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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
OF
OUR RISEN LORD.
^ ( JUL Sa 1924
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Earthly Footprints
OF OUR
RISEN LORD,
miununcb.
A CONTINUOUS NARRATIVE OF THE FOUR GOSPELS
ACCORDING TO THE REVISED VERSION.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
REV. JOHN HALL, D. D.
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COMPILER'S PREFACE,
"\ 1 TE know from blessed experience that many dear peo-
ple looking, at first, only with curious eyes at the
pictured incidents of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ upon
the earth, have afterwards come to gaze with tearful eyes
at the same — their hearts the while full of joy — they having
become assured of the forgiveness of their sins, and of
having received the gift of eternal life.
This knowledge, gained during the last two years in
our efforts to bring men, women and children to the loving
Saviour by appealing to their hearts through their sense of
sight as well as through their sense of hearing, led us to
think and conclude that a judicious selection from the pic-
tures thus presented — say, one hundred of them suitably
reproduced — would effectively serve the sacred purpose of
illustrating a new life of our Lord, — to be compiled
from the i-eviscd version of the writings of the four
evangelists.
In this way, we thought, an appeal to the heart through
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the eye, could be made far beyond our own or anybody's
personal superintendence — even to the remotest parts of
our land— if God should be pleased to prosper the enter-
prise.
With the assistance of a Christian brother we have now
completed a work so projected; its distinctive features
being,
First — The Illustrations.
Second — The fact that the reading-matter has been com-
piled entirely from the writings of the four evangelists
according to the Revised Version.
Third — The additional fact that in deference to the as
yet prevailing prejudice against the paragraphic form of
the composition of the Revised Version, verses distinct and
separate have been made of the matter gathered therefrom ;
so that the pages of the new book should resemble the more
familiar pages of the unrevised version of the same blessed
truths.
And now we send the book forth, such as it is, praying
God to make it to many a re-enjoyment of the " Stereopti-
con Illustrated Readings of the Life of Jesus ;"
To many, a delightful reminder of the blessed hour when
the very words and pictures on the pages before them
influenced them, in some degree at least, to give their hearts
and devote their lives to God ;
And especially beseeching Him that by His providence it
may fall into the hands of some who looked with curious eyes
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only, and went their way with their hearts unaffected ; and
that He may lead such to a perusal of the sacred story with
its illustrations in the quiet of their own homes; and so,
after all, His spirit moving their hearts and minds, they be
"brought to true repentance and into that peace which pass-
eth all understanding.
And as Christ said to his disciples, "Ask what ye will,"
we pray God that through the effort we have made in this
way to serve the blessed Master, multitudes even may find
the only real happiness possible in this world of sin and
sorrow, and finally enter into the everlasting joy of the
Christian's world to come.
The illustrations consist of original drawings by C. P.
Davis, E. J. Whitney, and August Wills, and copies of pic-
tures by Bida, Heck, Hofman, Hunt, Munkacsy, Miiller,
Plockhurst, Raphael, Paul Veronese, De \'inci, and other
masters in sacred art.
GEORGE D. MACKAV.
NEW YORK.
INTRODUCTION.
AFTER looking carefully into the plan and the pages
of this book, fittingly called The Earthly Foot-
prints OF OUR Risen Lord, I am happy to commend
it, for reasons, among others, like the following.
One of the evidences of Divine wisdom in the structure
of the Bible is the extent to which its teaching is presented
in history. Facts are noticed and remembered more easily
than abstract statements. The historic facts of the inspired
records stand out as object-lessons for all lands and for all
times.
On the same principle it is that persons readily arrest
attention, and gain a place in the thought of observer and
of reader. With what distinctness do the men and women
of holy Scripture stand out before us I It is not to be won-
dered at that preachers and .teachers have so frequently
and effectively grouped the great truths they meant to
enforce around " Scripture Characters."
INTRODUCTION.
These statements are emphatically true of the Gospels—
that portion of the written word in which the " Word made
flesh" is presented to men from several distinct points of
view. He in His grace and loveliness, stands forth, the
Central figure, giving interest and significance to the per-
sons coming around Him, whether as disciples or as ene-
mies, and suggesting pictures which the mind cannot but
try to shape for itself. We think of the " holy child Jesus,"
the home in which He lived, the boat on the lake in which
He was so often carried, the garden trees under which He
prayed, the cross on which He gave His life, the grave
from which He came forth. To render these memory-pict-
ures distinct and definite, is an important contribution to
Christian intelligence. This contribution the compiler has
made.
Nor are we to overlook the fact that travel. Oriental
research and the study of ancient monuments — so many of
which corroborate Bible history — make it easier than it
once was, to secure illustrations that will be true to the
truth of things. The dress, the homes, the furniture, the
surroundings of the Orientals two thousand years ago, are
now matters of definite knowledge, and of comparatively
easy reproduction. One can see the results in such works
as Smith's " Dictionary of the Bible," or in a good modern
encyclopaedia. Here they are made to throw light upon
a life, like which the world never saw another.
INTRODUCTION.
The effort to utilize this method of giving interest and
distinctness to Scripture scenes and incidents will, we
doubt not, be successful with many, both young and old,
and will extend and deepen the knowledge of Gospel his-
tory. Pictures have been turned into helps to prayer till
they became, all too often, the objects of devotional
regard; but this has been by those who had not the Divine
word in their hands. Illustrations, such as are here pre-
sented, draw to the reading and knowledge of the Word,
and the Word folds " God as a spirit," and teaches men to
" worship Him in spirit and in truth," and for fitting and
needed help to seek the Spirit of grace and of supplications.
A preacher labors to fix human attention on Christ Jesus.
This work will be a help in this high, this divinely-ap-
pointed labor.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
OF
OUR RISEN LORD.
1Illuminc^.
CHAPTER I.
THE PROLOGUE.
IN the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was
God.
2 The same was in the be-
ginning with God.
3 All things were made by
him; and without him was
not anything made that hath
been made.
4 In him was life ; and the
life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in
the darkness; and the dark-
ness apprehended it not.
6 There came a man, sent
from God, whose name was
John.
7 The same came for wit-
ness, that he might bear wit-
ness of the light, that all
might believe through him.
8 He was not the light,
but came that he might bear
witness of the light.
9 There was the true light,
even the light which lighteth
every man, coming into the
world.
ID He was in the world,
and the world was made by
him, and the world knew him
not.
1 1 He came unto his own.
and they that were his own
received him not.
1 2' But as many as receiv-
ed him, to them gave he the
right to become children of
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God, even to them that loe-
lieve on his name :
13 Which were born, not
of blood, nor of the will of
the flesh, nor of the will of
man, but of God.
14 And the Word became
flesh, and dwelt among us
(and we beheld his glory,
glory as of the only begotten
from the Father), full of
grace and truth.
1 5 John beareth witness of
him, and crieth, saying, This
was he of whom I said. He
that Cometh after me is be-
come before me : for he was
before me.
1 6 For of his fulness we all
received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given
b}^ Moses; grace and truth
came by Jesus Christ.
18 No man hath seen God
at any time ; the only begot-
ten Son, which is in the
bosom of the Father, he hath
declared him.
THE BAPTIST FORETOLD.
October, B. C. 6.
19 There was in the days
of Herod, king of Judaea, a
certain priest named Zacha-
rias, of the course of Abijah :
and he had a wife of the
daughters of Aaron, and her
name was Elisabeth.
20 And they were both
righteous before God, walk-
ing in all the commandments
and ordinances of the Lord
blameless.
21 And they had no child,
because that Elisabeth was
barren, and they both were
notv well stricken in years.
22 Now it came to pass,
while he executed the
priest's office before God in
the order of his course,
23 According to the cus-
tom of the priest's office, his
lot was to enter into the
temple of the Lord and burn
incense.
24 And the whole multi-
tude of the people were pray-
ing without at the hour of
incense.
25 And there appeared un-
to him an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of
the altar of incense.
26 And Zacharias was
Zacharias and the Angel.
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troubled when he saw //////,
and fear fell upon him.
27 But the angel said unto
him, Fear not, Zacharias:
because thy supplication is
heard, and thy wife Elisa-
beth shall bear thee a son,
and thou shalt call his name
John.
28 And thou shalt have joy
and gladness; and many
shall rejoice at his birth.
29 For he shall be great
in the sight of the Lord, and
he shall drink no wine nor
strong drink; and he shall
be filled with the Holy
Ghost, even from his
mother's womb.
30 And many of the chil-
dren of Israel shall he turn
unto the Lord their God.
31 And he shall go before
his face in the spirit and
power of Elijah, to turn the
hearts of the fathers to the
children, and the disobe-
dient to i(<alk in the wisdom
of the just; to make ready
for the Lord a people pre-
pared/(^r him.
32 And Zacharias said
unto the angel. Whereby
shall I know this? for I am
an old man, and my wife
well stricken in years.
33 And the angel answer-
ing said unto him, I am Ga-
briel, that stand in the pres-
ence of God ; and I was sent
to speak unto thee, and to
bring thee these good tid-
ings.
34 And behold, thou shalt
be silent and not able to
speak, until the day that
these things shall come to
pass, because thou believedst
not my words, which shall
be fulfilled in their sea-
son.
35 And the people were
waiting for Zacharias, and
they marvelled while he
tarried in the temple.
36 And when he came out
he could not speak unto
them: and they perceived
that he had seen a vision in
the temple: and he contin-
ued;naking signs unto them,
and remained dumb.
37 And it came to pass,
when the days of his minis-
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tration were fulfilled, he de-
parted unto his house.
38 And after these days
Elisabeth his wife con-
ceived; and she hid herself
five months, saying,
39 Thus hath the Lord
done unto me in the days
wherein he looked upon me,
to take away my reproach
among men.
CHAPTER II.
THE ANNUNCIATION.
i\Iarch, B. c. 5.
NOW in the sixth month
the angel Gabriel was
sent from God unto a city of
Galilee, named Nazareth,
2 To a virgin betrothed to
a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of
David ; and the virgin's
name was Mary.
3 And he came in unto
her, and said. Hail, thou
that art highly favoured, the
Lord is with thee.
4 But she was greatly
troubled at the saying, and
cast in her mind what man-
ner of salutation this might
be.
5 And the angel said unto
her. Fear not, Mary: for
thou hast found favour with
God.
6 And behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy womb, and
bring forth a son, and shall
call his name Jesus.
7 He shall be great, and
shall be called the Son of the
Most High: and the Lord
God shall give unto him the
throne of his father David :
8 And he shall reign over
the house of Jacob for ever;
and of his kingdom there
shall be no end.
9 And Mary said unto the
angel. How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man ?
10 And the angel answer-
ed and said unto her. The
Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the
Most High shall overshadow
thee : wherefore also that
which is to be born shall be
called holy, the Son of God.
1 1 And behold, Elisabeth
thy kinswoman, she also
hath conceived a son in her
old age; and this is the
The Angel Gabriel Appears to Mary.
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sixth month with her that
was called barren.
I 2 For no word from God
shall be void of power.
13 And Mary said, Be-
hold, the handmaid of the
Lord; be it unto me ac-
cording to thy word. And
the angel departed from
her.
14 And Mary arose in
these days and went into the
hill country with haste, into
a city of Judah;
15 And entered into the
house of Zacharias and salut-
ed Elisabeth.
16 And it came to pass,
when Elisabeth heard the
salutation of Mary, the babe
leaped in her womb ; and
Elisabeth was filled with the
Holy Ghost ;
17 And she lifted up her
voice with a loud cry, and
said, Blessed art thou among
women, and blessed is the
fruit of thy womb.
18 And whence is this to
me, that the mother of my
Lord should come unto me?
19 For behold, when the
voice of thy salutation came
into mine ears, tlie babe
leaped in my womb for joy.
20 And blessed is she that
believed; for there shall be
a fulfilment of the things
which have been spoken to
her from the Lord.
21 And Mary said.
My soul doth magnify the
Lord,
22 And my spirit hath re-
joiced in God my Saviour.
23 For he hath looked
upon the low estate of his
handmaiden :
For behold, from hence-
forth all generations shall
call me blessed.
24 P'or he that is mighty
hath done to me great
things;
And holy is his name.
25 And his mercy is imto
generations and genera-
tions,
On them that fear him.
26 H e hath showed
strength with his arm ;
He * hath scattered the
proud in the imagination of
their heart.
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27 He hath put down prin-
ces from their thrones,
And hath exalted them of
low degree.
28 The hungry he hath
filled with good things;
And the rich he hath sent
empty away.
29 He hath holpen Israel
his servant,
That he might remember
mercy
30 (As he spake unto our
fathers)
Toward Abraham and his
seed for ever.
31 And Mary abode with
her about three months, and
returned unto her house.
CHAPTER HI.
THE BAPTIST BORN.
June, B. C. 5.
NOW Elisabeth's time
was fulfilled that she
should be delivered; and she
brought forth a son.
32 And her neighbours and
her kinsfolk heard that the
Lord had magnified his
mercy towards her ; and they
rejoiced with her.
3 And it came to pass on
the eighth day, that they
came to circumcise the child ;
and they would have called
him Zacharias, after the
name of his father.
4 And his mother an-
swered and said, Not so ; but
he shall be called John.
5 And they said unto her.
There is none of thy kindred
that is called by this name.
6 And they made signs to
his father, what he would
have him called.
7 And he asked for a writ-
ing tablet, and wrote, say-
ing. His name is John.
8 And they marvelled all.
And his mouth was opened
immediately, and his tongue
loosed, and he spake, bless-
ing God.
9 And fear came on all
that dwelt round about
them :
10 And all these sayings
were noised abroad through-
out all the hill country of
Judaea.
1 1 And all that heard
them laid them up in their
Makv ai THi: HoMK OF Elizabeth.
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
heart, saying, What then
shall this child be? For the
hand of the Lord was with
him.
12 And his father Zacha-
rias was filled with the Holy
Ghost, and prophesied, say-
ing.
13 Blessed be the Lord,
the God of Israel ;
For he hath visited and
wrought redemption for his
people,
14 And hath raised up a
horn of salvation for us
In the house of his servant
David
15 (As he spake by the
mouth of his holy prophets
which have been since the
world began),
16 Salvation from our
enemies, and from the hand
of all that hate us :
17 To shew mercy towards
our fathers.
And to remember his holy
covenant ;
18 The oath which he
sware unto Abraham our
father,
19 To grant imto us that
21
of
we being delivered out
the hand of our enemies
Should serve him without
fear,
20 In holiness and right-
eousness before him all our
days.
21 Yea and thou, child,
shall be called the prophet
of the Most High :
For thou Shalt go before
the face of the Lord to make
ready his ways ;
22 To give knowledge of
salvation unto his people
In the remission of their
sins,
23 Because of the tender
mercy of our God,
Whereby the dayspring
from on high shall visit
us,
24 To shine upon them
that sit in darkness and the
shadow of death ;
To guide our feet into the
way of peace.
25 And the child grew,
and waxed strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts till
the day of his shewing unto
Israel.
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CHAPTER IV.
THE BIRTH (JF JESUS.
IV TOW the birth of Jesus
^ ^ Christ was on this
wise : When his mother Mary-
had been betrothed to Jo-
seph, before they came to-
gether she was found with
child of the Holy Ghost.
2 And Joseph her hus-
band, being a righteous man,
and not willing to make
her a public example, was
minded to put her away
privily.
3 But when he thought on
these things, behold, an
angel of the Lord appeared
unto him in a dream, say-
ing, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy wife: for that
which is conceived in her is
of the Holy Ghost.
4 And she shall bring forth
a son; and thou shalt call
his name Jesus; for it is he
that shall save his people
from their sins.
5 Now all this is come to
pass, that it might be ful-
filled which was spoken by
the Lord through the pro-
phet, saying,
6 Behold, the virgin shall
be with child, and shall
bring forth a son.
And they shall call his
name Immanuel ;
Which is, being inter-
preted, God with us.
7 And Joseph arose from
his sleep, and did as the
angel of the Lord com-
manded him, and took unto
him his wife ;
8 And knew her not till
she had brought forth a son :
and he called his name
Jesus.
9 Now it came to pass in
those days, there went out
a decree from Caesar Augus-
tus, that all the world should
be enrolled.
ID This was the first en-
rolment made when Quiri-
nius was governor of Syria.
1 1 And all went to enrol
themselves, every one to
his own city.
12 And Joseph also went
up from Galilee, out of the
The Shepherds See the Angel a- the Lord.
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
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city of Nazareth, into Ji:-
daea, to the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem,
because he was of the house
and family of David ;
13 To enrol himself with
Mary, who was betrothed to
him, being- great with child.
14 And it came to pass,
while they were there, the
days were fulfilled that she
should be delivered.
December, B. C. 5.
15 And she brought forth
her first-born son; and she
wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a
manger, because there was
no room for them in the
inn.
16 And there were shep-
herds in tlae same country
abiding in the field, and
keeping watch by night over
their flock.
17 And an angel of the
Lord stood by them, and the
glory of the Lord shone
round about them : and they
were sore afraid.
18 And the angel said
unto them. Re not afraid ;
for behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy which
shall be to all the people :
19 For there is born to
5'ou this day in the city of
David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord.
20 And this is the sign
unto you ; Ye shall find a
babe wrapped in swaddling
clothes, and lying in a
manger.
21 And suddenly there
was with the angel a multi-
tude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying.
Glory to God in the
highest,
22 And on earth peace
among men in whom he is
well pleased.
23 And it came to pass,
when the angels went away
from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to an-
other, Let us now go even
tmto Bethlehem, and see this
thing that is come to pass,
wjiich the Lord hath made
known unto us.
24 And they came with
haste, and found both Mary
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and Joseph, and the babe
lying in the manger.
25 And when they saw it,
they made known concern-
ing the saying which was
spoken to them about this
child.
26 And all that heard it
wondered at the things
which were spoken unto
them by the shepherds.
27 But Mary kept all these
sayings, pondering them in
her heart.
28 And the shepherds re-
turned, glorifying and prais-
ing God for all the things
that they had heard and
seen, even as it was spoken
unto them.
29 And when eight days
were fulfilled for circumcis-
ing him, his name was
called Jesus, which was so
called by the angel before he
was conceived in the womb.
30 And when the days
of their purification accord-
ing to the law of Moses were
fulfilled, they brought him
up to Jerusalem, to present
him to the Lord
31 (As it is written in the
law of the Lord, Every male
that openeth the womb shall
be called holy to the Lord),
32 And to offer a sacrifice
according to that which is
said in the law of the Lord,
A pair of turtledoves, or two
young pigeons.
33 And behold, there was
a man in Jerusalem, whose
name was Simeon; and this
man was righteous and
devout, looking for the con-
solation of Israel : and the
Holy Spirit was upon him.
34 And it had been re-
vealed unto him by the Holy
Spirit, that he should not
see death, before he had
seen the Lord's Christ.
35 And he came in the
Spirit into the temple : and
when the parents brought in
the child Jesus, that they
might do concerning him
after the custom of the law,
36 Then he received him
into his arms, and blessed
God, and said,
■^■] Now lettest thou thy
servant depart, O Lord,
Mary and the Turtle Doves.
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29
According- to thy word,
in peace;
38 For mine eyes have
seen thy salvation,
39 Which thou hast pre-
pared before the face of all
peoples ;
40 A light for revelation
to the Gentiles,
And the glory of thy
people Israel.
41 And his father and his
mother were marvelling at
the things which were
spoken concerning him;
42 And Simeon blessed
them, and said unto Mary
his mother. Behold, this
iliild is set for the falling
and rising up of many in
Israel ; and for a sign which
is spoken against;
43 Yea, and a sword shall
pierce through thine own
soul ; that thoughts out of
many hearts may be re-
vealed.
44 And there was one
Anna, a prophetess, the
daughter of Phanuel, of the
tribe of Asher (she was of a
great age, having lived with
a husband seven years from
her virginity,
45 And she had been a
widow even for fourscore
and four years), which de-
parted not from the temple,
worshipping with fastings
and supplications night aiid
day.
46 And coming up at that
very hour she gave thanks
unto God, and spake of him
to all them that were look-
ing for the redemption of
Jerusalem.
CHAPTER V.
February, B. C. 4.
NOW when Jesus was
born in Bethlehem of
Judaea in the days of Herod
the king, behold, wise men
from the east came to Jeru-
salem, saying,
2 Where is he that is born
King of the Jews ? for we
saw his star in the east, and
are come to worship him.
3 And when Herod the
king heard it, he was troub-
led, and all Jerusalem with
him.
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4 And gathering together
all the chief priests and
scribes of the people, he in-
quired of them where the
Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him,
In Bethlehem of Judaea : for
thus it is written by the
prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem,
land of Judah,
Art in no wise least
among the princes of Judah :
For out of thee shall come
forth a governor.
Which shall be shepherd
of my people Israel.
7 Then Herod privily
called the wise men, and
learned of them carefully
what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to
Bethlehem, and said. Go
and search out carefully
concerning the young child ;
and when ye have found
}ii)n, bring me word, that I
also may come and worship
him.
9 And they, having heard
the king, went their way ,
and lo, the star, which they
saw in the east, went before
them, till it came and stood
over where the young child
was.
10 And when they saw the
star they rejoiced with ex-
ceeding great joy.
1 1 And they came into the
house and saw the young
child with Mary his mother;
and they fell down and wor-
shipped him; and opening
their treasures they offered
unto him gifts, gold and
frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of
God in a dream that they
should not return to Herod,
they departed into their own
country another way.
13 Now when they were
departed, behold, an angel of
the Lord appeareth to Joseph
in a dream, saying. Arise
and take the young child
and his mother, and flee into
Egypt, and be thou there
until I tell thee : for Herod
will seek the young child to
destroy him.
March, B. C. 4.
14 And he arose and took
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the young child and his
mother by night, and de-
parted into Egypt;
15 And was there nntil the
death of Herod: that it
might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the Lord through
the prophet, saying, Out of
Egypt did I call my son.
16 Then Herod, when he
saw that he was mocked of
the wise men, was exceeding
wroth, and sent forth, and
slew all the male children
that were in Bethlehem,
and in all the borders
thereof, from two years old
and under, according to the
time which he had carefully
learned of the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled that
which was spoken by Jere-
miah the prophet, saying,
18 A voice was heard in
Ram ah.
Weeping and great mourn-
ing.
Rachel weeping for her
children ;
And she would not be
comforted, because they are
not.
19 But when Herod was
dead, behold, an angel of
the Lord appeareth in a
dream to Joseph in Egypt,
saying,
20 Arise and take the
young child and his mother,
and go into the land of
Israel : for they are dead
that sought the young
child's life.
21 And he arose and took
the young child and his
mother, and came into the
land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that
Archelatis was reigning over
Judaea in the room of his
father Herod, he was afraid
to go thither; and being
warned of God in a dream,
he withdrew into the parts
of Galilee,
23 And came and dwelt
in a city called Nazai'eth :
that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the
prophets, that he should be
called a Nazarene.
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24 And the child grew.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
and waxed strong, filled with
wisdom : and the grace of
God was upon him.
25 Now his parents went
every year to Jerusalem at
the feast of the j^assover.
26 And when he was
twelve years old, they went
up after the custom of the
feast ;
27 And when they had
fulfilled the days, as they
were returning, the boy Je-
sus tarried behind in Jeru-
salem ; and his parents knew
it not;
28 But supposing him to
be in the company, they
went a day's journey; and
they sought for him among
their kinsfolk and acquaint-
ance :
29 And when they found
him not, they returned to
Jerusalem, seeking for him.
30 And it came to pass,
after three days they found
him in the temple, sitting
in t?ie midst of the doctors,
both hearing them, and ask-
ing them qt:estions :
31 And all that heard him
were amazed at his under-
standing and his answers.
32 And when they saw
him, they were astonished:
and his mother said unto
him. Son, why hast thou
thus dealt with us ? behold,
thy father and I sought thee
sorrowing.
33 And he said unto them.
How is it that ye sought
iTie? wist ye not that I must
be in my Father's house?
34 And they imderstood
not the saying which he
spake unto them.
35 And he went down
with them, and came to
Nazareth ; and he was sub-
ject unto them: and his
mother kept all these sayings
in her heart.
36 And Jesus advanced in
wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and men.
CHAPTER VI.
THE PREACHING OF JOHN.
A D. 27.
NOW in the fifteenth year
of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being
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governor of Judaea, and
Herod being tetrarch of Gali-
lee, and his brother Philip
tetrarch of the region of Itu-
raea and Trachonitis, and
Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
2 In the high-priesthood
of Annas and Caiaphas, the
word of God came unto John
the son of Zacharias in the
wilderness.
3 And he came into all the
region round about Jordan.
preaching the baptism of
repentance unto remission
of sins ; saying, Repent ye ;
for the kingdom of heaven
is at hand.
4 For this is he that was
spoken of by Isaiah the pro-
phet, saying.
The voice of one crying
in the wilderness.
Make ye ready the way
of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be
filled,
And every mountain and
hill shall be brought low ;
And the crooked shall
become straight,
And the rough ways
smooth ;
6 And all flesh shall see
the salvation of God.
7 Now John himself had
his raiment of camel's hair,
and a leathern girdle about
his loins; and his food was
locusts and wild honey.
8 Then went out unto him
Jerusalem, and all Judaea
and all the region round
about Jordan ;
9 And they were baptized
of him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins.
10 But when he saw many
of the Pharisees and Sad-
ducees coming to his bap-
tism, he said unto them. Ye
offspring of vipers, who
warned you to flee from the
wrath to come ?
1 1 Bring forth therefore
fruit worthy of repentance :
12 And think not to say
within yourselves, We have
Abraham to our father : for
I say unto you, that God is
able of these stones to raise
up children unto Abraham.
13 And even now is the
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axe laid unto the root of the
trees : every tree therefore
that bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire.
14 I indeed baptize you
witli water unto repentance :
but he that cometh after
me is mightier than I, whose
shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost and
with fire.
15 Whose fan is in his
hand, and he will thoroughly
cleanse his threshing-floor;
and he will gather his wheat
into the garner, but the chaff
he will burn up with un-
quenchable fire.
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January A. D. 27.
16 Then cometh Jesus
from Galilee to the Jordan
unto John, to be baptized of
him.
17 But John would have
hindered him, saying, I have
need to be baptized of thee,
and comest thou to me?
18 But Jesus answering
said unto him, Suffer //now:
for thus it becometh us to
fulfil all righteousness. Then
he suffereth him.
19 And Jesus, when he
was baptized, went up
straightway from the water :
and praying, and lo, the
heavens were opened unto
him, and he saw the Spirit
of God descending as a dove,
and coming upon him ;
20 And lo, a voice out of
the heavens, saying. This is
my beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased.
THE TEMPTATION.
21 And Jesus, full of the
Holy Spirit, returned from
the Jordan, and was led by
the Spirit in the wilderness
during forty days, being
tempted of the devil.
22 And he was with the
wild beasts; and he did eat
nothing in those days : and
when they were completed,
he hungered.
23 And the tempter caine
and said unto him, If thou
art the Son of God, command
that these stones become
bread.
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Get Thee Hence, Satan.
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24 But he answered and
said, It is written, Man shall
not live by bread alone, but
by every word that pro-
ceedeth out of the mouth of
God.
25 Then the devil taketh
him into the holy city ; and
he set him on the pinnacle
of the temple, and saith unto
him,
26 If thou art the Son of
God, cast thyself down : for
it is written,
He shall give his angels
charge concerning thee :
And on their hands they
shall bear thee up.
Lest haply thou dash thy
foot against a stone.
27 Jesus said unto him,
Again it is written, Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy
God.
28 Again, the devil taketh
him unto an exceeding high
mountain, and showeth him
all the kingdoms of the
world, and the glory of
them;
29 And he said unto him,
All these things will I give
thee, if thou wilt fall down
and worship me.
30 Then saith Jesus unto
him, Get thee hence, Satan :
for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God,
and him only shalt thou
serve.
31 Then the devil leaveth
him; and behold, angels came
and ministered unto him.
32 And Jesus came into
Galilee, preaching the gos-
pel of God, and saying, The
time is fulfilled, and the
kingdom of God is at hand :
repent ye, and believe in
the gospel.
33 And he taught in their
synagogues, being glorified
of all.
34 And Jesus himself,
when he began to teach, was
about thirty years of age,
35 And John beareth
witness of him, and crieth,
saying, This was he of
whom I said. He that cometh
after me is become before
m*e : for he was before me.
36 Forof his fulness we all
received, and grace for grace.
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THE EARTH1,Y FOOTPRINTS
2,'] For the law was given
by Moses ; grace and truth
came by Jesus Christ.
38 No man hath seen God
at any time ; the only be-
gotten Son, which is in the
bosom of the Father, he
hath declared him.
39 And this is the witness
of John, when the Jews sent
unto him from Jerusalem
priests and Levites to ask
him, Who art thou ?
40 A n d he confessed,
and denied not; and he
confessed, I am not the
Christ.
41 And they asked him.
What then? Art thou Elijah?
And he saith, I am not.
Art thou the proj^het ?
42 And he answered. No.
•They said therefore unto
him. Who art thou? that we
may give an answer to them
that sent us. What sayest
thou of thyself ?
43 He said, I am the voice
of one crying in the wilder-
ness. Make straight the way
of the Lord, as said Isaiah
the prophet.
44 And they had been sent
from the Pharisees.
45 And they asked him,
and said unto him. Why
then baptizest thoti, if thou
art not the
46 Christ, neither Elijah,
neither the prophet ?
47 John answered them,
saying, I baptize with water :
in the midst of you standeth
one whom ye know not,
48 Even he that cometh
after me, the latchet of
whose shoe I am not worthy
to unloose.
49 These things were done
in Bethany beyond Jordan,
where John was baptiz-
ing.
50 On the morrow he seeth
Jesus coming t:nto him, and
saith. Behold, the Lamb of
God, which taketh away the
sin of the world !
5 1 This is he of whom I
said. After me cometh a man
which is become before me :
for he was before me.
52 And I knew him not;
but that he should be made
manifest to Israel, for this
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cause came I baptizing with
water.
53 And John bare witness,
saying, I have beheld the
Spirit descending as a dove
out of heaven ; and it abode
upon him.
54 And I knew him not :
but he that sent me to
baptize with water, he said
unto me, Upon whomsoever
thou shalt see the Spirit de-
scending, and abiding upon
him, the same is he that bap-
tizeth with the Holy Spirit.
55 And I have seen, and
have borne witness that this
is the Son of God.
CHAPTER Vn.
AGAIN on the morrow
John was standing, and
two of his disciples ; and he
looked upon Jesus as he
walked, and saith. Behold,
the Lamb of God!
2 And the two disciples
heard him speak, and they
followed Jesus.
3 And Jesus turned, and
beheld them following, and
saith unto them, What seek
ye? And they said imto him,
Rabbi (which is to say, being
interpreted. Master), where
abidest thou ?
4 He saith unto them,
Come, and ye shall see.
They came therefore and
saw where he abode ; and
they abode with him that
day : it was about the tenth
hour.
5 One of the two that
heard John speak, and fol-
lowed him, was Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother.
6 He findeth first his own
brother, Simon, and saith
unto him, We have found
the Messiah (which is, being
interpreted, Christ).
7 He brought him mito
Jesus. Jesus looked upon
him, and said, Thou art
Simon the son of John : thou
shalt be called Cephas
(which is by interpretation,
Peter).
8 On the morrow he was
minded to go forth into
Galilee, and he findeth
Philip : and Jesus saith unto
him, Follow me.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
9 Now Philip was from
Bethsaida, of the city of
Andrew and Peter.
10 Philip findeth Nathan-
ael, and saith unto him, We
have found him, of whom
Moses in the law, and the
prophets, did write, Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
1 1 And Nathanael said
unto him, Can any good
thing come out of Nazareth?
Philip saith unto him, Come
and see.
12 Jesus saw Nathanael
coming to him, and saith of
him. Behold, an Israelite in-
deed, in whom is no guile !
13 Nathanael saith unto
him. Whence knowest thou
me? Jesus answered and
said unto him. Before Philip
called thee, when thou wast
under the fig tree, I saw thee.
14 Nathanael answered
him, Rabbi, thou art the
Son of God ; thou art King
of Israel.
1 5 Jesus answered a n d
said unto him. Because I
said unto thee, I saw thee
underneath the fig tree, be-
lie vest thou? thou shalt see
greater things than these.
16 And he saith unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Ye shall see the heaven
opened, and the angels of
God ascending and descend-
ing upon the Son of man.
WATER MADE INTO WINE.
February, a. d. 27.
1 7 And the third day there
was a marriage in Cana of
Galilee; and the mother of
Jesus was there : and Jesus
also was bidden, and his dis-
ciples, to the marriage.
18 And when the wine
failed, the mother of Jesus
saith unto him. They have
no Avine.
19 And Jesus saith unto
her. Woman, what have I
to do with thee? mine hour
is not yet come.
20 His mother saith unto
the servants. Whatsoever
he saith unto you, do it.
21 Now there wei^e six
waterpots of stone set there
after the Jews' manner of
purifying, containing two or
three firkins apiece.
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22 Jesus saith unto them,
P'iil the waterpots with
water. And they filled
them up to the brim.
23 And he saith unto
them, Draw out now, and
bear unto the ruler of the
feast. And they bare it.
24 And when the ruler of
the feast tasted the water
now become wine, and knew
not whence it was (but the
servants which had drawn
the water knew), the niler
of the feast callcth the
bridegroom,
25 And saith imto him.
Every man setteth on first
the good wine; and when
men have drunk freely, then
that which is worse : thott
hast kept the good wine un-
til now.
26 This beginning of his
signs did Jesus in Cana of
Galilee, and manifested his
glory; and his disciples be-
lieved on him.
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CHANGERS
OUT.
he went
down to Capernaum, he, and
his mother, and his breth-
ren, and his disciples: and
there they abode not many
days.
28 And thepassoverof the
Jews was at hand, and Jesus
went up to Jerusalem.
29 And he found in the
temple those that sold oxen
and sheep and doves, and
the changers of money
sitting.
30 And he made a scourge
of cords, and cast all out of
the temple, both the sheep
and the oxen; and he
poured out the changers'
money, and overthrew their
tables;
31 And to them that sold
the doves he said, Take
these things hence ; make
not my Father's house a
house of merchandise.
32 His disciples remem-
bered that it was written,
The zeal of thine house shall
eat me up.
33 The Jews thei-efore
answered and said unto him,
What sign shewest thou unto
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US, seeing that thou doest
these things?
34 Jesus answered and
said unto them, Destroy this
temple, and in three days I
will raise it up.
35 The Jews therefore
said, Forty and six years
was this temple in building,
and wilt thou raise it ujd in
three days ?
36 But he spake of the
temple of his body.
37 When therefore he was
raised from the dead, his
disciples remembered that
he spake this ; and they be-
lieved the scripture, and the
word which Jesus had said.
38 Now when he was in
Jerusalem at the passover,
during the feast, many be-
lieved on his name, behold-
ing his signs which he did.
39 But Jesus did not trust
himself imto them, for that
he knew all men,
40 And because he needed
not that any one should bear
witness concerning man ; for
he himself knew what was in
man.
CHAPTER VIII.
REGENERATION.
April, A. D. 27.
IV TOW there was a man
-^ ^ of the Pharisees,
named Nicodemus, a ruler
of the Jews :
2 The same came to him
by night, and said to him,
Rabbi, we know that thou
art a teacher come from
God: for no man can do
these signs that thou doest,
except God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said
unto him. Verily, verily,
I say unto thee. Except a
man be born anew, he can-
not see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto
him. How can a man be
born when he is old? can
he enter a second time into
his mother's womb, and be
born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily,
verily, I say unto thee. Ex-
cept a man be born of water
and the Spirit, he cannot
enter into the kingdom of
God.
6 That which is born of
Jesus Teaching Nicodemus.
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the flesh is flesh; and that
which is born of the Spirit
is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said
unto thee, Ye must be born
anew.
8 The wind bloweth where
it listeth, and thou hearest
the voice thereof, but know-
est not whence it cometh,
and whither it goeth : so is
every one that is born of the
Spirit.
9 Nicodemus an s wer ed
and said unto him, How can
these things be?
10 Jesus answered and
said unto him. Art thou the
teacher of Israel, and under-
standest not these things?
1 1 Verily, verily, I say
unto thee. We speak that
we do know, and bear wit-
ness of that we have seen ;
and ye receive not our wit-
ness.
12 If I told you earthly
things, and ye believe not,
how shall ye believe, if I
tell you heavenly things ?
13 And no man hath
ascended into heaven, but
he that descended out of
heaven, even the Son of man,
which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilder-
ness, even so must the Son
of man be lifted t:p :
15 That whosoever be-
lieveth may in him have
eternal life.
16 For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whoso-
ever believeth on him
should not perish, but have
eternal life.
17 For God sent not the
Son into the world to judge
the world; but that the
world should be saved
through him.
18 He that believeth on
him is not judged: he that
believeth not hath been
judged already, because he
hath not believed on the
name of the only begotten
Son of God.
19 And this is the judg-
ment, that the light is come
into the world, and men
loved the darkness rather
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THE EARTHLY FOUTPRINTS
than the light; for their
works were evil.
20 For every one that
doeth ill hateth the light,
and Cometh not to the light,
lest his works should be re-
proved.
21 But he that doeth the
truth Cometh to the light,
that his works may be made
manifest, that they have
been wrought in God.
22 After , these things
came Jesus and his disciples
into the land of Judaea ; and
there he tarried with them,
and baptized.
23 And John also was
baptizing in ^non near to
Salim, because there was
much water there : and they
came, and were baptized.
24 For John was not yet
cast into prison.
25 There arose therefore
a questioning on the part of
John's disciples with a Jew
about purifying.
26 And they came unto
John, and said to him,
Rabbi, he that was with thee
beyond Jordan, to whom
thou hast borne witness, be-
hold, the same baptizeth,
and all men come to him.
27 John answered, and
said, A man can receive
nothing, except it have been
given him from heaven.
28 Ye yourselves bear me
v.atness, that I said, I am not
the Christ, but, that I am
sent before him.
29 He that hath the bride
is the bridegroom : but the
friend of the bridegroom,
which standeth and heareth
him, rejoiceth greatly be-
cause of the bridegroom's
voice : this my joy therefore
is fulfilled.
30 He must increase, but
I must decrease.
31 He that cometh from
above is above all : he that
is of the earth is of the earth,
and of the earth he speak-
eth : he that cometh from
heaven is above all.
32 What he hath seen and
heard, of that he beareth wit-
ness; and no man receiveth
his witness.
33 He that hath received
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his witness hath set his seal
to this, that God is true.
34 For he whom God hath
sent speaketh the words of
God: for he giveth not the
Spirit by measure.
35 The Father loveth the
Son, and hath given all things
into his hand.
36 He that believeth on
the Son hath eternal life ;
but he that obeyeth not the
Son shall not see life, but
the wrath of God abideth on
him.
CHAPTER IX.
THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA.
December, a.D. 27.
HEROD the tetrarch, be-
ing reproved by John
for Herodias, his brother's
wife, and for all the evil
things which Herod had
done, added yet this above
all, that he shut up John in
pxison.
2 When therefore the Lord
knew how that the Pharisees
had heard that Jesus was
making and baptizing more
disciples than John (although
Jesus himself baptized not,
but his disciples) and had
heard that John was cast into
prison, he left Judaea, and
departed again into Galilee.
3 And he mitst needs pass
through Samaria.
4 And he cometh to a city
of Samaria, called Sychar,
near to the parcel of ground
that Jacob gave to his son
Joseph : and Jacob's well was
there.
5 Jesus therefore, being
wearied with his journej^
sat thus by the well. It was
about the sixth hour.
6 There cometh a woman
of Samaria to draw water:
Jesus saith unto her. Give
me to drink. For his dis-
ciples were gone away into
the city to buy food.
7 The Samaritan woman
therefore saith unto him.
How is it that thou, being
a Jew, askest drink of me,
which am a Samaritan
woman? (For Jews have no
dealings with Samaritans.)
8 Jesus answered and said
unto her. If thou knewest the
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gift of God, and who it is
that saith to thee, Give me
to drink; thou woiildest
have asked of him, and he
would have given thee living-
water.
9 The woman saith unto
him, Sir, thou hast nothing
to draw with, and the well
is deep: from whence then
hast thou that living water?
10 Art thou greater than
our father Jacob, which gave
us the well, and drank there-
of himself, and his sons, and
his cattle?
1 1 Jesus answered and said
unto her. Every one that
drinketh of this water shall
thirst again :
1 2 But whosoever drinketh
of the water that I shall give
him shall never thirst ; but
the water that I shall give
him shall become in him a
well of water springing up
unto eternal life.
13 The woman saith unto
hiin. Sir, give me this
water, that I thirst not,
neither come all the way
hither to draw.
14 Jesus saith imto her.
Go, call thy husband, and
come hither.
15 The woman answered
and said unto him, I have no
husband. Jesus saith unto
her, Thou said.st well, I have
no husband :
16 For thou hast had five
husbands ; and he whom thou
now hast is not thy husband :
this hast thou said truly.
17 The woman saith unto
him. Sir, I perceive that thou
art a prophet.
18 Our fathers worshipped
in this mountain ; and ye
say, that in Jerusalem is the
place where men ought to
worship.
19 Jesus saith unto her,
Woman, believe me, the
hour Cometh, when neither in
this mountain, nor in Jeru-
salem, shall ye worship the
Father.
20 Ye worship that which
ye know not : we worship
that which we know : for sal-
vation is from the Jews.
21 But the hour cometh,
and now is, when the true
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worshippers shall worship
the Father in spirit and
truth : for such doth the Fath-
er seek to be his worshippers.
22 God is a Spirit: and
they that worship him must
worship in spirit and truth.
23 The woman saith unto
him, I know that Messiah
Cometh (which i s called
Christ) : when he is come, he
will declare unto us all
things.
24 Jesus saith unto her, I
that speak unto thee am //(\
25 And upon this came his
disciples ; andthey marvelled
that he was speaking with a
woman ; yet no man said.
What seekest thou? or, Why
speakest thou with her?
26 So the woman left her
waterpot, and went away
into the city, and saith to the
men, Come, see a man, which
told me all things that etrr
I did: can this be the Christ?
27 They went out of the
city, and were coming to him.
28 In the mean while the
disciples prayed him, saying,
Rabbi, eat.
29 But he said unto them,
I have meat to eat that ye
know not.
30 The disciples there-
fore said one to another,
Hath any man brought him
aught to eat?
31 Jesus saith xmto them.
My meat is to do the will of
him that sent me, and to
accomplish his work.
32 Say not 3'e, There are
3'et four months, and then
Cometh the harvest? behold,
I say unto you, Lift up your
eyes, and look on the fields,
that they are white already
unto harvest.
33 He that reapeth re-
ceiveth wages, andgathereth
fruit unto life eternal; that
he that soweth and he that
reapeth may rejoice to-
gether.
34 For herein is the say-
ing true. One soweth, and
another reapeth.
35 I sent you to reap that
whereon ye have not labour-
ed: others have laboured,
and ye are entered into their
labour.'
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36 And from that city
many of the Samaritans be-
lieved on him because of the
word of the woman, who
testified, He told me all
things that ever I did.
37 So when the Samari-
tans came nnto him, they
besought him to abide with
them : and he abode there
two days.
38 And many more be-
lieved because of his word;
and they said to the woman,
Now we believe, not be-
cause of thy speaking: for
we have heard for ourselves,
and know that this is in-
deed the Saviour of the
world.
39 And after the two days
he went forth from thence
into Galilee.
40 For Jesus himself testi-
fied, that a prophet hath no
honour in his own country.
41 When he came into
Galilee, the Galileans re-
ceived him, having seen all
things that he did in Jerusa-
lem at the feast: for they
also went unto the feast.
THE CHILD CURED.
December, a.d. 27.
42 He came therefore
again unto Cana of Galilee,
where he made the water
wine. And there was a cer-
tain nobleman, whose son
was sick at Capernaum.
43 When he heard that
Jesus was come out of
Judaea into Galilee, he went
unto him, and besought him
that he would come down,
and heal his son ; for he Avas
at the point of death.
44 Jesus therefore said
unto him. Except ye see
signs and wonders, ye will
in no wise believe.
45 The nobleman saith un-
to him. Sir, come down ere
my child die.
46 Jesus saith unto him.
Go thy way; thy son liveth.
The man believed the word
that Jesus spake unto him,
and he went his way.
47 And as he was now go-
ing down, his servants met
him, saying, that his son
lived.
48 So he inquired of them
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the hour when he began to
amend. They said there-
fore unto him, Yesterday
at the seventh honr the
fever left him.
49 So the father knew that
it was at that hour in which
Jesus said unto him, Thy
son liveth : and himself be-
lieved, and his whole house.
50 This is again the second
sign that Jesus did, having
come out of Judica into Gali-
lee.
CHAPTER X.
JESUS READS ISAIAH.
April, A.D. 28.
AND Jesus returned in the
power of the Spirit into
Galilee : and a fame went
out concerning him through
all the region round about.
2 And he taught in their
synagogues, being glorified
of all.
3 And he came to Naza-
reth, where lie had been
brought up : and he entered,
as his custom was, into the
synagogue on the sabbath
day, and stood up to read.
4 And there was delivered
imto him the book of the
projDhet Isaiah. And he
opened the book, and found
the place where it was writ-
ten,
5 The Spirit of the Lord
is 11 pen me.
Because he anointed me to
preach good tidings to the
poor :
He Jiath sent me to pro-
claim release to the captives.
And recovering of sight
to the blind,
To set at liberty them that
are bruised.
To proclaim the accept-
able year of the Lord.
6 And he closed the book,
and gave it back to the at-
tendant, and sat down: and
the eyes of all in the syna-
gogue were fastened on him.
7 And he began to say un-
to them, To-day hath this
scripture been fulfilled in
your ears.
8 And all bare him wit-
ness, and wondered at the
words of grace which pro-
ceeded out of his mouth :
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
9 And were astonished,
and said, Whence hath this
man this wisdom, and these
mighty works?
10 Is not this the carpen-
ter's son? is not his mother
called Mary? and his breth-
ren, James, and Joseph, and
Simon, and Judas?
1 1 And his sisters, are
they not all with us? Whence
then hath this man all these
things?
12 And they were offend-
ed in him. But Jesus said
unto them, A prophet is not
without honour, save in his
own country, and in his own
house.
13 And he could there do
no mighty work, save that
he laid his hands upon a few
sick folk, and healed them.
And he marvelled because
of their unbelief.
14 And he said unto them.
Doubtless ye will say unto
me this parable. Physician,
heal thyself : whatsoever
we have heard done at
Capernaum, do also here in
thine own country.
15 And he said. Verily I
say unto you, No prophet is
acceptable in his own coun-
try.
16 But of a truth I say
unto you. There were many
widows in Israel in the days
of Elijah, when the heaven
was shut up three years and
six months, when there came
a great famine over all the
land;
17 And unto none of them
was Elijah sent, but only to
Zarephath, in the land of
Sidon, unto a woman that
was a widow.
18 And there were many
lepers in Israel in the time
of Elisha the prophet; and
none of them was cleansed,
but only Naaman the Syrian.
1 9 And they were all filled
with wrath in the synagogue,
as they heard these things ;
20 And they rose up, and
cast him forth out of the city,
and led him unto the brow
of the hill whereon their city
was built, that they might
throw him down headlong.
2 1 But he passing through
jhSUS I'lvhACHlNu HlS FlKM ShKMON AT NaZAKLTH.
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the midst of tliLMii went his
way.
22 And leavinj^ Nazareth,
he went round about the
villages teaching, and he
came and dwelt in Caper-
naum, which is by the sea,
in the borders of Zebulun
and Naphtali :
A.D. 28.
23 That it might be ful-
filled which was spoken by
Isaiah the prophet, saying,
24 The land of Zebulun
and the land of Naphtali,
Toward the sea, beyond
Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
25 The people which sat
in darkness
Saw a great light.
And to them which sat in
the region and shadow of
death,
To them did light spring
up.
26 And they were aston-
ished at his teaching; for
his word was with authority.
27 And Jesus walking by
the sea of Galilee, saw two
brethren, Simon who is call-
ed Peter, and Andrew his
brother, casting a net into the
sea; for they were fishers.
28 And he saith unto them,
Come ye after me, and I
will make you fishers of men.
29 And they straightway
left the nets, and followed
him.
30 And going on from
thence he saw other two
brethren, James the son of
Zebedee, and John his
brother, in the boat with
Zebedee their father, mend-
ing their nets ; and he called
them.
31 And thc}^ straightway
left the boat and their father,
and followed him.
EVIL SPIRITS CAST OUT.
32 And they go into
Capernaiim ; and straight-
way on the sabbath day he
entered into the synagogue
and taught.
33 And they were aston-
ished at his teaching : for he
taught them as having
authority, and not as the
scribes.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
34 And there was in their
synagogue a man with an
unclean spirit;
35 And he cried out, say-
ing, What have we to do
with thee, thou Jesus of
Nazareth? art thou come to
destroy us? I know thee who
thou art, the Holy One of
God.
36 And Jesus rebuked him,
saying, Hold thy peace, and
come out of him.
37 And the unclean spirit,
tearing him and crying with
a loud voice, came out of
him.
38 And they were all
amazed, insomuch that they
questioned among them-
selves, saying. What is this?
a new teaching! with author-
ity he commandeth even the
unclean spirits, and they
obey him.
39 And the report of him
w^ent out straightway every-
where into all the region of
Galilee round about.
40 And straightway, when
they w^ere come out of the
synagogue, they came into
the house of Simon and An-
drew, with James and John.
A.D. 28.
41 Now Simon's wife's
mother lay sick of a fever;
and straightway they tell
him of her :
42 And he came and took
her by the hand, and raised
her up; and the fever left
her, and she ministered unto
them.
43 And when the sun was
setting, all they that had any
sick wath divers diseases
brought them unto him ; and
he laid his hands on every
one of them, and healed
them.
44 And devils also came
out from many, crying out,
and saying. Thou art the
Son of God. And rebuking
them, he suffered them not
to speak, because they knew
that he w^as the Christ.
45 And in the morning,
a great w^hile before day, he
arose up and went out, and
departed into a desert place,
and there prayed.
46 And Simon and they
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
that were with him followed
after him ;
47 And they fomid him,
and say unto him, All are
seeking thee.
48 Andhesaithimtothem,
Let us go elsewhere into
the next towns, that I may
preach there also; for to
this end came I forth.
49 But the multitudes
sought after him, and came
unto him, and would have
stayed him, that he should
not go from them.
50 He said unto them, I
must preach the good tidings
of the kingdom of God to
the other cities also : for
therefore was I sent.
April and Jlay, .\.D. 28
51 And Jesus went about
in all Galilee, teaching in
their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing all
manner of disease and all
manner of sickness among
the people.
52 And the report of him
went forth into all Syria:
and they brought imto him
all that were sick, hoi den
with divers diseases and tor-
ments, possessed with devils,
and epileptic, and palsied:
and he healed them.
53 And there followed him
great multitudes from Gali-
lee and Decapolis and Jeru-
salem and Judaea and from
beyond Jordan.
CHAPTER XL
THE LEPER CLEANSED.
A.D. 28.
AND it came to pass,
while he was in one of
the cities, behold, a man full
of leprosy : and when he saw
Jesus, he fell on his face,
and besought him, saying.
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst
make me clean.
2 And Jesus, moved with
compassion, stretched forth
his hand, and touched him,
and saith unto him, I will;
be thou made clean.
3 And straightway the
leprosj' departed from him,
and he was made clean.
4. And he strictly charged
him, and straightway sent
him out.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
5 And saith unto him, See
thou say nothing to any
man : but go thy way, shew
thyself to the priest, and of-
fer for thy cleansing the
things wliich Moses com-
manded, for a testimony un-
to them.
6. But he went out, and
began to publish it much,
and to spread abroad the
matter, insomuch that Jesus
could no more openly enter
into a city, but was without
in desert places:
7 And so much the more
went abroad the report con-
cerning him : and great mul-
titudes came together to
hear, and to be healed of
their infirmities.
8 And he withdrew him-
self in the deserts, and
prayed.
THE PALSIED CURED.
9 And when he entered
again into Capernaum after
some days, it was noised
that he was in the house.
ID And many were gath-
ered together, so that there
was no longer room for
them, no, not even about the
door : and he spake the word
unto them.
1 1 And there were Phari-
sees and Doctors of the law
sitting by, which were come
out of every village of Gali-
lee and Judaea and Jerusa-
lem : and the power of the
Lord was with him to heal.
12 And behold, men bring
on a bed a man that was
palsied: and they sought to
bring him in, and to lay him
before him.
13 And not finding by
what way they might bring
him in because of the multi-
tude, they went up to the
housetop, and let him down
through the tiles with his
couch into the midst before
Jesus.
A.D. 28.
14 And Jesus seeing their
faith saith unto the sick
of the palsy. Son, be of good
cheer; thy sins are forgiven.
But there were certain of
the scribes sitting there, and
reasoning in their hearts,
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77
Why doth this man thus
speak? he blasphemeth :
who can forgive sins but one,
even God?
i6 And straightway Jesus,
perceiving in his spirit that
they so reasoned within
themselves, saith unto them,
Why reason ye these tilings
in your hearts?
17 Whether is easier, to
say to the sick of the palsy.
Thy sins are forgiven ; or to
say, Arise, and take up thy
bed, and walk?
18 But that ye may know
that the Son of man hath
power on earth to forgive
sins (he saith to the sick of
the palsy), I say unto thee.
Arise, take up thy bed, and
go tmto thy house.
19 And immediately he
rose up before them, and
took up that whereon he lay,
and departed to his house,
glorifying God.
20 And amazement took
hold on all, and they glori-
fiedGod ; and they were filled
with fear, saying, We have
seen strange things to-day.
21 And Jesus with his dis-
ciples withdrew to the sea;
and a great multitude from
Galilee followed:
THE DRAUGHT OF FISHES.
22 Now it came to pass,
while the multitude pressed
upon him and heard the
word of God, that he was
standing by the lake of Gen-
nesaret ;
23 And he saw two boats
standing by the lake : but
the fishermen had gone out
of them, and were washing
their nets.
24 And he entered into
one of the boats, which was
Simon's, and asked him to
put out a little from the land.
And he sat down and
taught the multitudes out of
the boat.
April, A.D.28.
25 And when he had left
speaking, he said unto
Simon, Put out into the
deep, and let down your
nets for a draught.
26 A*nd Simon answered
and said. Master, we toiled
all night, and took nothing :
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but at thy word I will let
down the nets.
27 And when they had
this done, they inclosed a
great multitude of fishes ;
and their nets were break-
ing;
28 And they beckoned un-
to their partners in the other
boat, that they should come
and help them. And they
came, and filled both the
boats, so that they began
to sink.
29 But Simon Peter, when
he saw it, fell down at Jesus'
knees, saying. Depart from
me; for I am a sinful man,
O Lord.
30 For he was amazed,
and all that were with him,
at the draught of the fishes
which they had taken ;
3 1 And so were also James
and John, sons of Zebedee,
which were partners with
Simon.
32 And Jesus said unto
Simon, Fear not; from
henceforth thou shalt catch
men.
33 And when they had
brought their boats to land,
they left all, and followed
him.
34 And after these things
he went forth, and beheld a
publican, Levi, named Mat-
thew the sor7 of Alphasus sit -
ting at the place of toll, and
he saith unto him, Follow
me.
35 And he forsook all, and
rose up and followed him.
36 And Levi made him a
great feast in his house :
37 And it came to pass,
as Jesus sat at meat in the
house, behold, many publi-
cans and sinners came and
sat down with him and his
disciples.
38 And the Pharisees and
their scribes murmured
against his disciples, saying.
Why do ye eat and drink
with the publicans and sin-
ners?
39 Why eateth yorir INI as-
ter with the publicans and
sinners?
40 And Jesus answering
said unto them. They that
are whole have no need of a
u
f-
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physician ; but they that are
sick.
41 But go ye and learn
what this meaneth, I desire
mercy, and not sacrifice : for
I came not to call the right-
eous, but sinners to repent-
ance.
42 Then come to him the
disciples of John, saying.
Why do we and the Phari-
sees fast oft, but thy disci-
ples fast not?
43 And Jesus said unto
them, Can the sons of the
bride-chamber mourn, as
long as the bridegroom is
with them? but the days will
come, when the bridegroom
shall be taken away from
them, and then will they
fast.
44 And he spake also a
parable unto them ; No man
seweth a piece of undressed
cloth on an old garment:
else that which should fill it
up taketh from it, the new
from the old, and a worse
rent is made.
45 Neither do men put new
wine into old wine-skins:
else the skins burst, and the
wine is spilled, and the
skins perish : but they put
new wine into fresh wine-
skins, and both are pre-
served.
46 And no man having
drunk old wine desireth new :
for he saith. The old is good.
CHAPTER XII.
THE POOL OF BETHESDA.
Spring, A.D.28.
AFTER these things
there was a feast of the
Jews; and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem.
2 Now there is in Jerusa-
lem by the sheep gate a pool,
which is called in Hebrew
Bethesda, having five
porches.
3 In these lay a multi-
tude of them that were sick,
blind, halt, withered.
4 And a certain man was
there, which had been thirty
and eight years in his in-
firmity.
5 When Jesus saw him ly-
ing, and knew that he had
been now a long time /// that
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
case, he saith unto him,
Wouldest thou be made
whole?
6 The sick man answered
him, Sir, I have no man,
when the water is troubled,
to put me into the pool : but
while I am coming, another
steppeth down before me.
7 Jestis saith unto him.
Arise, take up thy bed, and
walk.
8 And straightway the
man was made whole, and
took up his bed and walked.
9 Now it was the sabbath
on that day.
ID So the Jews said unto
him that was cured. It is the
sabbath, and it is not lawful
for thee to take up thy bed.
1 1 But he answered them,
He that made me whole, the
same said unto me. Take up
thy bed, and walk.
12 They asked him, Who
is the man that said unto
thee. Take up t/iy bed, and
walk?
13 But he that was healed
wist not who it was ; for
Jesus had conveyed himself
away, a multitude being in
the place.
14 Afterward Jesus find-
eth him in the temple, and
said unto him. Behold, thou
art made whole ; sin no more,
lest a worse thing befall
thee.
15 The man went away,
and told the Jews that it was
Jesus which had made him
whole.
16 And for this cause did
the Jews persecute Jesus,
because he did these things
on the sabbath.
17 But Jesus answered
them. My F'ather worketh
even until now, and I work.
18 For this cause therefore
the Jews sought the more to
kill him, because he not only
brake the sabbath, but also
called God his own Father,
making himself equal with
God.
19 Jesus therefore answer-
ed and said unto them.
Verily, verily, I say unto
you, The Son can do nothing
of himself, but what he seeth
the Father doing : for what
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85
things soever he doeth, these
the Son also doeth in like
manner.
20 For the Father loveth
the Son, and sheweth him all
things that himself doeth :
and greater works than these
will he shew him, that ye
may marvel.
21 For as the Father
raiseth the dead and quick-
eneth thein, even so the Son
also quickeneth whom he
will.
22 For neither doth the
Father judge any man, but
he hath given all judgement
unto the Son ;
23 That all may honour
the Son, even as they honour
the Father. He that hon-
oureth not the Son honoureth
not the Father which sent
him.
24 Verily, verity, I say un-
to you, He that heareth my
word, and believeth him
that sent me, hath eternal
life, and cometh not into
judgement, but hath passed
out of death into life.
25 Verily, verily, I say
unto you. The hour cometh,
and now is when the dead
shall hear the voice of the
Son of God; and they that
hear shall live.
26 For as the Father hath
life in himself, even so gave
he to the Son also to have
life in himself :
27 And he gave him au-
thority to execute judgement
because he is the Son of
man.
28 Marvel not at this : for
the hour cometh, in which
all that are in the tombs
shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth ;
they that have done good,
unto the resurrection of life ;
and they that have done ill
tmto the resurrection of
judgement.
30 I can of myself do noth-
ing: as I hear, I judge: and
my judgement is righteoiis;
because, I seek not mine
own will, but the will of him
that sent me.
' 3 1 If I bear witness of my-
self my witness is not true.
32 It is another that bear-
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eth witness of me; and I
know that the witness which
he witnesseth of me is true.
33 Ye have sent unto John,
and he hath borne witness
unto the truth.
34 But the witness which
I receive is not from man:
howbeit I say these things,
that ye may be saved.
35 He was the lamp that
burneth and shineth : and ye
were willing to rejoice for a
season in his light.
36 But the witness which
I have is greater than that of
John: for the works which
the Father hath given me to
accomplish, the very works
that I do, bear witness of
me, that the Father hath
sent me.
37 And the Father which
sent me, he hath borne wit-
ness of me. Ye have
neither heard his voice at
any time, nor seen his form.
38 And ye have not his
word abiding in you: for
whom he sent, him ye be-
lieve not.
39 Ye search the scrip-
tures, because ye think that
in them ye have eternal life :
and these are they which
bear witness of me ;
40 And ye will not come
to me, that ye may have life.
4 1 I receive not glory from
men.
42 But I know you, that
ye have not the love of God
in yourselves.
43 I am come in my Fath-
ers name, and ye receive me
not : if another shall come in
his own name, him ye will
receive.
44 How can ye believe,
which receive glory one of
another, and the glory that
Cometh from the only God ye
seek not?
45 Think not that I will ac-
cuse you to the Father:
there is one that accuseth
you, even Moses, on whom
ye have set your hope.
46 For if ye believed Mo-
ses, ye would believe me ; for
he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not
his writings, how shall ye
believe my words?
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CHAPTER XIII.
THE SABBATH MADE FOR MAN.
May, A.D.28.
NOW it came to pass on a
sabbath, that he was go-
ing through the cornfields;
and his disciples plucked the
ears of corn, and did eat,
rnbbing them in their hands.
2 But the Pharisees, when
they saw it, said unto him,
Behold, thy disciples do that
which is not lawful to do up-
on the sabbath.
3 And Jesus answering
them said. Have ye not read
even this, what David did,
when he was an hungred,
he, and they that were with
him ;
4 How he entered into the
house of God when Abiathar
was high priest, and did eat
the shewbread, which it is
not lawful to eat save for the
priests, and gave also to them
that were with him?
5 Or have ye not read in
the law, how that on the sab-
bath day the priests in the
temple profane the sabbath,
and are guiltless?
6 But I say unto you, that
one greater than the temple
is here.
7 But if ye had known
what this meaneth, I desire
mercy, and not sacrifice, ye
would not have condemned
the guiltless.
8 And he said unto them,
The sabbath was made for
man, and not man for the
sabbath :
9 So that the Son of man
is lord even of the sabbath.
THE WITHERED HAND.
June, A.D.28.
ID And it came to pass on
another sabbath, that he en-
tered into the synagogue
and taught: and there was
a man there, and his right
hand was withered,
1 1 And the scribes and
the Pharisees watched him,
whether he would heal on
the sabbath ; that they might
find how to accuse him.
12 And they asked him,
saying. Is it lawful to heal
on the sabbath day?
13 But he knew their
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thoughts; and he said to the
man that had his hand with-
ered, Rise up, and stand
forth in the midst.
14 And he arose and stood
forth.
15 And Jesus said unto
them, I ask you. Is it lawful
on the sabbath to do good,
or to do harm? to save a life,
or to destroy it?
16 But they held their
peace.
17 And he said unto them.
What man shall there be of
you, that shall have one
sheep, and if this fall into a
pit on the sabbath day, will
he not lay hold on it, and lift
it out?
18 How much then is a
m^an of more value than a
sheep! Wherefore it is law-
ful to do good on the sab-
bath day.
19 And when he had look-
ed round about on them wnth
anger, being grieved at the
hardening of their heart, he
saith unto the man. Stretch
forth thy hand.
20 And he stretched it
forth ; and it was restored
whole, as the other.
21 But the Pharisees were
filled with madness; and
communed one with another
what they might do to Je-
sus.
22 And went out, and
straightway with the Hero-
dians took counsel against
him, how they might de-
stroy him.
23 And Jesus perceiving
it withdrew from thence:
and many followed him ;
and he healed them all,
24 And a great multitude
from Galilee followed : and
from Judffia, and from Jeru-
salem, and from Idumaea,
and beyond Jordan, and
about Tyre and Sidon, hear-
ing what great things he
did, came unto him.
25 And he spake to his
disciples, that a little boat
shotild wait on him because
of the crowd, lest they should
throng him :
26 For he had healed
many ; insomuch that as
many as had plagues pressed
Jesus Restores a Withered Hand.
upon him that they
touch htm.
27 And the unclean spirits,
whensoever they beheld
him, fell down before him,
and cried, saying, Thou art
the Son of God.
28 And he charged them
mitch that they should not
make him known.
29 That it might be ful-
filled which was spoken
by Isaiah the prophet, say-
ing,
30 Behold, my servant
whom I have chosen ;
31 My beloved in whom
my sotil is well pleased:
32 I will put my Spirit
upon him,
iVnd he shall declare judge-
ment to the Gentiles.
33 He shall not strive, nor
cry aloud ;
Neither shall any one hear
his voice in the streets.
34 A bruised reed shall he
not break.
And smoking flax shall he
not quench,
Till he send forth judge-
ment unto victory.
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35 And in his name shall
the Gentiles hope.
CHAPTER XIV.
ALL NIGHT IN PRAYER.
Midsummer, A.D.28.
AND it came to pass
in these days, that he
went out into the moi:ntain
to pray; and he continued
all night in prayer to God.
2 And when it was day,
he called his disciples: and
he chose from them twelve,
whom also he named apos-
tles;
3 That they might be with
him, and that he might send
them forth to preach, and to
have authority to cast out
devils:
4 Now the names of the
twelve apostles are these :
5 The first, Simon, who is
called Peter, and Andrew his
brother; James the son of
Zebedee, and John his
brother ;
6 And them he surnamed
Boanerges, which is, Sons of
thunder :
7 Philip and Bartholo-
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
mew, and Matthew the pub-
lican, and Thomas, and
fames the son of Alphastis,
and Simon the Cananaean,
which was called the Zealot,
and Judas the son of James,
8 And Judas Iscariot,
which also betrayed him.
9 And he came down with
them, and stood on a level
place, and a great multitude
of his disciples, and a great
number of the people from
all Judaea and Jerusalem,
and the sea coast of Tyre
and Sidon, which came to
hear him, and to be healed
of their diseases ;
ID And they that were
troubled with unclean spirits
were healed.
1 1 And all the multitude
sought to touch him : for
power came forth from him,
and healed them all.
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.
Midsummer, A.D.28.
12 And seeing the multi-
tudes, he went up into the
mountains : and when he had
sat down, his disciples came
unto him : and he opened his
mouth and taught them, say-
ing.
13 Blessed are the poor
in spirit: for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.
14 Blessed are they that
mourn: for they shall be
comforted.
1 5 Blessed are the meek :
for they shall inherit the
earth.
16 Blessed are they that
hunger and thirst after
righteousness : for they shall
be filled.
17 Blessed are the merci-
ful : for they shall obtain
mercy.
18 Blessed are the pure in
heart: for they shall see
God.
19 Blessed are the peace-
makers : for they shall be
called sons of God.
20 Blessed are they that
have been persecuted for
righteousness' sake : for
theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
21 Blessed are ye when
men shall reproach you, and
persecute you, and say all
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manner of evil against you
falsely, for my sake.
22 Rejoice, in that day,
and X^Si-^forjoy:
23 Rejoice, and be exceed-
ing- glad: for great is your
reward in heaven : for so
persecuted they the prophets
which were before you.
24 But w^oe unto you that
are rich ! for ye have receiv-
ed your consolation.
25 Woe unto you, ye that
are full now! for ye shall
hunger.
26 Woe unto yoii, ye that
laugh now ! for you shall
mourn and weep.
27 y^oQ tnito you, when all
men shall speak well of you !
for in the same manner did
their fathers to the false
prophets.
28 Ye are the salt of the
earth : but if the salt have
lost its savour, wherewith
shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for noth-
ing, but to be cast out
and trodden under foot of
men.
29 Ye are the light of the
world. A city set on a hill
cannot be hid.
30 Neither do ??icn light a
lamp, and put it under the
bushel, but on the stand;
and it shineth unto all that
are in the house.
31 Even so let your light
shine before men, that they
may see your good works,
and glorify your Father
which is in heaven.
32 Think not that I came
to destroy the law or the
prophets : I came not to de-
stroy, but to fulfill.
33 Verily I say unto you.
Till heaven and earth pass
away, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass away
from the law, till all things
be accomplished.
34 Whosoever therefore
shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall
teach men so, shall be called
least in the kingdom of
heaven: but whosoever shall
do and teach them, he shall
be called great in the king-
dom of heaven.
35 For I say unto you, that
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness
of the scribes and Pharisees,
ye shall in no wise enter into
the .kingdom of heaven.
36 Ye have heard that it
was said to them of old time,
Thou shalt not kill; and
whosoever shall kill shall be
in danger of the judgement:
37 But I say unto you, that
every one who is angry with
his brother shall be in dan-
ger of the judgement; and
whosoever shall say to his
brother, Raca, shall be in
danger of the council ; and
whosoever shall say. Thou
fool, shall be in danger of
the hell of fire.
38 If therefore thou art of-
fering thy gift at the altar,
and there rememberest that
thy brother hath aught
against thee,
39 Leave there thy gift be-
fore the altar, and go thy
way, first be reconciled to
thy brother, and then come
and offer thy gift.
40 Agree with thine ad-
versary quickly, whiles thou
art with him in the way;
lest haply the adversary de-
liver thee to the judge, and
the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and tliou be cast into
prison.
41 Verily I say unto thee,
Thou shalt by no means
come out thence, till thou
have paid the last farthing.
42 Ye have heard that it
was said, Thou shalt not
commit adultery;
43 But I say unto you,
that every one that looketh
on a woman to lust after her
hath committed adultery
with her already in his
heart.
44 And if thy right eye
causeth thee to stumble,
pluck it out, atid cast it from
thee : for it is profitable for
thee that one of thy mem-
bers should perish, and not
thy whole body be cast into
hell.
45 And if thy right hand
causeth thee to stumble, cut
it off, and cast it from thee :
for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members
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101
should perish, and not thy
whole body go into hell.
46 It was said also, Who-
soever shall put away his
wife, let him give her a writ-
ing of divorcement :
47 But I say unto you, that
every one that ptitteth away
his wife, saving for the cause
of fornication, maketh her
an adultress : and whosoever
shall marry her when she is
put away committeth adult-
ery.
48 Again, ye have heard
that it was said to them of old
time, Thou shalt not forswear
thyself, but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths :
49 But I say unto you,
Swear not at all ; neither by
the heaven, for it is the
throne of God;
50 Nor by the earth, for it
is the footstool of his feet;
nor by Jerusalem, for it is
the city of the great King.
5 1 Neither shalt thou
swear by thy head, for thou
canst not make one hair
white or black.
52 But let your speech be.
Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and
whatsoever is more than
these is of the evil one.
53 Ye have heard that it
was said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth :
54 But I say unto you. Re-
sist not him that is evil : but
whosoever smiteth thee on
thy right cheek, turn to him
the other also.
55 And if any man would
go to law with thee, and take
away thy coat, let him have
thy cloke also.
56 And whosoever shall
compel thee to go one mile,
go with him twain.
57 Give to him that asketh
thee, and from him that
would borrow of thee turn
not thou away.
58 And of him that taketh
away thy goods ask them not
again.
59 And as ye would that
men should do to you, do ye
also to them likewise.
60 Ye have heard that it
was said. Thou shalt love
thy neighbour, and hate
thine enemy :
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6 1 But I say unto you
which hear. Love your ene-
mies, do good to them that
hate you, bless them that
curse you, pray for them
that despitefully use you
and persecute you.
62 That ye may be sons
of your Father which is in
heaven : for he maketh his
sun to rise on the evil and
the good and sendeth rain on
the just and the unjust.
63 For if ye love them that
love you, what reward have
ye? do not even the publi-
cans the same?
64 And if ye salute yotir
brethren only, what do ye
more than others ? do not even
the Gentiles the same?
65 And if ye lend to them
of whom 5^e hope to receive,
what thank have ye? even
sinners lend to sinners, to
receive again as much.
66 But love yotir enemies,
and do than good, and lend,
never despairing; and your
reward shall be great, and
ye shall be sons of the
Most High : for he is kind
toward the unthankful and
evil.
67 Be ye merciful, even
as your Father is merciful.
68 Ye therefore shall be
perfect, as your heavenly
Father is perfect.
CHAPTER XV.
TAKE heed that ye do
not your righteousness
before men, to be seen of
them : else ye have no re-
ward with your Father
which is in heaven.
2 When therefore thou
doest alms, sound not a trum-
pet before thee, as the hypo-
crites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they
may have glory of men. Ver-
ily I say unto you, They have
received their reward.
3 But when thou doest
alms, let not thy left hand
know what thy right hand
doeth:
4 That thine alms may be
in secret: and thy Father
which seeth in secret shall
recompense thee.
5 And when ye pray, ye
Pkavur in Secret.
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
105
shall not be as the hypo-
crites : for they love to stand
and pray in the synagogues
and in the comers of the
streets, that they may be
seen of men. Verily I say
unto you, They have re-
ceived their reward.
6 But thou, when thou
prayest, enter into thine in-
ner chamber, and having
shut thy door, pray to thy
Father which is in secret,
and thy Father which seeth
in secret shall recompense
theo.
7 And in praying use not
vain repetitions, as the Gen-
tiles do : for they think that
they shall be heard for their
much speaking.
8 Be not therefore like un-
to them : for 5'our Father
knoweth what things ye have
need of, before ye ask him.
9 After this manner there-
fore pray ye : Our Father
which art in heaven. Hal-
lowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, as in
heaven, so on earth.
1 1 Give us this day our
daily bread.
12 And forgive us our
debts, as we also have for-
given our debtors.
13 And bring us not into
temptation, but deliver us
from the evil om-.
14. For thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
[Supplied from A. V.]
15 For if j-e forgive men
their trespasses, your heav-
enly Father will also forgive
you.
16 But if ye forgive not
men their trespasses, neither
will your Father forgive
your trespasses.
1 7 Moreover when ye fast,
be not, as the hypocrites,
of a sad countenance : for
they disfigfure their faces,
that they may be seen of
men to fast. Verily I say
imto you. They have re-
ceived their reward.
iS But thou, when thou
fastest, anoint thy head, and
wash thy face ;
19 That thou be not seen
of men to fast, but of thv
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
Father which is in secret:
and thy Father which seeth
in secret, shall recompense
thee.
20 Lay not up for your-
selves treasures upon the
earth, where moth and rust
doth consume, and where
thieves break through and
steal :
21 But lay up for your-
selves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust
doth consume, and where
thieves do not break through
nor steal :
20 For where thy treas-
ure is, there will thy heart
be also.
23 The lamp of the body
is the eye : if therefore thine
eye be single, thy whole
body shall be full of light.
24 But if thine eye be evil,
thy whole body shall be full
of darkness. If therefore
the light that is in thee be
darkness, how great is the
darkness !
25 No man can serve two
masters : for either he will
hate the one, and love the
other; or else he will hold
to one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.
26 Therefore I say unto
you. Be not anxious for your
life, what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink ; nor yet
for your body, what ye shall
put on. Is not the life more
than the food, and the body
than the raiment?
27 Behold the birds of the
heaven, that they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor
gather into barns ; and your
heavenly Father f e e d e t h
them. Are not ye of much
more value than they?
28 And which of you by
being anxious can add one
cubit unto his stature?
29 And why are ye anx-
ious concerning raiment?
Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they
toil not, neither do they spin :
30 Yet I say unto you, that
even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like
one of these.
31 But if God doth so
The Sea oi- Galilee from the North.
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clothe the grass of the field,
which to-day is, and to-mor-
row is cast into the oven,
shall he not much more clothe
you, O ye of little faith?
32 Be not therefore anx-
ious, saying. What shall we
eat? or. What shall we drink?
or. Wherewithal shall we be
clothed?
33 For after all these
things do the Gentiles seek;
for your heavenly Father
knoweth that ye have need
of all these things.
34 Btit seek ye first his
kingdom, and his righteous-
ness; and all these things
shall be added unto you.
35 Be not therefore anx-
ious for the morrow : for the
morrow will be anxious for
itself. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof.
CHAPTER XVI.
JUDGE not, that ye be not
judged. For with what
judgement ye judge, ye
shall be judged : and with
what measure ye mete, it
shall be measured unto you.
2 And why beholdest thou
the mote that is in thy broth-
ers eye, but considerest not
the beam that is in thine
own eye?
3 Or how wilt thou sa}^ to
thy brother. Let me cast out
the mote out of thine eye ;
and lo, the beam is in thine
own eye?
4 Thou hypocrite, cast out
first the beam out of thine
own eye ; and then shalt
thou see clearly to cast out
the mote out of thy brother's
ej-e.
5 Give not that which is
holy unto the dogs, neither
cast your pearls before the
swine, lest haply they tram-
ple them under their feet,
and turn and rend 3'ou.
6 Ask, and it shall be
given you ; seek, and ye shall
find ; knock, and it shall be
opened t;nto you :
7 For every one that ask-
eth receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be
opened.
8 Or what man is there of
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you, who, if his son shall ask
him for a loaf, will give him
a stone ;
9 Or if he shall ask for a
fish, will give him a serpent?
10 If ye then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts
unto your children, how
much more shall your Father
which is in heaven give good
things to them that ask him?
1 1 All things therefore
whatsoever ye would that
men should do unto you,
even so do ye also unto them :
for this is the law and the
prophets.
12 Enter ye in by the nar-
row gate : for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction,
and many be they that enter
in thereby.
13 For narrow is the gate,
and straitened the way,
that leadeth unto life, and
few be they that find it.
14 Beware of false pro-
phets, which come to you
in sheep's clothing, but in-
wardly are ravening wolves.
1 5 By their fruits ye shall
know them. Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles? .
16 Even so every good
tree bringeth forth good
fruit ; but the corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit.
17 A good tree cannot
bring forth evil fruit, neither
can a corrupt tree bring-
forth good fruit.
18 The good man out of
the good treasure of his
heart bringeth forth that
which is good; and the evil
man out of the evil treasure
bringeth forth that which is
evil, for out of the abund-
ance of the heart his mouth
speaketh.
19 Therefore by their
fruits ye shall know them.
20 Every tree that bring-
eth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the
fire.
21 And why call ye me.
Lord, Lord, and do not the
things which I say?
22 Not every one that saith
unto me. Lord, Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom of
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OF OUR RISEN LORD.
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heaven; but he that doeth
the will of my Father which
is in heaven.
23 Many will say to me in
that day, Lord, Lord, did we
not prophesy by thy name,
and by thy name cast out
devils, and by thy name do
many mighty works?
24 And then will I profess
unto them, I never knew
you : depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
25 Every one therefore
which heareth these words
of mine, and doeth them,
shall be likened unto a wise
man, which built his house
upon the rock:
26 And the rain descend-
ed, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat
upon that house ; and it fell
not : for it was founded upon
the rock.
27 And every one that
heareth these words of mine,
and doeth them not, shall be
likened unto a foolish man,
which built his house upon
the sand :
28 And the rain descend-
ed, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and smote
upon that house ; and it fell :
and great was the fall there-
of.
29 And it came to pass,
when Jesus ended these
words, the multitudes were
astonished at his teaching.
30 For he taught them as
one having authority, and
not as their scribes.
CHAPTER XVIL
THE centurion's FAITH.
Midsummer, A.D. 28.
AFTER he had ended all
his sayings in the ears
of the people, he entered into
Capernaum.
2 And a certain centu-
rion's servant, who was dear
imto him, was sick and at
the point of death.
3 And when he heard con-
cerning Jesus, he sent un-
to him elders of the Jews,
asking him that he would
come and save his servant.
4 And saying. Lord, my
servant lieth in the house
sick of the palsy, grievously
tormented.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
5 And they, when they
came to Jesus, besought him
earnestly, saying. He is wor-
thy that thou shouldest do
this for him :
6 For he loveth our nation,
and himself built us our
synagogue.
7 And Jesus saith, I will
come and heal him.
8 And when he was now
not far from the house, the
centurion sent friends to
him, saying unto him. Lord,
trouble not thyself : for I am
not worthy that thou should-
est come under my roof :
9 Wherefore neither
thought I myself worthy to
come unto thee : but say
the word, and my servant
shall be healed.
ID Fori also am a man set
under authority, having un-
der myself soldiers: and I
say to this one. Go, and he
goeth ; and to another. Come,
and he cometh ; and to my
servant, Do this, and he
doeth it.
1 1 And when Jesus heard
these things, he marvelled
at him, and turned and said
unto the multitude that fol-
lowed him, I say unto you, I
have not found so great
faith, no, not in Israel.
12 And I say unto you,
that many .shall come from
the east and the west, and
shall sit down with Abra-
ham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
in the kingdom of heaven :
13 But the sons of the
kingdom shall be cast forth
into the outer darkness:
there shall be the weeping
and gnashing of teeth.
14 And Jesus said. Go thy
way ; as thou hast believed,
so be it done unto thee, and
the servant was healed in
that hour.
THE widow's son.
15 And it came to pass
soon afterwards, that he went
to a city called Nain ; and
his disciples went with him,
and a great multitude.
16 Now when he drew
near to the gate of the city,
behold there was carried out
one that was dead, the only
son of his mother, and she
was a widow : and much peo-
ple of the city was with her.
The Widow's Son Restored to Life.
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
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1 7 And when the Lord saw
her, he had compassion on
her, and said unto her. Weep
not.
1 8 And he came nigh and
touched the bier: and the
bearers stood still. And he
said, Young man, I say unto
thee, Arise.
19 And he that was dead
sat up, and began to speak.
And he gave him to his
mother.
20 And fear took hold on
all: and they glorified God,
saying, A great prophet is
arisen among us: and, God
hath visited his people.
21 And this report went
forth concerning him in the
whole of Judaea, and all the
region round about.
22 And the disciples of
John told him of all these
things.
23 And John calling unto
him two of his disciples sent
them to the Lord, saying,
Art thou he that cometh, or
look we for another?
Midsummer, A. D. 28.
24 And when the men
were come unto him, they
said, John the Baptist hath
sent us unto thee, saying.
Art thou he that cometh, or
look we for another?
25 In that hour he cured
many of diseases and plagues
and evil spirits; and on
many that were blind be-
stowed sight.
26 And he answered and
said unto them. Go your way,
and tell John what things ye
have seen and heard; the
blind receive their sight, the
lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear,
the dead are raised up, the
poor have good tidings
preached to them.
27 And blessed is he, who-
soever shall find none occa-
sion of stumbling in me.
28 And when the messen-
gers of John were departed,
he began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John,
What went ye out into the
wilderness to behold? a reed
shaken with the wind?
29 But what went ye out to
see? a man clothed in soft
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
raiment? Behold, they which
are gorgeously apparelled,
and live delicately are in
kings' courts.
30 But what went ye out to
see? a prophet? Yea, I say
unto you, and much more
than a prophet.
31 This is he of whom it is
written.
Behold, I sent my messen-
ger before thy face.
Who shall prepare thy way
before thee.
32 Verily I say unto you,
Among them that are born
of women there hath not
arisen a greater than John
the Baptist : yet he that is
but little in the kingdom of
heaven is greater than he.
33 And from the days of
John the Baptist until now
the kingdom of heaven suf-
fereth violence, and men of
violence take it by force.
34 For all the prophets
and the law prophesied tmtil
John.
35 And if ye are willing
to receive //, this is Elijah,
which is to come.
36 He that hath ears to
hear, let him hear.
37 And all the people when
they heard, and the publi-
cans, justified God, being
baptised with the baptism of
John.
38 But the Pharisees and
the lawyers rejected for
themselves the counsel of
God, being not baptised of
him.
39 And the Lord said:
Whereunto then shall I
liken the men of this gener-
ation, and to what are they
like?
40 They are like unto chil-
dren that sit in the market-
place, and call one to an-
other ; which say. We piped
unto you, and ye did not
dance ; we wailed, and ye
did not weep.
41 For John the Baptist is
come eating no bread nor
drinking wine; and ye say.
He hath a devil.
42 The Son of man is come
eating and drinking; and ye
say. Behold, a gluttonous
man, and a winebibber, a
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friend of publicans and sin-
ners I
43 But wisdom is justified
of all her children.
44 Then began he to up-
braid the cities wherein most
of his mighty works were
done, because they repented
not.
45 Woe unto thee, Chora-
zin ! woe unto thee, Beth-
saidal for if the mighty
works had been done in Tyre
and Sidon which were done
in you, they would have re-
pented long ago in sackcloth
and ashes.
46 Howbeit I say unto you,
it shall be more tolerable for
Tyre and Sidon in the day
of judgement, than for you.
47 And thoti, Capernaum,
shalt thou be exalted unto
heaven? thou shalt go down
unto Hades : for if the migh-
ty works had been done in
Sodom which were done in
thee, it would have remained
until this day.
48 Howbeit I say imto
you, that it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sod-
om in the day of judgement,
than for thee.
49 At that season Jesus an-
swered and said, I thank
thee, O Father, Lord of heav-
en and earth, that thou didst
hide these things from the
wise and understanding, and
didst reveal them unto
babes :
50 Yea, Father, for so it
was well-pleasing in thy
sight.
51 All things have been
delivered unto me of my
Father : and no one knoweth
the Son, save the Father;
neither doth any know the
Father, save the Son, and he
to whomsoever the Son will-
eth to reveal ////;/.
52 Come unto me, all ye
that labour and are heavy
laden, and I will give you
rest.
53 Take my yoke upon
you, and learn of me ; for I
am meek and lowly in heart :
and ye shall find rest unto
5-our souls.
'54 For my 3'oke is easy,
and my burden is light.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
THE WOMAN A SINNER.
AND one of the Pharisees
desired him that he
would eat with him. And
he entered into the Phari-
see's house, and sat down
to meat.
2 And behold, a woman
which was in the city, a
sinner; and when she knew
that Jesus was sitting at
meat in the Pharisee's house,
she brought an alabaster
cruse of ointment.
3 And standing behind at
his feet, weeping, she began
to wet his feet with her tears,
and wiped them with the hair
of her head, and kissed his
feet, and anointed them with
the ointment.
4 Now when the Pharisee
which had bidden him saw
it, he spoke within himself,
saying. This man, if he were
a prophet, would have per-
ceived who and what man-
uer of woman this is which
toucheth him, that she is a
sinner.
5 And Jesus answering
said unto him, Simon, I have
somewhat to say unto thee.
And he saith, Master, say on.
6 A certain lender had two
debtors : the one owed five
hundred pence, and the other
fifty.
7 When they had not
wherewith to pay, he forgave
them both. "Which of them
therefore will love him
most?
8 Simon answered and
said, He, I suppose, to whom
he forgave the most. And
he said unto him, Thou hast
rightly judged.
9 And turning to the wom-
an, he said unto Simon, Seest
thou this woman? I entered
into thine house, thou gavest
me no water for my feet : but
she hath wetted my feet with
her tears, and wiped them
with her hair.
10 Thou gavest me no
kiss : but she, since the time
I came in, hath not ceased to
kiss my feet.
1 1 My head with oil thou
didst not anoint: but she
Thy Sins are Forgiven."
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
125
hath anointed my feet with
ointment.
12 Wherefore I say unto
thee, Her sins, which are
many, are forgiven ; for she
loved much: but to whom
little is forgiven, the same
loveth little.
13 And he said unto her,
Thy sins are forgiven.
14 And they that sat at
meat with him began to say
within themselves. Who is
this that even forgiveth sins?
15 And he said unto the
woman. Thy faith hath
saved thee ; go in peace.
BLASPHEMY.
16 And it came to pass
soon afterwards, that he went
about through cities and vil-
lages, preaching and bring-
ing the good tiditigs of the
kingdom of God, and with
him the twelve,
17 And certain women
which had been healed of evil
spirits and infirmities, Mary
that was called Magdalene,
from whom seven devils had
gone out,
18 And Joanna the wife of
Chuza Herod's steward, and
Susanna and many others,
which ministered unto them
of their substance.
19 And he cometh into a
house.
20 And the multitude com-
eth together again, so that
they could not so much as
eat bread.
21 And when his friends
heard it, they went out to
lay hold on hi'ai : for they
said, He is be'iide himself.
Autun.in, A. D. 28.
2 2 Then was brought iinto
him one possessed with a
devil, blind and dumb : and
he healed him, insomuch
that the dumb man spake and
saw.
23 And all the multitudes
were amazed, and said, Is
this the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees
heard it, they said, This man
doth not cast out devils, but
by Beelzebub the prince of
the devils.
25^ But he, knowing their
thoughts, said unto them.
Every k i n g d o m divided
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against itself is brought to
desolation ; and a house di-
vided against a house falleth,
26 And if Satan also is di-
vided against himself, how
shall his kingdom stand? be-
cause ye say that I cast out
devils by Beelzebub.
27 And if I by Beelzebub
cast out devils, by whom do
your sons cast them out?
therefore shall they be your
judges.
28 But if I by the finger of
God cast out devils, then is
the kingdom of God come
upon you.
29 When the strong man
fully armed guardeth his
own court, his goods are in
peace :
30 But when a stronger
than he shall come upon him,
and overcome him, he taketh
from him his whole armour
wherein he trusted, and di-
videth his spoils.
31 He that is not with me
is against me ; and he that
gathereth not with me scat-
tereth.
32 Verily I say unto you.
All their sins shall be for-
given unto the sons of men,
and their blasphemies
wherewith soever they shall
blaspheme :
33 But whosoever shall
blaspheme against the Holy
Spirit hath never forgiveness
but is guilty of an eternal
sin :
34 And whosoever shall
speak a word against the Son
of man, it shall be forgiven
him ;
35 But whosoever shall
speak against the Holy vSpi-
rit, it shall not be forgiven
him, neither in this world,
nor in that which is to come.
36 Because they said, He
hath an unclean spirit.
37 Either make the tree
good, and its fruit good; or
make the tree corrupt, and
its fruit corrupt : for the tree
is known by its fruit.
38 Ye offspring of vipers,
how can ye, being evil, speak
good things? for out of the
abundance of the heart the
mouth speaketh.
39 The good man out of
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OF OUR RISEN LORD.
129
his good treasure bringeth
forth good things : and the
evil man out of his evil
treasure bringeth forth evil
things.
40 And I say unto you, that
every idle word that men
shall speak, they shall give
account thereof in the day
of judgment.
41 For by thy words thou
shalt be justified, and by thy
words thou shalt be con-
demned.
THE PHARISEES DENOUNCED.
42 Then certain of the
scribes and Pharisees an-
swered him, saying, Master,
we would see a sign from
thee.
43 But he answered and
said unto them, An evil and
adulterous generation seek-
eth after a sign; and there
shall no sign be given to it
but the sign of Jonah the
prophet .
44 For as Jonah was three
days and three nights in the
belly of the whale ; so shall
the Son of man be three days
and three nights in the heart
of the earth.
45 The men of Nineveh
shall stand up in the judge-
ment with this generation,
and shall condemn it: for
they repented at the preach-
ing of Jonah; and behold, a
greater than Jonah is here.
46 The qiteen of the south
shall rise up in the judge-
ment with this generation,
and shall condemn it: for
she came from the ends of
the earth to hear the wis-
dom of Solomon; and be-
hold, a greater than Solo-
mon is here.
47 No man, when he hath
lighted a lamp, covereth it
with a vessel, or putteth it
under a bed ; but putteth it
on a stand, that they which
enter in may see the light.
48 The lamp of the body
is the eye : if therefore thine
eye be single, thy whole
body shall be full of light.
49 But if thine eye be
evil, thy whole body shall
be full of darkness. If
therefore tlie light that is
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in thee be darkness, how
great is the darkness !
50 Look therefore
whether the light that is in
thee be not darkness.
51 If therefore thy whole
body be full of light, having
no part dark, it shall be
wholly full of light, as when
the lamp with its bright shin-
ing doth give thee light.
52 The unclean spirit,
when he is gone out of the
man, passeth through water-
less places, seeking rest, and
findeth it not.
53 Then he saith, I will
return into my house whence
I came out ; and when he is
come, he findeth it empty,
swept, and garnished.
54 Then goeth he, and
taketh with himself seven
other spirits more evil than
himself, and they enter in
and dwell there : and the
last state of that man becom-
eth worse than the first.
55 Even so shall it be also
unto this evil generation.
Autumn, A. D. 28.
56 While he was yet
speaking to the multitudes,
behold, his mother and his
brethren stood without,
seeking to speak to him.
57 And they could not
come at him for the crowd.
58 And one said unto him.
Behold, thy mother and thy
brethren stand without,
seeking to speak to thee.
59 But he answered and
said unto him that told him,
Who is my mother? and who
are my brethren?
60 And he stretched forth
his hand towards his disci-
ples, and said. Behold, my
mother and my brethren !
61 My mother and my
brethren are these which
hear the word of God, and
do it.
62 For whosoever shall do
the will of my Father which
is in heaven, he is my broth-
er, and sister, and mother.
CHAPTER XIX.
NOW as he spake, a
Pharisee asketh him to
dine with him : and he went
in and sat down to meat.
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2 And when the Pharisee
saw it, he marvelled that he
had not first washed before
dinner.
3 And the Lord said unto
him, Now do ye Pharisees
cleanse the outside of the
cup and of the platter; but
your inward part is full of
extortion and wickedness.
4 Ye foolish ones, did not
he that made the outside
make the inside also?
5 Howbeit give for alms
those things which are with-
in; and behold, all things
are clean unto you.
6 But woe unto you Phari-
sees ! for ye tithe mint and
rue and every herb, and pass
over judgement and the love
of God : but these ought ye
to have done, and not to
leave the other undone.
7 Woe unto you Phari-
sees! for ye love the chief
seats in the synagogues, and
the salutations in the market-
places.
8 Woe unto you! for ye
are as the tombs which ap-
pear not, and the men that
walk over them know it
not.
9 And one of the lawyers
answering saith unto him.
Master, in saying this thou
reproachest us also.
lo And he said. Woe unto
you lawyers also! for ye
lade men with burdens griev-
ous to be borne, and ye
yourselves touch not the
burdens with one of your
fingers.
11 Woe unto you! for ye
build the tombs of the
prophets, and your fathers
killed them.
12 So ye are witnesses
and consent unto the works
of your fathers: for they
killed them, and ye build
their tombs.
1 3 Therefore also said the
wisdom of God, I will send
unto them prophets and
apostles; and some of them
they shall kill and persecute ;
14 That the blood of all
the prophets, which was
shed from the foundation of
the* world, may be required
of this generation ;
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1 5 From the blood of Abel
unto the blood of Zachariah,
who perished between the
altar and the sanctuary : yea,
I say unto you, it shall be re-
quired of this generation.
1 6 Woe unto you lawyers !
for ye took away the key of
knowledge : ye entered not
in yourselves, and them that
were entering in ye hin-
dered.
17 And when he was come
out from thence, the scribes
and the Pharisees began to
press upon him vehemently,
and to provoke hiin to speak
of many things ;
18 Laying wait for him, to
catch something out of his
mouth.
19 In the mean time, when
the many thousands of the
multitude were gathered to-
gether, insomuch that they
trode one upon another, he
began to say unto his disci-
ples first of all. Beware ye of
the leaven of the Pharisees,
which is hypocrisy.
20 There is nothing cov-
ered up, that shall not be
revealed: and hid, that shall
not be known.
21 Wherefore whatsoever
ye have said in the darkness
shall be heard in the light ;
and what ye have spoken in
the ear in the inner cham-
bers shall be proclaimed up-
on the housetops.
22 And I say unto you my
friends. Be not afraid of
them which kill the body,
and after that have no more
that they can do.
23 But I will warn you
whom ye shall fear: Fear
him, which after he hath
killed hath power to cast into
hell; yea, I say unto you,
P^ear him.
24 Are not five sparrows
sold for two farthings? and
not one of them is forgotten
in the sight of God.
25 But the very hairs of
your head are all numbered.
Fear not : ye are of more
value than many si^arrows.
26 And I say unto you,
Every one who shall confess
me before men, him shall
the Son of man also con-
Thi: Rich Fool.
OF OUR RISEN LORD
angels of
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fess before the
God:
27 But he that denieth nie
in the presence of men shall
be denied in the presence of
the angels of God.
28 And when they bring
you before the synagogues,
and the rulers, and the au-
thorities, be not anxious how
or what ye shall answer, or
what ye shall say :
29 For the Holy Spirit
shall teach you in that very
hour what ye ought to say.
30 And one out of the
multitude said unto him,
Master, bid my brother di-
vide the inheritance with me.
31 But he said unto him,
Man, who made me a judge
or a divider over you?
32 And he said unto them,
Take heed, and keep your-
selves from all covetousness :
for a man's life consisteth
not in the abundance of the
things which he possesseth.
33 And he spake a parable
unto them, saying. The
ground of a certain rich man
brought forth plentifully :
34 And he reasoned within
himself, saying. What shall
I do, because I have not
where to bestow my fruits?
35 And he said. This will
I do: I will pull down my
barns, and build greater;
and there will I bestow all
my corn and my goods.
36 And I will say to my
soul, Soul, thou hast much
goods laid up for many
years; take thine ease, eat,
drink, be merry.
37 But God said unto him,
Thou foolish one, this night
is thy soul required of thee ;
and the things which thou
hast prepared, whose shall
they be?
38 So is he that layeth up
treasure for himself, and is
not rich toward God.
I 39 And he said unto his
disciples, Therefore I say
unto you. Be not anxious for
yottr life, what ye shall eat ;
nor yet for your body, what
ye shall put on.
,40 For the life is more
than the food, and the body
than the raiment.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
41 Consider the ravens,
that they sow not, neither
reai^; which have no store-
chamber nor barn ; and God
f eedeth them : of how much
more value are ye than the
birds !
42 And which of you by
being anxious can add a
cubit unto his stature?
43 If then ye are not able
to do even that which is
least, why are ye anxious
concerning the rest?
44 Consider the lilies,
how they grow : they toil
not, neither do they spin;
yet I say unto 3^ou, Even
Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these.
45 But if God doth so
clothe the grass in the field,
which to-day is, and to-mor-
row is cast into the oven ;
how much more shall he
clothe you, O ye of little
faith?
46 And seek not ye what
ye shall eat, and what ye
shall drink, neither be ye of
doubtful mind.
47 For all these things do
the nations of the world seek
after: but your Father
knoweth that ye have need
of these things.
48 Howbeit seek ye his
kingdom, and these things
shall be added unto you.
49 Fear not, little flock;
for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the
kingdom.
50 Sell that ye have, and
give alms; make for your-
selves purses which wax not
old, a treasure in the heavens
that faileth not, where no
thief draweth near, neither
moth destroyeth.
51 For where your treas-
ure is, there will your heart
be also.
52 Let your loins be girded
about, and your lamps burn-
ing;
53 And be ye yourselves
like unto men looking for
their lord, when he shall re-
turn from the marriage feast ";
that, when he cometh and
knocketh, they may straight-
way open unto him.
54 Blessed are those ser-
God Said Unto Him, "Thou Foolish ONt.'
vants, whom the Lord when
he Cometh shall find watch-
ing : verily I say unto you,
that he shall gird himself,
and make them sit down to
meat, and shall come and
serve them.
55 And if he shall come
in the second watch, and if
in the third, and find them
so, blessed are those ser-
vants.
56 But know this, that if
the master of the house had
known in what hour the thief
was coming, he would have
watched, and not have left
his house to be broken
through.
57 Be ye also ready: for
in an hour that ye think not
the Son of man cxjmeth.
58 And Peter said, Lord,
speakest thou this parable
unto us, or even unto all?
59 And the Lord said.
Who then is the faithful and
wise steward, whom his lord
shall set over his household,
to give them their portion of
food in due season?
60 Blessed is that servant.
OF OUR RISEN LORD. 141
whom his lord when he Com-
eth shall find so doing.
61 Of a truth I say unto
you, that he will set him
over all that he hath.
62 But if that servant shall
say in his heart. My lord de-
layeth his coming ; and shall
begin to beat the menser-
vants and the maidservants,
and to eat and drink, and to
be drunken ;
63 The lord of that ser-
vant shall come in a day
when he expecteth not, and
in an hour when he knoweth
not, and shall cut him asun-
der, and appoint his portion
with the unfaithful.
64 And that servant,
which knew his lord's will,
and made not ready, nor did
according to his will, shall
be beaten with many stripes;
65 But he that knew not,
and did things worthy of
stripes, shall be beaten with
few stripes.
66 And to whomsoever
much is given, of him shall
much be required: and to
whom they commit much
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
of him will they ask the
more.
67 I came to cast fire upon
the earth ; and what will I if
it is already kindled?
68 But I have a baptism
to be baptized with ; and how
am I straitened till it be ac-
complished !
69 Think ye that I am
come to give peace in the
earth? I tell you, Nay; but
rather division :
70 For there shall be from
henceforth five in one house
divided, three against two,
and two against three.
71 They shall be divided
father against son, and son
against father ; mother
against daughter, and daugh-
ter against her mother;
mother in law against her
daughter in law, and daugh-
ter in law against her mother
in law.
72 And he said to the
multitudes also, When ye
see a cloud rising in the
west, straightway ye say,
There cometh a shower; and
so it cometh to pass.
73 And when_j'^^^^ a south
wind blowing, ye say, There
will be a scorching heat ; and
it cometh to pass.
74 Ye hypocrites, ye know
how to interpret the face of
the earth and the heaven, but
how is it that ye know not
how to interpret this time?
75 And why even of your-
selves judge ye not what is
right?
76 For as thou art going
with thine adversary before
the magistrate, on the way
give diligence to be quit of
him ; lest haply he hale thee
unto the judge, and the
judge shall deliver thee to
the officer, and the officer
shall cast thee into prison.
'J'] I say unto thee, Thoii
shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou have paid
the very last mite.
78 Now there were some
present at that very season
which told him of the
Galilaeans, whose blood
Pilate had mingled with
their sacrifices.
79 And he answered and
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
145
said unto them, Think ye
that these Galilaeans were
sinners above all the Galilae-
ans, because they have suf-
fered these things?
80 I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye repent, ye shall all
in like manner perish.
81 Or those eighteen, up-
on whom the tower in Siloam
fell, and killed them, think
ye that they were offenders
above all the men that dwell
in Jerusalem?
82 I tell you. Nay: but,
except ye repent, ye shall all
likewise perish.
83 And he spake this para-
ble ; A certain man had a fig
tree planted in his vineyard ;
and he came seeking fruit
there on, and found none.
84 And he said unto the
vinedresser. Behold, these
three years I come seeking
fruit on this fig tree, and find
none : cut it down ; why doth
it also cumber the ground?
8 5 And he answering saith
unto him. Lord, let it alone
this year also, till I shall dig
about it, and dung it;
86 And if it bear fruit
thenceforth, well; but if not,
thou shalt cut it down.
CHAPTER XX.
THE PARABLES.
Autumn, A. D. 28.
ON that day went Jest:s
out of the house, and
sat by the sea-side.
2 And there were gath-
ered unto him great multi-
tudes, so that he entered
into a boat, and sat ; and all
the multitude stood on the
beach.
3 And he spake to them
many things in parables,
saying. Behold, the sower
went forth to sow ;
4 And as he sowed, some
seeds fell by the wayside,
and the birds came and de-
voured them :
5 And others fell upon
the rocky places, where they
had not much earth : and
straightway they sprang up,
because they had no deep-
ness of earth :
6 And when the sun was
risen, they were scorched,
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
and because they had no
root, they withered away.
7 And others fell upon the
thorns ; and the thorns grew
up, and choked them :
8 And others fell upon the
good ground, and yielded
fruit, some a hundredfold,
some sixty, some thirty.
9 He that hath ears, let
him hear.
ID Another parable set he
before them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened
unto a man that sowed good
seed in his field :
1 1 But while men slept,
his enemy came and sowed
tares also among the wheat,
and went away.
12 But when the blade
sprang up, and brought
forth fruit, then appeared
the tares also.
1 3 And the servants of the
householder came and said
unto him. Sir, didst thou not
sow good seed in thy field?
whence then hath it tares?
14 And he said unto them.
An enemy hath done this.
And the servants say unto
him. Wilt thou then that we
go and gather them up?
15 But he saith. Nay; lest
haply while ye gather up the
tares, ye root up the wheat
with them.
16 Let both grow together
until the harvest : and in the
time of the harvest I will say
to the reapers. Gather up
first the tares, and bind them
in bundles to burn them : but
gather the wheat into my
barn.
17 And he said. So is the
kingdom of God, as if a man
should cast seed upon the
earth ;
18 And should sleep and
rise night and day, and the
seed should spring up and
grow, he knoweth not how.
19 The earth beareth fruit
of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, then the full
corn in the ear.
20 But when the fruit is
ripe, straightway he putteth
forth the sickle, because the
harvest is come.
2 1 Another parable set he
before them, saying. The
Behold, the Sower Went Forth to Sow.
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149
kingdom of heaven is like
unto a grain of mustard
seed, which a man took, and
sowed in his field :
22 Which indeed is less
than all seeds ; but when it is
grown, it is greater than the
herbs, and becometh a tree,
so that the birds of the
heaven come and lodge in
the branches thereof.
23 Another parable spake
he unto them : The kingdom
of heaven is like unto leaven,
which a woman took, and
hid in three measures of
meal, till it was all leav-
ened.
24 All these things spake
Jesus in parables unto the
multitudes; and without a
parable spake he nothing
unto them :
25 That it might be ful-
filled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying,
I will open my mouth in
parables ;
I will utter things hidden
from the foundation of the
world.
26 And the disciples came.
and said unto him. Why
speakest thou unto them in
parables?
27 And he answered and
said unto them. Unto you it
is given to know the myster-
ies of the kingdom of heaven,
but to them it is not given.
28 For whosoever hath, to
him shall be given, and he
shall have abundance: but
whosoever hath not, from
him shall be taken away
even that which he hath.
29 Therefore speak I to
them in parables; because
seeing they see not. and hear-
ing they hear not, neither
do they understand.
30 And unto them is ful-
filled the prophecy of Isaiah,
which saith.
By hearing ye shall hear,
and shall in no wise under-
stand ;
And seeing ye shall see,
and shall in no wise per-
ceive :
31 For this people's heart
is waxed gross,
And their ears are dull of
hearing.
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And their eyes they have
closed ;
Lest haply they should
perceive with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
32 And understand with
their heart.
And should turn again,
And I should heal them.
33 But blessed are your
eyes, for they see ; and your
ears, for they hear.
34 For verily I say unto
you, that many prophets and
righteous men desired to see
the things which ye see, and
saw them not; and to hear
the things which ye hear,
and heard them not.
35 And when he was
alone, they that were about
him with the twelve asked
of him the parables.
36 And he said, the para-
ble of the sower is this :
37 The seed is the word of
God.
38 The sower soweth the
word.
39 And those by the way
side are they that have
heard; then cometh the
devil, and taketh away the
word from their heart, that
they may not believe and be
saved.
40 And those on the rock
a?-e they which, when they
have heard, receive the word
with joy; and these have no
root, which for a while be-
lieve, and in time of tempta-
tion fall away.
41 And that which fell
among the thorns, these are
they that have heard, and as
they go on their way they
are choked with cares and
riches and pleasures of this
life, and bring no fruit to
perfection.
42 And that in the good
ground, these are such as
in an honest and good heart,
having heard the word, hold
it fast, and bring forth fruit
with patience, some a hun-
dredfold, some sixty, some
thirty.
43 And he said unto them.
Is the lamp brought to be
put under the bushel, or un-
der the bed, and not to be put
on the stand?
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44 For there is nothing
hid, save that it should be
manifested . neither was any-
tJiing made secret, but that
it should come to light.
45 Take heed therefore
how ye hear: for whosoever
hath, to him shall be given ;
and whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken
away even that which he
thinketh he hath.
46 And the disciples say
unto him, Explain unto us
the parable of the tares of
the field.
47 And he answered and
said. He that soweth the
good seed is the Son of
man; and the field is the
world;
48 The good seed, these
are the sons of the kingdom ;
and the tares are the sons of
the evil one;
49 And the enemy that
sowed them is the devil :
and the harvest is the end of
the world; and the reapers
are angels.
50 As therefore the tares
3.re gathered up and burned
with fire ; so shall it be in
the end of the world.
51 The Son of man shall
send forth his angels, and
they shall gather out of his
kingdom all things that
cause stumbling, and them
that do iniquity, and shall
cast them into the furnace
of fire: there shall be the
weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
52 Then shall the right-
eous shine forth as the sun in
the kingdom of their P'ather.
He that hath ears, let him
hear.
5 3 The kingdom of heaven
is like unto a treasure hidden
in the field; which a man
found, and hid; and in his
joy he goeth and selleth all
that he hath, and buyeth that
field.
54 Again, the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a man
that is a merchant seeking
goodly pearls :
55 And having found one
pearl of great price, he went
and sold all that he had, and
bought it.
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56 Again, the kingdom
of heaven is like unto a
net, that was cast into the
sea, and gathered of every
kind :
57 Which, when it was
filled, they drew up on the
beach; and they sat down,
and gathered the good into
vessels, but the bad they
cast away.
58 So shall it be in the end
of the world: the angels
shall come forth, and sever
the wicked from among the
righteous,
59 And shall cast them in-
to the furnace of fire : there
shall be the weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
60 Then said Jesus unto
them. Have ye understood
all these things? They say
unto him. Yea.
61 And he said unto them,
Therefore every scribe who
hath been made a disciple to
the kingdom of heaven is
like unto a man that is a
householder, which bringeth
forth out of his treasure
things new and old.
CHAPTER XXI.
AND as they went in the
way, a certain man said
unto him, I will follow thee
whithersoever thou goest.
2 And Jesus said unto him,
The foxes have holes, and
the birds of the heaven have
nests; but the Son of man
hath not where to lay his
head.
3 And he said unto an-
other. Follow me. But he
said. Lord, suffer me first to
go and bury my father.
4 But he said unto him.
Leave the dead to bury their
own dead ; but go thou and
publish abroad the kingdom
of God.
5 And another also said, I
will follow thee, Lord; but
first suffer me to bid fare-
well to them that are at my
house.
6 But Jesus said unto him.
No man, having put his
hand to the plough, and
looking back, is fit for the
kingdom of God.
THE TEMPEST STILLED.
7 And on that day, when
Tin; Pi;akl ov Great Price,
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even was come, he saith un-
to them, Let us go over unto
the other side.
8 And leaving the multi-
tude, they take him with
them, even as he was, in the
boat. And other boats were
with him.
9 And there ariseth a
great storm of wind, and the
waves beat into the boat, in-
somuch that the boat was
now filling.
10 And he himself was in
the stern, asleep on the
cushion ; and they awake
him, and say unto him. Mas-
ter, carest thou not that we
perish?
1 1 And he awoke, and re-
buked the wind, and said
unto the sea. Peace, be still.
And the wind ceased, and
there was a great calm.
12 And he said unto them.
Why are ye fearful? have ye
not yet faith?
13 And they feared ex-
ceedingly, and said one to
another, Who then is this,
that even the wind and the
sea obey him?
THE DKMONS ENTER INTO
SWINE.
Autumn, A. D. 28.
14 And they came to the
other side of the sea, into the
country of the Gerasenes.
1 5 And when he was come
out of the boat, straightway
there met him out of the
tombs a man with an un-
clean spirit, who had his
dwelling in the tombs :
16 And no man could any
more bind him, no, not with
a chain ;
17 Because that he had
been often bound with fet-
ters and chains, and the
chains had been rent asunder
by him, and the fetters
broken in pieces: and no
man had strength to tame
him.
18 And always, night and
day, in the tombs and in the
mountains, he was crying
out, and cutting himself with
stones.
19 And when he saw Jesus
from 'afar, he ran and wor-
shipped him ;
20 ^Vnd ci'ying out with a
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loud voice, he saith, "What
have I to do with thee, Jesus,
thou Son of the Most High
God? I adjure thee by God,
torment me not.
21 For he said unto him,
Come forth, thou unclean
spirit, out of the man.
22 For oftentimes it had
seized him : and he was kept
under guard, and bound with
chains and fetters; and
breaking the bands asunder,
he was driven of the devil
into the deserts.
23 And Jesus asked him.
What is thy name ? And
he said, Legion; for many
devils were entered into
him.
24 And they intreated him
that he would not command
them to depart into the
abyss.
25 Now there was there on
the mountain side a great
herd of swine feeding.
26 And they besought
him, saying, Send us into the
swine, that we may enter
into them.
27 And he said unto them,
Go. And the unclean spirits
came out, and entered into
the swine : and the herd
rushed down the steep into
the sea, i'/i number about two
thousand; and they were
choked in the sea.
28 And when they that fed
them saw what had come to
pass, they fled, and told it in
the city and in the country.
29 And behold, all the city
came out to meet Jesus :
30 And they came and
found the man, from whom
the devils were gone out, sit-
ting, clothed and in his right
mind, at the feet of Jesus:
and they were afraid.
31 And they that saw it
declared unto them how it
befell him that was pos-
sessed with devils, and con-
cerning the swine.
32 And all the people of
the country of the Garasenes
round about asked him to
depart from them ; for they
were holden with great fear ;
33 And as he was entering
into the boat, he that had
/ been possessed with devils
o
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besought him that he might
be with him.
34 And he suffered him
not, but saith unto him. Go
to thy house unto thy
friends, and tell them how
great things the Lord hath
done for thee, and hotv he
had mercy on thee.
35 And he went his way,
and began to publish in
Decapolis how great things
Jesus had done for him : and
all men did marvel.
36 And when Jesus h a d
crossed over again in the
boat unto the other side, the
multitude welcomed him ;
for they were all waiting
for him.
CHAPTER XXII.
JAIRUS' DAUGHTER.
Autumn, A. D. 28.
AND there cometh one of
the rulers of the syna-
gogue, Jairus by name ; and
seeing Jesus, he falleth at his
feet,
2 And beseecheth him
much, saying, iMy little
daughter is at the point of
death : I pray thee, that thou
come and lay thy hands on
her, that she may be made
whole, and live.
3 And Jesus arose, and fol-
\ lowed him, and so did his
disciples.
4 But as he went the mul-
titudes thronged him.
THE ISSUE OF BLOOD.
5 And behold, a woman,
who had an issue of blood
twelve years,
6 And had suffered many
things of many physicians,
and had spent all that she
had, and was nothing bet-
tered, but rather grew worse,
7 Having heard the things
concerning Jesus, came in
the crowd behind, and
touched the border of his
garment.
8 For she said. If I touch
but his garments. I shall be
made whole.
9 And straightway the
fountain of her blood was
dried up ; and she felt in her
body that she was healed of
her plague.
10 And straightway Jesus,
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perceiving in himself that
the power proceeding from
him had gone forth, turned
him about in the crowd, and
said, Who touched my gar-
ments?
1 1 And his disciples said
tmto him. Thou seest the
multitude thronging thee,
and sayest thou. Who
touched me?
12 But Jesus said, Some
one did touch me :
13 And when the w^oman
saw that she was not hid,
she came trembling, and
falling down before hiin de-
clared in the presence of all
the people for what cause
she touched him, and how
she was healed immediately.
14 And he said unto her,
Daughter, be of good cheer,
thy faith hath made thee
whole; go iti peace, and be
whole of thy plague.
15 And the woman was
made whole from that hour.
16 While he yet spake,
there cometh one from the
ruler of the synagogue's
house, saying. Thy daughter
is dead; trouble not the
Master,
17 But Jesus, not heeding
the word spoken, saith unto
the ruler of the synagogue,
Fear not, only believe, and
she shall be made whole.
18 And when he came to
the house, he suffered not
any man to enter in with
him, save Peter, and John,
and James, and the father of
the maiden and her mother.
19 And when Jesus came
into the ruler's house, and
saw the flute-players, and
the crowd making a tumult,
20 He saith unto them.
Why make ye a tumult, and
weep? Give place : for the
damsel is not dead, but
sleepeth.
21 And they laughed him
to scorn, knowing that she
was dead.
22 And taking the child by
the hand, he saith tnito her,
Talitha cumi ; which is, be-
ing interpreted, Damsel,
I say unto thee, Arise.
23 And her spirit returned.
And straightway the damsel
Damsel, 1 Say Unto Thee Arise.
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rose up, and walked ; for she
was twelve years old. And
he commanded that some-
thing be given her to eat.
24 And her parents were
amazed : And he charged
them to tell no man what
had been done.
25 But the fame hereof
went forth into all that land.
THE BLIND SEE AND THE
DUMB SPEAK.
26 And as Jesus passed by
from thence, two blind men
followed him, crying out,
and saying. Have mercy on
us, thou son of David.
27 And when he was come
into the house, the blind men
came to him : and Jesus
saith unto them. Believe ye
that I am able to do this?
They say luito him, Yea,
Lord.
28 Then toviched he their
eyes, saying, According to
your faith be it done unto
you.
29 And their eyes were
opened. And Jesus strictly
charged them, saying. See
that no man know it.
30 But they went forth,
and spread abroad his fame
in all that land.
3 1 And as they went forth,
behold there was brought to
him a dumb man possessed
with a devil.
32 And when the devil
was cast out, the dumb man
spake ; and the multitudes
marvelled, saying. It was
never so seen in Israel.
33 But the Pharisees said,
By the prince of the devils
casteth he out devils.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Winter, A. n. 29.
AND Jesus went about all
the cities and the vil-
lages, teaching in their syna-
gogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and
healing all manner of dis-
ease and all manner of sick-
ness.
2 But when he saw the
multitudes, he was moved
with compassion for them,
because they were distressed
and scattered, as sheep not
having a shepherd.
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3 Then saith he unto his
disciples, The harvest truly
is plenteous, but the labour-
ers are few.
4 Pray ye therefore the
Lord of the harvest, that he
send forth labourers into his
harvest.
THE TWELVE SENT OUT,
5 And he called unto him
his twelve disciples, and
gave them atithority over un-
clean spirits, to cast them
out, and to heal all manner
of disease and all manner of
sickness.
6 And he sent them forth
by two and two, to preach
the kingdom of God, and to
heal the sick.
7 And charged them, say-
ing, Go not into any way of
the Gentiles, and enter not
into any city of the Samari-
tans:
8 But go rather to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.
9 And as ye go, preach,
saying, The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
ID Heal the sick, raise the
dead, cleanse the lepers, cast
out devils ; freely ye re-
ceived, freely give.
1 1 Get you no §:old, nor
silver, nor brass in your
purses ;
12 No wallet for your
journey, neither two coats,
nor shoes, nor staff : for the
labourer is worthy of his
food.
13 And into whatsoever
city or village ye shall enter,
search out who in it is wor-
thy ; and there abide till ye
go forth.
14 And as ye enter into
the house salute it.
15 And if the house be
worthy, let your peace come
upon it: but if it be not
worthy, let your peace re-
turn to you.
16 And whatsoever place
shall not receive you, and
they hear you not, as ye
go forth thence, shake off
the dust that is under your
feet for a testimony unto
them.
17 Verily I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable for
the land of Sodom and Go-
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169
morrah in the day of judge-
ment, than for that city.
1 8 Behold, I send you forth
as sheep in the midst of
wolves : be ye therefore wise
as serpents, and harmless as
doves.
19 But beware of men:
for they will deliver 3'ou tip
to councils, and in their
synagogues they will
scourge you ;
20 Yea and before gover-
nors and kings shall ye be
brought for my sake, for a
testimony to them and to
the Gentiles.
21 But when they deliver
you up, be not anxious how
or what ye shall speak : for
it shall be given you in that
hour what ye shall speak.
22 For it is not ye that
speak, but the Spirit of your
Father that speaketh in you.
23 And brother shall de-
liver up brother to death,
and the father his child : and
children shall rise up against
parents, and cause them to
be put to death.
24 And ye shall be hated
of all men for my name's
sake : but he that endure th
to the end, the same shall
be saved.
25 But when they perse-
cute you in this city, flee in-
to the next : for verily I say
unto you, Ye shall not have
gone through the cities of
Israel, till the Son of man be
come.
26 A disciple is not above
his master, nor a servant
above his lord.
27 It is enough for the
disciple that he be as his
master, and the servant as
his lord. If they have
called the master of the
house Beelzebub, how much
more shall they call them of
his household !
28 Fear them not there-
fore: for there is nothing
covered, that shall not be re-
vealed; and hid, that shall
not be known.
29 What I tell you in the
darkness, speak ye in the
light ; and what ye hear in
the ear, proclaim upon the
housetops.
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30 And be not afraid of
them which kill the body,
but are not able to kill the
soul ; but rather fear him
which is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.
31 Are not two sparrows
sold for a farthing? and not
one of them shall fall on the
ground without your Father :
32 But the very hairs of
your head are all numbered.
33 Fear not therefore ; ye
are of more value than many
sparrows.
34 Every one therefore
who shall confess me before
men, him will I also confess
before my Father which is
in heaven.
35 But whosoever shall
deny me before men, him
will I also deny before my
Father which is in heaven.
36 Think not that I came
to send peace on the earth :
I came not to send peace,
but a sword.
37 For I came to set a
man at variance against his
father, and the daughter
against her mother, and the
daughter in law against her
mother in law :
38 And a man's foes shall
be they of his own household.
39 He that loveth father
or mother more than me is
not worthy of me; and he
that loveth son or daughter
more than me is not worthy
of me.
40 And he that doth not
take his cross and follow
after me, is not worthy of
me.
41 He that findeth his life
shall lose it ; and he that
loseth his life for my sake
shall find it.
42 He that receiveth you
receivetli me, and he that re-
ceiveth me receiveth him
that sent me.
43 He that receiveth a
prophet in the name of a
prophet shall receive a
prophet's reward; and he
that receiveth a righteous
man in the name of a righte-
ous man shall receive a
righteous man's reward.
44 And whosoever shall
give to drink unto one of
John the Baptist Beheaded.
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these little ones a ctip of
cold water only, in the name
of a disciple, verily I say
unto you, he shall in no wise
lose his reward.
45 And it came to pass,
when Jesus had made an
end of commanding his
twelve disciples, he departed
thence to teach and to preach
in their cities.
46 And they departed, and
went throughout the vil-
lages, preaching the gospel,
and healing everywhere.
47 And they cast out
many devils, and anointed
with oil many that were sick,
and healed them.
THE BAPTIST BEHEADED.
48 At that season Herod
the tetrarch heard the report
concerning Jesus, for his
name had become known.
49 And he said, John the
Baptist is risen from the
dead, and therefore do these
powers work in him.
50 But others said. It is
Elijah. And others said. It
is a prophet, even as one of
the prophets.
51 But Herod said, John,
whom I beheaded, he is
risen.
52 For Herod had sent
forthandlaidholdupon John,
and bound him in prison
for the sake of Herodias.
And when he would have
put him to death, he feared
the multitude, because they
counted him as a prophet.
53 P'or John said unto
Herod, It is not lawful for
thee to have thy brother's
wife.
54 And Herodias set her-
self against him, and desired
to kill him; and she could
not,
55 For Herod feared John,
knowing that he was a
righteous man and a holy,
and kept him safe. And
when he heard him, he was
mtich perplexed; and he
heard him gladly.
56 And when a convenient
day was come, that Herod
on his birthday made a sup-
per to his lords, and the
high captains, and the chief
men' of Galilee;
57 And w^hen the daughter
of Herodias herself came in
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and danced, she pleased
Herod and them that sat at
meat with him ; and the
king said unto the damsel,
Ask of me whatsoever thou
wilt, and I will give it thee.
58 And he sware unto her,
Whatsoever thou shalt ask
of me, I will give it thee, un-
to the half of my kingdom.
59 And she went out, and
said unto her mother. What
shall I ask? And she said,
The head of John the Baptist.
60 And she came in
straightway with haste unto
the king, and asked, saying,
I will that thou forthwith
give me in a charger the
head of John the Baptist.
61 And the king was ex-
ceeding sorry, but for the
sake of his oaths, and of
them that sat at meat, he
would not reject her.
March, a. p. 29.
62 And straightway the
king sent forth a soldier of
his guard, and commanded
to bring his head : and he
went and beheaded John in
prison,
63 And brought his head
in a charger, and gave it to
the damsel ; and the damsel
gave it to her mother.
64 And when his disciples
heard thereof, they came and
took up his corpse, and laid
it in a tomb, and went and
told Jesus.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE FIVE THOUSAND FED.
AND the apostles gather-
ed themselves together
i:nto Jesus; and they told
him all things, whatsoever
they had done, and whatso-
ever they had taught.
2 And he saith unto them.
Come ye yourselves apart
into a desert place, and rest
a while. For there were
many coming and going, and
they had no leisure so much
as to eat.
3 And they went away in
the boat to the other side of
the sea of Galilee, which is
the sea of Tiberias, to a de-
sert place apart.
4 And the people saw them
going, and many knew them.
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and they ran there together
on foot from all tnc cities,
and outwent them.
5 Because they beheld the
signs which he did on them
that were sick.
6 And he came forth and
saw a great multitude, and
he had compassion on them,
because they were as sheep
not having a shepherd .
7 And he welcomed them,
and he spake to them of
the kingdom of God, and
them that had need of heal-
ing he healed.
8 And the day began to
wear away ; and the twelve
came, and said unto him.
Send the multitiKle away,
that they may go into the
villages and country round
about, and lodge, and get
victuals : for we are here m
a desert place.
9 But he answered and
said, mito them. Give ye
them to eat. And they say
unto him. Shall we go and
buy two hundred penny-
worth of bread, and give
them to eat?
10 Jesus saith unto Philip,
Whence are we to buy bread,
that these may eat?
1 1 And this he said to
prove him : for he himself
knew what he woiild do.
12 Philip answered him,
Two hundred pennyworth of
bread is not sufficient for
them, that every one may
take a little.
13 And he saith unto them,
How many loaves have ye?
go and see.
14 One of his disciples,
Andrew, Simon Peter's
brother, saith unto him,
There is a lad here, which
hath five barley loaves, and
two fishes: but what are
these among so many?
15 Jesus said, Make the
people sit down. Now there
was much grass in the place.
16 And they sat down in
ranks, by hundreds, and by
fifties.
April, A D. 29.
1 7 And Jesus took the five
loaves and the two fishes,
and looking up to heaven, he
blessed and brake the loaves ;
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and he gave to the disciples
to set before them ; and the
two fishes divided he among
them all.
1 8 And they did all eat,
and were filled.
19 And when they were
filled, he saith unto his
disciples, Gather up the
broken pieces which remain
over, that nothing be lost.
20 And they took up
broken pieces, twelve bas-
ketfuls, and also of the
fishes.
21 And they that did eat
were abotit five thousand
men, beside women and
children.
22 When therefore the
people saw the sign which
he did, they said, This is of
truth the prophet that com-
eth into the world.
23 Jesus therefore perceiv-
ing that they were about to
come and take him bj- force,
to make him king,
24 Straightway he con-
strained his disciples to en-
ter into the boat, and to go
before ////// unto the other
side to Bethsaida, while he
himself sendeth the multi-
tude away.
25 And after he had sent
the multitudes away, he
went up into the mountain
apart to pray : and when
even was come, he was there
alone.
26 And the sea was rising
by reason of a great wind
that blew.
27 But the boat was now
in the midst of the sea, dis-
tressed by the waves, for the
wind was contrary.
JESUS WALKS ON THE SEA.
April, A. D. 29.
28 And seeing them dis-
tressed in rowing, for the
wind was contrary unto
them, about the fourth
watch of the night he cometh
unto them, walking on the
sea; and he would have
passed by them :
29 But they, when they
saw him walking on the sea,
supposed that it was an ap-
parition, and cried out :
30 For they all saw him
and were troubled. But he
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straightway spake with
them, and saith unto them,
Be of good eheer: it is I ; be
not afraid.
31 And Peter answered
him and said. Lord, if it be
thou, bid me come unto thee
upon the waters. And he
said. Come.
32 And Peter went down
from the boat, and walked
upon the waters, to come
to Jesus.
33 But when he saw the
wind, he was afraid; and be-
ginning to sink, he cried out,
saying. Lord, save me.
34 And immediately
Jesus stretched forth his
hand, and took hold of him,
and saith unto hiin, O thou
of little faith, wherefore
didst thou doubt?
35 And when they were
gone up into the boat, the
wind ceased, and they were
sore amazed in themselves ;
36 For they understood
not concerning the loaves,
but their heart was hard-
ened.
37 And straightway the
boat was at the land whither
they were going.
38 And they that were in
the boat worshipped him,
saying, Of a truth thou art
the Son of u /d.
39 They came to the land
Gennesaret, and moored to
the shore.
40 And when they were
come out of the boat,
straightway the people knew
him.
41 And ran round about
that whole region, and began
to carry about on their beds
those that were sick, where
they heard he was.
42 And wheresoever he
entered, into villages, or into
cities, or into the country,
they laid the sick in the
inarketplaces, and besought
him that they might touch
if it were but the border of
his garment: and as many
as touched him were made
whole.
THE BREAD OF LIKE.
4^3 On the morrow the
multitude which stood on the
other side of the sea saw
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
that there was none other
boat there, save one, and
that Jesus entered not with
his disciples into the boat,
but that his disciples went
away alone.
44 (Howbeit there came
boats from Tiberias nigrh un-
to the place where they ate
the bread after the Lord had
given thanks) :
45 When the multitude
therefore saw that Jesus was
not there, neither his disci-
ples, they themselves got
into the boats, and came to
Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
46 And when they found
him on the other side of the
sea, they said unto him.
Rabbi, when camest thou
hither?
47 Jesus answered them
and said. Verily, verily, I
say unto you. Ye seek me,
not because ye saw signs,
but because ye ate of the
loaves, and were filled.
48 Work not for the meat
which perisheth, but for the
meat which abideth tmto
eternal life, which the Son
of man shall give unto you :
for him the Father, even
God, hath sealed.
49 They said therefore un-
to him. What must we do,
that we may work the works
of God?
50 Jesus answei'ed and
said unto them. This is the
work of God, that ye be-
lieve on him whom he hath
sent.
CHAPTER XXV.
THEY said therefore unto
him. What then doest
thou for a sign, that we may
see, and believe thee? what
workest thou?
2 Our fathers ate the man-
na in the wilderness ; as it is
written. He gave them bread
out of heaven to eat.
3 Jesus therefore said un-
to them, Verily, verily, I sa}'
unto you, It was not Moses
that gave you the bread out
of heaven ; but my Father
giveth you the true bread
out of heaven.
4 P'or the bread of God is
that which co:neth down out
" lliM THAT Cometh to Me I Will in No Wise Cast Out."
OF OUR RISEN LORD
givcth life
185
of heaven, and
unto the world.
5 They said therefore unto
him, Lord, evermore give us
this bread.
6 Jesus said unto them, I
am the bread of life : he that
Cometh to me shall not hun-
ger, and he that believeth
on me shall never thirst.
7 But I said unto you, that
ye have seen me, and yet be-
lieve not.
8 All that which the
Father giveth me shall come
unto me ; and him that com-
eth to me I will in no wise
cast out.
9 For I am come down
from heaven, not to do mine
own will, but the will of him
that sent me.
10 And this is the will of
him that sent me, that of all
that which he hath given me
I should lose nothing, but
should raise it up at the last
day.
1 1 For this is the will of
my Father, that every one
that beholdeth the Son, and
believeth on him, should
have eternal life ; and I will
raise him up at the last day.
12 The Jews therefore
murmured concerning him,
because he said, I am the
bread which came down out
of heaven.
13 And they said, Is not
this Jesus, the son of Joseph,
whose father and mother we
know? how doth he now say,
I am come down out of
heaven?
14 Jesus answered and
said unto them. Murmur not
among yourselves.
15 No man can come to
me, except the Father which
sent me draw him : and I
will raise him up in the last
day.
16 It is written in the
prophets. And they shall all
be taught of God. Every
one that hath heard from
the Father, and hath learned,
cometh unto me.
17 Not that any man hath
seen the Father, save he
which is from God, he hath
seen the Father.
18 Verily, verily, I say
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
unto you, He that believeth
hath eternal life.
19 I am the bread of life.
20 Your fathers did eat
the manna in the wilderness,
and they died.
2 1 This is the bread which
Cometh down out of heaven,
that a man may eat thereof,
and not die.
22 I am the living bread
which came down out of
heaven : if any man eat of
this bread, he shall live for
ever: yea and the bread
which I will give is my flesh,
for the life of the world.
23 The Jews therefore
•strove one with another, say-
ing, How can this man give
us his flesh to eat?
24 Jesus therefore said un-
to them. Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Except ye eat
the flesh of the Son of man
and drink his blood, ye have
not life in yourselves.
25 He that eateth my
flesh and drinketh my blood
hath eternal life ; and I will
raise him up at the last day.
26 For my flesh is meat
indeed, and my blood is
drink indeed.
27 He that eateth my
flesh and drinketh my blood
abideth in me, and I in him.
28 As the living Father
sent me, and I live because
of the P'ather; so he that
eateth me, he also shall live
because of me.
29 This is the bread which
came down out of heaven :
not as the fathers did eat,
and died : he that eateth this
bread shall live for ever.
30 These things said he in
the synagogue, as he taught
in Capernaum.
31 Many therefore of his
disciples, when they heard
this, said. This is a hard say-
ing; who can hear it?
32 But Jesus knowing in
himself that his disciples
murmured at this, said tmto
them. Doth this cause you to
stumble?
33 Wliat then if ye should
behold the Son of man as-
cending where he was be-
fore?
34 It is the spirit that
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OF OUR RISEN LORD
quickeneth ; the flesh profit-
eth nothing : the words that
I have spoken unto you are
spirit, and are life.
35 But there are some of
you that believe not. For
Jesus knew from the begin-
ning who they were that be-
lieved not. and who it was
that should betray him.
36 And he said, For this
cause have I said unto you,
that no man can come luito
me, except it be given unto
him of the Father.
37 Upon this many of his
disciples went back, and
walked no more with him.
38 Jesiis said therefore un-
to the twelve. Would ye
also go away?
39 Simon Peter answered
him, Lord, to whom shall
we go? thou hast the words
of eternal life.
40 And we have believed
and know that thou art the
Holy One of God.
41 Jesus answered them.
Did not I choose you the
twelve, and one of you is a
devil?
189
42 Now he spake of Judas
the son of Simon Iscariot, for
he it was that should betray
him, being one of the twelve.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE TRADITIONS OF MEN.
AND there are gathered
together unto him the
Pharisees, and certain of the
scribes, which had come
from Jerusalem,
2 And had seen that some
of his disciples ate their
bread with defiled, that is,
unwashen, hands.
3 For the Pharisees, and
all the Jews, except they
wash their hands diligently,
eat not, holding the tradi-
tion of the elders :
4 And u<hen they come from
the marketplace, except they
wash themselves, they eat
not ; and many other things
there be, which they have re-
ceived to hold, washings of
cups, and pots, and brasen
vessels.
5 And the Pharisees and
scribes ask him, ^\^ly walk
not thy disciples according
190
THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
to the tradition of the el-
ders, but eat their bread
with defiled hands?
6 And he answered and
said unto them, Why do ye
also transgress the com-
mandment of God because
of your tradition?
7 Full well do ye reject
the cominandment of God,
that ye may keep your tra-
dition.
8 For Moses said, Honour
thy father and thy mother;
and. He that speaketh evil
of father or mother, let him
die the death : but ye say,
9 If a man shall say to his
father or his mother. That
wherewith thou mightest
have been profited by me is
Corban, that is to say, Given
to God;
10 Ye no longer suffer him
to do aught for his father or
his mother; making void
the v/ord of God by your tra-
dition, which ye have deliv-
ered: and many svich like
things ye do.
1 1 And he said unto them,
Well did Isaiah prophesy of
you hypocrites, as it is writ-
ten.
This people honoureth me
with their lips.
But their heart is far from
me.
But in vain do they wor-
ship me,
12 Teaching as their doc-
trines the precepts of men.
1 3 Ye leave the command-
ment of God, and hold fast
the tradition of men.
14 And he called to him
the multitude again, and
said unto them. Hear me all
of you, and understand :
15 there is nothing from
without the man, that going
into him can defile him : but
the things which proceed out
of the man are those that de-
file the man.
16 And when he was en-
tered into the house from
the multitude,
17 Then came the disci-
ples, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the Phari-
sees were offended, when
they heard this saying?
18 But he answered and
t ' II
Jesus and the Syrophenician Woman.
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
193
said, Every plant which my
heavenly Father planted
not, shall be rooted up.
19 Let them alone: they
are blind guides. And if
the blind guide the blind,
both shall fall into a pit.
20 And Peter answered
and said unto him, Declare
unto us the parable.
21 And he said. Are ye
also even yet without under-
standing?
22 Perceive ye not, that
whatsoever from w i t h o u t
goeth into the man, // can-
not defile him ;
23 Because it goeth not
into his heart, but into his
belly, and goeth out into the
draught? This he said, mak-
ing all meats clean.
24 But the things which
proceed out of the mouth
come forth out of the heart ;
and they defile the man.
25 For from within, out
of the heart of men, evil
thoughts proceed,
26 Fornications, thefts,
murders, adulteries, covet-
ings, wickednesses, deceit,
lasciviousness, and evil eye,
railing, pride, foolishness:
27 These are the things
which defile the man : but to
eat with unwashen hands de-
fileth not the man.
THE .SVROPHCENICIAN WOMAN,
May, A. D. 29.
28 And from thence Jesus
arose, and went away into
the borders of Tyre and Si-
don. And he entered into a
house, and would have no
man know it : and he could
not be hid.
29 But straightway a
woman, whose little daugh-
ter had an unclean spirit,
having heard of him, came
and fell down at his feet.
30 The woman was a
Greek, a Syrophoenician by
race; a Canaanitish woman.
3 1 And cried, saying. Have
mercy on me, O Lord, thou
son of David; my daughter
is grievously vexed with a
devil.
32 But he answered her
not a' word. And his disci-
ples came and besought him,
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
saying, Send her away ; for
she crieth after ns.
33 But he answered and
said, I was not sent but unto
the lost sheep of the house
of IsraeL
34 But she came and wor-
shipped him, saying. Lord,
help me.
35 And he said unto her.
Let the children first be
filled : for it is not meet to
take the children's bread
and cast it to the dogs.
36 But she answered and
saith unto him. Yea, Lord:
even the dogs under the
table eat of the children's
crumbs.
37 Then Jesus answered
and said unto her, O woman,
great is thy faith: be it
done unto thee even as thou
wilt.
38 For this saying go thy
way; the devil is gone out
of thy daughter.
39 And she went away
unto her house, and found
the child laid upon the bed,
and the devil gone out.
CHAPTER XXVIL
SPEECH GIVEN.
June, A. D. 29.
A ND again he went out
-^~*- from the borders of
Tyre, and came through
Sidon unto the sea of Gali-
lee, through the midst of
the borders of Decapolis.
2 And they bring unto him
one that was deaf, and had
an impediment in his speech ;
and they beseech him to lay
his hand upon him.
3 And he took him aside
from the miTltitude pri-
vately, and put his fingers
into his ears, and lie spat,
and touched his tongue ;
4 And looking up to
heaven, he sighed, and saith
unto him, Ephphatha, that
is, Be opened.
5 And his ears were
opened, and the bond of his
tongue was loosed, and he
spake plain.
6 And he charged them
that they should tell no man :
but the more he charged
them, so much the more a
great deal they published it.
'K'. '».'>'^->^'
j.i&>i*^
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And Looking up to Heaven He Sighi.u ,wo Sahh Umo 11:,,; h; i.i hatha.
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
197
7 And they were beyond
measure astonished, saying,
He hath done all things well :
he maketh even the deaf to
hear, and the dumb to speak.
8 And Jesus departed
thence, and came nigh unto
the sea of Galilee; and he
went up into the mountain,
and sat there.
the' LAME AND BLIND AND
MAIMED.
9 And there came unto
him great multitudes, hav-
ing with them the lame,
blind, dumb, maimed, and
many others, and they cast
them down at his feet ; and
he healed them :
ID Insomuch that the mul-
titude wondered, when they
saw the dumb speaking, the
maimed whole, and the lame
walking, and the blind see-
ing: and they glorified the
God of Israel.
THE FOUR THOUSAND FED.
1 1 In those days, when
there was again a great mul-
titude, and they had noth-
ing to eat. he called unto him
his disciples, and saith unto
them,
1 2 I have compassion on
the multitude, because they
continue with me now three
days,and have nothingto eat :
13 And if I send them
away fasting to their home,
they will faint in the way;
and some of them are come
from far.
14 And his disciples an-
swered him, Whence shall
one be able to fill these men
with bread here in a desert
jDlace?
15 And he asked them,
How many loaves have ye?
16 And they said, seven.
And he commandeth the
iTiultitude to sit down on
the ground : and he took the
seven loaves, and having
given thanks, he brake, and
gave to his disciples, to set
before them; and they set
them before the multitude.
17 And they had a few
small fishes: and having
blessed them, he commanded
to set these also before them.
18 And they did eat, and
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
were filled: and they took
up, of broken pieces that re-
mained over, seven baskets.
19 And they that did eat
were four thousand men,
beside women and children.
And he sent them away.
20 And straightway he
entered into the boat with
his disciples, and came into
the borders of Magadan, into
the parts of Dalmanutha.
2 1 And the Pharisees came
forth, and began to question
with him, seeking of him a
sign from heaven, tempting
him.
22 And he sighed deeply
in his spirit, and said unto
them, When it is evening,
ye ^Q.y,Itwillbe fair weather :
for the heaven is red.
23 And in the morning, //
will be foul weather to-day :
for the heaven is red and
lowering. Ye know how to
discern the face of the
heaven ; but ye cannot dis-
cern the signs of the times.
24 An evil and adulterous
generation seeketh after a
sign ; and there shall no
sign be given unto it, out
the sign of Jonah.
25 And he left them, and
again entering into the boat
departed to the other side.
26 And they forgot to take
bread; and they had not in
the boat with them more
than one loaf.
27 And he charged them,
saying, Take heed, beware
of the leaven of the Phari-
sees and the leaven of Herod.
28 And they reasoned
among themselves, saying.
We took no bread.
29 And Jesus perceiving
it said, O ye of little faith,
why reason ye among your-
selves, because ye have no
bread.-" do ye not 3'et per-
ceive, neither understand?
have ye your heart hard-
ened?
30 Having eyes, see ye
not? and having ears, hear
ye not ?
31 Do ye not yet per-
ceive, neither remember the
five loaves of the five thou-
sand, and how many baskets
ye took up?
32 When I brake the five
loaves among the five thou-
sand, how many baskets full
of broken pieces took ye up?
They say unto him, Twelve.
33 And when the seven
among the four thousand,
how- many basketfuls of
broken pieces took ye up?
And they say unto him.
Seven.
34 And he said unto them,
Do ye not yet understand?
35 How is it that ye do
not perceive that I spake not
to you concerning bread?
36 Beware ot the leaven
of the Pharisees and Sad-
ducees.
37 Then understood they
how that he bade them not
beware of the leaven of
bread, but of the teaching
of the Pharisees and Sad-
ducees.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
June, A. f). 2<).
A NT) they come unto
Bethsaida. And they
bring to him a blind man,
and beseech him to ttnich
him.
OF OUR RISF.N LORD. 201
2 And he took hold of the
blind man by the hand, and
brought him out of the vil-
lage ; and when he had spit
on his eyes, and laid his
hands upon him, he asked
him, Scest thou aught?
3 And he looked up, and
said, I see men ; for I behold
///em as trees, walking.
4 Then again he laid his
hands upon his eyes; and
he looked steadfastly, and
was restored, and saw all
things clearly.
5 And he sent him away
to his home, saying. Do not
even enter into the village.
6 And Jesus went forth,
and his disciples, into the
villages of Ctesarea Philippi :
WHO SAV YE THAT I AM?
7 And it came to pass, as
he was praying alone, the
disciples were with him : and
he asked them, saying. Who
do men say that the Son of
man is?
8 Who do the multitudes
say that I am?
9 And they said, some say
303
THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
John the Baptist; some,
Elijah: and others, Jere-
miah, or one of the old
prophets risen again.
10 He saith unto them,
But who say ye that I am?
1 1 And Simon Peter an-
swered and said. Thou art
the Christ, the Son of the
living God.
12 And Jesus answered
and said unto him, Blessed
art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah :
for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but
my Father which is in
heaven.
13 And I also say unto
thee, that thou art Peter, and
upon this rock I will build
my church ; and the gates
of Hades shall not prevail
against it.
14 I will give unto thee
the keys of the kingdom of
heaven: and whatsoever
thou shalt bind on earth
shall be bound in heaven .
and whatsoever thou shalt
loose on earth shall be loosed
in heaven.
15 Then charged he the
disciples that they should
tell no man that he was the
Christ.
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH.
Summer, A. D. zg.
16 From that time began
Jesus to shew unto his disci-
ples, how that he must go
unto Jerusalem, and suffer
many things of the elders
and chief priests and scribes,
and be killed, and after three
days rise again.
17 And he spake the say-
ing openly.
18 And Peter took him,
and began to rebuke him,
saying, Be it far from thee,
Lord: this shall never be
unto thee.
19 But he turning about,
and seeing his disciples, re-
buked Peter, and saith. Thou
art a stumbling-block unto
me : Get thee behind me,
Satan : for thou mindest not
the things of God, but the
things of men.
20 And he called unto Aim
the multitude with his dis-
ciples, and said unto them,
If any man would come
" Blessed art Thou Simon.'
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
205
after me, let him deny him-
self, and take up his cross,
and follow me.
21 For whosoever would
save his life shall lose it;
and whosoever shall lose his
life for my sake and the gos-
pel's shall save it.
22 For what shall a man
be profited, if he shall gain
the whole world, and forfeit
his life? or what shall a man
give in exchange for his life?
23 For the Son of man
shall come in the glory of
his Father with his angels ;
and then shall he render
unto every man according
to his deeds.
24 Whosoever shall be
ashamed of me and of my
words in this adulterous and
sinful generation, the Son of
man also shall be ashamed
of him, when he cometh in
the glory of his Father with
the holy angels.
25 And verily I say unto
you. There be some here of
them that stand by which
shall in no wise taste of
death, till they see the king-
dom of God come with
power.
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE TRANSFIGURATION.
Summer, A. D. 29.
AND after six days Jesus
taketh with him Peter,
and James, and John his
brother, and bringeth them
up into a high mountain
apart to pray.
2 And as he was praying,
he was transfigured before
them :
3 The fashion of his coun-
tenance was altered, and his
raiment became white arid
dazzling, so as no fuller on
earth can whiten them.
4 And behold, there talked
with him two men, which
were Moses and Elijah;
who appeared in glory, and
spake of his decease which
he was about to accomplish
at Jerusalem.
5 Now Peter and they
that were with him were
heavy with sleep : but when
they were fully awake, they
saw his glory, and the two
men that stood with him.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
6 And it came to pass, as
they were parting from him,
Peter said unto Jesus, Mas-
ter, it is good for us to be
here : and let us make three
tabernacles; one for thee,
and one for Moses, and one
for Elijah: not knowing
what he said.
7 F'or he wist not what
to answer ; for they became
sore afraid.
8 And while he said these
things, there came a cloud,
and overshadowed them :
and they feared as they en-
tered into the cloud.
9 And a voice came otit of
the cloud, saying.
This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased;
hear ye him.
10 And when the disciples
heard it, they fell on their
face, and were sore afraid.
1 1 And Jesus came and
touched then and said. Arise,
and be not afraid.
12 And suddenly looking
round about, they saw no one
any more, save Jesus only
with themselves.
13 And as they were com-
ing down from the mountain,
Jesus commanded them, say-
ing. Tell the vision to no
man, until the Son of man be
risen from the dead.
14 And they kept the
saying, questioning among
themselves what the rising
again from the dead should
luean.
1 5 And his disciples asked
him, saying. Why then say
the scribes that Elijah must
first come?
16 And he said unto them,
Elijah indeed cometh first,
and restoreth all things ; and
how is it written of the Son
of man, that he should suffer
many things and be set at
nought?
1 7 But I say unto you, that
Elijah is come already, and
they knew him not, but did
unto him whatsoever they
listed. Even so shall the
Son of man also suffer of
them.
18 Then understood the
disciples that he spake unto
them of John the Baptist.
THhv Saw No One any More Save Jtsub Onli.
OF OUR RISEN LORD
THK ElMLKPTIC CURKD.
19 And it came to pass, on
209
the next da}', when they
were come down from the
mountain,
20 And came to the disci-
ples, they saw a great multi-
tude about them, and scribes
questioning with them.
2 1 And straightway all the
multitude, when they saw
him, were greatly amazed,
and running to him saluted
him.
22 And he asked them,
What c^uestion ye with them?
Summer, a. d. 2g.
23 And behold, a man
from the multitude came
kneeling to him and cried,
saying. Master, I beseech
thee to look upon my son;
for he is mine only child:
24 Lord, have mercy on
my son : for he is epileptic,
and suffereth grievously : for
oft-times he falleth into the
fire, and oft-times into the
water.
25 And behold, a spirit
taketh him, and he suddenly
crieth out; and it teareth
him that he foameth, and it
hardly departeth from him,
bruising him sorely.
26 And I besought thy dis-
ciples to cast it out ; and they
could not.
27 And Jesus answered
and said, O faithless and per-
verse generation, how long
shall I be with you? how
long shall I bear with yovi?
bring him hither to me.
28 And tliey brought him
unto him : and when he saw
him, straightway the spirit
tare him grievously ; and he
fell on the ground, and wal-
lowed foaming.
29 And he asked his father
How long time is it since
this hath come unto him?
And he said. From a child.
30 And oft-times it hath
cast him both into the fire
and into the waters, to de-
stroy him : but if thou canst
do anything, have compas-
sion on us, and help us.
31 And Jesus said unto
him, • If thou canst! All
things are possible to him
that believeth.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
32 Straightway the father
of the child cried out, and
said, I believe; help thou
inine unbelief.
33 And when Jesus saw
that a multitude came run-
ning together, he rebuked
the unclean spirit, saying un-
to him, Thou dumb and deaf
spirit, I command thee, come
out of him, and enter no
more into him.
34 And having cried out,
and torn him much, he came
out : and the cliild became as
one dead ; insomuch that the
more part said, he is dead.
35 But Jesus took him by
the hand, and raised him up ;
and he arose and the boy was
cured from that hour.
36 And they were all as-
tonished at the majesty of
God.
37 Then came the disci-
ples to Jesus apart, and said.
Why could not we cast it
out?
38 And he saith unto
them. Because of your little
faith :
39 For verily I say unto
you. If ye have faith as a
grain of mustard seed, ye
shall say unto this mountain,
Remove hence to yonder
place ; and it shall remove ;
and nothing shall be impos-
sible unto you.
40 And he said unto them,
this kind can come out by
nothing, save by prayer.
CHAPTER XXX.
Autumn, A. D. 29.
A ND they went forth
-^*- from thence, and passed
through Galilee; and he
would not that any man
should know it.
2 He would not walk in
Judaea, because the Jews
sought to kill him.
3 And while they abode in
Galilee, and while all were
marveling at all the things
which he did, he said unto
his disciples,
4 Let these words sink in-
to your ears :
5 The Son of man shall be
delivered up into the hands
of men ;
6 And they shall kill him ;
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and when he is killed, af-
ter three days he shall rise
again.
7 And they were exceed-
ing sorry."
8 Biit they understood not
this saying, and it was con-
cealed from them, that they
should not perceive it : and
they were afraid to ask him
about this saying.
THE TRIBUTE MONEY.
9 And when they were
come to Capernaum, they
that received the half-shekel
came to Peter, and said,
Doth not your master pay
the half- shekel? He saith.
Yea.
10 And when he came into
the hotise, Jesus spake first
to him, saying. What think-
est thou, Simon? the kings
of the earth, from whom do
they receive toll or tribute?
from their sons, or from
strangers?
1 1 And when he said.
From strangers, Jesus said
unto him, Therefore the sons
are free.
12 But, lest we cause them
to stumble, go thou to the
sea, and cast a hook, and take
up the fish that first cometh
up; and when thou hast
opened his mouth, thou shalt
find a shekel : that take, and
give unto them for me and
thee.
13 And when he was in
the house he asked them.
What were ye reasoning in
the way?
14 But they held their
peace : for they had disputed
one with another in the way,
who 7Ci(7S the greatest.
15 And he sat down, and
called the twelve; and he
saith unto them, if any man
would be first, he shall be
last of all, and minister of all.
16 And he took a little
child, and set him in the
midst of them; and taking
him in his arms, he said unto
them,
17 Verily I say unto you,
Except ye turn, and become
as little children, ye shall in
no wise enter into the king-
dom of heaven.
18 Whosoever therefore
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
shall humble himself as this
little child, the same is the
greatest in the kingdom of
heaven.
19 Whosoever shall re-
ceive one of such little chil-
dren in my name, receiveth
me ; and whosoever shall re-
ceive me receiveth him that
sent me : for he that is least
among you all, the same is
great.
20 John said unto him,
Master, we saw one casting
out devils in thy name : and
we forbade him, because he
followed not us.
21 But Jesus said, Forbid
him not : for there is no man
which shall do a mighty
work in my name, and be
able quickly to speak evil of
me.
22 For he that is not
against us is for us.
23 For whosover shall
give you a cup of water to
drink, because ye are
Christ's, verily I say unto
you, he shall in no wise lose
his reward.
24 And whosoever shall
cause one of these little ones
that believe on me to stum-
ble, it were better for him
if a great millstone were
hanged about his neck, and
he were cast into the sea.
25 Woe unto the world be-
cause of occasions of stum-
bling! for it must needs be
that the occasions come ; but
woe to that man through
whom the occasion cometh!
26 And if thy hand cause
thee to stumble, cut it off :
27 It is good for thee
to enter into life maimed,
rather than having thy two
hands to go into hell, into
the unquenchable fire.
28 And if thy foot cause
thee to stumble, cut it off:
29 It is good for thee to
enter into life halt, rather
than having thy two feet to
be cast into hell.
30 And if thine eye cause
thee to stumble, cast it out :
31 It is good tor thee to
enter into the kingdom of
God with one eye, rather
than having two eyes to be
cast into hell ;
Woe Unto Thosk Who Calsl Thlse Little Ones to Stlmull.
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217
32 Where their worm
dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched.
33 For every one shall be
salted with fire.
34 Salt is good : but if the
salt have lost its saltness,
wherewith will ye season it?
Have salt in yourselves, and
be at peace one with an-
other.
CHAPTER XXXI.
SEE that ye despise not
one of these little ones ;
for I say vanto you, that in
heaven their angels do al-
ways behold the face of my
Father which is in heaven.
2 How think ye? if any
man have a hundred sheep,
and one of them be gone
astray, doth he not leave the
ninety and nine, and go unto
the mountains, and seek that
which goeth astray?
3 And if so be that he find
it, verily I say unto you, he
rejoiceth over it more than
over the ninety and nine
which have not gone astray.
4 Even 30 it is not the will
of your Father which is in
heaven, that one of these
little ones should perish,
5 For the Son of man came
to seek and to save that
which was lost.
6 And if thy brother sin
against thee go shew him his
fault between thee and him
alone : if he hear thee, thou
hast gained thy brother.
7 But if he hear thee not,
take with thee one or two
more, that at the mouth of
two witnesses or three every
word may be established.
8 And if he refuse to hear
them, tell it unto the church :
and if he refuse to hear the
church also, let him be unto
thee as the Gentile and the
publican.
9 Verily I say unto you.
What things soever ye shall
bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven : and what things
soever ye shall loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven.
10 Again I say unto you,
th,at if two of you shall agree
on earth as touching any-
thing that they shall ask, it
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shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven.
1 1 For where two or three
are gathered together in my
name, there am I in the
midst of them.
12 Then came Peter, and
said to him. Lord, how oft
shall my brother sin against
me, and I forgive him? until
seven times.''
13 Jesus saith unto him, I
say not unto thee, Until
seven times ; but. Until
seventy times seven.
14 Therefore is the king-
dom of heaven likened unto
a certain king, which would
make a reckoning with his
servants.
15 And when he had be-
gun to reckon, one was
brought unto him, which
owed him ten thousand tal-
ents.
16 But forasmuch as he
had not wherewith to pay, his
lord commanded him to be
sold, and his wife, and chil-
dren, and all that he had,
and payment to be made.
17 The servant therefore
FOOTPRINTS
fell down and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, have pa-
tience with me, and I will
pay thee all.
18 And the lord of that
servant, being moved with
compassion, released him,
and forgave him the debt.
19 But that servant went
out, and found one of his
fellow-servants, which owed
him a hundred pence : and
he laid hold on him, and took
him by the throat, saying,
Pay what thou owest.
20 So his fellow-servant
fell down and besought him,
saying. Have patience with
me, and I will pay thee.
2 1 And he would not : but
went and cast him into
prison, till he should pay
that which was due.
22 So when his fellow-ser-
vants saw what was done,
they were exceeding sorry,
and came and told unto their
lord all that was done.
23 Then his lord called
him unto him, and saith to
him. Thou wicked servant, I
forgave thee all that debt,
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because thou besoughtest
me:
34 Shouldest not thou also
have had mercy on thy fel-
low-servant; even as I had
mercy on thee?
25 Andhislord was wroth,
and delivered him to the tor-
mentors, till he should pay
all that was due.
26 So shall also my heav-
enly Father do unto you, if
ye forgive not every one his
brother from your hearts.
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE SEVENTY SENT OUT.
"\TOW after these things
-*- ^ the Lord appointed
seventy others and sent them
two and two before his face
into every city and place,
whither he himself was
about to come.
2 And he said unto them.
The harvest is plenteous,
but the labourers are few :
pray ye therefore the Lord
of the harvest, that he send
forth labourers into his har-
vest.
3 Go your ways: behold.
I send you forth as lambs in
the midst of wolves.
4 Carry no purse, no wal-
let, no shoes : and salute no
man on the way.
5 And into whatsoever
house ye shall enter, first
say. Peace be to this house.
6 And if a son of peace be
there, your peace shall rest
upon him : but if not, it shall
turn to you again.
7 And in that same house
remain, eating and drinking
such things as they give:
for the labotirer is worthy of
his hire. Go not from house
to house.
8 And into whatsoever
city ye enter, and they re-
ceive you, eat such things
as are set before yoit :
9 And heal the sick that
are therein, and say unto
them, The kingdom of God
is come nigh unto you.
10 But into whatsoever
city ye shall enter, and they
receive you not, go out into
the streets thereof and say,
1 1 Even the dust from
your city, that cleaveth to
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our feet, we do wipe off
against you : howbeit know
this, that the kingdom of
God is come nigh.
12 I say unto you, It shall
be more tolerable in that day
for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Woe unto thee, Chora-
zin! woe unto thee, Beth-
saida! for if the mighty
works had been done in Tyre
and Sidon, which were done
in you, they would have re-
pented long ago, sitting in
sackcloth and ashes.
14 Howbeit it shall be
more tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon in the judgement,
than for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum,
shalt thou be exalted unto
heaven? thou shalt be
brought down unto Hades.
16 He that heareth you
heareth me ; and he that re-
jecteth you rejecteth me;
and he that rejecteth me re-
jecteth him that sent me.
17 And the seventy re-
turned with joy, saying.
Lord, even the devils are
subject unto us in thy name.
18 And he said unto them,
I beheld Satan fallen as
lightning from heaven.
19 Behold, I have given
you authority to tread upon
serpents and scorpions, and
over all the power of the en-
emy: and nothing shall in
any wise hurt you.
20 Howbeit in this rejoice
not, that the spirits are sub-
ject unto you; but rejoice
that your names are written
in heaven.
21 In that same hour Jesus
rejoiced in the Holy Spirit,
and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, that thou didst hide
these things from the wise
and understanding, and didst
reveal them unto babes:
yea, Father; for so it was
well-pleasing in thy sight.
22 All things have been
delivered unto me of my Fa-
ther: and no one knoweth
who the Son is save the
Father ; and who the Father
is, save the Son, and he to
whomsoever the Son willeth
to reveal him.
"Satan Falling as Lighining krom Heaven."
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225
23 And turning to the dis-
ciples, he said privately,
Blessed are the eyes which
see the things 4:hat ye see :
24 Forlsay nntoyou, that
many prophets and kings
desired to see the things
which ye see, and saw them
not ; and to hear the things
which ye hear, and heard
them not.
25 Now the feast of the
Jews, the feast of taber-
nacles, was at hand.
26 His brethren therefore
said unto him. Depart hence,
and go into Judaea, that thy
disciples also may behold
thy works which thou doest.
27 For no man doeth any-
thing in secret, and himself
seeketh to be known openly.
If thou doest these things,
manifest thyself to the
world.
28 P^or even his brethren
did not believe on him.
29 Jesus therefore saith
unto them. My time is not
yet come ; but your time is
alway ready.
30 The world cannot hate
you ; but me it hateth, be-
cause I testify of it, that its
works are evil.
3 1 Go ye up unto the feast :
I go not up yet unto this
feast ; because my time is not
yet fulfilled.
32 And having said these
things unto them, he abode
still in Galilee.
STEADFASTLY GOES TO
JERUSALEM.
33 And it came to pass,
when the days were well-
nigh come that he should be
received up, he steadfastly
set his face to go to Jeru-
salem,
34 And sent messengers
before his face : and they
went, and entered into a
village of the Samaritans,
to make ready for him.
35 And they did not re-
ceive him, because his face
was as though he were going
to Jerusalem.
36 And when his disciples
James 'and John saw this,
they said. Lord, wilt thou
that we bid fire to come
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THE EARTHLY
down from heaven, and con-
sume them?
37 But he turned, and re-
buked them.
38 And they went to an-
other village.
THE TEN LEPERS.
39 And as he entered into
a certain village, there met
him ten men that were lep-
ers, which stood afar off :
40 And they lifted up
their voices, saying, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us.
41 And when he saw them,
he said unto them, Go and
shew yourselves unto the
priests. And it came to pass
as they went, they were
cleansed.
42 And one of them, when
he saw that he was healed,
turned back, with a loud
voice glorifying God ;
43 And he fell upon his
face at his feet, giving him
thanks: and he was a Sa-
maritan.
44 And Jesus answering
said. Were not the ten
cleansed? but where are the
nine?
FOOTPRINTS
45 Were there none
found that returned to give
glory to God, save this
stranger?
46 And he said unto him.
Arise, and go thy way : thy
faith hath made thee whole.
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
47 And behold, a certain
lawyer stood up and tempted
him, saying, Master, what
shall I do to inherit eternal
life?
48 And he said unto him.
What is written in the law?
how readest thou?
49 And he answering said.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with ail thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with
all thy strength, and with all
thy mind ; and thy neighbour
as thyself.
50 And he said unto him,
Thou hast answered right:
this do, and thou shalt live.
5 1 But he, desiring to jus-
tify himself, said unto Jesus,
And who is my neighbour?
52 Jesus made answer and
said, A certain man was go-
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ing down from Jerusalem to
Jericho ; and he fell among
robbers, which both stripped
him and beat him, and de-
parted, leaving him half
dead.
53 And by chance a cer-
tain priest was going down
that way : and when he saw
him, he passed by on the
other side.
54 And in like manner a
Levite also, when he came
to the place, and saw him,
passed by on the other side.
55 But a certain Samar-
itan, as he journeyed, came
where he was : and when he
saw him, he was moved with
compassion,
56 And came to him, and
bound up his wounds, pour-
ing on them oil and wine ;
and he set him on his own
beast, and brought him to
an inn, and took care of
him.
57 And on the morrow he
took out twopence, and gave
them to the host, and said,
Take care of him ; and what-
soever thou spendest more,
I, when I come back again,
will repay thee.
58 Which of these three,
thinkest thou, proved neigh-
bour unto him that fell
among the robbers?
59 And he said. He that
shewed mercy on him. And
Jesus said unto him. Go, and
do thou likewise.
CHAPTER XXXni.
THE lord's prayer.
AND it come to pass, as
he was praying in a cer-
tain place, that when he
ceased, one of his disciples
said unto him, Lord, teach
us to pray, even as John also
taught his disciples.
2 And he said unto them.
When ye pray, say, Father,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy
kingdom come.
3 Give us day by day our
daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins ;
for we ourselves also forgive
every one that is indebted to
us. • And bring us not into
temptation.
5 And he said unto them,
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
Which of you shall have a
friend, and shall go nnto
him at midnight, and say to
him, Friend, lend me three
loaves ;
6 For a friend of mine is
come to me from a journey,
and I have nothing to set be-
fore him ;
7 And he from within shall
answer and say. Trouble me
not: the door is now shut,
and my children are with me
in bed; I cannot rise and
give thee?
8 I say unto you, Though
he will not rise and give him,
because he is his friend, yet
because of his importtmity
he will arise and give him as
many as he needeth.
9 And I say unto you, Ask,
and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find;
knock and it shall be opened
unto you.
10 For every one that
asketh receiveth; and he
that seeketh findeth ; and to
him that knocketh it shall
be opened.
1 1 And of which of you
that is a father shall his son
ask a loaf, and he give him
a stone? or a fish, and he for
a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an
^ZZ, will he give him a scor-
pion?
13 If ye then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts
unto your children, how
much more ^\\sXi your heav-
enly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask him?
14 Now as they went on
their way, he entered into a
certain village : and a certain
woman named Martha re-
ceived him into her house.
15 And she had a sister
called Mary, which also sat
at the Lord's feet, and heard
his word.
16 But Martha was cum-
bered about much serving;
and she came up to him, and
said. Lord, dost thou not care
that my sister did leave me
to serve alone? bid her there-
fore that she help me.
17 But the Lord answered
and said unto her, Martha,
Martha, thou art anxious
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and troubled about many-
things :
1 8 But one thing is need-
ful: for Mary hath chosen
the good part, which shall
not be taken away from her.
19 H The Jews sought
Jesus at the feast, and said,
Where is he?
20 And there was much
murmuring among the mul-
t i t u d e s concerning him :
some said, He is a good
man ; others said, Not so, but
he leadeth the multitude
astray.
2 1 Howbeit no man spake
openly of him for fear of the
Jews.
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22 But when it was now
the midst of the feast Jesus
went up into the temple, and
taught.
23 The Jews therefore
marvelled, saying, How
knoweth this man letters,
having never learned?
24 Jesus therefore an-
swered them, and said. My
teaching is not mine, but his
that sent me.
25 If any man willeth to
do his will, he shall know of
the teaching, whether it be
of God, or %vhether I speak
from myself.
26 He that speaketh from
himself seeketh his own
glory : but he that seeketh
the glory of him that sent
him, the same is true, and
no unrighteousness is in him.
27 Did not Moses give you
the law, and yet none of you
doeth the law? Why seek ye
to kill me?
28 The multitude an-
swered, Thoi: hast a devil:
who seeketh to kill thee?
29 Jesus answered and
said unto them, I did one
work, and ye all marvel.
30 For this cause hath
Moses given you circumcis-
ion (not that it is of Moses
but of the fathers) ; and on
the sabbath ye circumcise a
man.
31 If a man receiveth cir-
cumcision on the sabbath,
that the law of Moses may
not be broken ; are ye wroth
with me, because I made a
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man every whit whole on the
sabbath?
32 Judge not according to
appearance, but judge right-
eous judgement.
33 Some therefore of them
of Jerusalem said, Is not this
he whom they seek to kill?
34 And lo, he speaketh
openly, and they say nothing
unto him. Can it be that
the rulers indeed know that
this is the Christ?
35 Howbeit we know this
man whence he is : but when
the Christ cometh, no one
knoweth whence he is.
36 Jesus therefore cried
in the temple, teaching and
saying, Ye both know me,
and knov/ whence I am ; and
I am not come of myself,
but he that sent me is true,
whom ye know not.
37 I know him ; because I
am from him, and he sent
me.
38 They sought therefore
to take him : and no man
laid his hand on him, because
his hour was not yet come.
39 But of the multitude
many believed on him ; and
they said. When the Christ
shall come, Avill he do more
signs than those which this
man hath done?
40 The Pharisees heard
the multitude murmuring
these things concerning him ;
and the chief priests and the
Pharisees sent officers to
take him.
41 Jesus therefore said.
Yet a little while am I with
you, and I go unto him that
sent me.
42 Ye shall seek me, and
shall not find me : and where
I am, ye cannot come.
43 The Jews therefore said
among themselves, Whither
will this man go that we
shall not find him? will he
go unto the Dispersion
among the Greeks, and teach
the Greeks?
44 What is this word that
he said, Ye shall seek me,
and shall not find me : and
where I am, ye cannot come?
45 Now on the last day,
the great (/ay of the feast,
Jesus stood and cried, say-
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237
ing, if any man thirst, let
him come unto me, and
drink.
46 He that believeth on
me, as the scripture hath
said, out of his belly shall
flow rivers of living water.
47 But this spake he of the
Spirit, which they that be-
lieved on him were to re-
ceive : for the Spirit was not
yet given ; because Jesus was
not yet glorified.
48 Some of the multitude
therefore, when they heard
these words, said. This is of
a truth the prophet.
49 Others said, This is the
Christ. But some said,
AVhat, doth the Christ come
out of Galilee?
50 Hath not the scripture
said that the Christ cometh
of the seed of David, and
from Bethlehem, the village
where I^avid was?
5 1 So there arose a division
in the multitude because of
him.
52 And some of them
would have taken him ; but
no man laid hands on him.
53 The officers therefore
came to the chief priests and
Pharisees ; and they said un-
to them, Why did ye not
bring him?
54 The officers answered,
Never man so spake.
55 The Pharisees there-,
fore answered them, Are ye
also led astray?
56 Hath any of the rulers
believed on him, or of the
Pharisees?
57 But this multitude
which knoweth not the law
are accursed.
58 Nicodemus saith unto
them (he that came to him
before, being one of them),
59 Doth our law judge a
man, except it first hear from
himself and know what he
doeth?
60 The}^ answered and
said unto him. Art thou also
of Galilee? Search, and see
that out of Galilee ariseth no
prophet.
THE WOMAN TAKEN IN
ADULTERY.
61 '[And they went every
man unto his own hoi;se:
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THE EARTHI.Y FOOTPRINTS
but Jesus went unto the
mount of Olives.
62 And early in the inorn-
ing he came again into the
temple, and all the people
came unto him ; and he sat
down, and taught them.
63 And the scribes and the
Pharisees bring a woman
taken in adultery ; and hav-
ing set her in the midst,
64 They say unto him,
Master, this woman hath
been taken in adultery in
the very act.
65 Now in the law Moses
commanded us to stone such :
what then sayest thou of
her?
66 And this they said,
tempting him that they
might have tvhereofX.o accuse
him. But Jesus stooped
down, and with his finger
wrote on the ground.
(i'j But when they con-
tinued asking him, he lifted
up himself, and said unto
them. He that is without sin
among you, let him first cast
a stone at her.
68 And again he stooped
down, and with his finger
wrote on the ground.
69 And they, when they
heard it, went out one by one
beginning from the eldest,
even unto the last : and Jesus
was left alone, and the wo-
man, where she was, in the
midst.
70 And Jesus lifted up
himself and said unto her.
Woman, where are they? did
no man condemn thee?
71 And she said. No man,
Lord. And Jesus said.
Neither do I condemn thee :
go thy way ; from henceforth
sin no moi-e.]
CHAPTER XXXIV.
A GAIN therefore Jesus
-^~*- spake unto them, say-
ing, I am the light of the
world : he that followeth me
shall not walk in the dark-
ness, but shall have the light
of life.
2 The Pharisees therefore
said unto him, Thou bearest
witness of thyself; thy wit-
ness is not true.
3 Jesus answered and said
"Neither do 1 Condemn Thee."
OF OUR RISEN
unto them, Even if I bear
witness of myself, my wit-
ness is true,; for I know
whence I came, and whither I
go ; but ye know not whence
I come, or whither I go.
4 Ye judge after the flesh ;
I judge no man.
5 Yea and if I judge, my
judgement is true ; for I am
not alone, but I and the
Father that sent me.
6 Yea and in your law it is
written, that the witness of
two men is true.
7 I am he that beareth wit-
ness of myself, and the
Father that sent me beareth
witness of me.
8 They said therefore un-
to him. Where is thy Father?
Jesus answered, \''e know
neither me, nor my Father :
if ye knew me, ye would
know my Father also.
9 These words spake he in
the treasury, as he taught in
the temple : and no man took
him ; because his hour was
not yet come.
10 He said therefore again
unto them, I go away, and
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ye shall seek me, and shall
die in your sin : whither I go,
ye cannot come.
1 1 The Jews therefore
said. Will he kill himself,
that he saith. Whither I go,
ye cannot come?
12 And he said unto them.
Ye are from beneath ; I am
from above : ye are of this
world; I am not of this
world.
13 I said therefore unto
5'ou, that ye shall die in your
sins: for except ye believe
that I am he, ye shall die in
your sins.
14 They said therefore un-
to him, Who art thou? Jesus
said unto them. Even that
which I have also spoken un-
to you from the beginning.
1 5 I have many things to
speak and to judge concern-
ing 3^ou: howbeit he that
sent me is true; and the
things which I heard from
him, these speak I unto the
world.
16 T'hey perceived not
that he spake to them of the
Father.
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17 Jesus therefore said,
When ye hav^e lifted up the
Son of man, then shall ye
know that I am he, and that
I do nothing of myself, but
as the Father taught me, I
speak these things.
1 8 And he that sent me is
with me ; he hath not left me
alone ; for I do always the
things that are pleasing to
him.
19 As he spake these
things, many believed on
him.
20 Jesus therefore said to
those Jews which had be-
lieved him, If ye abide in my
word, then are ye truly my
disciples;
2 1 And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall
make you free.
22 They answered unto
him. We be Abraham's seed,
and have never yet been in
bondage to any man : how
sayest thou. Ye shall be
made free?
23 Jesus answered them,
Verily, verily, I say unto
you. Every one that com-
mitteth sin is the bondser-
vant of sin.
24 And the bondservant
abideth not in the house for
ever: the son abideth for
ever.
25 If therefore the Son
shall make you free, ye shall
be free indeed.
26 I know that ye are
Abraham's seed; yet ye seek
to kill me, because my word
hath not free course in you.
27 I speak the things
which I have seen with my
Father: and ye also do the
things which ye heard from
your father.
28 They answered and
said unto him, Our father is
Abraham. Jesus saith unto
them, If ye were Abraham's
children, ye would do the
works of Abraham.
29 But now ye seek to kill
me, a man that hath told
you the truth, which I heard
from God : this did not Abra-
ham.
30 Ye do the works of your
father. They said unto him.
We were not born of forni-
OF OUR
cation ; we have one P^ather,
even God.
31 Jesus said unto them,
If God were your Father, 3'e
would love me : for I came
forth and am come from
God; for neither have I come
of myself, but he sent me.
32 Why do ye not under-
stand my speech? Even be-
cause ye cannot hear my
word.
33 Ye are of your father
the devil, and the lusts of
your father it is your will to
do. He was a murderer from
the beginning, and stood not
in the truth, because there is
no truth in him. When he
speaketh a lie, he speaketh
of his own : for he is a liar,
and the father thereof.
34 But because I say the
truth, ye believe me not.
35 Which of you convict-
eth me of sin? If I say truth,
why do ye not believe me?
36 He that is of God
heareth the words of God:
for this cause ye hear them
not, because ye are not of
God.
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37 The Jews answered and
said unto him, Say we not
well that thou art a Samar-
itan, and hast a devil?
38 Jesi:s answered, I have
not a devil ; but I honour my
Father, and ye dishonor me.
39 But I seek not mine
own glory : there is one that
seeketh and judgeth.
40 Verily, verily, I say
unto you, If a man keep my
word, he shall never see
death.
41 The Jews said unto
him. Now we know that thou
hast a devil. Abraham is
dead, and the prophets ; and
thou sayest, If a man keep
my word, he shall never taste
of death.
42 Art thou greater than
our father Abraham, which
is dead ? and the prophets are
dead : whom makest thou
thyself?
43 Jesus answered. If I
glorify myself, my glory is
nothing: it is my Father
that glorifieth me ; of whom
ye say, that he is your God ;
44 And ye have not known
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him : but I know him ; and
if I should say, I know him
not, I shall be like unto you,
a liar: but I know him, and
keep his word.
45 Your father Abraham
rejoiced to see my day; and
be saw it, and was glad.
46 The Jews therefore said
unto him. Thou art not yet
fifty years old, and hast thou
seen Abraham?
47 Jesus said unto them.
Verily, verily, I say unto you.
Before Abraham was, I am.
48 They took up stones
therefore to cast at him : but
Jesus hid himself, and went
out of the temple.
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE BLIND MAN AND THE
PHARISEES.
October, A. n. 29.
A ND as Jesus passed by,
^^~*- he saw a man blind
from his birth.
2 And his disciples asked
him, saying. Rabbi, who did
sin, this man, or his parents,
that he should be born blind?
3 Jesiis answered. Neither
did this man sin nor his pa-
rents : but that the works of
God should be made mani-
fest in him.
4 We must work the works
of him that sent me, while it
is day: the night cometh,
when no man can work.
5 When I am in the world
I am the light of the world.
6 When he had thus
spoken, he spat on the
ground, and made clay of the
spittle, and anointed his eyes
with the clay,
7 And said unto him. Go,
wash in the pool of Siloam
(which is by interpretation.
Sent) . He went away there-
fore, and washed, and came
seeing.
8 The neighbours there-
fore, and they which saw
him aforetime, that he was a
beggar, said. Is not this he
that sat and begged?
9 Others said. It is he:
others said. No, but he is
like him. He said, I am he.
10 They said therefore un-
to him. How then were thine
eyes opened?
Jesus Healing the Blind Beugak.
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249
n He answered, The man
that is called Jesus made
clay, and anointed mine
eyes, and said unto me, Go
to Siloam, and wash : so I
went away and washed, and
I received sight.
1 2 And they said unto him.
Where is he? He saith, I
know not.
1 3 They bring to the Phar-
isees him that aforetime was
blind.
14 Now it was the sabbath
on the day when Jesus made
the clay, and opened his
eyes.
1 5 Again therefore the
Pharisees also asked him
how he received his sight.
And he said luito them He
put cla}' upon mine eyes, and
I washed, and do sec.
16 Some therefore of the
Pharisees said. This man is
not from God, because he
keepeth not the sabbath.
But others said. How can a
man that is a sinner do such
signs? And there was a di-
vision among them.
17 They say therefore xm-
to the blind man again, What
sayest thou of him, in that
he opened thine eyes? And
he said, He is a projAet.
18 The Jews therefore did
not believe concerning him,
that he had been blind, and
had received his sight, until
they called the parents of
him that had received his
sight,
19 And asked them, say-
ing, Is this your son, who ye
.say was born blind? how
then doth he now see?
20 His parents answered
and said, We know that this
is our son, and that he Avas
born blind :
2 1 But how he now seeth,
we know not ; or who opened
his eyes, we know not : ask
him; he is of age; he shall
speak for himself.
22 These things said his
parents, because they feared
the Jews : for the Jews had
agreed already, that if any
man should confess him to be
Christ, he should be put out
of the synagogue.
23 Therefore said his pa-
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rents, He is of age ; ask
him.
24 So they called a second
time the man that was blind,
and said unto him, Give
glory to God : we know that
this man is a sinner.
25 He therefore answered,
Whether he be a sinner, I
know not : one thing I know,
that, whereas I was blind,
now I see.
26 They said therefore
tmto him. What did he to
thee? how opened he thine
eyes?
27 He answered them, I
told you even now, and ye
did not hear: wherefore
would ye hear it again?
would ye also become his
disciples ?
28 And they reviled him,
.and said, Thou art his dis-
ciple; but we are disciples
of Moses.
29 We know that God hath
spoken unto Moses: but as
for this man, we know not
whence he is.
30 The man answered and
said unto them. Why, herein
is the marvel, that ye know
not whence he is, and yd he
opened mine eyes.
31 We know that God
heareth not sinners: but if
any man be a worshipper of
God, and do his will, him he
heareth.
32 Since the world began
it was never heard that any
one opened the eyes of a
man born blind.
33 If this man were not
from God, he could do noth-
ing.
34 They answered and
said unto him. Thou wast
altogether born in sins, and
dost thou teach us? And they
cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they
had cast him out ; and find-
ing him, he said, Dost thou
believe on the Son of God?
36 He answered and said.
And who is he. Lord, that I
may believe on him?
37 Jesus said unto him,
Thou hast both seen him,
and he it is that speaketh
with thee.
38 And he said. Lord, I
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believe. And he worshipped
him.
39 And Jesus said, For
judgement came I into this
world, that they which see
not may see ; and that they
which see may become blind.
40 Those of the Pharisees
which were with him heard
these things, and said nnto
him. Are we also blind?
4 1 Jesus said unto them, If
ye were blind, ye would have
no sin : but now ye say, We
see : your sin remaineth.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
October, A. D. 29.
VERILY, verily, I say vm-
to you, He that entereth
not by the door into the fold
of the sheep, but climbeth up
some other way, the same is
a thief and a robber.
2 But he that entereth in
by the door is the shepherd
of the sheep.
3 To him the porter open-
eth; and the sheep hear his
voice : and he calleth his
own sheep by name, and
leadeth them out.
4 When he hath put forth
all his own, he goeth before
them, and the sheep follow
him : f o r they know his
voice.
5 And a stranger will they
not follow, but will flee from
him : for they know not the
voice of strangers.
6 This parable spake Jesus
unto them ; biit they under-
stood not what things they
were which he spake unto
them.
7 Jesus therefore said un-
to them again. Verily, verily
I say unto you, I am the door
of the sheep.
8 All that came before me
are thieves and robbers : but
the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if
any man enter in, he shall be
saved, and shall go in and go
out, and shall find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not,
but that he may steal, and
kill, and destroy: I came
that they may have life, and
may Ijave // abundantly.
1 1 I am the good shep-
herd : the good shepherd
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layetli down his life for the
sheep.
12 He that is a hireling,
and not a shepherd, whose
own the sheep are not, be-
holdeth the wolf coming,
and leaveth the sheep and
fieeth,and the wolf snatcheth
them, and scattereth them:
13 He fleetJi because he is
a hireling, and careth not
for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd ;
and I know mine own, and
mine own know me,
15 Even as the Father
knoweth me, and I know the
Father; and I lay down my
life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have,
which are not of this fold :
them also I must bring, and
they shall hear my voice ;
and they shall become one
flock, one shepherd.
17 Therefore doth the
Father love me, because I lay
down my life, that I may
take it again.
18 No one taketh it away
from me, but I lay it down
of myself. I have power to
lay it down, and I have
power to take it again.
This commandment re-
ceived I from my Father.
19 There arose a division
again among the Jews be-
cause of these words.
20 And many of them said,
He hath a devil, and is mad ;
why hear ye him?
2 1 Others said. These are
not the sayings of one pos-
sessed with a devil. Can a
devil open the eyes of the
blind?
22 And it was the feast of
the dedication at Jerusalem :
it was winter ;
23 And Jesus was walking
in the temple in Solomon's
porch.
24 The Jews therefore
came round about him, and
said unto him, How long dost
thou hold us in suspense? If
thou art the Christ, tell us
plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, I
told you, and ye believe not :
the works that I do in my
Father's name, these bear
witness of me.
m
" The Good Shli'hekl).
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
25";
26 But ye believe not, be-
cause ye are not of my sheep.
27 My sheep hear my
voice, and I know them, and
they follow me :
28 And I give unto them
eternal life, and they shall
never perish, and no one shall
snatch them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which hath
given tlicin unto me, is
greater than all; and no one
is able to snatch them out of
the Father's hand.
30 I and the Father are
one.
3 1 The Jews took up
stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them.
Many good works have I
shewed you from the Father ;
for which of those works do
ye stone me?
33 The Jews answered
him. For a good work we
stone thee not, but for blas-
phemy; and because that
thou, being a man, makest
thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them.
Is it not written in your law,
I said. Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods,
unto whom the word of God
came (and tlie scripture can-
not be broken),
36 Say ye of him, whom
the Father sanctified and
sent into the world, Thou
blasphemest ; because I said
I am the Son of God?
37 If I do not the works of
my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do them, though
ye believe not me, believe
the works : that ye may know
and understand that the
Father is in me, and I in the
Father.
39 They sought again to
take him : and he went forth
out of their hand.
40 And he went away
again beyond Jordan into the
place where John was at the
first baptizing; and there he
abode.
41 And many came unto
him ; and they said, John in-
deed did no sign : but all
things whatsoever John
spake .of this man were true.
42 And many believed on
him there.
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CHAPTER XXXVII.
THE LAW OF DIVORCE.
AND there came unto him
Pharisees, and asked
him, Is it lawfi:! for a man
to put away /lis wife? tempt-
ing him.
2 And he answered and
said unto them. What did
Moses command you?
3 And they said, Moses
suffered to write a bill of di-
vorcement, and to put her
away.
4 But Jesus said unto
them. For your hardness of
heart he wrote you this com-
mandment.
5 But from the beginning
of creation, Male and female
made he them.
6 For this cause shall a
man leave his father and
mother, and shall cleave to
his wife ;
7 And the twain shall be-
come one flesh : so that they
are no more twain, but one
flesh.
8 What therefore God hath
joined together, let not man
put asunder.
9 And in the house the dis-
ciples asked him again of
this matter.
10 And he saith unto
them. Whosoever shall put
away his wife, and marry an-
other, committeth adultery
against her :
1 1 And if she herself shall
put away her husband and
marry another, she com-
mitteth adultery.
1 2 The disciples say unto
him, if the case of the man
is so with his wife, it is not
expedient to marry.
13 But he said unto them,
All men cannot receive this
saying, but they to whom it
is given.
14 For there are eunuchs,
which were s o born from
their mother's womb: and
thei'e are eunuchs, which
were made eunuchs by men :
and there are eunuchs,
which made themselves
eunuchs for the kingdom of
heaven's sake.
15 He that is able to re-
ceive it, let him receive
it.
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EK THE Little Children to Come unto Me.
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LITTLE CHILDREN.
1 6 And they brought lanto
him little children, that he
should touch them : and the
disciples rebuked them.
17 But when Jesus saw it,
he was moved with indig-
nation, and said unto them.
Suffer the little children to
come unto me ; forbid them
not : for of such is the king-
dom of God.
18 Verily I say unto you.
Whosoever shall not receive
the kingdom of God as a lit-
tle child, he shall in no wise
enter therein.
19 And he took them in
his arms, and blessed them,
laying his hands upon them.
20 And as he was going
forth into the way, there
ran one to him, and kneeled
to him, and asked him,
Good Master, what shall I
do that I may inherit eternal
life?
21 And Jesus said tmto
him. Why callest thou me
good ? none is good save
one, even God.
22 But if thou wouldest
enter into life, keep the com-
mandments.
23 He saith unto him,
Which? And Jesus vsaid.
Thou Shalt not kill. Thou
shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not steal. Thou
shalt not bear false witness,
24 Honour thy father and
thy mother : and. Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thy-
self.
25 The young man saith
unto him. All these things
have I observed : what lack
I yet?
26 And Jesus looking up-
on him loved him, and said
unto him. One thing thou
lackest: If thou wouldest be
perfect, go, sell that thou
hast.andgivetothe poor, and
thou shalt have treasure in
heaven : andcome, follow me. '
27 But when the young
man heard the saying, he
went away sorrowful : for he
was one that had great pos-
sessions.
23 And Jesus looked round
about, and saith unto his
disciples. How hardly shall
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they that have riches enter
into the kingdom of God !
29 And the disciples were
amazed at his words. But
Jesus answereth again, and
saith unto them, Children,
how hard is it for them that
trust in riches to enter into
the kingdom of God !
30 It is easier for a camel
to go through a needle's eye,
than for a rich man to enter
into the kingdom of God.
31 And they were aston-
ished exceedingly, saying
unto him, Then who can be
saved?
32 Jesus looking upon
them saith, With men it is
impossible, but not with
God : for all things are pos-
sible with God.
33 Then answered Peter
and said unto him, Lo, we
hav^e left all, and followed
thee; what then shall we
have?
34 And Jesus said unto
them, Verily I say unto you,
that ye which have followed
me, in the regeneration
when the vSon of man shall
sit on the throne of his glory,
ye also shall sit upon twelve
thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.
35 And every one that
hath left houses, or brethren,
or sisters, or father, or
mother, or children, or
lands, for my name's sake,
shall receive a hundredfold,
and shall inherit eternal
life.
36 But many shall be last
that are first; and first that
are last.
37 For the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a man
that is a householder, which
went out early in the morn-
ing to hire labourers into his
vineyard.
38 And when he had
agreed with the labourers
for a penny a day, he sent
them into his vineyard.
39 And he went out about
the third hotir, and saw
others standing in the mar-
ketplace idle.
40 And to them he said,
Go ye also into the vineyard,
and whatsoever is right I
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
And they
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went their way.
41 Again he went out
about the sixth and the ninth
hour, and did likewise.
42 And about the eleventh
hour he went out, and found
others standing; and he
saith unto them. Why stand
ye here all the day idle?
43 They say unto him.
Because no man hath hired
us. He saith unto them. Go
ye also into the vineyard.
44 And when even was
come, the lord of the vine-
yard saith unto his steward.
Call the labourers, and pay
them their hire, beginning
from the last unto the first.
45 And when they came
that ivere hired about the
eleventh hour, they received
every man a penny.
46 And when the first
came, they supposed that
they would receive more;
and they likewise received
every man a penny.
47 And when they received
it, they murmured against
the householder, saying.
48 These last have spent
but one hour, and thou hast
made them equal unto us,
which have borne the burden
of the day and the scorching
heat.
49 But he answered and
said to one of them. Friend,
I do thee no wrong: didst
not thou agree with me for
a penny?
50 Take up that which is
thine, and go thy way ; it is
my will to give unto this
last, even as unto thee.
51 Is it not lawful for me
to do what I will with mine
own?
52 Or is thine eye evil, be-
catise I am good? So the last
shall be first and the first
last.
CHAPTER XXXVni.
THE SABBATH AND GOOD
WORKS.
AND he was teaching in
one of the synagogues
on the sabbath day.
2 And behold, a woman
which had a spirit of infirm-
ity eighteen years; and she
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was bowed together, and
could in no wise lift herself
up.
3 And when Jesus saw her
he called her, and said to
her, Woman, thou art loosed
from thine infirmity.
4 And he laid his hands
upon her : and immediately
she was made straight, and
glorified God.
5 And the ruler of the
synagogue, being moved
with indignation because
Jesus had healed on the sab-
bath, answered and said to
the multitude, There are six
days in which men ought to
work : in them therefore
r.ome and be healed, and not
on the day of the sabbath.
6 But the Lord answered
him, and said, Ye hypocrites,
doth not each one of you on
the sabbath loose his ox or
his ass from the stall, and
lead him away to watering?
7 And ought not this
woman, being a daughter of
Abraham, whom Satan had
bound, lo, these eighteen
years, to have been loosed
from this bond on the day of
the sabbath?
8 And as he said these
things, all his adversaries
were put to shame : and all
the multitude rejoiced for
all the glorious things that
were done by him.
9 He said therefore, Unto
what is the kingdom of God
like? and whereunto shall I
liken it?
10 It is like unto a grain
of mustard seed, which a
man took, and cast into his
own garden; and it grew,
and became a tree ; and the
birds of the heaven lodged in
the branches thereof.
1 1 And again he said,
Whereunto shall I liken the
kingdom of God?
12 It is like tmto leaven,
which a woman took and hid
in three measures of meal,
till it was all leavened.
13 And one said unto him.
Lord, are they few that be
saved? And he said unto
them,
14 Strive to enter in by
the narrow door : for many,
"Woman, Thou art Loosed from Thine Infikmity.'
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269
I say unto you, shall seek to
enter in, and shall not be able.
15 When once the master
of the house is risen up, and
hath shut to the door, and ye
begin to stand without, and
to knock at the door, saying,
Lord, open to us; and he
shall answer and say to you,
I know you not whence ye
are :
16 Then shall ye begin to
say. We did eat and drink in
thy presence, and thou didst
teach in our streets ;
17 And he shall say, I tell
you, I know not whence ye
are ; depart from me, all ye
workers of iniquity.
18 There shall be the
weeping and gnashing of
teeth, when ye shall see
Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob, and all the prophets,
in the kingdom of God, and
yourselves cast forth with-
out.
19 And they shall come
from the east and west, and
from the north and south,
and shall sit down in the
kingdom of God.
20 And behold, there are
last which shall be first, and
there are first which shall be
last.
21 In that very hour there
came certain Pharisees, say-
ing to him. Get thee out, and
go hence : for Herod would
fain kill thee.
22 And he said unto them.
Go and say to that fox. Be-
hold, I cast out devils and
perform cures to-day and to-
morrow, and the third day I
am perfected.
23 Howbeit I must go on
my way to-day and to-mor-
row and the day following:
for it cannot be that a pro-
phet perish oiit of Jerusalem.
24 O Jerusalem, Jerusa-
lem, which killeth the pro-
phets, and stoneth them that
are sent unto her ! how often
would I have gathered thy
children together, even as a
hen gathcreth her own brood
under her wings, and ye
would not !
25 Behold your house is
left u'nto you desolate : and I
say unto you. Ye shall not
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see me, vmtil ye shall say,
Blessed is he that cometh in
the natiie of the Lord.
THE SABBATH AND THE
PHARISEES.
26 And it came to pass,
when he went into the house
of one of the rulers of the
Pharisees on a sabbath to eat
bread, that they were watch-
ing him.
27 And behold, there was
before him a certain man
which had the dropsy.
28 And Jesus answering
spake unto the lawyers and
Pharisees, saying, Is it law-
ful to heal on the sabbath,
or not?
29 But they held their
peace. And he took him,
and healed him, and let him
go.
30 And he said unto them,
Which of you shall have an
ass or an ox fallen into a
well, and will not straight-
way draw him up on a sab-
bath day?
31 And they could not an-
swer again unto these things.
THE CHIEF SEATS.
32 And he spake a parable
unto those which were bid-
den, when he marked how
they chose out the chief
seats; saying unto them,
33 When thou art bidden
of any man to a marriage
feast, sit not down in the
chief seat ; lest haply a more
honourable man than thou
be bidden of him,
34 And he that bade thee
and him shall come and say
to thee, Give this man place ;
and then thou shalt begin
with shame to take the low-
est place.
35 But when thou art bid-
den, go and sit down in the
lowest place ; that when he
that hath bidden thee cometh
he may say to thee. Friend,
go lip higher: then shalt
thou have glor}^ in the pres-
ence of all that sit at meat
with thee.
36 For every one that ex-
alteth himself shall be hum-
bled ; and he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted.
37 And he said to him also
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that had bidden him, When
thou makest a dinner or a
supper, call not thy friends,
nor thy brethren, nor thy
kinsmen, nor rich neigh-
bours ; lest haply they also
bid thee again, and a recom-
pense be made thee.
38 But when thou makest
a feast, bid the poor, the
maimed, the lame, the blind :
39 And thou shalt be
blessed; because they have
not uihercwith to recompense
thee : for thou shalt be re-
compensed in the resurrec-
tion of the just.
40 And when one of them
that sat at meat with \\\\\\
heard these things, he said
unto him. Blessed is he that
shall eat bread in the king-
dom of God.
41 But he said unto him,
A certain man made a great
supper ; and he bade many :
42 And he sent forth his
servant at supper time to
say to them that were bid-
den, Come; for all things
are now ready.
43 And they all with one
consent began to make ex-
cuse. The first said unto
him, I have bought a field,
and I must needs go out and
see it: I pray thee have me
excused.
44 And another said, I
have bought five yoke of
oxen, and I go to prove them :
I pray thee have me excused.
45 And another said, I
have married a wife, and
therefore I cannot come.
46 And the servant came,
and told his lord these
things. Then the master of
the house being angry said
to his servant. Go out
quickly into the streets and
lanes of the city, and bring
in hither the poor and
maimed and blind and lame.
47 And the servant said.
Lord, what thou didst com-
mand is done, and yet there
is room.
48 And the lord said unto
the servant, Go out into the
highways and hedges, and
constrain them to come in,
that my house may be filled.
49 For I say tmto you.
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that none of those men which
were bidden shall taste of
my snpper.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
THE CROSS TO BE BORNE.
NOW there went with
him great multitudes :
and he turned, and said unto
them,
2 If any man cometh unto
me, and hateth not his own
father, and mother, and wife,
and children, and brethren,
and sisters, yea, and his own
life also, he cannot be my
disciple.
3 Whosoever doth not bear
his own cross, and come after
me, cannot be my disciple.
4 For which of you, de-
siring to build a tower, doth
not first sit down and count
the cost, whether he have
7vhercwith to complete it?
5 Lest haply, when he
hath laid a foundation, and
is not able to finish, all that
behold begin to mock him,
saying,
6 This man began to build,
and was not able to finish.
7 Or what king, as he
goeth to encounter another
king in war, will not sit
down first and take counsel
whether he is able with ten
thousand to meet him that
cometh against him with
twenty thousand?
8 Or else, while the other
is yet a great way off, he
sendeth an ambassage, and
asketh conditions of peace.
9 So therefore whosoever
he be of you that renounceth
not all that he hath, he can-
not be my disciple.
10 Salt therefore is good:
but if even the salt have lost
its savour, wherewith shall
it be seasoned?
11 It is fit neither for the
land nor for the dunghill :
men cast it out. He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear.
12 Now all the publicans
and sinners were drawing
near unto him for to hear him.
13 And both the Pharisees
and the scribes murmured,
saying. This man receiveth
sinners, and eateth with
them.
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14 And he spake unto them
this parable, saying,
1 5 What man of you, hav-
ing a hundred sheep, and
having lost one of them,
doth not leave the ninety and
nine in the wilderness, and
go after that which is lost
until he find it?
16 And when he hath
found it, he layeth it on his
shoulders, rejoicing.
17 And when he cometh
home, he calleth together
his friends and his neigh-
bours, saying i:nto them.
Rejoice with me, for I have
found my sheep which was
lost.
18 I say t:nto you, that
even so there shall be joy in
heaven over one sinner that
rcpentcth, more than over
ninety and nine righteous
persons, which need no re-
pentance.
19 Or what woman having
ten pieces of silver, if she
lose one piece, doth not light
a lamp, and sweep the house,
and seek diligently tmtil she
find it?
20 And when she hath
found it, she calleth together
her friends and neighbours,
saying. Rejoice with me, for
I have found the piece which
I had lost.
2 1 Even so, I say imto you,
there is joy in the presence
of the angels of God over one
sinner that repenteth.
THE PRODIGAL SON.
2 2 And he said, A certain
man had two sons :
23 And the yoimger of
them said to his father.
Father, give me the portion
of thy substance that falleth
to me. And he divided un-
to them his living.
24 And not many days
after the younger son
gathered all together, and
took his journey into a far
country; and there he
wasted his substance with
riotous living.
25 And when he had spent
all, 'there arose a mighty
famine in that country ; and
he began to be in want.
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26 And he went and joined
himself to one of the citizens
of that country ; and he sent
him into his fields to feed
swine.
27 And he would fain have
been filled with the husks
that the swine did eat : and
no man gave unto him.
28 But when he came to
himself he said, How many
hired servants of my father's
have bread enough and to
spare, and I perish here with
hunger !
29 I will arise and go to
my father, and will say unto
him. Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in thy
sight :
30 I am no more worthy
to be called thy son : make
me as one of thy hired ser-
vants.
31 And he arose, and came
to his father. But while he
was yet afar off, his father
saw him, and was moved
with compassion, and ran,
and fell on his neck, and
kissed him.
32 And the son said unto
him. Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in thy
sight : I am no more worthy
to be called thy son.
33 But the father said to
his servants. Bring forth
quickly the best robe, and
put it on him ; and put a ring
on his hand, and shoes on
his feet :
34 And bring the fatted
calf, and kill it, and let us
eat, and make merry :
35 For this my son was
dead, and is alive again ; he
was lost, and is found. And
they began to be merry.
36 Now his elder son was
in the field ; and as he came
and drew nigh to the house,
he heard music and dancing.
37 And he called to him
one of the servants, and in-
quired what these things
might be.
38 And he said unto him,
Thy brother is come ; and
thy father hath killed the
fatted calf, because he hath
received him safe and sound.
39 But he was angry, and
would not go in : and his
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father came out, and en-
treated him.
40 But he answered and
said to his father, Lo, these
many years do I serve thee,
and I never transgressed a
commandment of thine : and
yet thou never gavest me a
kid, that I might make merry
with my friends :
41 But when this thy son
came, which hath devoured
thy living with harlots, thoti
killedst for him the fatted
calf.
42 And he said unto him.
Son, thou art ever with me,
and all that is mine is thine.
43 But it was meet to make
merry and be glad : for this
thy brother was dead, and is
alive again; and was lost,
and is found.
CHAPTER XL.
THE UNJUST STEWARD.
AND he said also unto
the disciples. There was
a certain rich man, which
had a steward ; and the same
was accused unto him that
he was wasting his goods.
2 And he called him, and
said unto him. What is this
that I hear of thee? render
the account of thy steward-
ship; for thou canst be no
longer steward.
3 And the steward said
within himself. What shall I
do, seeing that my lord
taketh away the stewardship
from me? I have not strength
to dig ; to beg I am ashamed.
4 I am resolved what to
do, that, when I am put out
of the stewardship, they
may receive me into their
houses.
5 And calling to him each
one of his lord's debtors, he
said to the first. How much
owest thou tmto my lord?
6 And he said, A hundred
measures of oil. And he
said imto him. Take thy
bond, and sit down quickly
and write fifty.
7 Then said he to another
And how much owest thou?
And he said, A hundred
measures of wheat. He
saith unto him, Take thy
bond, and write fourscore.
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8 And his lord commended
the unrighteous steward be-
cause he had done wisely :
for the sons of this world are
for their own generation
wiser than the sons of the
light.
9 And I say unto you,
Make to yourselves friends
by means of the mammon of
unrighteousness ; that, when
it shall fail, they may re-
ceive you into the eternal
tabernacles.
10 He that is faithful in a
very little is faithful also in
much: and he that is un-
righteous in a very little is
unrighteous also in much.
1 1 If therefore ye have not
been faithful in the unright-
eous mammon, who will com-
mit to your trust the true
riches ?
12 And if ye have not been
faithful in that which is an-
other's, who will give you
that which is your own?
13 No servant can serve
two masters: for either he
will hate the one, and love
the other; or else he will
hold to one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God
and mammon.
14 And the Pharisees, who
were lovers of money, heard
all these things; and they
scoffed at him.
1 5 And he said unto them,
Ye are they that justify
yourselves in the sight of
men ; but God knoweth your
hearts: for that which is
exalted among men is an
abomination in the sight of
God.
16 The law and the pro-
phets were until John : from
that time the gospel of the
kingdom of God is preached,
and every man entereth
violently into it.
17 But it is easier for
heaven and earth to pass
away, than for one tittle of
the law to fall.
18 Every one that putteth
away his wife, and marrieth
another, committeth adult-
ery: and he that marrieth
one that is put away from a
husband committeth adult-
ery.
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THE RICH MAN AND
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19 Now there was a cer-
tain rich man, and he was
clothed in purple and fine
linen, faring sumptnously
every day :
20 And a certain beggar
named Lazarus was laid at
his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed
with the cruinhs that fell from
the rich man's table; yea,
even the dogs came and
licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass,
that the beggar died, and
that he was carried away by
the angels into Abraham's
bosom: and the rich man
also died, and was buried.
23 And in Hades he lifted
up his eyes, being in tor-
ments, and seeth Abraham
afar off, and Lazarus in his
bosom.
24 And he cried and said.
Father Abraham, have
mercy on me, and send Laz-
arus, that he may dip the
tip of his finger in water, and
cool my tongue ; for I am in
anguish in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son,
remember that thou in thy
lifetime receivedst thy good
things, and Lazarus in like
manner evil things : but now
here he is comforted, and
thou art in anguish.
26 And beside all this, be-
tween us and you there is a
great gulf fixed, that they
which would pass from hence
to you may not be able, and
that none may cross over
from thence to i:s.
27 And he said, I pray
thee therefore, father, that
thou wouldest send him to
my father's house ;
28 P'or I have five breth-
ren ; that he may testify unto
them, lest they also come in-
to this place of torment.
29 But Abraham saith.
They have Moses and the
prophets ; let them hear
them.
30 And he said, Nay, fa-
ther Abraham : but if one go
to them from the dead they
will repent.
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31 And he said unto him,
If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will
they be persuaded, if one
rise from the dead.
32 And he said unto his
disciples. It is impossible
but that occasions of stum-
bling should come : but woe
unto him, through whom
they come !
33 It were well for him if
a millstone were hanged
about his neck, and he were
thrown into the sea, rather
than that he should cause one
of these little ones to stum-
ble.
34 Take heed to your-
selves : if thy brother sin, re-
buke him ; and if he repent,
forgive him.
35 And if he sin against
thee seven times in the day,
and seven times turn again
to thee, saying, I repent;
thou shalt forgive him.
36 And the apostles said
unto the Lord, Increase our
faith.
37 And the Lord said. If
ye have faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye would say
unto this sycamine tree, Be
thou rooted up, and be thou
planted in the sea; and it
would have obeyed you.
38 But who is there of you
having a servant plowing or
keeping sheep, that will say
unto him, when he is come
in from the field. Come
straightway and sit down to
meat;
39 And will not rather say
unto him. Make ready
wherewith I may sup, and
gird thyself, and serve me,
till I have eaten and
drunken ; and afterward
thou shalt eat and drink?
40 Doth he thank the ser-
vant because he did the
things that were com-
manded?
41 Even so ye also, when
ye shall have done all the
things that are commanded
you, say. We are unprofi-
table servants ; we have done
that which it was our duty
to do.
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CHAPTER XLI.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD
WITHIN.
AND being- asked by the
Pharisees, when the
kingdom of God cometh, he
answered them and said, The
kingdom of God cometh not
with observation :
2 Neither shall they say,
Lo, here ! or, There ! for lo,
the kingdom of God is within
yon.
3 And he said tuito the
disciples. The days will
come, when ye shall desire
to see one of the days of the
Son of man, and ye shall not
see it.
4 And they shall say to
you, Lo, there ! Lo, here ! go
not away, nor follow after
them .
5 For as the lightning,
when it lighteneth out of the
one part under the heaven,
shineth unto the other part
under heaven ; so shall the
Son of man be in his day.
6 But first must he suffer
many things and be rejected
of this generation.
7 And as it came to pass
in the days of Noah, even so
shall it be also in the days of
the Son of man.
8 They ate, they drank,
and they married, they were
given in marriage, until the
day that Noah entered into
the ark, and the flood came,
and destroyed them all.
9 Likewise even as it came
to pass in the days of Lot ;
they ate, they drank, they
bought, they sold, they
planted, theybuilded;
10 But in the day that Lot
went out from Sodom it
rained fire and britnstone
from heaven, and destroyed
them all :
1 1 After the same manner
shall it be in the day that
the Son of man is revealed.
12 In that day, he which
shall be on the housetop, and
his goods in the house, let
him not go down to take
them away : and let him that
is in the field likewise not
return back.
13 Remember Lot's wife.
Whosoever shall seek to gain
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his life shall lose it : but
whosoever shall lose /lis life
shall preserve it.
14 I say unto you, In that
night there shall be two men
on one bed; the one shall be
taken, and the other shall be
left.
15 There shall be two
women grinding- together ;
the one shall be taken, and
the other shall be left.
16 And they answering
say imto him. Where, Lord?
And he said unto them,
Where the body is, thither
will the eagles also be
gathered together.
THE UNJUST JUDGE.
17 And he spake a parable
mito them to the end that
they ought always to pray,
and not to faint ;
18 Saying, There was in
a city a judge, which feared
not God, and regarded not
man :
19 And there was a widow
in that city; and she came
oft unto him, saying, Avenge
me of mine adversary.
20 And he would not for a
while : but afterward he said
within himself. Though I
fear not God, nor regard
man;
2 1 Yet because this widow
troubleth me, I will avenge
her, lest she wear me out by
her continual coming.
22 And the Lord said.
Hear what the unrighteous
judge saith.
23 And shall not God
avenge his elect, which cry
to him day and night, and he
is longsuffering over them?
24 I say unto you, that he
will avenge them speedily.
Howbeit when the Son of
man cometh, shall he find
faith on the earth?
SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS.
25 And he spake also this
parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves that
they were righteous, and
set all others at naught :
26 Two men went up into
the temple to pray ; the one
a Pharisee, and the other a
publican.
27 The Pharisee stood and
prayed thus with himself,
Thi; Pharisee anu the Publican.
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God, I thank thee, that I am
not as the rest of men, extor-
tioners, unjust, adulterers,
or even as this publican.
28 I fast twice in the week ;
I give tithes of all that I get.
29 But the publican, stand-
ing afar off, would not lift
up so much as his eyes unto
heaven, but smote his breast,
saying, God, be merciful to
me a sinner.
30 I say unto you, This
man went down to his house
justified rather than the
other : for ever}' one that ex-
alteth himself shall be hum-
bled; but he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted.
CHAPTER XLII.
LAZARUS.
NOW a certain man was
sick, Lazarus of Beth-
any, of the village of Mary
and her sister Martha.
2 And it was that Mary
which anointed the Lord
with ointment, and wiped
his feet with her hair, whose
brother Lazarus was sick.
3 The sisters therefore
sent unto him, saying, Lord,
behold, he whom thoi: lovest
is sick.
4 Btit when Jesus heard
it, he said. This sickness is
not unto death, but for the
glory of God, that the Son
of God may be glorified
thereby.
5 Now Jesus loved Martha,
and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 When therefore he heard
that he was sick, he abode
at that time two days in the
place where he was.
7 Then after this he saith
to the disciples. Let us go
into Judaea again.
8 The disciples say unto
him, Rabbi, the Jews were
but now seeking to stone
thee ; and goest thou thither
again?
9 Jesus answered. Are
there not twelve hours in the
day? If a man walk in the
day, he stumbleth not, be-
cause he seeth the light of
this world.
10' But if a man walk in
the night, he stumbleth, be-
cause the light is not in him.
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1 1 These things spake he :
and after this he saith unto
them, Our friend Lazarus is
fallen asleep ; but I go, that I
may awake him out of sleep.
12 The disciples therefore
said unto him. Lord, if he is
fallen asleep, he will re-
cover.
13 Now Jesus had spoken
of his death: but they
thought that he spake of
taking rest in sleep.
14 Then Jesus therefore
said unto them plainly,
Lazarus is dead.
1 5 And I am glad for your
sakes that I was not there, to
the intent ye may believe;
nevertheless let us go unto
him.
16 Thomas therefore, who
is called Didymus, said unto
his fellow-disciples. Let us
also go, that we may die
with him.
1 7 So when Jesus came, he
found that he had been in
the tomb four days already.
18 Now Bethany was nigh
unto Jerusalem, about fitteen
furlongs off;
19 And many of the Jews
had come to Martha and
Mary, to console them con-
cerning their brother.
20 Martha therefore, when
she heard that Jesus was
coming, went and met him :
but Mary still sat in the
house.
21 Martha therefore said
unto Jesus, Lord, if thou
hadst been here, my brother
had not died.
22 And even now I know
that, whatsoever thou shalt
ask of God, God will give
thee. Jesus saith unto her,
23 Thy brother shall rise
again.
24 Martha saith unto him,
I know that he shall rise
again in the resurrection at
the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I
am the resurrection, and the
life : he that believeth on me,
though he die, yet shall he
live:
26 And whosoever liveth
and believeth on me shall
never die. Believest thou
this?
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27 She saith imto him,
Yea, Lord: I have believed
that thou art the Christ, the
Son of God, even he that
Cometh into the world.
28 And when she had said
this, she went away, and
called Mary her sister se-
cretly, saying. The Master is
here, and calleth thee.
29 And she, when she
heard it, arose quickly, and
went unto him.
30 (Now Jesus was not yet
come into the village, but
was still i«n the place where
Martha met him. )
31 The Jews then which
were with her in the house,
and were comforting her,
when they saw Mary, that
she rose up quickly and went
out, followed her, supposing
that she was going unto the
tomb to weep there.
32 Mary therefore, when
she came where Jesus was,
and saw him, fell down at
his feet, saying unto him.
Lord, if thou hadst been
here, my brother had not
died.
33 When Jesus therefore
saw her weeping, and the
Jews also weeping which
came with her, he groaned
in the s pi r i t, and was
troubled, and said,
34 Where have ye laid
him? They say unto him,
Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 The Jews therefore
said, Behold how he loved
him!
37 But some of them said,
Could not this man, which
opened the eyes of him that
was blind, have caused that
this man also should not die?
38 Jesus therefore again
groaning in himself cometh
to the tomb. Now it was a
cave, and a stone lay against
it.
39 Jesus saith, Take ye
away the stone. Martha,
the sister of him that was
dead, saith, unto him. Lord,
by this time he stinketh : for
he hath been dead four days.
4d Jesus saith unto her.
Said I not unto thee, that, if
thou believedst, thou
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shouldest see the gloiy of
God?
41 So they took away the
stone. And Jesus lifted tip
his eyes, and said. Father, I
thank thee that thou
heardest me.
43 And I knew that thou
hearest me always : but be-
cause of the multitude which
standeth around I said it,
that they may believe that
thou didst send me.
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43 And when he had thus
spoken, he cried with a loud
voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44 He that was dead came
forth, bound hand and foot
with grave-clothes; and his
face was bound about with a
napkin, Jesus saith unto
them. Loose him, and let
him go.
45 Many therefore of the
Jews, which came to Maiy-
and beheld that which he
did, believed on him.
46 But some of them went
away to the Pharisees, and
told them the things which
Jesus had done.
47 The chief priests
therefore and the Pharisees
gathered a cotmcil. and said.
What do we? for this man
doeth many signs.
48 If we let him thus
alone, all men will believe
on him : and the Romans will
come and take away both
our place and our nation.
49 But a certain one of
them, Caiaphas, being high
priest that year, said unto
them, Ye know nothing at all,
50 Xor do ye take account
that it is expedient for you
that one man should die for
the people, and that the
whole nation perish not.
5 1 Xow this he said not of
himself: but being high
priest that year, he pro-
phesied that Jesus should
die for the nation ;
52 And not for the nation
only, but that he might also
gather together into one the
children of God that are
scattered abroad.
53 So from that day forth
they took counsel that they
might put him to death.
54 Jesus therefore walked
no more openly among the
Jews, but departed thence
into the country near to the
wilderness, into a city called
Ephraim ;and there he
tarried with the disciples.
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three days he shall rise
again.
5 And they understood
none of these things; and
this saying was hid from
them, and they perceived
not the things that were said.
CHAPTER XLIII.
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH.
AND they were in the
way, going up to Jeru-
salem; and Jesus was going
before them : and they were
amazed; and they that fol-
lowed were afraid.
2 And he took again the
twelve, and began to tell
them the things that were to
happen unto him, saying,
3 Behold, we go up to
Jerusalem ; and the Son of
man shall be delivered unto
the chief priests and the
scribes ; and thej^ shall con-
demn him to death, and
shall deliver him imto the
Gentiles :
4 And they shall mock
him, and shall spit upon him,
and shall scourge him, and
shall kill him ; and after
THE SONS OF ZEBEDEE.
6 Then came to him the
mother of the sons of Zebe-
dee with her sons, worship-
ping ///;//, and asking a cer-
tain thing of him.
7 And he said unto her,
What wouldest thou? She
saith unto him. Command
that these my two sons may
sit, one on thy right hand,
and one on thy left hand, in
thy kingdom.
8 But Jesus answered and
said. Ye know not what ye
ask. Are ye able to drink
the cup that I am about to
drink? They say unto him.
We are able.
9 He saith unto them, My
cup indeed ye shall drink:
but to sit on my right hand,
and on my left hand, is not
mine to give, bt;t // is for
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them for whom it hath been
prepared of my Father.
10 And when the ten heard
it, they were moved with
indignation concerning the
two brethren.
1 1 But Jesus called them
unto him, and said. Ye know
that the rulers of the Gen-
tiles lord it over them, and
their great ones exercise
authority over them.
12 Not so shall it be
among you : but whosoever
would become great among
you shall be your minister;
and whosoever would be first
among you shall be your
servant :
13 Even as the Son of man
came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister, and to
give his life a ransom for
many.
THE BLIND BARTIM^US.
March, a. d. 30.
14 And they come to Jeri-
cho: and as he went out
from Jericho, with his dis-
ciples and a great multi-
tude, the son of Timaeus,
Bartimasus, a blind beg-
gar, was sitting by the way
side.
15 And when he heard
that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out, and say,
Jesus, thou son of David,
have mercy on me.
16 And many rebuked
him, that he should hold his
peace : but he cried out the
more a great deal. Thou son
of David, have mercy on me.
17 And Jesus stood still,
and said. Call ye him. And
they call the blind man, say-
ing unto him. Be of good
cheer : rise, he calleth thee.
18 And he, casting away
his garment, sprang up, and
came to Jesus.
19 And Jesus answered
him, and said, What wilt
thou that I should do unto
thee? And the blind man
said unto him, Rabboni, that
I may receive my sight.
20 And Jesus said unto
him. Receive thy sight: thy
faith hath made thee whole.
21 And immediately he
received his sight, and fol-
lowed him, glorifying God:
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and all the people, when
they saw it, gave praise un-
to God.
ZACCH.F.US.
2 2 And he entered and
was passing through Jericho.
And behold, a man called by
name Zacchasus ; and he was
a chief publican, and he was
rich.
23 And he sought to see
Jesus who he was ; and could
not for the crowd, because
he was little of stature.
24 And he ran on before,
and climbed up into a syco-
more tree to see him : for he
was to pass that way.
25 And when Jesus came
to the place, he looked up,
and said unto him, Zac-
chaeus.make haste, and come
down ; f o r to-day I must
abide at thy house.
26 And he made haste,
and came down, and re-
ceived him joyfully.
27 And when they saw it,
they all murmured, saying.
He is gone in to lodge with
a man that is a sinner.
28 And Zacchasus stood,
and said unto the Lord, Be-
hold, Lord, the half of niy
goods I give to the poor ; and
if I have wrongfully exacted
aught of any man, I restore
fourfold.
29 And Jesus said inito
him, To-day i s salvation
come to this house, foras-
much as he also is a son of
Abraham.
30 For the Son of man
came to seek and to save that
which was lost.
THE MISUSED TALENT.
31 And as they heard
these things, he added and
spake a parable, because he
was nigh to Jerusalem, and
because they supposed that
the kingdom of God was im-
mediately to appear.
32 He said therefore, A
certain nobleman went into
a far country, to receive for
himself a kingdom, and to
return.
33 And he called ten ser-
vants of his, and gave them
ten pounds, and j'aid unto
them Trade ye herewith till
I come.
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34 But his citizens hated
him, and sent an ambassage
after him, saying, We will
not that this man reign over
us.
35 And it came to pass,
when he was come back
again, having received the
kingdom, that he com-
manded these servants, unto
whom he had given the
money, to be called to him,
that he might know what
they had gained by trading.
36 And the first came be-
fore him, saying, Lord, thy
pound hath made ten pounds
more.
37 And he said unto him,
Well done, thou good ser-
vant: because thou wast
found faithft:l in a very little,
have thoi; authority over ten
cities.
38 And the second came,
saying, Thy pound, Lord,
hath made five pounds.
39 And he said unto him
also, Be thou also over five
cities.
40 And another came say-
ing, Lord, behold, /lere is thy
pound, which I kept laid up
in a napkin :
41 For I feared thee, be-
cause thou art an austere
man : thou takest u p that
thou layedst not down, and
reapest that thou didst not
sow.
42 He saith unto him, Out
of thine own mouth will I
judge thee, thou wicked ser-
vant. Thou knewest that I
am an austere man, taking
up that I laid not down.
and reaping that I did not
sow;
43 Then wherefore gavest
thou not my money into the
bank, and I at my coming
should have required it with
interest?
44 And he said imto them
that stood by, Take away
from him the pound, and
give it unto him that hath
the ten pounds.
45 And they said unto him,
Lord, he hath ten pounds.
46 I say unto you, that un-
to every one that hath shall
be given ; but from him that
hath not, even that which he
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hath shall
from him.
47 Howbeit these mine
enemies, which would not
that I should reign over
them, bring hither, and slay
them before me.
48 And when he had thus
spoken, he went on before,
going up to Jerusalem.
CHAPTER XLIV.
NOW the passover of the
Jews was at hand : and
many went up to Jerusalem
out of the country before the
passover, to purify them-
selves.
2 They sought therefore
for Jesus, and spake one with
another, as they stood in the
temple. What think ye? That
he will not come to the feast?
3 Now the chief priests
and the Pharisees had given
commandment, that, if any
man knew where he was, he
should shew it, that they
might take him.
THE LAST WEEK BEFORE THE
CRUCIFIXION.
4 Jestis therefore six days
before the passover came
to Bethany, where Lazarus
was, whom Jesus raised from
the dead.
5 T h e common people
therefore of the Jews learned
that he was there : and they
came, not for Jesus' sake
only, but that they might see
Lazarus also,
6 But the chief priests
took counsel that they might
put Lazarus also to death ;
7 Because that by reason
of him many of the Jews
went away, and believed on
Jesus.
8 Now when Jesus was in
Bethany, in the house of Si-
mon the leper,
9 They made him a sup-
per there ; and !M a r t h a
served; but Lazarus was
one of them that sat at
meat with him.
10 Mary therefore took a
pound of ointment of spike-
nard, very precious, and
poured it upon his head, as
he sat at meat, and an-
ointed the feet of Jesus, and
wiped his feet with her hair ;
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and the house was filled with
the odour of the ointment.
1 1 But when the disciples
saw it, they had indignation,
saying. To what purpose is
this waste?
1 2 For this ointment might
have been sold for much, and
given to the poor.
13 And Judas Iscariot,
which should betray him,
saith,
14 Why was not this oint-
ment sold for three hundred
pence, and given to the poor?
15 Now this he said, not
because he cared for the
pool'; but because he was a
thief, and having thebag took
away what was put therein.
16 But Jesus perceiving it
said unto them. Why trouble
ye the woman? for she hath
wrought a good work upon
me.
17 For ye have the poor
always with you; but me ye
have not always.
18 For in that she poured
this ointment upon my body,
she did it to prepare me for
burial.
19 Verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel
shall be preached in the
whole world, that also which
this woman hath done shall
be spoken of for a memorial
of her.
April 2, A. D. 30.
20 On the morrow when
they draw nigh unto Jeru-
salem, unto Bethphage and
Bethany, at the mount of
Olives,
21 A great multitude that
\, had come to the feast, when
they heard that Jesus was
coming to Jerusalem,
22 Took the branches of
the palm trees, and went forth
to meet him, and cried out,
Hosanna : Blessed is he that
Cometh in the name of the
Lord, even the Kingof Israel.
23 Then Jesus sendeth two
of his disciples, and saith im-
to them. Go your way into
the village that is over
against you : and straight-
way as ye enter into it, ye
shall find a colt tied, where-
on no man ever yet sat ; loose
him, and bring him.
"Whai [>v \t. Loosing the Colt?
OF OUR RISEN LORD.
24 And if any one say un-
to you, Why do ye this? say
ye, The Lord hath need of
him; and straightway he
will send him baclc hither.
25 And they went away,
and found a colt tied at the
door without in the open
street; and they loose him.
26 And certain of them
that stood there said unto
them, What do ye, loosing
the colt?
27 And they said unto
them even as Jesus had said :
and they let them go.
28 And they bring the colt
unto Jesus, and cast on him
their garments; and Jesus
sat upon him.
29 Now this is come to
pass, that it might be ful-
filled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying,
30 Tell ye the daughter of
Zion,
Behold, thy King cometh
unto thee.
Meek, and riding upon an
ass,
And upon a colt the foal
of an ass.
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things under-
31 These
stood not his disciples at the
first: but when Jesus was
glorified, then remembered
they that these things were
written of him, and that they
had done these things unto
him.
32 The multitude there-
fore that was with him when
he called Lazarus out of the
tomb, and raised him from
the dead, bare witness.
33 P^or this cause also the
multitude went and met him,
for that they heard that he
had done this sign.
34 And the most part of
the multitude spread their
garments in the way; and
others cut branches from the
trees, and sj^read them in the
way.
35 And as he was now
drawing nigh, even at the de-
scent of the mount of Olives,
the whole multitude of the
disciples began to rejoice
an& praise God with a loud
voice for all the mighty
works which they had seen;
36 Saying, Blessed is the
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King that cometh in the
name of the Lord ; peace in
heaven, and glory in the
highest.
37 Blessed is the kingdom
that cometh, t/ie kingdom of
our father David: Hosanna
in the highest.
38 The Pharisees there-
fore said among themselves,
Behold how ye prevail noth-
ing: lo, the world is gone
after him.
39 And some of the Phari-
sees from the multitude said
unto him. Master, rebuke
thy disciples.
40 And he answered and
said, I tell you that, if these
shall hold their peace, the
stones will cry out.
41 And when he drew
nigh, he saw the city and
wept over it, saying,
42 If thou hadst known in
this day, even thou, the
things which belong unto
peace ! but now they are hid
from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come
upon thee, when thine ene-
mies shall cast up a bank
aboi:t thee, and compass
thee round, and keep thee in
on every side,
44 And shall dash thee to
the ground, and thy children
within thee ; and they shall
not leave in thee one stone
upon another; because thou
knewest not the time of thy
visitation.
45 And when he was come
into Jerusalem, all the city
was stirred, saying. Who is
this?
THE TEMPLE PURGED.
46 And Jesus entered into
the temple of God, and cast
out all them that sold and
bought in the temple, and
overthrew the tables of the
money - changers, and the
seats of them that sold the
doves;
47 And he would not suf-
fer that anyman should carry
a vessel through the temple.
48 And he taught and
said unto them. Is it not
written, My house shall be
called a house of prayer for
all the nations^ but ye have
made it a de:i of robbers.
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49 And he was teaching
daily in the temple. But
the chief priests and the
scribes and the principal
men of the people sought to
destroy him :
50 And they could not find
what they might do ; for the
people all hung upon him,
listening.
51 And the blind and the
lame came to him in the
temple : and he healed
them.
52 But when the chief
priests and the scribes saw
the wonderful things that he
did, and the children that
were crying in the temple
and saying, Hosanna to the
son of David; they were
moved with indignation,
53 And said unto him,
Hearest thou what these are
saying? And Jesus saith un-
to them. Yea : did ye never
read. Out of the mouth of
babes and sucklings thou
hast perfected praise?
54 And when he had
looked round about upon all
things, it being now even-
tide, he went out unto Beth-
any with the twelve.
CHAPTER XLV.
NOW in the morning as
he returned to the city,
from Bethany, he htmgered.
2 And seeing a fig tree
afar off having leaves, he
came, if haply he might find
anything thereon : and when
he came to it, he found
nothing but leaves; for it
was not the season of figs.
3 And he saith unto it, Let
there be no fruit from thee
henceforward for ever. And
his disciples heard it.
4 And immediately the fig
tree withered away.
5 And when he was come
into the temple, the chief
priests and the elders of the
people came unto him as he
was teaching, and said. By
what authority docst thou
these things? and who gave
thee. this atithority?
6 And Jesus answered and
said unto them, I also will
ask you one question, which
if ye tell me, I likewise will
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tell you by what authority I
do these things.
7 The baptism of John,
whence was it? from heaven
or from men? And they
reasoned with themselves,
saying. If we shall say, From
heaven; he will say unto
us, Why then did ye not be-
lieve him?
8 But should we say, From
men — t hey feared the
people : for all verily held
John to be a prophet.
9 And they answered
Jesus and say, We know not.
And Jesus saith unto them,
Neither tell I you by what
authority I do these things.
10 But what think ye? A
man had two sons; and he
came to the first, and said.
Son, go work to-day in the
vineyard.
1 1 And he answered and
said, I will not : but after-
ward he repented himself
and went.
12 And he came to the
second, and said likewise.
And he answered and said, I
go, sir : and went not.
13 Whether of the twain
did the will of his father?
They say. The first. Jesus
saith unto them. Verily I say
unto you, that the publicans
and the harlots go into the
kingdom of God before you.
14 For John came unto
you in the way of righteous-
ness, and ye believed him
not: but the publicans and
the harlots believed him :
and ye, when ye saw it, did
not even repent yourselves
afterward, that ye might be-
lieve him.
THE WICKED HUSBANDMEN.
1 5 Hear another parable :
There was a man that was a
householder, which planted
a vineyard, and set a hedge
about it, and digged a wine-
press in it, and built a tower,
and let it out to husband-
men, and went into another
country.
16 And when the season of
the fruits drew near, he sent
his servants to the husband-
men, to receive his fruits.
17 And the htisbandmen
took his servants, and beat
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one, and killed another, and
stoned another.
1 8 Again, he sent other
servants more than the first :
and they did unto them in
like manner.
19 But afterward he sent
imto them his beloved son,
saying, They will reverence
my son.
20 But the husbandmen,
when they saw the son, said
among themselves. This is
the heir; come, let us kill
him, and take his inheri-
tance.
21 And they took him,
and cast him forth out of
the vineyard, and killed
him.
22 When therefore the
lord of the vine^^ard shall
come, what will he do unto
those husbandmen?
23 They say unto him. He
will miserably destroy those
miserable men, and will let
out the vineyard unto other
husbandmen, which shall
render him the fruits in their
seasons.
24 Jesus saith unto them,
Did ye never read in the
scriptures.
The stone which the build-
ers rejected.
The same was made the
head of the corner :
This was from the Lord,
And it is marvellous in
our eyes?
25 Therefore say I unto
you. The kingdom of (lod
shall be taken away from
you, and shall be given to a
nation bringing forth the
fruits thereof.
26 And he that falleth on
this stone shall be broken to
pieces: but on whomsoever
it shall fall, it will scatter
him as dust.
27 And when the chief
priests and the Pharisees
heard his parables, they
perceived that he spake of
them.
28 And when they sought
to lay hold on him, they
feared the multitudes be-
cause 'they took him for a
prophet.
29 Then went the Phari-
sees, and took coiuisel how
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they might ensnare him in
his talk.
30 For though he had done
so many signs before them,
yet they believed not on
him :
3 1 That the word of Isaiah
the prophet might be ful-
filled, which he spake,
Lord who hath believed
our report?
And to whom hath the
arm of the Lord been re-
vealed?
32 For this cause they
could not believe, for that
Isaiah said again,
33 He hath blinded their
ej^es, and he hardened their
heart ;
Lest they should see with
their eyes, and perceive with
their heart.
And should turn,
And I should heal them.
34 These things said
Isaiah, because he saw his
glory ; and he sjDake of him.
35 Nevertheless even of
the rulers many believed on
him; but because of the
Pharisees they did not con-
fess //, lest they should be
put out of the synagogue :
36 For they loved the
glory of men more than the
glory of God.
37 And every day he was
teaching in the temple ; and
every night he went out, and
lodged in the mount that is
called the )iioiiiit of Olives.
CHAPTER XLVL
THE BARREN FIG-TREE.
April 4, A. D. 30.
AND as they pased by in
the morning, they saw
the fig tree withered away
from the roots.
2 And Peter calling to re-
membrance saith unto him,
Rabbi, behold, the fig tree
which thou cursedst is with-
ered away.
3 And Jesus answering
saith unto them. Have faith
in God.
4 Verily I say unto you,
Whosoever shall say unto
this mountain, Be thou taken
up and cast into the sea ; and
shall not doubt in his heart,
but shall believe that what
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he saith cometh to pass ; he
shall have it.
5 Therefore I say unto
you, All things whatsoever
ye pray and ask for, believe
that ye have received them,
and ye shall have them.
6 And whensoever ye
stand praying, forgive, if ye
have aught against any one ;
that your Father also which
is in heaven may forgive
you your trespasses.'
7 Now there were certain
Greeks among those that
went up to worship at the
feast :
8 These therefore came to
Philip, which was of Beth-
saida of Galilee, and asked
him, saying. Sir, we would
see Jesus.
9 Philip cometh and tell-
eth A n d r e w : A n d r e w
cometh, and Philip, and they
tell Jesus.
10 And Jesus answereth
them, saying. The hour is
1 Many ancient authorities add :
But if ye do not forgive^ neither
will your Father 'ivliicli is in heaven
forgive your trespasses.
come, that the Son of man
should be glorified.
1 1 Verily, verily, I say
unto 3'ou, Except a grain of
wheat fall into the earth and
die, i t abideth b }' itself
alone ; but if it die, it bear-
eth much fruit.
12 He that loveth his life
loseth it; and he that hateth
his life in this world shall
keep it unto life eternal.
13 If any man serve me,
let him follow me ; and
where I am, there shall also
my servant be : if any man
serve me, h i m w i 1 1 the
Father honour.
14 Now is my soul troub-
led; and what shall I say?
Father, save me from this
hour. But for this cause
came I unto this hour.
A VOICE FROM HKAVEN.
15 Father, glorify thy
name. There came there-
fore a voice out of heaven,
saying, I have both glorified
it, and will glorify it again.
16 The multitude there-
fore, that stood by, and
heard it, said that it had
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
thundered: others said, An
angel hath spoken to him.
17 Jesus answered and
said, This voice hath not
come for my sake, but for
your sakes.
18 Now is the judgement
of this world : now shall the
prince of this world be cast
out.
19 And I, if I be lifted up
from the earth, will draw all
men unto myself.
20 But this he said, sig-
nifying by what manner of
death he should die.
21 The multitude there-
fore answered him, We have
heard out of the law that the
Christ abideth for ever : and
how say est thou, The Son of
man must be lifted up? who
is this Son of man?
22 Jesus therefore said
tmto them. Yet a little while
is the light among you.
Walk while ye have the
light, that darkness overtake
you not : and he that walketh
in the darkness knoweth not
whither he goeth.
23 While ye have the light.
believe on the light, that ye
may become sons of light.
24 And Jesus cried and
said. He that believeth on
me, believeth not on me, but
on him that sent me.
25 And he that beholdeth
me beholdeth him that sent
me.
26 I am come a light into
the world, that whosoever
believeth on me may not
abide in the darkness.
27 And if any man hear
my sayings, and keep them
not, I judge him not: for I
came not to judge the world,
but to save the world.
28 He that rejecteth me,
and receiveth not my say-
ings, hath one that judgeth
him : the word that I spake,
the same shall judge him in
the last day.
29 P'or I spake not from
myself ; but the Father
which sent me, h e hath
given me a commandment,
what I should say, and what
I should speak.
30 And I know that his
commandment is life eter-
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329
nal : the things therefore
which I speak, even as the
Father hath said unto me, so
I speak.
31 And he sat down over
against the treasury, and be-
held how the multitude cast
money into the treasury :
and many that were rich cast
in much.
THE POOR WIDOW.
32 And there came a poor
widow, and she cast in two
mites, which make a far-
thing.
33 And he called unto him
his disciples, and said unto
them, Verily I say unto you,
this poor widow cast in more
than all they which are cast-
ing into the treasury :
34 For they all did cast in
of their superfluity ; but she
of her want did cast in all
that she had, even all her liv-
ing.
CHAPTER XLVII.
THE MARRIAGE FEAST.
AND Jesus answered and
spake again in parables
unto them, saying,
2 The kingdom of heaven
is likened unto a certain
king, which made a marriage
feast for his son,
3 And sent forth his ser-
vants to call them that were
bidden to the marriage feast :
and they would not come.
4 Again he sent forth
other servants, saying, Tell
them that are bidden. Be-
hold, I have made ready my
dinner : my oxen and my fat-
lings are killed, and all
things are ready: come to
the marriage feast.
5 But they made light of
it, and went their ways, one
to his own farm, another to
his merchandise :
6 And the rest laid hold
on his servants, and en-
treated them shamefully,
and killed them.
7 But the king was wroth ;
and he sent his armies, and
destroyed those murderers,
and burned their city.
*8 Then saith he to his
servants, The wedding is
ready, but they that were
bidden were not worthy.
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9 Go ye therefore unto
the partings of the high-
ways, and as many as ye
shall find, bid to the mar-
riage feast.
10 And those servants
went out into the highways,
and gathered together all as
many as they found, both
bad and good : and the wed-
ding was filled with guests.
1 1 But when the king
came in to behold the guests,
he saw there a man which
had not on a wedding-gar-
ment :
12 And he saith unto him,
Friend, how camest thou in
hither not having a wed-
ding garment? And he was
speechless.
13 Then the king said to
the servants. Bind him hand
and foot, and cast him out
into the outer darkness;
and there shall be the weep-
ing and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called,
but few chosen.
CiESAR'S TRIBUTE MONEY.
15 Then went the Phari-
sees, and took counsel how
they might ensnare him in
/lis talk.
16 And they sent to him
their disciples, with the He-
rodians, saying, Master, we
know that thou art true, and
teachest the way of God in
truth, and carest not for any
one : for thou regardest not
the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What
thinkest thou ? Is it lawful
to give tribute unto Caesar,
or not.?
18 But Jesus perceived
their wickedness, and said.
Why tempt ye me, ye hypo-
crites?
19 Shew me the tribute
money. And they brought
unto him a penny.
20 And h e saith unto
them. Whose is this image
and superscription?
21 They say unto him,
Cassar's. Then saith he un-
to them, Render therefore
unto Caesar the things that
are Caesar's; and imto God
the things that are God's.
22 And when they heard
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it, they marvelled and left
him, and went their way.
23 On that day there came
to him Sadducees, which say
that there is no resurrection :
and they asked him, saying,
24 Master, Moses said, If
a man die, having no child-
ren, his brother shall marry
his wife, and raise up seed
unto his brother.
25 Now there were with
us seven brethren: and the
first married and deceased,
and having no seed left his
wife unto his brother ;
26 And the second took
her, and died, leaving no
seed behind him; and the
third likewise : and the
seven left no seed.
27 Last of all the woman
also died.
28 In the resurrection
whose wife shall she be of
them? for the seven had her
to wife.
29 Jesus said unto them.
Is it not for this cause that
ye err, that ye know not the
scriptures, nor the power of
God?
30 The sons of this world
marry, and are given in
marriage :
31 But they that are ac-
counted worthy to attain to
that world, and the resur-
rection from the dead,
neither marry, nor are given
in marriage :
32 Neither can they die
any more : for they are equal
unto the angels ; and are sons
of God, being sons of the
resurrection.
33 But that the dead are
raised, even Moses shewed,
in the place concerning the
Bush, when he calleth the
Lord the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob.
34 Now he is not the God
of the dead, but of the living :
for all live unto him.
35 Ye do greatly err.
36 And when the multi-
tudes heard it, they were as-
tonished at his teaching.
37 And certain of the
scribes answering said, INIas-
ter, thou hast well said.
s8 But the Pharisees,
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when they heard that he
had put the Sadducees to si-
lence, gathered themselves
together.
39 And one of them, a
lawyer, asked him a ques-
tion, tempting him.
40 Master, which is the
great commandment in the
law?
41 And he said unto him.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind.
42 This is the great and
first commandment.
43 And a second like iinto
it is this. Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.
44 On these two com-
mandments h a n g e t h the
whole law, and the prophets.
45 And the scribe said un-
to him. Of a truth, Master,
thou hast well said that he
is one; and there is none
other but he :
46 And to love him with
all the heart, and with all
the understanding, and with
all the strength, and to love
his neighbour as himself, is
much more than all whole
burnt offerings and sacri-
fices.
47 And when Jesus saw
that he answered discreetly,
he said unto him, Thou art
not far from the kingdom of
God. And no man after that
durst ask him any question.
48 Now while the Phari-
sees were gathered together,
Jesus asked them a question,
saying,
49 What think ye of the
Christ? whose son is he ?
They say unto him, The son
of David.
50 He saith unto them.
How then doth David in the
spirit call him Lord,
51 For David himself saith
in the book of Psalms,
The Lord said unto my
Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
52 Till I make thine en-
emies the footstool of thy
feet.
53 If David then calleth
him Lord, how is he his son?
54 And no one was able
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to answer him a word,
neither durst any man from
that day forth ask him any
more questions.
55 And the common peo-
ple heard him gladly.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
THEN spake Jesus to the
multitudes and to his
disciples, saying,
2 The scribes and the
Pharisees sit on Moses' seat :
3 A 1 1 things therefore
whatsoever they bid you,
tlicsc do and observe : but do
not ye after their works ; for
they say, and do not.
4 Yea, they bind heavy
burdens and grievous to be
borne, and lay them on
men's shoulders; but they
themselves will not move
them with their finger.
5 But all their works they
do for to be seen of men : for
they make broad their phy-
lacteries and enlarge the
borders of their garments,
6 And love the chief place
at feasts, and the chief seats
in the synagogues, and the
salutations in the market-
places, and to be called of
men. Rabbi.
7 But be not ye called
Rabbi :for one is your
teacher, and all ye are
brethren.
8 And call no man your
father on the earth: for one
is your Father, which is in
heaven.
9 Neither be ye called
masters: for one is your
master, even the Christ.
10 But he that is greatest
among you shall be your ser-
vant.
1 1 And whosoever shall
exalt himself shall be
humbled ; and whosoever
shall humble himself shall
be exalted.
WOE UNTO YOU, PHARISEES.
1 2 But woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypo-
crites! because ye shut the
kingdom of heaven against
men: for ye enter not in
yourselves, neither suffer ye
them that are entering in to
enter.
13 Woe unto you, scribes
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and Pharisees, hypocrites !
for ye compass sea and land
to make one proselyte ; and
when he is become so, ye
make him twofold more a
son of hell than yourselves.
14 Woe unto you, ye blind
guides, which say, Whoso-
ever shall swear by the tem-
ple, it is nothing ; but whoso-
ever shall swear by the gold
of the temple, he is a debtor.
1 5 Ye fools and blind : for
whether is greater, the gold,
or the temple that hath
sanctified the gold?
16 And, Whosoever shall
swear by the altar, it is
nothing ; but whosoever
shall swear by the gift that
is upon it, he is a debtor.
17 Ye blind: for whether
is greater, the gift, or the
altar that santifieth the gift?
18 He therefore that
sweareth by the altar,
sweareth by it, and by all
things thereon.
19 And he that sweareth
by the temple, sweareth by
it, and by him that dwelleth
therein.
20 And he that sweareth
by the heaven, sweareth by
the throne of God, and by
him that sitteth thereon.
21 Woe unto you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye tithe mint and anise
and cummin, and have left
undone the weightier mat-
ters of the law, judgement,
and mercy, and faith : but
these ye ought to have done,
and not to have left the
other undone.
22 Ye blind guides, which
strain out the gnat, and
swallow the camel.
23 Woe unto you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites !
for ye cleanse the outside of
the cup and of the platter,
but within they are full from
extortion and excess.
24 Thou blind Pharisee,
cleanse first the inside of the
cup and of the platter, that
the outside thereof may be-
come clean also.
25 Woe unto you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites !
for ye are like unto whited
sepulchres, which outwardly
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appear beautiful, but in-
wardly arc full of dead men's
bones, and of all unclean-
ness.
26 Even so ye also out-
wardly appear righteous
unto men, but inwardly ye
are full of hypocrisy and
iniquity.
27 Woe unto you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites !
for ye build the sepulchres
of the prophets, and garnish
the tombs of the righteous,
28 And say. If we had been
in the days of our fathers, we
should not have been par-
takers with them in the blood
of the prophets.
29 Wherefore ye witness
to yourselves, that ye are
sons of them that slew the
prophets.
30 Fill ye up then the
measvire of your fathers.
31 Ye serpents, ye off-
spring of vipers, how shall
ye escape the judgement of
hell?
32 Therefore, behold, I
send unto you prophets, and
wise men, and scribes : some
of them shall ye kill and
crucify; and some of them
shall ye scourge in your syn-
agogues, and persecute from
city to city :
33 That upon you may
come all the righteous blood
shed on the earth, from the
blood of Abel the righteous
unto the blood of Zachariah
son of Barachiah, whom ye
slew between the sanctuary
and the altar.
34 Verily I say unto you.
All these things shall come
upon this generation.
35 O Jerusalem, Jerusa-
lem, which killeth the prop-
hets, and stoneth them that
are sent unto her ! how often
would I have gathered thy
children together, even as a
hen gathereth her chickens
under her wings, and ye
would not !
36 Behold, your house is
left unto you desolate.
37 For I say unto you. Ye
shall not see me henceforth,
till ye shall sa}'. Blessed is
he that cometh in the name
of the Lord.
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CHAPTER XLIX.
THE DOOM OF JERUSALEM.
AND Jesus went out from
the temple, and was
going on his way; and his
disciples came to him to
shew him the buildings of
the temple.
2 But he answered and
said unto them, See ye not
all these things? verily I say
unto you, There shall not be
left here one stone upon
another, that shall not be
thrown down.
3 And as he sat on the
mount of Olives, the disci-
ples came unto him pri-
vately, saying, Tell us, when
shall these things be? and
what shall be the sign of thy
coming, and of the end of
the world?
4 And Jesus answered and
said tmto them. Take heed
that no man lead you astray.
5 For many shall come in
my name, saying, I am the
Christ ; and shall lead many
astray.
6 The time is at hand : go
ye not after them.
7 And when ye shall hear
of wars and tumults, be not
terrified : for these things
must needs come to pass
first ; but the end is not im-
mediately.
8 For nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom :
9 And there shall be great
earthquakes, and in divers
places famines and pesti-
lences; and there shall be
terrors and great signs from
heaven.
10 But all these things
are the beginning of travail.
1 1 But take ye heed to
yourselves: for they shall
deliver you up to councils ;
and in synagogues shall ye
be beaten ;
12 And before governors
and kings shall ye stand for
my sake, for a testimony un-
to them.
13 Ye shall be delivered
up even b y parents, and
brethren, and kinsfolk, and
friends; and some of you
shall they cause to be put to
death.
Jesus' Farewell to His Mother.
14 And ye shall be hated
of all men for my name's
sake.
1 5 But not a hair of your
head shall perish.
1 6 In your patience ye
shall win your souls.
17 And when they lead
you to judgement, and de-
liver you up, be not anxious
beforehand what ye shall
speak : but whatsoever shall
be given you in that hour,
that speak ye : for it is not
ye that speak, but the Holy
Ghost.
18 Settle it therefore in
your hearts, not to meditate
beforehand how to answer :
19 For I will give you a
mouth and wisdom, which
all your adversaries shall not
be able to withstand or to
gainsay.
20 And then shall many
stumble, and shall deliver up
one another, and shall hate
one another.
21 And many false pro-
phets shall arise, and shall
lead many astray.
22 And because iniquity
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shall be multiplied, the love
of the many shall wax cold.
23 But he that endureth to
the end, the same shall be
saved.
24 And this gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached
in the whole world for a tes-
timony unto all the nations ;
and then shall the end come.
25 When therefore ye see
the abomination of desola-
tion, which was spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, standing
in the holy place (let him
that readeth understand),
26 When 5^e see Jerusalem
compassed with armies, then
know that her desolation is
at hand.
27 Then let them that are
in Judasa flee unto the
motmtains :
28 And let them that are
in the midst of her depart
out; and let not them that
are in the country enter
therein.
'29 Let him that is on the
housetop not go down to take
out the things that are in his
house :
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30 And let him that is in
the field not return back to
take nis cloke.
31 For these are days of
vengeance, that all things
which are written may be
fulfilled.
32 Woe unto them that are
with child and to them that
give suck in those days ! for
there shall be great distress
upon the land, and wrath un-
to this people.
33 And they shall fall by
the edge of the sword, and
shall be led captive into all
the nations: and Jerusalem
shall be trodden down of the
Gentiles, until the times of
the Gentiles be fulfilled.
34 And pray ye that it be
not in the winter.
35 For those days shall be
tribulation, such as there
hath not been the like from
the beginning of the creation
which God created until
now, and never shall be.
36 And except the Lord
had shortened the days, no
flesh would have been saved :
but for the elect's sake,
whom he chose, he shortened
the days.
37 And then if any man
shall say imto you, Lo, here
is the Christ; or, Lo, there;
38 Believe it not: for
there shall arise false Christs
and false prophets, and shall
shew signs and wonders, that
they may lead astray, if pos-
sible, the elect.
39 Behold, I have told
you all things beforehand.
40 If therefore they shall
say unto you. Behold, he is
in the wilderness; go not
forth : Behold, he is in the
inner chambers; believe it
not.
41 For as the lightning
Cometh forth from the east,
and is seen even unto the
west ; so shall be the coming
of the Son of man.
42 Wheresoever the car-
case is, there will the eagles
be gathered together.
CHAPTER L.
TMMEDIATELY, after the
^ tribulation of those days,
the sun shall be darkened.
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and the moon shall not give
her light, and the stars shall
fall from heaven, and the
powers of the heavens shall
be shaken :
2 And upon the earth dis-
tress of nations, in perplex-
ity for the roaring of the sea
and the billows ;
3 Men fainting for fear,
and for expectation of the
things which are coming on
the world: for the powers of
the heavens shall be shaken.
4 And then shall appear
the sign of the Son of man
in heaven : and then shall
all the tribes of the earth
mourn, and they shall see the
Son of man coming on the
clouds of heaven with power
and great glory.
5 And he shall send forth
his angels with a great sound
of a trumpet, and they
shall gather together his
elect from the four winds,
from one end of heaven to
the other.
6 From the uttermost part
of the earth to the uttermost
part of heaven.
7 But when these things
begin to come to pass, look
up, and lift up your heads ;
because your redemption
draweth nigh.
8 And he spake to them a
parable : Behold the fig tree,
and all the trees :
9 When they now shoot
forth, ye see it and know of
your own selves that the
summer is now nigh.
10 Even so ye also, when
ye see these things coming
to pass, know ye that the
kingdom of God is nigh, even
at the doors.
11 Verily I say unto you,
This generation shall not
pass away, until all these
things be accomplished.
12 Heaven and earth
shall pass away : but my
words shall not pass away.
13 But take heed to your-
selves, lest haply your hearts
be overcharged with surfeit-
ing, and drunkenness, and
cares 'of this life, and that
day come on you suddenly
as a snare.
14 For so shall it come
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upon all them that dwell on
the face of all the earth.
1 5 But watch ye at every
season, making supplication,
that ye may prevail to escape
all these things that shall
come to pass, and to stand
•before the Son of man.
1 6 But of that day or that
hour knoweth no one, not
even the angels in heaven,
neither the Son, but the
Father.
1 7 And as were the days of
Noah, so shall be the coming
of the Son of man.
1 8 For as in those days
which were before the flood
they were eating and drink-
ing, marrying and giving
in marriage, until the day
that Noah entered into the
ark,
19 And they knew not
until the flood came, and
took them all away ; so shall
be the coming of the Son of
man.
20 Then shall two men be
in the field; one is taken,
and one is left :
21 Two women shall be
grinding at the mill ; one is
taken, and one is left.
22 Take ye heed, watch
and pray ; for ye know not
when the time is.
23 // is as when a man, so-
journing in another country,
having left his house, and
given authority to his ser-
vants, to each one his work,
commanded also the porter
to watch.
24 Who then is the faithful
and wise servant, whom his
lord hath set over his house-
hold, to give them their food
in due season?
25 Blessed is that servant,
whom his lord when he com-
eth shall find so doing.
26 Verily I say unto you
that he will set him over all
that he hath.
27 But if that evil servant
shall say in his heart, My
lord tarrieth ;
28 And shall begin to beat
his fellow-servants, and shall
eat and drink with the
drunken ;
29 The lord of that servant
shall come in a day when he
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expecteth not, and in an
hour when he knoweth not,
30 And shall cut him
asunder, and appoint his
portion with the hypocrites :
there shall be the weeping
and gnashing of teeth,
31 Watch therefore: for
ye know not when the lord
of the house cometh,
whether at even, or at mid-
night, or at cockcrowing, or
in the morning ;
32 Lest coming suddenly
he find you sleeping.
33 And what I say unto
you I say unto all, Watch.
CHAPTER LI.
THE TEN VIRGINS,
THEN shall the kingdom
of heaven be likened
unto ten virgins, which took
their lamps, and went forth
to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were
foolish, and five were wise.
3 For the foolish, when
they took their lamps, took
no oil with them :
4 But the wise took oil in
their vessels with their
lamps.
5 Now while the bride-
groom tarried, they all
slumbered and slept.
6 But at midnight there
is a cry, Behold, the bride-
groom! Come ye forth to
meet him.
7 Then all those virgins
arose, and trimmed their
lamps.
8 And the foolish said im-
to the wise. Give us of your
oil ; for our lamps are going
out.
9 But the wise answered,
saying, Peradventure there
will not be enough for us and
you : go ye rather to them
that sell, and buy for your-
selves.
10 And while they went
away to buy, the bridegroom
came; and they that were
ready went in with him to
the marriage feast: and the
door was shut.
1 1 Afterward come also
the other virgins, saying.
Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and
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said, Verily I say unto you,
I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye
know not the day nor the
hour,
USED AND MISUSED TALENTS.
14 For // is as 7uhen a man,
going into another country,
called his own servants, and
delivered unto them his
goods.
1 5 And unto one he gave
five talents, to another two,
to another one ; to each ac-
cording to his several abil-
ity; and he went on his
journey.
1 6 Straightway he that re-
ceived the five talents went
and traded with them, and
made other five talents.
17 In like manner he also
that received the two gained
other two.
18 But he that received
the one went away and
digged in the earth, and
hid his lord's money.
19 Now after a long time
the lord of those servants
Cometh, and maketh a reck-
oning with them.
20 And he that received
the five talents came and
brought other five talents,
saying, Lord, thou deliv-
eredst unto me five talents :
lo, I have gained other five
talents.
2 1 His lord said unto him.
Well done, good and faithful
servant : t h o u hast been
faithful over a few things, I
will set thee over many
things : enter thou into the
joy of thy lord.
22 And he also that re-
ceived the two talents came
and said. Lord, thou deliv-
eredst unto me two talents :
lo, I have gained other two
talents.
23 His lord said unto him.
Well done, good and faith-
ful servant ; thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I
will set thee over many
things: enter thou into the
joy of thy lord.
24 And he also that had
received the one talent came
and said, Lord, I knew thee
that thou art a hard man,
reaping where thou didst not
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sow, and gathering where
thou didst not scatter :
25 And I was afraid, and
went away and hid thy talent
in the earth: lo, thou hast
thine own.
26 But his lord answered
and said unto him. Thou
wicked and slothful servant,
thou knewest that I reap
where I sowed not, and
gather where I did not
scatter ;
27 Thou oughtest there-
fore to have put my money
to the bankers, and at my
coming I shotild have re-
ceived back mine own with
interest.
28 Take ye away therefore
the talent from him, and give
it unto him that hath the ten
talents.
29 For unto every one that
hath shall be given, and he
shall have abundance : but
from him that hath not, even
that which he hath shall be
taken away.
30 And cast ye out the
unprofitable servant into the
outer darkness: there shall
be the weeping and gnash-
ing of teeth.
31 But when the Son of
man shall come in his glory,
and all the angels with him,
then shall he sit on the
throne of his glory :
32 And before him shall
be gathered all the nations :
and he shall separate them
one from another, as the
shepherd separateth the
sheep from the goats :
33 And he shall set the
sheep on his right hand, but
the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King
say unto them on his right
hand, Come, ye blessed of
my Father, inherit the king-
dom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred,
and ye gave me meat : I was
thirsty, and ye gave me
drink : I was a stranger, and
ye took me in ;
36 Naked, and ye clothed
me :' I was sick, and ye vis-
ited me : I was in prison, and
ye came unto me.
27 Then shall the right-
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eoits answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an
htingred, and fed thee? or
athirst, and gave thee drink?
38 And when saw we thee
a stranger, and took thee in?
or naked, and clothed thee?
39 And when saw we thee
sick, or in prison, and came
mito thee?
40 And the King shall an-
swer and say unto them.
Verily I say unto you, Inas-
much as ye did it unto one
of these my brethren, even
these least, ye did it imto
me.
41 Then shall he say also
unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed,
into the eternal fire which is
prepared for the devil and
his angels :
42 For I was an hungred,
and ye gave me no meat: I
was thirsty, and ye gave me
no drink :
43 I was a stranger, and ye
took me not in ; naked, and
ye clothed me not; sick, and
in prison, and ye visited me
not.
44 Then shall they also
answer, saying. Lord, when
saw we thee an hungred, or
athirst, or a stranger, or
naked, or sick, or in prison,
and did not minister unto
thee?
45 Then shall he answer
them, saying, Verily I say
unto you. Inasmuch as ye
did it not unto one of these
least, ye did it not unto me.
46 And these shall go
away into eternal punish-
ment : but the righteous into
eternal life.
CHAPTER LII.
April 6, A. D. 30.
A ND it came to pass,
-^*- when Jesus had finished
all these words, he said unto
his disciples,
2 Ye know that after two
days the passover cometh,
and the Son of man is de-
livered up to be crucified.
3 Then were gathered to-
gether the chief priests, and
the elders of the people, unto
the court of the high priest,
who was called Caiaphas ;
4 And they took counsel
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together that they might
take Jesus by subtilty, and
kill him.
5 But they said, Not dur-
ing the feast, lest a tumult
arise among the people ; for
they feared the people.
6 And Satan entered into
Judas who was called Is-
cariot, being of the number
of the twelve.
7 And he went away, and
communed with the chief
priests and captains, how
he might deliver him unto
them,
8 And said. What are ye
willing to give me, and I will
deliver him unto you?
9 And they were glad, and
covenanted to give him
money.
10 And they weighed unto
him thirty pieces of silver.
1 1 And from that time he
sought opportunity to de-
liver him unto t/ic/ii, in the
absence of the multitude.
THE lord's supper.
1 2 Now on the first day of
unleavened bread the disci-
ples came to Jesus, saying,
Where wilt thou that we
make ready for thee to eat
the passover?
13 And he sent Peter and
John, saying. Go and make
ready for us the passover,
that we may eat.
14 And they said unto
him. Where wilt thou that
we make ready?
1 5 And he said unto them.
Behold, when ye are entered
into the city, there shall
meet you a man bearing a
pitcher of water ; follow him
into the house whereinto he
goeth.
16 And ye shall say unto
the goodman of the house.
The Master saith tmto thee,
17 My time is at hand, I
keep the passover at thy
house.
18 Where is the guest-
chamber, where I shall eat
the passover with my disci-
ples?
19 And he will shew you
a large upper room fur-
nished : there make ready.
20 And they went, and
found as he had said unto
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them : and they made ready
the passover.
WASHING HIS disciples'
FEET.
21 Now before the feast of
the passover, Jesus knowing
that his hour was come that
he should depart out of this
world unto the Father, hav-
ing loved his own which
were in the world, he loved
them unto the end.
2 2 And when the hour was
come, he sat down, and the
apostles with him.
23 And he said unto them,
With desire I have desired
to eat this passover with you
before I suffer :
24 For I say unto you, I
will not eat it, until it be ful-
filled in the kingdom of God.
25 And he received a cup,
and when he had given
thanks, he said, Take this,
and divide it among your-
selves :
26 For I say unto you, I
will not drink from hence-
forth of the fruit of the vine,
until the kingdom of God
shall come.
27 And there arose also a
contention among them,
which of them is accounted
to be greatest.
28 And he said unto them,
the kings of the Gentiles
have lordship over them;
and they that have authority
over them are called Bene-
factors.
29 But ye shall not be so :
but he that is the greater
among you, let him become
as the younger; and he that
is chief, as he that doth serve.
30 P'^or whether is greater,
he thatsitteth at meat, or he
that serveth? is not he that
sitteth at meat? but I am in
the midst of you as he that
serveth.
31 But ye are they which
have continued with me in
my temptations ;
32 And I appoint unto you
a kingdom, even as my
Father appointed unto me,
33 That ye may eat and
drink at my table in my
kingdom ; and ye shall sit on
thrones judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.
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34 And during supper, the
devil having already put into
the heart of Judas Iscariot,
Simon's son, to betray him,
35 y'd'jv/' J", knowing that the
Father had given all things
into his hands, and that he
came forth from God, and
goeth unto God, riseth from
supper,
36 And layeth aside his
garments; and he took a
towel, and girded himself.
37 Then he potireth water
into the bason, and began to
wash the disciples' feet, and
to wipe them with the towel
wherewith he was girded.
38 So he cometh to Simon
Peter. He saith unto him.
Lord, dost thou wash my
feet?
39 Jesus answered and
said unto him, What I do
thou knowest not now ; but
thou shalt understand here-
after.
40 Peter saith unto him.
Thou shalt never wash my
feet. Jesus answered him,
If I wash thee not, thou hast
no part with me.
41 Simon Peter saith unto
him, Lord, not my feet only,
but also my hands and my
head.
42 Jesus saith to him. He
that is bathed needeth not
save to wash his feet, but
is clean every whit : and ye
are clean, but not all.
43 For he knew him that
should betray him; there-
fore said he, Ye are not all
clean.
44 So when he had washed
their feet, and taken his
garments, and sat down
again, he said unto them,
Know ye what I have done
to you?
45 Ye call me. Master,
and, Lord : and ye say well ;
for so I am.
46 If I then, the Lord and
the Master, have washed
your feet, ye also ought to
wash one another's feet.
47 For I have given you
an example, that ye also
should do as I have done to
you.
48 Verily, verily, I say
unto you, A servant is not
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greater than his lord ; neither
one that is sent greater than
he that sent him.
49 If ye know these things,
blessed are ye if ye do them.
50 I speak not of you all :
I know whom I have chosen :
but that the scripture may
be fulfilled, He that eateth
my bread lifted up his heel
against me.
5 1 P'rom henceforth I tell
you before it come to pass,
that, when it is come to pass,
ye may believe that I am he.
52 Verily, verily, I say
unto you, He that receiv-
eth whomsoever I send re-
ceiveth me ; and he that
receiveth me receiveth him
that sent me.
JUDAS.
53 When Jesus had thus
said, he was troubled in the
spirit, and testified, and said.
Verily, verily, I say unto
you, that one of you shall
betray me.
54 Behold, the hand of
him that betrayeth me is
with me on the table.
55 And they began to
question among themselves
which of them it was that
should do this thing.
56 And they were exceed-
ing sorrowful, and began to
say unto him every one, Is
it I, Lord.>
57 And he answered and
said. He that dipped his
hand with me in the dish,
the same shall betray me.
58 The Son of man goeth,
even as it is written of him :
but woe unto that man
through whom the Son of
man is betrayed ! good were
it for that man if he had not
been born.
59 The disciples looked
one on another, doubting of
whom he spake.
60 There was at the table
reclining in Jesus' bosom
one of his disciples, whom
Jesus loved.
61 Simon Peter therefore
beckoneth to him, and saith
unto him. Tell us who is it
of whom he speaketh.
62 He leaning back, as he
was. on Jesus' breast saith
unto him. Lord, who is it.-*
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63 Jesus therefore an-
swereth, He it is, for whom
I shall dip the sop, and give
it him. So when he had
dipped the sop, he taketh and
giveth it to Judas. tJic son of
Simon Iscariot.
64 And Judas, which be-
trayed him, answered and
said. Is it I, Rabbi? Hesaith
unto him, Thou hast said.
65 And after the sop, then
entered Satan into him.
Jesus therefore saith unto
him, That thou doest, do
quickly.
66 Now no man at the
table knew for what intent
he spake this unto him.
67 For some thought, be-
cause Judas had the bag,
that Jesus said ttnto him.
Buy what things we have
need of for the feast; or
that he should give some
thing to the poor.
68 He then having re-
ceived the sop went out
straightway: and it was
night.
69 When therefore he was
gone out, Jesus saith. Now
is the Son of man glorified,
and God is glorified in him ;
70 And God shall glorify
him in himself, and straight-
way shall he glorify him.
71 Little children, yet a
little while I am with you.
Ye shall seek me : and as I
said unto the Jews, Whither
I go, ye cannot come ; so
now I say unto you.
72 A new commandment
I give unto you, that ye love
one another ; even as I have
loved you, that ye also love
one another.
73 By this shall all men
know that ye are my disci-
ples, if ye have love one to
another.
74 Simon Peter saith unto
him. Lord, whither goest
thou? Jesus answered. Whi-
ther I go, thou canst not
follow me now; but thou
shalt follow afterwards.
75 Peter saith unto him.
Lord, why cannot I follow
thee even now? I will lay
down my life for thee.
76 Jesus answereth. Wilt
thou lay down thy life for
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me? Verily, verily, I say
unto thee. The cock shall
not crow, till thou hast de-
nied me thrice.
'J'] And as they were eat-
ing. Jesus took bread, and
blessed, and brake it ; and he
gave to his disciples, and
said, Take, eat; this is my
body. This do in remem-
brance of me.
78 And he took a cup, and
gave thanks, and gave to
them, saying. Drink ye all of
it ; and they all drank of it.
79 And he said unto them.
This is my blood of the
covenant, which is shed for
many, unto remission of
sins.
80 But I say unto you, I
will not drink henceforth of
this fruit of the vine, until
that day when I drink it new
with you in my Father's
kingdom.
CHAPTER LIII.
THE FAREWELL.
LET not your heart be
troubled : ye believe in
God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house
are many mansions; if it
were not so, I would have
told you ; for I go to prepare
a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I come
again, and will receive you
unto myself; that where I
am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go, ye
know the way.
5 Thomas saith unto him,
Lord, we know not whither
thou goest; how know we
the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I
am the way, and the truth,
and the life : no one cometh
unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me,
ye would have known my
Father also: from hence-
forth ye know him, and have
seen him.
8 Philip saith unto him.
Lord, shew us the Father,
and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him,
Have I been so long time
with you, and dost thou not
know me, Philip ? he that
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hath seen me h-.ith seen the
Father: how sayest thou,
Shew us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that
I am in the Father, and the
Father in me? the words
that I say unto you I speak
not from myself: but the
Father abiding in me doeth
his works.
1 1 Believe me that I am in
the Father, and the. Father
in me : or else believe me
for the very works' sake.
12 Verily, verily, I say
unto you. He that believeth
on me, the works that I do
shall he do also ; and greater
uwrJzs than these shall he
do; because I go unto the
Father.
13 And whatsoever ye
shall ask in my name, that
will I do, that the Father
may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask me any-
thing in my name, that will
I do.
1 5 If ye love me, ye will
keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the
Father, and he shall give
you another Comforter, that
he may be with you forever,
1 7 Even the Spirit of truth :
whom the world cannot re-
ceive ; for it beholdeth him
not, neither knoweth him:
ye know him ; for he abideth
with you, and shall be in
you.
18 I will not leave you
desolate :
19 I come unto you. Yet
a little while, and the world
beholdeth me no more ; but
ye behold me : because I
live ye shall live also.
20 In that day ye shall
know that I am in my
Father, and ye in me, and I
in you.
21 He that hath my com-
mandments, and keepeth
them, he it is that loveth me :
and he that loveth me shall
be loved of my Father, and I
will love him, and will mani-
fest myself unto him.
22 Judas (not Iscariot)
saith unto him, Lord, what
is come to pass that thou
wilt manifest thyself unto
• us, and not unto the world?
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23 Jesus answered and
said tinto him, If a man love
me, he will keep my word;
and my Father will love him,
and we will come unto him,
and make our abode with
him.
24 He that loveth me not
keepeth not my words: and
the word which ye hear is
not mine, but the Father's
who sent me.
25 These things have I
spoken unto you, while yet
abiding with you.
26 But the Comforter, even
the Holy Spirit, whom the
Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things,
and bring to your remem-
brance all that I said unto
you.
27 Peace I leave with you ;
my peace I give unto you :
not as the world giveth, give
I unto you. Let not your
heart be troubled, neither let
it be fearful.
28 Ye heard how I said to
you, I go away, and I come
unto you. If ye loved me,
ye would have rejoiced, be-
cause I go unto the Father :
for the Father is greater
than I.
29 And now I have told
you before it come to pass,
that, when it is come to pass,
ye may believe.
30 I will no more speak
much with you, for the
prince of the world cometh :
31 And he hath nothing
in me; but that the world
may know that I love the
Father, and as the Father
gave m e commandment,
even so I do. Arise, let us
go hence.
CHAPTER LIV.
T AM the true vine, and my
-*- Father is the husband-
man.
2 Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit, he taketh it
away : and every branch that
beareth fruit, he cleanseth it,
that it TTiay bear more fruit.
3 Already ye are clean be-
cause of the word which I
have spoken unto you.
4 Abide in me, and I in
you. As the branch cannot
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bear fruit of itself, except it
abide in the vine ; so neither
can ye, except ye abide in
me.
5 I am the vine, ye are the
branches- He that abideth
in me, and I in him, the same
beareth much fruit : for apart
from me ye can do nothing.
6 If a man abide not in
me, he is cast forth as a
branch, and is withered ; and
they gather them, and cast
them into the fire, and they
are burned.
7 If ye abide in me, and
my words abide in you,
ask whatsoever ye will, and
it shall be done unto you.
8 Herein is my Father
glorified, that ye bear much
fruit ; and so shall ye be my
disciples.
9 Even as the Father hath
loved me, I also have loved
you : abide ye in my love.
ID If ye keep my com-
mandments, ye shall abide
in my love ; even as I have
kept my Father's command-
ments, and abide in his love.
II These things have I
spoken unto you, that my
joy may be in you, and that
your joy may be fulfilled.
12 This is my command-
ment, that ye love one an-
other, even as I have loved
you.
13 Greater love hath no
man than this, that a man
lay down his life for his
friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if
ye do the things which I
command you.
15 No longer do I call
you servants ; for the servant
knoweth not what his lord
doeth : but I have called j^ou
friends; for all things that
I heard from my Father I
have made known imto you.
16 Ye did not choose me,
but I chose you, and ap-
pointed you, that ye should
go and bear fruit, and that
your fruit should abide : that
whatsoever ye shall ask of
the pather in my name, he
may give it you.
17 These things I com-
mand you, that ye may love
one another.
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1 8 If the world hateth you,
ye know that it hath hated
me before // hated you.
19 If ye were of the world,
the world would love its
own : but because ye are not
of the world, but I chose
you out of the world, there-
fore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word
that I said unto you, A ser-
vant is not greater than his
lord. If they persecuted
me, they will also persecute
you ; if they kept my word,
they will keep yours also.
2 1 But all these things will
they do unto you for my
name's sake, because they
know not him that sent me.
22 If I had not come and
spoken unto them, they had
not had sin : but now they
have no excuse for their sin.
23 He that hateth me
hateth my Father also.
24 If I had not done
among them the works
which none other did, they
had not had sin: but now
have they both seen and hated
both me and my Father.
25 But this Cometh to pass,
that the word may be ful-
filled that is written in their
law. They hated me without
a cause.
26 But when the Com-
forter is come, whom I will
send unto you from the
Father, even the Spirit of
truth, which proceedeth
from the Father, he shall
bear witness of me :
27 And ye also bear wit-
ness, because ye have been
with me from the beginning.
CHAPTER LV.
^HESE things have I
*- spoken unto you, that
ye should not be made to
stumble.
2 They shall put you out
of the synagogues : yea, the
hour cometh, that whosoever
killeth you shall think that
he offereth service unto God.
3 And these things will
they do, because they have
not known the Father, nor
me.
4 But these things have I
spoken unto you, that when
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their hour is come, ye may
remember them, how that I
told you. And these things
I said not unto you from
the beginning, because I was
with you.
5 But now I go unto him
that sent me ; and none of
you asketh me. Whither
goest thou?
6 But because I have
spoken these things unto
you, sorrow hath filled your
heart.
7 Nevertheless I tell you
the truth ; it is expedient for
you that I go away : for if I
go not away, the Comforter
will not come unto you ; but
if I go, I will send him unto
you.
8 And he, when he is
come, will convict the world
in respect of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judge-
ment :
9 Of sin, because they be-
lieve not on me ;
ID Of righteousness, be-
cause I go to the Father, and
ye behold me no more ;
1 1 Of judgement, because
the prince of this world hath
been judged.
1 2 I have yet many things
to say unto you, but ye can-
not bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the
Spirit of truth, is come, he
shall guide you into all the
truth ; for he shall not speak
from himself; but what
things soever he shall hear,
these shall he speak: and he
shall declare unto you the
things that are to come.
14 He shall glorify me:
for he shall take of mine,
and shall declare // unto you.
15 All things whatsoever
the Father hath are mine :
therefore said I, that he
taketh of mine, and shall de-
clare // unto you.
16 A little while, and ye
behold me no more; and
again a little while, and ye
shall see me.
17 Some of his disciples
therefore said one to an-
other. What is this that he
saith unto us, A little while,
and ye behold me not ; and
again a little while, and ye
THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
shall see me : and, Because I
go to the Father?
1 8 They said therefore,
What is this that he saith,
A little while? We know not
what he saith.
19 Jesus perceived that
they were desirous to ask
him, and he said unto them,
Do ye inquire among your-
selves concerning this, that
I said, A little while, and ye
behold me not, and again a
little while, and ye shall see
me?
20 Verily, verily, I say
unto you, that ye shall weep
and lament, but the world
shall rejoice: ye shall be
sorrowful, but your sorrow
shall be turned into joy.
21 A woman when she is
in travail hath sorrow, be-
cause her hour is come : but
when she is delivered of the
child, she remembereth no
more the anguish, for the
joy that a man is born into
the world.
22 And ye therefore now
have sorrow : but I will see
you again, and your heart
shall rejoice, and your joy
no one taketh away from
you.
23 And in that day ye
shall ask me nothing.
Verily, verily, I say unto
you. If ye shall ask anything
of the Father, he will give
it you in my name.
24 Hitherto have ye asked
nothing in my name : ask,
and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be fulfilled.
25 These things have I
spoken unto you in proverbs :
the hour cometh, when I
shall no more speak tmto
you in proverbs, but shall
tell you plainly of the
Father.
26 In that day ye shall ask
in my name ; and I say not
unto you, that I will pray
the Father for you ;
27 For the Father himself
loveth you, because ye have
loved me, and have believed
that I came forth from the
Father.
28 I came out from the
Father, and am come into
the world : again, I leave the
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world, and go unto the
Father.
29 His disciples say, Lo,
now speakest thou plainly,
and speakest no proverb.
30 Now know we that thou
knowest all things, and
needest not that any man
should ask thee : by this we
believe that thoti earnest
forth from God.
31 Jesus answered them.
Do ye now believe?
32 Behold, the hour
Cometh, yea, is come, that
ye shall be scattered, every
man to his own, and shall
leave me alone: and yet I
am not alone, because the
Father is with me.
33 These things have I
spoken vinto you, that in me
ye may have peace. In the
world ye have tribulation:
but be of good cheer; I have
overcome the world.
CHAPTER LVL
THESE things spake
Jesus; and lifting up
his eyes to heaven, he said.
Father, the hour is come ;
glorify thy Son, that the Son
may glorify thee :
2 Even as thou gavest him
authority over all flesh, that
whatsoever thou hast given
him, to them he should give
eternal life.
3 And this is life eternal,
that they should know thee
the only true God, and him
whom thou didst send, even
Jesus Christ.
4 I glorified thee on the
earth, having accomplished
the work which thou hast
given me to do.
5 And now, O Father,
glorify thou me with thine
own self with the glory
which I had with thee before
the world was.
6 I manifested thy name
unto the men whom thou
gavest me out of the world :
thine they were, and thou
gavest them to me ; and they
have kept thy word.
7 Now they know that all
things whatsoever thou hast
given me are from thee :
8 For the words which
thou gavest me I have given
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unto them; and they re-
ceived them, and knew of a
truth that I came forth from
thee, and they believed that
thou didst send me.
9 I pray for them : I pray
not for the world, but for
those whom thou hast given
me ; for they are thine :
10 And all things that are
mine are thine, and thine
are mine : and I am glorified
in them.
1 1 And I am no more in
the world, and these are in
the world, and I come to
thee. Holy Father, keep
them in thy name which
thou hast given me, that they
may be one, even as we
are.
12 While I was with them,
I kept them in thy name
which thou hast given me :
and I guarded them, and not
one of them perished, but
the son of perdition; that
the scripture might be ful-
filled.
13 Butnowlcome to thee;
and these things I speak in
the world, that they may
have my joy fulfilled in
themselves.
14 I have given them thy
word ; and the world hated
them, because they are not
of the world, even as 1 am
not of the world.
15 I pray not that thou
shouldest take them from
the world, but that thou
shouldest keep them from
the evil one.
16 They are not of the
world, even as I am not of
the world.
17 Sanctify them in the
truth : thy word is truth.
18 As thou didst send me
into the world, even so sent
I them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I
sanctify myself, that they
themselves also may be
sanctified in truth.
20 Neither for these only
do I pray, but for them also
that believe on me through
their word;
21 That they may all be
one; even as thou. Father,
art in me, and I in thee, that
they also may be in us : that
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the world may believe that
thou didst send me.
22 And the glory which
thou hast given me I have
given unto them ; that they
may be one, even as we a!-e
one;
23 I in them, and thou m
me, that they may be per-
fected into one ; that the
world may know that thou
didst send me, and lovedst
them, even as thou lovedst
me.
24 Father, that which thou
hast given me, I will that,
where I am, they also may
be with me; that they may
behold my glory, which thou
hast given me : for thou
lovedst me before the foun-
dation of the world.
25 O righteous Father, the
world knew thee not, but I
knew thee ; and these knew
that thou didst send me ;
26 And I made known un-
to them thy name, and will
make it known; that the
love wherewith thou lovedst
me may be in them, and I in
them.
CHAPTER LVII.
WHEN Jesus had spoken
these words,
And when they had sung a
hymn, he went forth with his
disciples over the brook Ki-
dron,
2 Then saith Jesus unto
them. All ye shall be offend-
ed in me this night : for it is
written, I will smite the
shepherd, and the sheep of
the flock shall be scattered
abroad.
3 Btit after I am raised up,
I will go before you into
Galilee.
4 But Peter answered and
said unto him. If all shall be
offended in thee, I will never
be offended.
SATAN SIFTING PETER.
5 Jesus said unto him,
Simon, Simon, behold, Sa-
tan asked to have you, that
he might sift you as wheat :
6 But I made supplication
for thee, that thy faith fail
not : and do thou, when once
thou hast turned again, sta-
blish thy brethren.
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7 And he said unto him,
Lord, with thee I am ready
to go both to prison and to
death,
8 And Jesus saith unto
him. Verily I say unto thee,
that thou to-day, even this
night, before the cock crow
twice, shalt deny me thrice.
9 But he spake exceeding
vehemently. If I must die
with thee, I will not deny
thee. And in like manner
also said they all.
10 And he said unto them,
When I sent you forth with-
out purse, and wallet, and
shoes, lacked ye anything?
1 1 And they said. Noth-
ing. And he said unto
them. But now, he that hath
a purse, let him take it, and
likewise a wallet: and he
that hath none, let hira sell
his cloke, and buy a sword.
12 For I say unto you,
that this which is written
must be fulfilled in me. And
he was reckoned with trans-
gressors : for that which con-
cerneth me hath fulfilment.
13 And they said, Lord,
behold, here are two swords.
And he said unto them. It is
enough.
14 And they come unto a
place which was named
Gethsemane : a garden, into
the which he entered, him-
self and his disciples.
1 5 Now Judas, also, which
betrayed h i m, knew the
place : for Jesus oft-times
resorted thither with his dis-
ciples.
16 And he said unto them.
Pray that ye enter not in-
to temptation. Sit ye here,
while I go yonder and pray.
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17 And he took with him
Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee, and began to be
sorrowful and sore troubled.
18 Then saith he unto
them. My soul is exceeding
sorrowful, even iinto death :
abide ye here, and watch
with me.
19 And he went forward a
little, and fell on his face,
and prayed, saying, O my
Father, if it be possible, let
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this cup pass away from me ;
nevertheless, not as I will,
but as thou wilt.
20 And when he rose up
from his prayer, he came un-
to the disciples, and found
them sleeping for sorrow.
21 And said unto them,
Why sleep ye? rise and pray,
that ye enter not into temp-
tation.
22 And saith unto Peter,
Simon, sleepestthou? could-
est thou not watch with me
one hour?
23 Watch and pray, that
ye enter not into temptation :
the spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak.
24 Again, a second time
he went away, and prayed,
saying the same words. O
my Father, if this cannot
pass away, except I drink it,
thy will be done.
25 And again he came,
and found them sleeping, for
their eyes were very heavy ;
and they wist not what to
answer him. And he left
them again, and went away,
and prayed a third time.
26 And he said, Abba,
Father, all things are pos-
sible unto thee ; remove this
cup from me : howbeit not
what I will, but what thou
wilt.
27 And there appeared un-
to him an angel from heaven,
strengthening him.
28 And being in an agony
he prayed more earnestly :
and his sweat became as it
were great drops of blood
falling down upon the
ground.
29 And he cometh the
third time, and saith unto
them, Sleep on now, and
take your rest : it is enough ;
the hour is come ; behold,
the Son of man is betrayed
into the hands of sinners.
30 Arise, let us be going:
behold, he that betrayeth me
is at hand.
3 1 And straightway,
while he yet spake, cometh
Judas, one of the twelve, and
with him a multitude with
swords and staves, from the
chief priests and the scribes
and the elders.
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32 Now he that betrayed
him had given them a token
saying, Whomsoever I shall
kiss, that is he; take him,
and lead him away safely.
33 And straightway he
came to Jesns.and said. Hail,
Rabbi ; and kissed him.
34 And Jesus said unto
him,
Judas, betrayest thou the
Son of man with a kiss?
35 Jesus therefore, know-
ing all the things that were
coming upon h i m, went
forth, and saith unto them,
Whom seek ye?
36 They answered him,
Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus
saith unto them, I am he.
37 When therefore he said
unto them, I am he, they
went backward, and fell to
the ground.
38 Again therefore h e
asked them, Whom seek ye?
And they said, Jesus of Naz-
areth.
39 Jesus answered, I told
you that I am //t' : if therefore
ye seek me, let these go their
way:
40 That the word might
be fulfilled which he spake.
Of those whom thou hast
given me I lost not one.
41 Then they came and
laid hands on Jesus, and took
him.
42 And when they that
were about him saw what
would follow, they said.
Lord, shall we smite with
the sword?
43 Simon Peter therefore
having a sword drew it, and
struck the high priest's ser-
vant, and cut off his right
ear. The servant's name
was Malchus.
44 But Jesus answered
and said, Suffer ye thus far.
And he touched his ear, and
healed him.
45 Jesus therefore said un-
to Peter, Put up the sword
into the sheath ; for all they
that take the sword shall
perish with the sword. The
cup which the Father hath
given me, shall I not drink
it?
46 Or thinkest thou that I
cannot beseech my Father,
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and he shall even now send
nie more than twelve legions
of angels?
47 How then should the
scriptures be fulfilled, that
thus it must be?
48 In that hour said Jesus
to the multitudes, Are ye
come out as against a robber
with swords and staves to
seize me?
49 When I was daily with
you in the temple, ye
stretched not forth your
hands against me : but this is
your hour, and the power of
darkness.
50 Then all the disciples
left him, and fled.
51 And a certain young
man followed with him, hav-
ing a linen cloth cast about
him, over Jiis naked body:
and they lay hold on him ;
52 but he left the linen
cloth, and fled naked.
53 So the band and the
chief captain, and the officers
of the Jews, seized Jesus and
bound him,
TRIAL BEFORE ANNAS.
54 And led him to Annas
first; for he was father in
law to Caiaphas, which was
high priest that year.
55 He, Annas, therefore
asked Jesus of his disciples,
and of his teaching.
56 Jesus answered him, I
have spoken openly to the
world ; I ever taught in syn-
agogues, and in the temple,
where all the Jews come to-
gether; and in secret spake
I nothing.
57 Why askest thou me?
ask them that have heard
me, what I spake unto them :
behold, these know the
things which I said.
58 And when he had said
this, one of the officers
standing by struck Jesus
with his hand, saying, An-
swerest thou the high priest
so?
59 Jesus answered him.
If I have spoken evil, bear
witness of the evil: but if
well, why smitest thou me?
60' Annas therefore sent
him bound unto Caiaphas
the high priest.
61 And they led Jesus
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away to the high priest : and
there come together with
him all the chief priests and
the elders and the scribes.
CHAPTER LVIII.
NOW Caiaphas was he
which gave counsel to
the Jews, that it was ex-
pedient that one man should
die for the people.
2 And Simon Peter fol-
lowed Jesus, and so did an-
other disciple. Now that
disciple was known unto the
high priests, and entered in
with Jesus into the court of
the high priest.
3 But Peter was standing
at the door without. So the
other disciple, which was
known unto the high priest,
went out and spake unto
her that kept the door, and
brought in Peter.
4 Now the servants and
the officers were standing
there, having made a fire of
coals ;
5 For it was cold; and
they were warming them-
selves : and Peter also was
with them, standing and
warming himself.
6 Now the chief priests
and the whole council sought
false witness against Jesus,
that they might put him to
death ; and found it not.
7 And there stood up cer-
tain, and bare witness
against him, saying,
8 We heard him say, I
will destroy this temple that
is made with hands, and in
three days I will build an-
other made without hands.
9 And not even so did
their witness agree together.
10 And the high priest
stood up in the midst, and
asked Jesus, saying, An-
swerest thou nothing? what
is it which these witness
against thee?
1 1 But he held his peace
and answered nothing.
12 And the high priest
said unto him, I adjure thee
by the living God, that thou
tell us whether thou be the
Christ, the Son of God.
13 Art thou the Christ,
the Son of the Blessed?
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14 And Jesus said, I am :
and ye shall see the Son of
man sitting at the right hand
of power, and coming with
the clouds of heaven.
15 Then the high priest
rent his garments, saying,
He hath spoken blasphemy :
what further need have we
of witnesses? behold, now ye
have heard the blasphemy :
16 What think ye? And
they all condemned him to
be worthy of death.
17 And some began to
spit on him, and to cover his
face, and to btiffet him, and
to say unto him, Prophesy :
and the officers received him
with blows of their hands.
18 And the men that held
Jesus mc ^ked him, and beat
him.
19 And they blindfolded
him, and asked him, saying.
Prophesy: who is he that
strtick thee?
20 And many other things
spake they against him, re-
viling him.
Peter's remorse.
2 1 And as Peter was be-
neath in the court, there
Cometh one of the maids of
the high priest ;
22 And seeing Peter
warming himself, she looked
upon him, and saith. Thou
also wast with the Nazarene,
even Jesus.
23 But he denied, saying,
I neither know, nor i:nder-
stand what thou sayest ; and
he went out into the porch ;
24 And when he was gone
ot:t into the porch, another
maid saw him, and saith un-
to them that were there.
This man also was with
Jesus the Nazarene.
25 But he again denied it.
26 And after a little while
they that stood by came and
said to Peter, Of a truth
thou also art one of them;
for thy speech betrayeth
thee.
27 And one of the ser-
vants of the high priest, be-
ing a kinsman of him whose
ear Peter cut off, saith. Did
not I see thee in the garden
with him?
28 Then began he to curse
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and to swear, I know not
the man. And straightway
the cock crew.
29 And the Lord turned,
and looked upon Peter.
30 And Peter remem-
bered the word which Jesus
had said, Before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice.
31 And he went out, and
wept bitterly.
CHAPTER LIX.
TRIAL BEFORE SANHEDRIN.
A ND straightway in the
-^*- morning as soon as it
was day, the assembly of the
elders of the people was
gathered together, both
chief priests and scribes;
and they led him away into
their council, saying,
2 If thou art the Christ,
tell us. But he said unto
them. If I tell you, ye will not
believe :
3 And if I etskyoi/, ye will
not answer. But from
henceforth shall the Son of
man be seated at the right
hand of the power of God.
4 And they all said, Art
thou then the Son of God?
And he said unto them. Ye
say that I am.
5 And they said, What
further need have we of wit-
ness? for we ourselves have
heard from his own mouth.
6 And they bound him,
and led him away, and de-
livered him up to Pilate the
governor.
7 Then Judas, which be-
trayed him, when he saw
that he was condemned, re-
pented himself, and brought
back the thirty pieces of sil-
ver to the chief priests and
elders, saying,
8 I have sinned in that
I betrayed innocent blood.
But they said. What is that
to us? see thou /<? //.
A. D. 30. Friday, April 7, at day-
break.
9 And he cast down the
pieces of silver into the sanc-
tuary, and departed ; and he
went away and hanged him-
self.
10 And the chief priests
took the pieces of silver, and
Peter's Repentance.
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said, It is not lawful to piit
them into the treasury, since
it is the price of blood.
1 1 And they took counsel,
and bought with them the
potter's field, to bury
strangers in.
12 Wherefore that field
was called. The field of
blood, unto this day.
13 Then was fulfilled that
which was spoken by Jere-
miah the prophet, saying.
And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of
him that was priced, whom
certain of the children of
Israel did price ;
14 And they gave them
for the potter's field, as the
Lord appointed me.
TRIALS BEFORE PILATE AND
HEROD.
15 And now Jesus stood
before the governor : and it
was early ;
16 The Jews themselves
entered not into the palace,
that they might not be de-
filed, but might eat the pass-
over.
17 Pilate therefore went
out unto them, and saitb,
What accusation bring ye
against this man?
18 They answered and
said unto him, If this man
were not an evil-doer, we
should not have delivered
him up unto thee.
19 Pilate therefore said
unto them. Take him your-
selves, and judge him ac-
cording to your law. The
Jews said unto him. It is not
lawful for us to put any man
to death :
20 That the word of Jesus
might be fulfilled, which he
spake, signifying by what
manner of death he should
die.
21 And they began to ac-
cuse him, saying, We found
this man perverting our na-
tion, and forbidding to give
tribute to Caesar, and saying
that he himself is Christ a
king.
23. Pilate therefore en-
tered again into the palace,
and called Jesus, and said
imto him. Art thou the King
of the Jews?
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23 Jesus answered, Sayest
thou this of thyself, or did
others tell it thee concerning
me?
24 Pilate answered. Am I
a Jew? Thine own nation
and the chief priests deliv-
ered thee unto me : what
hast thou done?
25 Jesus answered, My
kingdom is not of this world :
if my kingdom were of this
world, then would my ser-
vants fight, that I should not
be delivered to the Jews:
but now is my kingdom not
from hence.
26 Pilate therefore said
unto him, Art thou a king,
then? Jesus answered. Thou
sayest that I am a king. To
this end have I been born,
and to this end am I come
into the world, that I should
bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth
heareth my voice.
27 Pilate saith unto him.
What is truth?
28 And when he had said
this, he went out again unto
the Jews, and saith unto
them, I find no crime :n
him.
29 But they were the more
urgent, saying, He stirreth
up the people, teaching
throughout all Judaea, and
beginning from Galilee even
unto this place.
30 But when Pilate heard
it, he asked whether the man
were a Galilaean.
3 1 And when he knew that
he was of Herod's jurisdic-
tion, he sent him unto He-
rod, who himself also was
at Jerusalem in these days.
32 Now when Herod saw
Jesus, he was exceeding
glad : for he was of a long
time desirous to see him, be-
cause he had heard concern-
ing him; and he hoped to
see some miracle done by
him.
33 Andhe questioned him
in many words ,' but he an-
swered him nothing.
34 And the chief priests
and the scribes stood, ve-
hemently accusing him.
35 And Herod with his
soldiers set him at nought,
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and mocked him, and array-
ing him in gorgeons apparel
sent him back to Pilate.
36 And Herod and Pilate
became friends with each
other that very day : for be-
fore they were at enmity be-
tween themselves.
37 And while Pilate was
sitting on the judgement-
seat, his wife sent unto him,
saying. Have thou nothing to
do with that righteous man :
for I have suffered many
things this day in a dream
because of him.
38 And Pilate called to-
gether the chief priests and
the rulers and the people,
39 And said unto them.
Ye brought unto me this
man, as one that perverteth
the people : and behold, I,
having examined him before
you, found no fault in this
man toi:ching those things
whereof ye accuse him :
40 No, nor yet Herod: for
he sent him back unto us;
and behold, nothing worthy
of death hath been done by
him.
4 1 I will therefore chastise
him, and release him.
42 Now at a feast the gov-
ernor was wont to release
unto the multitude one pris-
oner, whom they would.
43 And they had then a
notable prisoner, called Ba-
rabbas, lying bound with
them that had made insur-
rection, men who i n the
insurrection had committed
murder.
44 And the multitude
went up and began to ask
him to do as he was wont to
do unto them.
45 When therefore they
were gathered together, Pi-
late said unto them. Whom
will ye that I release un-
to you? Barabbas, or Jesus
which is called Christ the
King of the Jews?
46 For he perceived that
for envy the chief priests had
delivered him up.
47 But the chief priests
and'the elders persuaded the
multitudes that they should
ask for Barabbas, and de-
stroy Jesus.
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48 And they cried out all
together, saying, Away with
this man, and release unto
us Barabbas :
49 And Pilate spake unto
them again, desiring to re-
lease Jesus;
50 They cried out there-
fore again saying, Not this
man, but Barabbas. Now
Barabbas was a robber.
51 And Pilate again an-
swered and said unto them.
What then shall I do unto
Jesus which is called Christ?
They all say, Let him be
crucified.
52 And he said, Why,
what evil hath he done? But
they cried out exceedingly,
saying, Crucify //////, cru-
cify ///;;/.
53 He said unto them, I
have found no cause of death
in him : I will therefore
chastise him and release
him.
54 And the soldiers led
him away within the court,
which is the Prastorium;
and they call together the
whole band.
55 And they clothe him
with purple, and plaiting a
crown of thorns, they put it
on him ; and they began to
salute him. Hail, King of the
Jews!
56 And they smote his
head with a reed, and did
spit upon him, and bowing
their knees worshipped him.
57 And Pilate went out
again, and saith unto them,
Behold, I bring him out to
you, that ye may know that
I find no crime in him.
58 Jesus therefore came
out, wearing the crown of
thorns and the purple gar-
ment. And Pilate saith unto
them, Behold, the man !
59 When therefore the
chief priests and the offi-
cers saw him, they cried out,
saying, Crucify //////, crucify
him.
60 Pilate saith unto them.
Take him yortrselves, and
crucify him : for I find no
crime in him.
61 The Jews answered
him. We have a law, and by
that law he ought to die, be-
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cause he made himself the
Son of God.
62 When Pilate therefore
heard this saying, he was the
more afraid ;
6s And he entered into
the palace again, and saith
unto Jesus, Whence art thou?
But Jesus gave him no an-
swer.
64 Pilate therefore saith
unto him, Speakest thou not
unto me? knowest thou not
that I have power to release
thee, and have power to cru-
cify thee?
65 Jesus answered him,
Thou wouldest have no
power against me, except it
were given thee from above :
therefore he that delivered
me unto thee hath greater
sin.
66 Upon this Pilate sought
to release him : but the Jews
cried out, saying, If thou
release this man, thou art
not Cccsar's friend: every
one that maketh himself a
king speaketh against
Ccesar.
67 When Pilate therefore
heard these words, he
brought Jesus out, and sat
down on the judgement-seat
at a place called The Pave-
ment, but in Hebrew, Gab-
batha.
68 Now it was the Pre-
paration of the passover : it
was about the sixth hour.
And he saith unto the Jews,
Behold, your King !
69 They therefore cried
out. Away with ///w, away
with ///w, crucify h i m.
Pilate saith unto them. Shall
I crucify your King?
70 The chief priests an-
swered, We have no king
but Ccesar.
71 So when Pilate saw
that he prevailed nothing,
but rather that tumult was
arising, he took water, and
washed his hands before the
multitude, saying, I am in-
nocent of the blood of this
righteous man : see ye to it.
72 And all the people an-
swered and said, His blood
be on us, and on our children ;
and their voices prevailed.
73 Then Pilate, wishing
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to content the multitude, re-
leased him that for insur-
rection and murder had been
cast into prison, whom they
asked for; but Jesus he de-
livered up to their will.
74 And when they had
mocked him, they took off
from him the purple, and
put on him his garments.
And they lead him out to
crucify him.
CHAPTER LX.
THE CRUCIFIXION.
A. D. 30, April 7, 9 A.M.
JESUS therefore went out,
bearing the cross.
2 And they compel one
passing by, Simon of Cy-
rene, coming from the coun-
try, the father of Alexander
and Rufus, to go with them,
and to bear the cross, after
Jesus.
3 And there followed him
a great multitude of the
people, and of women who
bewailed and lamented him.
4 But Jesus turning unto
them said, Daughters of Je-
rusalem, weep not for me,
but weep for yourselves, and
for your children.
5 For behold, the days are
coming, in which they shall
say. Blessed are the barren,
and the wombs that never
bare, and the breasts that
never gave suck.
6 Then shall they begin
to say to the mountains.
Fall on us ; and to the hills,
Cover us.
7 For if they do these
things in the green tree,
what shall be done in the
dry?
8 And there were also two
others, malefactors, led with
him to be put to death.
9 And when they were
come unto a place called
Golgotha, that is to say. The
place of a skull, they gave
him wine to drink mingled
with gall : and when he had
tasted it, he would not drink.
10 There they crucified
him, and the malefactors,
one on the right hand and
the other on the left, and
Jesus in the midst.
11 And Jesus said. Father,
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forgive them ; for the}- know
not what they do.
1 2 The soldiers, when
they had crucified Jesus,
took his garments, and made
four parts, to every soldier
a part; and also the coat:
now the coat was without
seam, woven from the top
throughout.
13 They said therefore
one to another. Let us not
rend it, but cast lots for it,
whose it shall be ; that the
scripture might be fulfilled,
which saith,
They parted my garments
among them,
And upon my vesture did
they cast lots.
These things therefore the
soldiers did.
14 It was the third hour,
and they sat and watched
him there.
1 5 And Pilate wrote a title
also, and put it on the cross.
And there was written,
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE
KING OF THE JEWS.
16 This title therefore
read many of the Jews: for
the place where Jesus was
crucified was nigh to the
city : and it was written in
Hebrew, and in Latin, and
in Greek.
17 The chief priests of the
Jews therefore said to Pilate,
Write not. The king of the
Jews ; but, that he said, I am
king of the Jews.
18 Pilate answered, What
I have written I have written.
19 And the people stood
beholding. And the rulers
also scoffed at him, saying,
He saved others; let him
save himself, if this is the
Christ of God, his chosen.
20 And the soldiers also
mocked him, coming to him,
offering him vinegar, and
saying,
21 If thou art the King of
the Jews, save thyself.
22 And they that passed
by railed on him, wagging
their heads, and saj'ing,
23 Thou that destroyest
the temple, and buildest it
in three days, save thyself:
if thou art the Son of God.
come down from the cross.
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24 In like manner also the
chief priests mocking him,
with the scribes and elders,
said, He saved others ;
25 Himself he cannot
save. He is the King of
Israel ; let him now come
down from the cross, and we
will believe on him.
26 He trusteth on God;
let him deliver him now, if
he desireth him : for he said,
I am the Son of God.
27 And one of the male-
factors which were hanged
railed on him, saying, Art
not thou the Christ? save
thyself and us.
28 But the other an-
swered, and rebuking him
said, Dost thou not even
fear God, seeing thou art in
the same condemnation?
29 And we indeed justly ;
for we receive the due re-
ward of our deeds: but this
man hath done nothing
amiss.
30 And he said, Jesus,
remember me when thou
comest in thy kingdom.
31 And he said unto him.
Verily I say unto thee, To-
day shalt thou be with me in
Paradise.
32 There were standing
by the cross of Jesus his
mother, and his mother's
sister, Mary the luife of Clo-
pas, and Mary Magdalene.
33 When Jesus therefore
saw his mother, and the
disciple standing by, whom
he loved, he saith unto
his mother, Woman, behold,
thy son !
34 Then saith he to the
disciple, Behold, thy mo-
ther! And from that hour
the disciple took her imto
his own Jiomc.
35 And when the sixth
hour was come, there was
darkness over the whole land
until the ninth hour.
36 And at the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud
voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sa-
bachthani? which is, being
interpreted. My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken
me?
37 And some of them that
stood by, when they heard
Woman, Behold thy Son.''
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it, said, Behold, he calleth
Elijah.
38 After this, Jesus,
knowing that all things are
now finished, that the scrip-
ture might be accomplished,
saith, I thirst.
39 There was set there a
vessel full of vinegar :
40 And one ran, and filling
a sponge full of vinegar, put
it on a reed, and gave him
to drink, saying, Let be ; let
us see whether Elijah com-
eth to take him down.
41 When Jesus therefore
had received the vinegar, he
said, It is finished:
42 And when he had cried
with a loud voice, he said,
Father, into thy hands I com-
mend my spirit: and having
saidthis, he gave up the ghost.
43 And behold, the veil of
the temple was rent in twain
from the top to the bottom ;
and the earth did quake ; and
the rocks were rent:
44 And the tombs were
opened ; and many bodies of
the saints t4iat had fallen
asleep were raised;
45 And coming forth out
of the tombs after his resur-
rection they entered into
the holy city and appeared
unto many.
46 Now the centurion, and
they that were with him
watching Jesus, when they
saw the earthquake, and the
things that were done, feared
exceedingly, saying, Tnily
this was the Son of God.
47 And the centurion glor-
ified God, saying. Certainly
this was a righteous man.
48 And all the multitudes
that came together to this
sight, when they beheld the
things that were done, re-
turned smiting their breasts.
49 And there were also
women beholding from afar:
among whom were both IMary
Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James the less and
of Joses, and Salome ;
50 Who, when he was in
Gali\ee, followed him, and
ministered unto him; and
many other women which
came up with him unto Je-
rusalem.
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5 I The Jews therefore, be-
cause it was the Preparation,
that the bodies should not
remain on the cross upon the
sabbath (for the day of that
sabbath was a high day),
asked of Pilate that their legs
might be broken, and that
they might be taken away.
52 The soldiers therefore
came, and brake the legs of
the first, and of the other
which was crucified with
him :
53 But when they came to
Jesus, and saw that he was
dead already, they brake not
his legs :
54 Howbeit one of the
soldiers with a spear pierced
his side, and straightway
there came out blood and
water.
55 And he that hath seen
hath borne witness, and his
witness i s true : and he
knoweth that he saith true,
that ye also may believe.
56 For these things came
to pass, that the scripture
might be fulfilled, A bone of
him shall not be broken.
57 And again another
scripture saith. They shall
look on him whom they
pierced.
CHAPTER LXI.
\ ND behold, a man
-^~*- named Joseph, who was
a councillor, a good man and
a righteous
2 (He had not consented
to their counsel and deed), a
man of Arimath^a, a city of
the Jews, who was looking
for the kingdom of God :
3 This man when even
was come, being a disciple of
Jesus, but secretly for fear
of the Jews, asked of Pilate
that he might take away the
body of Jesus:
4 And Pilate marvelled if
he were already dead: and
calling unto him the cen-
turion, he asked him whether
he had been any while dead.
5 And when he learned it
of the centurion, he granted
the corpse to Joseph.
6 And he bought a linen
cloth, and taking him down,
wound him in the linen
cloth.
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7 And there came also
Nicodenras, he who at the
first came to him by night,
bringing a mixture of myrrh
and aloes, abont a hundred
pound wcigJit.
8 So they took the body of
Jesus, and bound it in linen
cloths with the spices, as the
custom of the Jews is tobury.
9 Now in the place where
he was crucified there was a
garden ; and in the garden a
new tomb wherein was never
man yet laid. Joseph's own
new tomb, which he had
hewn out in the rock :
10 There then because of
the Jews' Preparation (for
the tomb was nigh at hand)
they laid Jesus.
1 1 And he rolled a great
stone to the door of the
tomb, and departed.
12 And the women, which
had come with him out of
Galilee, followed after, and
beheld the tomb, and how
his body was laid.
13 And Mary Magdalene
was there, and the other
Mary, sitting over against
the sepulchre. And they re-
turned, and prepared spices
and ointments.
And on the sabbath they
rested according to the com-
mandment.
THE RESURRECTION.
14 Now on the morrow,
which is the day after the
Preparation, the chief
priests and the Pharisees
were gathered together unto
Pilate, saying,
15 Sir, we remember that
that deceiver said, while he
was yet alive, After three
days I rise again.
16 Command therefore
that the sepulchre be made
sure until the third day, lest
haply his disciples come and
steal him away, and say un-
to the people, He is risen
from the dead : and the last
error will be worse than the
first.
17 Pilate said unto them,
Ye have a guard : go your
way, make it as sure as ye
can.
18 So they went, and
made the sepulchre sure,
sealing the stone, the guard
being with them.
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19 And as it began to
dawn toward the first day of
the week, behold, there was
a great earthquake ; for an
angel of the Lord descended
from heaven, and came and
rolled away the stone, and
sat upon it.
20 His appearance was as
lightning, and his raiment
white as snow :
21 And for fear of him the
watchers did quake, and be-
came as dead men.
22 And when the sabbath
was past, Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of
James, and Salome, bought
spices, that they might come
and anoint him.
23 And very early on the
first day of the week, they
come to the tomb when the
sun was risen.
24 And they were saying
among themselves, Who
shall roll us away the stone
from the door of the tomb?
25 And looking up, they
see that the stone is rolled
back: for it was exceeding
great.
26 Mary Magdalene run-
neth therefore, and cometh
to Simon Peter, and to the
other disciple, whom Jesus
loved, and saith unto them,
They have taken away the
Lord out of the tomb, and
we know not where they
have laid him.
27 But the other women
entering into the tomb, they
saw a young man sitting on
the right side, arrayed in a
white robe ; and they were
amazed.
28 And h e saith unto
them, Be not amazed: ye
seek Jesus, the Nazarene,
which hath been crucified,
even as he said ; he is risen.
He is not here : behold, the
place where they laid him !
29 And go quickly, and
tell his disciples, and Peter.
* He is risen from the dead ;
and lo, he goeth before you
into Galilee ; lo, I have told
you.
30 And they went out,
and fled from the tomb ; for
trembling and astonishment
had come upon them :
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31 And it came to pass,
while they were perplexed
thereabout, behold, two men
stood by them in dazzling
apparel :
32 And as they were
afifrighted, and bowed down
their faces to the earth, they
said unto them, Why seek ye
the living among the dead?
33 He is not here, but is
risen: remember how he
spake nnto you when he was
yet in Galilee,
34 Saying that the Son of
man must be delivered up
into the hands of sinful men,
and be crucified, and the
third day rise again.
35 And they remembered
his words, and returned from
the tomb, with fear and great
joy, and ran to bring his dis-
ciples word. And they said
nothing to any one ; for they
were afraid.
36 Now while they were
going, behold, some of the
guard came into the city,
and told the chief priests all
the things that were come to
pass.
37 And when they were
assembled with the elders,
and had taken counsel, they
gave large money unto the
soldiers,
38 Saying, Say ye, His
disciples came by night, and
stole him away while we
slept.
39 And if this come to the
governor's ears, we will per-
suade him, and rid you of
care.
40 So they took the
money, and did as they were
taught : and this saying was
spread abroad among the
Jews, andcontiniicth until this
day.
CHAPTER LXH.
1\/rARY Magdalene
^^ ^ Cometh to Simon
Peter, and to the other dis-
ciple, whom Jesus loved, and
.saith unto them. They have
taken away the Lord out of
the tomb, and we know not
where they have laid him.
2 Peter therefore went
forth, and the other disciple,
and they went toward the
tomb.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
3 And they ran both to-
gether: and the other dis-
ciple outran Peter, and came
first to the tomb ;
4 And stooping and look-
ing in, he seeth the linen
cloths lying ; yet entered he
not in.
5 Simon Peter therefore
also Cometh, following him,
and entered into the tomb ;
and he beholdeth the linen
cloths lying,
6 And the napkin, that
was upon his head, not lying
with the linen cloths, but
rolled up in a place by itself.
7 Then entered in there-
fore the other disciple also,
which came first to the tomb,
and he saw, and believed.
8 For as yet they knew
not the scripture, that he
must rise again from the
dead.
9 So the disciples went
away again unto their own
home, wondering at that
which was come to pass.
10 But Mary was standing
without at the tomb weep-
ing: so, as she wept, she
stooped and looked into the
tomb,
1 1 And she beholdeth two
angels in white sitting, one
at the head, and one at the
feet, where the body of
Jesus had lain.
1 2 And they say unto her,
Woman, why weepest thou?
She saith unto them. Be-
cause they have taken away
my Lord, and I know not
where they have laid him.
13 When she had thus
said, she turned herself back,
and beholdeth Jesus stand-
ing, and knew not that it
was Jesus.
14 Jesus saith unto her.
Woman, why weepest thou?
whom seekest thou. She,
supposing him to be the
gardener, saith unto him,
Sir, if thou hast borne him
hence, tell me where thou
hast laid him, and I will take
him away.
15 Jesus saith unto her,
Mary. She turneth herself,
and saith unto him in He-
brew, Rabboni ; which is to
say. Master.
" Rabboni, Master."
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1 6 Jesus saitli to her,
Touch me not ; for I am not
yet ascended unto the
Father: but go inito my
brethren, and say to them, I
ascend unto my Father and
your Father, and my God
and your God,
17 Mary Magdalene
Cometh and telleth the dis-
ciples, I have seen the Lord ;
and how that he had said
these things unto her.
CHAPTER LXIII.
NOW when he was risen
early on the first day
of the week, he appeared
first to Mary Magdalene,
from whom he had cast out
seven devils.
2 She went and told them
that had been with him, as
they mourned and wept.
3 And they, when they
heard that he was alive, and
had been seen of her, dis-
believed.
4 And as Joanna, and
Mary the mother of James:
and the other women with
them departed quickly from
the tomb with fear and great
joy, and ran to bring his
disciples word,
5 Behold, Jesus met them,
saying. All hail. And they
came and took hold of his
feet, and worshipped him.
6 Then saith Jesus unto
them, Fear not: go tell my
brethren that [^they depart
into Galilee, and there shall
they see me.
7 Joanna, and Mary the
mother of James : and the
other women with them
told these things unto the
apostles.
8 And these words ap-
peared in their sight as idle
talk; and they disbelieved
them.
9 And after these things
he was manifested in an-
other form unto two of them,
as they walked, on their way
into the country, to a vil-
lage named Emmaus, which
was threescore furlongs from
Jerusalem.
10 And they communed
with each other of all these
things which had happened.
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Sunday afternoon, April g, A. D. 30.
1 1 And it came to pass,
while tliey cpmmuned and
questioned together, that Je-
sus himself drew near, and
went with them.
12 But their eyes were
holden that they should not
know him.
13 And he said unto them,
What communications are
these that ye have one with
another, as ye walk? And
they stood still, looking
sad.
14 And one of them,
named Cleopas, answering
said unto him, Dost thoii
alone sojourn in Jerusalem
and not know the things
which are come to pass there
in these days?
1 5 And he said unto them.
What things? And they said
unto him. The things con-
cerning Jesus of Nazareth,
which was a prophet mighty
in deed and word before God
and all the people :
16 And how the chief
priests and our rulers de-
livered him up to be con-
demned to death, and cru-
cified him.
17 But we hoped that it
was he which should redeem
Israel. Yea and beside all
this, it is now the third day
since these things came to
pass.
18 Moreover certain wo-
men of our company amazed
us, having been early at the
tomb;
19 And when they found
not his body, they came,
saying, that they had also
seen a vision of angels,
which said that he was alive.
20 And certain of them
that were with us went to
the tomb, and found it even
so as the women had said :
but him they sav/ not.
2 1 And he said unto them,
O foolish men, and slow of
heart to believe in all that
the prophets have spoken !
22 Behoved it not the
Christ to suffer these things,
and to enter into his glory?
23 And beginning from,
Moses and from all the pro-!
phets, he interpreted to them
The Supper at Emmaus.
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437
in all the scriptures the
things concerning himself.
24 And they drew nigh
untothe village, whither they
were going : and he made as
though he would go further.
25 And they constrained
him, saying. Abide with us:
for it is toward evening, and
the day is now far spent.
And he went in to abide
with them.
26 And it came to pass,
when he had sat down with
them to meat, he took the
bread, and blessed it, and
brake, and gave to them.
27 And their eyes were
opened, and they knew him ;
and he vanished out of their
sight.
28 And they said one to
another. Was not our heart
burning within us, while he
spake to us in the way, while
he opened to us the scrip-
tures?
29 And they rose up that
very hour, and returned to
Jerusalem, and found the
eleven gathered together,
and them that were with
them, saying. The Lord is
risen indeed, and hath ap-
peared to Simon.
30 And they rehearsed
the things tluit happened in
the way, and how he was
known of them in the break-
ing of the bread.
Sunday evening, April 9, A. D. 30.
31 And as they spake
these things, and when the
doors were shut where the
disciples were, for fear of
the Jews, Jesus himself stood
in the midst, and said unto
them. Peace be unto you.
32 But they were terrified
and affrighted, and supposed
that they beheld a spirit.
33 And he said unto them,
Why are ye troubled? and
wherefore d o reasonings
arise in your heart?
34 See my hands and my
feet, that it is I myself:
handle me, and see; for a
spirit hath not flesh and
bonfes, as ye behold me
having.
35 And when he had said
this, he shewed them his
hands and his feet.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
36 And while they still
disbelieved for joy, and won-
dered, he said nnto them.
Have ye here anything to
eat?
37 And they gave him a
piece of a broiled fish. And
he took it, and did eat before
them.
38 And he upbraided
them with their unbelief and
hardness of heart, because
they believed not them
which had seen him after he
was risen.
39 And he said unto them.
These are my words which
I spake unto you, while I
was yet with you, how that
all things must needs be ful-
filled, which are written in
the law of Moses, and the
prophets, and the psalms,
concerning me.
40 Then opened he their
mind, that they might under-
stand the scriptures ;
4 1 And he said unto them,
Thus it is written, that the
Christ should suffer, and rise
again from the dead the
third day ;
42 And that repentance
and remission of sins should
be preached in his name
unto all the nations, begin-
ning from Jerusalem.
43 Ye are witnesses of
these things.
44 And he said unto them.
Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to the
whole creation.
45 He that believeth and
is baptized shall be saved ;
but he that disbelieveth shall
be condemned.
46 And these signs shall
follow them that believe : in
my name shall they cast out
devils ; they shall speak with
new tongues ;
47 They shall take up ser-
pents, and if they drink any
deadly thing, it shall in no
wise hurt them; they shall
lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover.
48 Then Jesus said to
them again. Peace be unto
you : as the Father hath sent
me, even so send I you.
49 And when he had said
this, he breathed on them,
OF OUR RISEN
and saith unto them, Receive
ye the Hol}^ Ghost :
50 Whose soever sins ye
forgive, they are forgiven
unto them ; whose soever
sins ye retain, they are
retained.
5 1 But Thomas, one of the
twelve, called Didymus, was
not with them when Jesus
came.
52 The other disciples
therefore said unto him, We
have seen the Lord. But
he said unto them. Except
I shall see in his hands the
print of the nails, and put
my finger into the print of
the nails, and put my hand
into his side, I will not be-
lieve.
Sunday evening, April 16, A. D. 30.
53 And after eight days
again his disciples were
within, and Thomas with
them. Jesus cometh, the I
doors being shut, and stood
in the midst, and said.
Peace ^e unto you.
54 Then saith he to
Thomas, Reach hither thy
finger, and see my hands;
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and reach hither thy hand,
and put it into my side :
and be not faithless, but
believing.
55 Thomas answered and
said unto him. My Lord and
my God.
56 Jesus saith unto him,
Because thou hast seen me,
thou hast believed : blessed
are they that have not seen,
and >Y'/ have believed.
CHAPTER LXIV.
April or May, A.D. 30.
AFTER these things
Jesus manifested him-
self again to the disciples at
the sea of Tiberias ; and he
manifested himself on this
wise.
2 There were together Si-
mon Peter, and Thomas call-
ed Didymus, and Nathanael
of Cana in Galilee, and the
sons of Zebedee, and two
other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto
them, I go a fishing. They
say unto him. We also come
with thee. They went forth,
and entered into the boat;
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
and that night they took
nothing.
4 But when day was now
breaking, Jestis stood on the
beach : howbeit the disciples
knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Jesus therefore saith
unto them, Children, have
ye aught t o eat.'^ They an-
swered him. No.
6 And he said unto them,
Cast the net on the right
side of the boat, and ye shall
find. They cast therefore,
and now they were not able
to draw it for the multitude
of fishes.
7 That disciple therefore
whom Jesus loved saith unto
Peter, It is the Lord. So
when Simon Peter heard
that it was the Lord, he girt
his coat about him (for he
was naked), and cast himself
into the sea.
8 But the other disciples
came in the little boat (for
they were not far from the
land, but about two hundred
cubits off), dragging the net
full of fishes.
9 So when they got out
upon the land, they see a
fire of coals there, and fish
laid thereon, and bread.
ID Jesus saith unto them.
Bring of the fish which ye
have now taken.
1 1 Simon Peter therefore
went up, and drew the net to
land, full of great fishes, a
hundred and fifty and three:
and for all there were so
many, the net was not rent.
12 Jesus saith unto them,
Come and break your fast.
And none of the disciples
durst inquire of him. Who
art thou? knowing that it
was the Lord.
13 Jesus Cometh, and
taketh the bread, and giveth
them, and the fish likewise.
14 This is now the third
time that Jesus was mani-
fested to the disciples, after
that he was risen from the
dead.
15 So when they had
broken their fast, Jesus saith
to Simon Peter, Simon, soti
of John, lovest thou me more
than these? He saith un-
to him, Yea, Lord; thou
3 "I4*J
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445
knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed my
lambs.
1 6 He saith to him again a
second time, Simon, son of
John, lovest thou me? He
saith unto him, Yea, Lord;
thou knowest that I love
thee. He saith unto him,
Tend my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the
third time, Simon, son of
John, lovest thou me?
18 Peter was grieved be-
cause 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.
19 Jesus said unto him.
Feed my sheep.
20 Verily, verily, 1 say
unto thee, When thou wast
young, thou girdedst thyself,
and walkedst whither thou
wouldest : but when thou
shalt be old, thoii shalt
stretch forth thy hands, and
another shall gird thee, and
carry thee whither thou
wouldest not.
21 Now this he spake.
signifying by what manner
of death he should glorify
God. And when he had
spoken this, he saith imto
him, Follow me.
22 Peter, turning about,
seeth the disciple whom
Jesus loved following ;
which also leaned back on
his breast at the supper, and
said. Lord, who is he that
betray eth thee?
23 Peter therefore seeing
him saith to Jesus, Lord, and
what shall this man do?
24 Jesus saith unto him.
If I will that he tarry till I
come, what is that to thee?
follow thou me.
25 This saying therefore
went forth among the
brethren, that that disciple
should not die : yet Jesus
said not unto him, that he
should not die ; but. If I will
that he tarry till I come,
what is that to thee?
26 This is the disciple
which beareth witness of
these things, and wrote these
things: and we know that
his witness is true.
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THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS
CHAPTER LXV.
THEN the eleven disci-
ples went into Galilee,
unto the mountain where
Jesus had appointed them.
2 And he appeared to
above five hundred brethren
at once, of whom the greater
part rer^ain until now, but
some are fallen asleep:
3 And when they saw him,
they worshipped him: but
some doubted.
4 And Jesus came to them
and spake unto them, say-
ing. All authority, hath been
given unto me in heaven and
on earth.
5 Go ye therefore, and
make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them into
the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy
Ghost :
6 Teaching them to
observe all things what-
soever I commanded you :
and lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the
world.
7 Afterward he appeared
to James; then to all the
apostles; to whom he also
shewed himself alive after
his passion by many proofs,
appearing unto them by the
space of forty days, and
speaking the things concern-
ing the kingdom of God :
8 And, being assembled
together with them, he
charged them not to depart
from Jerusalem, but to wait
for the promise of the
Father, which, said he, ye
heard from ine :
9 For John indeed bap-
tized with water; but ye
shall be baptized with the
Holy Ghost not many days
hence.
10 They therefore, when
they were come together,
asked him, saying. Lord,
dost thou at this time restore
the kingdom to Israel?
1 1 And he said unto them,
It is not for you to know
times or seasons, which the
Father hath set within his
own authority.
12 But ye shall receive
power, when the Holy Ghost
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is come upon you : and ye
shall be my witnesses both
in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea and Samaria, and
imto the iittermost parts of
the earth.
13 And behold, I send
forth the promise of my
Father upon you : but tarry
3^c in the city, until ye be
clothed with power from on
high.
THE ASCENSION.
May 18, A. D. 30.
14 And he led them out
until they tvere over against
Bethany : and he lifted up
his hands, and blessed them.
15 And it came to pass,
while he blessed them, he
parted from them, and was
carried up into heaven.
And a cloud received him
out of their sight.
16 And while they were
looking stedfastly into
heaven as he went, behold,
two men stood by them in
white apparel ; which also
said,
1 7 Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye looking into
heaven? this Jesus, which
was received up from you
into heaven, shall so come
in like manner as ye beheld
him going into heaven.
18 And they worshipped
him, and returned to Jerusa-
lem with great joy.
19 And were continually
in the temple, blessing God.
20 And the word of God
increased , and the number
of the disciples multiplied
in Jerusalem exceedingly ;
and a great company of the
priests were obedient to the
faith.
21 And they went forth,
and preached everywhere,
the Lord working with them,
and confirming the word by
the signs that followed.
450 THE EARTHLY FOOTPRINTS OF OUR RISEN LORD.
The twelfth appearance of our Lord after the resurrec-
rection was made after His ascension.
We cite the words of the Evangelist Luke in reference to
that ever memorable and glorious event.
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, CHAP. VII., VERSES 55, 56, 59, 60.
1 Stephen, being full of
the Holy Ghost, looked up
stedfastly into heaven, and
saw the glory of God, and
Jesus standing on the right
hand of God,
2 And said. Behold I see
the heavens opened, and the
Son of man standing on the
right hand of God.
3 And they stoned Ste-
phen, calling upon the Lord,
and saying, Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit.
4 And he kneeled down
and cried with a loud voice,
Lord, lay not this sin to
their charge.
And when he had said
this, he fell asleep.
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