brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

His resurrection.

when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other 34 But one of the soldiers with disciple, whom Jesus loved, and a spear pierced his side, and forth-saith unto them, They have taken with came thereout blood and away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have

water.

35 And he that saw it bare re-laid him. cord, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

36 For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

37 And again another Scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

38 And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take 7 And the napkin, that was away the body of Jesus: and Pilate about his head, not lying with the gave him leave. He came there- linen clothes, but wrapped togefore, and took the body of Jesus. ther in a place by itself. 39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came

8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the to Jesus by night, and brought a sepulchre, and he saw, and bemixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

Then took they the body ofesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

CHAP. XX. 1 Mary cometh to the sepulchre: 5 so do Peter and John, ignorant of the resurrection. 11 Jesus appeareth to Mary Magdalene, 19 and to his disciples. 24 The incredulity, and confession of Thomas. 30 The Scripture is sufficient to salvation.

lieved.

9 For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

11 ¶ But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw HE first day of the week com- Jesus standing, and knew not that eth Mary Magdalene early, it was Jesus.

TH

Christ appears to his disciples. S. JOIN.

The incredulity of Thomas.

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, | his disciples were within, and why weepest thou? whom seekest Thomas with them: then came Jethou? She, supposing him to be sus, the doors being shut, and stood the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, in the midst, and said, Peace be if thou have borne him hence, tell unto you me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. 17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

'29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

30 ¶ And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his 19 Then the same day at even-disciples, which are not written in ing, being the first day of the week, this book:

when the doors were shut where 31 But these are written, that the disciples were assembled for ye might believe that Jesus is fear of the Jews, came Jesus and the Christ, the Son of God; and stood in the midst, and saith unto that believing ye might have life them, Peace be unto you. through his name.

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."

21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

22 And when he had said this, he

breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

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 came.

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CHAP. XXI.

shewed himself again to the FTER these things disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

3 Simon Peter saith unto them, 25 The other disciples therefore I go a fishing. They say unto him, said unto him, We have seen the We also go with thee. They went Lord. But he said unto them, Ex-forth, and entered into a ship imcept I shall see in his hands the mediately; and that night they print of the nails, and put my fin- caught nothing. ger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26

And after eight days again

4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

Christ thrice repeateth

CHAP. XXI.

his charge to Peter.

5 Then Jesus is saith unto them them, [second time, Simon, son of Jonas, Children, have ye any meat? They lovest thou me? He saith unto him, answered him, Nò. Yea, Lord; thou knowest that Í 6 And he said unto them, Cast love thee. He saith unto him, the net on the right side of the Feed my sheep. ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon,

and bread.

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

17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest tho me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee 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, seeth the disciple whom Jesus lov11 Simon Peter went up, and ed following; which also leaned on drew the net to land full of great his breast at supper, and said, Lord, fishes, an hundred and fifty and which is he that betrayeth thee? three and for all there were so 21 Peter seeing him saith to Jemany, yet was not the net bro-sus, Lord, and what shall this man ken.

do?

12 Jesus saith unto them, Come 22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will and dine. And none of the disci-that he tarry till I come, what is ples durst ask him, Who art thou? that to thee? follow thou me. knowing that it was the Lord.

13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and

fish likewise.

14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not 'die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things and we know that his testimony is true.

15 ¶ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more 25 And there are also many other than these? He saith unto him, things which Jesus did, the which, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I if they should be written every love thee. He saith unto him, one, I suppose that even the world Feed my lambs. itself could not contain the books

16 He saith to him again the that should be written. Amen.

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The ACTS of the APOSTLES.

CHAP. I.

lem, and in all Judæa, and in Sa

1 Christ, preparing his apostles to the be-maria, and unto the uttermost part holding of his ascension, gathereth them of the earth.

together into the mount Olivet, com- 9 And when he had spoken these mundeth them to expect in Jerusalem things, while they beheld, he was the sending down of the Holy Ghost, taken up; and a cloud received promiseth after few days to send it: by him out of their sight. virtue whereof they should be witnesses unto him, even to the utmost parts of the earth. 9 After his ascension they are warned by two angels to depart, and to set their minds upon his second coming. 12 They accordingly return, and, giving themselves to prayer, choose Matthias apostle in the place of Judas.

THE

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

10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

2 Until the day in which he was 12 Then returned they unto Jetaken up, after that he through the rusalem from the mount called Holy Ghost had given command-Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a ments unto the apostles whom he sabbath day's journey. had chosen:

3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that 14 These all continued with one they should not depart from Jeru- accord in prayer and supplication, salem, but wait for the promise of with the women, and Mary the the Father, which, saith he, ye have mother of Jesus, and with his breheard of me. thren.

5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of the names together were about an hundred and twenty,).

6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, 16 Men and brethren, this Scripsaying, Lord, wilt thou at this time ture must needs have been fulfilrestore again the kingdom to Is-led, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

rael?

7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come 18 Now this man purchased a upon you: and ye shall be wit-field with the reward of iniquity; nesses unto me both in Jerusa-and falling headlong, he burst

Matthias is chosen by lot.

CHAP. II. The descent of the Holy Ghost.

asunder in the midst, and all his Ast was fully come, they AND when the day of enter bowels gushed out.

cost was

19 And it was known unto all wefe all with one accord in one the dwellers at Jerusalem; inso-place.

much as that field is called in 2 And suddenly there came a their proper tongue, Aceldama, sound from heaven as of a rushthat is to say, The field of blood. ing mighty wind, and it filled all 20 For it is written in the book the house where they were sitting. of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein and his bishoprick let another take.

21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like, as of fire, and. it sat upon each of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

6 Now when this was noised

22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness abroad, the multitude came togewith us of his resurrection. ther, and were confounded, because 23 And they appointed two, Jo-that every man heard them speak seph called Barsabas, who was sur- in his own language. named Justus, and Matthias.

24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans?

8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, 9 Parthians, and Medes, and that he might go to his own place. Elamites, and the dwellers in Me26 And they gave forth their sopotamia, and in Judæa, and Caplots; and the lot fell upon Mat-padocia, in Pontus, and Asia, thias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

CHAP. II.

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

1 The apostles, filled with the Holy Ghost, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do and speaking divers languages, are admired by some, and derided by others. hear them speak in our tongues 14 Whom Peter disproving, and shew-the wonderful works of God. ing that the apostles spake by the power 12 And they were all amazed, of the Holy Ghost, that Jesus was risen and were in doubt, saying one to from the dead, ascended into heaven, another, What meaneth this? had poured down the same Holy Ghost, and was the Messias, a man known to them to be approved of God by his miracles, wonders, and signs, and not cru- 14 ¶ But Peter, standing up cified without his determinate counsel with the eleven, lifted up his and foreknowledge: 37 he baptizeth a voice, and said unto them, Ye great number that were converted. 41 men of Judæa, and all ye that Who afterwards devoutly and charita bly converse together: the apostles work- dwell at Jerusalem, be this known ing many miracles, and God daily in- unto you, and hearken to my creasing his Church.

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