Mark Cross References - Thomson

¹ The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God ² As it is written in the prophets, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee." ³ "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord; make the roads for him straight," ⁴ John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation, for a remission of sins. ⁵ And all the country of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶ Now John's clothing was of camel's hair and he had a leathern girdle about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And he proclaimed saying, There is one coming after me, who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. ⁸ I indeed have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in a holy spirit. ⁹ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized in the Jordan, by John, ¹⁰ who immediately upon his coming up from the water, saw the heavens parted asunder, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. ¹¹ And there came a voice from the heavens, "Thou art my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased." ¹² Presently after this the Spirit sendeth him forth into the wilderness, ¹³ and he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him. ¹⁴ And after John's imprisonment, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the glad tidings of the reign of God, ¹⁵ and saying, The time is accomplished, and the reign of God is at hand. Reform and confide in this good news. ¹⁶ And as he was walking along the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag net, into the sea; for they were fishermen; ¹⁷ and Jesus said to them, Come with me and I will make you fishers of men. ¹⁸ Thereupon they straightway left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ And going thence a little further, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in the vessel, mending the nets. ²⁰ And soon as he called them, they left their father Zebedee in the vessel, with the hired servants, and went after him. ²¹ And they come to Capernaum; and thenceforward on the sabbath days, he went to the synagogue and taught; ²² and they were astonished at his manner of teaching; for he taught as one having authority and not as the Scribes. ²³ Now there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried aloud, ²⁴ saying, Forbear! what hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art; the Holy One of God. ²⁵ Thereupon Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and go out of him. ²⁶ And the unclean spirit, having convulsed the man, and screamed with a loud voice, went out of him. ²⁷ At which all were so amazed, that they asked one another, saying, What is this? What new teaching is this? For with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. ²⁸ And thenceforth his fame spread through all the region of Galilee. ²⁹ Immediately on their going out of the synagogue they went to the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ And as Simon's mother in law was confined to her bed with a fever, they forthwith spake to him about her; ³¹ whereupon he went to her, and taking hold of her hand, raised her up, and instantly the fever left her, and she waited on them. ³² And in the evening, when the sun was set, they brought to him all their sick, and those who were possessed by demons. ³³ And the whole city was assembled at the door. ³⁴ And he healed many who were sick of various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he permitted not the demons to say they knew him. ³⁵ And in the morning, when the night was far advanced, he arose and went out, and retired to a solitary place, and there prayed; ³⁶ and Simon, and they who were with him, went in quest of him, ³⁷ and having found him they say to him, They are all seeking thee. ³⁸ Whereupon he saith to them, Let us go to the neighbouring villages, that I may there also make proclamation, for I am come forth for that purpose. ³⁹ Accordingly he proceeded, proclaiming the news in their synagogues, through all Galilee, and casting out demons. ⁴⁰ And there cometh to him a leper, who on his knees intreated him, saying, If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. ⁴¹ And Jesus had compassion, and stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou cleansed. ⁴² And while he was speaking, the leprosy instantly left the man, and he was cleansed. ⁴³ Then having restrained him, he sent him away immediately, ⁴⁴ saying to him, See thou say nothing to any one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification what Moses hath commanded, for a testimony to them. ⁴⁵ But when he went out he began to proclaim freely and publish the matter abroad, so that Jesus could no more go openly into a city, but continued without in solitary places, where people resorted to him from all quarters.

³ And God said, "Let there be Light;" and there was light.

¹⁴ Can any thing be impossible with God? About this time twelve month I will return to thee, and Sarah shall have a son.

¹² Is not this what we told thee in Egypt saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it was better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this wilderness.

¹⁸ and Moses went into the midst of the cloud and ascended the mount and remained there forty days and forty nights.

²⁸ And Moses was there before the Lord forty days and forty nights. He did not eat bread nor drink water. And he wrote on the tables the words of the covenant; the ten commandments.

²² These of them in particular you may eat, the brouchus-locust and its species, and the altake-locust and all its species, and the serpent-fighter and all its species, and the grasshopper and all its species.

¹ Again the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ² If any man hath, on the outer coat of the skin, a remarkable swelling, very white, and there be a touch of the leprosy on the outer coat of his skin, he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons, the priests: ³ and the priest shall look at the touch on the outer coat of his skin; and if the hair in the touch be turned white, and the appearance of the touch be deeper than the outer skin, it is a touch of the leprosy. And when the priest shall see this, he shall pronounce him unclean. ⁴ But though the whiteness be exceedingly bright on the outer coat of the skin, if the appearance of it be not deeper than the outer coat, and the hair thereof be not turned white, but is of a duskish colour; the priest shall set apart the patient seven day. ⁵ And on the seventh day the priest shall view the touch; and if the touch still remaineth before him, but hath not spread on the outer skin, the priest shall set him apart seven days more. ⁶ And on the seventh day the priest shall look on him again, and if the touch be languid, and hath not spread on the outer skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; for it is but a mark. And having washed his clothes, he shall be clean. ⁷ But if the mark on the outer skin shall change, and spread, after the priest viewed him for the purpose of pronouncing him clean, he shall again appear before the priest, ⁸ and the priest shall view him; and if the mark hath spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprosy. ⁹ And when any man hath a touch of the leprosy, he shall come to the priest; ¹⁰ and the priest shall view it: and if there be a white swelling on the outer skin, and it hath changed the hair, and there be some raw flesh in the swelling, ¹¹ it is an inveterate leprosy in the outer skin of the flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and set him apart, for he is unclean. ¹² But if the leprosy hath formed an efflorescence on the outer skin, and covered the whole skin of the patient from head to foot, wherever the priest looketh: ¹³ and the priest shall look and see that the leprosy hath covered the whole skin of the flesh, the priest shall pronounce him clean. Because it hath turned all white it is clean. ¹⁴ But whenever raw flesh appeareth on him he shall become unclean.

¹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² This is the law of the leper. Whenever he is cleansed he shall be brought before the priest. ³ The priest shall go out of the camp; and if upon looking, the priest see that the touch of the leprosy is healed in the leper, ⁴ the priest shall give orders, and they shall take from him who is cleansed, two clean live birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet yarn, and hyssop; ⁵ and the priest shall give orders, and they shall kill one live bird, over spring water, in an earthen vessel. ⁶ Then he shall take the living bird, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet yarn, and the hyssop, and dip them, and the living bird, in the blood of the bird which was killed over the spring water, ⁷ and sprinkle some of it seven times on him who is cleansed from the leprosy, and he shall be clean. Then he shall let the live bird go into the field. ⁸ And he who is cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself with water; and he shall be clean; and after this he may come into the camp; but he must tarry abroad, out of his own house, seven days. ⁹ And on the seventh day he shall shave off all the hair on his head, and beard, and his eye brows; and having shaved off all his hair, he shall wash his clothes, and wash his body with water, and he shall be clean. ¹⁰ And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs, of the first year, without blemish, and three tenths of fine flour, tempered with oil, for a sacrifice, and one cotulus of oil; ¹¹ and the priest who pronounceth him clean shall set the man who is cleansed, and these things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony; ¹² and the priest shall take one of the male lambs, and offer it for a trespass offering, with the cotulus of oil, and set them apart as a dedication before the Lord; ¹³ [Now they shall kill the lamb in the place where they kill the whole burnt offerings and the sin offerings; in a holy place] for as is the sin offering, so is the trespass offering, for the priest. They are most holy. ¹⁴ And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him who is cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot. ¹⁵ Then taking some of the cotulus of oil, the priest shall pour it into his own left hand, ¹⁶ and he shall dip his right finger into the oil which is in his left hand, and sprinkle it with his finger before the Lord seven times. ¹⁷ And the rest of the oil which is in his left hand the priest shall put on the tip of the right ear of him who is cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot on the place of the blood of the trespass offering. ¹⁸ And the oil still left in his hand the priest shall put on the head of him who is cleansed. So shall the priest make atonement for him before the Lord. ¹⁹ Then the priest shall prepare the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is cleansed, with his sin offering, and after that the priest shall kill the whole burnt offering. ²⁰ And the priest shall offer up the whole burnt offering, and the sacrifice of flour, on the altar. So shall the priest make atonement for him, and he shall be cleansed. ²¹ But if he be poor, and not of ability to furnish this, he shall take one lamb for the trespass which he hath committed, that it may be set apart as a dedication, so that atonement may be made for him, and a tenth of fine flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice, and a cotulus of oil, ²² and two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, which ever he can find most readily, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a whole burnt offering. ²³ Arid on the eighth day he shall bring these to the priest, that he may cleanse him, to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the Lord. ²⁴ And the priest having taken the lamb of the trespass offering, and the cotulus of oil, shall set them apart as a dedication before the Lord. ²⁵ And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot; ²⁶ then pouring some of the oil into his own left hand, ²⁷ the priest shall sprinkle, with his right finger, some of the oil in his left hand, seven times before the Lord. ²⁸ And the priest shall put some of the oil in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering; ²⁹ and shall put the oil remaining in his hand, on the head of him who is cleansed; so having made atonement for him before the Lord, ³⁰ the priest shall offer one of the turtle doves, or one of the young pigeons, ³¹ as his hand hath found, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a whole burnt offering, with the sacrifice of flour. So shall the priest make atonement for him who is cleansed. ³² This is the law for him on whom there is a touch of the leprosy, and who is not of ability to furnish the other offerings for his purification.

⁴⁰ and confess their sins and the sins of their fathers, that they have transgressed, and neglected me, and that they have walked perversely before me, ⁴¹ and I have walked with them in vengeful ire. When I am destroying them in the land of their enemies, then will their uncircumcised heart be ashamed, and then will they bear their sins with humble submission; ⁴² whereupon I will call to remembrance the covenant with Jacob, and the covenant with Isaak, and I will call to remembrance the covenant with Abraham, and remember the land.

¹⁰ and the cloud withdrew from the tabernacle, and behold Mariam was leprous like snow. When Aaron looked on Mariam, and behold she was leprous, ¹¹ he said to Moses, O my lord, impute not sin to us, because we have acted ignorantly; because we have sinned, ¹² Let her not be as dead, as an abortive, for it devoureth the half of her flesh. ¹³ Whereupon Moses cryed to the Lord, saying, God, I beseech thee, heal her. ¹⁴ And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had spit in her face, would she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be set apart seven days, without the camp, and after that let her come in. ¹⁵ So Mariam was set apart without the camp, seven days, and the people did not remove till Mariam was cleansed.

¹¹ And after the forty days, and the forty nights, when the Lord gave me the two tables of stone; the tables of the covenant,

¹⁸ Then I made supplication before the Lord, a second time, as I had done before, forty days and forty nights; [I neither ate bread nor drank water]; for your sins which you had committed by doing evil in the sight of the Lord God, to provoke him to wrath.

²⁵ When I was making supplication before the Lord, forty days, and forty nights, as I had done before [for the Lord spoke of destroying you utterly,]

⁸ Take heed to thyself, that in the touch of the leprosy thou be very careful to act according to all the law which the priests, the Levites, may point out to you. Be careful to do in the manner I commanded you. ⁹ Remember what the Lord thy God did to Mariam, on the way, as you were coming out of the land of Egypt.

⁹ With regard to him who saith to his father and to his mother I have not beheld thee, And hath not acknowledged his brethren, And hath renounced his own children, He it is who hath observed thine Oracles And diligently kept thy covenant.

¹⁹ Whereupon Joshua said to Achar, Give glory this day to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession, and tell me what thou hast done, and conceal it not from me.

²⁹ Let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house! And may there never be wanting of the house of Joab, a person afflicted with a gonorrhea, or a leprosy, or one leaning on a staff, or falling by the sword, or lacking bread!

⁵ Then he lay down and fell fast asleep there under a bush. And behold one touched him and said to him, Rise and eat. ⁶ And Elias looked up and behold at his head a cake of barley bread, and a pitcher of water! So he arose and ate and drank, and again laid himself down to sleep. ⁷ And the angel of the Lord returned the second time and touched him and said to him, Rise and eat, for the journey may be too great for thee. ⁸ So he arose and ate and drank, and in the strength of that meal travelled forty days and forty nights till he came to mount Choreb,

²⁰ Whereupon Elisha left the cattle and ran after Elias and said, Let me salute my father and I will follow thee. And Elias said, Return; for I have done with thee.

⁸ And they said to him, He was a hairy man, girt about the loins with a leathern girdle. Upon which he said, This is Elias the Thesbite.

⁵ Upon this the king of Syria said to Naiman, Come, go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. So he set out and took with him ten talents of silver and six thousand pieces of gold and ten suits of apparel ⁶ and carried the letter to the king of Israel, the purport of which was, Now when this letter shall come to thee, behold I have sent to thee my servant Naiman that thou mayst cure him of his leprosy. ⁷ And when the king of Israel had read the letter he rent his clothes and said, Am I God to kill or give life, that he sendeth to me to cure a man of his leprosy? For only consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a pretence for quarreling with me. ⁸ But when Elisha heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes he sent to him saying, Why hast thou rent thy clothes? Let Naiman come to me and know that there is a prophet in Israel. ⁹ So Naiman went with his horses and chariot and stopped at the doors of Elisha's house. ¹⁰ And Elisha sent a messenger to him saying, Go and wash thyself seven times in the Jordan, and thy flesh shall return to thee and thou shalt be cleansed. ¹¹ Thereupon Naiman was inflamed with indignation and went away saying, Behold I thought he would at least come out and stand and call on the name of his God, or lay his hand on the place, and cure the leprous part. ¹² Are not Abana and Pharphar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Why may I not go and wash in them, and be cleansed? So he turned and went away in a rage. ¹³ But his servants drew near and said to him, Had the prophet enjoined thee some great thing, wouldst thou not do it? And wilt thou not, because he said, Wash and be clean? ¹⁴ Then Naiman went down, and when he had dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the prophet, his flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed. ¹⁵ Upon this he and all his retinue, returned to Elisha, and came and stood before him and said, Behold I now know that there is not a God in all the earth but only in Israel. Now therefore accept this acknowledgment, from thy servant. ¹⁶ But Elisha said, As the Lord liveth in whose presence I stand, I will not receive it. And when he urged him to take it and he refused, ¹⁷ Naiman said, But if not; pray let there be given to thy servant a couple of mules burden of earth; for thy servant will no more offer a whole burnt offering or a sacrifice to other gods, but only to the Lord. ¹⁸ But in this thing may the Lord be gracious to thy servant. When my master goeth into the house of Remman to worship there, should he lean on my hand, and I bow down in the house of Remman, when he boweth down there, may the Lord, I pray, be gracious to thy servant in this respect. ¹⁹ And Elisha said to Naiman, Go in peace. ²⁰ Now when he had gone a little way from him, Giezi the servant of Elisha said, Behold my master hath spared Naiman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hand what he brought. As the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and receive something from him. ²¹ So Giezi went after Naiman with all speed. And when Naiman saw him running after 22 him, he turned about from his chariot to meet him. And he said, Peace! ²² My master hath sent me saying, Behold there are just come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Give, I pray thee for them a talent of silver and two suits of apparel. ²³ To which he replied, Take two talents of silver. So he took two talents of silver, in two bags, and two suits of raiment and laid them on two of his servants and they carried them before him. ²⁴ And when he came to a dark place, he took them from the hands of his servants, and laid them up in the house. And when he had dismissed the men, ²⁵ he went in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence comest thou, Giezi? To which he replied, Thy servant hath not gone any where. ²⁶ And Elisha said to him, My heart indeed did not go with thee, when the man turned about from his chariot to meet thee. Now thou hast received silver; and thou hast now received the apparel and olive yards and vine yards, and flocks and herds and men servants, and maid servants; ²⁷ but the leprosy of Naiman shall cleave to thee, and thy seed forever. So he went out from his presence, leprous like snow.

³ Now there were four lepers before the gate of the city, and one said to another, Why sit we here till we die?

⁵ Though the Lord struck the king with a leprosy and he was leprous to the day of his death, yet he reigned in the house, Apphusoth; and Joatham the king's son was over the household and judged the people of the land.

¹³ For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold and placed it in the midst of the court of the sanctuary. The length of it was five cubits and its breadth five cubits, and its height three cubits. So he took his station on that, and kneeling down on his knees before all two congregation of Israel, be stretched forth his hands to heaven

⁷ I proclaim the decree of the Lord; to me the Lord said, "Thou art my Son, this day I have begotten thee,

³ In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: in the morning I will wait on thee and look up.

¹⁰ that thou wilt not leave my soul in the mansion of the dead nor suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin and did not conceal mine iniquity. I said, Against myself I will confess mine iniquity to the Lord, thereupon thou didst forgive the wickedness of my heart.

⁹ for he spake and they were brought into being: he commanded and they were created.

⁷ Then I said, Behold I come; [in the volume of a book it is written respecting me]

¹⁶ But to the sinner God said, "Why dost thou mention my judgments, or take my covenant in thy mouth?

¹¹ I called to remembrance the works of the Lord. Seeing I can remember thy wonders of old:

¹⁸ For thou art the help of our Lord even of the Holy One of Israel, our king. ¹⁹ At that time thou didst speak in vision to thy children and say, "I have laid help on one who is Mighty: I have exalted a chosen one of my people;

¹ By David. Bless the Lord, my soul; and all within me, his holy name. ² Bless the Lord, my soul; and forget not all the praises of him; ³ who pardoneth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

⁴ They traduced me for my love; but I prayed,

¹² What shall I render to the Lord; for all that he hath done for me?

²³ Behold I will pour forth to you the dictate of my spirit: and teach you this word of mine;

¹³ He who covereth his wickedness shall not prosper; but he who confesseth and forsaketh will be beloved.

¹⁵ till a spirit come on you from on high. Then will a desert become a Channel and Channel will be accounted a forest;

³ A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight the roads for our God. ⁴ Let every valley be filled up, and every mountain and hill be levelled: and let all the crooked be made a straight road, and the rough way, smooth plains: ⁵ and the glory of the Lord will appear: And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. For the Lord hath spoken."

¹ [J] JACOB is my servant, I will uphold him, Israel is my chosen one, my soul hath embraced him; I have put my spirit upon him; he will publish judgment to the nations. [[J] Jehovah, [p] the prophet]

³ for I will give water in their thirst to them who are travelling in a desert. I will put my spirit on thy seed, and my blessings on thy children;

¹ [M] THE SPIRIT of the Lord is upon me, for the business for which he anointed me. He hath sent me to publish glad tidings to the poor, to heal them who are brokenhearted; to proclaim a deliverance to captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind: ² to proclaim an acceptable year of the Lord and a day of retribution. To comfort all who are mourning; ³ that to the mourners in Sion may be given, glory instead of ashes, oil of joy to the mourners, robes of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called generations of righteousness, a plant of the Lord for glory.

¹ If thou wilt open the heaven, at thy presence terror will seize the mountains, and they will melt

²⁹ Is not this the case with my words? saith the Lord. Behold are not my words like fire? saith the Lord; and like a sledge which breaketh a rock?

²⁵ then I will sprinkle upon you pure water, and you shall be cleansed from all your impurities and from all your idols; and when I have cleansed you, ²⁶ I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you: I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and give you a heart of flesh: ²⁷ And I will put my spirit in you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and to keep my judgments and practise them.

¹⁰ And fishermen shall there take a stand, from Engadin to Enagallim. There shall be a place for drying nets. The nets shall be of a peculiar kind; and the fishes thereof shall be like the fishes of the great sea; a very great multitude.

⁴⁴ And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and this kingdom of his shall not be left to another people. It shall break in pieces, and blow away all those kingdoms and shall itself stand forever.

²⁴ Seventy weeks are set apart for thy people and for the holy city; for finishing sin offerings, and for sealing up sin offerings; and blotting out iniquities, and making atonement for iniquities; and for bringing in an everlasting righteousness; and for sealing vision and prophet; and for anointing the Holy of Holies. ²⁵ Therefore thou art to know and understand, that from the going forth of a word for returning an answer and for building Jerusalem until an Anointed ruler are seven weeks, and sixty two weeks. They shall indeed return and a street shall be built and a wall, and these times shall be emptied out,

²⁸ And it shall come to pass after these things that I will pour out a portion of my spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; and your old men shall dream dreams; and your young men shall see visions.

⁴ And they will stand and look and the Lord will feed his flock with majesty; and in the glory of the name of the Lord their God they shall subsist; because they shall now be magnified to the ends of the earth;

¹¹ And on that day it shall be broken; and the Chananites, the sheep that are kept for me, shall know for what cause there is a word of the Lord.

⁴ And in that day the prophets shall be exposed to shame; every one for his vision, when he prophesieth: and they shall be clothed with a hairy skin because they lied.

¹ Behold I am about to send my messenger and he will examine the way before me. And the Lord whom ye seek; even the angel of the covenant whom you desire will come suddenly to his temple. Behold he is coming, saith the Lord Almighty.

⁵ And they told him. At Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it is written by the prophet,

²³ and went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; so that what was spoken by the prophets was fulfilled: that he should be called a Nazarene.

¹ In those days cometh John the baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, and saying,

¹ In those days cometh John the baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, ² "Reform; for the reign of the heavens is at hand."

² "Reform; for the reign of the heavens is at hand."

² "Reform; for the reign of the heavens is at hand." ³ For this is the person spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord: make the roads for him straight."

³ For this is the person spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord: make the roads for him straight." ⁴ Now John had his raiment made of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his waist: and his food was locusts and wild honey:

⁴ Now John had his raiment made of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his waist: and his food was locusts and wild honey: ⁵ then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the country along the Jordan,

⁵ then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the country along the Jordan, ⁶ and by him they were baptized in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ and by him they were baptized in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ and by him they were baptized in the Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them," Brood of vipers! who hath prompted you to flee from the impending wrath. ⁸ Produce therefore fruits worthy of this reformation, ⁹ and presume not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father! For I say to you, God is able out of these stones to raise up children for Abraham. ¹⁰ Now the axe is at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore which doth not produce good fruit is to be cut down and cast into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you in water for a reformation; but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in a holy spirit and fire.

¹¹ I indeed baptize you in water for a reformation; but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in a holy spirit and fire.

¹³ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee, along the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him: ¹⁴ but John earnestly opposed him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by thee. And thou comest to me!"

¹⁴ but John earnestly opposed him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by thee. And thou comest to me!" ¹⁵ And Jesus in reply said to him, "Permit this at present: for thus it becometh us to confirm all righteousness." Then John permitteth him; ¹⁶ and Jesus being baptized was just coming up from the water, when lo! the heavens were opened for him, and John saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Jesus;

¹⁶ and Jesus being baptized was just coming up from the water, when lo! the heavens were opened for him, and John saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Jesus; ¹⁷ and lo! a voice from heaven said,"This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased."

¹⁷ and lo! a voice from heaven said,"This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased."

¹ Then Jesus was led up by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ² And having fasted forty days and forty nights, he was at last hungry. ³ Whereupon the tempter coming to him, said, If thou art Son of God, command these stones to become loaves.

³ Whereupon the tempter coming to him, said, If thou art Son of God, command these stones to become loaves. ⁴ In reply to which, Jesus said, It is written, "Man can live not by bread only, but by anything which God is pleased to appoint." ⁵ Then the devil taketh him along to the holy city and placeth him on the battlement of the temple, ⁶ and saith to him, If thou art Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels a charge concerning thee, and with their hands they will bear thee up shouldst thou perchance strike thy foot against a stone." ⁷ Jesus said to him, It is also written, "Thou shall not try the Lord thy God." ⁸ Again the devil taketh him along with him to a very high mountain and pointeth out to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, ⁹ and saith to him, All these I will give thee if thou wilt prostrate thyself and worship me. ¹⁰ Whereupon Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan: for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and serve him alone. ¹¹ Then the devil leaveth him, and lo! angels came and ministered to him. ¹² Now when Jesus heard that John was committed to prison he withdrew into Galilee; ¹³ and having left Nazareth he went and dwelt at Capernaum, a sea port at the confines of Zebulon and Nephthaleim;

¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to make proclamation and say, "Reform; for the reign of the heavens is at hand." ¹⁸ Now as Jesus was walking along the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag net into the sea; for they were fishermen; ¹⁹ and he said to them, Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.

¹⁹ and he said to them, Follow me and I will make you fishers of men. ²⁰ Thereupon they immediately left their nets and followed him.

²⁰ Thereupon they immediately left their nets and followed him. ²¹ And passing on he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the vessel with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.

²¹ And passing on he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the vessel with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. ²² Whereupon they immediately left the vessel and their father, and followed him. ²³ Then Jesus went through all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign and curing every disease, and every malady among the people. ²⁴ And the fame of him spread through all Syria; and they brought to him all their sick, seized and tormented with various distempers"demoniacs, and lunatics and paralytics, and he cured them. ²⁵ And great multitudes followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea, and from the banks of the Jordan.

²⁸ When Jesus finished this discourse, the crouds were astonished at his manner of teaching; ²⁹ for in teaching them he was like one having authority, and not like the scribes.

² And lo! a leper came and prostrated himself before him, and said, Sir, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. ³ Whereupon Jesus stretched forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will: Be thou cleansed. And immediately he was cured of his leprosy. ⁴ Then Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one; but go and shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses prescribed, for a testimony to them.

⁴ Then Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one; but go and shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses prescribed, for a testimony to them.

¹⁴ Jesus also having gone to Peter's house, saw his wife's mother confined to her bed and sick of a fever, ¹⁵ and he touched her hand; thereupon the fever left her and she arose and entertained them. ¹⁶ And in the evening there were brought to him many demoniacs. And he expelled the spirits with a word, and cured all that were sick

²¹ Another of his disciples said to him, Master, permit me to go first and bury my father. ²² And to him Jesus said, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.

²⁹ And instantly they screamed, saying, What hast thou to do with us, Jesus son of God! Art thou come hither before the time to torment us.

³⁰ Whereupon their eyes were opened. Then Jesus restrained them, saying, See that none know this. ³¹ But when they went out, they spread his fame through all that country.

³³ and the demon being expelled, the dumb man spake, and the crowds expressed their amazement, saying, Nothing like this was ever seen in Israel.

³⁵ Then Jesus took a circuit through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease and every malady among the people. ³⁶ And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them because they were fainty and forlorn, like sheep without a shepherd.

² Now the names of the twelve disciples were these. First, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,

⁷ and as you go proclaim, saying, The reign of the heavens is at hand.

³⁷ He who loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me. And he who loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.

² Now John, having heard in prison of the works of the Christ, sent two of his disciples

⁵ Blind men see, and lame walk. Lepers are cleansed and deaf hear. Dead are raised and poor have glad tidings proclaimed to them.

¹⁰ for this is he of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

²² Then there was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that he who was blind and dumb both spake and saw. ²³ And all the people were astonished and said, Is this the son of David?

⁴³ When the unclean spirit hath gone out of the man, it walketh through dry places seeking rest, but doth not find it.

⁵⁴ and being come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they were astonished, and said. Whence hath this man this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

² said to his servants, This is John the Baptist. He is raised from the dead, and therefore miracles are performed by him.

²³ And when he had dismissed the multitudes he went up, by himself, to the mountain, to pray And in the course of the eve, he was there alone,

³³ And they who were in the vessel came and bowed down to him, saying, Thou art indeed Son of God.

²⁸ Thereupon Jesus in reply said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; Be it to thee as thou desirest. And from that instant her daughter was healed.

³¹ insomuch that the people beheld with amaze the dumb speaking, the cripple sound, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they glorified the God of Israel.

⁵ While he was yet speaking, behold! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! from the cloud, a voice, saying, This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him.

¹⁴ And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, who falling on his knees, said,

²⁷ Then Peter addressing him said, Behold we have left all and followed thee, what then shall we have? ²⁸ Thereupon Jesus said to him, Verily I say to you, With respect to you who have followed me, at the renovation, when the son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you also shall sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And everyone who hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields for the sake of my name, shall receive an hundred fold compensation. He shall indeed inherit an everlasting life. ³⁰ But many will be first who are last; and last, who are first.

³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots lead the way for you to the kingdom of God. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him. And though you saw this, you did not afterwards repent and believe him.

² saying, The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' chair. ³ Observe then and do whatever they enjoin you: but do not act as they do. For they say and do not practise.

¹⁶ Alas for you, blind guides, who say, to swear by the temple is not binding; but to swear by the gold of the temple is binding. ¹⁷ Foolish and blind! which is greater? The gold? Or the temple which halloweth the gold? ¹⁸ And, to swear by the altar doth not bind; but to swear by the gift thereon is binding. ¹⁹ Foolish and blind! which is greater? The gift? Or the altar which halloweth the gift? ²⁰ He therefore who sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all on it. ²¹ And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it and by him who dwelleth therein. ²² And he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth upon it. ²³ Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you pay tithe of mint, and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law; justice, mercy and fidelity. These you ought to have practised without omitting those. ²⁴ Blind guides, you are skimming off the gnat, and swallowing the camel.

²⁴ The son of man goeth indeed as it is written of him. But alas for that man by whom the son of man is delivered up. Good were it for that man if he had never been born.

³¹ Then Jesus saith to them, You will all be stumbled at me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be dispersed!

⁵³ Or dost thou think that I cannot now address ray father, who can send to my assistance, more than twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁵ Now many women were there, looking on at a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee to wait upon him.

¹⁵ So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this is the current report among the Jews even at this day.

⁵ And all the country of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

¹⁶ And as he was walking along the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag net, into the sea; for they were fishermen; ¹⁷ and Jesus said to them, Come with me and I will make you fishers of men. ¹⁸ Thereupon they straightway left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ And going thence a little further, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in the vessel, mending the nets. ²⁰ And soon as he called them, they left their father Zebedee in the vessel, with the hired servants, and went after him. ²¹ And they come to Capernaum; and thenceforward on the sabbath days, he went to the synagogue and taught;

²³ Now there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried aloud,

²⁵ Thereupon Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and go out of him.

³¹ whereupon he went to her, and taking hold of her hand, raised her up, and instantly the fever left her, and she waited on them.

³⁴ And he healed many who were sick of various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he permitted not the demons to say they knew him.

³⁹ Accordingly he proceeded, proclaiming the news in their synagogues, through all Galilee, and casting out demons.

⁴⁵ But when he went out he began to proclaim freely and publish the matter abroad, so that Jesus could no more go openly into a city, but continued without in solitary places, where people resorted to him from all quarters.

¹ After some days he again entered Capernaum, and the report spread that he was in a house,

¹ After some days he again entered Capernaum, and the report spread that he was in a house, ² and such multitudes presently flocked thither, that even the courts before the door could not contain them. And while he was speaking the word to them,

¹³ And he went out again to the sea side, and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

² and they watched him to see whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.

⁷ Again 'Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, and from Judea,

¹¹ And the unclean spirits; when they saw him, prostrated themselves before him, and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God; ¹² though he strictly charged them not to make him known.

¹² though he strictly charged them not to make him known.

¹⁶ namely, Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, ¹⁷ and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, [these he surnamed Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder] ¹⁸ and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Chananite,

³⁹ Thereupon he arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

² just as he was stepping out of the vessel, there met him a man coming out from among the tombs, with an unclean spirit,

⁷ cried with a loud voice, saying, What hast thou to do with me, Jesus, son of the most high God?" I conjure thee by God not to torment me?

²³ and intreateth him earnestly, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death, pray come and lay thy hands on her that she may be cured, and she will live.

²⁹ And instantly the source of her disorder was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was cured of that disorder.

³⁷ Then he permitted none to accompany him, but Peter and James, and John the brother of James.

⁴¹ And, taking hold of the child's hand, he saith to her, "Talitha cumi," the meaning of which is, damsel, I say to thee, Arise.

⁴³ Then he strictly charged them that none should know this, and ordered something to be given her to eat.

² and on the sabbath day he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man these things? And, What wisdom is this which is given him, that such miracles are done by his hands?

³⁴ When Jesus landed and saw a great multitude, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep which have no shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

⁴⁶ And when he had sent them away, he retired to the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ And in the course of the evening the vessel was in the midst of the sea, and he all alone on the land. ⁴⁸ And he saw them toiling at the oar; for the wind was contrary. And about the fourth watch of the night, he goeth to them, walking on the sea, and seemed inclined to pass them.

³ For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, holding the doctrine of the elders, do not eat with out washing the hands with the doubled fist: ⁴ and if they come from the market they do not eat without dipping them. And there are many other usages which they have adopted, such as the dipping of cups, and pots, and brass vessels, and couches. ⁵ Therefore the Pharisees and the Scribes ask him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the doctrines of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? ⁶ In reply to which he said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you, hypocrites; as it is written, "This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. ⁷ And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines, the commands of men. ⁸ For laying aside the commandment of God, you adhere to the doctrine of men; the dipping of cups, and drinking vessels, and many other things, of the like nature. ⁹ Indeed said he to them, You fairly annul the commandment of God to make room for this doctrine of yours. ¹⁰ For Moses said, "Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Let him who curseth father or mother be put to death." ¹¹ But you say, "If a man say to his father, or to his mother, Let that be Corban, [that is to say dedicated,] by which thou mightest be benefitted by me;" ¹² do not then permit him any more to do any thing for his father or his mother;" ¹³ thus annulling the word of God, by this doctrine of yours, which you have handed down. And thus you act in many other instances.

²⁵ For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell at his feet

³⁰ So, going home, she found the demon was gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed.

³⁶ Though he commanded them not to tell any one, yet the more he enjoined them the more abundantly they proclaimed .his miracles. ³⁷ And being struck with inexpressible amazement, said, He hath done all things well, he maketh the deaf hear, and the dumb speak.

² Six days after this, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up, privately by themselves, to a high mountain, and was transfigured in their presence.

⁷ Then there came a cloud which overshadowed them, and from the cloud came a voice, saying, This is my Son, the Beloved; hearken to him.

²⁰ So he was brought to him. And soon as he saw Jesus, the spirit threw him into convulsions; and, falling on the ground, he rolled about and foamed.

²² And oft times it hath cast him into fire, and into waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us and help us. ²³ Thereupon Jesus said to him, With regard to this canst thou believe? All things are possible for him who believeth.

²⁵ And when Jesus saw that the people were crowding upon him, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee; Go out of him; and enter no more into him; ²⁶ and the demon having screamed, and severely convulsed him, went out. And he was like one dead. So that many said, He is dead.

¹ Having departed thence, he cometh to the borders of Judea, through the plain of the Jordan. And multitudes again resort to him, and he, as usual, again taught them.

¹⁷ And as he was setting out on his journey, one came running, and kneeling down before him, asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit an everlasting life?

²⁴ At these words of his, his disciples being astonished, Jesus, addressing them again, saith, Children, How difficult a thing it is for them who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁸ Upon this Peter took occasion to say to him, Behold we have forsaken all and followed thee. ²⁹ In reply to this, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, There is none who hath left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for the sake of me and the glad tidings,

²⁹ In reply to this, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, There is none who hath left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for the sake of me and the glad tidings, ³⁰ who shall not now, even in the present time, receive an hundred fold compensation for houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and fields, as well as for persecutions and in the age to come, everlasting life. ³¹ But many who are first, shall be last, and the last, first. ³² When they were on the way up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking before them, they were seized with a horror, and followed him with fear. Whereupon1 Jesus, again taking the twelve aside, took occasion to tell them what would soon befal him.

³⁵ When James 'and John, the sons of Zebedee, accosted him, saying, Teacher, we desire that thou wouldst do for us what we are going to ask;

³³ Then he taketh with him Peter, and James and John, and being seized with agonizing horror and distress of mind,

⁴¹ [these had attended him when he was in Galilee, and ministered to him] and many others who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

² as they who were from the beginning eye witnesses, and are ministers of the word, have delivered them to us; ³ it seemed good to me. also, when I had accurately traced every thing from the very first, immediately afterwards to write to thee, most excellent Theophilus,

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must not drink wine, nor any fermented liquor. With a holy spirit he will be filled, even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ He will go before in his presence, with the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and prepare disobedient persons, by a deep sense of righteous things, to be for the Lord a well disposed people.

³⁵ And the angel answering, said to her, A holy spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee, therefore the holy offspring will be called the son of God.

⁷⁰ [as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets of old]

⁷⁶ Now as for thee, child, thou shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shall go before in the presence of the Lord, to prepare his ways; ⁷⁷ to give his people a knowledge of salvation, by a remission of their sins,

¹⁰ Whereupon the angel said to them, Be not afraid; for lo! I bring you glad tidings; matter of great joy, which it will be to all the people ¹¹ That to you there is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

⁴⁹ Whereupon he said to them, Why did you seek me? Did you not know that I must be at my father's?

² in the pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas, a word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

² in the pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas, a word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness, ³ and he went into all the country along the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation for a forgiveness of sins.

³ and he went into all the country along the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation for a forgiveness of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord: make the roads for him straight.

⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord: make the roads for him straight. ⁵ Let every valley be filled up; and every mountain and hill levelled; and let the crooked be made a straight road, and the rough ways, smooth.

⁵ Let every valley be filled up; and every mountain and hill levelled; and let the crooked be made a straight road, and the rough ways, smooth. ⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God." ⁷ Therefore to the multitudes who came out to be baptized by him, he said, Offspring of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the impending wrath? ⁸ Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of this reformation: and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. ⁹ Now, indeed, the axe is at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore which doth not produce good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹⁰ And when the people asked him, saying, What then shall we do? ¹¹ He in reply, said to them, Let him who hath two coats impart to him who hath none: and let him who hath provisions, do the same. ¹² And when publicans came to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ He said to them, Exact no more than what is enjoined you. ¹⁴ And when soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? He said to them, Injure no man, either by violence or false accusation, and be content with your wages. ¹⁵ And as the people were in suspense, and all were reasoning in their minds concerning John, That he perhaps might be The Christ, ¹⁶ John addressed them all, saying, I, indeed, baptize you in water; but there is one coming; who is mightier than I; the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you in a holy spirit and fire.

¹⁶ John addressed them all, saying, I, indeed, baptize you in water; but there is one coming; who is mightier than I; the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you in a holy spirit and fire.

²⁰ added this to them all, that he shut up John in prison. ²¹ Now, while all the people were receiving baptism, Jesus also being baptized, and praying; the heaven was opened, ²² and the Holy Spirit, in a bodily form, came down like a dove upon him, and there came a voice from heaven, saying, "Thou art my son, the Beloved; in thee I am well pleased."

²² and the Holy Spirit, in a bodily form, came down like a dove upon him, and there came a voice from heaven, saying, "Thou art my son, the Beloved; in thee I am well pleased."

¹ Now Jesus being full of a holy spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the spirit into the wilderness; ² and being forty days tempted by the devil, he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he at length was hungry. ³ Whereupon the devil said to him, If thou art Son of God, command that stone to become a loaf of bread. ⁴ And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man can live, not by bread only, but by whatever God appointeth. ⁵ Now the devil having taken him up to a high mountain, had shewed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited land, in a moment of time, ⁶ and the devil said to him, To thee I will give all this dominion and the glory of these; for to me it is delivered over, and I give it to whom I please. ⁷ If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. ⁸ Thereupon Jesus, answering him, said, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only thou shalt serve." ⁹ He had also brought him to Jerusalem and placed him on the battlement of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the son of God, throw thyself down from this; ¹⁰ for it is written, that He will give his angels a charge concerning thee to preserve thee; ¹¹ and that With their hands they will bear thee up, shouldst thou peradventure dash thy foot against a stone. ¹² In reply to which, Jesus said to him, It is said," Thou shalt not try the Lord thy God." ¹³ And when the devil had ended every trial, he departed from him for a time.

¹⁶ And when he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went according to his custom to the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. ¹⁷ And the book of the prophet Esaias was delivered to him. And having unrolled the volume, he found the place where it was written,

¹⁷ And the book of the prophet Esaias was delivered to him. And having unrolled the volume, he found the place where it was written, ¹⁸ The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the business for which he anointed me. He hath sent me to publish glad tidings to the poor; to heal them who are broken hearted; to proclaim a deliverance to captives; and a recovery of sight, to the blind; to set at liberty the bruised;

¹⁸ The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the business for which he anointed me. He hath sent me to publish glad tidings to the poor; to heal them who are broken hearted; to proclaim a deliverance to captives; and a recovery of sight, to the blind; to set at liberty the bruised; ¹⁹ to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

¹⁹ to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." ²⁰ And when he had rolled up the volume and given it to the attendant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue being fixed on him, ²¹ he began with saying to them, This day there is an accomplishment of this scripture, which you have just heard.

³¹ When he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath days, ³² they were astonished at his manner of teaching, for his discourse was with authority.

³² they were astonished at his manner of teaching, for his discourse was with authority. ³³ And there was in the synagogue a man, who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried with a loud voice, ³⁴ saying, Hah! What hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth! Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art. The holy one of God.

³⁴ saying, Hah! What hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth! Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art. The holy one of God. ³⁵ Thereupon Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and go out of him. And the demon having thrown the man in the midst, went out of him without hurting him.

³⁵ Thereupon Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and go out of him. And the demon having thrown the man in the midst, went out of him without hurting him. ³⁶ And they were all amazed, and said to one another, What is the meaning of this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go out?

³⁶ And they were all amazed, and said to one another, What is the meaning of this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go out? ³⁷ And his fame spread through all the neighbouring country.

³⁷ And his fame spread through all the neighbouring country. ³⁸ When he withdrew from the synagogue he went to the house of Simon. Now Simon's mother in law was confined with a violent fever, and they besought him on her behalf. ³⁹ Whereupon standing over her, he rebuked the fever and it left her; and she arose immediately and waited upon them. ⁴⁰ And when the sun was set, all that had any sick of any kind of disease, brought them to him; and he, laying his hands on every one of them, healed them. ⁴¹ Now demons indeed used to go out of many, screaming and saying, Thou art the Christ the son of God; but he, rebuking them, did not suffer them to say that they knew him to be the Christ. ⁴² Now, having gone out as day was coming on, he went to a solitary place; and the people sought him, and went out to him, and pressed him not to leave them. ⁴³ But he said to them, I must publish the glad tidings of the reign of God in other cities also, because I am sent for this purpose.

⁴³ But he said to them, I must publish the glad tidings of the reign of God in other cities also, because I am sent for this purpose.

⁴³ But he said to them, I must publish the glad tidings of the reign of God in other cities also, because I am sent for this purpose. ⁴⁴ Accordingly he proceeded on, making proclamation in the synagogues of Galilee.

¹ And it came to pass when the people were pressing upon him to hear the word of God, as he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, ² he saw two boats by the edge of the lake, and the fishermen, having gone out of them, were washing their nets. ³ So, going on board one of them, which belonged to Simon, he desired him to put off a little from the land. And sitting down, he taught the people from the vessel. ⁴ And when he had done speaking, he said to Simon, Row into deep water, and let down your nets for a draught. ⁵ Upon which Simon, answering, said to him, Master, we have been toiling all night, and have caught nothing. However, at thy word, I will let down the net. ⁶ And, having done this, they enclosed such a great multitude of fishes that their net began to break. ⁷ Whereupon they beckoned to their partners in the other vessel to come and help them. So they came, and they filled both the vessels so that they began to sink. ⁸ Upon seeing this, Simon Peter prostrated himself at the knees of Jesus, and said, Depart from me, for I, O Lord, am a sinful man. ⁹ For he, and all that were with him, were seized with amazement at the draught of fishes which they had taken. ¹⁰ And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus saith to Simon, Be not afraid; henceforth1 thou shalt be employed in catching men.

¹⁰ And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus saith to Simon, Be not afraid; henceforth1 thou shalt be employed in catching men. ¹¹ And when they had brought their vessels to land, they left all and followed him.

¹¹ And when they had brought their vessels to land, they left all and followed him. ¹² And when he was in one of the cities, lo! a man full of leprosy fell on his face, when he saw Jesus, and besought him, saying, O sir, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. ¹³ Whereupon he stretched forth his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be thou cleansed." And immediately the leprosy departed from him. ¹⁴ Then he charged him to tell no one; but go and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

¹⁴ Then he charged him to tell no one; but go and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. ¹⁵ So his fame spread more and more, and great multitudes flocked to hear him, and to be healed of their infirmities by him. ¹⁶ And he constantly withdrew to places of solitude and prayed.

¹⁶ And he constantly withdrew to places of solitude and prayed. ¹⁷ One day when he was teaching, and some Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting by, and the power of the Lord was displayed in curing the sick;

¹² Now about that time he went out to the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in a place set apart for prayer to God.

¹⁴ Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew, his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

⁶ So Jesus went with them. But when he was now at no great distance from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Sir, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof: ⁷ and for that reason I did not think myself worthy to come to thee. Say but a word, and my servant will be healed.

¹² And as he approached the gate of the city, behold the people were carrying out a dead man to be buried; the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And there was a great multitude of the city with her. ¹³ And when the Lord beheld her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

²⁷ This is he, of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thee, who shall prepare thy way for thee." ²⁸ For I say to you, Among those who are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist, but the least in the kingdom of God is a greater than he.

¹ Immediately after this he travelled through cities and villages, publishing and proclaiming the glad tidings of the reign of God, accompanied by the twelve, ² and by certain women who had been delivered from evil spirits and diseases, particularly Mary, called Magdalene, Out of whom had gone seven demons; ³ and Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him out of their possessions.

²⁸ who upon seeing Jesus, screamed and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What hast thou to do with me, Jesus son of the Most High God. I beseech thee, torment me not.

³⁷ all the people of the neighbouring country of the Gadarenes entreated him to depart from them. Because they were struck with great terror, he therefore going on board the vessel, set out on his return.

⁵⁶ And her parents were astonished. And he charged them to tell no one what was done.

¹ When he, having called together the twelve disciples, gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases;

³⁵ And there came a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my son, the Beloved; hearken to him.

³⁹ And behold a spirit seizeth him, and instantly he screameth; and it convulseth him with foam, and hardly departeth from him, when it hath bruised him.

⁴² Bring thy son hither. And as he was coming, the .demon dashed him on the ground and threw him into convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the child, and delivered him to his father.

⁵⁸ Whereupon Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.

⁹ And heal the sick therein, and say to them, The reign of God is come near to you.

¹¹ The very dust of this city of yours which cleaveth to us, we wipe off for you: nevertheless, know this, that the reign of God hath come nigh unto you.

¹⁵ And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to the skies, shall be thrust down to Hades.

¹⁷ And when the seventy returned with joy, saying, Master, even the demons are subject to us through thy name; ¹⁸ he said to them, I beheld Satan falling like lightning from heaven: ¹⁹ behold I give you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in anywise hurt you. ²⁰ Nevertheless, rejoice not at this, that spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven.

²² But when one stronger than he attacketh and overcometh him, he taketh from him his armour on which he relied. Then he divideth his spoils.

¹⁰ When he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day,

²⁶ If any one cometh to me, and slighteth not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, nay, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

³³ In like manner, therefore, let every one of you do. He who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

¹² And as he was entering a certain village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance ¹³ and cried with a loud voice, saying, Jesus, master, have pity,on us. ¹⁴ And upon seeing them, he said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass that as they were going they were cleansed.

¹⁴ And upon seeing them, he said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass that as they were going they were cleansed. ¹⁵ Whereupon one of them perceiving that he was healed, returned glorifying God with a loud voice; ¹⁶ and prostrating himself at the feet of Jesus, gave him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. ¹⁷ Upon this, Jesus addressing him, said, Were not the ten cleansed? Where then are the nine? ¹⁸ Have none returned to give glory to God, but only this alien? ¹⁹ Then he said to him, Rise and go thy way. Thy faith hath cured thee.

²⁸ Then Peter said, Behold we have forsaken all and followed thee. ²⁹ Whereupon Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, There is none who hath left house or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who shall not receive manifold more in return in this present time, and in the age to come everlasting life. ³¹ Then having taken the twelve aside he said to them, Behold we are going up to Jerusalem, and all that the prophets have written concerning the son of man, will be accomplished.

¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict or withstand.

³⁹ Then he went out and retired as usual to the mount of olives; and his disciples followed him. ⁴⁰ And when he came to the place, he said to them, Pray, that you may not come to trial. ⁴¹ Then having withdrawn about a stone's throw from them, he kneeled down and prayed,

⁴¹ Then having withdrawn about a stone's throw from them, he kneeled down and prayed, ⁴² saying, O Father, if thou wilt remove this cup from me; but not my will, but thine be done. ⁴³ Then an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. ⁴⁴ And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly. And his sweat was like great drops of blood falling on the ground. ⁴⁵ Then he arose from prayer, and went to his disciples, and found them asleep, oppressed with grief. ⁴⁶ And he said to them, What! Are you asleep! Rise and pray that you may not come to trial.

¹⁹ And he said, What things? They answered him, Those respecting Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a great prophet, mighty in miracles and doctrine before God and all the people

⁴⁷ and that for his name reformation and remission of sins should be proclaimed to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

¹⁴ Now the Word became incarnate, and dwelt as in a tent among us, and we beheld his glory; a glory as of an only begotten from the father. He was full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ Of him John testifieth when he cried, saying, "This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is preferred before me, for he was before me."

¹⁹ Now this is the testimony of John: when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? ²⁰ He frankly declared and did not deny, but frankly declared, I am not the Christ. ²¹ Then they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not: art thou the prophet And he answered, No. ²² Then they said to him, Who art thou? That we may give an answer to them who sent us: What sayest thou of thyself? ²³ He said, I am "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord," as the prophet Esaias said. ²⁴ Now they who were sent were of the Pharisees. ²⁵ Then they asked him and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? ²⁶ John answered them saying, I baptize in water; but there is one in the midst of you, whom you know not. ²⁷ He is the person who is coming after me; who is preferred to me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.

²⁷ He is the person who is coming after me; who is preferred to me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. ²⁸ These things passed at Bethabara on the bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁸ These things passed at Bethabara on the bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming towards him, and saith, Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! ³⁰ this is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who hath been before me; for he existed before me. ³¹ As for me, I did not know him; but to the end that he might be made manifest to Israel; for this purpose I came baptizing in water. ³² Moreover John testified saying, I beheld the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained upon him. ³³ Now for my part I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize in water, even he said to me, On whomsoever thou shalt see the spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizeth in a holy spirit. ³⁴ Now I have Seen and testified that this is The Son Of God.

³⁴ Now I have Seen and testified that this is The Son Of God.

⁴⁰ Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. ⁴¹ He first findeth his brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messias, [the meaning of which is the Christ] [the anointed] ⁴² and brought him to Jesus. And Jesus, having looked earnestly on him, said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonas. Thou shalt be called Cephas [the meaning of which is the same as that of Peter] [a rock.]

⁴⁹ In answer to this, Nathaniel said to him, Rabbi, thou art the son of God. Thou art the king of Israel.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have everlasting life.

²² After this, Jesus went with his disciples into the country of Judea, and spent some time with them there, and baptized. ²³ And John also was baptizing at Enon, near Saleim, because there was much water there, and people used to come there and be baptized;

²³ And John also was baptizing at Enon, near Saleim, because there was much water there, and people used to come there and be baptized; ²⁴ for John was not yet thrown into prison.

²⁶ and they went to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee on the bank of the Jordan, to whom thou didst bear testimony, behold he is baptizing, and all are flocking to him.

²⁸ You yourselves are witnesses for me that I said, "I am not the Christ; but that I am sent before him.

²⁸ You yourselves are witnesses for me that I said, "I am not the Christ; but that I am sent before him. ²⁹ He is the bridegroom, who hath the bride. But the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth exceedingly on the account of the bridegroom's voice. This joy of mine therefore, is complete.

²⁹ He is the bridegroom, who hath the bride. But the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth exceedingly on the account of the bridegroom's voice. This joy of mine therefore, is complete. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ The one coming from above, is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth. The one coming from heaven is above all,

³¹ The one coming from above, is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth. The one coming from heaven is above all, ³² and what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth, yet none receiveth his testimony. ³³ He who hath received his testimony, hath set his seal to this, That God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God giveth him not the spirit by measure. ³⁵ The father loveth the son, and hath given all things into his hand. ³⁶ He who believeth in the son, hath an everlasting life; but he who disbelieveth the son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God will abide on him.

³⁴ Jesus saith to them, It is my food to do the will of him who sent me, and to finish his work.

⁵⁰ Jesus saith to him, Go home: thy son liveth. And the man believed the word which Jesus spake to him, and went away. ⁵¹ And as he was going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. ⁵² Whereupon he inquired of them at what hour he began to mend. And they told him, that yesterday, at seven o'clock, the fever left him. ⁵³ So the father knew that it was the very time when Jesus said to him, Thy son liveth, and he and his whole family believed.

²⁰ For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all that he himself doth. And he will shew him greater works than these, that you may wonder. ²¹ For as the Father raiseth the dead and restoreth to life, so the Son restoreth to life, whom he pleaseth. ²² For the Father judgeth no one, but hath committed the whole act of judging to his Son, ²³ that all may honour the Son, as they honour the Father. He who honoureth not the Son, doth not honour the Father, who sent him.

³⁷ Indeed the father who hath sent me hath himself given a testimony concerning me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen a visible appearance of him

² he was also followed by a great multitude, because they saw the miracles which he performed on the diseased.

⁸ One of his disciples, namely Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him,

¹⁵ Jesus therefore knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain himself alone.

⁶⁹ and we believe and know that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

⁴⁶ The officers replied, Never did a man speak like this man.

⁴ I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is coming, when no one can work.

³ The sisters, therefore sent to Jesus, saying, Sir, He whom thou lovest is sick.

⁴⁸ if we let him go on thus, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both this place and this nation of ours.

¹⁹ therefore the Pharisees said among themselves, You see that you gain no advantage. Behold the world is gone after him.

²² Philip cometh and telleth Andrew. And Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

²⁸ Father, glorify thy name. Thereupon a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." ²⁹ The multitude therefore who were standing by, when they heard it, said, it thundered. Others said, An angel hath spoken to him, ³⁰ Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for yours.

³ Now you are clean through the word which I have spoken to you.

²⁸ I came forth from the Father and am come into the world. Again I leave the world and am going to the Father.

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

⁸ Because I have given them the doctrines which thou gavest me, therefore they have received them, and know certainly that I came forth from thee; and believe that thou didst send me.

³¹ But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life by his name.

¹ Composed, O Theophilus, the former treatise concerning all that Jesus took occasion both to do and teach ² till the day when he was taken up, after giving a charge by the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,

⁵ For John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in a Holy Spirit not many days hence.

¹³ And when they came in, they went up into the upper room, where Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James, usually made their abode.

⁴ And they were all filled with a holy spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the spirit gave them to make solemn addresses.

¹⁷ "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; and your young men shall see visions; and your old men shall dream dreams;

²⁷ that thou wilt not leave my soul in the mansion of the dead, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus whom ye have crucified, Lord and Christ. ³⁷ Upon hearing this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men, brethren, What shall we do? ³⁸ Thereupon Peter said to them, Repent and let every one of you be baptized to the remission of sins for the name of Jesus Christ, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁸ Thereupon Peter said to them, Repent and let every one of you be baptized to the remission of sins for the name of Jesus Christ, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁸ Thereupon Peter said to them, Repent and let every one of you be baptized to the remission of sins for the name of Jesus Christ, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all them afar off, whomsoever the Lord our God may invite." ⁴⁰ And with many other words he obtested and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this depraved generation." ⁴¹ Then they who gladly received his word were baptized, and about three thousand souls were that day added;

¹⁴ you indeed renounced the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted to you.

²⁷ For indeed against thy holy Child Jesus whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and the tribes of Israel, were gathered together,

¹⁰ but not being able to withstand the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke,

⁶⁰ Then he kneeled down and cried out with a loud voice, O! Lord, charge not this sin to their account; and having said this he fell asleep.

²¹ At which all that heard were surprised, and said, Is not this he who made havoc of them at Jerusalem, who invoked that name, and came hither on purpose to carry such bound to the chief priests? ²² But Saul was strengthened more and more, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this person is the C H R I S T .

⁴¹ Then Peter giving her his hand, helped her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her alive.

³⁷ You know the affair which is spread through all Judea, taking its rise from Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed respecting Jesus; him from Nazareth

⁴⁵ Whereupon all the circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the holy spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also.

¹⁵ And when I had begun to speak, the holy spirit fell upon them as it did upon us at the beginning. ¹⁶ Then I remembered the word of the Lord how he said, John indeed baptized in water, but ye shall be baptized in a holy spirit.

² and slew with the sword James the brother of John.

¹⁴ They, however, went on from Perga and came to Antioch, in Pisidia, and going into the synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down. ¹⁵ And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if you have any word of consolation to the people, deliver it. ¹⁶ Whereupon Paul stood up and beckoning with his hand for attention, said, Men of Israel and ye who fear God, hearken! ¹⁷ The God of the people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm brought them out of it; ¹⁸ and for the space of about forty years bore with their behaviour in the wilderness. ¹⁹ And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he distributed their land among them. ²⁰ And after these things, which took up about four hundred and fifty years, he gave them judges till Samuel the prophet. ²¹ But from that time they desired a king, and God gave them Saul, the son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, Forty years. ²² Then having removed him, he raised up for them David to be king, to whom he gave this testimony, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who will execute all my orders." ²³ Of his seed God hath, according to promise, raised up for Israel a saviour, namely Jesus, ²⁴ before whose appearance John proclaimed a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel.

²⁴ before whose appearance John proclaimed a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel. ²⁵ And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, I am not he whom you suppose me to be; but behold he is coming after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to untie.

²⁵ And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, I am not he whom you suppose me to be; but behold he is coming after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to untie.

²⁵ And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, I am not he whom you suppose me to be; but behold he is coming after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to untie. ²⁶ Men, brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and those among you, who fear God, to you the word of this salvation is sent. ²⁷ For the inhabitants of Jerusalem and their chiefs, not knowing him, have indeed by condemning him fulfilled the words of the prophets which are read every sabbath day. ²⁸ Though they found no cause of death, they demanded of Pilate that he should be executed. ²⁹ And when they had accomplished all that was written concerning him, he was taken down from the cross and laid in a tomb. ³⁰ But God raised him from the dead, ³¹ and for many days he appeared to them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are his witnesses to the people. ³² And we proclaim to you the glad tidings with respect to the promise made to the fathers, ³³ That God hath fulfilled it to us their children by raising up Jesus, even as it is written in the second psalm, "Thou art my son, this day I have begotten thee" ³⁴ and that he hath raised him from the dead never more to return to corruption, as he said, "I will give you the gracious promises to David which are faithful: ³⁵ and therefore, in another place, he saith, "Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption!" ³⁶ For David indeed, having in his generation answered the purpose of God, went to rest and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption; ³⁷ but he whom God raised up did not see corruption. ³⁸ Be it known therefore to you, Men, brethren, that by this person remission of sins is proclaimed to you; ³⁹ and that by him every one who believeth is acquitted from all those sins, from which you Could not be acquitted by the law of Moses. ⁴⁰ Take heed therefore that what is said in the prophets may not come upon you ⁴¹ "Behold ye despisers, and express your amaze and vanish. For I am working a work in your days, which you will not believe, though one tell you." ⁴² And on their going out of the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles intreated that these things might be spoken to them, in the interim till the next sabbath. ⁴³ And when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and exhorted them to persevere in the grace of God. ⁴⁴ And on the next sabbath almost the whole city was assembled to hear the word of God.

⁴⁴ And on the next sabbath almost the whole city was assembled to hear the word of God. ⁴⁵ But when the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with zeal and contradicted what was spoken by Paul; contradicting and reviling. ⁴⁶ Whereupon Paul and Barnabas with great freedom of speech said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you. But since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of this everlasting life, behold we turn to the Gentiles ⁴⁷ for thus the Lord hath commanded us, "I have set thee for the light of nations, that thou mayst be for salvation to the remotest parts of the earth." ⁴⁸ Upon hearing this, the Gentiles rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were fitly disposed for everlasting life, believed. ⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord spread through that whole region. ⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the devout women, even such as were women of rank, and the leading men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their territories. ⁵¹ Upon which they having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, went to Iconium. ⁵² Now the disciples were filled with joy and a holy spirit,

¹⁶ And it came to pass, as we were going to the oratory, we were met by a certain female slave who had a spirit of Python, and who brought her masters much gain by divining. ¹⁷ This girl, following Paul and us, cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God. They are telling us the way of salvation.

¹⁷ This girl, following Paul and us, cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God. They are telling us the way of salvation. ¹⁸ And this she did for many days. At length Paul, being troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out of her. And at that instant it went out.

² And according to his custom, Paul went in among them; and for three sabbaths discoursed to them from the scriptures,

⁴ And every sabbath day he discoursed in the synagogue, and conciliated the affections both of Jews and Greeks.

³ There upon he said to them, To what then were ye baptized? And they said, To the baptism of John. ⁴ Then Paul said, John indeed baptized the baptism of reformation, telling the people that they should believe in one coming after him, namely in Jesus The Christ.

⁴ Then Paul said, John indeed baptized the baptism of reformation, telling the people that they should believe in one coming after him, namely in Jesus The Christ. ⁵ Upon hearing this they were baptized to the name of the Lord Jesus; ⁶ and Paul having laid his hands on them, the holy spirit came upon them and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

¹⁸ And many of them who believed came and confessed, and made a public acknowledgment of their deeds.

²¹ attesting both to Jews and Greeks the turning of the mind to God, and the belief in our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁵ And now behold I know that all you among whom I have gone proclaiming the reign of God, shall no more see my face;

¹⁶ Now therefore why delayest thou? Arise, baptize and wash thee from thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

⁵ For having found this man to be a pest and a mover of sedition, among all the Jews, through the whole empire, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

²³ So having set him a day, they came to him at his lodging, in greater numbers; to whom he explained the kingdom of God, testifying and endeavouring to reconcile them to the things concerning Jesus, from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.

¹ Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, ² which he promised heretofore by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures ³ concerning his son, [him who was of a seed of David with respect to flesh ⁴ him who was determinately marked out as son of God by a power, according to a spirit of holiness, of rising up from the dead,]

⁴ him who was determinately marked out as son of God by a power, according to a spirit of holiness, of rising up from the dead,]

³ for as it was out of the power of the law to do this, inasmuch as it was weak through the flesh, God having sent his own son in a likeness of sinful flesh, and to be a sin offering, hath condemned this sin in the flesh,

³² He who spared not his own son but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also with him freely grant us all things?

⁴ For whatever was written heretofore, was written for our instruction, that we by patience and the consolation of the scripture may have hope.

²⁶ but which is now laid open, and by prophetic writings made known to all the nations, according to an order of the everlasting God, for the obedience of belief

⁵ Have we not a power to take along with us a sister, wife as well as the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

¹¹ Now all these things came upon them for examples, and were written for the instruction of us on whom the ends of the ages have met.

¹³ For by one spirit we are all baptized to one body, whether we were Jews or Greeks, slaves, or freemen; and have all been made to drink to one spirit.

² but have renounced the secrets of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor dealing deceitfully with the word of God, but by the clear manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

¹⁶ So that henceforth we know no one after the flesh. Nay though we indeed knew Christ after the flesh, yet we now know him so no more.

⁴ but when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his son, born of a woman; born under law

¹⁰ for the dispensation of the fulness of times, to bring all things again under one head in Christ, both those in heaven and those on earth"even in him,

¹⁷ And being come he hath proclaimed the glad tidings of peace to you who were far off, and to them who were near.

¹⁴ For this cause I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁸ in every prayer and supplication, always praying with the spirit [being for this purpose in a continual state of watchfulness and prayer] for all the saints

⁵ For let this temper of mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,

⁸ nay more, I do therefore indeed count all things but refuse, on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have given up all and account them but dregs, that I may gain Christ

¹³ who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and removed us into the kingdom of his beloved son,

¹⁶ [and unquestionably great is the mystery of this religion,] God hath been manifested in flesh, justified by spirit, hath appeared to messengers, been proclaimed among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

²⁵ with meekness instructing opposers: perhaps God may grant them a change of mind so as to acknowledge the truth, ²⁶ and they who have been captivated by the devil for his pleasure, may rouse and escape from his snare.

¹⁰ For there are many who are disorderly, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision,

⁵ not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy; he saved us by a bath of regeneration, and a renewal of a holy spirit, ⁶ which he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our saviour,

¹ GOD, who in sundry parcels and in divers manners spake in time past to the fathers by the prophets, ² hath in these last days spoken to us by a son whom he hath constituted heir of all things, by whom also he made the ages; ³ who being an effulgence of the glory, and an impress of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having by himself made a purification of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high,

¹⁷ whence it behoved him to be made like his brethren in all things; that he might be a merciful and faithful chief priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

¹⁷ whence it behoved him to be made like his brethren in all things; that he might be a merciful and faithful chief priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. ¹⁸ For by what he himself suffered when he was tried he can help them who are tried.

¹² For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrateth even to the separation of animal life and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is capable of discerning the desires and thoughts of the heart. ¹³ There is indeed no creature concealed from his sight. All things are naked and exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

⁷ He, [who in the days of his flesh, having, with a strong cry and tears, offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death, and being hearkened to, did, from a reverential awe notwithstanding his being a son, learn obedience from what he suffered;

¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well. The demons also believe and tremble.

¹⁴ Is any among you sick, let him send for the elders of the congregation, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer of this faith will cure the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And though he may have committed sin, he will be forgiven.

¹⁷ For he was receiving honour and glory from God the Father, when a voice was uttered to him, from the transcendent glory, "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased." ¹⁸ This voice we ourselves actually heard uttered from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.

¹ What was from the beginning; what we have heard; what we have seen with our eyes; what we have viewed attentively, and our hands have handled [with respect also to the word of the life ² even the life was manifested, and we have seen, and testify, and announce to you, that eternal life which was with the Father, and hath been clearly manifested to us] ³ that which we have seen and heard, we announce to you, that you also may have communion with us. Now this communion of ours is with the Father, and with his son Jesus Christ.

⁸ If we say that we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, He is faithful, and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a false speaker, and his word is not in us.

¹¹ Now this is the testimony, that God hath given us everlasting life, and this life is by his son: ¹² he who hath the son hath this life: he who hath not the son of God hath not this life.

⁷ And to the angel of the congregation at Philadelphia write thus saith the Holy one and the True, who hath the key [the Son] of David, who openeth and none shutteth, and who shutteth and none openeth,