary the devil1 as a roaring lion1 prowleth around1 seeking whom he may devour3 7#i7;against whom stand fast1 firm in the faith1 knowing that the very same sufferings are fully endured by the brotherhood which is in the world4 7#aj7;,but the ,god of all grace1 who hath called us to his eternal glory by ,christ ,jesus1 when ye have suffered a little while1 himself perfect1 stablish1 strengthen1 settle you4 7#aa7,to him be glory and might for ever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ab7;,by ,silvanus1 a faithful brother as ,i think1 ,i have written to you a few words1 exhorting1 and testifying that this is the true grace of ,god wherein ye are standing fast4 7#ac7,she who is co-elect at ,babylon1 saluteth you1 and my son ,mark4 7#ad7,salute one another with a kiss of love4 ,peace be with you all that are in ,christ ,jesus4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,second ,,general ,,epistle ,,of ,,the ,,apostle ,,peter4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,simon ,peter1 the servant and apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 to those who have obtained with us the same precious faith by the righteousness of our ,god and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ3 7#b7;grace unto you and peace be multiplied through the knowledge of ,god1 even ,jesus our ,lord1 7#c7;as his divine power hath freely given us all things tending to life and godliness1 through the acknowledgment of him who hath called us to glory and fortitude3 7#d7whereby superlatively great and precious promises are freely given to us3 that by these ye might become partakers of a divine nature1 having fled far away from the corruption that is in the world through inordinate concupiscence4--7#e7;,and for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence1 lead up in the train of your faith courage2 and with courage intelligence2 7#f7;and with intelligence moderation2 and with moderation patience2 and with patience piety2 7#g7;and with piety fraternal affection2 and with fraternal affection love4 7#h7;,for if these things are in your possession1 and abounding1 they will render you neither inactive nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#i7;,but he that hath no possession of these things1 is blind1 dim-sighted1 sinking into oblivion of his purification from the sins of his former days4 7#aj7,wherefore the rather1 brethren1 give diligence to make sure your calling and election3 for by doing these things1 ye shall never at any time stumble3 7#aa7;but an entrance will thus be richly afforded you into the eternal kingdom of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 7#ab7,wherefore ,i will not be negligent continually to remind you of these things1 though ye know them1 and are established in the present truth4 7#ac7;,indeed1 ,i think it right1 as long as ,i am in this frail tabernacle1 to rouse up your attention by reminding you3 7#ad7knowing that the deposition of this frail tabernacle of mine is hastily approaching1 as our ,lord ,jesus ,christ hath made evident to me4 7#ae7;,i will endeavour then that even after my decease1 ye may always have wherewith to preserve the remembrance of these things4 7#af7;,for we have not followed artfully devised fables1 when we made known to you the power and advent of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 but were eye-witnesses of his majesty4 7#ag7;,for he received from ,god the ,father honour and glory1 when such a voice was sent forth to him from the transcendently magnificent glory1 ,this is my beloved son1 in whom ,i am well pleased4 7#ah7;,and this voice we heard coming out of heaven1 when we were with him on the holy mountain4 7#ai7;,and we hold the prophetic word more confirmed1 to which ye do well to attend1 as to a lamp shining in a dark passage1 until the day dawn1 and the morning-star arise upon your hearts4 7#bj7,knowing this in the first place1 that all scriptural prophecy is not from any man's own suggestions4 7#ba7;,for prophecy in old time came not by the will of man3 but the holy men of ,god spake under the impulse of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,but there were false prophets among the people1 as there will be false teachers also among you1 who wickedly introduce damnable heresies1 and deny the sovereign ,lord who bought them1 bringing on themselves swift destruction4 7#b7;,and many will go out of the way after their fatal errors2 by means of whom the way of truth will be injuriously reviled4 7#c7;,and with plausible speeches will they avariciously make gain of you whose condemnation from of old lingereth not1 and their perdition doth not slumber4 7#d7;,for if ,god spared not the angels when they sinned1 but casting them bound in chains of darkness into hell1 delivered them to be kept fast until the judgment2 7#e7;and spared not the old world1 but guarded safely ,noah the eighth person1 the preacher of righteousness1 when he brought a deluge on the world of the ungodly3 7#f7;and reducing the cities of ,sodom and ,gomorrah to ashes1 condemned them to final destruction1 making them an example for all who in future should live ungodly2 7#g7;but righteous ,lot1 afflicted grievously with the infamously impure conduct of those lawless men1 he plucked out3 7#h7;for by seeing and hearing1 that righteous man whilst sojourning among them1 suffered torment day by day in his righteous soul from their lawless doings2 7#i7the ,lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation1 but to reserve the wicked unto the day of judgment to be punished3 7#aj7;especially such as walk after the flesh in the eager pursuit of defilement1 and despise government4 ,daring1 self-sufficient1 they tremble not at dignities1 railing against them4 7#aa7,whereas the angels1 though so much greater in might and power1 bring not a reviling accusation against them before the ,lord4 7#ab7;,but these men1 as the naturally irrational brute beasts1 made to be taken and destroyed1 speaking evil of the things of which they are ignorant1 will perish by their own corruption2 7#ac7receiving the recompence of iniquity1 counting daily luxury their pleasure2 spots and blemishes1 when they feast together with you2 riotously indulging in their own delusions3 7#ad7;having eyes full of adultery1 and insatiable of sin2 ensnaring souls of no stability2 having a heart practised in all the wiles of covetousness2 children for a curse3 7#ae7who forsaking the strait road are gone out of the way1 following the path of ,balaam the son of ,bosor who loved the wages of iniquity4 7#af7;,but received a reproof for his peculiar transgression3 the dumb ass articulating with a human voice restrained the perverseness of the prophet4 7#ag7,these are fountains without water1 clouds driven by a hurricane2 for whom the blackness of darkness for ever is reserved4 7#ah7,uttering pompous discourses of inanity1 ensnaring by the lusts of the flesh1 by lascivious impurities1 those who had truly escaped from such as live in a course of delusion4 7#ai7,preaching liberty to them1 while they themselves are the slaves of corruption3 for by whatever a man is overcome1 by that also he is enslaved4 7#bj7;,for if having escaped from the defilements of the world by the knowledge of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 they are again enveloped by them and overcome1 their last deeds are worse than the first4 7#ba7;,for it had been better for them never to have been acquainted with the way of righteousness1 than1 after knowing it1 to have turned aside from the holy commandment delivered unto them4 7#bb7;,but the true proverb is verified in them1 ,the dog hath returned to his own vomit2 and the sow which was washed to its wallowing in the mire4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,this second epistle1 beloved1 ,i now write unto you2 in both which ,i rouse up your sincere mind by awakening your recollection 7#b7to remember the words1 that have been spoken aforetime by the holy prophets1 and the injunction of us the apostles of the ,lord and ,saviour3 7#c7knowing this principally1 that in the last of the days there will come scoffers1 walking after their own lewd passions1 7#d7;and saying1 ,where is the promise of his coming8 for ever since the fathers fell asleep1 all things continue in the same state as from the beginning of the creation4 7#e7;,for this they chuse to keep out of sight1 that by the word of ,god the heavens were created of old1 and the earth rising out of the water and subsisting amidst the water2 7#f7whence the world then existing1 being deluged by water1 was destroyed2 7#g7;but the present heavens and earth by the same word are treasured up1 reserved for fire at the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men4 7#h7;,but let not this particular be concealed from you1 beloved1 that one day with the ,lord is as a thousand years1 and a thousand years as one day4 7#i7,the ,lord doth not delay the promise 7as some count it delay72 but is longsuffering towards us1 not willing that any should perish1 but that all should have space for repentance4 7#aj7;,but the day of the ,lord will come as a thief by night2 in which the heavens shall pass away with a rushing noise1 and the first principles of matter in flames dissolve1 and the earth and all the works upon it be burnt up4 7#aa7,seeing then that all these things must be dissolved1 what manner of persons ought we to be in a course of holy conduct and acts of piety1 7#ab7;expecting and hastening towards the coming of ,god's day1 at which the heavens on fire shall be dissolved1 and the elements in flames be melted as wax8 7#ac7;,but we expect according to his promise new heavens and a new earth in which dwelleth righteousness4 7#ad7,wherefore1 beloved1 seeing ye are expecting these things1 be diligent to be found of him in peace1 spotless and blameless4 7#ae7;,and account the long suffering of our ,lord conducive to salvation2 as our beloved brother ,paul also1 according to the wisdom given to him1 hath written unto you2 7#af7;as also in all his epistles1 speaking in them of these things1 of which some are difficult to be understood1 which the uninstructed and the unstable torture1 as indeed they do the rest of the scriptures unto their own destruction4 7#ag7,ye therefore1 beloved1 knowing this before1 be on your guard1 that ye be not carried away with the delusion of these lawless men1 and fall from your own stedfastness4 7#ah7;,but grow in grace1 and in the knowledge of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,to him be glory now and unto the day of eternity4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,first ,,general ,,epistle ,,of ,,the ,,apostle ,,john4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,that which was from the beginning1 which we have seen with our eyes1 which we have gazed upon1 and our hands have handled of the word of life2 7#b77;for the life was manifested1 and we have beheld it1 and bear testimony1 and declare unto you that life eternal1 which was with the ,father1 and was manifested to us27 7#c7that which we have seen and heard1 declare we to you1 that ye also may have communion with us3 and indeed our communion is with the ,father1 and with his ,son ,jesus ,christ4 7#d7;,and these things write we unto you1 that your joy may be complete4 7#e7;,and this is the promise which we have heard from him1 and declare unto you1 that ,god is light1 and that darkness in him there is none4 7#f7;,if we say that we have communion with him1 and walk in darkness1 we lie1 and practise not the truth3 7#g7;but if we walk in the light1 as he is himself in the light1 we have communion with each other1 and the blood of ,jesus ,christ his ,son cleanseth us from all sin4 7#h7;,if we say that we have no sin1 we deceive ourselves1 and the truth is not in us4 7#i7;,if we confess our sins1 faithful is he and righteous to forgive us our sins1 and to 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 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,my dear children1 these things ,i write to you1 that ye should not sin4 ,and if any of us sin1 we have an advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous3 7#b7;and he himself is the propitiatory victim for our sins3 and indeed not for ours only1 but for the whole world4 7#c7;,and hereby we know that we know him1 if we keep his commandments4 7#d7;,he that saith1 ,i know him1 and keepeth not his commandments1 is a liar1 and in him the truth is not4 7#e7;,but whosoever keepeth his word1 verily in him is the love of ,god perfected3 by this we know that we are in him4 7#f7;,he who saith that he abideth in him1 ought as he walked1 even so himself to walk4 7#g7;,brethren1 ,i write not a new commandment unto you1 but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning3 the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning4 7#h7;,again1 a new commandment ,i write unto you1 which is a true thing in him1 and in you1 because the darkness is past1 and the true light is now shining4 7#i7;,he who saith1 that he is in the light1 yet hateth his brother1 is in darkness even until now4 7#aj7;,he that loveth his brother is in the light1 and occasion of stumbling in him there is none4 7#aa7;,but he that hateth his brother is in darkness1 and walketh in darkness1 and knoweth not whither he is departing1 because the darkness hath blinded his eyes4 7#ab7;,i write unto you1 little children1 because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake4 7#ac7;,i write unto you1 fathers1 because ye have known him that is from the beginning4 ,i write unto you1 young men1 because ye have overcome the wicked one4 ,i write unto you1 little children1 because ye have known the ,father4 7#ad7;,i have written unto you1 fathers1 because ye have known him1 who is from the beginning4 ,i have written unto you1 young men1 because ye are strong1 and the word of ,god abideth in you1 and ye have overcome the wicked one4 7#ae7,love not the world1 neither the things which are in the world4 ,if any man love the world1 the love of the ,father is not in him4 7#af7;,for every thing which is in the world1 the lust of the flesh1 and the lust of the eyes1 and the pomp of life1 is not of the ,father1 but is of the world4 7#ag7;,and the world is passing away1 and the lust thereof1 but he who doeth the will of ,god abideth for ever4 7#ah7,my dear children1 it is the last hour2 and as ye have heard that antichrist is coming1 even now there are many antichrists3 by which we know it is the last hour4 7#ai7,they went out from us1 but they were not of us2 for if they had been of us1 they would have continued with us2 but they departed1 that they might be made manifest that they are not all of us3 7#bj7though ye have an unction from the ,holy ,one1 and know all things4 7#ba7;,i have not written to you because ye know not the truth1 but because ye know it1 and that no lie is of the truth4 7#bb7,who is the liar1 but he that denieth that ,jesus is the ,messiah8 ,this man is the antichrist1 who denieth the ,father and the ,son4 7#bc7;,every one that denieth the ,son1 neither doth he hold the ,father2 but he that acknowledgeth the ,son1 holdeth the ,father also4 7#bd7,let that abide in you therefore which ye have heard from the beginning4 ,if that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning1 ye also shall abide in the ,son and in the ,father4 7#be7;,and this is the promise which he hath promised to us1 even life eternal4 7#bf7,these things have ,i written unto you concerning those who are leading you astray4 7#bg7;,but the unction which ye have received from him abideth in you2 and ye need not that any person should instruct you4 ,but as the same unction teacheth you concerning all things1 and is true1 and is no lie2 and as it hath taught you1 abide in him4 7#bh7;,and now1 my dear children1 abide in him2 that when he shall appear1 we may have confidence1 and not be put to shame by him at his coming4 7#bi7;,if ye know that he is righteous1 know that every one who practises righteousness is born of him4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,behold1 what manner of love the ,father hath bestowed upon us1 that we should be called children of ,god6 therefore the world knoweth us not1 because it knew him not4 7#b7;,beloved1 now are we the children of ,god1 and it is not yet evident what we shall be3 but we know that when he shall appear1 we shall be like him2 because we shall see him as he is4 7#c7;,and every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself1 even as he is pure4 7#d7;,every one who committeth sin1 committeth also a transgression of the law3 for sin is the transgression of the law4 7#e7;,and ye know that he was manifested1 that he might take away our sins2 and in him there is no sin4 7#f7;,every one who abideth in him1 doth not sin2 every one who sinneth hath not seen him1 nor known him4 7#g7,my dear children1 let no man deceive you3 he who doeth righteousness is righteous1 even as he is righteous3 7#h7;he that practises sin is of the devil2 for from the beginning the devil sinneth4 ,for this purpose the ,son of ,god was manifested1 that he might destroy the works of the devil4 7#i7;,every one who is born of ,god1 doth not practise sin1 because his seed abideth in him3 and he cannot sin1 because he is born of ,god4 7#aj7;,by this the children of ,god are manifestly seen1 and the children of the devil4 ,every one that doth not practise righteousness1 is not of ,god1 and he that loveth not his brother4 7#aa7;,for this is the commandment which ye have heard from the beginning1 that we should love one another4 7#ab7,not as ,cain1 who was of the wicked one1 and slew his brother3 and wherefore did he slay him8 ,because his own works were wicked1 and those of his brother righteous4 7#ac7,marvel not1 my brethren1 if the world hate you4 7#ad7,we know that we are passed out of a state of death into life1 because we love the brethren3 he that loveth not his brother abideth in death4 7#ae7;,every one who hateth his brother is a murderer2 and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him4 7#af7;,by this we have known the love of ,christ1 because for us he laid down his own life3 and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren4 7#ag7;,but whosoever hath worldly abundance1 and seeth his brother under necessity1 and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him1 how dwelleth the love of ,god in him8 7#ah7,my dear children1 let us not love in word and in tongue1 but in deed and in truth2 7#ai7;and hereby we know that we are of the truth1 and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts4 7#bj7;,for should our heart condemn us1 ,god is greater than our heart1 and knoweth all things4 7#ba7;,beloved1 if our heart condemn us not1 we have confidence towards ,god4 7#bb7;,and whatsoever we ask1 we receive from him1 because we keep his commandments1 and do the things which are pleasing in his sight4 7#bc7;,and this is his commandment1 that we should believe in the name of his ,son1 ,jesus ,christ1 and love one another1 as he gave us commandment4 7#bd7;,and he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him1 and he in him2 and by this we know that he abideth in us1 from the ,spirit which he hath given us4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,beloved1 believe not every pretender to inspiration1 but bring these spirits to the trial whether they are of ,god2 because many false prophets are gone forth into the world4 7#b7;,by this ye know the ,spirit of ,god3 every spirit who confesseth that ,jesus the ,messiah is come in the flesh1 is from ,god4 7#c7;,and every spirit who confesseth not that ,jesus the ,messiah is come into the world1 is not from ,god3 and this is that spirit of antichrist which ye have heard that it is coming1 and now is already in the world4 7#d7,ye are of ,god1 my dear children1 and have overcome them2 because he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world4 7#e7,they are of the world1 therefore speak they as of the world1 and the world heareth them4 7#f7,we are of ,god3 he that knoweth ,god heareth us2 he that is not of ,god heareth us not4 ,by this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of delusion4 7#g7;,beloved1 let us love one another2 because love is from ,god1 and every one who loveth is born of ,god1 and knoweth ,god4 7#h7;,he that loveth not1 never knew ,god2 for ,god is love4 7#i7;,by this was the love of ,god manifested to us1 that ,god sent his only begotten ,son into the world1 that we might have life by him4 7#aj7;,herein is love1 not that we have loved ,god1 but that he hath loved us1 and sent his ,son to be the propitiatory sacrifice for our sins4 7#aa7;,beloved1 if ,god so loved us1 we ought also to love one another4 7#ab7,no man hath seen ,god at any time4 ,if we love one another1 ,god abideth in us1 and his love is perfected in us4 7#ac7;,by this we know that we abide in him1 and he in us1 because he hath given us of his own ,spirit4 7#ad7;,and we have seen and bear testimony1 that the ,father sent the ,son to be the ,saviour of the world4 7#ae7,whosoever shall confess that ,jesus is the ,son of ,god1 ,god abideth in him1 and he in ,god4 7#af7;,and we have known and believed the love which ,god hath towards us4 ,god is love2 and he that abideth in love1 abideth in ,god1 and ,god in him4 7#ag7;,by this is his love towards us perfected1 that we might have confidence at the day of judgment2 because as he is1 so are we in this world4 7#ah7;,fear is not in this love2 but the perfect love casteth out fear3 for fear hath anguish4 ,he that is afraid is not made perfect in love4 7#ai7,we love him1 because he first loved us4 7#bj7;,if any person say1 ,i love ,god1 yet hateth his brother1 he is a liar2 for he who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen1 how can he love the ,god whom he hath not seen8 7#ba7,so this commandment have we from him1 that he who loveth ,god love also his brother4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,every one who believeth that ,jesus is the ,messiah1 is born of ,god2 and every one who loveth him that begat1 loveth him also who is begotten by him4 7#b7;,hereby we know that we love the children of ,god1 when we love ,god1 and keep his commandments4 7#c7;,for this is the love of ,god1 that we should keep his commandments3 and his commandments are not burdensome4 7#d7;,because every one that is born of ,god overcometh the world3 and this is the victory which overcometh the world1 our faith4 7#e7,who is he that overcometh the world1 except he that believeth that ,jesus is the ,son of ,god8 7#f7,this is he who came by water and blood1 ,jesus the ,messiah2 not by the water only1 but by the water and the blood3 and the ,spirit is the witnessing person1 because the ,spirit is the truth4 7#g7;,for they are three who bear witness in heaven1 the ,father1 the ,word1 and the ,holy ,spirit1 and these1 even the three1 are one4 7#h7;,and there are three which bear witness upon earth1 the spirit1 and the water1 and the blood1 and the three are for the same one object4 7#i7;,if we receive the testimony of man1 the testimony of ,god is stronger3 for this is the testimony of ,god which he testified concerning his ,son4 7#aj7;,he that believeth on the ,son of ,god1 hath the testimony in himself2 he that believeth not ,god1 hath made him a liar1 because he hath not believed on the testimony which ,god testified of his ,son4 7#aa7;,and this is the testimony1 that ,god hath given life eternal to us2 and this life is in his ,son4 7#ab7;,he that hath the ,son1 hath this life2 and he that hath not the ,son of ,god1 hath not this life4 7#ac7,these things have ,i written to you who believe on the name of the ,son of ,god1 that ye may know that ye have life eternal1 and that ye may believe on the name of the ,son of ,god4 7#ad7;,and this is the confidence that we have towards him1 that whatsoever we ask according to his will1 he heareth us4 7#ae7;,and if we know that he heareth us1 whatsoever we ask1 we know that we receive the petitions1 which we have requested1 from him4 7#af7;,if any person see his brother committing a sin not unto death1 he shall request1 and ,god will grant him life for those that sin not unto death4 ,there is a sin unto death3 ,i say not that he should request for that4 7#ag7;,all unrighteousness is sin2 and there is sin not unto death4 7#ah7,we know that every one who is born of ,god sinneth not2 but he that is born of ,god preserveth himself1 and the wicked one toucheth him not4 7#ai7,we know that we are of ,god1 and the whole world is under the power of that wicked one4 7#bj7;,but we know that the ,son of ,god hath come1 and hath given to us understanding1 that we might know the true ,god2 and we are in him that is true1 in his ,son ,jesus the ,messiah4 ,,he is the true ,god1 and the life eternal4 7#ba7,my dear children1 guard yourselves against idols4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,general ,,of ,,the ,,apostle ,,john4 ,,the presbyter to the elect lady and her children1 whom ,i love in the truth2 and not ,i only1 but also all who have known the truth3 7#b7;because of the truth which abideth in us1 and shall be with us for ever3 7#c7;grace1 mercy1 peace be with you from ,god the ,father1 and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of the ,father1 in truth and love4 7#d7;,i rejoiced greatly that ,i found thy children walking in truth1 as we have 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 have had from the beginning1 that we should love one another4 7#f7;,and this is love1 that we should walk after his commandments4 ,this is the commandment1 as ye have heard from the beginning1 ,that ye should walk in it4 7#g7;,for many deceivers are gone out into the world1 who do not confess ,jesus the ,messiah as come in the flesh4 ,such a one is a deceiver and an antichrist4 7#h7,take heed to yourselves that we lose not the things which we have wrought1 but receive a full reward4 7#i7;,every one that transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of ,christ1 hath not ,god3 he that abideth in the doctrine of ,christ1 this man holdeth both the ,father and the ,son4 7#aj7;,if any person come unto you1 and bring not this doctrine1 receive him not into the house1 nor say to him1 ,welcome4 7#aa7;,he that biddeth him welcome1 takes part in his wicked works4 7#ab7;,having many things to write unto you1 ,i would not do it with paper and ink2 but ,i hope to come unto you1 and speak mouth to mouth1 that our joy may be complete4 7#ac7,the children of thy elect sister salute thee4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,third ,,general ,,epistle ,,of ,,the ,,apostle ,,john4 ,,the presbyter to the beloved ,gaius1 whom ,i love in the truth4 7#b7;,beloved1 above all things ,i pray that thou mayest prosper1 and be in sound health of body1 even as thy soul prospereth4 7#c7;,i rejoiced greatly when the brethren came1 and bore witness to thy truth1 even as thou walkest in the truth4 7#d7;,i have no greater joy than these tidings1 that ,i hear my own children are walking in the truth4 7#e7;,beloved1 thou doest faithfully whatsoever services thou performest for the brethren1 and for strangers2 7#f7who have borne testimony to thy love before the church2 to whom thou wilt perform a good act of service in forwarding them on their journey1 in a manner worthy of ,god4 7#g7;,for on account of his name they went forth1 receiving nothing from the heathen4 7#h7,we therefore ought to assist such men1 that we may become fellow-labourers in the truth4 7#i7;,i wrote unto the church3 but ,diotrephes1 who affects pre-eminence over them1 receiveth us not4 7#aj7,therefore if ,i come ,i will remember his works which he doth1 with wicked words prating against us2 and not content with these things1 neither doth he himself receive the brethren1 and those who are willing he hindereth1 and casteth them out of the church4 7#aa7;,beloved1 be not an imitator of what is evil1 but of that which is good4 ,he that doeth good is of ,god1 but he that doeth evil hath not seen ,god4 7#ab7;,demetrius hath a good testimony from all men1 and from the truth itself3 and we also bear our testimony1 and ye know that our testimony is true4 7#ac7;,i had many things to write2 but ,i would not write to thee with ink and pen3 7#ad7;but ,i hope shortly to see thee1 and we shall speak mouth to mouth4 ,peace be to thee4 ,the friends salute thee4 ,salute the friends by name4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,general ,,of ,,the ,,apostle ,,jude4 ,,jude a servant of ,jesus ,christ1 and brother of ,james1 to those who are sanctified in ,god the ,father1 and preserved by ,jesus ,christ1 the called3 7#b7mercy unto you1 and peace and love be multiplied4 7#c7;,beloved1 when ,i gave all diligence to write unto you concerning the common salvation1 ,i held it necessary to write unto you1 exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered unto the saints4 7#d7;,for certain men have craftily introduced themselves1 who were from of old proscribed for this condemnation1 ungodly men1 changing the grace of ,god into impurity1 and denying our only sovereign ,god and ,lord1 ,jesus ,christ4 7#e7;,but ,i would remind you1 though ye once knew this1 that the ,lord1 though he delivered the people out of the land of ,egypt1 afterwards destroyed those who believed not4 7#f7;,and the angels who preserved not their own primitive state1 but deserted their proper abode1 hath he reserved in everlasting chains under darkness1 unto the judgment of the great day4 7#g7;,as ,sodom and ,gomorrha and the surrounding cities1 in like manner with them abandoned to whoredom1 and going after other flesh1 are set forth an example1 suffering the judicial punishment of eternal fire4 7#h7;,in like manner also do these men1 even when they dream1 defile indeed the flesh1 despise sovereignty1 and revile dignities4 7#i7,though ,michael the archangel1 when contending with the devil1 he disputed about the body of ,moses1 dared not to produce a railing accusation1 but said1 ,the ,lord rebuke thee4 7#aj7;,but these men speak evil even of the things of which they have no knowledge3 but such things as they know naturally1 as the brute beasts1 in these they corrupt themselves4 7#aa7,wo unto them6 for they have walked in the way of ,cain1 and have eagerly run in ,balaam's erroneous path of hire1 and have perished in opposition1 like ,corah4 7#ab7,these are in your feasts of love1 as sunken rocks2 though joining in your banquet1 they feed themselves fearlessly2 clouds without water carried about by the winds2 trees untimely withering1 fruitless1 twice dead1 rooted up2 7#ac7raging billows of the sea foaming out their own infamies2 stars wandering from their courses1 for whom the blackness of darkness for ever is reserved4 7#ad7,now ,enoch1 the seventh from ,adam1 prophesied also of these men1 saying1 ,behold1 the ,lord cometh with myriads of his saints1 7#ae7to execute judgment against all men1 and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which they have impiously committed1 and of all the bitter words which impious offenders have spoken against him4 7#af7,these men are murmurers1 complainers at their lot in life1 walking after their own corrupt passions2 and their mouth utters hyperbolically pompous expressions1 pretending high personal admiration1 in order to make their advantage4 7#ag7;,but ye1 beloved1 remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 7#ah7;how they told you that in the last time there will be scoffers1 walking after their own ungodly passions4 7#ai7,these are the men who separate themselves1 sensual1 destitute of the ,spirit4 7#bj7;,but ye1 beloved1 building yourselves up on your most holy faith1 praying by the ,holy ,ghost1 7#ba7preserve yourselves in the love of ,god1 waiting for the mercy of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ unto eternal life4 7#bb7;,and of some have compassion1 distinguishing their case2 7#bc7;and others save with trembling1 snatching them out of the fire2 though hating even the garment spotted by the flesh4 7#bd7,now to him who is able to guard you from stumbling1 and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with exultation1 7#be7to the only wise ,god our ,saviour1 be glory and majesty1 might and dominion1 both now and unto all eternity4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,revelation ,,of ,,john ,,the ,,theologian4 ,,chap4 ,i4 ,,the revelation of ,jesus ,christ1 which ,god gave to him1 to shew to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass2 and sending by his angel1 he shewed them to his servant ,john3 7#b7who was a witness for the word of ,god1 and for the testimony of ,jesus ,christ1 and for the things which he saw4 7#c7;,blessed is he that readeth1 and they who hear the words of this prophecy1 and observe the things which are written therein3 for the time is at hand4 7#d7;,john to the seven churches which are in ,asia3 ,grace be with you1 and peace from him1 who is1 and who was1 and who is coming2 and from the seven spirits which are before the throne of ,god1 7#e7;and from ,jesus ,christ1 the faithful witness1 and first-born from the dead1 and the prince of the kings of the earth3 to him who loved us1 and washed us from our sins by his blood1 7#f7;and made us kings and priests to his ,god and ,father2 to him be glory and might for ever and ever4 ,amen4 7#g7;,behold6 he is coming with clouds1 and every eye shall see him1 and they also who pierced him2 and all the tribes of the earth shall lament bitterly1 smiting their bosoms1 because of him3 even so6 ,amen4 7#h7;,i am ,alpha and ,omega1 the beginning and the end1 saith the ,lord1 who is1 and who was1 and who is coming--the ,almighty4 7#i7;,i ,john1 your brother and companion also with you in the tribulation1 and in the kingdom and patience of ,jesus ,christ1 was in the island which is called ,patmos1 for the word of ,god1 and for the testimony of ,jesus ,christ4 7#aj7;,i was rapt in spirit on the ,lord's day1 and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet1 7#aa7saying1 ,i am the ,alpha and the ,omega1 the first and the last2 and what thou seest write in a book1 and send to the churches which are in ,asia3 to ,ephesus1 and to ,smyrna1 and to ,pergamos1 and to ,thyatira1 and to ,sardis1 and to ,philadelphia1 and to ,laodicea4 7#ab7;,and ,i turned to see what voice spake to me4 ,and when ,i turned round ,i saw seven lamps of gold2 7#ac7;and in the midst of the seven lamps one like unto a son of man1 clothed to the very feet1 and girded about the breasts with a golden zone2 7#ad7;his head and flowing locks white as a white fleece of wool1 even as the snow2 and his eyes as a flame of fire2 7#ae7;and his feet resembled molten brass1 as though they glowed in the furnace2 and his voice was as the roar of many waters4 7#af7;,and he held in his right hand seven stars2 and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword2 and his countenance was as when the sun shineth in his meridian lustre4 7#ag7;,and when ,i beheld him1 ,i fell at his feet as dead3 and he laid his right hand upon me1 saying to me1 ,fear not2 ,i am the first and the last1 7#ah7;and ,i am the living one1 though ,i was dead and lo6 ,i am alive for evermore1 ,amen2 and ,i hold the keys of hell and of death4 7#ai7,write the things which thou seest1 and the things which are1 and the things which shall be in future after these1 7#bj7the mystery of the seven stars which thou seest in my right hand1 and the seven golden lamps4 ,the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches1 and the seven lamps which thou seest are the seven churches4 ,,chap4 ,,ii4 ,,to the angel of the ,ephesian church write2 ,these things saith he who grasps the seven stars in his right hand1 who walketh round in the midst of the seven golden lamps2 7#b7;,i know thy works1 and thy travail1 and thy patience1 and that thou canst not bear the wicked2 and hast tried those who give themselves out as apostles1 yet are not1 and hast found them liars2 7#c7;and hast borne1 and hast exercised patience1 and for my name sake hast endured great toil1 and hast not fainted4 7#d7,yet have ,i a charge against thee1 that thou art gone back from thy first love4 7#e7,remember then from whence thou hast fallen1 and repent1 and practise thy first works2 but if not1 ,i am coming to thee quickly1 and ,i will remove thy lamp out of its place1 except thou repent4 7#f7;,but this thou holdest1 that thou abhorrest the deeds of the ,nicolatans1 which ,i also abhor4 7#g7;,he that hath ears1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches1 ,to him that overcometh will ,i give to eat of the tree of life1 which is in the midst of the paradise of ,god4 7#h7;,and to the angel of the church of the ,smyrnians write1 ,these things saith the first and the last1 who was dead1 and is alive3 7#i7;,i know thy works1 and thy tribulation1 and thy poverty 7though thou art rich71 and the calumnies of those who say they are ,jews1 yet are not1 but are ,satan's synagogue4 7#aj7;,fear nothing from the things which thou shalt suffer3 lo6 the devil will cast some of you into prison1 that ye may be tried2 and ye shall have a ten day's tribulation3 be thou faithful until death1 and ,i will give thee a crown of life4 7#aa7;,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith unto the churches4 ,he that overcometh shall receive no injury from the second death4 7#ab7;,and to the angel of the church at ,pergamos write1 ,these things saith he who holdeth the sharp two-edged sword2 7#ac7;,i know thy works and where thou hast thy abode1 even where ,satan's throne is erected3 and thou holdest fast my name1 and hast not denied my faith1 even in those days when ,antipas was my faithful martyr1 who was put to death among you1 where ,satan dwelleth4 7#ad7,yet ,i have a few things against thee1 that thou hast there some who hold the doctrine of ,balaam1 who taught ,balac to lay a stumbling-block before the children of ,israel1 to eat of idol sacrifices1 and to commit whoredom4 7#ae7,thou hast also some who hold the doctrine of the ,nicolaitans1 which ,i abhor4 7#af7,repent6 but if not1 ,i am coming to thee quickly1 and will war against them with the sword of my mouth4 7#ag7;,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith unto the churches1 ,to him that overcometh will ,i give to eat of the hidden manna1 and ,i will give him a white pebble1 and upon the pebble a new name inscribed1 which no man knoweth except the person who receiveth it4 7#ah7;,and to the angel of the church which is at ,thyatira write1 ,these things saith the ,son of ,god1 who hath his eyes as a flame of fire1 and his feet like the molten brass2 7#ai7;,i know thy deeds1 and thy love1 and thy charity to the poor1 and thy faith1 and thy patience1 and thy works1 and that the last are more abundant than the first4 7#bj7,yet ,i have a few things against thee1 because thou hast suffered that woman ,jezabel1 calling herself a prophetess1 to teach1 and to lead my servants into error1 to commit whoredom1 and eat the idol sacrifices4 7#ba7;,and ,i gave her a space that she should repent of her whoredom1 and she hath not repented4 7#bb7;,behold1 ,i am about to cast her on a bed1 and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation1 unless they repent of their deeds4 7#bc7;,and ,i will slay her children by death2 and all the churches shall know that ,i am he who searcheth the reins and the hearts3 and ,i will give to you1 even to every one1 according to your works4 7#bd7;,but to you ,i say1 and to the rest that are at ,thyatira1 as many as do not hold this doctrine1 and who have not known the depths of ,satan1 as they speak1 ,i will lay upon them no other burden4 7#be7,nevertheless that which you have1 hold fast till ,i come4 7#bf7;,and he who overcometh1 and perseveres in my works unto the end1 to him will ,i give authority over the nations2 7#bg7;he shall rule them with a rod of iron2 as a potter's vessels they shall be broken in pieces1 even as ,i have received authority from my ,father3 7#bh7;and ,i will give him the star of the morning4 7#bi7;,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith unto the churches4 ,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,,and to the angel of the church in ,sardis write1 ,these things saith he that hath the seven spirits of ,god1 and the seven stars2 ,i know thy works1 and that thou hast a name1 as though thou wert alive1 yet art dead4 7#b7;,be vigilant and strengthen the things which remain1 which are ready to die2 for ,i have not found thy works complete before ,god4 7#c7,remember therefore how thou hast received and heard1 and observe1 and repent4 ,if then thou art not found watching1 ,i will come upon thee as a thief1 and thou shalt in no wise know at what hour ,i will come upon thee4 7#d7,thou hast a few names even in ,sardis1 which have not defiled their garments2 and they shall walk with me in white robes1 for they are worthy4 7#e7;,he that overcometh1 this man shall be clothed in white robes2 and ,i will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life1 and ,i will confess his name before my ,father1 and before his angels4 7#f7;,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith unto the churches4 7#g7;,and to the angel of the church in ,philadelphia write1 ,these things saith the ,holy ,one1 he that is true1 who hath the key of ,david1 who openeth1 and none shutteth1 and shutteth1 and no man openeth4 7#h7;,i know thy works3 behold1 ,i have set before thee an open door1 and no man can shut it2 because thou hast but little strength1 yet hast thou kept my word1 and hast not denied my name4 7#i7;,behold1 ,i give thee out of ,satan's synagogue those who say they are ,jews1 yet they are not1 but do lie4 ,lo6 ,i will make them that they shall come and prostrate themselves at thy feet1 and they shall know that ,i have loved thee4 7#aj7;,because thou hast keep the word of my patience1 ,i also will preserve thee from the hour of temptation1 which is coming upon the whole habitable globe to try the dwellers upon earth4 7#aa7;,behold1 ,i come quickly3 hold fast that thou hast1 that no man take thy crown4 7#ab7;,he that overcometh1 ,i will make him a pillar in the temple of my ,god1 and he shall never more go out from thence3 and ,i will write upon him the name of my ,god1 and the name of the city of my ,god1 the new ,jerusalem1 which cometh down out of heaven from my ,god1 and my own new name4 7#ac7;,he that hath an ear to hear1 let him ear what the ,spirit saith unto the churches4 7#ad7;,and to the angel of the church of the ,laodiceans write1 ,these things saith the ,amen1 the faithful and true witness1 the origin of the creation of ,god2 7#ae7;,i know thy works1 that thou art neither cold nor hot3 7#af7;,i wish thou wert cold or hot4 ,so because thou art lukewarm1 and neither cold nor hot1 ,i will vomit thee out of my mouth3 7#ag7;because thou sayest1 ,i am rich1 and wallow in wealth1 and have no want unsupplied2 yet thou knowest not that thou art wretched1 and pitiable1 and poor1 and blind1 and naked4 7#ah7;,i advise thee to buy of me gold purified by the fire1 that thou mayest be rich2 and white robes1 that thou mayest be completely clothed1 and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear2 and anoint thine eyes with a collyrium1 that thou mayest see4 7#ai7;,as many as ,i love1 ,i rebuke and correct3 be zealous then1 and repent4 7#bj7,lo6 ,i stand at the door1 and knock3 if any person hear my voice1 and open the door1 ,i will come in to him1 and ,i will sup with him1 and he with me4 7#ba7;,he that overcometh1 ,i will give to him to sit on my throne1 as ,i also have overcome1 and have sat down with my ,father on his throne4 7#bb7;,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith unto the churches4 ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,,after these things ,i beheld1 and1 lo6 a door was opened in heaven1 and a voice1 the first which ,i heard1 as of a trumpet1 speaking to me1 said1 ,come up hither1 and ,i will shew thee what things will be after these4 7#b7;,and immediately ,i was rapt in spirit3 and1 lo6 a throne was placed in heaven1 and upon the throne a person sitting4 7#c7;,and he that sat was in appearance like a stone of jasper and sardine3 and a rainbow encircled the throne1 like in hue to an emerald4 7#d7;,and around the throne were twenty-four thrones2 and upon these thrones ,i saw twenty-four presbyters seated1 clothed in white robes2 and they had on their heads golden crowns4 7#e7;,and out of the throne issued forth lightnings1 and thunder1 and loud voices2 and seven lamps of fire burned before the throne1 which are the seven spirits of ,god4 7#f7;,and before the throne was a sea of glass like crystal3 and in the midst of the throne1 and within the circle of the throne1 were four living beings full of eyes before and behind4 7#g7;,and the first living being was like a lion1 and the second living being was like a calf1 and the third living being had a face as a man1 and the fourth living being was like an eagle with wings expanded4 7#h7;,and the four living beings had each for himself six wings encircling him1 and within they were full of eyes2 and they never cease day and night1 saying1 ,holy1 holy1 holy1 ,lord ,god ,almighty1 who was1 and who is1 and who is coming4 7#i7;,and when these living beings give glory1 and honour1 and thanksgiving to him that sitteth on the throne1 to him who liveth for ever and ever1 7#aj7the four and twenty presbyters prostrate themselves before him who is ,seated on the throne1 and worship him who liveth for ever and ever1 and cast their crowns before the throne1 saying1 7#aa7,worthy art thou1 ,o ,lord1 to receive glory1 and honour1 and power2 for thou hast created all things1 and by thy will they exist1 and were created4 ,,chap4 ,v4 ,,and ,i saw on the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a volume of a book written within1 and on the back sealed with seven seals4 7#b7;,and ,i saw mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice1 ,who is worthy to open the book1 and to break the seals thereon8 7#c7;,and no man was able in heaven1 nor upon earth1 nor under the earth1 to open the book1 nor to look into it4 7#d7;,and ,i wept much because no man was found worthy either to open or read the book1 or even to look upon it4 7#e7;,and one of the presbyters said unto me1 ,weep not3 behold the lion who is of the tribe of ,judah1 the root of ,david1 hath prevailed1 to open the book1 and to break the seven seals upon it4 7#f7;,and ,i beheld1 and lo6 in the midst of the throne1 and of the four living beings1 and in the midst of the presbyters1 stood a lamb as just slaughtered1 having seven horns and seven eyes1 which are the seven spirits of ,god that are sent forth into all the world3 7#g7;and he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that was seated upon the throne4 7#h7;,and when he had taken the book1 the four living beings and the four and twenty presbyters prostrated themselves before the lamb1 having each harps1 and vases of gold1 full of perfumes smoaking1 which are the prayers of the saints4 7#i7;,and they sung a new song1 saying1 ,worthy art thou to take the book1 and to open the seals thereon2 because thou hast been slaughtered1 and hast redeemed us for ,god by thy blood1 out of every tribe1 and tongue1 and people1 and nation2 7#aj7;and hast made us for our ,god kings and priests1 and we shall reign upon the earth4 7#aa7;,and ,i looked1 and heard the voice of many angels around the throne1 and the living beings1 and the presbyters1 and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands1 7#ab7;crying with a loud voice1 ,worthy is the slaughtered lamb to receive power1 and riches1 and wisdom1 and might1 and honour1 and glory1 and blessing4 7#ac7;,and every creature which is in heaven1 and on the earth1 and under the earth1 and those who are on the sea1 and all things which are therein1 heard ,i1 saying1 ,to him who is seated on the throne1 and to the lamb1 be blessing1 and honour1 and glory1 and might for ever and ever4 7#ad7;,and the four living beings said1 ,amen4 ,and the four and twenty presbyters prostrated themselves1 and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever4 ,,chap4 ,,vi4 ,,and ,i saw when the lamb opened one of the seals1 and ,i heard one of the four living beings1 saying1 as with a voice of thunder1 ,come1 and see4 7#b7;,and ,i looked1 and lo6 a white horse2 and he who sat on it held a bow1 and a crown was given to him1 and he went forth conquering and to conquer4 7#c7;,and when he opened the second seal1 ,i heard the second living being say1 ,come and see4 7#d7;,and there went out another horse flame-coloured2 and to him who sat thereon there was power given to take peace from the earth1 and that men should kill each other2 and there was given to him a great sword4 7#e7;,and when he opened the third seal1 ,i heard the third living being say1 ,come and see4 ,and ,i saw1 and lo6 a black horse2 and he that sat upon it had a pair of scales in his hand4 7#f7;,and ,i heard a voice from amidst the four living beings saying1 ,a choenix#aed of wheat for a denarius#aee1 and three choenixs of barley for a denarius2 yet to the oil and the wine do no injury4 7#g7;,and when he opened the fourth seal1 ,i heard the voice of the fourth living being saying1 ,come and see4 7#h7;,and ,i looked1 and lo6 a pale coloured horse1 and one sat on it1 whose name was ,death1 and the grave followed after him3 and power was given to them to kill the fourth part of the earth with the sword1 and with famine1 and with death1 and with the wild beasts of the earth4 7#i7;,and when he opened the fifth seal ,i saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of ,god1 and for the testimony which they maintained4 7#aj7;,and they cried with a loud voice1 ,how long will it be1 ,o sovereign1 the holy one and the true1 ere thou judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth8 7#aa7;,and to each of them were given white robes1 and it was told them that they should wait yet a little longer space1 until the number of their fellow-servants and their brethren1 who should be slain as well as they1 should be completed4 7#ab7;,and ,i saw when he opened the sixth seal1 and lo6 there was a great earthquake1 and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair1 and the moon became as blood2 7#ac7;and the stars of heaven fell to the earth1 as the fig-tree sheddeth her early ripe figs when shaken by a mighty wind3 7#ad7;and the heaven was removed away as a volume rolled up and every mountain and island were removed out of their places3 7#ae7;and the kings of the earth1 and the grandees1 and the rich1 and the military commanders1 and the men in power1 and every slave1 and every free man1 hid themselves in the caves1 and in the rocks of the mountains2 7#af7;and said to the mountains and to the rocks1 ,fall on us1 and hide us from the face of him who sitteth on the throne1 and from the wrath of the ,lamb3 7#ag7;for the great day of his wrath is come1 and who is able to stand8 ,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,,and after these things ,i saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth1 to hold back the four winds of the earth1 that the wind should not blow on the earth1 neither on the sea1 nor on any tree4 7#b7;,and ,i saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun1 having the seal of the living ,god2 and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom power was given for them to hurt the earth and the sea1 7#c7saying1 ,hurt not the earth1 nor the sea1 nor the trees1 until we have sealed the servants of our ,god in their foreheads4 7#d7;,and ,i heard the number of those who were sealed2 one hundred and forty and four thousand were sealed out of every tribe of the children of ,israel4 7#e7,of the tribe of ,judah were sealed twelve thousand4 ,of the tribe of ,reuben were sealed twelve thousand4 ,of the tribe of ,gad were sealed twelve thousand4 7#f7,of the tribe of ,aser were sealed twelve thousand4 ,of the tribe of ,nephtalim were sealed twelve thousand4 ,of the tribe of ,manasseh were sealed twelve thousand4 7#g7,of the tribe of ,simeon were sealed twelve thousand4 ,of the tribe of ,levi were sealed twelve thousand4 ,of the tribe of ,issachar were sealed twelve thousand4 7#h7,of the tribe of ,zebulon were sealed twelve thousand4 ,of the tribe of ,joseph were sealed twelve thousand4 ,of the tribe of ,benjamin were sealed twelve thousand4 7#i7;,after these things ,i looked1 and beheld a great multitude1 which no man could number1 out of every nation1 and tribe1 and people1 and tongue1 standing before the throne1 and before the ,lamb1 clothed in white robes1 and palm branches in their hands 7#aj7;and crying with a loud voice1 saying1 ,salvation to our ,god that sitteth on the throne1 and to the ,lamb4 7#aa7;,and all the angels stood in a circle about the throne1 and the presbyters and the four living beings1 and fell on their faces before the throne1 and worshipped ,god1 7#ab7saying1 ,amen3 blessing1 and glory1 and wisdom1 and thanksgiving1 and honour1 and power1 and might be to our ,god for ever and ever4 ,amen4 7#ac7;,and one of the presbyters addressed me1 saying1 ,who are these persons who are clothed in white robes8 and from whence came they8 7#ad7;,and ,i said to him1 ,sir1 thou knowest4 ,and he said to me1 ,these are persons who are come out of great tribulation1 and have washed their robes1 and made their robes white in the blood of the ,lamb4 7#ae7,therefore are they before the throne of ,god1 and serve him day and night in his temple3 and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them4 7#af7,they shall hunger no more1 neither thirst any more2 neither shall the sun scorch them1 nor any burning heat4 7#ag7;,because the ,lamb who is in the midst of the throne will feed them1 as a shepherd1 and lead them unto living fountains of waters2 and ,god shall wipe away every tear from their eyes4 ,,chap4 ,,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 which stood before ,god1 and there were given to them seven trumpets4 7#c7;,and another angel came1 and stood by the altar1 holding a golden censer2 and there were given to him many perfumes1 to offer with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne4 7#d7;,and the smoke of the perfumes went up with the prayers of the saints1 out of the angel's hand before ,god4 7#e7;,and the angel took the censer1 and filled it from the fire of the altar1 and cast it upon the earth3 and there were voices1 and thunders1 and lightnings1 and an earthquake4 7#f7;,and the seven angels holding the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound4 7#g7;,and the first angel blew the trumpet1 and there were hail and fire mingled with blood1 and they were cast on the earth2 and a third part of the trees was burnt up1 and all green grass was burnt up4 7#h7;,and the second angel sounded1 and there was cast into the sea as it were a vast mountain burning with fire3 and the third part of the sea became blood2 7#i7;and a third part of the creatures having life1 which are in the sea1 died2 and a third part of the ships was destroyed4 7#aj7;,and the third angel blew the trumpet1 and there fell from heaven a great star1 burning as a torch1 and it fell upon the third part of the rivers1 and upon the fountains of water2 7#aa7;and the name of the star is called ,wormwood3 and the third part of the waters was turned into wormwood1 and multitudes of men died of the waters1 because they were made bitter4 7#ab7;,and the fourth angel sounded1 and a third part of the sun was smitten1 and a third part of the moon1 and a third part of the stars2 so that a third part of them was darkened1 and the day had no light during a third part of it1 and the night likewise4 7#ac7;,and ,i saw and heard one angel flying in the mid-heavens1 saying with a loud voice1 ,wo1 wo1 wo1 to the dwellers upon earth1 because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels1 which are ready to sound4 ,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,,and the fifth angel sounded1 and ,i saw a star fall from heaven to the earth2 and to him was given the key of the pit of the abyss of hell4 7#b7;,and he opened the pit of the abyss2 and a smoke ascended out of the pit like the smoke of a vast furnace2 and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit4 7#c7;,and out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth2 and power was given to them1 such power as the scorpions of the earth possess4 7#d7;,and it was told them1 ,hurt not the grass of the earth1 nor any herb1 nor any tree1 but only those men who have not the seal of ,god in their foreheads4 7#e7;,and it was given them in charge that they should not kill these men outright1 but that they should be tormented five months3 and their torment is as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man4 7#f7;,and in those days shall men seek death1 and shall not find it2 and shall earnestly desire to die1 and death shall fly from them4 7#g7;,and the figures of the locusts were like horses equipped for war2 and upon their heads there were as crowns1 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 like the teeth of lions4 7#i7;,and they had breastplates1 as breastplates of iron3 and the sound of their wings was as the rumbling of chariots of many horses rushing to battle4 7#aj7;,and they had tails like scorpions1 and there were stings in their tails3 and they had power to hurt men five months4 7#aa7;,and they had over them a king1 the angel of the abyss of hell1 whose name in ,hebrew is ,abaddon1 and in ,greek he is called ,appollyon4 7#ab7,one woe is past2 and1 behold1 there are coming yet two woes after these4 7#ac7;,and the sixth angel sounded1 and ,i heard a great voice from the four horns of the altar of gold which is before ,god1 7#ad7saying to the sixth angel who held the trumpet1 ,loose the four angels which are bound at the great river ,euphrates4 7#ae7;,and the four angels were loosed1 who were ready at the hour1 and day1 and month1 and year1 to kill the third part of mankind4 7#af7;,and the number of the armies of cavalry was two myriads of myriads and ,i heard the number of them4 7#ag7;,and in this manner saw ,i the horses in the vision1 and those who were mounted upon them1 having breastplates of the colour of fire1 and jacinth1 and sulphur2 and the horses' heads were as the heads of lions2 and out of their mouths proceeded fire and smoke and brimstone4 7#ah7;,by these three were slain the third part of mankind1 by the fire1 and by the smoke1 and by the sulphur1 which proceeded out of their mouths4 7#ai7;,for their powers are in their mouth1 and in their tails2 for their tails are like serpents1 having heads1 and with them they do hurt4 7#bj7;,and the residue of mankind1 who were not slain by 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 wood1 and of stone3 which can neither see nor hear1 nor walk3 7#ba7;and they repented not of their murders1 nor of their magical arts1 nor of their whoredom1 nor of their thefts4 ,,chap4 ,x4 ,,and ,i saw another mighty angel descending from heaven1 clothed with a cloud2 and a rainbow on his head1 and his countenance as the sun1 and his feet as pillars of fire3 7#b7;and he held in his hand a little book open2 and he placed his right foot on the sea1 and his left on the land1 7#c7;and cried with a loud voice1 as a lion roareth3 and when he had cried1 the seven thunders uttered their voices4 7#d7;,and when the seven thunders had uttered their voices1 ,i was about to write3 and ,i heard a voice from heaven saying to me1 ,seal up the things1 which the seven thunders have spoken1 and write them not down4 7#e7;,and the angel which ,i saw standing upon the sea and upon the land lifted up his hand towards heaven1 7#f7;and he swore by him that liveth for ever and ever1 who created the heaven and the things which are therein1 and the earth and the things which are in it1 and the sea1 and the things which are therein1 that time shall be no longer3 7#g7;but that in the days of the blast of the seventh angel1 when he shall sound1 then shall the mystery of ,god be completed1 as he spake by his own servants the prophets4 7#h7;,and the voice which ,i heard out of heaven again spoke to me1 and said1 ,go take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel that standeth upon the sea and upon the land4 7#i7;,and ,i went up to the angel1 saying unto him1 ,give me that little book4 ,and he saith to me1 ,take it1 and eat it up2 and it will make thy belly bitter1 though in thy mouth it will be sweet as honey4 7#aj7;,and ,i took the little book out of the angel's hand1 and ate it up2 and it was in my mouth as honey sweet2 yet when ,i had eaten it1 my belly was made bitter4 7#aa7;,and he said to me1 ,thou must prophesy again before many people1 and nations1 and tongues1 and monarchs4 ,,chap4 ,,xi4 ,,and there was given me a cane like a measuring staff2 and the angel stood by1 saying1 ,arise1 and measure the temple of ,god1 and the altar1 and those who worship therein4 7#b7;,but the exterior court of the temple leave out1 and measure it not2 because it is given to the ,gentiles3 and they shall trample under foot the holy city forty-two months4 7#c7;,and ,i will give charge 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 lamps which stand before the face of the ,god of the earth4 7#e7;,and if any person attempts to hurt them1 fire proceedeth out of their mouth1 and devoureth their enemies3 and if any person attempts to injure them1 he must thus be slain4 7#f7,these have power to shut up the heaven1 that no rain water the earth during the days of their prophecy3 and they have power over the waters to turn them into 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 which ascendeth out of hell shall make war with them1 and shall overcome them1 and put them to death4 7#h7;,and their corpses shall be exposed in the streets of the great city1 which is called spiritually ,sodom and ,egypt1 where also our ,lord was crucified4 7#i7;,and they of the people and tribes and tongues and nations will look upon their corpses three days and half1 and they will not permit their corpses to be laid in sepulchres4 7#aj7;,and the dwellers upon earth will rejoice over them1 and be very glad1 and will send gifts to each other2 because these two prophets were a torment to those who dwell on the earth4 7#aa7;,and after three days and half1 the spirit of life from ,god entered into them1 and they stood up on their feet2 and great terror fell on those who beheld them4 7#ab7;,and they heard a great voice out of heaven1 saying unto them1 ,ascend up hither4 ,and they ascended into heaven in a cloud3 and their enemies beheld them4 7#ac7;,and in the same hour there was a great earthquake1 and the tenth part of the city fell1 and there were slain in the earthquake seven thousand men of note3 and the rest were affrighted1 and gave glory to the ,god of heaven4 7#ad7,the second woe is past2 behold the third woe is coming quickly4 7#ae7;,and the seventh angel sounded2 and there were great voices in heaven1 saying1 ,the kingdoms of the world are become our ,lord's1 and his ,messiah's1 and he shall reign for ever and ever4 7#af7;,and the four and twenty presbyters1 who were seated before ,god upon their thrones1 fell upon their faces1 and worshipped ,god1 7#ag7saying1 ,we give thanks to thee1 ,lord the ,almighty ,god1 who is and who was1 and who is coming1 because thou hast assumed thy great power1 and hast set up the throne of thy kingdom4 7#ah7,though the nations were incensed1 yet 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 all who fear thy name1 to the small and to the great2 and to destroy those who have destroyed the earth4 7#ai7;,and the temple of ,god was opened in the heaven1 and there appeared the ark of his covenant in his temple3 and there were lightnings1 and voices1 and thunders1 and earthquake1 and a great hail4 ,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,,and there appeared a great sign in the heaven2 a woman clothed with the sun1 and the moon under her feet1 and upon her head a crown of twelve stars3 7#b7;and being with child1 she cried out in travailing pain1 and in anguish to be delivered4 7#c7;,and there appeared another sign in the heaven2 and lo6 a great fiery dragon1 having seven heads and ten horns1 and upon his heads seven crowns4 7#d7;,and his tail drew a third part of the stars of heaven1 and cast them on the earth3 and the dragon placed himself before the woman who was ready to be delivered1 that when she should bring forth1 he might devour her babe4 7#e7;,and she brought forth a male child1 who should rule the nations with an iron sceptre3 and her infant was caught up to ,god1 and his throne4 7#f7;,and the woman fled into the wilderness1 where she hath a place prepared of ,god1 that she might there be fed during a thousand two hundred and sixty days4 7#g7,then was there war in the heaven3 ,michael and his angels warred against the dragon2 and the dragon warred and his angels1 7#h7;and they could not prevail2 neither was there any more place found for them in the heaven4 7#i7;,and the great dragon was cast out1 that old serpent1 who is called the ,devil1 and ,satan1 who deceiveth the whole world3 he was cast out into the earth1 and his angels were cast out with him4 7#aj7;,and ,i heard a great voice saying in the heaven1 ,now is come the salvation1 and the power1 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 have vanquished him by the blood of the ,lamb1 and by the word of their testimony2 and they loved not their lives unto death4 7#ab7,therefore be exceeding glad ye heavens1 and ye who dwell in them4 ,wo to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea6 for the devil is come down unto you1 having great wrath1 knowing that he hath but a short time4 7#ac7;,and when the dragon saw that he was cast out into the earth1 he persecuted the woman which had brought forth the male child4 7#ad7;,and there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle1 that she should fly into the wilderness1 unto her place1 where she is supported there for a time1 and times1 and half a time1 from the face of the serpent4 7#ae7;,and the serpent cast out after the woman1 from his mouth water1 as a river1 that he might sweep her away with the flood4 7#af7;,and the earth helped the woman1 and the earth opened her mouth1 and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth4 7#ag7;,and the dragon was incensed against the woman1 and went forth to make war against the remnant of her seed1 who keep the commandments of ,god1 and hold the testimony of ,jesus ,christ4 ,,chap4 ,,xiii4 ,,and ,i stood upon the sand of the sea1 and ,i saw a beast rising up out of the sea1 having seven heads and ten horns1 and upon the horns ten diadems1 and upon the heads a title of blasphemy4 7#b7;,and the beast which ,i saw was like unto a leopard1 and his feet were as the feet of a bear1 and his mouth as the mouth of a lion3 and the dragon gave him his power1 and his throne1 and great authority4 7#c7;,and ,i saw one of his heads as if wounded unto death2 and his deadly wound was healed3 and all the earth wondered after the beast4 7#d7;,and they worshipped the dragon who had given authority to the beast3 and they worshipped the beast1 saying1 ,who is like to the beast8 who is able to wage war with him8 7#e7;,and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies2 and there was given to him authority to make war forty-two months4 7#f7;,and he opened his mouth in blasphemy against ,god1 to blaspheme his name1 and his tabernacle1 and those who dwell in heaven4 7#g7;,and it was given to him to make war with the saints1 and to overcome them3 and authority was given to him over every tribe1 and tongue1 and nation4 7#h7;,and all the inhabitants who dwell upon the earth shall worship him1 whose names are not written in the book of life of the ,lamb slain from the foundation of the world4 7#i7;,he that hath an ear1 let him hear4 7#aj7;,if any person leads others into captivity1 he shall be led into captivity2 if any person kills with the sword1 he must be slain by the sword4 ,here is the patience and the faith of the saints4 7#aa7;,and ,i saw another beast rising up out of the earth1 and he had two horns like a lamb1 though he spake as the dragon4 7#ab7;,and he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast before him1 and causeth the earth1 and those who inhabit therein1 to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed4 7#ac7;,and he performeth great signs1 so that he even causeth fire to come down from heaven to the earth1 in the sight of men1 7#ad7;and deceiveth the inhabitants of the earth by the signs1 which he is enabled to perform before the beast1 saying to the dwellers upon the earth1 that they should make an image for the beast who had the stroke of the sword1 and survived4 7#ae7;,and he is enabled to impart life to the image of the beast that even the image of the beast should speak1 and cause as many as will not worship the image of the beast to be put to death4 7#af7;,and he causeth all the small and the great1 the rich and the poor1 the freemen and the slaves1 to receive a brand upon their right hand1 and upon their foreheads3 7#ag7;and that no man may buy or sell1 but he that hath the mark impressed1 or the name of the beast1 or the number of his name4 7#ah7;,here is wisdom4 ,let him that hath understanding calculate the number of the beast3 for it is the number of a man2 and his number is six hundred sixty-six4 ,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,,and ,i saw1 and lo1 a lamb stood upon the mount ,zion1 and with him an hundred forty-four thousand1 having the name of his ,father inscribed on their foreheads4 7#b7;,and ,i heard a voice from heaven1 as the sound of many waters1 and as the roar of loud thunder2 and ,i heard the sound of harpers harping on their harps3 7#c7;and they sang as it were a new song before the throne1 and before the four living beings1 and the presbyters3 and no person could learn that song1 but the hundred forty-four thousand1 who were redeemed from the earth4 7#d7,these are they who have not defiled themselves with women2 for they are virgins3 these are they who follow the ,lamb whithersoever he goeth3 these have been redeemed among men1 as first-fruits to ,god1 and to the ,lamb4 7#e7;,and in their mouth no guile is found2 for they are blameless before the throne of ,god4 7#f7;,and ,i saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven1 having the everlasting gospel to preach the glad tidings to the inhabitants of the earth1 to every nation1 and tribe1 and tongue1 and people1 7#g7saying with a loud voice1 ,fear ,god1 and give him glory2 for the hour of his judgment is come2 and worship him that made the heaven and the earth1 and the sea1 and the fountains of waters4 7#h7;,and another angel followed1 saying1 ,babylon is fallen1 is fallen1 that great city1 because all nations have been made to drink of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom4 7#i7;,and a third angel followed them1 saying with a loud voice1 ,if any person worship the beast1 and his image1 and receive the brand upon his forehead1 and upon his right hand1 7#aj7;he also shall drink of the wine of the fury of ,god1 which is mixed undiluted with water in the cup of his wrath2 and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels1 and in the presence of the ,lamb3 7#aa7;and the smoke of their torment ascendeth for ever and ever3 and they have no respite day nor night1 who worship the beast and his image1 and whosoever receiveth the brand of his name4 7#ab7;,here is the patience of the saints3 here are they who keep the commandments of ,god1 and the faith of ,jesus4 7#ac7;,and ,i heard a voice from heaven saying to me1 ,write1 ,blessed are the dead who die in the ,lord1 from henceforward3 yea1 saith the ,spirit1 that they may have rest from their labours2 but their works follow after them4 7#ad7;,and ,i saw1 and1 lo6 a white cloud1 and upon the cloud sat one like to a son of man1 having on his head a golden crown1 and in his hand a sharp sickle4 7#ae7;,and anther angel came forth out of the temple1 crying with a loud voice to him that sat upon the cloud1 ,put in thy sickle1 and reap3 for the hour is come for thee to reap2 because the harvest of the earth is fully ripe4 7#af7;,and he who sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle upon the earth1 and the earth was reaped4 7#ag7;,and another angel came forth out of the temple which is in heaven1 having also himself a sharp sickle4 7#ah7;,and another angel came forth from the altar1 having authority over fire2 and he cried with a loud voice to him who held the sharp sickle1 saying1 ,put in thy sharp sickle1 and gather the bunches of the vine of the earth2 for her clusters are ripe4 7#ai7;,and the angel thrust in his sickle upon the earth1 and gathered the grapes of the vine of the earth1 and cast them into the great winepress of the wrath of ,god4 7#bj7;,and the wine-press was trodden without the city1 and blood issued from the wine-press1 as high as the horses' bridles1 for the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs4 ,,chap4 ,,xv4 ,,and ,i saw another sign in the heaven1 great and wonderful1 seven angels having the seven last plagues because by them is the wrath of ,god completely executed4 7#b7;,and ,i saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire2 and those who had obtained the victory over the beast1 and over his image1 and over his mark1 and over the number of his name standing upon the sea of glass1 holding the harps of ,god4 7#c7;,and they sung the sacred ode of ,moses the servant of the ,lord1 and the song of the ,lamb1 saying1 ,great and marvellous are thy works1 ,o ,lord ,god ,almighty2 righteous and true are thy ways1 ,o ,king of saints4 7#d7,who should not fear thee1 ,o ,lord1 and glorify thy name8 because thou only art holy3 for all nations shall come and worship before thee1 because thy righteous judgments are made evident4 7#e7;,and after these things ,i beheld1 and1 lo6 the temple of the tabernacle of witness in heaven was opened3 7#f7;and the seven angels having the seven plagues came forth out of the temple1 clothed in linen white and shining1 and girded about the breasts with golden girdles4 7#g7;,and one of the four living beings gave unto the seven angels seven golden vases full of the wrath of ,god1 who liveth for ever and ever4 7#h7;,and the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of ,god1 and from his power2 and no person was able to enter into the temple1 until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completely executed4 ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,,and ,i heard a loud voice out of the temple1 saying to the seven angels1 ,go and pour out the vases of the wrath of ,god upon the earth4 7#b7;,and the first angel went1 and poured out his vase upon the earth2 and there came an ulcer malignant and painful upon the men that had the brand of the beast1 and upon those who worshipped his image4 7#c7;,and the second angel poured his vase upon the sea and it became blood as of a dead man3 and every living creature died in the sea4 7#d7;,and the third angel poured out his vase upon the rivers and upon the fountains of waters2 and they became blood4 7#e7;,and ,i heard the angel of the waters saying1 ,righteous art thou1 ,o ,lord1 who art1 and who wast1 even the holy one1 because thou hast judged these things4 7#f7;,for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets1 and thou hast given them blood to drink2 for they are worthy4 7#g7;,and ,i heard another angel from the altar saying1 ,yea1 ,lord ,god ,almighty1 true and just are thy judgments4 7#h7;,and the fourth angel poured out his vase upon the sun2 and there was given to it a charge to burn men with fire4 7#i7;,and the men were scorched with a fierce heat1 and they blasphemed the name of ,god1 who had power over these plagues3 and they repented not1 to give him glory4 7#aj7;,and the fifth angel poured out his vase upon the throne of the beast2 and his kingdom was full of darkness1 and they gnawed their own tongues from anguish1 7#aa7;and they blasphemed the ,god of heaven1 in the midst of their anguish1 and of their ulcers1 and repented not of their works4 7#ab7;,and the sixth angel poured out his vase upon the great river ,euphrates2 and the water thereof was dried up1 that the way of the kings who come from the rising of the sun might be prepared4 7#ac7;,and ,i saw coming 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 like frogs4 7#ad7;,for they are the spirits of demons doing wonders1 which go forth unto the kings of the earth1 and of the whole habitable globe1 to gather them together unto the battle of that great day of ,god ,almighty4 7#ae7;,behold1 ,i come as a thief4 ,blessed is he who watcheth1 and keepeth his garments1 that he walk not about naked1 and men see his shame4 7#af7;,and he gathered them together into a place called in the ,hebrew1 ,armageddon4 7#ag7;,and the seventh angel poured out his vase into the air2 and a loud voice come out from the temple of heaven1 from the throne1 saying1 ,it is done4 7#ah7;,and there were voices1 and thunders1 and lightnings2 and there was a great earthquake1 such as was not from the day that men were upon the earth1 an earthquake of such a kind1 and so great4 7#ai7;,and the great city was cleft into three parts1 and the cities of the nations fell3 and ,babylon the great came in remembrance before ,god1 to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath4 7#bj7;,and every island fled1 and the mountains were no more found4 7#ba7;,and a great storm of hail1 each about a talent weight1 fell from heaven upon men3 and men blasphemed ,god for the plague of hail3 for great was the plague of it1 exceedingly great4 ,,chap4 ,,xvii4 ,,and one of the seven angels who had the seven vases1 came to me1 and talked with me1 saying to me1 ,come hither1 ,i will shew thee the judgment of the great harlot1 who sitteth upon many waters3 7#b7with whom the kings of the earth have committed whoredom1 and all the inhabitants of the world have intoxicated themselves with the wine of her whoredom4 7#c7;,and he bore me away in spirit into the wilderness3 and ,i saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast1 full of names of blasphemy1 having seven heads1 and ten horns4 7#d7;,and the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet1 and all over decked with gold1 precious stones1 and pearls1 holding a golden cup in her hand1 full of abominations and of the impurity of her whoredom4 7#e7;,and upon her forehead was there a name written1 ,mystery1 ,babylon the great1 the mother of harlots1 and of the abominations of the earth4 7#f7;,and ,i saw the woman drunk with the blood of saints1 and with the blood of the martyrs of ,jesus3 and when ,i saw her1 ,i wondered with great amazement4 7#g7;,and the angel said unto me1 ,wherefore dost thou wonder8 ,i will tell thee the mystery of the woman1 and of the beast which carrieth her1 which hath seven heads and ten horns4 7#h7,the beast which thou seest was1 and is not2 and shall come up out of the abyss of hell1 and shall go into perdition3 and the dwellers upon earth will wonder1 7whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world17 when they shall see the beast which was1 and is not1 though he is4 7#i7;,here is the mind that hath wisdom4 ,the seven heads are seven mountains1 where the woman is seated even upon them4 7#aj7;,and these are seven kings3 five have fallen1 and the one exists1 the other is not yet come2 and when he cometh1 he must abide but a little while4 7#aa7;,and the beast which was1 and is not1 though he is himself the eighth1 yet is of the seven1 and shall go away into perdition4 7#ab7;,and the ten horns which thou sawest1 are ten kings1 who have not yet received their kingdoms2 but will receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast4 7#ac7,they hold one sentiment1 and will give their own power and authority to the beast4 7#ad7,they shall make war against the ,lamb1 and the ,lamb shall overcome them3 because he is ,lord of lords1 and ,king of kings and they that are with him1 are called1 and elect1 and faithful4 7#ae7;,and he saith to me1 ,the waters which thou sawest1 on which the whore sat1 are people1 and multitudes1 and nations1 and tongues4 7#af7;,and the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast1 they shall hate the whore1 and make her desolate and naked1 and shall eat her flesh1 and shall burn her up with fire4 7#ag7;,for ,god hath put it into their hearts to do his will1 to perform one purpose1 even to give their kingdom to the beast1 until the words of ,god are fulfilled4 7#ah7;,and the woman which thou sawest is the great city1 which holds dominion over the kings of the earth4 ,,chap4 ,,xviii4 ,,and after these things ,i saw an angel descending from heaven1 having great authority2 and the earth was enlightened by his glory4 7#b7;,and he cried mightily with a great voice1 saying1 ,babylon the great is fallen1 is fallen1 and is become the habitation of demons1 and the hold of every impure spirit1 and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird4 7#c7;,because all nations have drunk of the wine of the rage of her whoredom1 and the kings of the earth have committed whoredom with her1 and the merchants of the earth have been enriched by the excess of her profligate luxury4 7#d7;,and ,i heard another voice from heaven1 saying1 ,come forth out of her1 my people1 that ye have no share in her sins1 and that so ye may not receive of her plagues4 7#e7;,for her sins have reached unto heaven1 and ,god hath remembered her iniquities4 7#f7,render to her as she also hath done to you1 and repay her double according to her works2 in the cup which she hath mingled mingle for her double4 7#g7;,as much as she hath glorified herself1 and rioted in luxury1 so much torment and sorrow give her3 because she hath said in her heart1 ,i sit a queen1 and am no widow1 and shall see no sorrow4 7#h7,therefore in one hour shall all her plagues come1 death1 and mourning1 and famine3 and she shall be consumed with fire2 because mighty is the ,lord ,god1 who judgeth her4 7#i7;,and the kings of the earth who have committed whoredom with her1 and shared in her luxuries1 shall bewail her1 and lament bitterly over her1 when they see the smoke of her burning1 7#aj7standing afar off through terror of her torment1 saying1 ,alas1 alas1 that great city ,babylon1 that strong city6 how in one hour is thy judgment come upon thee6 7#aa7;,and the merchants of the earth wept and wailed over her3 because no man buyeth their merchandise any more3 7#ab7the merchandise of gold and of silver1 and of precious stones1 and of pearl1 and of fine linen1 and of purple1 and of silk1 and of scarlet1 and every sweet scented wood1 and every ivory vessel1 and every vessel of most precious wood1 and of gold1 and of iron1 and of marble1 7#ac7;and cinnamon1 and perfumes1 and myrrh1 and libanum1 and wine1 and oil1 and fine flour1 and wheat1 and cattle1 and sheep1 and of horses1 and of chariots1 and of bodies1 and the souls of men4 7#ad7;,and the delicate autumnal fruit of thy soul's earnest longing is gone from thee1 and all things that are dainty and that are splendid are departed from thee1 and never shalt thou find them any more4 7#ae7,the merchants of these things who enriched themselves by her1 shall stand afar off through terror of her torment1 weeping and wailing1 7#af7;and saying1 ,alas1 alas1 the great city1 which was clothed in fine linen1 and purple1 and scarlet1 and overlaid with gold1 and precious stones1 and pearls6 how in one hour is so great wealth laid waste6 7#ag7;,and every pilot1 and all the crew in the ships1 and the mariners1 and as many as exercise their labours on the sea1 stood afar off1 7#ah7;and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning1 saying1 ,what is like that great city6 7#ai7;,and they cast dust upon their heads1 and cried1 weeping and wailing1 saying1 ,alas1 alas1 that great city1 by which all who occupied ships on the sea were enriched from her opulence6 how in one hour is she made desolate6 7#bj7,rejoice over her1 thou heaven1 and ye the holy apostles and prophets1 for ,god hath adjudged her to punishment1 for the judgment inflicted on you by her4 7#ba7;,and a mighty angel took up a stone as a great milstone1 and cast it into the sea1 saying1 ,so with rapidity shall the great city ,babylon be hurled into the deep1 and never shall be found more4 7#bb7;,and the sound of harpers1 and musicians1 and flute players1 and trumpeters1 shall never be heard in thee more2 and no artificer of whatever trade shall be found in thee any more2 and the sound of a milstone shall be heard in thee no more2 7#bc7;and never shall the light of a lamp shine in thee any more2 and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard in thee no more3 because thy merchants were the grandees of the earth2 because all nations were deluded by thy magical incantation4 7#bd7;,and in her was found the blood of prophets1 and holy men1 and of all who have been slaughtered upon the earth4 ,,chap4 ,,xix4 ,,and after these things ,i heard a loud sound as of a vast multitude in heaven1 saying1 ,hallelujah3 ,salvation1 and glory1 and honour1 and power be to the ,lord our ,god3 7#b7;because true and righteous are his judgments2 for he hath judged the great harlot1 that corrupted the earth with her whoredom1 and hath avenged the blood of his servants shed by her hand4 7#c7;,and the second time they said1 ,hallelujah4 ,and her smoke ascended up for ever and ever4 7#d7;,and the four and twenty presbyters fell prostrate1 and the four living beings1 and they worshipped ,god who was seated on the throne1 saying1 ,amen2 ,hallelujah4 7#e7;,and there came a voice out of the throne1 saying1 ,praise our ,god1 all ye servants of his1 and all that fear him1 both the small and the great4 7#f7;,and ,i heard as it were the voice of a vast multitude1 and as the noise of many waters1 and as the roar of mighty thunderings1 saying1 ,hallelujah3 for the ,lord ,god omnipotent reigneth4 7#g7,let us rejoice and exult1 and give him glory3 because the marriage of the ,lamb is come1 and his bride hath made herself ready4 7#h7;,and it was granted her to be clothed in fine linen1 clean and splendid3 for the fine linen is the emblem of the righteousness of the saints4 7#i7;,and he said to me1 ,write1 ,blessed are they that are invited to the marriage supper of the ,lamb4 ,and he said to me1 ,these are the true sayings of ,god4 7#aj7;,and ,i fell down before his feet to worship him3 and he said unto me1 ,see thou dost not so3 ,i am thy fellow-servant1 and of thy brethren who hold the testimony of ,jesus3 worship ,god3 for the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of ,jesus4 7#aa7;,and ,i saw heaven opened1 and lo a white horse2 and he that sat upon it1 is called ,faithful and ,true1 and with righteousness doth he judge and make war4 7#ab7;,and his eyes were as a flame of fire1 and upon his head were many diadems2 and he hath a name inscribed which no man knoweth but himself4 7#ac7;,and he was clothed in a garment dipt in blood1 and his name is styled the word of ,god4 7#ad7;,and the hosts which are in heaven followed him on white horses1 clothed in fine linen1 white and clean4 7#ae7;,and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp sword1 that therewith he may smite the heathen and he will rule them with an iron sceptre3 and he will tread the wine-press of the fury and of the wrath of ,god ,almighty4 7#af7;,and he hath upon his vesture and upon his thigh this name written1 king of kings1 and lord of lords4 7#ag7;,and ,i saw an angel standing in the sun2 and he cried with a loud voice1 saying to all the fowls which fly in the midst of heaven1 ,come hither and flock together unto the supper of the great ,god3 7#ah7that ye may eat the carcasses of kings1 and the carcasses of military commanders1 and the carcasses of mighty men1 and the carcasses of horses1 and of those who ride upon them1 and the carcasses of all1 freemen and slaves1 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 that was sitting upon the horse1 and with his army4 7#bj7;,and the beast was seized upon1 and with him the false prophet who performed the wonders before him1 by which he deceived those who received the brand of the beast1 and those who worshipped his image4 ,they were both hurled alive into the lake of fire which burneth with brimstone4 7#ba7;,and all the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse1 which issued from his mouth3 and all the fowls were gorged with their carcasses4 ,,chap4 ,,xx4 ,,and ,i saw an angel descending from heaven1 having the key of the abyss of hell1 and a great chain in his hand3 7#b7;and he seized on 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 him up1 and put a seal upon it1 that he might deceive the nations no more until the thousand years are completed3 and after that he must be loosed a short time4 7#d7;,and ,i saw thrones1 and persons were seated upon them1 and authority to judge was given to them3 and ,i saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of ,jesus1 and for the word of ,god1 and who had not worshipped the beast1 nor his image1 and had not received the brand in their foreheads1 and upon their right hand2 and they lived and reigned with ,christ a thousand years4 7#e7;,but the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years are completed4 ,this is the first resurrection4 7#f7;,blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection2 over these the second death hath no dominion3 but they shall be priests of ,god and of ,christ1 and they shall reign with him a thousand years4 7#g7;,and when the thousand years shall be completed1 ,satan shall be loosed out of his prison2 7#h7;and he shall go forth to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth1 ,gog1 and ,magog1 to gather them together to battle1 whose number is as the sand of the sea4 7#i7;,and they went up on the breadth of the earth1 and encircled the camp of the saints1 and the beloved city3 and there came down fire from ,god out of heaven1 and devoured them up4 7#aj7;,and the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone1 where the beast and the false prophet are1 and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever4 7#aa7;,and ,i saw a great white throne1 and one sat upon it1 from whose presence fled the earth and the heaven1 and no place was found for them4 7#ab7;,and ,i saw the dead1 small and great1 standing before ,god1 and the books were opened2 and another book was opened1 which is the book of life3 and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works4 7#ac7;,and the sea gave up the dead that were in it1 and death and the grave gave up the dead that were in them2 and every one was judged according to his works4 7#ad7;,and death and the grave were cast into the lake of fire3 this is the second death4 7#ae7;,and if any one was not found inscribed on the book of life1 he was cast into the lake of fire4 ,,chap4 ,,xxi4 ,,and ,i saw a new heaven and a new earth2 for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away2 and there was no more sea4 7#b7;,and ,i ,john saw the holy city1 the new ,jerusalem1 descending from ,god out of heaven1 prepared as a bride adorned for her husband4 7#c7;,and ,i heard a loud voice from heaven saying1 ,behold the tabernacle of ,god is with men1 and he shall pitch his tent with them1 and they shall be his people1 and ,god himself shall be with them1 their own ,god4 7#d7;,and ,god shall wipe away every tear from their eyes1 and death shall be no more2 nor shall mourning1 nor crying1 nor toil be any more3 because the former things are passed away4 7#e7;,and he that sat upon the throne said1 ,lo6 ,i make all things new3 and he said unto me1 ,write that these sayings are true and faithful4 7#f7;,and he said to me1 ,it is done4 ,i am the ,alpha and the ,omega1 the beginning and the end2 ,i will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely4 7#g7;,he that overcometh shall inherit all things1 and ,i will be to him a ,god1 and he shall be to me a son4 7#h7;,but to those who shrink back through fear1 and to the infidels1 and to the abominable1 and to murderers1 and to whoremongers1 and to those who use magical incantations1 and to idolaters1 and to all liars1 is their portion appointed in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone2 which is the second death4 7#i7;,and there came to me one of the seven angels who held the seven vases full of the seven last plagues1 and he talked with me1 saying1 ,come hither1 ,i will shew thee the bride1 the ,lamb's wife4 7#aj7;,and he bore me away in spirit unto a great and exceeding high mountain1 and shewed me the great city1 the holy ,jerusalem1 coming down out of heaven from ,god1 7#aa7;having the glory of ,god3 and her brilliance was like the most precious gem1 as a jasper stone1 transparent as crystal2 7#ab7;and she had a great wall and lofty1 having twelve gates1 and at the gates twelve angels1 and names inscribed on them1 which are those of the twelve tribes of the children of ,israel4 7#ac7;,from the east three gates2 from the north three gates2 from the south three gates2 from the west three gates4 7#ad7;,and the wall of the city had twelve foundations1 and on them the names of the twelve apostles of the ,lamb4 7#ae7;,and he that talked with me held a golden cane to measure the city1 and the gates thereof1 and the wall thereof4 7#af7;,and the city is a quadrangle1 and the breadth of it is just as much as the length of it2 and he measured the city with the cane1 twelve thousand furlongs3 the breadth1 and the length1 and the height of it1 are exactly proportioned4 7#ag7;,he measured also the wall of it a hundred and forty-four cubits1 according to the measure of a man1 for such is that of an angel4 7#ah7,the structure of the wall of it was jasper1 and the city pure gold1 like clear glass4 7#ai7;,and the foundations of the walls of the city were adorned with every precious stone3 the first foundation a jasper2 the second a sapphire2 the third a chalcedony2 the fourth an emerald2 7#bj7the fifth a sardonyx2 the sixth a sardius2 the seventh a chrysolite2 the eighth a beryl2 the ninth a topaz2 the tenth a chrysoprasus2 the eleventh a jacinth2 the twelfth an amethyst4 7#ba7;,and the twelve gates were twelve several pearls2 every one of the gates was of one pearl2 and the street of the city was pure gold1 as transparent glass4 7#bb7;,and ,i saw no temple therein2 for the ,lord ,god ,almighty is the temple thereof1 even the ,lamb4 7#bc7;,and the city had no need of the sun1 neither of the moon to shine upon it3 for the glory of ,god illuminates it1 and the ,lamb is the lamp thereof4 7#bd7;,and the nations of those that are saved shall walk about in the light thereof2 and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and their honour into it2 7#be7;and her gates shall be never shut by day 7for there is no night there72 7#bf7;and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it4 7#bg7;,and there shall no more enter into it any thing unclean1 or that practises abomination and lying2 but only those who are written in the book of life of the ,lamb4 ,,chap4 ,,xxii4 ,,and he shewed me a clear river of water of life1 bright as crystal1 proceeding out of the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb4 7#b7;,in the midst of the street of it1 even on this side1 and on that of the river1 grew the tree of life1 producing twelve crops of fruit1 and ripening its fruit in succession every month2 and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations4 7#c7;,and no accursed thing is there any more2 and the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb are in it1 and his servants will pay divine worship to him4 7#d7;,and they shall see his face2 and his name shall be on their foreheads4 7#e7;,and there shall be no night there1 and they have no need of a lamp1 or the light of the sun2 because the ,lord ,god illumines them3 and they shall reign for ever and ever4 7#f7;,and he said to me1 ,these words are faithful and true4 ,and the ,lord ,god of the holy prophets hath sent his angel to shew to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass4 7#g7;,behold1 ,i come quickly6 blessed is he that observeth the words of the prophecy of this book4 7#h7;,and ,i ,john saw and heard these things4 ,and when ,i had heard and seen1 ,i fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who shewed me these things4 7#i7;,and he said to me1 ,see thou do it not2 for ,i am a fellow-servant of thine1 and of thy brethren the prophets1 and of those who observe the words of this book3 worship ,god4 7#aj7;,and he said to me1 ,seal not up the words 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;,and behold1 ,i come quickly3 and my reward is with me1 to give to every man as his work shall be4 7#ac7;,i am the ,alpha and the ,omega1 the beginning and the end1 the first and the last4 7#ad7;,blessed are they who keep his commandments1 that they may have authority to approach unto the tree of life1 and that they may enter in by the gates into the city4 7#ae7;,but without are dogs1 and sorcerers1 and whoremongers1 and murderers1 and idolaters1 and every one who loveth and maketh a lie4 7#af7;,i ,jesus have sent my angel to testify unto you these things in the churches4 ,i am the root and the offspring of ,david1 the bright and morning star4 7#ag7;,and the spirit and the bride say1 ,come4 ,and let him that heareth say1 ,come4 ,and let him who is athirst come3 and whosoever is desirous1 let him take of the water of life freely4 7#ah7;,for ,i testify to every one who heareth the words of the prophecy of this book1 ,if any man add to these things1 ,god will lay upon him the plagues that are written in this book3 7#ai7;and if any take away from the words of the book of this prophecy1 ,god will take away his part from the book of life1 and from the holy city1 and from the things which are written in this book4 7#bj7;,he that testifieth these things saith1 ,verily1 ,i come quickly4 ,amen4 ,yea come1 ,lord ,jesus6 7#ba7,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen ,,the ,,end4 ,,footnotes #a ,isa4 vii4 #ad #b ,micah1 v4 #b #c ,hos4 ii4 #a #d ,jer4 xxxi4 #ae #e ,isa4 xl4 #c #f ,deut4 viii4 #c #g ,psal4 xci4 #aa1 #ab #h ,deut4 vi4 #af #i ,deut4 vi4 #ac #aj ,isa4 ix4 #a1 #b #aa ,mal4 iii4 #a4 ,isa4 xl4 #c4 #ab ,isa4 xxix4 #ac4 #ac ,exod4 xx4 #eb4 #ad ,levit4 xx4 #i4 #ae ,equal to sixty shekels1 above seven of our pounds4 #af ,isaiah1 lvi4 #g4 #ag ,psalm cxviii4 #bb4 #ah ,deut4 xxv4 #e4 #ai ,exod4 iii4 #f4 #bj ,psalm cx4 #a4 #ba ,isa4 liii4 #ab4 #bb ,their day commenced at sun-set4 #bc ,psalm lxix4 #be4 #bd ,psalm cix4 #h4 #be ,joel1 ii4 #bh1 #cb4 #bf ,psalm xvi4 #h-aa4 #bg ,psalm cx4 #a4 #bh ,deut4 xviii4 #ah1 #ai4 #bi ,gen4 xii4 #c4 #cj ,psalm cxviii4 #bb4 #ca ,psalm ii4 #a1 #b4 #cb ,gen4 xi4 #ca4 #cc ,gen4 xv4 #ac1 #ad4 #cd ,exod4 iii4 #f4 #ce ,exod4 iii4 #e-aj4 #cf ,deut4 xviii4 #ae4 #cg ,amos1 v4 #be-bg4 #ch ,isaiah1 lxvi4 #a4 #ci ,isaiah1 liii4 #g1 #h4 #dj ,sam4 xiii4 #ad4 #da ,psalm ii4 #g4 #db ,isa4 lv4 #c4 #dc ,psalm xvi4 #aj4 #dd ,isa4 xxix1 #cd4 #de ,isa4 xlix4 #f4 #df ,amos1 ix4 #aa1 #ab4 #dg ,exod4 xxii4 #bh4 #dh ,isaiah1 vi1 #i4 #aj4 #di ,habb4 ii4 #d4 #ej ,isaiah1 lii4 #e4 #ea ,psalm1 li4 #d4 #eb ,psa4 xiv4 #a-c4 ,psa4 v4 #i4 #ec ,gen4 xv4 #f4 #ed ,psa4 xxxii4 #a1 #b4 #ee ,gen4 xvii4 #e4 #ef ,gen4 xv4 #e4 #eg ,psalm1 xliv4 #bb4 #eh ,gen4 xxv4 #bc4 #ei ,mal4 i4 #b1 #c4 #fj ,exod4 xxxiii4 #ai4 #fa ,exod4 ix4 #af4 #fb ,hos4 i4 #aj4 #fc ,isa4 x4 #bb1 #bc4 #fd ,isa4 i4 #i4 #fe ,isa4 viii4 #ad4 #ff ,lev4 xviii4 #e4 #fg ,deut4 xxx4 #ab-ad4 #fh ,isa4 xxviii4 #af4 #fi ,joel1 ii4 #cb4 #gj ,isa4 lii4 #g1 #h4 #ga ,isa4 liii4 #a4 #gb ,psa4 xix4 #d4 #gc ,deut4 xxxii4 #ba4 #gd ,isa4 lxv4 #a1 #b4 #ge #a ,kings1 xix4 #ad4 #gf ,isa4 xxix4 #aj4 #gg ,psa4 lxix4 #bb4 #gh ,isa4 lix4 #bj4 #gi ,deut4 xxxii4 #ce4 #hj ,isaiah1 xlv4 #bc4 #ha ,psa4 lxix4 #i #hb ,psa4 xviii4 #di4 #hc ,deut4 xxxii1 #dc4 #hd ,psa4 cxvii4 #a4 #he ,isaiah1 xi4 #aj4 #hf ,isaiah1 lii4 #ae4 #hg ,isa4 xxix4 #ad4 #hh ,jerem4 ix4 #bd4 #hi ,isa4 lxiv4 #d4 #ij ,job4 v4 #ac4 #ia ,ps4 xciv4 #aa4 #ib ,gen4 ii4 #bd4 #ic ,deut4 xxv4 #d4 #id ,exod4 xxxii4 #f-ai4 #ie ,num4 xxv4 #a-i4 #if ,num4 xxi4 #af4 #ig ,num4 xiv #cg4 #ih ,psalm xxiv4 #a4 #ii ,isa4 xxviii4 #aa4 #ajj ,gen4 iii4 #af4 #aja ,psalm cxvi4 #aj4 #ajb ,isaiah1 xlix4 #h4 #ajc ,lev4 xxvi4 #ab4 #ajd ,isai4 lii4 #aa4 #aje ,jerem4 xxxi4 #a4 #ajf ,exod4 xvi4 #ah4 #ajg ,psalm cxii4 #i4 #ajh ,gen4 xii4 #c4 #aji ,deu4 xxvii4 #bf4 #aaj ,habb4 ii4#d4 #aaa ,lev4 xviii4 #e4 #aab ,deut4 xxi4 #bc4 #aac ,gen4 xvi4 #ae4 #aad ,isa4 liv4 #a4 #aae ,gen4 xxi4 #aj4 #aaf ,psa4 lxviii4 #ah4 #aag ,isaiah1 lx4 #a4 #aah ,exod4 xx4 #ab4 #aai ,deut4 xxvi4 #ad4 #abj ,psa4 ii4 #g4 #aba #b ,sam4 vii4 #ad4 #abb ,psa4 xcvii4 #g4 #abc ,psa4 civ4 #d4 #abd ,psa4 xlv4 #f1 #g4 #abe ,psa4 cii4 #bf4 #abf ,psalm cx4 #a4 #abg ,psalm viii4 #d4 #abh ,psalm xxii4 #bb4 #abi ,psalm xviii4 #b4 #acj ,isai4 viii4 #ah4 #aca ,psalm xcv4 #g4 #acb ,gen4 ii4 #b4 #acc ,psalm cx4 #d4 #acd ,gen4 xxii4 #af4 #ace ,exod4 xxv4 #dj4 #acf ,jerem4 xxxi4 #ca-cd4 #acg ,psalm xl4 #g4 #ach ,deut4 xxxii4 #ce1 #cf #aci ,habb4 ii4 #c4 #adj ,gen4 xxi4 #ab4 #ada ,prov4 iii4 #aa1 #ab4 #adb ,exod4 xix4 #ab1 #ac4 #adc ,haggai1 ii4 #f4 #add ,joshua1 i4 #e4 #ade ,gen4 xv4 #f4 #adf ,isa4 xli4 #h4 #adg ,prov4 iii4 #cd4 #adh ,levit4 xi4 #dd4 #adi ,isaiah1 xl4 #f4 #aej ,isa4 xxviii4 #af4 #aea ,psa4 cxviii4 #bb4 #aeb ,isa4 liii4 #d4 #f4 #aec ,psalm xxxiv4 #ab1 #ac4 #aed ,about ten ounces4 #aee ,about ten ounces4