Luke 22 Cross References - Murdock

¹ And the feast of unleavened cakes, which is called the passover, drew near. ² And the chief priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him, for they were afraid of the people. ³ And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. ⁴ And he went and conferred with the chief priests and Scribes, and the military commanders of the temple, how he might betray him to them. ⁵ And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. ⁶ And he promised them, and sought opportunity to betray him to them, in the absence of the multitude. ⁷ And the day of unleavened cakes arrived, on which it was customary for the passover to be slain. ⁸ And Jesus sent Cephas and John, and said to them; Go, prepare for us the passover, that we may eat it. ⁹ And they said to him: Where wilt thou, that we prepare? ¹⁰ He said to them: Lo, when ye enter the city, there will a man meet you, bearing a vessel of water. Go after him; ¹¹ and where he entereth, say ye to the lord of the house: Our Rabbi saith, Is there a place of refreshment, in which I may eat the Passover, with my disciples? ¹² And lo, he will show you a large upper room that is furnished; there prepare ye. ¹³ And they went, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the passover. ¹⁴ And when the time arrived, Jesus came and reclined; and the twelve Legates with him. ¹⁵ And he said to them: I have greatly desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I say to you, That henceforth I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. ¹⁷ And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said: Take this, and divide it among you. ¹⁸ For I say to you, That I shall not drink of the product of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. ¹⁹ And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to them, and said: This is my body, which is given for your sakes. This do ye, in remembrance of me. ²⁰ And in like manner also concerning the cup, after they had supped, he said: This cup is the new testament in my blood, which, for your sakes, is poured out! ²¹ But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is on the table. ²² And the Son of man goeth, as it was determined; but woe to that man, by whom he is betrayed. ²³ And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was, that would do this. ²⁴ And there was contention also among them, who among them would be greatest. ²⁵ And Jesus said to them: The kings of the nations, are their lords; and those exercising authority over them, are called benefactors. ²⁶ But ye, not so: but he that is great among you, must be as the least; and he that is chief, as the servitor. ²⁷ For, which is the greater, he that reclineth, or he that serveth? Is not he that reclineth? But I am among you, as he that serveth. ²⁸ Ye are they who have continued with me in my trials: ²⁹ and I promise to you, as my Father hath promised to me, a kingdom: ³⁰ that ye may eat and drink at the table of my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. ³¹ And Jesus said to Simon: Simon, lo, Satan hath desired to sift thee, as wheat: ³² but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail. And thou also, in time, turn; and confirm thy brethren. ³³ And Simon said to him: My Lord, with thee I am ready, both for prison and for death. ³⁴ Jesus said to him: 1 tell thee, Simon, the cock will not crow this day, until thou hast three times denied that thou knowest me. ³⁵ And he said to them: When I sent you without purses, without wallets and shoes, lacked ye any thing? They say to him: Nothing. ³⁶ He said to them: Henceforth, let him that hath a purse, take it; and so likewise a wallet. And let him that hath no sword, sell his garment, and buy himself a sword. ³⁷ For I say to you, That this also, which was written, must be fulfilled in me: I shall be numbered with transgressors. For, all that relates to me, will be fulfilled. ³⁸ And they said to him: Our Lord, lo, here are two swords. He said to them: They are sufficient. ³⁹ And he went out, and proceeded, as was his custom, to the mount of the place of Olives; and his disciples followed him. ⁴⁰ And when he arrived at the place, he said to them: Pray ye, that ye enter not into temptation. ⁴¹ And he retired from them, about a stone's throw; and kneeled down, and prayed, ⁴² and said: Father, if it please thee, let this cup pass from me. Yet not my pleasure, but thine, be done. ⁴³ And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, who strengthened him. ⁴⁴ And as he was in fear, he prayed earnestly; and his sweat was like drops of blood; and it fell on the ground. ⁴⁵ And he arose from his prayer, and came to his disciples: and he found them sleeping, from sorrow. ⁴⁶ And he said to them: Why sleep ye? Arise, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. ⁴⁷ And while he was speaking, lo, a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, came at their head. And he came up to Jesus, and kissed him. For he had given them this sign: Whom I shall kiss, he it is. ⁴⁸ Jesus said to him: Judas, is it with a kiss thou betrayest the Son of man? ⁴⁹ And when they that were with him, saw what occurred, they said to him: Our Lord, shall we smite them with the sword? ⁵⁰ And one of them smote a servant of the high priest, and took off his right ear. ⁵¹ And Jesus answered and said: Sufficient, thus far. And he touched the ear of him that was smitten, and healed him. ⁵² And Jesus said to those who had come upon him, the chief priests and Elders and military captains of the temple: Have ye come out against me, as against a robber, with swords, and with clubs, to take me? ⁵³ I was with you daily in the temple, and ye laid not hands upon me. But this is your hour, and the reign of darkness. ⁵⁴ And they took him, and conducted him to the house of the high priest. And Simon followed after him, at a distance. ⁵⁵ And they kindled a fire in the middle of the court, and sat around it; and Simon also sat among them. ⁵⁶ And a certain maid saw him sitting at the fire, and she looked upon him, and said: This man also was with him. ⁵⁷ But he denied, and said: Woman, I have not known him. ⁵⁸ And a little after, another person saw him, and said to him: Thou too art one of them. And Cephas said: I am not. ⁵⁹ And an hour after, another contended and said: Certainly, this man also was with him, for he likewise is a Galilean. ⁶⁰ Cephas said: Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was speaking, the cock crew. ⁶¹ And Jesus turned, and looked upon Cephas. And Simon remembered the word of our Lord, which he spoke to him: Before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me three times. ⁶² And Simon went out, and wept bitterly. ⁶³ And the men who had taken Jesus, insulted him, and blinded him, ⁶⁴ and smote him on his face, and said: Prophesy thou, who smote thee? ⁶⁵ And many other things they revilingly uttered, and spoke against him. ⁶⁶ And when the day dawned, the Elders and chief priests and Scribes assembled together; and they led him to the place of their meeting, ⁶⁷ and said to him: If thou art the Messiah, tell us. He said to them: If I tell you, ye will not believe in me. ⁶⁸ And if I should ask you, ye will not return me an answer; nor will ye release me. ⁶⁹ From this time, the Son of man will sit on the right hand of the majesty of God. ⁷⁰ And they all said: Thou art then, the Son of God? Jesus said to them: Ye say that I am. ⁷¹ They say: What further need have we of witnesses? For we have heard from his own mouth.

² Ye know that after two days is the Passover; and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. ³ Then assembled the chief priests and the Scribes and the Elders of the people, at the hall of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. ⁴ And they held a counsel against Jesus, that they might take him by guile, and kill him. ⁵ But they said: Not on the festival, lest there be a commotion among the people.

¹ And after two days, was the passover of unleavened cakes. And the chief priests and the Scribes sought how they might take him by stratagem, and kill him. ² But they said: Not on the festival, lest there be commotion among the people.

¹² And on the first day of unleavened cakes, on which the Jews slay the passover, his disciples said to him: Where wilt thou that we go, and prepare for thee to eat the passover?

⁵⁵ And the passover of the Jews drew near: and many went up from the villages to Jerusalem, before the feast, that they might purify themselves. ⁵⁶ And they sought for Jesus; and they said one to another, in the temple: What think ye? that he will not come to the feast? ⁵⁷ And the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if any one knew where he was, he should make it known to them, that they might take him.

⁷ Purge out from you the old leaven, that ye may be a new mass, as ye are unleavened. For our passover is the Messiah, who was slain for us. ⁸ Therefore let us celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of wickedness and bitterness, but with the leaven of purity and sanctity.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against him, that they might destroy him.

³⁸ But the cultivators, when they saw the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: Come; let us kill him, and retain his inheritance.

⁴⁵ And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his similitudes, they understood that he spoke in reference to them. ⁴⁶ And they sought to apprehend him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they accounted him as a prophet.

⁴⁷ And he taught daily in the temple: and the chief priests and Scribes and Elders of the people, sought to destroy him. ⁴⁸ But they found not, what they could do to him; for all the people hung upon him to hear him.

¹⁹ And the chief priests and Scribes sought to lay hands on him, at that time; but they were afraid of the people; for they knew, that he spoke this similitude against them.

⁴⁷ And the chief priests and Pharisees assembled together, and said: What shall we do? For this man worketh many signs. ⁴⁸ And if we thus let him alone, all the people will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away our place and our nation. ⁴⁹ But, one of them, named Caiaphas, was the high priest of that year; and he said to them: Ye know not any thing. ⁵⁰ Neither do ye consider, that it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not that this whole people perish. ⁵¹ This he said, however, not from the promptings of his own mind; but being the high priest of that year, he prophesied, that Jesus was about to die for the people: ⁵² and not only for the people, but also that he might collect together the sons of God that were dispersed. ⁵³ And from that day, they plotted to kill him.

⁵⁷ And the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if any one knew where he was, he should make it known to them, that they might take him.

²⁷ For, in reality, against thy holy Son Jesus whom thou hast anointed, Herod and Pilate, with the Gentiles and the congregation of Israel, have been combined together in this city,

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to him: Begone, Satan; for it is written, that thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God; and him only shalt thou serve.

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, ¹⁵ and said to them: What will ye give me, if I will deliver him to you? And they promised him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶ And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

²³ And he answered and said: One that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, he will betray me.

¹⁰ And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, in order to betray Jesus to them. ¹¹ And when they heard him, they rejoiced; and they promised to give him money. And he sought for opportunity to betray him.

¹⁸ And as they reclined and ate, Jesus said: Verily I say to you, That one of you that eateth with me, will betray me. ¹⁹ And they began to be distressed. And they said to him, one by one, Is it I? ²⁰ And he said to them: It is one of the twelve that dippeth with me in the dish.

¹⁶ and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

²¹ But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is on the table.

⁷⁰ Jesus said to them: Have not I chosen you twelve? Yet one of you is a devil. ⁷¹ This he spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon; for he was afterwards to betray him, being one of the twelve.

⁶ And this he said, not be cause he cared for the poor, but because he was thief, and held the purse, and carried what was put in it.

² And when the supper was passed, it had been injected by Satan into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him.

¹⁸ Not of you all, do I speak: I know whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lifted his heel against me.

²⁶ Jesus answered and said: He it is, to whom I give the bread when I have dipped it. And Jesus dipped the bread, and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. ²⁷ And after the bread, then Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him: What thou doest, do quickly.

³ And Simon said to him: Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thy heart, that thou shouldst lie against the Holy Spirit, and conceal of the money of the price of the field?

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,

⁵² And Jesus said to those who had come upon him, the chief priests and Elders and military captains of the temple: Have ye come out against me, as against a robber, with swords, and with clubs, to take me?

¹ And while they were speaking these words to the people, the priests and the Sadducees and the rulers of the temple rose up against them;

²⁴ And when the chief priests and rulers of the temple heard these words, they were astonished at them; and they studied what this could mean.

²⁶ Then went the rulers with attendants, to bring them without violence; for they feared, lest the people should stone them.

³ Then Judas the betrayer, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, repented. And he went and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders; ⁴ and said: I have sinned, by betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is that to us? See to it thyself. ⁵ And he cast down the silver in the temple, and retiring, went and strangled himself

¹⁸ He purchased a field with the wages of sin; and he fell upon his face on the ground, and burst in the middle, and all his entrails were poured out.

²⁰ Simon Cephas said to him: Thy money go with thee to perdition! because thou hast supposed, that the gift of God may be purchased by a worldly substance.

⁹ But they who desire to become rich, fall into temptations, and into snares, and into many lusts which are foolish and hurtful, and which drown men in destruction and perdition: ¹⁰ for the love of money is the root of all these evils. And there are some who, coveting it, have erred from the faith, and brought themselves into many sorrows.

³ And, in the cupidity of raving words, they will make merchandise of you: whose judgment, of a long time, is not idle; and their destruction slumbereth not.

¹⁵ and, having left the way of rectitude, they have wandered and gone in the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of iniquity,

¹¹ Woe to them; for they have gone in the way of Cain; and, after the error of Balaam, they have lusted for gain; and, in the rebellion of Korah, they have perished.

⁵ But they said: Not on the festival, lest there be a commotion among the people.

² But they said: Not on the festival, lest there be commotion among the people.

¹⁷ And on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, and said to him: Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the Passover? ¹⁸ And he said to them: Go ye into the city, to such a man, and say to him: Our Rabbi saith, My time approaches: with thee will I keep the Passover with my disciples ¹⁹ And his disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready the Passover.

¹² And on the first day of unleavened cakes, on which the Jews slay the passover, his disciples said to him: Where wilt thou that we go, and prepare for thee to eat the passover? ¹³ And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them: Go ye to the city, and behold, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water. Go ye after him, ¹⁴ and where he entereth in, say ye to the lord of the house: Our Rabbi saith, Where is the place of refreshment, in which I may eat the passover with my disciples? ¹⁵ And lo, he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. ¹⁶ And his disciples went, and entered the city, and found as he had told them: and they made ready the passover.

¹ And the feast of unleavened cakes, which is called the passover, drew near.

⁷ Purge out from you the old leaven, that ye may be a new mass, as ye are unleavened. For our passover is the Messiah, who was slain for us.

¹⁵ And Jesus answered, and said to him: Allow it now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

⁶ And they were both upright before God, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without reproach.

¹ And it occurred, as Simon Cephas and John went together up to the temple, at the time of prayer, being the ninth hour,

¹¹ And as he held fast to Simon and John, all the people admiring ran to them at the portico called Solomon's.

¹³ And when they heard the speech of Simon and John, which they pronounced confidently, they reflected that these were unlearned and plebeian men, and they were surprised at them, and recognized them as having been conversant with Jesus.

¹⁹ Simon Cephas and John answered, and said to them: Whether it be right before God, that we hearken to you more than to God, judge ye.

¹⁴ And when the legates at Jerusalem, heard that the people of the Samaritans had received the word of God, they sent out to them Simon Cephas and John.

⁴ But when the consummation of the time arrived, God sent forth his Son; and he was from a woman, and was under the law; ⁵ that he might redeem them that were under the law; and that we might receive the adoption of sons.

²⁹ And when he arrived at Bethphage and Bethany, near to the mount called the place of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, ³⁰ and said to them: Go ye to the village that is over against us, and as ye enter it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode; loose him and bring him. ³¹ And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? say to him: Our Lord needeth him. ³² And they went who were sent, and they found, as he said to them. ³³ And as they loosed the colt, the owner of him said to them: Why do ye loose that colt? ³⁴ And they said: Because our Lord needeth him. ³⁵ And they brought him to Jesus. And they cast their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus upon him. ³⁶ And as he went, they spread their garments in the way. ³⁷ And when he came near to the descent of the place of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God, with a loud voice, for all the mighty deeds which they had seen. ³⁸ And they said: Blessed be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory on high. ³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from among the crowd, said to him: Rabbi, rebuke thy disciples. ⁴⁰ He said to them: I tell you, that, if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.

⁴ These things have I spoken to you, that when the time of them cometh, ye may recollect, that I told you of them. And I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

²⁶ And the angel of the Lord spake with Philip, and said to him: Arise, go to the south, along the desert way that leadeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza. ²⁷ And he arose and went. And there met him a eunuch, who had come from Cush, an officer of Candace, queen of the Cushites, who had charge of all her treasure; and he had come to worship at Jerusalem. ²⁸ And as he turned to go, he was sitting in his chariot, and was reading in Isaiah the prophet. ²⁹ And the Holy Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to the chariot.

³ And if any man say ought to you, tell him, That they are needed by our Lord: and at once he will send them hither.

⁵ And when Jesus came to the place, he saw him, and said to him: Make haste and come down, Zaccheus; for I must be at thy house to-day.

³¹ And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? say to him: Our Lord needeth him.

³⁴ And they said: Because our Lord needeth him.

²⁸ And when she had thus said, she went and called her sister Mary, secretly, and said to her: Our Rabbi hath come, and calleth for thee.

²⁰ Behold, I have been standing at the door, and I will knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

²⁵ And he needed not that any one should testify to him respecting any man; for he himself knew what is in man.

¹⁷ Again, Jesus said to him the third time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? And it grieved Cephas, that he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me; and he said to him: My Lord, thou understandest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep for me.

¹³ And when they had entered, they went to an upper chamber; where were Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, and Philip, and Thomas, and Matthew, and Bartholomew, and James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the son of James.

¹⁴ And a certain woman who feared God, a seller of purple, whose name was Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, was there. Her heart our Lord opened, and she hearkened to what Paul spake. ¹⁵ And she was baptized, and her household. And she entreated us, saying: If ye are really persuaded that I have believed in our Lord, come and take lodging in my house. And she urged us much.

⁸ And there were many lamps burning in the chamber where we were assembled.

³² And they went who were sent, and they found, as he said to them.

³³ Heaven and earth will pass away; but my word will not pass away.

⁵ His mother said to the waiters: Whatever he saith to you, do it.

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her: Did I not tell thee, that if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God?

⁸ By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed, and departed to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance: and he departed, while he knew not whither he was going.

²⁰ And when it was evening, he reclined with his twelve disciples.

³⁰ And the legates assembled before Jesus, and told him all they had done, and all they had taught.

¹⁷ And when it was evening, he came with his twelve.

⁵⁰ And I have a baptism to be baptized with; and I am much pressed until it be accomplished.

³⁴ Jesus said to them: My food is to do the pleasure of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

¹ And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knew that the hour had come when he should depart from this world unto the Father. And he loved his own people, who were in the world; and he loved them unto the end.

¹ These things spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said: My Father, the hour is come: glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee.

³⁷ Happy are those servants, whom their lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Verily I say to you: He will gird his loins, and make them recline, and will pass around and serve them.

¹⁵ And when one of those reclining heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

³⁰ that ye may eat and drink at the table of my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁷ Labor not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that abideth unto life eternal, which the Son of man will give to you; for him hath God the Father sealed.

⁵⁰ But this is the bread which cometh from heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die. ⁵¹ I am the bread of life, who have come down from heaven: and if a man shall eat of this bread, he will live for ever. And the bread which I shall give, is my body, which I give for the life of the world. ⁵² Then the Jews contended one with another, and said: How can he give us his body to eat? ⁵³ And Jesus said to them: Verily, verily, I say to you, That, unless ye eat the body of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life within you. ⁵⁴ But he that eateth of my body, and drinketh of my blood, to him is life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day ⁵⁵ For my body truly is food, and my blood truly is drink. ⁵⁶ He that eateth my body, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him ⁵⁷ As the living Father hath sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that shall eat me, he also will live because of me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread that came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate the manna, and died; whoever shall eat of this bead, will live for ever.

⁴¹ not indeed by all the people, but by us, who were chosen of God to be his witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead.

¹ For in the law there was a shadow of the good things to come; not the substance of the things themselves. Therefore, although the same sacrifices were every year offered, they could never perfect those who offered them. ² For, if they had perfected them, they would long ago have desisted from their offerings; because their conscience could no more disquiet them, who were once purified, on account of their sins. ³ But in those sacrifices, they every year recognized their sins. ⁴ For the blood of bulls and of goats cannot purge away sins. ⁵ Therefore, when entering the world, he said: In sacrifices and oblations, thou hast not had pleasure; but thou hast clothed me with a body. ⁶ And holocausts on account of sins, thou hast not asked. ⁷ Then I said: Behold I come, as it is written of me in the beginning of the books, to do thy pleasure, O God. ⁸ He first said: Sacrifices and oblations and holocausts for sins, which were offered according to the law, thou desiredst not; ⁹ and afterwards he said: Behold I come to do thy pleasure, O God: hereby, he abolished the former, that he might establish the latter. ¹⁰ For by this his pleasure, we are sanctified; through the offering of the body of Jesus the Messiah a single time.

⁹ And he said to me, Write; Blessed are they who are called to the supper of the marriage feast of the Lamb. And he said to me, These my sayings are the true words of God.

¹⁶ And Jesus took the five loaves and two fishes, and looked towards heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before the multitudes.

¹⁹ And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to them, and said: This is my body, which is given for your sakes. This do ye, in remembrance of me.

⁶ He that esteemeth a day, esteemeth it for his Lord: and he that esteemeth not a day, for his Lord, he doth not esteem it. And he that eateth, eateth to his Lord, and giveth thanks to God: and he that eateth not, to his Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.

⁴ Because whatever is created by God is good; and there is nothing which should be rejected if it be received with thankfulness; ⁵ for it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.

¹⁸ Also I say to thee, that thou art Cephas: and upon this rock, I will build my church: and the gates of death shall not triumph over it.

²⁹ But I say to you, that I will henceforth not drink of this product of the vine, until the day in which I shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of God. And they sang praises, and went forth to the mount of Olives.

¹ And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There are some standing here, who will not taste of death, until they shall see the kingdom of God to be coming with power.

²³ And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and blessed, and gave to them. And they all drank of it.

²⁵ Verily I say to you, That I will not drink again of the product of the vine, until the day in which I shall drink it anew in the kingdom of God.

²³ And they gave him to drink wine in which myrrh was mixed; and he would not receive it.

²⁷ I tell you the truth, that there are some standing here, who will not taste death, until they shall see the kingdom of God.

³¹ So also, when ye shall see all these things take place, know ye that the kingdom of God is near.

¹⁶ For I say to you, That henceforth I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

³⁰ For he was a prophet, and he knew, that God had sworn to him by an oath: Of the fruit of thy bowels, I will seat one on thy throne. ³¹ And he foresaw, and spoke of the resurrection of Messiah, that he was not left in the grave, neither did his body see corruption. ³² This Jesus hath God resuscitated; and we all are his witnesses. ³³ And he it is, who is exalted by the right hand of God, and hath received from the Father a promise respecting the Holy Spirit, and hath sent this gift which, lo, ye see and hear. ³⁴ For David hath not ascended into heaven; because he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord, seat thyself at my right hand, ³⁵ until I shall place thy enemies a footstool to thy feet. ³⁶ Therefore, let all the house of Israel know, assuredly, that God hath made that Jesus whom ye crucified, to be Lord and Messiah.

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness; but be ye filled with the spirit. ¹⁹ And converse with yourselves in psalms and hymns; and with your hearts sing to the Lord, in spiritual songs.

¹³ and hath rescued us from the dominion of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son;

¹⁹ And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground: and he took the five cakes and two fishes, and he looked towards heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples placed before the multitudes.

²⁶ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake; and gave to his disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my body. ²⁷ And he took the cup, and offered thanks and gave it to them, saying: Take, drink of this all of you. ²⁸ This is my blood of the new testament, which, in behalf of many, is shed for the remission of sins.

²² And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them, and said to them: Take; this is my body. ²³ And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and blessed, and gave to them. And they all drank of it. ²⁴ And he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed in behalf of many.

¹⁷ And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said: Take this, and divide it among you.

²⁰ And in like manner also concerning the cup, after they had supped, he said: This cup is the new testament in my blood, which, for your sakes, is poured out!

³⁰ And it occurred, while he reclined with them, that he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them.

²³ yet that other ships had come from Tiberias, near to the place where they ate the bread when Jesus blessed it.

⁵¹ I am the bread of life, who have come down from heaven: and if a man shall eat of this bread, he will live for ever. And the bread which I shall give, is my body, which I give for the life of the world.

⁴ and they all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that attended them, and that rock was the Messiah.

¹⁶ The cup of thanksgiving which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of the Messiah? And the bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of the Messiah?

²³ For I have received from our Lord, that which I imparted to you; that our Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, ²⁴ and blessed, and brake it, and said: " Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for your sakes: thus do ye, in remembrance of me." ²⁵ So, after they had supped, he gave also the cup, and said: " This cup is the new testament in my blood: thus do ye, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me." ²⁶ For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye commemorate the death of our Lord, until his advent. ²⁷ He therefore, who eateth of the bread of the Lord, and drinketh of his cup, and is not worthy of it, is guilty of the blood of the Lord, and of his body. ²⁸ For this reason, a man should examine himself, and then eat of this bread, and drink of this cup: ²⁹ for, whoever eateth and drinketh of it, while he is unworthy, eateth and drinketh condemnation on himself, by not discerning the body of the Lord.

⁴ who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this evil world, agreeably to the pleasure of God our Father:

²⁵ For Hagar is the mount Sinai in Arabia, and correspondeth with the present Jerusalem, and is serving in bondage, she and her children.

² and walk in love; as the Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given up himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet odor.

¹⁸ And in every thing be thankful: For this is the pleasure of God in Jesus the Messiah, concerning you.

¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might recover us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a new people, who are zealous in good works.

²⁴ And he took away all our sins, and, in his body, lifted them to the cross; that we, when dead to sin, might live by his righteousness: for by his wounds, ye are healed.

²⁸ This is my blood of the new testament, which, in behalf of many, is shed for the remission of sins.

¹⁶ The cup of thanksgiving which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of the Messiah? And the bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of the Messiah? ¹⁷ As therefore that bread is one, so we are all one body; for we all take to ourselves from that one bread. ¹⁸ Behold the Israel who are in the flesh; are not they who eat the victims, participators of the altar? ¹⁹ What then do I say? That an idol is any thing? Or, that an idol's sacrifice is any thing? No. ²⁰ But that what the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. And I would not, that ye should be associates of demons. ²¹ Ye cannot drink the cup of our Lord, and the cup of demons; and ye cannot be partakers at the table of our Lord, and at the table of demons.

²⁵ So, after they had supped, he gave also the cup, and said: " This cup is the new testament in my blood: thus do ye, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me."

⁶ who hath fitted us to be ministers of the new Testament, not in the letter, but in the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

⁶ But now, Jesus the Messiah hath received a ministry which is better than that: as also the covenant, of which he is made the Mediator, is better, and is given with better promises than the former. ⁷ For, if the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no place for this second one. ⁸ For he chideth them and saith: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will complete with the family of the house of Israel, and with the family of the house of Judah, a new covenant; ⁹ not like the covenant which I gave to their fathers, in the day when I took them by the hand, and brought them out of the land of Egypt; and because they continued not in my covenant, I also rejected them, saith the Lord. ¹⁰ But this is the covenant which I will give to the family of the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my law in their minds, and inscribe it on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. ¹¹ And one shall not teach his fellow-citizen, nor his brother, nor say: Know thou the Lord: because they shall all know me, from the youngest of them to the oldest. ¹² And I will forgive them their iniquity; and their sins will I remember no more. ¹³ In that he said a New Covenant, he made the first old; and that which is old and decaying, is near to dissolution.

¹⁵ And for this reason he became the Mediator of the new covenant, that he might by his death be redemption, to them who had transgressed the first covenant; so that they, who are called to the eternal inheritance, might receive the promise.

¹⁷ For it is valid, only of a deceased person; because it hath no use, so long as the maker of it liveth.

²⁴ and to Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant; and to the sprinkling, of his blood, which speaketh better than that of Abel.

²⁰ May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the flock, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, namely Jesus the Messiah, our Lord,

²¹ And as they were eating, he said: Verily I say to you, That one of you will betray me. ²² And it troubled them much. And they began each one of them to say to him; My Lord is it I? ²³ And he answered and said: One that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, he will betray me. ²⁴ And the Son of man goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had not been born.

¹⁸ And as they reclined and ate, Jesus said: Verily I say to you, That one of you that eateth with me, will betray me. ¹⁹ And they began to be distressed. And they said to him, one by one, Is it I? ²⁰ And he said to them: It is one of the twelve that dippeth with me in the dish. ²¹ And the Son of man goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed. Better would it have been for that man, if he had not been born.

¹⁸ Not of you all, do I speak: I know whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lifted his heel against me. ¹⁹ From this time, I tell you, before it occurs, that when it shall occur, ye may know that I am he.

²¹ These things said Jesus, and he was agitated in his spirit; and he testified, and said: Verily, verily, I say to you, That one of you will betray me. ²² And the disciples stared at one another; because they knew not, of whom he spake.

²⁶ Jesus answered and said: He it is, to whom I give the bread when I have dipped it. And Jesus dipped the bread, and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

²⁴ And the Son of man goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had not been born.

⁵³ Supposest thou that I cannot ask of my Father, and he now assign me more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴ But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

⁵ And he cast down the silver in the temple, and retiring, went and strangled himself

²¹ And the Son of man goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed. Better would it have been for that man, if he had not been born.

²⁵ Then Jesus said to them: O deficient in understanding, and slow of heart to believe all the things that the prophets uttered. ²⁶ Were not these things to be; that the Messiah should suffer and that he should enter into his glory? ²⁷ Then he began from Moses, and from all the prophets, and expounded to them concerning himself from all the scriptures.

⁴⁶ And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it was right for Messiah to suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day;

¹² While I have been with them in the world, I have kept them in thy name. Those thou gavest me, have I kept; and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.

¹⁶ Men, brethren, it was right that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus. ¹⁷ For he was numbered with us, and had a part in this ministry. ¹⁸ He purchased a field with the wages of sin; and he fell upon his face on the ground, and burst in the middle, and all his entrails were poured out. ¹⁹ And this was known to all that dwelt at Jerusalem; so that the field was called, in the language of the country, Aceldama, which is interpreted Field of Blood. ²⁰ For it is written, in the book of Psalms: Let his habitation be desolate, and let no resident be in it; and let another take his service. ²¹ It should therefore be, that one of these persons, who have been with us all the time that our Lord Jesus went in and out with us, ²² commencing from the baptism of John, unto the day he was taken up from us, should be, with us, a witness of his resurrection. ²³ And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabas, whose surname was Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴ And when they had prayed, they said: Thou, Lord, knowest what is in the hearts of all, manifest which thou hast chosen of these two, ²⁵ that he should take part in this ministry and legateship, from which Judas broke away, that he might go to his own place.

²³ him, being hereto appointed by the prescience and the good pleasure of God, ye have delivered into the hands of the wicked; and have crucified and slain.

²⁵ And it is thou who hast said, by the Holy Spirit in the mouth of David thy servant: Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? ²⁶ The kings of the earth and the potentates stood up, and they consulted together, against the Lord, and against his anointed. ²⁷ For, in reality, against thy holy Son Jesus whom thou hast anointed, Herod and Pilate, with the Gentiles and the congregation of Israel, have been combined together in this city, ²⁸ to do whatever thy hand and thy pleasure previously marked out to be done.

²⁷ For, those inhabitants of Jerusalem and their chiefs, did not apprehend it; neither did they apprehend also the writings of the prophets, which are read every sabbath; but they condemned him, and fulfilled all the things written. ²⁸ And while they found no ground for his death, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him.

²² But unto this day God hath helped me; and lo, I stand and bear testimony, to the small and to the great; yet saying nothing aside from Moses and the prophets, but the very things which they declared were to take place: ²³ namely, that Messiah would suffer, and would become the first fruits of the resurrection from the dead; and that he would proclaim light to the people and to the Gentiles.

³ For I delivered to you from the first, as I had received it; that the Messiah died on account of our sins, as it is written: ⁴ and that he was buried and arose on the third day, as it is written:

¹¹ And they searched for the time which the Spirit of the Messiah dwelling in them did show and testify, when the sufferings of the Messiah were to occur, and his subsequent glory.

²² And it troubled them much. And they began each one of them to say to him; My Lord is it I?

¹⁹ And they began to be distressed. And they said to him, one by one, Is it I?

²² And the disciples stared at one another; because they knew not, of whom he spake. ²³ And there was one of his disciples, who was reclining on his bosom, he whom Jesus loved; ²⁴ to him Simon Cephas beckoned, that he should ask him, who it was of whom he spoke. ²⁵ And that disciple fell upon the breast of Jesus, and said to him: My Lord, which is he?

²⁰ Then came, to him the mother of Zebedee's children, she and her sons; and she worshipped him, and asked something from him. ²¹ And he said to her, What desirest thou? She said to him: Say, that these my two sons shall sit, the one on thy right hand and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom. ²² Jesus answered and said: Ye know not what ye ask for. Can ye drink of the cup, of which I am to drink? or be baptized with the baptism, that I am baptized with? They say to him: We can. ²³ He saith to them: Ye will indeed drink of my cup, and will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but that ye should sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except to those for whom it is prepared by my Father. ²⁴ And when the ten heard it, they were angry against the two brothers.

³⁴ And they were silent; for by the way they had contended with one another, which should be the great among them.

³⁷ They say to him: Grant to us, that one may sit on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy glory. ³⁸ But he said to them: Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup, of which I drink? and to be baptized with the baptism, that I am baptized with? ³⁹ They say to him: We are able. Jesus saith to them: The cup that I drink, ye will drink, and the baptism that I am baptized with, ye will be baptized with: ⁴⁰ But that ye should sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine o give, except to those for whom it is prepared. ⁴¹ And when the ten heard it, they began to murmur against James and John.

⁴⁶ And the thought arose among them, which of them was to be the greatest.

¹⁰ Be affectionate to your brethren: and love one another. Be foremost in honoring one another.

⁴ Love is long-suffering, and is kind; love is not envious; love is not boisterous; and is not inflated;

³ And do nothing in strife, or in vain glory; but, with lowliness of mind, let each esteem his neighbor as better than himself. ⁴ And let not each be solicitous only for himself, but every one also for his neighbor. ⁵ And think ye so in yourselves, as Jesus the Messiah also thought;

⁵ Or think ye, that the scripture hath vainly said: The spirit dwelling in us lusteth with envy? ⁶ But our Lord hath given us more grace. Therefore he said: The Lord humbleth the lofty, and giveth grace to the lowly.

⁵ And ye juniors submit yourselves to your seniors; and clothe yourselves, stringently, with lowliness of mind one towards another; because God resisteth them who exalt themselves, and giveth grace to the humble. ⁶ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the powerful hand of God: and it will exalt you in due time.

²⁵ And Jesus called them, and said to them: Ye know that the princes of the nations are their lords, and their great men exercise authority over them. ²⁶ Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you desireth to be great, let him be to you, a ministerer: ²⁷ and whoever among you desireth to be first, let him be your servant: ²⁸ even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.

⁴¹ And when the ten heard it, they began to murmur against James and John. ⁴² And Jesus called them, and said to them: Ye know, that they who are accounted chiefs of the nations, are their lords; and their great men have authority over them. ⁴³ But it shall not be so among you: but he that would be great among you, must be a servitor to you. ⁴⁴ And he of you that would be first, must be servant to every one. ⁴⁵ And also the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.

³ and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵ And he that shall receive in my name one who is like to this child, he receiveth me.

⁸ But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your Rabbi, and ye are all brethren. ⁹ And ye shall not call yourselves Father on earth; for one is your Father, who is in heaven. ¹⁰ And be ye not called guides; for one is your Guide, the Messiah. ¹¹ And the great one among you will be your servitor. ¹² For whoever shall exalt himself, will be abased: and whoever shall abase himself, will be exalted.

³⁵ And Jesus sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them: Whoever would be first, let him be last of all, and servitor to all.

⁴⁸ and said to them: Whoever receiveth a child like this, in my name, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that shall be least among you all, he will be the great one.

² And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed, by the renovation of your minds: and discern ye what is the good and acceptable and perfect pleasure of God.

³ not as lords of the flock, but so as to be a good example for them:

⁵ And ye juniors submit yourselves to your seniors; and clothe yourselves, stringently, with lowliness of mind one towards another; because God resisteth them who exalt themselves, and giveth grace to the humble.

⁹ I was desirous of writing to the church; but he who loveth to be foremost among them, Diotrephes, receiveth us not. ¹⁰ Therefore, if he come, remember those his doings, that he treated us with malignant words; and this not sufficing him, he received not the brethren; and those who would receive them, he prohibited, and even ejected them from the church.

²⁸ even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.

⁷ Which of you, having a servant driving a yoke of oxen, or tending sheep, will say to him when he cometh from the field, Pass on at once, and recline for supper? ⁸ But he will say to him: Prepare for me what I may sup upon, and gird thy loins and serve me, until I have eaten and drunken; and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink. ⁹ Hath he thanks for him, because the servant did what was commanded him? I think not.

⁵ and poured water into a wash-basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples: and he wiped them with the linen cloth with which he had girded his loins. ⁶ And when he came to Simon Cephas, Simon said to him: Dost thou, my Lord, wash my feet for me? ⁷ Jesus answered, and said to him: What I do, thou understandest not now: but hereafter thou wilt understand. ⁸ Simon Cephas said to him: Never shalt thou wash my feet. Jesus said to him: Unless I wash thee, thou hast no part with me. ⁹ Simon Cephas said to him: Then, my Lord, not my feet only shalt thou wash, but also my hands and my head. ¹⁰ Jesus said to him: He that hath bathed, needeth not but to wash his feet; for he is all clean. And ye also are clean; but not all of you. ¹¹ For Jesus knew, who would betray him: therefore he said, Ye are not all clean. ¹² And when he had washed their feet, he resumed his long garments, and reclined. And he said to them: Understand ye what I have done to you? ¹³ Ye call me, Our Rabbi, and Our Lord; and ye speak well; for I am so. ¹⁴ If then I, your Lord and your Rabbi, have washed your feet, how much more ought ye to wash the feet of one another? ¹⁵ For I have given you this example, that ye might do, as I have done to you. ¹⁶ Verily, verily, I say to you, That no servant is greater than his lord; and no legate is greater than he who sent him.

⁹ For ye know the goodness of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who when he was rich, for your sakes became poor, that by his poverty ye might be made rich.

⁷ yet divested himself, and assumed the likeness of a servant, and was in the likeness of men, and was found in fashion as a man; ⁸ and he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

²⁸ Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, that, as for you who have followed me, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory in the new world, ye also shall sit on twelve seats, and shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And every man that relinquisheth houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or wife or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

¹³ But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life.

⁶⁷ And Jesus said to the twelve: Are ye also disposed to go away? ⁶⁸ Simon Cephas replied, and said: My Lord, to whom shall we go? The words of life eternal are with thee.

³¹ And Jesus said to those Jews who believed on him: If ye continue in my word, ye will be truly my disciples.

²⁵ that he should take part in this ministry and legateship, from which Judas broke away, that he might go to his own place.

¹⁸ For, in that he himself hath suffered, and been tempted, he is able to succor them who are tempted.

¹⁵ For we have not a high priest, who cannot sympathize with our infirmity; but one who was tempted in all respects like us, aside from sin.

⁴⁷ Verily I say to you, He will place him over all that he hath.

³⁴ Then will the king say to those on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father; inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

¹⁸ And Jesus came near, and discoursed with them, and said to them: All authority is given to me, in heaven and on earth. And as my Father sent me, so also I send you.

³² Fear not, little flock; for your Father is disposed to give you the kingdom

¹⁷ He said to him: Well done, good servant! As thou hast been faithful over a little, thou shalt have authority over ten towns.

²⁵ For every one who engageth in the contest, restraineth his desires in every thing. And they run, to obtain a crown that perisheth; but we, one that perisheth not.

⁷ And our hope concerning you is steadfast: for we know, that if ye partake of the sufferings, ye will also partake of the consolation.

¹² and, if we shall have suffered, we shall also reign with him. But if we shall have rejected him, he will reject us.

⁵ Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of the world, but the rich in faith, to be heirs in the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him?

⁴ that when the chief shepherd shall be revealed, ye may receive from him a crown of glory that fadeth not.

¹⁴ And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and upon them the twelve names of the twelve legates of the Lamb.

¹¹ And I say to you, that many shall come from the east, and from the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;

²⁸ Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, that, as for you who have followed me, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory in the new world, ye also shall sit on twelve seats, and shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹⁶ For I say to you, That henceforth I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. ¹⁷ And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said: Take this, and divide it among you. ¹⁸ For I say to you, That I shall not drink of the product of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

² Or know ye not, that the sanctified will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are ye unfit to decide trivial causes? ³ Know ye not, that we shall judge angels? How much more things that are of the world?

²⁶ And to him that is victorious, and to him that observeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority, over the nations; ²⁷ and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; and like vessels of pottery, shall they be broken: as I also have received of my Father.

²¹ And to him that is victorious, to him will I give to sit with me on my throne, even as I was victorious, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

⁴ Around the throne were twenty and four seats; and upon those seats sat twenty and four Elders, who were clothed in white robes, and on whose heads were coronets of gold.

⁴¹ Jesus answered, and said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

⁴ And he fell to the ground; and he heard a voice which said to him: Saul! Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be hard for thee to kick against the goads.

⁸ Be sober and guarded, because Satan your adversary, like a lion, roareth, and goeth about, and seeketh whom he may devour.

¹⁰ And I heard a great voice in heaven, which said: Now is there deliverance, and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the dominion of his Messiah: because the Accuser of our brethren is cast out, who accused them day and night before our God.

³ and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

⁷⁵ And Cephas remembered the declaration of Jesus, who said to him: Before the cock croweth, thou wilt three times deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

⁷² And immediately the cock crew the second time. And Simon remembered the declaration of Jesus, who said to him: Before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he began to weep.

⁷ But go, tell his disciples and Cephas: Lo, he precedeth you into Galilee; there will ye see him, as he said to you.

¹³ And those upon the rock, are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy: but they have no root in them, and their faith is temporary, and in time of temptation they are stumbled.

⁶¹ And Jesus turned, and looked upon Cephas. And Simon remembered the word of our Lord, which he spoke to him: Before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me three times. ⁶² And Simon went out, and wept bitterly.

¹⁹ And the world will not see me; but ye will see me. Because I live, ye will live also.

⁹ And I pray for them; it is not for the world that I pray, but for them whom thou hast given me, for they are thine. ¹⁰ And all that is mine is thine, and what is thine is mine; and I am glorified in them. ¹¹ Henceforth I am not in the world; but these are in the world, and I go to thee. Holy Father, keep them in that thy name, which thou hast given to me; that they may be one, as we are.

¹⁵ I pray not, that thou wouldst take them out of the world, but that thou wouldst keep them from evil: ¹⁶ for they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. ¹⁷ Father, sanctify them by thy truth, thy word is the truth. ¹⁸ As thou didst send me into the world, so have I also sent them into the world. ¹⁹ And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. ²⁰ And it is not for them only that I pray, but also for those who shall believe in me through their discourse; ²¹ that they all may be one; as thou, my Father, art in me, and I in thee; that they also may be one in us; so that the world may believe, that thou didst send me.

¹⁵ And when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Cephas: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me, more than these do? He said to him: Yes, my Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my lambs for me. ¹⁶ Again, he said to him the second time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He said to him: Yes, my Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep for me. ¹⁷ Again, Jesus said to him the third time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? And it grieved Cephas, that he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me; and he said to him: My Lord, thou understandest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep for me.

¹⁹ Repent, therefore, and be converted; that so your sins may be blotted out,

⁹ how much more, shall we now be justified by his blood and be rescued from wrath by him? ¹⁰ For if when we were enemies, God was reconciled with us by the death of his Son; how much more shall we, in his reconciliation, lived by his life?

³² And, if he spared not his Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not give us all things, with him?

³⁴ Who is it that condemneth? Messiah died, and arose, and is on the right hand of God, and maketh intercession for us.

⁴ who comforteth us in all our afflictions, that we also might be able to comfort those who are in all afflictions, with the consolation wherewith we are comforted by God. ⁵ For, as the sufferings of the Messiah abound in us, so also our consolation aboundeth by the Messiah. ⁶ And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and for your life that we are afflicted; or whether we be comforted, it is, that ye may be comforted; and that there may be in you an eagerness, wherewith ye may endure those sufferings which we also suffer.

¹³ me I say, who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it while ignorant and without faith. ¹⁴ And in me the grace of our Lord abounded, and faith and love, which is in Jesus the Messiah. ¹⁵ Faithful is the declaration, and worthy to be received, that Jesus the Messiah came into the world to give life to sinners, of whom I was the primary. ¹⁶ But for this cause had he mercy on me, that in me first Jesus the Messiah might display all his long suffering, for an example to them who were to believe on him unto life eternal.

¹⁸ who have wandered from the truth, while they say, The resurrection of the dead hath passed: and they subvert the faith of some.

¹ PAUL, a servant of God, and a legate of Jesus the Messiah; according to the faith of the elect of God, and the knowledge of the truth which is in the fear of God,

²⁵ and he is able to vivify for ever, them who come to God by him; for he always liveth, and sendeth up prayers for them.

¹² Wherefore, strengthen ye your relaxed hands, and your tottering knees: ¹³ and make straight paths for your feet, that the limb which is lame may not be wrenched, but may be healed.

¹⁵ And be careful, lest any be found among you destitute of the grace of God; or lest some root of bitterness shoot forth germs, and trouble you; and thereby many be defiled:

¹ PETER, a legate of Jesus the Messiah, to the elect and sojourners, who are dispersed in Pontus and in Galatia, and in Cappadocia, and in Asia, and in Bithynia,

⁵ while ye are kept, by the power of God and by faith, for the life that is prepared and will be revealed in the last times;

¹³ Wherefore, gird up the loins of your minds. and be awake perfectly, and wait for the joy, which will come to you at the revelation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,

⁸ Be sober and guarded, because Satan your adversary, like a lion, roareth, and goeth about, and seeketh whom he may devour. ⁹ Therefore resist him, being steadfast in the faith: and know ye, that the same sufferings befall your brethren that are in the world. ¹⁰ Now it is the God of grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Jesus the Messiah, that hath given us, while we sustain these light afflictions, to be strengthened, and confirmed, and established by him for ever:

¹⁰ And therefore, my brethren, be ye exceedingly diligent to make your calling and election sure, by your good actions: for, by so doing, ye will never fall away. ¹¹ For thus will entrance be given you abundantly, into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Redeemer Jesus the Messiah. ¹² And for this reason I am not wearied in reminding you continually of these things; although ye know them well, and are established in this truth.

¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, as ye expect these things, strive that ye may be found by him in peace, without spot and without blemish.

¹⁷ Ye therefore, my beloved, as ye know these things beforehand, guard yourselves, lest, by going after the error of the lawless, ye fall from your steadfastness. ¹⁸ But be ye growing in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Redeemer Jesus the Messiah, and of God the Father: whose is the glory, now, and always, and to the days of eternity. Amen.

¹ My children, these things I write to you, that ye sin not. But if any one should sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus the Messiah, the righteous. ² For he is himself the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for all the world.

¹⁹ From us they went out, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out from us, that so it might be known, that they were not of us.

²² Jesus answered and said: Ye know not what ye ask for. Can ye drink of the cup, of which I am to drink? or be baptized with the baptism, that I am baptized with? They say to him: We can.

³³ Cephas replied, and said to him: Though all men should be offended in thee, I will never be offended in thee. ³⁴ Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou wilt thrice deny me. ³⁵ Cephas said to him: If I were to die with thee, I would not deny thee: and so also said all the disciples.

⁴⁰ And he came to his disciples, and found them asleep: and he said to Cephas: So! could ye not watch with me one hour? ⁴¹ Wake ye, and pray, lest ye fall into temptation. The mind is prepared, but the body is infirm.

²⁹ And Cephas said to him: Though they all should be stumbled, yet I will not be.

³¹ And he said, in addition: If I were to die with thee, I will not deny thee, my Lord. And like him, spake all the disciples.

³⁷ And he came and found them sleeping. And he said to Cephas: Sleepest thou, Simon? Couldst thou not watch with me one hour? ³⁸ Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit is willing and ready, but the body is weak.

³⁶ Simon Cephas said to him: Our Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered, and said to him: Whither I go, thou canst not now come after me; but thou wilt at last come. ³⁷ Simon Cephas said to him: My Lord, why can I not come after thee? I would lay down my life for thee.

²³ except that the Holy Spirit in every city, testifieth to me and saith: Bonds and afflictions await thee. ²⁴ But my life is accounted by me as nothing, so that I may but finish my course, and the ministration which I have received from our Lord Jesus, to bear testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

¹³ Then Paul answered and said: What do ye, weeping and crushing my heart? For I am prepared, not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah.

³⁴ Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou wilt thrice deny me.

⁷⁴ Then he began to imprecate and to swear, I know not that man. And in that hour the cock crew.

³⁰ Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, That this day, on this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt thrice deny me.

⁷¹ And he began to imprecate, and swore: I know not that man, of whom ye speak. ⁷² And immediately the cock crew the second time. And Simon remembered the declaration of Jesus, who said to him: Before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he began to weep.

³⁸ Jesus said to him: Wouldst thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say to thee, The cock will not crow, until thou hast three times denied me.

²⁷ And again Simon denied: and at that moment the cock crew.

³¹ Therefore be not anxious; nor say, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink; or wherewith be clothed? ³² For, all these things the people of the world seek after. And your Father, who is in heaven, knoweth that all these things are needful to you. ³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness: and all these things shall be added to you.

⁹ Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; ¹⁰ nor a wallet for the journey: neither two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer is worthy of his food.

⁸ And he commanded them to take nothing for the journey, except a staff only; neither a wallet, nor bread, nor brass in their purses; ⁹ but to be shod with sandals, and not put on two coats.

³ And he said to them: Take nothing for the journey, neither a staff, nor a wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two tunics.

⁴ Take to you no purses, nor wallets, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way.

²⁹ And inquire not, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor let your mind wander upon these things. ³⁰ For all these things the people of the world seek after; and your father knoweth that, for you also, these things are needful. ³¹ But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.

²² And ye shall be hated by every one, on account of my name. But he that shall endure to the end, shall have life. ²³ And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed all the cities of the house of Israel, till the Son of man shall come. ²⁴ No disciple is better than his rabbi; nor a servant, than his lord. ²⁵ It is sufficient for the disciple, that he be as his rabbi; and the servant, as his lord. If they call the lord of the house Beelzebub, how much more the children of his family?

²⁰ Remember the word that I spoke to you, That there is no servant, who is greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; and if they have observed my teaching, they will also observe yours.

³³ These things have I said to you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye will have trouble: but, take courage, I have vanquished the world.

¹⁴ For ye, my brethren, became assimilated to the churches of God in Judaea, the persons who are in Jesus the Messiah; in that ye so suffered, even ye from your own countrymen, as also they from the Jews, ¹⁵ the persons who slew our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and persecuted their own prophets and us; and they please not God, and are made hostile to all men;

⁴ For also when we were with you, we forewarned you, that we were to be afflicted; as ye know did occur.

¹ If then the Messiah hath suffered for you in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind: for every one that is dead in his body, hath ceased from all sins,

⁵⁴ But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? ⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the multitude: Have ye come out, as against a cut-throat, with swords and clubs, to take me? I daily sat with you, and taught in the temple, and ye did not apprehend me. ⁵⁶ And this occurred, that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all forsook him and fled.

²⁷ And they crucified with him two robbers, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

³¹ And Jesus took his twelve, and said to them: Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and all the things written in the prophets, concerning the Son of man, will be fulfilled.

²² And the Son of man goeth, as it was determined; but woe to that man, by whom he is betrayed.

³² And there went along with him two others, malefactors, to be crucified.

⁴⁴ And he said to them: These are the things which I said to you while I was with you, That all things written of me, in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms, must be fulfilled. ⁴⁵ Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures. ⁴⁶ And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it was right for Messiah to suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day;

³⁵ If he called them gods, because the word of God was with them, and the scripture cannot be nullified;

⁴ I have glorified thee on the earth; the work which thou gavest me to do, I have finished.

²⁸ After these things, Jesus knew that every thing was finished; and, that the scripture might be fulfilled, he said: I thirst. ²⁹ And a vessel was standing there, full of vinegar. And they filled a sponge with the vinegar, and put it on a hyssop stalk, and bore it to his mouth. ³⁰ And when Jesus had received the vinegar, he said: Lo; Done. And he bowed his head, and yielded up his spirit.

²⁷ For, those inhabitants of Jerusalem and their chiefs, did not apprehend it; neither did they apprehend also the writings of the prophets, which are read every sabbath; but they condemned him, and fulfilled all the things written. ²⁸ And while they found no ground for his death, they desired of Pilate that they might kill him. ²⁹ And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the cross, and laid him in a sepulchre.

²¹ For, on your account, he hath made him who knew no sin to be sin, that we might by him become the righteousness of God.

¹³ But the Messiah hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, and hath been a curse for us; (for it is written, Cursed is everyone that is hanged on a tree;)

⁵² Then Jesus said to him: Return the sword to its place; for all they that take swords, shall die by swords.

⁴⁹ And when they that were with him, saw what occurred, they said to him: Our Lord, shall we smite them with the sword?

³⁶ Jesus said to him: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews: but now, my kingdom is not from hence.

³ For, although we walk in the flesh, our warfare is not after the flesh. ⁴ For the arms of our warfare are not those of the flesh, but those of the power of God; by which we subdue rebellious castles.

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in our Lord, and; in the energy of his power: ¹¹ And put ye on; the whole armor of God, so that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Accuser. ¹² For our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with principalities, and with those in authority, and with the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil spirits that are beneath heaven. ¹³ Therefore put ye on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to meet the evil one; and, being in all respects prepared, may stand firm. ¹⁴ Stand up therefore, and gird your loins with truth; and put on the breastplate of righteousness; ¹⁵ and defend your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ And herewith take to you the confidence of faith, by which ye will have power to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. ¹⁷ And put on the helmet of rescue; and take hold of the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸ And pray ye, with all prayers and supplications, in spirit, at all times: and in prayer be watchful, at all seasons, praying constantly, and interceding for all the saints:

⁸ But let us who are children of the day, be wakeful in mind, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and take the helmet of the hope of life. ⁹ Therefore resist him, being steadfast in the faith: and know ye, that the same sufferings befall your brethren that are in the world.

¹ And as he approached Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, by the side of the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples;

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³⁶ Then came Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane: and he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray. ³⁷ And he took Cephas and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be dejected and sorrowful. ³⁸ And he said to them: There is anguish in my soul, even unto death. Wait for me here; and watch with me.

¹¹ And Jesus entered Jerusalem and the temple, and surveyed every thing. And when evening arrived, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

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³ And as Jesus was sitting on the mount of Olives, over against the temple, Cephas and James and John and Andrew asked him, privately:

²⁶ And they sang praise, and went out to the mount of Olives.

³² And they came to the place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray. ³³ And he took with him Cephas and James and John, and began to be gloomy and distressed. ³⁴ And he said to them: My soul hath anguish, even to death. Wait for me here, and be watchful.

³⁷ And, in the daytime he taught in the temple, and at night he went out and lodged in the mount, called the Place of Olives.

¹ These things spake Jesus, and went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. ² And Judas also, the betrayer, knew the place; because Jesus often there met with his disciples.

¹³ And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever: Amen.

³⁶ Then came Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane: and he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray. ³⁷ And he took Cephas and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be dejected and sorrowful. ³⁸ And he said to them: There is anguish in my soul, even unto death. Wait for me here; and watch with me. ³⁹ And retiring a little, he fell on his face, and prayed, and said: My Father, if it can be so, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I choose, but as thou. ⁴⁰ And he came to his disciples, and found them asleep: and he said to Cephas: So! could ye not watch with me one hour? ⁴¹ Wake ye, and pray, lest ye fall into temptation. The mind is prepared, but the body is infirm. ⁴² Again he went away the second time, and prayed, and said: My Father, if it cannot be that this cup pass, except I drink it, thy will be done. ⁴³ And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ And he left them, and went again and prayed the third time, and used the same language. ⁴⁵ :⁴⁶ Then he came to his disciples, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take rest. Behold, the hour is come: and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us go. Behold, he that betrayeth me hath come.

³² And they came to the place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray. ³³ And he took with him Cephas and James and John, and began to be gloomy and distressed. ³⁴ And he said to them: My soul hath anguish, even to death. Wait for me here, and be watchful. ³⁵ And he advanced a little, and fell upon the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. ³⁶ And he said: Father, my Father, thou canst do all things. Let this cup pass from me. Yet not my pleasure, but thine. ³⁷ And he came and found them sleeping. And he said to Cephas: Sleepest thou, Simon? Couldst thou not watch with me one hour? ³⁸ Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit is willing and ready, but the body is weak. ³⁹ And he went again and prayed, speaking the same language. ⁴⁰ And returning he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they knew not what to say to him. ⁴¹ And he came the third time, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take rest. The end is near; the hour is come; and lo, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Arise ye; let us go. Lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.

⁴ and remit to us our sins, for we also remit to all that are indebted to us; and bring us not into trials, but deliver us from evil.

⁴⁶ And he said to them: Why sleep ye? Arise, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

⁷ And, that I might not be uplifted by the excellency of the revelations, there was imparted to me a thorn in my flesh, the angel of Satan, to buffet me, that I might not be uplifted. ⁸ Respecting this, I thrice besought my Lord, that it might depart from me. ⁹ And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my power is perfected in weakness. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of the Messiah may rest upon me. ¹⁰ Therefore I have pleasure in infirmities, in reproach, in afflictions, in persecutions, in distresses, which are for the Messiah's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

¹⁸ And pray ye, with all prayers and supplications, in spirit, at all times: and in prayer be watchful, at all seasons, praying constantly, and interceding for all the saints: ¹⁹ and also for me; that language may be given me, in the opening of my mouth; so that I may boldly proclaim the mystery of the gospel,

⁷ But the end of all things approacheth: therefore be sober, and be wakeful for prayer.

⁸ Be sober and guarded, because Satan your adversary, like a lion, roareth, and goeth about, and seeketh whom he may devour. ⁹ Therefore resist him, being steadfast in the faith: and know ye, that the same sufferings befall your brethren that are in the world.

¹⁰ Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, that is to come on all the inhabited world, to try them who dwell on the earth.

³⁹ And retiring a little, he fell on his face, and prayed, and said: My Father, if it can be so, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I choose, but as thou.

³⁵ And he advanced a little, and fell upon the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

¹¹ And the Pharisee stood by himself, and prayed thus: God, I thank thee that I have not been like the rest of men, rapacious, oppressive, and adulterous; nor like this publican.

⁴² Again he went away the second time, and prayed, and said: My Father, if it cannot be that this cup pass, except I drink it, thy will be done.

⁴⁴ And he left them, and went again and prayed the third time, and used the same language.

³⁶ And he said: Father, my Father, thou canst do all things. Let this cup pass from me. Yet not my pleasure, but thine.

¹⁷ And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said: Take this, and divide it among you. ¹⁸ For I say to you, That I shall not drink of the product of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. ¹⁹ And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to them, and said: This is my body, which is given for your sakes. This do ye, in remembrance of me. ²⁰ And in like manner also concerning the cup, after they had supped, he said: This cup is the new testament in my blood, which, for your sakes, is poured out!

³⁰ I can do nothing of my own pleasure; but as I hear, so I judge. And my judgment is just; for I seek not my own pleasure, but the pleasure of him that sent me.

³⁸ For I came down from heaven, not to do my own pleasure, but the pleasure of him that sent me.

²⁷ Behold, now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? My Father, deliver me from this hour? But for this very cause, came I to this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify thy name! And a voice was heard from heaven: I have glorified it; and I will glorify it again.

¹¹ And Jesus said to Cephas: Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

⁶ and said to him: If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, that he will give his angels charge of thee, and in their hands will they sustain thee, lest thou strike thy foot against a stone.

¹¹ Then the Calumniator left him: and lo, angels came, and ministered to him.

⁵³ Supposest thou that I cannot ask of my Father, and he now assign me more than twelve legions of angels?

¹⁰ for it is written, He will give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: ¹¹ and in their arms will they sustain thee, lest thou strike thy foot against a stone.

³² but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail. And thou also, in time, turn; and confirm thy brethren.

²³ And when he had been there some days, he departed, and travelled from place to place in the regions of Phrygia and Galatia, establishing all the disciples.

¹⁶ and truly great, is this mystery of righteousness, which was revealed in the flesh, and justified in the spirit, and seen by angels, and proclaimed among the Gentiles, and believed on in the world, and received up into glory.

⁶ And again, when bringing the first begotten into the world, he said: Let all the angels of God worship him.

¹⁴ Are they not all spirits of ministration, who are sent to minister on account of them that are to inherit life?

¹⁷ Wherefore it was right, that he should be in all respects like his brethren; that he might be merciful, and a high priest faithful in the things of God, and might make expiation for the sins of the people.

²⁷ Behold, now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? My Father, deliver me from this hour? But for this very cause, came I to this hour.

⁷ Likewise, when he was clothed in flesh, he presented supplication and entreaty with intense invocation, and with tears, to him who was able to resuscitate him from death; and he was heard.

⁴⁰ And he came to his disciples, and found them asleep: and he said to Cephas: So! could ye not watch with me one hour?

⁴³ And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

³⁷ And he came and found them sleeping. And he said to Cephas: Sleepest thou, Simon? Couldst thou not watch with me one hour?

⁴⁰ And returning he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they knew not what to say to him. ⁴¹ And he came the third time, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take rest. The end is near; the hour is come; and lo, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

³⁴ Take heed to yourselves, that your hearts be, at no time, stupefied by gluttony and ebriety and worldly care; and so that day come upon you unawares. ³⁵ For, like a hunter's snare, it will spring upon all them that dwell upon the face of the whole land. ³⁶ Be ye therefore vigilant, at all times, and prayerful; that ye may be worthy to escape the things that are to take place, and may stand before the Son of man.

⁴⁰ And when he arrived at the place, he said to them: Pray ye, that ye enter not into temptation.

⁴⁵ :⁴⁶ Then he came to his disciples, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take rest. Behold, the hour is come: and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us go. Behold, he that betrayeth me hath come. ⁴⁷ And while he was yet speaking, lo, Judas the betrayer, one of the twelve, arrived; and a great multitude with him, with swords and clubs, from the presence of the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸ And Judas the betrayer had given them a sign, saying: He it is, whom I shall kiss: him seize ye. ⁴⁹ And forthwith he approached Jesus, and said: Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. ⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him: My friend, is it for this thou hast come? Then they came up, and laid their hands on Jesus, and took him. ⁵¹ And lo, one of them with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus said to him: Return the sword to its place; for all they that take swords, shall die by swords. ⁵³ Supposest thou that I cannot ask of my Father, and he now assign me more than twelve legions of angels?

¹⁰ And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, in order to betray Jesus to them.

⁴¹ And he came the third time, and said to them: Sleep on now, and take rest. The end is near; the hour is come; and lo, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Arise ye; let us go. Lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. ⁴³ And while he was yet speaking, Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, arrived, and much people, with swords and clubs, from before the chief priests and Scribes and Elders ⁴⁴ And the traitor who betrayed him, had given them a sign, and said: He whom I shall kiss is the man. Seize promptly, and lead him away ⁴⁵ And immediately he came up, and said to him: Rabbi, Rabbi; and kissed him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on him and took him. ⁴⁷ And one of them that stood by, drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus answered and said to them: Have ye come out against me, as against a robber; with swords and clubs, to apprehend me? ⁴⁹ I was daily with you, while I taught in the temple, and ye seized me not. But this occurs, that the scriptures may be fulfilled. ⁵⁰ Then his disciples left him and fled.

³ And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. ⁴ And he went and conferred with the chief priests and Scribes, and the military commanders of the temple, how he might betray him to them. ⁵ And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. ⁶ And he promised them, and sought opportunity to betray him to them, in the absence of the multitude.

² And Judas also, the betrayer, knew the place; because Jesus often there met with his disciples. ³ Then Judas received a regiment, and from the presence of the chief priests and Pharisees he had officials; and he came to the place with lanterns and lamps and weapons. ⁴ And Jesus, as he knew every thing that was to befall him, went forth and said to them: Whom seek ye? ⁵ They say to him: Jesus the Nazarean. Jesus said to them: I am he. And Judas the betrayer was also standing with them. ⁶ And when Jesus said to them, I am he, they drew back and fell upon the ground. ⁷ And again Jesus asked them: Whom seek ye? And they said: Jesus the Nazarean. ⁸ Jesus said to them: I have told you that I am he; and if ye seek me, let these go away: ⁹ that the speech might be fulfilled, which he uttered: Of them, whom thou hast given me, I have lost not even one. ¹⁰ And Simon Cephas had upon him a sword; and he drew it, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And the servant's name was Malchus. ¹¹ And Jesus said to Cephas: Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

¹⁶ Men, brethren, it was right that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus. ¹⁷ For he was numbered with us, and had a part in this ministry. ¹⁸ He purchased a field with the wages of sin; and he fell upon his face on the ground, and burst in the middle, and all his entrails were poured out.

⁴⁸ And Judas the betrayer had given them a sign, saying: He it is, whom I shall kiss: him seize ye. ⁴⁹ And forthwith he approached Jesus, and said: Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. ⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him: My friend, is it for this thou hast come? Then they came up, and laid their hands on Jesus, and took him.

⁴⁴ And the traitor who betrayed him, had given them a sign, and said: He whom I shall kiss is the man. Seize promptly, and lead him away ⁴⁵ And immediately he came up, and said to him: Rabbi, Rabbi; and kissed him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on him and took him.

³⁸ And they said to him: Our Lord, lo, here are two swords. He said to them: They are sufficient.

⁵¹ And lo, one of them with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

⁴⁷ And one of them that stood by, drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

¹⁹ And be ye not avengers of yourselves, my beloved: but give place to wrath. For it is written: If thou dost not execute judgment for thyself, I will execute judgment for thee, saith God.

⁴ For the arms of our warfare are not those of the flesh, but those of the power of God; by which we subdue rebellious castles.

⁸ Jesus said to them: I have told you that I am he; and if ye seek me, let these go away: ⁹ that the speech might be fulfilled, which he uttered: Of them, whom thou hast given me, I have lost not even one.

²¹ Be ye not overcome by evil; but overcome evil with good.

¹ Now I, Paul, beseech you, by the mildness and gentleness of the Messiah, although I am mild towards you when present, but bold towards you when absent!

²¹ For unto this were ye called; because the Messiah also died for us, and left us this pattern, that ye should walk in his steps. ²² He did no sin; neither was guile found in his mouth. ²³ When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.

⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the multitude: Have ye come out, as against a cut-throat, with swords and clubs, to take me? I daily sat with you, and taught in the temple, and ye did not apprehend me.

⁴⁸ And Jesus answered and said to them: Have ye come out against me, as against a robber; with swords and clubs, to apprehend me? ⁴⁹ I was daily with you, while I taught in the temple, and ye seized me not. But this occurs, that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

⁴ And he went and conferred with the chief priests and Scribes, and the military commanders of the temple, how he might betray him to them.

¹² And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and expelled all them that bought and sold in the temple, and overset the counters of the money-brokers, and the seats of them that sold doves. ¹³ And he said to them: It is written, my house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers. ¹⁴ And there came to him in the temple the blind and the lame; and he healed them. ¹⁵ And when the chief priests and Pharisees saw the wonderful things which he performed, and the children shouting in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, their indignation was excited.

²³ And when Jesus came to the temple, the chief priests and the Elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

³⁷ And, in the daytime he taught in the temple, and at night he went out and lodged in the mount, called the Place of Olives. ³⁸ And all the people came early to him in the temple, to hear his discourse.

²⁵ And some from Jerusalem said: Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? ²⁶ And lo, he discourseth publicly, and they say nothing to him. Do our Elders know, that he really is the Messiah?

³⁰ And they sought to apprehend him; but no one laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

⁴⁵ And the constables came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and the priests said to them: Why have ye not brought him?

³⁰ Hereafter I shall not converse much with you; for the ruler of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

²⁰ Verily, verily, I say to you, That ye will weep and lament: And the world will rejoice, while to you will be sorrow. But your sorrow will be turned to joy. ²¹ A woman, in bringing forth, hath sorrow, for the day of her travail hath come: but when she hath brought forth a son, she remembereth not her anguish, because of the joy that a human being is born into the world. ²² Ye also now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will deprive you of your joy.

¹⁸ to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me.

³ And if our gospel is vailed, it is vailed to them that perish; ⁴ to them whose minds the God of this world hath blinded, in order that they might not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of the Messiah (who is the likeness of God) should dawn upon them. ⁵ For it is not ourselves that we preach, but the Messiah, Jesus our Lord; and, as to ourselves, that we are your servants for Jesus' sake. ⁶ Because God, who commanded the light to arise from darkness, hath himself shined in our hearts, that we might be illuminated with the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of Jesus the Messiah.

¹² For our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with principalities, and with those in authority, and with the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil spirits that are beneath heaven.

⁹ And the great dragon was cast out, the old serpent, who is called the Deceiver, and Satan, who seduceth all the inhabited world: he was cast upon the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. ¹⁰ And I heard a great voice in heaven, which said: Now is there deliverance, and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the dominion of his Messiah: because the Accuser of our brethren is cast out, who accused them day and night before our God. ¹¹ And they overcame him, because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony: and they loved not their life, even to death. ¹² Therefore, be joyful, O heaven, and ye that dwell there. Woe to the earth, and to the sea; for the Deceiver hath come down to you, being in great wrath since he knoweth that his time is short.

⁵⁷ And they who apprehended Jesus carried him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the Scribes and Elders were assembled. ⁵⁸ And Simon Cephas followed after him at a distance, unto the high priest's hall, and entered, and sat with the servants within, that he might see the issue.

⁵³ And they led away Jesus to Caiaphas the high priest. And with him were assembled all the chief priests and the Scribes and the Elders. ⁵⁴ And Simon followed after him, at a distance; into the hall of the high priest; and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself by the fire.

³³ And Simon said to him: My Lord, with thee I am ready, both for prison and for death. ³⁴ Jesus said to him: 1 tell thee, Simon, the cock will not crow this day, until thou hast three times denied that thou knowest me.

¹² Then the regiment and the chiliarchs and the officials of the Jews laid hold of Jesus, and bound him; ¹³ and they led him first to the presence of Annas; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest of that year. ¹⁴ And it was Caiaphas who counselled the Jews, that it was expedient, one man should die for the people. ¹⁵ And Simon Cephas and one other of the disciples went after Jesus. And that other disciple knew the high priest; and he entered with Jesus into the hall. ¹⁶ But Simon stood without at the door; and that other disciple, who knew the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought in Simon. ¹⁷ And the maid who kept the door, said to Simon: Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? And he said: I am not.

²⁴ Now Annas had sent Jesus bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

³ Then assembled the chief priests and the Scribes and the Elders of the people, at the hall of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

⁶⁹ And Cephas was sitting without in the hall, and a certain maid approached him, and said to him: Thou also wast with Jesus the Nazarean. ⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, and said: I know not what thou sayest. ⁷¹ And as he went out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to them: This man was also there with Jesus the Nazarean. ⁷² And again he denied, with oaths: I know not that man. ⁷³ And a little after, those standing there came up and said to Cephas: Certainly, thou too art one of them; and thy speech maketh thee manifest. ⁷⁴ Then he began to imprecate and to swear, I know not that man. And in that hour the cock crew. ⁷⁵ And Cephas remembered the declaration of Jesus, who said to him: Before the cock croweth, thou wilt three times deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

⁶⁶ And as Simon was below in the court, a maid of the high priest came, ⁶⁷ and saw him warming himself; and she looked upon him, and said to him: And thou too wast with Jesus the Nazarean. ⁶⁸ But he denied, and said: l know not what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. ⁶⁹ And the maid saw him again, and she began to say to those standing by, This man also is one of them. ⁷⁰ And he again denied it. And a little after, those standing there said again to Cephas: Surely, thou art one of them; for thou art likewise a Galilean, and thy speech answers to it.

⁴⁴ And as he was in fear, he prayed earnestly; and his sweat was like drops of blood; and it fell on the ground.

¹⁶ But Simon stood without at the door; and that other disciple, who knew the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought in Simon. ¹⁷ And the maid who kept the door, said to Simon: Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? And he said: I am not. ¹⁸ And the servants and officials were standing, and had placed a fire to warm themselves

²⁵ And Simon Cephas was standing and warming himself; and they said to him: Art not thou also one of his disciples? And he denied, and said: I am not. ²⁶ And one of the servants of the high priest, a kinsman of him whose ear Simon cut off, said to him: Did I not see thee with him in the garden? ²⁷ And again Simon denied: and at that moment the cock crew.

³³ Be not deceived; " Evil stories corrupt well-disposed minds."

¹⁵ or what concord hath the Messiah with Satan? or what part hath a believer with an unbeliever? ¹⁶ or what agreement hath the temple of God with that of demons? For ye are the temple of the living God; as it is said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them, and will be their God, and they shall be my people. ¹⁷ Wherefore, come ye out from among them, and be ye separate from them, saith the Lord; and come not near the unclean thing, and I will receive you;

⁶⁹ And Cephas was sitting without in the hall, and a certain maid approached him, and said to him: Thou also wast with Jesus the Nazarean.

⁶ But Jesus said: Let her alone; why trouble ye her? She hath done an excellent act towards me.

⁶⁶ And as Simon was below in the court, a maid of the high priest came, ⁶⁷ and saw him warming himself; and she looked upon him, and said to him: And thou too wast with Jesus the Nazarean. ⁶⁸ But he denied, and said: l know not what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.

¹⁷ And the maid who kept the door, said to Simon: Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? And he said: I am not.

³³ But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, and said: I know not what thou sayest.

⁹ But he that shall deny me before men, shall himself be denied before the angels of God.

²⁵ And Simon Cephas was standing and warming himself; and they said to him: Art not thou also one of his disciples? And he denied, and said: I am not.

¹³ The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he would have justified him and set him free. ¹⁴ But ye denied the holy and just One, and demanded that a murderer should be released to you.

¹⁰ Therefore I endure every thing, for the elect's sake; that they also may obtain life, in Jesus the Messiah, with eternal glory. ¹¹ Faithful is the saying, For if we shall have died with him, we shall also live with him; ¹² and, if we shall have suffered, we shall also reign with him. But if we shall have rejected him, he will reject us.

⁹ But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all our iniquity.

⁷¹ And as he went out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to them: This man was also there with Jesus the Nazarean. ⁷² And again he denied, with oaths: I know not that man.

⁶⁹ And the maid saw him again, and she began to say to those standing by, This man also is one of them. ⁷⁰ And he again denied it. And a little after, those standing there said again to Cephas: Surely, thou art one of them; for thou art likewise a Galilean, and thy speech answers to it.

⁷³ And a little after, those standing there came up and said to Cephas: Certainly, thou too art one of them; and thy speech maketh thee manifest. ⁷⁴ Then he began to imprecate and to swear, I know not that man. And in that hour the cock crew.

³⁴ Jesus said to him: 1 tell thee, Simon, the cock will not crow this day, until thou hast three times denied that thou knowest me.

³⁰ And Jesus at once knew in himself, that virtue had issued from him: and he turned to the throng, and said: Who touched my clothes?

¹³ And Jesus looked upon her, and had compassion on her; and he said to her, Weep not.

³¹ Him hath God established as a head and vivifier; and hath exalted him to his own right hand, so that he might give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.

¹¹ Wherefore be mindful, that ye formerly were carnal Gentiles; and ye were called the uncircumcision, by that which is called the circumcision, and which is the work of the hands in the flesh.

⁵ Therefore remember whence thou hast fallen; and repent, and do the former works: or if not, I will come to thee quickly, and I will remove thy candlestick from its place, except thou repent.

⁴ Blessed are the mourners: for they shall be comforted!

¹² Wherefore, let him who thinketh he standeth, beware lest he fall.

⁹ yet it procured me joy, not because ye had sorrow, but because your sorrow brought you to repentance; for ye sorrowed in godly sorrow; so that ye received no detriment from us. ¹⁰ For, sorrowing on account of God, worketh a conversion of the soul which is not reversed, and a turning unto life: but the sorrowing of the world worketh death. ¹¹ For behold this same thing, that ye were distressed on account of God, what solicitude it wrought in you, and apologizing and indignation, and fear, and love, and zeal, and revenge? And in all things ye have shown, that ye are now pure in that matter.

⁵⁹ And the chief priests and the Elders and the whole assembly sought for witnesses against Jesus, that they might put him to death; ⁶⁰ and found them not. And many false witnesses came; and at last, two came forward, ⁶¹ and said: This man said, I can destroy the temple of God, and in three days rebuild it. ⁶² And the high priest rose up and said to him: Respondest thou nothing? What do these testify against thee? ⁶³ And Jesus was silent. And the high priest answered, and said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Messiah, the Son of God. ⁶⁴ Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said. And I say to you, That hereafter ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. ⁶⁵ Then the high priest rent his clothes, and said: Behold, he hath blasphemed! Why therefore should we seek for witnesses? Behold, ye have now heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What is your pleasure? They answered and said: He is liable to death. ⁶⁷ Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and others smote him, ⁶⁸ and said to him: Prophesy to us, thou Messiah, who is it smote thee?

²⁸ And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet military cloak. ²⁹ And they wove a crown of thorns, and set it on his head, and put a reed in his hand, and they bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, and said: Hail, thou king of the Jews. ³⁰ And they spit in his face, and took the reed, and smote him on his head. ³¹ And when they had mocked him, they divested him of the cloak, and clothed him in his own garments, and led him out to be crucified.

³⁹ And they that passed by reviled him, and shook their heads ⁴⁰ and said: Destroyer of the temple, and builder of it in three days, deliver thyself; if thou art the Son of God, and come down from the cross. ⁴¹ So also the chief priests mocked, with the Scribes and Elders and Pharisees, ⁴² and said: He gave life to others, his own life he cannot preserve. If he is the king of Israel, let him now descend from the cross, and we will believe in him. † ⁴³ He trusted in God; let him rescue him now, if he hath pleasure in him: for he said, I am the Son of God. ⁴⁴ In like manner the marauders also, that were crucified with him, reproached him.

⁵⁵ And the chief priests and all the assembly sought for testimony against Jesus, to put him to death: but they found it not. ⁵⁶ For while many testified against him, their testimonies were inadequate. ⁵⁷ And some false witnesses stood up against him, and said: ⁵⁸ We have heard him say: I will destroy this temple, which is made with hands; and in three days I will build another not made with hands. ⁵⁹ Nor even thus were their testimonies adequate. ⁶⁰ And the high priest arose in the midst, and interrogated Jesus and said: Returnest thou no answer? What do these testify against thee? ⁶¹ And Jesus was silent, and made no reply. And again the chief priest interrogated him, and said: Art thou the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed? ⁶² And Jesus said to him: I am. And ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and he will come on the clouds of heaven. ⁶³ And the high priest rent his tunic, and said: What need of witnesses have we, any more? ⁶⁴ Behold, from his own mouth ye have heard blasphemy. How doth it appear to you? And they all decided, that he deserved to die. ⁶⁵ And some began to spit in his face, and to buffet him, saying: Prophesy thou. And the servants smote him on the cheeks.

¹⁶ And the soldiers led him into the hall which was the Praetorium; and they called together the whole regiment; ¹⁷ and they clothed him in purple, and braided a crown of thorns and put upon him; ¹⁸ and began to salute him with, " Hail, king of the Jews!" ¹⁹ And they smote him on the head with a reed and spit in his face, and bowed upon their knees and worshipped him. ²⁰ And having mocked him, they divested him of the purple, and clothed him in his own garments, and led him forth to crucify him.

²⁷ And they crucified with him two robbers, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. ²⁸ And the scripture was fulfilled which saith: He was accounted among the wicked. ²⁹ And they also that passed by, reviled him; and, nodding their heads, they said: Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, ³⁰ rescue thyself, and come down from the cross. ³¹ And so also the chief priests, jeering one with another, and the Scribes, said: He gave life to others, his own life he cannot save. ³² Let Messiah, the king of the Jews, now descend from the cross, that we may see it and believe in him. And those also who were crucified with him, derided him.

²² And as he said these things, one of the officials standing by, smote the cheek of Jesus, and said to him: Givest thou such an answer to the high priest?

² And let us look on Jesus, who hath become the commencement and the completion of our faith; who, on account of the joy there was for him, endured the cross, and surrendered himself to opprobrium; and is seated on the right hand of the throne of God.

²³ When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.

³¹ Therefore I say to you, that all sins and contumelies shall be forgiven to men; but the contumely which is against the Spirit, shall not be forgiven to men. ³² And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him: but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him;not in this world, and not in the world to come.

³⁹ And they that passed by reviled him, and shook their heads

¹⁰ And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall reproach the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.

¹¹ And in every synagogue I tortured them, while I pressed them to become revilers of the name of Jesus. And in the great wrath, with which I was filled against them, I also went to other cities to persecute them.

¹³ me I say, who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it while ignorant and without faith. ¹⁴ And in me the grace of our Lord abounded, and faith and love, which is in Jesus the Messiah.

²² But I say to you, That every one who is angry with his brother rashly, is obnoxious to judgment: and every one that saith to his brother, Raka! is obnoxious to the council and every one that shall say, Fool is obnoxious to hell-fire.

¹ And when it was morning, the chief priests and the elders of the people held a council against Jesus, how they might put him to death.

¹ And forthwith, in the morning, the chief priests with the Elders and the Scribes, and the whole Sanhedrim, held a consultation. And they bound Jesus, and led him away, and delivered him over to Pilate the president.

²⁸ And they led Jesus from the presence of Caiaphas unto the Praetorium; and it was morning. But they did not enter the Praetorium, lest they should defile themselves before they had eaten the passover.

⁵ As the high priest is my witness, and likewise all the Elders; from whom I received letters, that I might go to the brethren in Damascus, and bring those who were there prisoners to Jerusalem, to receive capital punishment.

³ and said to him: Art thou he that cometh, or are we to expect another? ⁴ Jesus answered, and said to them: Go, tell John the things that ye hear and see: ⁵ the blind see, and the lame walk, and the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the needy hear good tidings:

⁶¹ And Jesus was silent, and made no reply. And again the chief priest interrogated him, and said: Art thou the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed? ⁶² And Jesus said to him: I am. And ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and he will come on the clouds of heaven. ⁶³ And the high priest rent his tunic, and said: What need of witnesses have we, any more? ⁶⁴ Behold, from his own mouth ye have heard blasphemy. How doth it appear to you? And they all decided, that he deserved to die. ⁶⁵ And some began to spit in his face, and to buffet him, saying: Prophesy thou. And the servants smote him on the cheeks. ⁶⁶ And as Simon was below in the court, a maid of the high priest came,

³¹ Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.

³⁹ Search the scriptures; for in them, ye think, there is life eternal for you; and they testify of me. ⁴⁰ And ye are unwilling to come to me, that life eternal may be yours. ⁴¹ I do not receive glory from men. ⁴² But I know you, that the love of God is not in you. ⁴³ I came in the name of my Father, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. ⁴⁴ How can ye believe, who receive glory from one another, and seek not the glory which cometh from God only? ⁴⁵ Do ye suppose, that I shall accuse you before the Father? There is one that will accuse you, that Moses, on whom ye rely. ⁴⁶ For, if ye believed Moses, ye would also believe me; for Moses wrote concerning me. ⁴⁷ But if ye believe not his writings, how will ye believe my words?

⁴³ Why do ye not understand my speech? It is because ye cannot hear my speech. ⁴⁴ Ye are of your father, the calumniator; and the lust of your father ye are disposed to do. He was from the beginning a manslayer, and abode not in the truth; for the truth is not in him, and when he speaketh a lie he speaketh from himself, for he is a liar, and the father of it. ⁴⁵ But me, because I speak the truth, ye believe me not.

²⁷ He said to them: I have told you, and ye did not hear. Why would ye hear again? Do ye also wish to become his disciples? ²⁸ But they reproached him, and said to him: Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses.

²⁴ And the Jews gathered around him; and said to him: how long holdest thou our mind in suspense? If thou art the Messiah, tell us plainly. ²⁵ Jesus answered, and said to them: I have told you, and ye did not believe. The works which I do in the name of my Father, they testify of me ²⁶ But ye do not believe, because ye are not of my sheep, as I have said to you.

³⁷ And although he wrought all these signs before them, they believed him not; ³⁸ that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said: My Lord; who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? ³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: ⁴⁰ They have blinded their eyes, and darkened their hearts; that they might not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be converted; and I should heal them. ⁴¹ These things spake Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him. ⁴² And of the chiefs also, many believed on him; but on account of the Pharisees, they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; ⁴³ for they loved the praise of men, more than the praise of God.

³ Jesus answered, and said to them: I also will ask you a word, and tell ye me. ⁴ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? ⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, and said: If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, And why did ye not believe him? ⁶ But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. ⁷ And they said to him: We do not know, whence it was.

⁴¹ And he said also to them: How do the Scribes say of Messiah, that he is the son of David? ⁴² And David himself said, in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, seat thyself at my right hand, ⁴³ until I shall place thy foes under thy feet. ⁴⁴ If David, therefore, called him, My Lord; how is he his son?

⁴⁴ The Lord said to my Lord, Seat thyself at my right hand, until I place thy enemies under thy feet.

⁶⁴ Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said. And I say to you, That hereafter ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

⁶² And Jesus said to him: I am. And ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and he will come on the clouds of heaven.

¹⁹ And Jesus, our Lord, after he had conversed with them, ascended to heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

⁵⁵ And he, as he was full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, looked towards heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. ⁵⁶ And he said: Lo, I see heaven open, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

²⁰ which he put forth in the Messiah, and raised him from the dead, and seated him at his right hand in heaven, ²¹ high above all principalities, and authorities, and powers, and lordships, and above every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that to come: ²² and he hath subjected all things under his feet; and hath given him who is high over all, to be the head of the church; ²³ which is his body, and the fullness of him who filleth all in all:

⁸ Wherefore it is said: He ascended on high, and carried captivity captive, and gave gifts to men. ⁹ Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also previously descended to the interior regions of the earth? ¹⁰ He who descended, is also the same that ascended up, high above all the heavens, that he might fulfill all things.

¹ If then ye have risen with the Messiah, seek the things on high, where the Messiah sitteth on the right hand of God.

³ who is the splendor of his glory, and the image of himself, and upholdeth all by the energy of his word; and by himself he made a purgation of sins, and sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.

¹ Now the sum of the whole is this, we have a High Priest, who is seated on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven:

²² who is taken up to heaven, and is on the right hand of God, and angels, and authorities, and powers, are subject to him.

¹ And he showed me a river of living water, transparent as crystal, which proceeded from the throne of God and the Lamb.

¹⁷ And lo, a voice from heaven, which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have delight.

³ And the Tempter came, and said to him: If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.

¹¹ And Jesus stood before the president. And the resident asked him, and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him: Thou hast said.

⁴³ He trusted in God; let him rescue him now, if he hath pleasure in him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

⁵⁴ And the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that occurred, feared greatly, and said: Verily, this was the Son of God.

² And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? He replied and said to him: Thou hast said.

⁴¹ And demons went out of many, crying out and saying: Thou art the Messiah, the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew him to be Messiah.

³ And Pilate interrogated him, and said to him: Art thou king of the Jews? He said to him: Thou hast said.

³⁴ And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God.

⁴⁹ Nathaniel answered, and said to him: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

³⁰ I and my Father are one.

³⁶ do ye say to him, whom the Father, hath sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said to you, I am the Son of God?

³⁷ Pilate said to him: Then thou art a king? Jesus said to him: Thou hast said, that I am a king. For this was I born; and for this came I into the world, that I might bear testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.

⁷ The Jews say to him: We have a law, and, according to our law, he deserveth death, because he made himself the Son of God.

⁶⁵ Then the high priest rent his clothes, and said: Behold, he hath blasphemed! Why therefore should we seek for witnesses? Behold, ye have now heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What is your pleasure? They answered and said: He is liable to death.

⁶³ And the high priest rent his tunic, and said: What need of witnesses have we, any more? ⁶⁴ Behold, from his own mouth ye have heard blasphemy. How doth it appear to you? And they all decided, that he deserved to die.