Mark 13 Cross References - Murdock

¹ And as Jesus retired from the temple, one of his disciples said to him: Teacher; behold; see these stones, and these structures! ² And Jesus said to him: Admirest thou these great structures? There will not be left here one stone upon another, not demolished. 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: ⁴ Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign that these things approach their consummation? ⁵ And Jesus began to say to them Beware, that no one mislead you: ⁶ for many will come in my name, and will say: I am he. And they will mislead many. ⁷ But when ye shall hear of battles, and the rumor of battles, be not afraid; for this must be; but the end is not yet. ⁸ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in several places, and there will be famines and insurrections. These are the beginning of sorrows. ⁹ And take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to the tribunals; and ye will be beaten in the synagogues, and ye will stand before kings and governors, on my account, for a testimony to them. ¹⁰ And my tidings must first be proclaimed among all the nations. ¹¹ And when they shall lead you to deliver you up, be not solicitous beforehand what ye shall say, neither premeditate; but, that which shall be given you in that hour, speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. ¹² And brother will deliver up his brother to death, and the father his son; and children will rise up against their parents, and will kill them. ¹³ And ye will be hated of every man, on account of my name. But whoever shall persevere to the end, shall live. ¹⁴ And when ye see the profane sign of desolation, which was mentioned by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not; (let him that readeth, understand;) then let those that are in Judaea, flee to the mountain: ¹⁵ and let him that is on the roof, not come down and enter it, to take any thing from his house: ¹⁶ and let him that is in the field, not return back to take his clothing. ¹⁷ But, woe to those with child, and to those who nurse children, in those days! ¹⁸ And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter. ¹⁹ For in those days will be affliction, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation that God made until now, and shall not be. ²⁰ And, unless God should shorten those days, no flesh would live. But, on account of the elect whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days. ²¹ Then, if any one shall say to you: Lo, here is Messiah, or lo, there; give not credence. ²² For false Messiahs will arise, and lying prophets; and they will give signs and wonders; and will deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²³ But take ye heed. Lo, I have told you the whole beforehand. ²⁴ And in those days, after that affliction, the sun will be darkened; and the moon will not give her light; ²⁵ and the stars will fall from heaven; and the powers of heaven will be shaken. ²⁶ And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then will he send forth his angels, and will assemble his elect from the four winds, from the extremity of earth to the extremity of heaven. ²⁸ And, from the fig-tree learn ye a simile. When its twigs are tender, and its leaves bud forth, ye know that summer approacheth. ²⁹ So also, when ye shall see these occurrences, know ye, that it is near, at the door. ³⁰ Verily I say to you, That this generation shall not pass away, until all these things occur. ³¹ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. ³² But of that day and that hour, knoweth no man; nor the angels of heaven; neither the Son, but the Father. ³³ Take heed, watch, and pray; for ye know not when the time is. ³⁴ For it is as a man, who took a journey, and left his home; and he gave authority to his servants, and to each his service; and he commanded the porter to be watchful. ³⁵ Watch ye, therefore; for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh; at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: ³⁶ lest he come suddenly, and find you sleeping. ³⁷ And what I say to you, I say to you all: Be ye watchful.

¹¹ Blessed are ye, when they revile you and persecute you, and speak every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account. ¹² At that time, rejoice and be glad: for your reward in heaven is great. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

¹⁸ For verily I say to you, that until heaven and earth shall pass away, one iota or one letter shall not pass from the law, until all shall be fulfilled.

¹⁵ Beware of false prophets; who come to you in the garb of sheep, but internally they are rapacious wolves.

¹⁷ And beware of men; for they will deliver you over to the tribunals, and will scourge you in their synagogues.

¹⁷ And beware of men; for they will deliver you over to the tribunals, and will scourge you in their synagogues. ¹⁸ And they will bring you before governors and kings, on my account, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ And when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what to say. ²⁰ For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your Father speaking in you. ²¹ And brother shall deliver up his brother to death, and a father his son; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to die.

²¹ And brother shall deliver up his brother to death, and a father his son; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to die. 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.

⁴² The queen of the south will stand up in the judgment against this generation, and will condemn it: for she came from the extremities of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, a superior to Solomon is here.

¹⁰ And his disciples came and said to him, Why discoursest thou to them in similitudes?

³⁶ Then Jesus sent away the multitudes, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, and said: Explain to us the similitude of the tares and the field.

⁴¹ The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling blocks, and all the doers of evil;

⁴⁹ So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will go forth, and will sever the wicked from among the just;

⁵¹ Jesus said to them: Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes, our Lord.

¹⁷ Jesus answered, and said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon son of Jonas; for flesh and blood have not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁹ To thee will I give the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever thou shalt unbind on earth, shall be unbound in heaven.

²⁷ For the Son of man is to come in the glory of his Father, with all his holy angels; and then will he recompense to every man as his deeds are. ²⁸ Verily I say to you: There are some persons standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

¹ And after six days Jesus took Cephas, and James, and John his brother, and conducted them alone to a high mountain.

⁷ Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! For it must be, that stumbling blocks come. But, woe to the person by whose means the stumbling blocks come.

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

³⁴ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; some of whom ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute them from city to city: ³⁵ so that on you may come all the blood of the righteous, which hath been shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I say to you, that all these things will come upon this generation.

³⁶ Verily I say to you, that all these things will come upon this generation. ³⁷ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee: how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathereth her young under her wings, and ye would not.

¹ And Jesus passed out of the temple to go away: and his disciples came to him, showing him the structure of the temple. ² And he said to them: See ye not all these? Verily I say to you, There will not be left here a stone upon a stone, that is not demolished.

² And he said to them: See ye not all these? Verily I say to you, There will not be left here a stone upon a stone, that is not demolished. ³ And as Jesus sat on the mount of Olives, his disciples came, and said between themselves and him: Tell us when these things are to be; and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world.

³ And as Jesus sat on the mount of Olives, his disciples came, and said between themselves and him: Tell us when these things are to be; and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world. ⁴ Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed, that no one deceive you.

⁴ Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed, that no one deceive you. ⁵ For many will come in my name, and will say, I am the Messiah: and they will deceive many.

⁵ For many will come in my name, and will say, I am the Messiah: and they will deceive many.

⁵ For many will come in my name, and will say, I am the Messiah: and they will deceive many. ⁶ And ye are to hear of conflicts, and the rumor of battles. See that ye be not disquieted: for all these things must come; but the consummation is not yet.

⁶ And ye are to hear of conflicts, and the rumor of battles. See that ye be not disquieted: for all these things must come; but the consummation is not yet. ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.

⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places. ⁸ But all these are only the commencement of sorrows.

⁸ But all these are only the commencement of sorrows. ⁹ And they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations, on account of my name.

⁹ And they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations, on account of my name.

⁹ And they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations, on account of my name. ¹⁰ Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another.

¹⁰ Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another.

¹⁰ Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another. ¹¹ And many false prophets will rise up; and they will deceive many.

¹¹ And many false prophets will rise up; and they will deceive many. ¹² And on account of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will decline. ¹³ But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life.

¹³ But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life. ¹⁴ And this announcement of the kingdom shall be published in all the world, for a testimony to all nations: and then will come the consummation.

¹⁴ And this announcement of the kingdom shall be published in all the world, for a testimony to all nations: and then will come the consummation. ¹⁵ And when ye see the abominable sign of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place; then let the reader consider;

¹⁵ And when ye see the abominable sign of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place; then let the reader consider; ¹⁶ and then let them who are in Judaea, flee to the mountain:

¹⁶ and then let them who are in Judaea, flee to the mountain:

¹⁶ and then let them who are in Judaea, flee to the mountain: ¹⁷ and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:

¹⁷ and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:

¹⁷ and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house: ¹⁸ and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.

¹⁸ and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.

¹⁸ and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing. ¹⁹ But woe to those with child, and to them that are nursing, in those days.

¹⁹ But woe to those with child, and to them that are nursing, in those days.

¹⁹ But woe to those with child, and to them that are nursing, in those days. ²⁰ And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter, or on the sabbath.

²⁰ And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter, or on the sabbath.

²⁰ And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter, or on the sabbath. ²¹ For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the commencement of the world, until now, and will not be.

²¹ For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the commencement of the world, until now, and will not be.

²¹ For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the commencement of the world, until now, and will not be.

²¹ For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the commencement of the world, until now, and will not be. ²² And unless those days should be cut short, no flesh would remain alive. But, for the elect's sake, those days will be cut short.

²² And unless those days should be cut short, no flesh would remain alive. But, for the elect's sake, those days will be cut short.

²² And unless those days should be cut short, no flesh would remain alive. But, for the elect's sake, those days will be cut short. ²³ Then, if any one shall say to you, Lo, the Messiah is here, or is there; give no credence.

²³ Then, if any one shall say to you, Lo, the Messiah is here, or is there; give no credence.

²³ Then, if any one shall say to you, Lo, the Messiah is here, or is there; give no credence.

²³ Then, if any one shall say to you, Lo, the Messiah is here, or is there; give no credence. ²⁴ For there will arise false Messiahs, and mendacious prophets; who will exhibit great signs, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

²⁴ For there will arise false Messiahs, and mendacious prophets; who will exhibit great signs, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

²⁴ For there will arise false Messiahs, and mendacious prophets; who will exhibit great signs, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

²⁴ For there will arise false Messiahs, and mendacious prophets; who will exhibit great signs, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

²⁴ For there will arise false Messiahs, and mendacious prophets; who will exhibit great signs, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you beforehand.

²⁵ Behold, I have told you beforehand.

²⁵ Behold, I have told you beforehand. ²⁶ If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not out: or, Behold, he is in a secret chamber; give no credence.

²⁶ If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not out: or, Behold, he is in a secret chamber; give no credence. ²⁷ As the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth unto the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

²⁷ As the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth unto the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man. ²⁸ And wherever the carcass may be, there will the eagles be congregated.

²⁸ And wherever the carcass may be, there will the eagles be congregated. ²⁹ And immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not show her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be agitated.

²⁹ And immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not show her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be agitated. ³⁰ And then will be seen the signal of the Son of man in heaven: and then will all the tribes of the earth mourn, when they see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

³⁰ And then will be seen the signal of the Son of man in heaven: and then will all the tribes of the earth mourn, when they see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

³⁰ And then will be seen the signal of the Son of man in heaven: and then will all the tribes of the earth mourn, when they see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. ³¹ And he will send his angels with a great trumpet and they will collect together his elect from the four winds, from one extremity of heaven to the other.

³¹ And he will send his angels with a great trumpet and they will collect together his elect from the four winds, from one extremity of heaven to the other.

³¹ And he will send his angels with a great trumpet and they will collect together his elect from the four winds, from one extremity of heaven to the other. ³² And learn ye an illustration from the fig-tree. As soon as its branches become tender and its leaves shoot forth, ye know that summer is coming on.

³² And learn ye an illustration from the fig-tree. As soon as its branches become tender and its leaves shoot forth, ye know that summer is coming on. ³³ So also ye, when ye perceive all these things, know ye, that he is nigh, even at the door.

³³ So also ye, when ye perceive all these things, know ye, that he is nigh, even at the door. ³⁴ Verily I say to you, That this generation shall not pass away, till all these things shall be.

³⁴ Verily I say to you, That this generation shall not pass away, till all these things shall be. ³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away; but my words shall not pass away.

³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away; but my words shall not pass away. ³⁶ But of that day and of that hour, knoweth no man, nor even the angels of heaven, but the Father only.

³⁶ But of that day and of that hour, knoweth no man, nor even the angels of heaven, but the Father only. ³⁷ And as the days of Noah, so will the coming of the Son of man be.

³⁷ And as the days of Noah, so will the coming of the Son of man be. ³⁸ For as, before the flood, they were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving to husbands, up to the day that Noah entered the ark,

³⁸ For as, before the flood, they were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving to husbands, up to the day that Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and knew not, until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of man be.

³⁹ and knew not, until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of man be. ⁴⁰ Then will two men be in the field; the one will be taken, and the other left.

⁴⁰ Then will two men be in the field; the one will be taken, and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one taken, and the other left.

⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one taken, and the other left. ⁴² Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh.

⁴² Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh.

⁴² Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh.

⁴² Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh. ⁴³ But know this, that if the lord of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake, and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.

⁴³ But know this, that if the lord of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake, and would not have suffered his house to be broken into. ⁴⁴ Therefore, be ye also ready; for at an hour ye do not expect, the Son of man will come.

⁴⁴ Therefore, be ye also ready; for at an hour ye do not expect, the Son of man will come.

⁴⁴ Therefore, be ye also ready; for at an hour ye do not expect, the Son of man will come. ⁴⁵ Who then, is that faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath placed over his domestics, to give them their food in its time?

⁴⁵ Who then, is that faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath placed over his domestics, to give them their food in its time? ⁴⁶ Happy is that servant, whom, when his lord shall come, he will find so doing.

⁴⁶ Happy is that servant, whom, when his lord shall come, he will find so doing. ⁴⁷ Verily I say to you, He will place him over all that he hath.

⁴⁷ Verily I say to you, He will place him over all that he hath. ⁴⁸ But if that servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; ⁴⁹ and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards; ⁵⁰ the lord of that servant will come in a day he will not expect, and in an hour he knoweth not, ⁵¹ and will cut him asunder, and will assign him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁵ And while the bridegroom delayed, they all became sleepy and fell asleep. ⁶ And at midnight there was an outcry: Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

¹³ Watch, therefore, seeing ye know not the day nor the hour. ¹⁴ For, as a man that took a journey, called his servants and delivered to them his property; ¹⁵ to one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one: to each, according to his ability: and he immediately departed. ¹⁶ Then he that received five talents, went and traded with them, and gained five more. ¹⁷ And likewise: the one of two talents, by trading gained two more. ¹⁸ But he that received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. ¹⁹ And after a long time, the lord of those servants came, and received account from them.

¹⁹ And after a long time, the lord of those servants came, and received account from them. ²⁰ And he who had received the five talents, came and brought five others; and said, My lord, thou gavest me five talents; behold, I have gained by trading five more to them. ²¹ His lord said to him: Well done! good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful with a little; I will set thee over much: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²² And he of the two talents came, and said: My lord, thou gavest me two talents; behold, I have by trading gained two more to them. ²³ His lord said to him: Well done! good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful with a little; I will set thee over much: enter thou into the Joy of thy lord. ²⁴ And he also that received the one talent, came and said: My lord, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sowed, and gathering where thou hast not scattered; ²⁵ and I was afraid, and I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold, thou hast what is thine. ²⁶ His lord answered, and said to him: Wicked and slothful servant! Thou knewest me, that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not scattered! ²⁷ Thou oughtest to have cast my money into the exchange; and I might have come and demanded my property with its interest. ²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath ten talents. ²⁹ For, to him that hath, shall be given, and he shall have more; but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away. ³⁰ And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ³¹ And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then will he sit upon the throne of his glory.

³¹ And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then will he sit upon the throne of his glory. ³² And before him will be gathered all nations; and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd severeth the sheep from the goats.

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.

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. ¹⁹ Go ye, therefore, and instruct all nations; and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁶ And as he walked near the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. ¹⁸ And immediately they left their nets, and went after him. ¹⁹ And as he passed on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in a ship, and mending their nets.

⁴⁴ and he said to him: See that thou tell no person; but go, show thyself to the priests, and offer an oblation on account of thy purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

³⁴ And without similitudes he did not converse with them: but to his disciples, between himself and them, he explained every thing.

³⁷ And he suffered no one to go with him, except Simon Cephas, and James, and John the brother of James.

¹¹ And whoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go out from that place shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a testimony to them. Verily I say to you, There will be comfort for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment rather than for that city.

⁴⁸ And he saw them straining themselves in rowing; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them walking on the waters; and he was disposed to pass by them.

³⁸ For, whoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this sinful and adulterous generation, of him also will the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with his holy angels.

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. ² And after six days, Jesus took Cephas and James and John, and led them to a high mountain, apart; and was transformed before them.

⁶ But, from the beginning, God made them a male and a female.

³⁵ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, and said to him: Teacher, we desire that thou wouldst do for us all that we ask.

⁵ And Jesus began to say to them Beware, that no one mislead you: ⁶ for many will come in my name, and will say: I am he. And they will mislead many.

⁹ And take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to the tribunals; and ye will be beaten in the synagogues, and ye will stand before kings and governors, on my account, for a testimony to them.

²⁰ And, unless God should shorten those days, no flesh would live. But, on account of the elect whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.

²² For false Messiahs will arise, and lying prophets; and they will give signs and wonders; and will deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²³ But take ye heed. Lo, I have told you the whole beforehand.

²⁶ And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then will he send forth his angels, and will assemble his elect from the four winds, from the extremity of earth to the extremity of heaven.

³³ Take heed, watch, and pray; for ye know not when the time is.

³⁵ Watch ye, therefore; for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh; at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning:

³⁵ Watch ye, therefore; for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh; at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: ³⁶ lest he come suddenly, and find you sleeping. ³⁷ And what I say to you, I say to you all: Be ye watchful.

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.

³³ And he took with him Cephas and James and John, and began to be gloomy and distressed.

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

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.

⁴⁰ And returning he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they knew not what to say to him.

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.

¹⁵ And he said to them: Go ye into all the world, and proclaim my tidings in the whole creation.

²² Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and repel you, and revile you, and cast out your names as base, for the Son of man's sake.

⁵ And against them that receive you not, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet against them, for a testimony.

¹¹ And when they shall bring you into the synagogues, before chiefs and men in authority, be not anxious how ye shall make defence, or what ye shall say; ¹² for the Holy Spirit will, in that hour, instruct you what to say.

³⁶ And be ye like persons who are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the house of feasting, that, when he shall come and knock, they may open to him immediately. 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. ³⁸ And if in the second watch, or in the third, he shall come and so find them, happy are those servants. ³⁹ And this know ye, that if the lord of the house had known at what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake and would not have suffered his house to be broken into. ⁴⁰ Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour that ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

⁴⁰ Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour that ye think not, the Son of man cometh. ⁴¹ Simon Cephas saith to him: Our Lord, speakest thou this similitude to us, or also to all men? ⁴² Jesus said to him: Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will place over all his domestics, to give them their portion in due time? ⁴³ Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. ⁴⁴ Verily I say to you: He will place him over all his possessions. ⁴⁵ But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite the servants and the maidens of his lord; and shall begin to eat and to drink and be drunk; ⁴⁶ the lord of that servant will come in a day he thinketh not, and in an hour he knoweth not, and will cut him in two; and will assign him his portion with them that are unfaithful.

⁵² For from this time, there will be five persons in one house, who will be divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³ For a father will be divided against his son, and a son against his father; a mother against her daughter, and a daughter against her mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

²² And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

²³ And if they shall say to you: Lo, here he is! or, Lo, there he is! go not forth. ²⁴ For, as the lightning darteth from the heavens, and illuminateth all beneath the heavens; so will the Son of man be, in his day.

³¹ In that day, let him that is on the house-top, and his goods in the house, not come down to take them: and let him that is in the field, not return after what is behind him. ³² Remember Lot's wife. ³³ He that desireth to preserve his life, will lose it; and he that will lose his life, shall preserve it.

⁷ And will not God, much more, vindicate his chosen, who call upon him by day and by night; and have patience with them?

¹² And he said: A certain man of high birth was going to a distant place, to obtain royalty, and return again. ¹³ And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds: and he said to them, Traffic until I come. ¹⁴ But the inhabitants of his city hated him; and they sent envoys after him, saying: We wish this man not to reign over us. ¹⁵ And when he had obtained the royalty, and had returned, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had committed his money; that he might know what each of them had gained by trading. ¹⁶ And the first came, and said: My Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. ¹⁷ He said to him: Well done, good servant! As thou hast been faithful over a little, thou shalt have authority over ten towns.

⁴¹ And as he drew near, and beheld the city, he wept over it: ⁴² and said: O, hadst thou known the things that are of thy peace, at least in this thy day: but now they are hidden from thy eyes. ⁴³ For the days will come upon thee, when thy enemies will encompass thee, and besiege thee on every side. ⁴⁴ And they will destroy thee, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

⁵ And when some spoke of the temple, as adorned with goodly stones and oblations, Jesus said to them: ⁶ As for these things, on which ye gaze, the days will come, in which there will not be left a stone upon a stone, that is not cast down.

⁶ As for these things, on which ye gaze, the days will come, in which there will not be left a stone upon a stone, that is not cast down. ⁷ And they questioned him, and said: Teacher, when will these things be? And what is the sign that they are near to take place?

⁷ And they questioned him, and said: Teacher, when will these things be? And what is the sign that they are near to take place? ⁸ And he said to them: See, that ye be not deceived; for many will come in my name, and will say: I am Messiah and the time is near. But go ye not after them.

⁸ And he said to them: See, that ye be not deceived; for many will come in my name, and will say: I am Messiah and the time is near. But go ye not after them. ⁹ And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not afraid; for these things are previously to take place, but the end is not yet come.

⁹ And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not afraid; for these things are previously to take place, but the end is not yet come. ¹⁰ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;

¹⁰ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; ¹¹ and great earthquakes will occur in several places, and famines, and pestilences; and there will be terrors, and trepidations, and great signs from heaven will be seen, and there will be great tempests.

¹¹ and great earthquakes will occur in several places, and famines, and pestilences; and there will be terrors, and trepidations, and great signs from heaven will be seen, and there will be great tempests. ¹² But before all these things, they will lay hands upon you, and will persecute you, and will deliver you up to councils and to prison, and will arraign you before kings and governors, on account of my name. ¹³ But it will be to you for a testimony. ¹⁴ And settle it in your hearts, that ye will not previously seek instruction for making a defence.

¹⁴ And settle it in your hearts, that ye will not previously seek instruction for making a defence. ¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your enemies will be unable to withstand.

¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your enemies will be unable to withstand. ¹⁶ And your parents, and your brothers, and your relatives, and your friends, will deliver you up, and cause some of you to die.

¹⁶ And your parents, and your brothers, and your relatives, and your friends, will deliver you up, and cause some of you to die.

¹⁶ And your parents, and your brothers, and your relatives, and your friends, will deliver you up, and cause some of you to die. ¹⁷ And ye will be hated by every one, on account of my name.

¹⁷ And ye will be hated by every one, on account of my name.

¹⁷ And ye will be hated by every one, on account of my name. ¹⁸ But a hair of your head shall not perish.

¹⁸ But a hair of your head shall not perish. ¹⁹ And by your patience, will ye preserve your souls. ²⁰ And when ye shall see Jerusalem with an army encompassing it, then know ye, that its destruction draweth nigh.

²⁰ And when ye shall see Jerusalem with an army encompassing it, then know ye, that its destruction draweth nigh. ²¹ Then let them who shall be in Judaea, flee to the mountain district; and let them, who are in the midst of it, flee away; and those in the fields, not enter it.

²¹ Then let them who shall be in Judaea, flee to the mountain district; and let them, who are in the midst of it, flee away; and those in the fields, not enter it. ²² For these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

²² For these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ²³ But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse children, in those days; for then will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

²³ But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse children, in those days; for then will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

²³ But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse children, in those days; for then will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. ²⁴ And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried captive to every place. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be completed.

²⁴ And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried captive to every place. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be completed. ²⁵ And there will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and distress of nations on the earth; and clasping of hands, from astonishment at the noise of the sea;

²⁵ And there will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and distress of nations on the earth; and clasping of hands, from astonishment at the noise of the sea; ²⁶ and dismay that driveth out the souls of men, from fear of that which is to come on the earth; and the powers of heaven will be moved.

²⁶ and dismay that driveth out the souls of men, from fear of that which is to come on the earth; and the powers of heaven will be moved. ²⁷ And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with much power, and with great glory.

²⁷ And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with much power, and with great glory. ²⁸ And when these things shall begin to be, take courage, and lift up your heads, for your deliverance draweth nigh. ²⁹ And he uttered a similitude to them. Look at the fig-tree, and all the trees.

²⁹ And he uttered a similitude to them. Look at the fig-tree, and all the trees. ³⁰ When they bud forth, ye at once understand from them that summer approacheth.

³⁰ When they bud forth, ye at once understand from them that summer approacheth. ³¹ So also, when ye shall see all these things take place, know ye that the kingdom of God is near.

³¹ So also, when ye shall see all these things take place, know ye that the kingdom of God is near. ³² Verily I say to you, That this generation will not pass away, until all these things occur.

³² Verily I say to you, That this generation will not pass away, until all these things occur. ³³ Heaven and earth will pass away; but my word will not pass away.

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

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.

⁴⁵ And he arose from his prayer, and came to his disciples: and he found them sleeping, from sorrow.

²⁹ For lo, the days are coming, in which they will say: Happy the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.

⁴⁰ And one of those who heard John and went after Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon. ⁴¹ He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.

²⁷ John answered, and said to them: A man cannot take any thing by his own choice, unless it be given him from heaven.

⁴⁸ Jesus said to him: Unless ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

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.

²⁴ I said to you, That ye will die in your sins; for if ye believe not that I am he, ye will die in your sins.

³ And to him the door-keeper openeth the door; and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth the sheep by their names, and leadeth them out.

¹⁶ And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold: and them also I must bring; and they will hear my voice; and the whole will be one flock, and one shepherd.

²⁷ My sheep hear my voice: and I know them: and they go after me. ²⁸ And I give to them life eternal: and they will never be lost: nor will any one pluck them from my hand.

⁵² and not only for the people, but also that he might collect together the sons of God that were dispersed.

¹ Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, and, believe in me.

²⁷ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. It is not as the world giveth, that I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor be afraid.

²⁹ And now, lo, I have told you, before it occurreth; so that when it shall have occurred, ye may believe.

¹⁸ And if the world hate you, know ye, that it hated me before you. ¹⁹ And if ye were of the world, the world would love what is of it. But ye are not of the world, for I have chosen you out of the world; for this cause, the world hateth you. 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. ²¹ But all these things will they do to you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.

¹ These things have I said to you, that ye may not be stumbled. ² For they will eject you from their synagogues; and the hour will come, that whoever shall kill you, will suppose that he presenteth an offering to God.

² For they will eject you from their synagogues; and the hour will come, that whoever shall kill you, will suppose that he presenteth an offering to God. ³ And these things will they do, because they have not known either my Father, or me. 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.

¹⁴ I have given them thy word: and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

²¹ Him Cephas saw, and said to Jesus: My Lord, as for this man, what? ²² Jesus said to him: If I will, that he abide here until I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me.

⁶ And they, when assembled, asked him and said to him: Our Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? ⁷ He said to them: It is not yours, to know the time or times which God hath placed in his own power.

⁷ He said to them: It is not yours, to know the time or times which God hath placed in his own power.

¹¹ and saying to them: Ye Galilean men, why stand ye and look toward heaven? This Jesus, who is taken up from you to heaven, will so come, as ye have seen him ascend to heaven.

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in diverse languages, as the Spirit gave them to speak.

¹⁹ And I will give signs in heaven, and prodigies on earth, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. ²⁰ And the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and fearful day of the Lord come.

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.

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; ² being angry with them, that they taught the people, and preached a resurrection from the dead by the Messiah. ³ And they laid hands on them, and kept them until the next day; because evening was drawing near. ⁴ And many who had heard the word, believed; and they were, in number, about five thousand men. ⁵ And the next day, the rulers and the Elders and the Scribes assembled; ⁶ and also Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and they who were of the kindred of the high priests. ⁷ And when they had set them in the midst, they interrogated them: By what power or what name, have ye done this? ⁸ Then Simon Cephas was filled with the Holy Spirit, and said to them: Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of the house of Israel, hear ye.

⁸ Then Simon Cephas was filled with the Holy Spirit, and said to them: Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of the house of Israel, hear ye. ⁹ If we are judged by you this day, respecting the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he was healed;

⁹ If we are judged by you this day, respecting the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he was healed; ¹⁰ be it known to you, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Messiah the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, and whom God hath raised from the dead, lo, by him, doth this man stand here before you recovered.

¹⁰ be it known to you, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Messiah the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, and whom God hath raised from the dead, lo, by him, doth this man stand here before you recovered. ¹¹ This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner.

¹¹ This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner. ¹² Neither is there deliverance in any other; for there is not another name under heaven, which is given to men, whereby to live.

¹² Neither is there deliverance in any other; for there is not another name under heaven, which is given to men, whereby to live. 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.

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. ¹⁴ And they saw that the lame man, who had been healed, stood near them; and they could say nothing to confront them.

¹⁴ And they saw that the lame man, who had been healed, stood near them; and they could say nothing to confront them. ¹⁵ Then they commanded to remove them from the presence of the council; and said one to another:

¹⁵ Then they commanded to remove them from the presence of the council; and said one to another: ¹⁶ What shall we do to these men? For lo, that a manifest sign hath been wrought by them, is known to all that reside at Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

¹⁶ What shall we do to these men? For lo, that a manifest sign hath been wrought by them, is known to all that reside at Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But that the fame of it spread no further, let us interdict their speaking any more to any man in this name.

¹⁷ But that the fame of it spread no further, let us interdict their speaking any more to any man in this name. ¹⁸ And they called them, and commanded them not to speak nor to teach at all in the name of Jesus.

¹⁸ And they called them, and commanded them not to speak nor to teach at all in the name of 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.

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. ²⁰ For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard.

²⁰ For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard. ²¹ And they threatened them, and dismissed them. For they found no ground for punishing them, because of the people: for every one praised God for what had been done;

²¹ And they threatened them, and dismissed them. For they found no ground for punishing them, because of the people: for every one praised God for what had been done; ²² for the man, on whom this sign of healing had been wrought, was more than forty years old.

³¹ And when they had prayed and made supplications, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God boldly.

¹⁷ And the high priest was filled with indignation, and all those with him who were of the doctrine of the Sadducees. ¹⁸ And they laid hands on the legates, and took and bound them in prison. ¹⁹ Then the angel of the Lord, by night, opened the door of the prison, and let them out; and said to them: ²⁰ Go, stand in the temple, and speak to the people all these words of life. ²¹ And in the morning, they went and entered into the temple, and taught. And the high priest and those with him, convoked their associates and the Elders of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring forth the legates. ²² And when those sent by them went, they found them not in the prison; and they returned and came back, ²³ and said: We found the prison carefully closed, and also the keepers standing before the doors; and we opened, but found no one there. 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. ²⁵ And one came and informed them: Those men, whom ye shut up in the prison, lo, they are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. ²⁶ Then went the rulers with attendants, to bring them without violence; for they feared, lest the people should stone them. ²⁷ And when they had brought them, they placed them before the whole council; and the high priest began to say to them: ²⁸ Did we not strictly charge you, to teach no person in this name? And behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine; and ye would bring the blood of this man upon us. ²⁹ And Simon, with the legates, answered and said to them: God is to be obeyed, rather than men. ³⁰ The God of our fathers hath raised up that Jesus, whom ye slew when ye hanged him on a tree. 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. ³² And we are the witnesses of these things; and also the Holy Spirit, whom God giveth to them that believe in him. ³³ And when they heard these things, they burned with indignation, and thought of putting them to death. ³⁴ Then rose up one of the Pharisees whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, and honored by all the people; and he directed them to put the legates aside for a short time. ³⁵ And he said, to them: Men, sons of Israel, take heed to yourselves, and consider what ye ought to do in regard to these men. ³⁶ For before this time, rose up Theudas, and said of himself, that he was some great one; and there went after him about four hundred men. And he was slain; and they who went after him, were dispersed and became as nothing.

³⁶ For before this time, rose up Theudas, and said of himself, that he was some great one; and there went after him about four hundred men. And he was slain; and they who went after him, were dispersed and became as nothing. ³⁷ And after him, rose up Judas a Galilean, in the days when the people were enrolled for the capitation tax; and he seduced much people after him. And he died, and all they that went after him were dispersed.

³⁷ And after him, rose up Judas a Galilean, in the days when the people were enrolled for the capitation tax; and he seduced much people after him. And he died, and all they that went after him were dispersed. ³⁸ And now, I say to you: Desist from these men, and let them lone. For if this device and this work originate from men, they will dissolve and come to nothing.

³⁸ And now, I say to you: Desist from these men, and let them lone. For if this device and this work originate from men, they will dissolve and come to nothing. ³⁹ But if it be from God, it is not in your power to frustrate it: that ye may not be found placing yourselves in opposition to God. And they, assented to him.

³⁹ But if it be from God, it is not in your power to frustrate it: that ye may not be found placing yourselves in opposition to God. And they, assented to him. ⁴⁰ And they called the legates, and scourged them, and commanded them not to teach in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

¹⁰ And they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit that spoke by him. ¹¹ Then they sent men, and instructed them to say: We have heard him speak words of blasphemy, against Moses and against God. ¹² And they excited the people, and the Elders, and the Scribes; and they came, and rose upon him, and seized him, and carried him into the midst of the council. ¹³ And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to utter words contrary to the law, and against this holy place. ¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarean will destroy this place, and will change the rites which Moses delivered to you.

¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarean will destroy this place, and will change the rites which Moses delivered to you. ¹⁵ And all they who were sitting in the council looked upon him, and they beheld his face, as the face of an angel.

¹⁵ And all they who were sitting in the council looked upon him, and they beheld his face, as the face of an angel.

⁵⁴ And when they heard these things, they were filled with rage in their souls; and they gnashed their teeth against him. 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.

³⁰ And when he came near, he heard him reading in Isaiah the prophet; and he said to him: Understandest thou what thou readest? ³¹ And he said: How can I understand, unless some one instruct me? And he requested of Philip, that he would come up and sit with him.

¹ And Saul was still full of threats and deadly hatred against the disciples of our Lord. ² And he requested that a letter from the high priest might be given him unto Damascus to the synagogues; that if he should find persons pursuing this course, men or women, he might bind and bring them to Jerusalem.

¹³ And Ananias said: My Lord, I have heard of this man, from many, how much evil he hath perpetrated towards thy saints at Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And, lo, here also, he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all them that call on thy name.

¹⁶ For I will show him, how much he is to suffer on account of my name.

²⁸ And one of them whose name was Agabus, stood up and informed them, by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine in all the country. And that famine occurred in the days of Claudius Caesar.

¹ And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them. ² And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. ³ And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded also to arrest Simon Cephas. And the days of unleavened bread were then passing.

²⁰ and set them before the prefects and chiefs of the city, and said: These men disturb our city; for they are Jews, ²¹ and they preach to us customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive and to practise, because we are Romans. ²² And a great company was collected against them. Then the prefects rent their garments, and commanded to scourge them. ²³ And when they had scourged them much, they cast them into the prison, and commanded the keeper of the prison to keep them with care. ²⁴ And he, having received this command, carried and immured them in the inner part of the prison, and confined their feet in the stocks.

³ expounding and showing, that the Messiah was to suffer, and to arise from the dead, and that this Jesus whom I announce to you is the Messiah.

²⁹ For I know, that after I am gone, fierce wolves will come in among you, and will have no mercy on the flock. ³⁰ And also, from among yourselves, there will rise up men speaking perverse things, that they may turn away the disciples to go after them. ³¹ Therefore be ye vigilant; and remember, that for three years I ceased not to admonish each one of you, by day and by night, with tears.

¹¹ And he came in to us, and took the girdle of Paul's loins, and bound his own feet and hands, and said: Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So will the Jews in Jerusalem bind the man, who owns this girdle; and they will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

³¹ And while the multitude were seeking to kill him, it was reported to the Chiliarch of the cohort, that the whole city was in uproar. ³² And immediately he took a centurion and many soldiers, and they ran upon them. And when they saw the Chiliarch and the soldiers, they desisted from beating Paul. ³³ And the Chiliarch came up to him, and seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains: and he inquired respecting him, who he was, and what he had done. ³⁴ And persons from the throng vociferated against him this thing and that. And, because he could not, on account of their clamor, learn what the truth was, he commanded to conduct him to the castle. ³⁵ And when Paul came to the stairs, the soldiers bore him along, because of the violence of the people. ³⁶ For a great many people followed after him, and cried out, saying: Away with him. ³⁷ And when he came near to entering the castle, Paul said to the Chiliarch: Wilt thou permit me to speak with thee? And he said to him: Dost thou know Greek? ³⁸ Art not thou that Egyptian who, before these days, madest insurrection, and leadest out into the desert four thousand men, doers of evil? ³⁹ Paul said to him: I am a Jew, a man of Tarsus, a noted city in Cilicia, in which I was born: I pray thee, suffer me to speak to the people. ⁴⁰ And when he permitted him, Paul stood upon the stairs, and waved to them his hand; and when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew, and said to them:

¹⁹ And I said: My Lord, they well know that I have delivered up to prison, and have scourged in all synagogues, those who believed in thee. ²⁰ And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing with them, and performed the pleasure of his slayers, and took charge of the garments of those that stoned him.

¹ And when Paul had looked on the assembly of them, he said: Men, my brethren; I have lived in all good conscience before God up to this day. ² And Ananias, the priest, commanded those who stood by his side, to smite Paul on the mouth.

¹ And after five days, Ananias the high priest, with the Elders, and with Tertullus the orator, went down, and made a communication to the governor against Paul. ² And when he had been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, and to say: ³ Through thee, we dwell in much tranquillity; and many reforms have come to this nation, under thy administration; and we all, in every place, receive thy grace, excellent Felix. ⁴ But, not to weary thee with numerous particulars, I pray thee to hear our humbleness, in brief. ⁵ For we have found this man to be an assassin, and a mover of sedition among all Jews in the whole land: for he is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazareans. ⁶ And he was disposed to pollute our temple. And having seized him we wished to judge him according to our law. ⁷ But Lysias the Chiliarch came, and with great violence took him out of our hands, and sent him to thee. ⁸ And he commanded his accusers to come before thee. And if thou wilt interrogate him, thou canst learn from him respecting all these things of which we accuse him. ⁹ And the Jews also pleaded against him, saying that these things were so.

¹ And when Festus arrived at Caesarea, he, after three days, went up to Jerusalem. ² And the chief priests and the head men of the Jews made representations to him concerning Paul. ³ And they petitioned him, asking of him the favor, that he would send for him to come to Jerusalem; they placing an ambush to slay him by the way. ⁴ But Festus made answer: Paul is in custody at Caesarea, whither I am in haste to go. ⁵ Therefore, let those among you who are able, go down with us, and make presentment of every offence there is in the man. ⁶ And when he had been there eight or ten days, he came down to Caesarea. And the next day, he sat on the tribunal, and commanded Paul to be brought. ⁷ And when he came, the Jews who had come from Jerusalem surrounded him, and preferred against him many and weighty charges, which they were unable to substantiate. ⁸ Meanwhile Paul maintained, that he had committed no offence, either against the Jewish law, or against the temple, or against Caesar. ⁹ But Festus, because he was disposed to conciliate the favor of the Jews, said to Paul: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried before me for these things? ¹⁰ Paul replied, and said: I stand before Caesar's tribunal: here I ought to be tried. Against the Jews I have committed no offence, as thou also well knowest. ¹¹ If I had committed any crime, or done any thing worthy of death, I would not refuse to die. But if none of the things of which they accuse me, is upon me, no one may sacrifice me to their pleasure. I announce an appeal to Caesar. ¹² Then Festus conferred with his counsellors, and said: Hast thou declared an appeal to Caesar? Unto Caesar shalt thou go. ¹³ And when some days had passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea to salute Festus. ¹⁴ And when they had been with him: some days, Festus related to the king the case of Paul, saying: A certain man was left a prisoner by Felix: ¹⁵ And when I was at Jerusalem, the: chief priests and the Elders of the Jews informed me respecting him, and desired that I would pass judgment upon him in their favor. ¹⁶ And I told them, It is not the custom of the Romans, to give up a man gratuitously to be slain; until his accuser appeareth and chargeth him to his face, and opportunity is afforded him to make defence respecting what is charged upon him. ¹⁷ And: when I had come hither, without delay, I the next day sat on the tribunal, and commanded the man to be brought before me. ¹⁸ And his accusers stood up with him; and they were not able to substantiate any criminal charge against him, as I had expected; ¹⁹ but they had certain controversies with him respecting their worship, and respecting one Jesus, who died, but who, as Paul said, was alive. ²⁰ And because I was not well established in regard to these questions, I said to Paul: Dost thou ask to go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these matters? ²¹ But he requested to be reserved for a trial before Caesar: and I ordered him to be kept, till I could send him to Caesar. ²² And Agrippa said: I should like to hear that man. And Festus said: To-morrow thou shalt hear him. ²³ And the next day, came Agrippa and Bernice, with great pomp, and entered the house of trials, with the Chiliarchs and chiefs of the city: and Festus commanded, and Paul came. ²⁴ And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all persons present with us; concerning this man whom ye see, all the people of the Jews applied to me, at Jerusalem and also here, crying out, that he ought no longer to live. ²⁵ Yet on investigation, I found that he hath done nothing deserving death. But, because he requested to be reserved for the hearing of Caesar, I have ordered him to be sent. ²⁶ And I know not what I can write to Caesar, in regard to him: and therefore I wished to bring him before you, and especially before thee, king Agrippa; that when his case shall have been heard, I may find what to write.

¹⁸ And as the storm raged violently upon us, we the next day threw goods into the sea. ¹⁹ And on the third day, with our own hands, we threw away the tackling of the ship.

³⁸ And when they were satisfied with food, they lightened the ship, and took the wheat and cast it into the sea.

⁸ In the first place, I give thanks to God by Jesus Messiah, on account of you all; because your faith is heard of in all the world.

⁷ to them who, by perseverance in good works, seek for glory and honor and immortality, to them he will give life eternal;

³³ Who will set himself against the chosen of God? It is God who justifieth.

¹⁸ But I say: Have they not heard? And, lo, their proclamation hath gone out into all the earth; and their words to the ends of the world.

⁵ So also at the present time, a remnant is preserved, by the election of grace. ⁶ But if by grace, it is not by works: otherwise, grace is not grace. And if by works, it is not by grace: Otherwise, work is not work. ⁷ What then? Israel did not obtain that which it sought: but the election obtained it; and the rest of them were blinded in their heart,

²³ And they, if they do not continue in their destitution of faith, even they will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again. ²⁴ For if thou wast plucked from the wild olive-tree, which was natural to thee, and wast grafted, contrary to thy nature, into a good olive-tree; how much more may they be grafted into their natural olive-tree?

²⁸ Now, in the gospel, they are enemies for your sake; but in the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake. ²⁹ For God is not changeable in his free gift and in his calling. ³⁰ For as ye too were formerly disobedient to God, and have now obtained mercy, because of their disobedience; ³¹ so also are they now disobedient to the mercy, which is upon you, that there may be mercy on them likewise. ³² For God hath shut up all men in disobedience, that upon all men he might have mercy.

⁴ For as we severally have many members in one body, and all those members have not the same functions; ⁵ so also we, who are collectively many persons, are one body in Messiah, and are naturally members of each other. ⁶ But we have different gifts, according to the grace given to us. There is that of prophecy, according to the measure of his faith. ⁷ And there is that of ministration, possessed by one in his ministry. And there is that of a teacher, in his teaching. ⁸ And there is that of a consoler, in his consoling: And that of a giver, with simplicity: And that of a presider, with dexterity: And of a sympathizer, with cheerfulness.

⁶ For this cause also ye pay tribute money; for they are the ministers of God, established for these same objects.

¹¹ And this also know ye, that it is the time and the hour, that we should henceforth be awake from our sleep. For now our life hath come nearer to us, than when we believed.

¹¹ And this also know ye, that it is the time and the hour, that we should henceforth be awake from our sleep. For now our life hath come nearer to us, than when we believed. ¹² The night now passeth away, and the day draweth near. Let us therefore cast from us the works of darkness; and let us put on the armor of light.

¹² The night now passeth away, and the day draweth near. Let us therefore cast from us the works of darkness; and let us put on the armor of light. ¹³ And let us walk decorously, as in daylight; not in merriment, nor in drunkenness, nor in impurity of the bed, nor in envy and strife. ¹⁴ But clothe yourselves with our Lord Jesus Messiah: and be not thoughtful about your flesh, for the indulgence of appetites.

¹⁴ But clothe yourselves with our Lord Jesus Messiah: and be not thoughtful about your flesh, for the indulgence of appetites.

¹⁹ by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem I have made a circuit quite to Illyricum, and have fulfilled the announcement of the Messiah;

¹³ Which things we also speak; not in the teaching of the words of man's wisdom, but in the teaching of the spirit; and we compare spirituals with spirituals.

⁵ For, who is Paul, or who is Apollos, but the ministers by whom ye believed, each one as the Lord gave to him? ⁶ I planted, and Apollos watered; but God produced the growth. ⁷ Not therefore he that planted, is to be accounted of, nor he that watered, but God who produced the growth. ⁸ And he that planted, and he that watered are on a par; each receiveth his reward, according to his labor. ⁹ For we labor with God: and ye are God's husbandry, and God's edifice. ¹⁰ According to the grace of God which was given me, I laid the foundation like a wise architect; and another buildeth on it. But let each one see, how he buildeth on it.

⁹ But I suppose, that God hath placed us legates the last, as for death; since we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools, on account of Messiah; but ye are wise in Messiah! We are feeble; but ye are strong! Ye are lauded, we are contemned. ¹¹ Unto this hour, we hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no permanent home: ¹² and we toil, working with our own hands: they defame us, and we bless: they persecute us, and we endure it: ¹³ they revile us, and we entreat them: we are as the filth of the world, and the expiation for all men, up to this time.

⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts; but the Spirit is one. ⁵ And there are diversities of ministrations; but the Lord is one. ⁶ And there are diversities of energies; but God, who worketh all in all men, is one. ⁷ And to each man, there is given a manifestation of the Spirit, that it may aid him. ⁸ To one, by the Spirit, there is given a word of wisdom; and to another, by the same Spirit, there is given a word of knowledge: ⁹ to another, by the same Spirit, faith: to another, by the same Spirit, gifts of healing: ¹⁰ and to another, miracles: and to another, prophecy: and to another, the discerning of spirits: and to another, divers kinds of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But all these, worketh that one Spirit; and he distributeth to every one as he pleaseth. ¹² For as the body is one, and in it are many members; and all those members of the body, though many, are one body; so also is the Messiah. ¹³ For all of us, likewise, by one Spirit, have been baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free; and all of us have drinked in one Spirit. ¹⁴ For a body also, is not one member, but many. ¹⁵ For if the foot should say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it, on that account, not of the body? ¹⁶ Or if the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it, on that account, not of the body? ¹⁷ And if the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? Or if it were all hearing, where would be the smelling? ¹⁸ But now hath God placed every one of the members in the body, according to his pleasure. ¹⁹ And if they were all one member, where would be the body? ²⁰ But now they are many members, yet but one body. ²¹ The eye cannot say to the hand, Thou art not needful to me: nor can the head say to the feet, Ye are not needful to me. ²² But rather, those members which are accounted feeble, are indispensable. ²³ And those which we think dishonorable in the body, on them we heap more honor; and those that are uncomely, on them we put the more decoration. ²⁴ For the honorable members in us, have no need of honor: for God hath tempered the body, and given more honor to the member which is inferior; ²⁵ that there might be no disunion in the body, but that all the members, equally, might care for one another; ²⁶ so that, when one member is in pain, they will all sympathize; and if one member is exalted, all the members will be exalted. ²⁷ Now ye are the body of Messiah, and members in your place. ²⁸ For God hath placed in his church, first, legates; after them, prophets; after them, teachers; after them, workers of miracles; after them, the gifts of healing, and helpers, and leaders, and various kinds of tongues. ²⁹ Are they all legates? Are they all prophets? Are they all teachers? Are they all workers of miracles? ³⁰ Have all of them the gifts of healing? Do they all speak with tongues? Or do they all interpret? ³¹ And if ye are emulous of the superior gifts, on the other hand, I show to you a better way.

⁷ For even inanimate things that emit sound, whether pipe or harp, if they make no distinction between one sound and another, how will it be known, what is sung or what is harped? ⁸ And if the trumpet shall give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?

²⁰ My brethren, be ye not children in your thoughts; but to evil things be ye infants; and in your thoughts be men.

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

⁵⁸ Wherefore, my brethren and my beloved, be ye steadfast, and be not vacillating; but be ye at all times abundant in the work of the Lord; seeing ye know, that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

¹³ Watch ye, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be valiant.

²³ If they are ministers of the Messiah, (in defect of understanding, I say it,) I am superior to them: in toils more than they, in stripes more than they, in bonds more than they, in deaths many times. ²⁴ By the Jews, five times was I scourged, each time with forty stripes save one. ²⁵ Three times was I beaten with rods: at one time I was stoned: three times I was in shipwreck, by day and by night; I have been in the sea, without a ship. ²⁶ In journeyings many, in peril by rivers, in peril by robbers, in peril from my kindred, in peril from Gentiles: I have been in peril in cities; I have been in peril in the desert, in peril in the sea, in peril from false brethren. ²⁷ In toil and weariness, in much watching, in hunger and thirst, in much fasting, in cold and nakedness:

⁹ And while we do what is good, let it not be wearisome to us; for the time will come when we shall reap, and it will not be tedious to us.

⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy legates and to his prophets, by the Spirit;

⁶ Let no man deceive you with vain words; for it is on account of these things that the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.

¹⁴ Wherefore it is said: Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and the Messiah will illuminate thee.

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, ²⁰ of which I am a messenger in chains; that I may utter it boldly, as I ought to utter it.

²⁹ And this is given to you by God, that ye not only really believe in the Messiah, but also that ye suffer on his account;

⁷ But these things, which had been my excellence, I have accounted a detriment, because of the Messiah. ⁸ And now also I account them all a detriment, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus the Messiah my Lord; for the sake of whom, I have parted with all things, and have accounted them as dung, that I might gain the Messiah,

⁶ which is announced to you, as also to all the world; and which groweth and yieldeth fruits, as it doth also among you from the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in reality:

²³ provided ye continue in your faith, your foundation being firm, and ye be not removed from the hope of the gospel; of which ye have heard, that it is proclaimed in all the creation beneath heaven; of which gospel I Paul am a minister.

⁸ Beware, lest any man make you naked by philosophy, and by vain deception, according to the doctrines of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to the Messiah,

¹² Therefore, holy and beloved, as the elect of God, put ye on compassions, and tenderness, and suavity, and humbleness of mind, and gentleness, and long suffering.

²⁴ and know ye, that from our Lord ye will receive a recompense as the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord the Messiah.

¹ Masters, do equity and justice to your servants; and be conscious that ye also have a master in heaven.

¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them who sleep, will God, by Jesus, bring with him. ¹⁵ And this we say to you, by the word of our Lord, that we who may survive and be alive, at the coming of our Lord, shall not precede them who have slept. ¹⁶ Because our Lord will himself descend from heaven, with the mandate, and with the voice of the chief angel, and with the trump of God; and the dead who are in the Messiah, will first arise;

¹⁶ Because our Lord will himself descend from heaven, with the mandate, and with the voice of the chief angel, and with the trump of God; and the dead who are in the Messiah, will first arise; ¹⁷ and then, we who survive and are alive shall be caught up together with them to the clouds, to meet our Lord in the air; and so shall we be ever with our Lord.

¹ But concerning the times and seasons, my brethren, ye need not that I write to you: ² for ye know assuredly, that the day of our Lord so cometh, as a thief by night. ³ While they will be saying, Peace and quietness, then suddenly destruction will burst upon them, as distress upon a child-bearer, and they will not escape.

⁵ For ye are all children of the light, and children of the day; and are not children of the night, and children of darkness. ⁶ Let us not therefore sleep, like others; but let us be vigilant and considerate.

⁶ Let us not therefore sleep, like others; but let us be vigilant and considerate. ⁷ For they who sleep, sleep in the night; and they who are drunken, are drunken in the night.

⁷ For they who sleep, sleep in the night; and they who are drunken, are drunken in the night. 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.

⁵ for a demonstration of the righteous judgment of God; that ye may be worthy of his kingdom, on account of which ye suffer.

⁷ and you, who are the troubled, he will vivify, with us, at the manifestation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah from heaven, with the host of his angels; ⁸ when he will execute vengeance, with the burning of fire, on them that know not God, and on them that acknowledge not the gospel of our Lord Jesus the Messiah. ⁹ For these will be recompensed with the judgment of eternal destruction, from the presence of our Lord, and from the glory of his power; ¹⁰ when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to display his wonders in his faithful ones; for our testimony concerning you, will be believed, in that day.

¹ But we entreat of you, my brethren, in regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and in respect to our being congregated unto him,

³ Let no one deceive you in any way; because that day will not come, unless there previously come a defection, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

⁸ then at length will that evil One be revealed; whom our Lord Jesus will consume by the breath of his mouth, and will bring to naught by the visibility of his advent. ⁹ For the coming of that evil One, is the working of Satan, with all power, and signs, and lying wonders, ¹⁰ and with all the deceptiveness of iniquity, in them that perish; because they did not receive the love of the truth, by which they might have life. ¹¹ Therefore God will send upon them the operation of deception, that they may believe a lie; ¹² and that they all may be condemned, who believe not the truth, but have pleasure in iniquity. ¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always, on your account, my brethren beloved of our Lord, that God hath from the beginning chosen you unto life, through sanctification of the Spirit, and through faith in the truth. ¹⁴ For unto these it was, that God called you by our preaching; that ye might be the glory to our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

¹⁰ Therefore I endure every thing, for the elect's sake; that they also may obtain life, in Jesus the Messiah, with eternal glory.

¹³ And if we shall have not believed in him, he abideth in his fidelity; for he cannot reject himself.

¹⁹ But the firm foundation of God standeth; and it hath this seal, The Lord knoweth them who are his: and, Let every one who invoketh the name of our Lord, stand aloof from iniquity.

² concerning the hope of eternal life, which the veracious God promised before the times of the world;

¹⁰ And again, Thou hast from the beginning laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands: ¹¹ they will pass away, but thou endurest; and they all, like a robe, wax old; ¹² and like a cloak, thou wilt fold them up. They will be changed; but thou wilt be as thou art, and thy years will not be finished.

¹⁴ For we have part with the Messiah, if we persevere in this firm confidence, from the beginning to the end:

²⁵ And let us not forsake our meetings, as is the custom of some; but entreat ye one another; and the more, as ye see that day draw near. ²⁶ For if a man sin, voluntarily, after he hath received a knowledge of the truth, there is no longer a sacrifice which may be offered for sins: ²⁷ but the fearful judgment impendeth, and the zeal of fire that consumeth the adversaries. ²⁸ For if he, who transgressed the law of Moses, died without mercies, at the mouth of two or three witnesses; ²⁹ how much more, think ye, will he receive capital punishment, who hath trodden upon the Son of God, and hath accounted the blood of his covenant, by which he is sanctified, as the blood of all men, and hath treated the Spirit of grace with contumely? ³⁰ For we know him who hath said, Retribution is mine; and I will repay: and again, The Lord will judge his people. ³¹ It is very terrible, to fall into the hands of the living God. ³² Therefore, recollect ye the former days, those in which ye received baptism, and endured a great conflict of sufferings, with reproach and affliction; ³³ and ye were a gazing stock, and also were the associates of persons who endured these things: ³⁴ and ye were grieved for those who were imprisoned; and ye cheerfully endured the plundering of your goods, because ye knew that ye had a possession in heaven, superior and not transitory. ³⁵ Therefore cast not away your assurance which is to have a great reward. ³⁶ For ye have need of patience; that ye may do the pleasure of God, and may receive the promise. ³⁷ Because, yet a little,and it is a very little time,when he that cometh, will come, and will not delay.

³⁹ But we are not of that drawing-back, which leadeth to perdition; but of that faith, which maketh us possess our soul.

⁷ By faith Noah, when he was told of things not seen, feared; and he made himself an ark, for the life of his household; whereby he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

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:

⁵ And if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth to all freely, and reproacheth not; and it will be given him.

¹² Blessed is the man who endureth temptations; so that when he is proved he may receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.

⁹ Be not querulous one against another, my brethren, lest ye be judged: for lo, the judgment, standeth before the door.

² to them who have been chosen, by the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto the obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus the Messiah: May grace and peace abound towards you.

¹² And it was revealed to them, in regard to all they were searching, that, not for themselves were they inquiring, but for us they were prophesying of those things, which are now manifested to you by means of the things we have announced to you, by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also desire to look into.

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

¹⁷ For it is the time when judgment will commence with the house of God: and if it commence with us, what will be the end of those who obey not the gospel of God? ¹⁸ And if the righteous scarcely liveth, where will the ungodly and the sinner be found!

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

¹⁰ And the day of the Lord will come, like a thief; in which the heavens will suddenly pass away; and the elements, being ignited, will be dissolved; and the earth and the works in it, will not be found.

¹⁰ And the day of the Lord will come, like a thief; in which the heavens will suddenly pass away; and the elements, being ignited, will be dissolved; and the earth and the works in it, will not be found. ¹¹ As therefore all these things are to be dissolved, what persons ought ye to be, in holy conduct, and in the fear of God, ¹² expecting and desiring the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being tried by fire will be dissolved, and the elements being ignited will melt?

¹² expecting and desiring the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being tried by fire will be dissolved, and the elements being ignited will melt?

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.

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.

²⁶ And these things I have written to you, on account of those who seduce you.

¹³ And wonder not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

¹ My beloved, believe not all spirits; but discriminate among spirits, whether they are of God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

¹ THE Revelation of Jesus the Messiah, which God gave to him, to show to his servants the things that must shortly occur: and he signified it by sending, through his angel, to his servant John;

³ Blessed is he that readeth, and they who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it; for the time is near.

⁷ Behold, he cometh with clouds; and all eyes shall see him, and also they who speared him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn on account of him. Yes: Amen.

⁹ I John, your brother, and partaker with you in the affliction and suffering that are in Jesus the Messiah, was in the island called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus the Messiah.

¹⁰ Be not terrified at any of the things thou art to suffer. For lo, the Accuser will throw some of you into custody, that ye may be tried; and there will be trouble to you ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

¹³ I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where the throne of Satan is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied the faith of me, in those days when my faithful witness, who was slain among you, was made a spectacle where Satan dwelleth.

² Awake, and preserve the things that remain, which are ready to die; for I have not found thy works complete before my God. ³ Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard; and observe those precepts, and repent. If then thou wilt not wake up, I will come upon thee as a thief; and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee.

⁷ And to the angel of the church which is at Philadelphia, write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, who openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth;

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.

⁴ And there went forth another, a red horse; and to him who sat thereon, it was given, to take tranquillity from the earth; and that they should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.

⁹ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them who were slain on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony to the Lamb which was with them. ¹⁰ And they cried with a loud voice, saying: How long, O Lord, thou holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? ¹¹ And to each one of them was given a white robe; and it was told them, that they must be quiet yet a little while, until the consummation of their fellow-servants and brethren, who were to be killed as they had been. ¹² And I looked, when he had opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black, like sackcloth of hair; and the whole moon became like blood. ¹³ And the stars of heaven fell on the earth, as a fig-tree casteth its unripe figs, when it is shaken by a strong wind.

¹³ And the stars of heaven fell on the earth, as a fig-tree casteth its unripe figs, when it is shaken by a strong wind. ¹⁴ And the heavens separated, as a book is rolled up: and all mountains and islands were removed out of their places.

¹ And after these things I saw four angels, who stood on the four corners of the earth; and they held the four winds of the earth, so that the wind blew not on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on the trees. ² And I saw another angel, and he came up from the rising of the sun; and he had the seal of the living God; and he called out, with a loud voice, to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying: ³ Hurt ye not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we shall have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads.

⁵ Of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed: of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand: ⁶ of the tribe of Ashur, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand: ⁷ of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand: ⁸ of the tribe of Zebulon, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand. ⁹ And after these things, I looked, and lo, a great multitude, which no one could number, from all kindreds, and nations, and tribes, and tongues; who stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

² But the court which is without the temple, leave out, and measure it not; because it is given to the Gentiles; and they will tread down the holy city forty and two months.

⁸ And all that dwell on the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, will worship him.

¹³ And he wrought great signs, even so as to make fire come down from heaven upon the earth, before men. ¹⁴ And he seduced them that dwell on the earth, to erect an image to the beast of prey who had the wound from a sword and recovered.

¹⁸ Here is wisdom: let him that hath intelligence, compute the number of the beast of prey; for it is the number of a man: and its number is six hundred and sixty and six.

⁶ And I saw another angel flying in heaven: and with blood, he had the everlasting gospel, to proclaim to dwellers on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people;

⁶ And the seven angels who had the seven plagues, went forth from the temple, clothed in clean splendid linen, and girded about their breast with girdles of gold. ⁷ And one of the four Animals gave to those seven angels seven cups of gold, full of the wrath of God who liveth for ever and ever.

¹⁵ (And lo, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments; lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)

⁸ The beast of prey which thou sawest, was, and is not; and he will ascend from the abyss and go into perdition: and the dwellers on the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast of prey, which was, and is not, and approacheth.

⁷ And when these thousand years shall be completed, Satan will be released from his prison; ⁸ and will go forth to seduce the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog; and to assemble them for battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and Him who sitteth thereon; from whose presence the earth and heaven fled away, and this their place was not found.