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Unbelief of Thomas. ST. JOHN, 21.

Christ reappears.

seen the Lord, and that he had 28 And Thomas answered spoken these things unto her. and said unto him, My Lord 19 Then the same day at and my God. evening, being the first day of 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thothe week, when the doors were mas, because thou hast seen shut where the disciples were me, thou hast believed: blessed assembled for fear of the Jews,

came Jesus and stood in the are they that have not seen, midst, and saith unto them, and yet have believed.

Peace be unto you.

20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

truly did Jesus in the presence 30 And many other signs of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

31 But these are written, that believe that Jesus is

21 Then said Jesus to them ye might again, Peace be unto you: as the Christ, the Son of God my Father hath sent me, even and that believing ye might so send I you.

22 And when he had said this, have life through his name. he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

came.

CHAPTER 21.

AFTER these things Jesus
shewed himself again to
the disciples at the sea of Ti-
berias; and
this wise
shewed he himself.

on

23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus Peter, and Thomas called Di2 There were together Simon 25 The other disciples there-dymus, and Nathanael of Cana fore said unto him, We have in Galilee, and the sons of Zeseen the Lord. But he said bedee, and two other of his unto them, Except I shall see disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto in his hands the print of the them, I go a fishing. They hails, and put my finger into say unto him, We also go with the print of the nails, and thee. They went forth, and thrust my hand into his side, ately; and that night, they entered into a ship immedicaught nothing.

will not believe.

26 T And after eight days 4 But when the morning was again his disciples were with- now come, Jesus stood on the in, and Thomas with them: shore: but the disciples knew then came Jesus, the doors not that it was Jesus. being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto

you.

5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, 6 And he said unto them, Reach hither thy finger, and Cast the net on the right side behold my hands; and reach of the ship, and ye shall find. hither thy hand, and thrust it They cast therefore, and now into my side: and be not faith- they were not able to draw it less, but believing. for the multitude of fishes.

to his disciples.

ST. JOHN, 21.

His last charge.

7 Therefore that disciple nas, lovest thou me? Peter whom Jesus loved saith unto was grieved because he said Peter, It is the Lord. Now unto him the third time, Lovwhen Simon Peter heard that est thou me? And he said it was the Lord, he girt his unto him, Lord, thou knowest fisher's coat unto him, (for he all things; thou knowest that was naked,) and did cast him- I love thee. Jesus saith unto self into the sea. him, Feed my sheep. 8 And the other disciples 18 Verily, verily, came in a little ship; (for they thee, When thou wast young, say unto were not far from land, but as thou girdedst thyself, and it were two hundred cubits,) walkedst whither thou woulddragging the net with fishes. est: but when thou shalt be 9 As soon then as they were old, thou shalt stretch forth come to land, they saw a fire of thy hands, and another shall coals there, and fish laid there- gird thee, and carry thee on, and bread.

10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

whither thou wouldest not.

19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

20 Then Peter, turning about, loved following; which also seeth the disciple whom Jesus leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was 23 Then went this saying risen from the dead. abroad among the brethren, 15 ¶ So when they had dined, that that disciple should not Jesus saith to Simon Peter, die: yet Jesus said not unto Simon, son of Jonas, lovest him, He shall not die; but, If thou me more than these? He I will that he tarry till I come, saith unto him, Yea, Lord; what is that to thee? thou knowest that I love thee. 24 This is the disciple which He saith unto him, Feed my testifieth of these things, and lambs. wrote these things and we 16 He saith to him again the know that his testimony is second time, Simon, son of true. Jonas, lovest thou me? He 25 And there are also many saith unto him, Yea, Lord; other things which Jesus did, thou knowest that I love thee. the which, if they should be He saith unto him, Feed my written every one, I suppose sheep. that even the world itself could 17 He saith unto him the not contain the books that third time, Simon, son of Jo-should be written. Amen.

:

THE

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.

CHAPTER 1.

THE
HE former treatise have I
made, O Theophilus, of
all that Jesus began both to

do and teach.

these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as 2 Until the day in which he he went up, behold, two men was taken up, after that he stood by them in white apthrough the Holy Ghost had parel;

given commandments unto the 11 Which also said, Ye men apostles whom he had chosen of Galilee, why stand ye gazing 3 To whom also he shewed Jesus, which is taken up from up into heaven? this same himself alive after his passion you into heaven, shall so come by many infallible proofs, be- in like manner as ye have seen ing seen of them forty days, him go into heaven. and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of 12 Then returned they unto God:

Jerusalem from the mount 4 And, being assembled to-called Olivet, which is from gether with them, commanded Jerusalem a sabbath day's them that they should not de- journey.

part from Jerusalem, but wait. 13 And when they were come for the promise of the Father, in, they went up into an upper which, saith he, ye have heard room, where abode both Peter, of me. and James, and John, and

5 For John truly baptized Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, with water; but ye shall be Bartholomew, and Matthew, baptized with the Holy Ghost James the son of Alphæus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas, the not many days hence. brother of James.

6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the 15 ¶ And in those days Peter times or the seasons, which stood up in the midst of the the Father hath put in his disciples, and said, (the numown power.

ber of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David

8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the spake before concerning Judas, uttermost part of the earth. which was guide to them that

9 And when he had spoken took Jesus.

The descent of

THE ACTS. 2.

the Holy Ghost.

17 For he was numbered with 2 And suddenly there came us, and had obtained part of a sound from heaven as of a this ministry. rushing mighty wind, and it 18 Now this man purchased filled all the house where they a field with the reward of ini-were sitting.

quity and falling headlong, 3 And there appeared unto he burst asunder in the midst, them cloven tongues like as of and all his bowels gushed out. fire, and it sat upon each of 19 And it was known unto them.

all the dwellers at Jerusalem; 4 And they were all filled insomuch as that field is called with the Holy Ghost, and in their proper tongue, Acel- began to speak with other dama, that is to say, The field tongues, as the Spirit gave of blood. them utterance.

20 For it is written in the 5 And there were dwelling at book of Psalms, Let his ha- Jerusalem Jews, devout men, bitation be desolate, and let no out of every nation under heaman dwell therein: and his ven.

bishoprick let another take. 6 Now when this was noised 21 Wherefore of these men abroad, the multitude came which have companied with together, and were confounus all the time that the Lord Je-ded, because that every man sus went in and out among us, heard them speak in his own 22 Beginning from the bap-language.

tism of John, unto that same 7 And they were all amazed day that he was taken up from and marvelled, saying one to us, must one be ordained to another, Behold, are not all be a witness with us of his these which speak Galilæans? resurrection. 8 And how hear we every 23 And they appointed two, man in our own tongue, whereJoseph called Barsabas, who in we were born? was surnamed Justus, and 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Matthias. Elamites, and the dwellers in 24 And they prayed, and said, Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, Thou, Lord, which knowest and Cappadocia, in Pontus, the hearts of all men, shew and Asia, whether of these two thou hast 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, chosen, 25 That he may take part of Libya about in Egypt, and in the parts of Cyrene, and this ministry and apostleship, strangers of Rome, Jews and from which Judas by transproselytes, gression fell, that he might go 11 Cretes and Arabians, we to his own place. do hear them speak in our 26 And they gave forth their tongues the wonderful works lots; and the lot fell upon of God. Matthias; and he was num

bered with the eleven apostles. and were in doubt, saying one 12 And they were all amazed,

CHAPTER 2.

to another, What meaneth this?

13 Others mocking said, These

AND when the day of Pen-men are full of new wine.

tecost was fully they were all with on in one place.

come, 14 But Peter, standing up accord with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto themì, Ye

Peter's sermon on

THE ACTS, 2. the day of Pentecost.

men of Judæa, and all ye that always before my face, for he dwell at Jerusalem, be this is on my right hand, that I known unto you, and hearken should not be moved:

to my words:

15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see countenance. visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy

29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the 18 And on my servants and patriarch David, that he is on my handmaidens I will both dead and buried, and his pour out in those days of my sepulchre is with us unto this Spirit; and they shall pro- day. phesy:

30 Therefore being a prophet, 19 And I will shew wonders and knowing that God had in heaven above, and signs in sworn with an oath to him, the earth beneath; blood, and that of the fruit of his loins, fire, and vapour of smoke: according to the flesh, he would 20 The sun shall be turned raise up Christ to sit on his into darkness, and the moon throne;

into blood, before that great 31 He seeing this before and notable day of the Lord spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

come:

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Naza- 33 Therefore being by the reth, a man approved of God right hand of God exalted, and among you by miracles and having received of the Father wonders and signs, which God the promise of the Holy Ghost, did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain :

24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Je25 For David speaketh con- sus, whom ye have crucified, cerning him, I foresaw the Lord both Lord and Christ.

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