Luke 23 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ And one and all the throng of them, arising, led him unto Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying––This one, found we, perverting our nation, and forbidding to give, tribute unto Caesar,––and affirming himself to be, an anointed king. ³ And, Pilate, questioned him, saying––Art, thou, the king of the Jews? And, he, answering him, said––Thou, sayest. ⁴ And, Pilate, said unto the High–priests and the multitudes, Nothing, find I, worthy of blame, in this man. ⁵ But, they, began to be urgent, saying––He is stirring up the people, teaching along all Judaea, even beginning from Galilee unto this place. ⁶ Now, Pilate, hearing [that], questioned whether the man was, a Galilaean. ⁷ And, getting to know that he was of the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he also, being in Jerusalem in these days. ⁸ And, Herod, seeing Jesus, rejoiced exceedingly; for he had been, a considerable number of times, wishing to see him,––because he had heard concerning him, and was hoping, some sign, to behold, by him, brought to pass. ⁹ And he went on to question him in a good many words; but, he, answered him, nothing. ¹⁰ And the High–priests and the Scribes stood vehemently accusing him. ¹¹ And Herod with his soldiery, having set him at nought, and mocked him, threw about him a gorgeous robe, and sent him back unto Pilate. ¹² And they became friends––both Herod and Pilate––on the self–same day, one with another; for they had previously been at enmity between themselves.
¹³ And, Pilate, calling together the High–priests, and the Rulers, and the people, ¹⁴ said unto them––Ye brought unto me this man, as one turning away the people, and lo! I, in your presence, examining him, found, nothing, in this man worthy of blame, in respect of the things whereof ye were making accusation against him. ¹⁵ Nay! nor Herod; for he hath sent him back unto you,––and lo! nothing worthy of death, hath been done by him. ¹⁶ So, then, chastising him, I will release him. ¹⁷ <> ¹⁸ But they cried aloud, with the whole throng, saying––Away with this man! and release unto us Barabbas:–– ¹⁹ who indeed, because of a certain revolt which had occurred in the city, and of murder, had been thrown into prison. ²⁰ Again, however, Pilate, called out unto them, wishing to release Jesus. ²¹ But, they, called out in return, saying––Crucify! crucify him! ²² But, he, the third time, said unto them––Why! what base thing hath this man done? Nothing worthy of death, found I in him. Chastising him, then, I will release him! ²³ But they became urgent with loud voices, claiming to have him crucified; and their voices began to prevail. ²⁴ And, Pilate, consented, that their request should be granted; ²⁵ and released him who, for revolt and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they claimed,––whereas, Jesus, delivered he up unto their will.
²⁶ And, as they led him away, they laid hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country,––they laid on him the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. ²⁷ And there was following him a great throng of the people, and of women, who were smiting themselves and lamenting him. ²⁸ But, turning towards them, Jesus said––Daughters of Jerusalem! Do not weep for me; but, for yourselves, be weeping, and for your children. ²⁹ For lo! days are coming, in which they will say––Happy the barren! even the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck. ³⁰ Then, will they begin to say––unto the mountains, Fall upon us! and unto the hills, Cover us! ³¹ Because if, in moist wood, these things, they are doing,––in, the dry, what shall happen?
³² And there were being led, two other evil–doers also, to be lifted up. ³³ And, when they came into the place which was called Skull, there, they crucified him; and the evil–doers, one indeed on the right hand, and the other on the left. ³⁴ [But, Jesus, was saying––Father! forgive them; for they know not what they do.] And, when they were parting his garments, they cast lots. ³⁵ And the people were standing, looking on. But the rulers were sneering, saying––Others, he saved, let him save himself,––if, this, is, the Christ of God, the Chosen. ³⁶ Moreover the soldiers also mocked him,––coming near, offering, vinegar, unto him, ³⁷ and saying––If, thou, art the King of the Jews, save thyself. ³⁸ Now there was an inscription also, over him––THE KING OF THE JEWS, THIS! ³⁹ And, one of the suspended evil–doers, began to defame him––Art not, thou, the Christ? Save thyself and us! ⁴⁰ But the other, answering, rebuked him, and said––Neither fearest, thou, God, in that thou art, in the same judgment? ⁴¹ And, we, indeed, justly,––for, things worthy of what we have done, are we duly receiving, but, this man, nothing amiss, hath done. ⁴² And he went on to say––Jesus! remember me, whensoever thou shalt come into thy kingdom. ⁴³ And he said unto him––Verily, I say unto thee this day: With me, shalt thou be in Paradise.
⁴⁴ And it was already about the sixth hour, and, darkness, came upon the whole land, until the ninth hour,–– ⁴⁵ the sun failing; and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. ⁴⁶ And, calling out with a loud voice, Jesus said––Father! into thy hands, I commend my spirit. And, this, saying, he ceased to breathe. ⁴⁷ And the centurion, beholding that which came to pass, began to glorify God, saying––In very deed, this man, was, righteous. ⁴⁸ And, all the multitudes who had been drawn together unto this spectacle, having looked upon the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts, began to return. ⁴⁹ But all they who were acquainted with him, were standing afar off, women also who had followed with him from Galilee,––beholding these things.
⁵⁰ And lo! a man, by name Joseph, being, a councillor,––a good and righteous man ⁵¹ (the same had not consented unto their plan and deed), ––from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was awaiting the kingdom of God, ⁵² the same, going unto Pilate, claimed the body of Jesus. ⁵³ And, taking it down, he wrapped it in a fine Indian cloth, and laid him in a tomb hewn in stone,––where no one as yet was lying. ⁵⁴ And it was a day of preparation, and, a Sabbath, was about to dawn. ⁵⁵ And the women, they who had come out of Galilee with him, following after, observed the tomb, and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶ And, returning, they made ready spices and perfumes. And, on the Sabbath, indeed, they were quiet, according to the commandment;

¹ Now, when morning came, all the High–priests and Elders of the people took, counsel, against Jesus, so as to put him to death: ² and, binding him, they led him away, and delivered him up unto Pilate the governor.

¹¹ Now, Jesus, stood before the governor; and the governor questioned him, saying––Thou, art the king of the Jews? And, Jesus, said––Thou, sayest. ¹² And, while he was being accused by the High–priests and Elders, he answered nothing. ¹³ Then, Pilate saith unto him––Hearest thou not how many things against thee they are bearing witness? ¹⁴ And he answered him, no not so much as a single word, so that the governor was marveling exceedingly.

¹ And, straightway, early, when they had made, a council, the High–priest, with the Elders, and Scribes, and all the High–council, binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up unto Pilate. ² And Pilate questioned him––Art, thou, the king of the Jews? And, he, answering him, saith––Thou, sayest. ³ And the High–priests began to accuse him, of many things. ⁴ And, Pilate, again, was questioning him, [saying]––Answerest thou, nothing? See! of how many things, they are accusing thee! ⁵ But, Jesus, no further, answered, anything, so that Pilate began to marvel.

⁶⁶ And, when it became day, the Eldership of the people was gathered together––both High–priests and Scribes,––and they led him away into their high–council, saying––If, thou, art the Christ, tell us!

²⁸ So they lead Jesus from Caiaphas unto the judgment–hall. Now it was early; and, they themselves, entered not into the judgment–hall, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. ²⁹ Pilate, therefore, went forth outside unto them, and saith,––What accusation bring ye against this man? ³⁰ They answered and said unto him––If this one had not been doing, mischief, unto thee, had we not delivered him up. ³¹ Pilate, therefore, said unto them––Ye, take him, and, according to your law, judge ye him. The Jews said unto him––Unto us, it is not allowed, to kill anyone!–– ³² that, the word of Jesus, might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying, by what manner of death, he was about to die. ³³ Pilate, therefore, entered again into the judgment–hall; and addressed Jesus, and said unto him––Art, thou, the king of the Jews? ³⁴ Jesus answered––Of thyself, art, thou, this thing saying; or did, others, tell thee concerning me? ³⁵ Pilate answered––Am, I, a Jew? Thine own nation, and the High–priests, delivered thee up, unto me! What, hast thou done? ³⁶ Jesus answered––My kingdom, is not of this world: If, of this world, had been my kingdom, mine own officers, would have been striving, that I should not be delivered up unto the Jews: but, now, my kingdom, is not from hence. ³⁷ Pilate, therefore, said unto him––And yet, thou, art, not a king? Jesus answered––Thou, sayest, that, a king, I am: I, for this, have been born, and, for this, have come into the world,––that I may bear witness unto the truth: Every one who is of the truth, hearkeneth unto my voice. ³⁸ Pilate saith unto him––What, is truth? And, this saying, again, went he out to the Jews, and saith unto them,––I, find in him, not a single fault.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Now, art, thou, troubling Israel?

¹⁰ then let two reckless men take their seats before him, that they may bear witness against him, saying, Thou hast reviled God and king! then shall ye carry him forth and stone him, that he die. ¹¹ So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent unto them,––as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them: ¹² they proclaimed a fast,––and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people. ¹³ Then came in the two reckless men, and sat before him, and the men bare witness against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth hath reviled God and king! So they carried him forth, outside the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

¹¹ There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:

⁴ Surely, from his elevation, they have taken counsel to thrust him down, They accept falsehood,––With his mouth, they each of them bless, But, inwardly, they revile. [Selah.]

³ Who have sharpened, like a sword, their tongue, Have made ready their arrow––a bitter word; ⁴ To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not. ⁵ They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them? ⁶ They devise perverse things, They have completed the device well devised, Both the intent of each one, and the mind, are unsearchable.

¹⁰ Because I have heard the whispering of many––"A terror round about!" Tell ye [say they], that we may tell of him, All the men I am wont to salute, do watch for my halting,––Peradventure, he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail over him, and take our vengeance upon him.

¹³ And so it came to pass, he, being in the gate of Benjamin, and there being there, a ward–master whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah, that he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Unto the Chaldeans, art thou, falling away! ¹⁴ Then said Jeremiah, False! I am not falling away unto the Chaldeans! Howbeit he hearkened not unto him,––so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him in unto the princes. ¹⁵ Then were the princes wroth, against Jeremiah, and smote him,––and put him in prison, in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for, that, had they made the prison.

⁴ Then said the princes unto the king,––Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death, for, in this way, is he, weakening the hands of the men of war who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking unto them, such words as these; for, this man, is not, seeking, prosperity, for this people, but, misfortune.

¹⁰ Then sent Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: A conspiracy hath Amos, raised against thee, in the midst of the house of Israel, The land, is not able to endure, all his words;

⁸ And I sent off three shepherds, in one month,––for impatient was my soul with them, moreover also, their soul, felt a loathing against me.

²⁷ But, that we may not cause them to stumble, go unto the sea, and cast in a hook, and, the first fish that cometh up, take, and, opening its mouth, thou shalt find a shekel,––that, take, and give to them for me and thee.

²¹ They say––Caesar’s. Then, saith he unto them––Render, therefore, the things of Caesar, unto Caesar,––and, the things of God, unto God.

⁵⁹ Now, the High–priests and all the High–council, were seeking false–witness against Jesus, that they might, put him to death; ⁶⁰ and found not any, though many came forward as false–witnesses. At length, however, there came forward, two,

¹⁷ And, Jesus, said––the things of Caesar, render, unto Caesar, and, the things of God, unto God. And they were marveling at him.

⁵⁵ Now, the High–priest, and all the High–council, were seeking, against Jesus, testimony, with the intent to put him to death,––and were not finding any; ⁵⁶ for, many, were bearing false–witness against him, and the testimonies were not, agreed.

⁶¹ But, he, was silent, and answered, nothing. Again, the High–priest was questioning him, and saith unto him––Art, thou, the Christ the Son of the Blessed? ⁶² And Jesus said––I, am; and ye shall see the Son of Man––sitting, on the right hand, of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

²⁰ And, watching narrowly, they sent forth suborned men, feigning themselves to be, righteous, that they might lay hold of a word of his, so as to deliver him up unto the rule and the authority of the governor. ²¹ And they questioned him, saying––Teacher! we know that, rightly, thou speakest and teachest, and respectest no person, but, in truth, the way of God, dost teach: ²² Is it allowable for us to give, unto Caesar, tribute, or not? ²³ But, observing their villainy, he said unto them–– ²⁴ Shew me a denary. Of whom, hath it an image and inscription? And, they, said––Of Caesar. ²⁵ And, he, said unto them––Well then! render the things of Caesar, unto Caesar, and the things of God, unto God.

⁶⁹ But, henceforth, shall the Son of Man be seated on the right hand of the power of God. ⁷⁰ And they all said––Thou, then, art the Son of God? And, he, unto them said––Ye, say [it], ––because, I, am.

⁵ But, they, began to be urgent, saying––He is stirring up the people, teaching along all Judaea, even beginning from Galilee unto this place.

¹⁴ said unto them––Ye brought unto me this man, as one turning away the people, and lo! I, in your presence, examining him, found, nothing, in this man worthy of blame, in respect of the things whereof ye were making accusation against him.

³⁰ They answered and said unto him––If this one had not been doing, mischief, unto thee, had we not delivered him up.

³³ Pilate, therefore, entered again into the judgment–hall; and addressed Jesus, and said unto him––Art, thou, the king of the Jews? ³⁴ Jesus answered––Of thyself, art, thou, this thing saying; or did, others, tell thee concerning me? ³⁵ Pilate answered––Am, I, a Jew? Thine own nation, and the High–priests, delivered thee up, unto me! What, hast thou done? ³⁶ Jesus answered––My kingdom, is not of this world: If, of this world, had been my kingdom, mine own officers, would have been striving, that I should not be delivered up unto the Jews: but, now, my kingdom, is not from hence. ³⁷ Pilate, therefore, said unto him––And yet, thou, art, not a king? Jesus answered––Thou, sayest, that, a king, I am: I, for this, have been born, and, for this, have come into the world,––that I may bear witness unto the truth: Every one who is of the truth, hearkeneth unto my voice.

¹² For this cause, Pilate, began seeking to release him; but, the Jews, cried aloud saying––If this man thou release, thou art not a friend of Caesar, for, every one who maketh himself king, speaketh against Caesar.

²⁰ and, leading them forward unto the magistrates, said––These men, are exceedingly troubling our city, they, being Jews, ²¹ And are declaring customs, which it is not allowable for us either to accept or to observe, being Romans.

⁶ and, not finding them, they began dragging Jason and certain brethren unto the city–rulers, shouting––They who have thrown the inhabited earth into confusion, the same, hither also, are come,–– ⁷ unto whom Jason hath given welcome; and, these all, contrary to the decrees of Caesar, are acting,––saying that there is another king, Jesus.

⁵ For, finding this man a pest, and moving sedition with all the Jews that are throughout the inhabited earth, a leader also of the sect of the Nazarenes,––

¹³ neither can they make good the things concerning which they are, now, accusing me.

¹⁶ Having, a good conscience, in order that, wherein they speak against you, they may be put to shame who cast wanton insult on, your good behaviour in Christ. ¹⁷ For it is, better, as well–doers, if it should please the pleasure of God, to be suffering, than, as evil–doers:
¹⁸ Because, Christ also, once for all, concerning sins, died,––Just in behalf of unjust,––in order that he might introduce us unto God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, but made alive in spirit,––

¹¹ Now, Jesus, stood before the governor; and the governor questioned him, saying––Thou, art the king of the Jews? And, Jesus, said––Thou, sayest.

² And Pilate questioned him––Art, thou, the king of the Jews? And, he, answering him, saith––Thou, sayest.

¹⁸ and began to be saluting him––Joy to thee! King of the Jews!

³² The Christ, the King of Israel––let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And, they who had been crucified with him, were casting it in his teeth.

³² the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father,–– ³³ And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end.

³⁸ saying––Blessed is he that cometh. . . The king! In the name of the Lord! In heaven, peace! And glory in the highest! ³⁹ And, certain of the Pharisees from the multitude, said unto him––Teacher! rebuke thy disciples. ⁴⁰ And he answered and said––I tell you––If, these, shall hold their peace, the stones, will cry out.

⁷⁰ And they all said––Thou, then, art the Son of God? And, he, unto them said––Ye, say [it], ––because, I, am.

³⁸ Now there was an inscription also, over him––THE KING OF THE JEWS, THIS!

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered him––Rabbi! thou, art, the Son of God: Thou, art, King, of Israel.

³ and kept coming unto him, and saying––Joy to thee! O King of the Jews!––and were giving unto him smart blows.

¹⁹ And Pilate wrote a title also, and placed on the cross; and there was written––JESUS, THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁰ This title, therefore, read many of the Jews, because, near, was the place to the city where Jesus was crucified; ad it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, in Greek. ²¹ The High–priests of the Jews, therefore, were saying unto Pilate––Do not be writing, The King of the Jews; but that, he, said: King of the Jews, I am.

¹³ I charge thee, before God, who engendereth life in all things, and Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, witnessed the noble confession,

¹⁹ And, as he was sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man, for, many things, have I suffered this day, by dream, because of him.

²³ But, he, said––Indeed! what evil hath he done? But, they, vehemently, were crying aloud, saying––Let him be crucified! ²⁴ And Pilate, seeing, that, nothing, it availed, but rather, a tumult, was arising, taking water, washed his hands of it before the multitude, saying––Innocent, am I, of the blood of this man,––Ye, shall see to it for yourselves.

¹⁴ But, Pilate, was saying unto them––Why! what, evil, hath he done? And, they, vehemently, cried out––Crucify him!

¹⁴ said unto them––Ye brought unto me this man, as one turning away the people, and lo! I, in your presence, examining him, found, nothing, in this man worthy of blame, in respect of the things whereof ye were making accusation against him. ¹⁵ Nay! nor Herod; for he hath sent him back unto you,––and lo! nothing worthy of death, hath been done by him.

²² But, he, the third time, said unto them––Why! what base thing hath this man done? Nothing worthy of death, found I in him. Chastising him, then, I will release him!

³⁸ Pilate saith unto him––What, is truth? And, this saying, again, went he out to the Jews, and saith unto them,––I, find in him, not a single fault.

⁴ And Pilate went forth again outside, and saith unto them––See! I lead him unto you outside, that ye may take knowledge, that, no single fault, do I find in him. ⁵ Jesus, therefore, came forth outside, wearing the thorn crown, and the purple mantle. And he saith unto them––Lo! the Man! ⁶ When, therefore, the High–priests and the officers saw him, they cried aloud, saying––Crucify! Crucify! Pilate saith unto them––Ye, take him, and crucify; for, I, find not in him, a fault.

²⁶ For, such a high–priest as this, for us, was [even] suited: Loving, noble, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become, higher than the heavens;

¹⁹ But with precious blood, as of a lamb, unblemished and unspotted, of an Anointed One,––

²² Who did not, a sin, commit, neither was deceit found in his mouth,––

¹⁸ Because, Christ also, once for all, concerning sins, died,––Just in behalf of unjust,––in order that he might introduce us unto God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, but made alive in spirit,––

¹² Many bulls have surrounded me, Strong oxen of Bashan, have enclosed me; ¹³ They have opened wide against me their mouth, A lion rending and roaring.

¹⁶ For dogs have surrounded me,––An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet,

⁴ My soul, is in the midst of lions, I lie down amidst flames, As for the sons of men, Their teeth, are spear and arrows, And, their tongue, is a sharp sword.

⁴ More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause,––Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause,––What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore.

¹² And, hearing that, John, had been delivered up, he retired into Galilee; ¹³ and, forsaking Nazareth, he came and fixed his dwelling in Capernaum, which was by the lake,––within the bounds of Zebulun and Naphtali: ¹⁴ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: ¹⁵ Land of Zebulun, and land of Naphtali, the lake–way across the Jordan,––Galilee of the nations, ¹⁶ The people that was sitting in darkness, a great light, beheld,––and, on them who were sitting in land and shade of death, Light rose on them.

²³ And Jesus was going round throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the glad–message of the kingdom,––and curing every disease, and every infirmity, among the people.

²⁴ And Pilate, seeing, that, nothing, it availed, but rather, a tumult, was arising, taking water, washed his hands of it before the multitude, saying––Innocent, am I, of the blood of this man,––Ye, shall see to it for yourselves.

¹⁴ And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the glad–message of God,

¹⁴ And Jesus returned, in the power of the Spirit, into Galilee; and, a report, went out along the whole of the region, concerning him; ¹⁵ and, he, began teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

⁵³ And, when, from thence, he came out, the Scribes and the Pharisees began, with vehemence, to be hemming him in, and trying to make him speak off–hand concerning many things,––

²³ But they became urgent with loud voices, claiming to have him crucified; and their voices began to prevail.

⁴³ On the morrow, he desired to go forth into Galilee. And Jesus findeth Philip, and saith unto him––Be following me!

¹¹ This, beginning of his signs, did Jesus, in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

⁴¹ Others, were saying––This, is, the Christ. But, others, were saying––Out of Galilee, is, the Christ, to come?

⁵² They answered and said unto him––Surely, thou also, art not, of Galilee? Search and see! That, out of Galilee, a prophet is not to arise.

¹⁵ They, therefore, cried aloud––Away! away! Crucify him! Pilate saith unto them––Your king, shall I crucify? The High–priests answered––We have no king but Caesar!

³³ And, they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were making up their minds to slay them.

⁵⁴ And, while they were hearing these things, they were being pierced in their hearts, and began gnashing their teeth against him.

⁵⁷ And, crying out with a loud voice, they held their ears, and rushed with one accord upon him;

³⁷ Ye yourselves, know what hath come to pass throughout the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the immersion which John proclaimed, respecting Jesus who was of Nazareth:––

¹⁰ And, great dissension arising, the captain, fearing lest Paul would be torn in pieces by them, ordered the troop to go down, and take him by force out of their midst, to bring him into the castle.

¹ Now there were present some, in that very season, bringing tidings to him, concerning the Galilaeans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

³⁷ After him, rose up Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the enrolling, and drew a people into revolt after him; and, he, perished, and, all, as many as had trusted in him, were scattered.

¹ In that season, heard Herod the tetrarch, the fame of Jesus:

¹ Now, in the fifteenth year of the supremacy of Tiberius Caesar,––Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and, Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanius, tetrarch of Abylene,––

³¹ In that very hour, came near certain Pharisees, saying unto him, Go forth, and be journeying hence, because, Herod, desireth to slay thee.

³ And she said unto her mistress, Ah! would that my lord were before the prophet, who is in Samaria! then, would he set him free from his leprosy. ⁴ And he went in and told his lord, saying,––Thus and thus, hath spoken the maiden who is of the land of Israel! ⁵ And the king of Syria said––Go, get in, that I may send a letter unto the king of Israel. So he went, and took in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. ⁶ And he brought in the letter unto the king of Israel, saying, Now, therefore, when this letter cometh in unto thee, lo! I have sent unto thee, Naaman my servant, and thou shalt set him free from his leprosy.

¹¹ But Naaman was wroth, and went away,––and said––Lo! I thought, Unto me, will he, come right out, and take his stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand towards the spot, and so set free the leper.

¹⁴ And King Herod heard,––for, famous, had become his name; and he was saying––John the Immerser hath arisen from among the dead, and, for this cause, are the powers working mightily in him;

²³ And he said unto them––By all means, ye will speak to me this similitude: Physician! heal, thyself,––Whatsoever things we have heard of coming to pass in Capernaum, do here also, in thine own country.

⁷ Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were coming to pass, and was utterly at a loss, because of its being said, by some, that, John, had been raised from the dead; ⁸ and, by some, that, Elijah, had appeared; and, by others, that, some prophet of the ancients, had arisen. ⁹ But Herod said––John, I myself, beheaded; but, who is this, concerning whom I am hearing such things as these? And he was seeking to see him.

¹⁹ Saying––Give unto me also this authority,––in order that, on whomsoever may lay my hands, he may receive Holy Spirit.

¹³ But, I, as one deaf, will not hear,––and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth: ¹⁴ Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:

¹ [To the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Melody of David.]
I said, [to myself,] I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue,––I will put on my mouth a muzzle, So long as the lawless is before me. ² I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, afar from happiness, But, my pain had been stirred:

⁹ I am dumb, I cannot open my mouth, for, thou, hast done it.

⁷ Hard pressed––yet, he, humbled himself, Nor opened his mouth––As, a lamb, to the slaughter, is led, And, as a sheep, before her shearers, is dumb––Nor opened his mouth.

⁶ Do not give what is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,––lest once they trample, them, down with their feet, and, turning, tear, you.

¹⁴ And he answered him, no not so much as a single word, so that the governor was marveling exceedingly.

³² And he said unto them––Go and tell this fox, Lo! I am casting out demons, and, cures, am I finishing, today, and tomorrow,––

³² Now, the passage of Scripture which he was reading, was, this:––As a sheep, unto slaughter, was he led, and, as a lamb, before him that sheareth it, is dumb, so, he openeth not his mouth.

²³ Who, being reviled, was not reviling again, suffering, he was not threatening, but was making surrender unto him that judgeth righteously,––

² And they began to accuse him, saying––This one, found we, perverting our nation, and forbidding to give, tribute unto Caesar,––and affirming himself to be, an anointed king.

⁶ But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people;

¹⁹ Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries. ²⁰ Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak,––Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.

⁷ Thus, saith Yahweh––the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, To him that is despised of the soul, To the abhorred of the nation, To the servant of rulers, Kings, shall see and arise, Princes, lo! they have bowed themselves down,––Because of Yahweh, who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel, lo! he hath chosen thee.

³ Despised was he, and forsaken of men, Man of pains, and familiar with sickness,––Yea, like one from whom the face is hidden, Despised, and we esteemed him not.

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus aside into the judgment–hall, gathered unto him all the band; ²⁸ and, unclothing him, a scarlet scarf, put they about him,–– ²⁹ and, plaiting a crown out of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand,––and, kneeling before him, began to mock him, saying––Joy to thee, King of the Jews! ³⁰ And, spitting upon him, they took the reed, and began striking upon his head.

¹² And, he, said unto them––Elijah, indeed, coming first, restoreth all things; and yet, how is it written, regarding the Son of Man, that, many things, he must suffer, and be set at nought?

¹⁶ And, the soldiers, led him away, inside the court, which is a judgment–hall,––and called together the whole band; ¹⁷ and they array him in purple, and set upon him, when they have plaited it; a crown of thorns,–– ¹⁸ and began to be saluting him––Joy to thee! King of the Jews! ¹⁹ and were striking him on the head with a reed, and were spitting at him,––and, bowing their knees, were doing him homage. ²⁰ And, when they had mocked him, they put off him, the purple, and put on him, his own garments. And they lead him forth, that they may crucify him.

⁶⁴ and, blindfolding him, questioned him, saying––Prophesy! which is he that smote thee? ⁶⁵ and, many other things, with profane speech, were they saying unto him.

⁵ Jesus, therefore, came forth outside, wearing the thorn crown, and the purple mantle. And he saith unto them––Lo! the Man!

²⁷ For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed,––both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; –– ²⁸ To do whatsoever, thy hand and thy counsel, marked out beforehand to come to pass.

⁴ They have said––Come, and let us wipe them out from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more. ⁵ For they have taken counsel with one heart, Against thee––a covenant, would they solemnize–– ⁶ The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagarenes;

¹ And, the Pharisees and Sadducees coming near, putting him to the test, requested him, a sign out of the heaven, to shew unto them.

²⁷ For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed,––both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; ––

¹³ These, have, one mind, and, their power and authority, unto the wild–beast, they give.
¹⁴ These, with the Lamb, will make war; and, the Lamb, will overcome them, because he is, Lord of lords, and King of kings,––and, they who are with him, are called and chosen and faithful.

²¹ Now the governor, answering, said unto them––Which of the two desire ye I should release unto you? And they said––Barabbas! ²² Pilate saith unto them––What then shall I do unto Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say––Let him be crucified! ²³ But, he, said––Indeed! what evil hath he done? But, they, vehemently, were crying aloud, saying––Let him be crucified!

⁴ And Pilate went forth again outside, and saith unto them––See! I lead him unto you outside, that ye may take knowledge, that, no single fault, do I find in him.

⁴ Then, the ministers and the satraps, began seeking to find, occasion, against Daniel, in respect of the kingdom,––but, no occasion nor wickedness, could they find, inasmuch as, faithful, was he, and, neither error nor wickedness, could be found against him.

⁴ saying––I have sinned, in delivering up righteous blood. But, they, said––What is that to us? thou, shalt see to it for thyself.

⁵⁴ Now, the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things coming to pass, were violently affrighted, saying––Truly, God’s Son, was, he!

¹ And one and all the throng of them, arising, led him unto Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him, saying––This one, found we, perverting our nation, and forbidding to give, tribute unto Caesar,––and affirming himself to be, an anointed king.

⁴ And, Pilate, said unto the High–priests and the multitudes, Nothing, find I, worthy of blame, in this man. ⁵ But, they, began to be urgent, saying––He is stirring up the people, teaching along all Judaea, even beginning from Galilee unto this place.

²⁸ And, though no single cause of death they found, yet claimed they of Pilate that he should be slain.

⁵ Yet, he, was pierced for transgressions that were ours, was crushed for iniquities that were ours,––The chastisement for our well–being, was upon him, And, by his stripes, there is healing for us.

²⁶ Then released he unto them Barabbas, but, scourging, Jesus, delivered him up, that he might be crucified.

¹⁵ And Pilate, being minded to do what would satisfy, the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, having scourged him, that he should be crucified.

¹ Then Pilate, therefore, took Jesus, and scourged him. ² And, the soldiers, plaiting a crown out of thorns, placed it upon his head, and, a purple robe, cast they about him; ³ and kept coming unto him, and saying––Joy to thee! O King of the Jews!––and were giving unto him smart blows. ⁴ And Pilate went forth again outside, and saith unto them––See! I lead him unto you outside, that ye may take knowledge, that, no single fault, do I find in him.

⁴⁰ And they were persuaded by him; and, calling unto them the Apostles, they, with beating, charged them not be speaking upon the name of Jesus; and let them go. ⁴¹ They, therefore, went rejoicing from the presence of the high–council; in that they had been accounted worthy, in behalf of The Name, to suffer dishonour.

³⁷ But, Paul, said unto them––Beating us, in public, uncondemned, men that are Romans, they thrust us into prison; ––and, now, by stealth, are they thrusting us forth? Nay, verily! but let them come, themselves, and lead us out!

¹⁵ But, feast by feast, the governor had been wont to release one unto the multitude, a prisoner whom they were desiring.

⁶ Now, at feast time, he was wont to release unto them one prisoner, whom they were claiming.

³⁹ Howbeit ye have, a custom, that, some one, I should release unto you, during the passover:––Are ye minded, then, that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

¹⁵ But, feast by feast, the governor had been wont to release one unto the multitude, a prisoner whom they were desiring. ¹⁶ Now they had at that time a distinguished prisoner, called, Barabbas. ¹⁷ They therefore having come together, Pilate, said to them––Whom will ye I should release unto you? Barabbas? or Jesus, who is called Christ? ¹⁸ For he knew that, for envy, they had delivered him up. ¹⁹ And, as he was sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man, for, many things, have I suffered this day, by dream, because of him. ²⁰ But, the High–priests and the elders, persuaded the multitudes, that they should claim Barabbas, but, Jesus, should, destroy. ²¹ Now the governor, answering, said unto them––Which of the two desire ye I should release unto you? And they said––Barabbas! ²² Pilate saith unto them––What then shall I do unto Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say––Let him be crucified! ²³ But, he, said––Indeed! what evil hath he done? But, they, vehemently, were crying aloud, saying––Let him be crucified! ²⁴ And Pilate, seeing, that, nothing, it availed, but rather, a tumult, was arising, taking water, washed his hands of it before the multitude, saying––Innocent, am I, of the blood of this man,––Ye, shall see to it for yourselves. ²⁵ And all the people, answering, said––His blood be upon us and upon our children!
²⁶ Then released he unto them Barabbas, but, scourging, Jesus, delivered him up, that he might be crucified.

⁶ Now, at feast time, he was wont to release unto them one prisoner, whom they were claiming. ⁷ And there was the so–called Barabbas, with the rebels, bound, even with them who, in the rebellion, had committed, murder. ⁸ And, going up, the multitude began to be claiming––according as he was wont to do for them. ⁹ But, Pilate, answered them, saying––Will ye, I release unto you, the King of the Jews? ¹⁰ For he was getting to know that, for envy, had [the High–priests] delivered him up. ¹¹ But, the High–priests, stirred up the multitude, that, rather Barabbas, he should release unto them. ¹² But, Pilate, again answering, was saying unto them––What then shall I do with him whom ye call, the King of the Jews? ¹³ And, they, again, cried out––Crucify him! ¹⁴ But, Pilate, was saying unto them––Why! what, evil, hath he done? And, they, vehemently, cried out––Crucify him!
¹⁵ And Pilate, being minded to do what would satisfy, the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, having scourged him, that he should be crucified.

³⁹ Howbeit ye have, a custom, that, some one, I should release unto you, during the passover:––Are ye minded, then, that I release unto you the king of the Jews? ⁴⁰ So they cried aloud again, saying––Not this man, but Barabbas! Now, Barabbas, was, a robber.

¹⁵ They, therefore, cried aloud––Away! away! Crucify him! Pilate saith unto them––Your king, shall I crucify? The High–priests answered––We have no king but Caesar!
¹⁶ Then, therefore, he delivered him up unto them, that he might be crucified. They took possession, therefore, of Jesus.

¹⁴ But, ye, denied, the Holy and Righteous One, and claimed a man that was a murderer to be granted you;

³⁶ for the throng of the people was following, crying out––Away with him!

²² And they hearkened unto him as far as this word, and lifted up their voice, saying––Away from the earth, with such a man as this, for it is not fit that he should live.

⁸ and, she, being led on by her mother,––Give me (saith she) here, upon a charger, the head of John the Immerser. ⁹ And the king, though grieved, yet, because of the oaths and the guests, ordered it to be given;

²² Pilate saith unto them––What then shall I do unto Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say––Let him be crucified! ²³ But, he, said––Indeed! what evil hath he done? But, they, vehemently, were crying aloud, saying––Let him be crucified! ²⁴ And Pilate, seeing, that, nothing, it availed, but rather, a tumult, was arising, taking water, washed his hands of it before the multitude, saying––Innocent, am I, of the blood of this man,––Ye, shall see to it for yourselves. ²⁵ And all the people, answering, said––His blood be upon us and upon our children!

¹³ And, they, again, cried out––Crucify him!

¹⁶ So, then, chastising him, I will release him.

²⁰ Again, however, Pilate, called out unto them, wishing to release Jesus.

² Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness,––neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead.

¹⁵ He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.

¹ Then Pilate, therefore, took Jesus, and scourged him.

¹³ Now, therefore, lo! the king whom ye have chosen, for whom ye have asked,––lo! therefore, Yahweh hath set over you a king.

⁶ Now, at feast time, he was wont to release unto them one prisoner, whom they were claiming. ⁷ And there was the so–called Barabbas, with the rebels, bound, even with them who, in the rebellion, had committed, murder.

⁴⁰ So they cried aloud again, saying––Not this man, but Barabbas! Now, Barabbas, was, a robber.

³² And, as they were going forth, they found a man of Cyrene, by name, Simon,––the same, they impressed to bear his cross.
³³ And, coming into a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Skull–place, ³⁴ they gave him to drink, wine, with gall, mingled, and, tasting, he would not drink. ³⁵ And, having crucified him, they parted among themselves his garments, casting a cloth; ³⁶ and, being seated, were watching him there. ³⁷ And they put up, over his head, his accusation, written––THIS, IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. ³⁸ Then, are crucified with him, two robbers,––one on the right hand, and one on the left. ³⁹ And, they who were passing by, were reviling him, shaking their heads, ⁴⁰ and saying––The man that taketh down the Temple and in three days buildeth it! Save, thyself! If thou art God’s, Son, come down from the cross. ⁴¹ Likewise, the High–priests, [also], mocking, with the Scribes and Elders, were saying: Others, he saved,––Himself, he cannot save: ⁴² Israel’s King, he is! Let him come down, now, from the cross,––and we will believe on him! ⁴³ He hath put confidence upon God, Let him rescue him, now, if he desireth him; for he said, I am, God’s Son. ⁴⁴ And, the same thing, the robbers also, who were crucified with him, were casting in his teeth.

²¹ And they impress a certain passer–by, Simon a Cyrenian, coming from a field, the father of Alexander and Rufus,––that he may carry his cross.
²² And they bring him unto the Golgotha place, which is, being translated, Skull–place. ²³ And they would have given him, myrrhed wine,––who, however, received it not. ²⁴ And they crucify him, and part asunder his garments, casting a lot upon them––who should have anything. ²⁵ And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. ²⁶ And the inscription of his accusation, had been inscribed––THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁷ And, with him, they crucify, two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left. ²⁸ <> ²⁹ And, the passers–by, were reviling him, shaking their heads, and saying––Aha! thou who wast pulling down the shrine, and building one in three days! ³⁰ Save thyself,––coming down from the cross. ³¹ Likewise, the High–priests also, mocking one to another, with the Scribes, were saying––Others, he saved, himself, he cannot save! ³² The Christ, the King of Israel––let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And, they who had been crucified with him, were casting it in his teeth.

²³ And he was saying, unto all––If any one intendeth after me to come, Let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,––and be following me.

²⁷ Whoever beareth not his own cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.

¹⁶ Then, therefore, he delivered him up unto them, that he might be crucified. They took possession, therefore, of Jesus. ¹⁷ And, bearing for himself the cross, he went forth unto the so–called Skull–place, which is named, in Hebrew, Golgotha;

¹⁰ Phrygia also and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of the Libya that is towards Cyrene, and the sojourning Romans,––both Jews and proselytes,

⁶ Whom they set before the Apostles, and, praying, they laid upon them their hands.

⁹ But there rose up certain of those out of the synagogue which is called [the synagogue] of them of Libertium and Cyrene and Alexandria, and certain of them from Cilicia and Asia,––disputing with Stephen;

¹ Now there were in Antioch, distributed through the existing assembly,––prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Symeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also, Herod the tetrarch’s foster–brother, and Saul.

⁵⁵ Now there were there, many women, from afar, beholding, who indeed had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him;

⁴⁰ And there were, women also, from afar, looking on,––among whom were both Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Little and Joses, and Salome;

² and certain women, who had been cured from evil spirits and infirmities,––Mary, the one called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone forth,

⁵² And they were all weeping, and beating themselves, for her. And he said––Be not weeping; for she died not, but is sleeping.

⁵⁵ And the women, they who had come out of Galilee with him, following after, observed the tomb, and how his body was laid.

⁵ [SHE] Swarthy, I am but comely, ye daughters of Jerusalem. [THEY] Like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

⁷ [HE] I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,––That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please! [****]

⁵ [HE] I adjure you ye, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field,––That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please. [****]

¹⁰ The supports thereof, made he of silver, the couch thereof, of gold, the seat thereof, of purple,––the midst thereof, hath an inlay of love from the daughters of Jerusalem.

⁸ I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem,––If ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? That, sick with love, I am.

¹⁶ His mouth, most sweet, yea, altogether, he is delightful,––This, is my beloved, yea, this, is my dear one, ye daughters of Jerusalem.

⁴ I [HE] adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,––Why will ye wake, and why will ye arouse the dear love until she please! [****]

⁵³ And thou wilt eat the fruit of thy body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, whom Yahweh thy God, hath given unto thee––in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemy will straiten thee. ⁵⁴ The man that is tender among you, and exceedingly delicate, his eye will be jealous of his brother, and of the wife of his bosom, and of the remnant of his sons, whom be might leave behind; ⁵⁵ so that he will not give to any one of them, of the flesh of his sons which he will eat, because he hath nothing at all left him,––in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemy, will straiten thee, within all thy gates. ⁵⁶ The tender and delicate woman among you, who hath never adventured the sole of her foot, to set it upon the ground, through delicateness and through tenderness, her eye shall be jealous of the husband of her bosom, and of her own son, and of her own daughter; ⁵⁷ both as to her afterbirth that cometh forth from between her feet, and as to her children which she shall bear, for she will eat them for want of all things, secretly,––in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemy, will straiten thee, within thine own gates.

¹² Yea, though they rear their children, yet will I make them childless, till there be no human being,––for it is, nothing less than woe, to them when I depart from them! ¹³ Ephraim! just as I provided for Tyre, was planted in a meadow,––yet, Ephraim, must needs bring forth for a murderer his children. ¹⁴ Give them, O Yahweh––what wilt thou give? Give them, a miscarrying womb, and breasts dried up. ¹⁵ All their wickedness, is in Gilgal, yea, there, have I come to hate them, For the wickedness of their doings––out of my house, will I drive them forth,––no more will I love them, all their rulers, are unruly. ¹⁶ Smitten is Ephraim, their root, hath dried up, fruit, shall they not bear,––yea, though they do bring forth, yet will I slay the darlings of their womb.

¹⁶ Samaria, shall be held guilty, for she hath rebelled against her God, By the sword, shall they fall, their infants, shall be dashed to the ground, and, his women with child, shall be ripped up.

¹⁹ But alas! for the women with child, and for them that are giving suck, in those days;

¹⁷ But alas for the women with child, and for them who are giving suck,––in those days. ¹⁸ But be praying, that it may not happen in winter. ¹⁹ For in those days shall be a tribulation––such, that there hath not happened, the like, from the beginning of creation which God created, until the present time, and shall in nowise happen.

²³ Alas! for the women with child, and for them who are giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and anger against this people. ²⁴ And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried away captive into all the nations, and, Jerusalem, shall be trodden down by the nations, until the seasons of the nations shall be fulfilled [and shall be].

¹⁹ And they shall enter, into the holes of the rocks, and, into the caves of clay,––Because of the terribleness of Yahweh, And for his majestic, splendour, When he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

⁸ So shall the high places of Aven, be destroyed, the sin of Israel, Thorn and prickle, shall come up on their altars,––Therefore shall they say to the mountains, Cover us, and to the hills, Fall on us.

¹⁶ and they say, unto the mountains and unto the rocks––Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb;

⁶ And, in those days, shall men seek death, and in nowise shall find it, and shall covet to die, and death fleeth from them.

³¹ Lo! the righteous, in the earth shall be recompensed, how much more the lawless and the sinner.

²⁹ For lo! with the city on which my Name hath been called, am I, making a beginning of sending calamity, And shall, ye, be held, guiltless? Ye shall not be held guiltless: For, a sword, am I, proclaiming against all the inhabitants of the earth, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.

² Son of man, What can the vine–tree be more than any other tree,––any, branch, which hath been found among the trees of the forest? ³ Shall there be taken from it wood, to be made into any work? Or will men take therefrom a peg, to hang thereon any vessel? ⁴ Lo! into the fire, it is given up for fuel,––The two ends thereof, doth the fire devour, And, the middle thereof, is charred, Is it fit for any work? ⁵ Lo! while it was yet whole, it could not be made into any work,––how much less, when, the fire, hath devoured it, and it is charred, can it still be made into any work? ⁶ Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, As a vine–tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire for fuel, so, have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. ⁷ Therefore will I set my face against them, Out of one fire, have they come forth, But, another fire, shall devour them,––So shall ye know, that, I, am Yahweh, by my setting my face against them;

⁴⁷ And thou shalt say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Yahweh,––Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh––Behold me! kindling in thee a fire, And it shall devour in thee every moist tree and every dry tree, The spreading flame, shall not be quenched, Then, shall be scorched thereby, all faces, from south to north; ⁴⁸ And all flesh shall see, that, I, Yahweh, have kindled it,––It shall not be quenched.

³ Thou shalt say then to the soil of Israel, Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me against thee, Therefore will I bring forth my sword out of its sheath,––and will cut off from thee, the righteous and the lawless. ⁴ Because I have cut off from thee, the righteous and the lawless, Therefore, shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from south to north:

²⁶ And, after the sixty–two weeks, shall the Anointed One, be cut off, and have, nothing,––and, the city and the sanctuary, will one destroy with the Prince, and so will his own end come with an overwhelming flood, howbeit, up to the full end of the war, are decreed astounding things.

¹² Whose fan is in his hand, and he will clear out his threshing–floor,––and will gather his wheat into the granary, but, the chaff, will he burn up with fire unquenchable.

⁶ If one abide not me, he is cast out as the branch, and withered, and they gather them,––and, into fire, they cast them, and they are burned.

⁸ But, should it be bringing forth thorns and briars, it is disapproved, and, unto cursing, nigh,––whose end is for burning.

¹⁷ For it is the ripe time for the judgment to begin with the house of God; but, if first with us, what shall be the end of them who yield not unto the glad–message of God? ¹⁸ And, if, the righteous man, is, with difficulty, saved, where then shall, the ungodly and sinful man, appear?

¹² These are they––who, in your love–feasts, are hidden rocks, as they fare sumptuously together, fearlessly, themselves, shepherding,––clouds without water, by winds swept along, trees autumnal, fruitless, twice dead, uprooted,

¹² Therefore, will I give him a portion in the great, And, the strong, shall he apportion as spoil, Because he poured out, to death, his own soul, And, with transgressors, let himself be numbered,––Yea, he, the sin of Many, bare, And, for transgressors, interposeth.

³⁸ Then, are crucified with him, two robbers,––one on the right hand, and one on the left.

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

³⁷ For I say unto you––This that is written, must needs be completed in me,––And, with lawless ones, was he reckoned; for, even that which concerneth me, hath, completion.

¹⁸ where, him, they crucified; and, with him, other two, on this side and on that, and, in the midst, Jesus.

² Looking away unto our faith’s Princely–leader and perfecter, Jesus,––who, in consideration of the joy lying before him, endured a cross, shame, despising! And, on the right hand of the throne of God, hath taken his seat.

²³ his dead body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt, bury, him on the same day, for, a reproach unto God, is he that is hanged,––so shalt thou not make unclean thy soil which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee for an inheritance.

¹⁰ But I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitant of Jerusalem, the spirit of favour, and of supplications, and they will look unto me, whom they have pierced,––and will wail over him, as one waileth over an only son, and will make bitter outcry over him, as one maketh bitter outcry over a firstborn.

¹⁹ And deliver him up unto the nations, to mock and to scourge and to crucify,––and, on the third day, he will, arise.

² Ye know that, after two days, the passover, taketh place,––and, the Son of Man, is to be delivered up, to be crucified.

³³ And, coming into a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Skull–place, ³⁴ they gave him to drink, wine, with gall, mingled, and, tasting, he would not drink.

³³ Lo! we are going up unto Jerusalem; and, the Son of Man, will be delivered up, unto the Chief–priests and the Scribes,––and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him up unto the nations; ³⁴ And they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and, slay; ––and, after three days, will he, arise.

²² And they bring him unto the Golgotha place, which is, being translated, Skull–place. ²³ And they would have given him, myrrhed wine,––who, however, received it not.

⁷ Saying, as to the Son of Man, that he must needs be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified,––and, on the third day, arise.

¹⁴ And, just as, Moses, lifted up the serpent in the desert, so, must, the Son of Man, be lifted up,––

³³ But, this, he was saying, signifying, by what manner of death, he was about to die. ³⁴ The multitude, therefore, answered him––We, have heard, out of the law, that, the Christ, abideth evermore; How then dost, thou, say,––It behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?

³² that, the word of Jesus, might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying, by what manner of death, he was about to die.

¹⁷ And, bearing for himself the cross, he went forth unto the so–called Skull–place, which is named, in Hebrew, Golgotha; ¹⁸ where, him, they crucified; and, with him, other two, on this side and on that, and, in the midst, Jesus.

²³ The same, by the marked out counsel and foreknowledge of God given up, through the hands of lawless men, suspending, ye slew,

³⁰ The God of our fathers, hath raised up Jesus,––whom, ye, got into your hands, suspending him upon a tree:––

²⁹ And, when they had finished all those things which, concerning him, had been written, taking him down from the tree, they put him in a tomb.

¹³ Christ, hath redeemed, us, out of the curse of the law, having become, in our behalf, a curse; ––because it is written––Cursed, is every one that hangeth upon a tree; ––

¹² Wherefore, Jesus also, that he might hallow the people through means of his own blood, outside the gate, suffered: ¹³ Now, therefore, let us be going forth unto him, outside the camp, his reproach bearing.

²⁴ Who, our sins, himself, bare up, in his body, unto the tree, in order that we, from our sins getting away, in righteousness, might live,––by whose stripes, ye have been healed;

¹⁷ Thus, shall ye say to Joseph––Ah now! do forgive, we pray thee, the transgression of thy brethren and their sin, in that, with evil, they requited thee. Now, therefore, grant forgiveness, we pray thee, for the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father! And Joseph wept, when they spake unto him.

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and, for my vestment, they cast lots.

¹⁶ And they became jealous of Moses in the camp,––of Aaron the holy one of Yahweh; ¹⁷ The earth opened and engulfed Dathan, and covered up the assembly of Abiram; ¹⁸ Then was kindled a fire in their assembly,––a flame, consumed the lawless ones. ¹⁹ They made a calf in Horeb,––and bowed down to a molten image; ²⁰ Thus changed they my glory, for the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. ²¹ They forgat GOD their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt: ²² Wonders in the land of Ham, Terrible things by the Red Sea. ²³ Then would he have bidden to destroy them,––had not Moses his chosen, stood in the breach before him, To turn back his wrath from destroying.

⁴⁴ But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:

²⁵ In that season, answered Jesus, and said––I openly give praise unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,––in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes;

³⁵ And, having crucified him, they parted among themselves his garments, casting a cloth; ³⁶ and, being seated, were watching him there.

²⁴ And they crucify him, and part asunder his garments, casting a lot upon them––who should have anything.

²⁷ But, unto you, I say, who are hearkening: Be loving your enemies; be doing, good, unto them that hate you; ²⁸ Be blessing them that curse you; be praying for them that wantonly insult you.

⁴⁷ And, that servant, who had come to know the will of his lord, and neither prepared, nor wrought unto his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸ Whereas, he who had not come to know, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And, every one to whom was given much, much, shall be sought from him; and, he to whom they committed much, for more than common, will they ask him.

⁴⁷ And the centurion, beholding that which came to pass, began to glorify God, saying––In very deed, this man, was, righteous. ⁴⁸ And, all the multitudes who had been drawn together unto this spectacle, having looked upon the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts, began to return.

²² Had I not come and spoken unto them, Sin, had they none; but, now, have they no, excuse, for their sin. ²³ He that hateth me, hateth, my Father also. ²⁴ Had I not done among them, the works, which, no other, had done, sin, had they none; but, now, have they, both seen and hated both me and my Father.

¹¹ Jesus answered him––Thou couldst have had no authority against me, at all, if it had not been given unto thee from above. Therefore, he that delivered me unto thee, hath, greater sin.

²³ The soldiers, therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, unto each soldier, a part; also the tunic. Howbeit, the tunic was without seam, from above, woven throughout. ²⁴ They said, therefore, one to another––Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose, it shall be; ––that, the Scripture, might be fulfilled––They parted my garments amongst them, and, for my vestment, they cast lots:––yes verily, the soldiers, these things did.

¹⁷ And now brethren, I know that by way of ignorance ye acted,––just as even your rulers.

⁶⁰ And, kneeling down, he cried out with a loud voice––Lord! do not charge against them, this sin. And, having said this, he fell asleep.

¹⁴ Bless them that persecute, bless, and do not curse.

⁸ Which, none of the rulers of this age had come to know, for, had they known, not, in that case, the Lord of the glory, would they have crucified!

¹² And toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless, being persecuted, we hold on,

¹³ Though, formerly, a defamer, and persecutor, and insulter; nevertheless mercy was shown me, because, without knowledge, I acted, in unbelief:

²⁰ For what sort of honour is it––if, committing sin, and being buffeted, ye endure it? But, if, doing good, and suffering, ye endure it, this, is thankworthy with God. ²¹ For, hereunto, have ye been called; because, Christ also, suffered in your behalf, unto you, leaving behind a pattern, that ye might follow in his steps: ²² Who did not, a sin, commit, neither was deceit found in his mouth,–– ²³ Who, being reviled, was not reviling again, suffering, he was not threatening, but was making surrender unto him that judgeth righteously,––

⁹ Not returning evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, but, on the contrary, bestowing a blessing,––because, hereunto, have ye been called, in order that, a blessing, ye might inherit.

¹⁹ And they said, each man unto his brother, Lo! that master of dreams yonder, coming in! ²⁰ Now, therefore, come! let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say––A cruel beast, hath devoured him,––And let us see what will become of his dreams.

² Ye sons of the great! how long, turning my glory to contempt, will ye love emptiness, will ye seek falsehood? [Selah.]

⁶ But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people; ⁷ All that see me, laugh at me,––They open wide the mouth, They shake the head:–– ⁸ He should trust in Yahweh––let him deliver him,––Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

¹⁷ I may tell all my bones, They, look for––they behold me!

¹⁵ But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together,––There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;

¹⁹ Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye! ²⁰ For, no salvation, will they utter,––But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise; ²¹ Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen! ²² Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me: ²³ Bestir thyself and wake up, to my vindication, O my God and My Lord!––to my plea: ²⁴ Vindicate me according to thy righteousness, O Yahweh, my God! And let them not rejoice over me: ²⁵ Let them not say in their heart, Aha! to our mind! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up!

⁷ Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face; ⁸ One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother; ⁹ Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me. ¹⁰ When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach; ¹¹ When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by–word; ¹² They who sit in the gate talk against me,––And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

²⁶ For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.

¹¹ Saying, God, hath forsaken him, Pursue and take him, For there is none to rescue.

¹ Lo! my Servant, I will uphold him, My chosen, well–pleased, is my soul,––I have put my spirit upon him, Justice––to the nations, will he bring forth:

¹⁴ I have become a derision to all my people, their song all the day;

¹⁷ and lo! a voice out of the heavens,––saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.

¹⁸ Lo! my servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom, my soul, delighteth,––I will put my Spirit upon him, and, justice, unto the nations, will he report:

³⁸ Then, are crucified with him, two robbers,––one on the right hand, and one on the left. ³⁹ And, they who were passing by, were reviling him, shaking their heads, ⁴⁰ and saying––The man that taketh down the Temple and in three days buildeth it! Save, thyself! If thou art God’s, Son, come down from the cross. ⁴¹ Likewise, the High–priests, [also], mocking, with the Scribes and Elders, were saying: Others, he saved,––Himself, he cannot save: ⁴² Israel’s King, he is! Let him come down, now, from the cross,––and we will believe on him! ⁴³ He hath put confidence upon God, Let him rescue him, now, if he desireth him; for he said, I am, God’s Son.

¹⁴ Now the Pharisees, who were, lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were openly sneering at him.

⁶⁷ But he said unto them––If I should tell, you, in nowise would ye believe, ⁶⁸ And, if I should put questions, in nowise would ye answer;

⁴ Unto whom coming near, as unto a living stone––by men, indeed, rejected, but, with God, chosen, held in honour,

²¹ But they put in my food––poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink––vinegar!

³⁴ they gave him to drink, wine, with gall, mingled, and, tasting, he would not drink.

⁴⁸ And, straightway, one from among them, running, and taking a sponge, and filling it with vinegar and putting it on a reed, was giving him to drink;

³⁶ And one, running, filled a sponge with vinegar, and, putting it about a reed, was giving him to drink, saying––Stay! let us see whether Elijah is coming, to take him down!

¹¹ And Herod with his soldiery, having set him at nought, and mocked him, threw about him a gorgeous robe, and sent him back unto Pilate.

²⁸ After this, Jesus, knowing that, already, all things, have been finished,––that the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith––I thirst! ²⁹ A vessel, was standing, full of vinegar. A sponge, therefore, full of the vinegar, put about, hyssop, brought they unto his mouth. ³⁰ When, therefore, he had received the vinegar, Jesus said––It is finished! And, bowing his head, delivered up his spirit.

³⁷ And they put up, over his head, his accusation, written––THIS, IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁶ And the inscription of his accusation, had been inscribed––THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³ And, Pilate, questioned him, saying––Art, thou, the king of the Jews? And, he, answering him, said––Thou, sayest.

¹⁹ And Pilate wrote a title also, and placed on the cross; and there was written––JESUS, THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁰ This title, therefore, read many of the Jews, because, near, was the place to the city where Jesus was crucified; ad it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, in Greek. ²¹ The High–priests of the Jews, therefore, were saying unto Pilate––Do not be writing, The King of the Jews; but that, he, said: King of the Jews, I am. ²² Pilate answered––What I have written, I have written!

⁴⁴ And, the same thing, the robbers also, who were crucified with him, were casting in his teeth.

³⁴ I say unto you––On the selfsame night, there shall be two men on [one] bed,––the one, shall be taken near, and, the other, left behind; ³⁵ There shall be two women grinding together,––the one, shall be taken near, and, the other, left behind.

³⁵ And the people were standing, looking on. But the rulers were sneering, saying––Others, he saved, let him save himself,––if, this, is, the Christ of God, the Chosen.

³⁷ and saying––If, thou, art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

¹⁷ Thou shalt not hate thy brother, in thy heart,––Thou shalt, faithfully reprove, thy neighbour, and not countenance him, in sin:

²² And, in the time of his distress, he yet further acted unfaithfully with Yahweh,––he, King Ahaz!

¹ [To the Chief Musician. Of the Servant of Yahweh––of David.]
Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, no dread of God, before his eyes;

³ O Yahweh! thine own eyes, are they not directed to fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, Yet have they not grieved, Thou hast consumed them––They have refused to receive correction,––They have made their faces bolder than a cliff, They have refused to return.

⁵ But I will suggest to you, whom ye should fear––Fear him who, after killing, hath authority to cast into gehenna,––Yea, I say unto you––Him, fear ye.

¹¹ And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;

⁴ Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name,––because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were made manifest?

¹¹ and they blasphemed the God of heaven, by reason of their pain, and by reason of their ulcers, and repented not of their works.

⁴⁰ Then shall they confess their iniquity, And the iniquity of their fathers, In their unfaithfulness wherewith they had been unfaithful towards me; Yea moreover, because they had gone in opposition to me, ⁴¹ I also, must needs go in opposition to them, and bring them into the land of their foes,––Save only that, if, even then, their uncircumcised heart shall be humbled, And, even then, they shall accept as a payment the punishment of their iniquity,

¹⁹ And Joshua said unto Achan––My son give I pray thee glory unto Yahweh God of Israel and make to him confession,––and tell me I pray thee what thou hast done, do not hide it from me. ²⁰ And Achan answered Joshua and said,––Of a truth, I, have sinned against Yahweh God of Israel, and, thus and thus, have I done:

¹² But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God,––and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;

¹³ And, after all that hath come upon us, for our wicked doings, and for our great guilt––For, thou, O our God, hast spared us, punishing us less than our iniquities deserved, and hast given us a deliverance such as this,

³ So they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God, a fourth part of the day,––and, a fourth part, they were making confession and bowing themselves down, unto Yahweh their God.
⁴ yea I prayed unto Yahweh my God, and made confession,––and said––I beseech thee, O Lord, the GOD great and to be revered, keeping the covenant and the lovingkindness, to them who love him, and to them who keep his commandments.

¹⁸ I will arise, and go unto my father, and will say unto him––Father! I have sinned against heaven, and before thee: ¹⁹ No longer, am I worthy to be called a son of thine,––Make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came unto his own father.

⁷ Range yourselves, therefore, under God, but withstand the adversary, and he will flee from you:

⁸ If we say––Sin, have we none! we are deceiving, ourselves, and, the truth, is not in us. ⁹ If we are confessing our sins, faithful, is he and, righteous––that he should forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

⁶ Yet, I, have installed my king,––on Zion my holy mountain.

⁴ Remember me, O Yahweh, when thou acceptest thy people, Visit me, with thy salvation; ⁵ That I may look upon the welfare of thy chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, That I may glory, with thine inheritance.

⁶ For, A Child, hath been born to us, A Son, hath been given to us, And the dominion is upon his shoulder,––And his Name hath been called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty GOD, Father of Futurity, Prince of Prosperity. ⁷ Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end––Upon the throne of David, and, Upon his kingdom, By establishing it, and, By sustaining it, With justice, and, With righteousness,––From henceforth, Even unto times age–abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will perform this!

¹⁰ Yet, Yahweh, purposed to bruise him, He laid on him sickness:––If his soul become an offering for guilt, He shall see a seed, He shall prolong his days,––And, the purpose of Yahweh, in his hand, shall prosper: ¹¹ Of the travail of his soul, shall he see, He shall be satisfied with his knowledge, A setting right, when set right himself, shall my Servant win for the Many, Since, of their iniquities, he, taketh the burden. ¹² Therefore, will I give him a portion in the great, And, the strong, shall he apportion as spoil, Because he poured out, to death, his own soul, And, with transgressors, let himself be numbered,––Yea, he, the sin of Many, bare, And, for transgressors, interposeth.

¹³ I continued looking in the visions of the night, when lo! with the clouds of the heavens, one like a son of man, was coming,––and, unto the Ancient of days, he approached, and, before him, they brought him near; ¹⁴ and, unto him, were given dominion and dignity and kingship, that all peoples, races and tongues, unto him, should do service,––his dominion, was an age–abiding dominion, which should not pass away, and, his kingdom, that which should not be destroyed.

⁸ And I say unto you––Whosoever shall confess me before men, even the Son of Man, will confess him, before the messengers of God;

¹³ But, the tax–collector, afar off, standing,––would not so much as lift up, his eyes, unto heaven, but kept smiting his own breast saying––O God! be propitiated unto me, the sinner!

²⁶ Was it not needful for the Christ, these very things, to suffer, and to enter into his glory?

²⁸ Thomas answered, and said unto him––My Lord, and my God!

³¹ And, they, said––Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou, and thy house.

²¹ bearing full witness, both to Jews and to Greeks, as to the repentance due unto God, and as to belief on our Lord Jesus.

⁹ That, if thou shalt confess the declaration with thy mouth––That Jesus is, Lord, and shalt believe with thy hear––That, God, raised him from among the dead, thou shalt be saved; –– ¹⁰ For, in heart, it is to be believed unto righteousness, and, by mouth, it is to be confessed unto salvation. ¹¹ For the scripture saith––No one that resteth faith thereupon, shall be put to shame?
¹² For there is no distinction––of Jew or Greek,––for, the same [Lord], is Lord of all, being rich unto all who call upon him; ¹³ For, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved:–– ¹⁴ How, then, shall men call upon one in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in one of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear, without one to proclaim?

¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners––shall inherit, God’s kingdom. ¹¹ And, these things, were some of you; but ye bathed them away,––but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified, in the name of [our] Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

¹¹ Searching into what particular, or what manner, of season the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when witnessing beforehand as to––The sufferings, for Christ, and the glories, after these,––

⁶ Inasmuch as it is contained in scripture––Lo! I lay in Zion an outmost corner stone, chosen, held in honour, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame. ⁷ Unto you, then, is the honour––[unto you] who believe; but, unto such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected,––The same, hath become head of the corner,

¹ Whosoever believeth that, Jesus, is the Christ, of God, hath been born: and, whosoever loveth him that begat, loveth him that hath been begotten of him.

¹¹ And, this, is the witness:––that, life age–abiding, hath God given unto us, and, this life, is, in his Son: ¹² He that hath the Son, hath, the life,––he that hath not the Son of God, hath not, the life. ¹³ These things, have I written unto you––in order that ye may know that ye have, Life Age–abiding––unto you who believe on the name of the Son of God.

²⁷ He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not; ²⁸ He hath ransomed my soul from passing away into the pit,––and, my life, in the light, shall have vision.
²⁹ Lo! a these things, doth GOD work, two ways, three, with a man; ³⁰ To bring back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.

⁵ My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. [Selah.]

¹⁵ Call upon me, then, in the day of distress, I will deliver thee, that thou mayest glorify me.

¹⁸ Come, I pray you, and let us settle the dispute, Saith Yahweh,––Though your sins be found like scarlet, As snow, shall they be made white, Though they appear red like crimson, As wool, shall they become. ¹⁹ If ye be willing––and hearken, Of the good of the land, shall ye eat;

¹¹ Of the travail of his soul, shall he see, He shall be satisfied with his knowledge, A setting right, when set right himself, shall my Servant win for the Many, Since, of their iniquities, he, taketh the burden.

⁶ Seek Yahweh, while he may be found,––Call ye upon him, while he is near: ⁷ Let the lawless forsake, his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts,––And let him return unto Yahweh, That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon. ⁸ For, my thoughts, are not, your thoughts, Nor, your ways, my ways,––Declareth Yahweh. ⁹ For, higher, are the heavens than the earth,––So, higher, are, My ways, than, your ways, and, My thoughts, than, your thoughts.

²⁴ And it shall come to pass–That, before they call, I, will answer, And, while yet they, are speaking, I, will hear.

¹⁸ Who is a GOD like unto thee, taking away the iniquity––and passing over the transgression––of the remnant of his inheritance? He hath not held fast, perpetually, his anger, for, one who delighteth in lovingkindness, is he!

¹⁵ Is it not allowed me to do, what I please, with my own? or is, thine eye, evil, because I good? ¹⁶ Thus, shall be––The last first, and the first last.

⁴ What man from among you, having a hundred sheep, and losing, from among them, one, doth not leave the ninety–nine in the wilderness and go his way after the lost one, until he find it? ⁵ And, finding it, he layeth it upon his shoulders, rejoicing;

²⁰ Now, while yet he was holding afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, running, fell upon his neck, and tenderly kissed him. ²¹ And the son said unto him––Father! I have sinned against heaven, and before thee: No longer, am I worthy to be called a son of thine,––[make me as one of thy hired servants.] ²² But the father said unto his servants––Quick! bring forth a robe––the best! and put on him, and get out a ring for his hand, and sandals for his feet. ²³ And be bringing the fatted calf, sacrifice! and let us eat and make merry: ²⁴ Because, this my son, was, dead, and hath come to life again, was lost, and is found. And they began to be making merry.

¹⁰ For the Son of Man came, to seek and to save what was lost.

³ And, if I go, and prepare a place for you, again, am I coming, and will take you home unto––myself, that, where, I, am, ye also, may be.

²⁴ Father! As touching that which thou hast given me, I desire––That, where, I, am, they also, may be, with me, that they may behold my own glory which thou hast given me,––because thou lovedst me, before the foundation of the world.

²⁰ Law, however, gained admission, in order that the fault might abound, but, where the sin abounded, the favour greatly superabounded: ²¹ In order that––just as sin reigned in death, so, also, favour, might reign through righteousness unto life age–abiding, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁸ We have good courage, however, and are well pleased––rather to be away from home, out of the body, and to come home, unto the Lord.

³ And I know such a man as this, whether in the body or apart from the body, [I know not], ––God, knoweth, ⁴ How that he was caught away into paradise, and heard unspeakable things, which it is not allowable for a man to utter:

²³ I am held in constraint, however, by reason of the two,––having, the coveting, to be released, and to be with, Christ, for it were far better!

¹⁵ Faithful, the saying! and, of all acceptance, worthy,––that, Christ Jesus, came into the world, sinners, to save: of whom, the chief, am, I; –– ¹⁶ Nevertheless, on this account, was mercy shewn me,––that, in me, the chief, Christ Jesus might shew forth his entire longsuffering, for an ensample of them about to believe on him unto life age–abiding.

²⁵ Whence he is able, even to be saving unto the very end, them who approach, through him, unto God; Since he evermore liveth to be interceding in their behalf.

⁷ He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies. Unto him that overcometh––I will give, unto him, to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

²¹ Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be darkness, over the land of Egypt,––and that one may feel the darkness. ²² So Moses stretched forth his hand, over the heavens,––and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt, for three days; ²³ they saw not one another, neither rose any man from his couch, for three days,––but, all the sons of Israel, had light in their dwellings.

²⁸ He sent darkness, and made it dark, But they rebelled against his words;

³¹ The sun, shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,––before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh.

¹⁸ Alas for them who are longing for the day of Yahweh,––What good to you, is the day of Yahweh? it, being darkness and not light:

⁹ Yea it shall come to pass, in that day, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, that I will cause the sun to go in at high noon,––and will darken the earth on a day of brightness.!

⁸ Against the rivers, is Yahweh wroth? Against the rivers, is thine anger? Against the sea, is thine indignation? For thou wilt ride on Thy horses, Thy chariots, [shall be] salvation! ⁹ To nakedness, is bared thy bow, oaths of chastisement––song! Selah. With rivers, thou dost cleave open the land. ¹⁰ The mountains, have seen thee––they tremble, a downpour of waters, hath passed along,––the roaring deep, hath given forth, his voice, on high––his hand, hath he uplifted. ¹¹ Sun, moon, have stood still, on high,––like light, thine arrows, speed along, like brightness, is the flash of thy spear.

⁴⁵ Now, from the sixth hour, darkness, came upon all the land––until the ninth hour.

⁵² and, the tombs, were opened and, many bodies of the holy ones who had fallen asleep, arose,––

³³ And, when it was the sixth hour, darkness, came on all the land––until the ninth hour; ³⁴ and, at the ninth hour, Jesus, uttered a cry, with a loud voice––Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthanei? which is, being translated––My God! [My God!] to what end, didst thou forsake me?

³⁹ Now the centurion, who was standing near, out over against him, seeing, that, thus, he ceased to breathe, said––Truly, this man, was God’s son!

¹⁴ Now it was the preparation of the passover,––it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews––See! your King!

²⁰ The sun, shall be turned into darkness and, the moon, into blood,––before the coming of the day of the Lord, the great and manifest [day];

³¹ And thou shalt make a veil, of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine–twined linen,––of the work of a skilful weaver, shall it be made, with cherubim; ³² and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia, overlaid with gold, with their hooks of gold,––upon four sockets of silver. ³³ And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps,––and shalt bring in thither, within the veil, the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a division for you, between the holy [place] and the most holy.

¹² and shall take the censer–full of burning coals of fire from off the altar, from before Yahweh, and his hands full of fragrant incense, beaten small,––and bring within the veil; ¹³ and shall put the incense upon the fire, before Yahweh,––and the cloud of incense shall cover the propitiatory which is over the testimony, and he shall not die. ¹⁴ Then shall he take of the blood of the bullock, and shall sprinkle with his finger upon the face of the propitiatory, eastwards,––and before the propitiatory, shall he sprinkle seven times, of the blood, with his finger.
¹⁵ Then shall he slay the sin–bearing goat which is for the people, and bring in its blood, within the veil,––and do with its blood, as he did to the blood of the bullock, and shall sprinkle it, upon the propitiatory, and before the propitiatory: ¹⁶ so shall he put a propitiatory–covering over the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the sons of Israel, and because of their transgressions, to the extent of all their sins,––and, so, shall he do for the tent of meeting, which abideth with them, in the midst of their uncleanness.

¹⁴ And he made a vail, of blue and purple, and crimson and byssus cloth,––and raised thereon cherubim.

⁵¹ And lo! the veil of the Temple, was rent, from top to bottom, into two; and, the earth, was shaken, and, the rocks, were rent;

³⁸ And, the veil of the Temple, was rent into two, from top to bottom.

¹⁴ He, in fact, is our peace––who made both one, and, the enclosing middle–wall, took down, ¹⁵ The enmity, in his flesh––the law of commandments in decrees––bringing to nought,––that, the two, he might create in himself, into one man of new mould, making peace. ¹⁶ And might fully reconcile them both, in one body, through means of the cross,––slaying the enmity thereby; –– ¹⁷ And, coming, he announced the glad–message––of peace, unto you, the far off, and peace, unto them that were nigh; ¹⁸ Because, through him, we have our introduction––we both––in one Spirit, unto the Father.

¹⁹ Which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into the interior of the veil:

³ But, after the second veil, a tent, that which is called Most Holy: ⁴ Having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant covered around on every side with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and the rod of Aaron that sprouted, and the tables of the covenant; ⁵ But, over–above it, Cherubim of glory overshadowing the propitiatory:––concerning which things, it is not now [needful] to be speaking, particularly. ⁶ Now, these things having been thus prepared, into the first tent, indeed, continually do the priests enter, the divine services completing; ⁷ But, into the second, once for all in the year, only the high–priest, not without blood, which he offered for himself and the ignorances of the people:
⁸ The Holy Spirit making this evident––that, not yet, hath been manifested, the way through the Holy place, so long as the first tent hath a standing.

¹⁹ Having therefore, brethren, freedom of speech for the entrance through the Holy place, by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ Which entrance he hath consecrated for us, as a way recent and living, through the veil, that is, his flesh,–– ²¹ And having a great priest over the house of God, ²² Let us approach with a genuine heart, in full assurance of faith, having been sprinkled, as to our hearts, from an evil conscience, and bathed, as to our bodies, with pure water;

⁵ Into thy hand, do I commit my spirit––Thou hast ransomed me, O Yahweh, GOD most faithful.

⁴⁶ And, about the ninth hour, Jesus uttered a cry, with a loud voice, saying––Eloi! Eloi! lema sabachthanei? that is, My God! my God! to what end hast thou forsaken me? ⁴⁷ Now certain of them who were there standing, when they heard, began to say––This man, calleth, Elijah. ⁴⁸ And, straightway, one from among them, running, and taking a sponge, and filling it with vinegar and putting it on a reed, was giving him to drink; ⁴⁹ but, the rest, said––Stay! let us see whether Elijah is coming, and will save him. [But, another, taking a spear, pierced his side, and there came forth water and blood].
⁵⁰ And, Jesus, again crying out with a loud voice, dismissed the spirit. ⁵¹ And lo! the veil of the Temple, was rent, from top to bottom, into two; and, the earth, was shaken, and, the rocks, were rent; ⁵² and, the tombs, were opened and, many bodies of the holy ones who had fallen asleep, arose,–– ⁵³ and, coming forth out of the tombs after his arising, entered into, the holy city, and plainly appeared unto many. ⁵⁴ Now, the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things coming to pass, were violently affrighted, saying––Truly, God’s Son, was, he! ⁵⁵ Now there were there, many women, from afar, beholding, who indeed had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him; ⁵⁶ among whom was Mary the Magdalene, also Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

³⁴ and, at the ninth hour, Jesus, uttered a cry, with a loud voice––Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthanei? which is, being translated––My God! [My God!] to what end, didst thou forsake me? ³⁵ And, some of the by–standers, having heard, were saying––See! Elijah, he calleth! ³⁶ And one, running, filled a sponge with vinegar, and, putting it about a reed, was giving him to drink, saying––Stay! let us see whether Elijah is coming, to take him down! ³⁷ But, Jesus, sending out a loud voice, ceased to breathe. ³⁸ And, the veil of the Temple, was rent into two, from top to bottom. ³⁹ Now the centurion, who was standing near, out over against him, seeing, that, thus, he ceased to breathe, said––Truly, this man, was God’s son! ⁴⁰ And there were, women also, from afar, looking on,––among whom were both Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Little and Joses, and Salome; ⁴¹ who, when he was in Galilee, used to follow him, and minister unto him,––and many other women, who had come up with him unto Jerusalem.

³⁰ When, therefore, he had received the vinegar, Jesus said––It is finished! And, bowing his head, delivered up his spirit.

⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen, as he was invoking and saying––Lord Jesus! give welcome unto my spirit.

⁸ Now the multitudes, seeing, were struck with fear, and glorified the God who had given authority, such as this, unto men.

⁴¹ And, we, indeed, justly,––for, things worthy of what we have done, are we duly receiving, but, this man, nothing amiss, hath done.

⁷ The Jews answered him––We, have, a law, and, according to the law, he ought to die, because, Son of God, himself, he made.

¹⁹ Surely, after my return, I was filled with regret, And, after I came to know myself, I smote upon the thigh,––I turned pale, and was even confounded, For I had borne the reproach of my youthful days.

³⁷ And, when they heard this, they were pricked to the heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles––What are we to do, brethren?

¹³ My Brethren––from beside me, hath he moved far away, and, mine acquaintance, are wholly estranged from me;

¹¹ My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof,––and, my near ones, far away, do stand:

¹⁸ Thou hast far removed from me, lover and friend, Mine acquaintances, are in darkness.

⁴ Look to the right hand and see, that there is none that, for me, hath regard,––Escape is lost to me, There is no one to care for my life.

⁶¹ Now there were there, Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

⁴⁷ Now, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, were viewing how he had been laid.

²⁷ And there was following him a great throng of the people, and of women, who were smiting themselves and lamenting him.

²¹ The High–priests of the Jews, therefore, were saying unto Pilate––Do not be writing, The King of the Jews; but that, he, said: King of the Jews, I am. ²² Pilate answered––What I have written, I have written! ²³ The soldiers, therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, unto each soldier, a part; also the tunic. Howbeit, the tunic was without seam, from above, woven throughout. ²⁴ They said, therefore, one to another––Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose, it shall be; ––that, the Scripture, might be fulfilled––They parted my garments amongst them, and, for my vestment, they cast lots:––yes verily, the soldiers, these things did. ²⁵ And there were standing by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary the Magdalene. ²⁶ Jesus, therefore, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved, saith unto his mother––O woman, see! thy son! ²⁷ Afterwards, he saith unto the disciple––See! thy mother! And, from that hour, the disciple took her unto his own home.

⁵⁷ And, when, evening, arrived, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, whose name was Joseph, who also, himself, had been discipled unto Jesus. ⁵⁸ The same, going unto Pilate, claimed the body of Jesus. Then, Pilate commanded it to be given up. ⁵⁹ And Joseph, taking the body, wrapped it up in a clean Indian–cloth, ⁶⁰ and laid it in his new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock, and, rolling near a large stone unto the door of the tomb, departed. ⁶¹ Now there were there, Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

⁴² And evening, already, having begun, since it was a preparation, that is, the eve of a Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, a noble counselor, who, also himself, was awaiting the kingdom of God, came; and, venturing, went in unto Pilate, and claimed the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ But, Pilate, wondered whether, already, he was dead; and, calling near the centurion, questioned him––whether he had, already, died. ⁴⁵ And, getting to know from the centurion, he presented the corpse unto Joseph. ⁴⁶ And, buying a fine Indian cloth, he took him down, and wrapped him about with the cloth, and laid him in a tomb, which had been hewn out of a rock,––and rolled near a stone upon the door of the tomb. ⁴⁷ Now, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, were viewing how he had been laid.

²⁵ And lo! there was, a man, in Jerusalem, whose name, was Symeon; and, this man, was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him;

³⁸ But, after these things, Joseph from Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but having kept it secret for fear of the Jews, requested Pilate, that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave permission. He came, therefore, and took away his body. ³⁹ There came, moreover, Nicodemus also,––he that came unto him by night at the first,––bearing a roll of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds’ weight. ⁴⁰ So they received the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen–bandages with the spices,––just as it is, a custom, with the Jews to prepare for burial. ⁴¹ Now there was, in the place where he was crucified, a garden; and, in the garden, an unused tomb, wherein, as yet, no one had been laid. ⁴² So, there, by reason of the preparation of the Jews, because, near, was the tomb, laid they Jesus.

² Devout, and fearing God with all his house, doing many alms unto the people, and supplicating God continually,

²² And they said––Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well–attested by the whole nation of the Jews, hath been divinely instructed by a holy messenger to send for thee unto his house, and to hear words from thee.

²⁴ Because he was a good man, and full of Holy Spirit and faith; and a considerable multitude were added unto the Lord.

²¹ And Reuben heard it, and rescued him out of their hand,––and said––Let us not smite him, so as to take his life! ²² And Reuben said unto them––Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the wilderness, but put not forth, a hand, against him! that he might rescue him out of their hand, to restore him unto his father.

²¹ And they said, each man unto his brother––Verily guilty, we are, respecting our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he appealed unto us for favour, and we hearkened not,––therefore, hath come in unto us this distress. ²² And Reuben responded to them, saying––Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child! And ye hearkened not? His very blood, therefore, lo! it is required.

¹⁸ For thy salvation, have I waited, O Yahweh!

¹ And there was a certain man, of Ramathaim–zuphi, of the hill country of Ephraim,––whose name, was Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite;

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.

¹² Ye shall not say––A confederacy! of everything of which this people, may say, A confederacy! And, their fear, shall ye not fear or regard as awful:

⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, a noble counselor, who, also himself, was awaiting the kingdom of God, came; and, venturing, went in unto Pilate, and claimed the body of Jesus.

³⁸ and, in that very hour, coming near, she began to give thanks unto God, and to speak concerning him unto all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

⁴² And he went on to say––Jesus! remember me, whensoever thou shalt come into thy kingdom.

⁹ And, appointed with lawless men, was his grave, And, with the wicked, his tomb,––Though, no violence, had he done, Nor was guile in his mouth.

⁵⁹ And Joseph, taking the body, wrapped it up in a clean Indian–cloth, ⁶⁰ and laid it in his new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock, and, rolling near a large stone unto the door of the tomb, departed.

⁴⁶ And, buying a fine Indian cloth, he took him down, and wrapped him about with the cloth, and laid him in a tomb, which had been hewn out of a rock,––and rolled near a stone upon the door of the tomb.

⁶² And, on the morrow, which is after the preparation, the High–priests and the Pharisee were gathered together unto Pilate,

⁴² And evening, already, having begun, since it was a preparation, that is, the eve of a Sabbath,

³¹ The Jews, therefore, since it was, a preparation, that the bodies might not remain upon the cross during the Sabbath,––for that Sabbath day was, great, requested Pilate that their legs might be broken, and they be taken away.

⁴² So, there, by reason of the preparation of the Jews, because, near, was the tomb, laid they Jesus.

⁴⁹ But all they who were acquainted with him, were standing afar off, women also who had followed with him from Galilee,––beholding these things.

⁸ Remember the sabbath day, to hallow it: ⁹ Six days, shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; ¹⁰ but, the seventh day, is a sabbath, unto Yahweh thy God,––thou shalt do no work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, [nor] thy servant, nor thy handmaid, nor thy beast, nor thy sojourner who is within thy gates.

¹⁴ Therefore shall ye keep the sabbath, for, holy, it is unto you,––he that profaneth it, shall be, surely put to death; verily, whosoever doeth, therein, any work, that soul shall be cut off, from the midst of its people:

² Six days, shall work be done, but, on the seventh day, shall there be to you a holy sabbath–keeping, unto Yahweh,––whosoever doeth work therein, shall be put to death. ³ Ye shall not kindle a fire, in any of your dwellings,––on the sabbath day.

¹⁴ but, the seventh day, is a sabbath unto Yahweh thy God,––thou shalt do no work––thou, nor thy son nor thy daughter, nor thy servant nor thy handmaid, nor thine ox nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy sojourner who is within thy gates, that, thy servant and thy handmaid, may rest, as well as thou.

¹⁴ and they buried him in his own stately sepulchre, which he had hewn for himself in the city of David, and laid him on a couch which was full of sweet spices––yea of various kinds, made by the perfumer’s art,––and they burned for him with an exceeding great burning.

¹³ If thou turn back, From the sabbath, thy foot, From doing thine own pleasure, on my holy, day,––And shall call––The sabbath, An exquisite delight, The holy [day] of Yahweh, A day to be honoured, And so shalt honour it, rather––Than do thine own ways, Than take thine own pleasure, or, Than speak [thine own] word, ¹⁴ Then, shalt thou rest thine own exquisite delight upon Yahweh, . . . And I will cause thee to ride over the high places of the land,––And will feed thee with the inheritance of Jacob thy father, For, the mouth of Yahweh, hath spoken.

²⁴ And it shall come to pass,––If ye will, indeed hearken, unto me, Declareth Yahweh, To bring in no burden, through the gates of this city, on the sabbath, day,––But to hallow the sabbath day, by not doing thereon any manner of work, ²⁵ Then shall enter in through the gates of this city, Kings and princes, Sitting on the throne of David, Riding in chariots and on horses, They, and their princes, The men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, And this city shall remain unto times age–abiding.

¹ And, the Sabbath having passed, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that, coming, they might anoint him.

¹ but, on the first day of the week, at early dawn, unto the tomb, came they, bringing the spices which they had prepared.