Matthew 28 Cross References - ACV

¹ Now late on the sabbath day, being dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. ² And behold, a great earthquake occurred, for an agent of the Lord, having descended from heaven, having come, he rolled the stone away from the door and sat upon it. ³ And his appearance was as lightning and his clothing white as snow. ⁴ And those watching over shook from fear of him, and became as dead men. ⁵ And having responded, the agent said to the women, Fear ye not, for I know that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for he was raised as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. ⁷ And after going quickly, tell his disciples, He was raised from the dead, and lo, he goes before you into Galilee. There ye will see him. Behold, I have told you. ⁸ And after coming out quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy, they ran to notify his disciples. ⁹ And as they were going to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail. And having come, they held his feet and worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus says to them, Fear not. Go notify my brothers that they should depart into Galilee, and there they will see me. ¹¹ Now while they were going, behold, some of the security having come into the city, reported to the chief priests all the things that happened. ¹² And after assembling with the elders, and having taken consultation, they gave many silver pieces to the soldiers, saying, ¹³ Say ye, His disciples, having come by night, stole him from us while we slept. ¹⁴ And if this should be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and will make you worry free. ¹⁵ And having taken the silver pieces, they did as they were instructed. And this saying was spread abroad among the Jews until this day. ¹⁶ But the eleven disciples went for Galilee to the mountain where Jesus arranged for them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him, they worshiped him, but men doubted. ¹⁸ And Jesus having come, he spoke to them, saying, All authority in heaven and on earth was given to me. ¹⁹ After going, make ye disciples of all the nations, immersing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things, as many as I commanded you. And lo, I am with you all the days, until the end of the age. Truly.

⁵⁶ among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

⁶¹ And Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

¹ And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that having come, they might anoint him. ² And very much early morning on the first day of the week, they come near to the sepulcher when the sun was risen. ³ And they said to themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the sepulcher? ⁴ And having looked, they see that the stone has been rolled back, for it was very large. ⁵ And having entered into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. ⁶ And he says to them, Be not alarmed. Ye seek Jesus, the man of Nazareth who was crucified. He was raised. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him. ⁷ But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goes before you into Galilee. Ye will see him there, just as he said to you. ⁸ And having come out, they fled from the sepulcher, and trembling and astonishment seized them. And they said nothing to any man, for they were afraid.

⁵⁶ And having returned, they prepared spices and ointments. And they indeed rested on the sabbath according to the commandment.

²² But also some of our women astonished us, having come to be at the sepulcher early morning.

¹ Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene comes early, while it was still darkness, to the sepulcher, and sees the stone taken away from the sepulcher. ² Therefore she runs and comes to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and says to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulcher, and we know not where they have laid him. ³ Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went toward the sepulcher. ⁴ And the two men ran together, and the other disciple ran ahead quicker than Peter and came first to the sepulcher. ⁵ And after stooping down, he sees the linen cloths lying, yet he entered not. ⁶ Simon Peter therefore comes following him, and he entered into the sepulcher. And he sees the linen cloths lying, ⁷ and the face cloth that was on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped up in one place separately. ⁸ Therefore then the other disciple who came first to the sepulcher, also entered in, and he saw and believed. ⁹ For they had not yet known the scripture that he must rise from the dead. ¹⁰ So the disciples departed again to themselves.

⁵¹ And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks split, ⁵² and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the sanctified who have been asleep arose. ⁵³ And having come forth out of the sepulchers after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

³ And they said to themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the sepulcher? ⁴ And having looked, they see that the stone has been rolled back, for it was very large. ⁵ And having entered into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.

² And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher. ³ And having entered in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴ And it came to pass while they were bewildered about this, that behold, two men stood near them in shining apparel. ⁵ And since they became frightened and bowing down their face to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

¹ Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene comes early, while it was still darkness, to the sepulcher, and sees the stone taken away from the sepulcher.

¹² And she sees two agents in white, sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus was lain. ¹³ And those men say to her, Woman, why weep thou? She says to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

²⁶ And suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so as for the foundations of the prison to shake. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bonds of all the men were unfastened.

¹⁶ And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.

¹² To whom it was revealed, that they were serving not themselves, but you, those things that were now reported to you by those who preached good news to you in the Holy Spirit, which was sent forth from heaven, into which things agents longed to stoop to see.

¹⁹ And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord was seen in his temple. And there occurred lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and great hail.

⁴ who makes his agents spirits, his ministers a flame of fire,

⁴ And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst of it, as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire. ⁵ And out of the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance. They had the likeness of a man. ⁶ And each one had four faces, and each one of them had four wings. ⁷ And their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot, and they sparkled like burnished brass. ⁸ And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides. And those four had their faces and their wings thus: ⁹ Their wings were joined one to another. They did not turn when they went; they went each one straight forward. ¹⁰ As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man. And those four had the face of a lion on the right side, and those four had the face of an ox on the left side, those four also had the face of an eagle. ¹¹ And their faces and their wings were separate above, two wings of each one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. ¹² And they went each one straight forward. Where the spirit was to go, they went. They did not turn when they went. ¹³ As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. It went up and down among the living creatures, and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. ¹⁴ And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

⁹ I beheld till thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat. His raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, and the wheels of it burning fire.

⁵ I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz. ⁶ Also his body was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

² And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

³ and his garments became glistening, exceedingly white, as snow, such as no fuller on earth is able to whiten.

⁵ And having entered into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.

¹² And she sees two agents in white, sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus was lain.

¹⁰ And while they were gazing at his going into the sky, behold, two men had also stood by them in white apparel,

¹⁴ And his head and hair were white as wool, white as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire, ¹⁵ and his feet resembling highly refined metal, as in a furnace having been fiery hot, and his voice as the sound of many waters, ¹⁶ and having in his right hand seven stars, and a sharp two-edged sword coming out of his mouth. And the sight of him was as the sun shines in its strength.

⁴ But thou have a few names in Sardis who did not defile their garments. And they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy. ⁵ He who overcomes, this man will be clothed in white garments, and I will, no, not erase his name out of the book of life. And I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his agents.

¹ And I saw a mighty agent coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire,

¹ And after these things I saw another agent coming down out of heaven having great authority, and the earth was illuminated from his glory.

¹⁴ fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

⁶ Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.

⁷ And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, Ye have security. Go, make it as secure as ye know how. ⁶⁶ And having gone, they made the tomb secure, with the security having sealed the stone.

¹¹ Now while they were going, behold, some of the security having come into the city, reported to the chief priests all the things that happened.

³ And on going, it came to pass for him to approach Damascus. And suddenly there shone around him a light out of heaven. ⁴ And after falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me? ⁵ And he said, Who are thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecute. ⁶ But arise, and enter into the city, and it will be told thee what thou must do. ⁷ And the men who traveled with him had stopped, speechless, indeed hearing the voice, but seeing no man.

²⁹ And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and having become trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas.

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not, I am the first and the last,

³ Glory ye in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek LORD rejoice. ⁴ Seek ye LORD and his strength. Seek his face evermore.

⁴ Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.

¹⁰ Fear thou not, for I am with thee. Be not dismayed, for I am thy God. I will strengthen thee. Yea, I will help thee. Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

¹⁴ Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel. I will help thee, says LORD, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

¹² Then he said to me, Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that thou set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard. And I have come for thy words' sake.

¹⁹ And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not. Peace be to thee. Be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak, for thou have strengthened me.

²⁷ But straightaway Jesus spoke to them, saying, Cheer up. It is I, fear not.

¹⁰ Then Jesus says to them, Fear not. Go notify my brothers that they should depart into Galilee, and there they will see me.

⁶ And he says to them, Be not alarmed. Ye seek Jesus, the man of Nazareth who was crucified. He was raised. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him.

¹² And Zacharias having seen, was shaken, and fear fell upon him. ¹³ But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.

³⁰ And the agent said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou have found favor with God.

⁵ And since they became frightened and bowing down their face to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

¹³ And those men say to her, Woman, why weep thou? She says to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. ¹⁴ And having said these things, she turned backward, and sees Jesus standing. And she had not known that it is Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus says to her, Woman, why weep thou? Whom seek thou? That woman, supposing that he is the gardener, says to him, Sir, if thou have taken him, tell me where thou have laid him, and I will take him away.

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not, I am the first and the last, ¹⁸ and he who lives. And I became dead, and behold, I am living into the ages of the ages. Truly. And I have the keys of death and of Hades.

⁴⁰ For as Jonah was in the belly of the sea-creature three days and three nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

²¹ From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scholars, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

⁹ And while they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man will rise from the dead.

²³ and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up. And they were exceedingly sorry.

¹⁹ and will deliver him to the Gentiles to ridicule, and to scourge, and to crucify. And the third day he will rise.

³¹ Then Jesus says to them, All ye will be caused to stumble by me in this night, for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered. ³² But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.

⁶³ saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was still alive, After three days I am raised.

³¹ And he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of man to suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scholars, and be killed, and after three days to rise.

⁶ He is not here, but was raised. Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee, ⁷ saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day to rise. ⁸ And they remembered his sayings.

¹² But having risen, Peter ran to the sepulcher. And having stooped down, he sees the linen cloths laying alone. And he departed, wondering to himself at that which happened.

²³ And not having found his body, they came, saying also to have seen a vision of agents who say he is alive.

⁴⁴ And he said to them, These are the words that I spoke to you while still being with you, that it is necessary for all things that are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms about me to be fulfilled.

¹⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

¹⁷ Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, so that I may take it again.

⁴ And the two men ran together, and the other disciple ran ahead quicker than Peter and came first to the sepulcher. ⁵ And after stooping down, he sees the linen cloths lying, yet he entered not. ⁶ Simon Peter therefore comes following him, and he entered into the sepulcher. And he sees the linen cloths lying, ⁷ and the face cloth that was on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped up in one place separately. ⁸ Therefore then the other disciple who came first to the sepulcher, also entered in, and he saw and believed. ⁹ For they had not yet known the scripture that he must rise from the dead.

⁸ Fear ye not, nor be afraid. Have I not declared to thee of old, and shown it? And ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Yea, there is no Rock. I know not any.

²¹ Declare ye, and bring it forth. Yea, let them take counsel together. Who has shown this from ancient time? Who has declared it of old? Have not I, LORD? And there is no other God besides me, a just God and a Savior. There is none besides me.

²⁵ Behold, I have foretold it to you.

³² But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.

¹⁶ But the eleven disciples went for Galilee to the mountain where Jesus arranged for them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him, they worshiped him, but men doubted.

²⁸ But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.

¹⁰ That woman, having gone, informed those who became with him, as they mourned and wept.

¹³ And those men having departed, they reported to the others. Neither did they believe those men.

⁹ And having returned from the sepulcher, they reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the others. ¹⁰ Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles.

²² But also some of our women astonished us, having come to be at the sepulcher early morning. ²³ And not having found his body, they came, saying also to have seen a vision of agents who say he is alive. ²⁴ And some of those with us went to the sepulcher, and found it this way, just as also the women said, but they did not see him.

³⁴ and those who were with them who said, The Lord really was raised, and was seen by Simon.

²⁹ And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, ye might believe.

⁴ But I have told you these things, so that when the hour comes, ye may remember that I told you of them. But I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.

¹⁷ Jesus says to her, Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. ¹⁸ Mary Magdalene comes informing the disciples that she has seen the Lord, and he spoke these things to her.

¹ After these things Jesus manifested himself again to his disciples at the sea of Tiberias. And he revealed himself this way. ² There were together, Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other men of his disciples. ³ Simon Peter says to them, I am going to harvest fish. They say to him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and straightaway entered into the boat. And in that night they caught nothing. ⁴ But having now become morning, Jesus stood on the shore. However the disciples had not seen that it was Jesus. ⁵ Therefore Jesus says to them, Children, have ye anything eatable? They answered him, No. ⁶ And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye will find. Therefore they cast, and they were no longer able to draw it for the magnitude of fishes. ⁷ That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved says to Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it is the Lord, he tied the coat around himself (for he was undressed), and threw himself into the sea. ⁸ And the other disciples came in the skiff (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net of the fishes. ⁹ So when they came to the land, they saw a fire of coals set, and fish laying on it, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus says to them, Bring from the fishes that ye now caught. ¹¹ Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty-three. And being so many, the net was not broken. ¹² Jesus says to them, Come, eat breakfast. And none of the disciples dared to query him, Who are thou? knowing that it is the Lord. ¹³ Jesus therefore comes, and takes the bread, and gives to them, and the fish likewise. ¹⁴ This is now a third time Jesus was manifested to his disciples after being raised from the dead.

⁴ and that he was buried, and that he arose on the third day according to the scriptures,

⁶ Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some also slept.

¹² But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers, the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice, and many shouted aloud for joy. ¹³ So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

¹¹ Serve LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

⁸ And having come out, they fled from the sepulcher, and trembling and astonishment seized them. And they said nothing to any man, for they were afraid.

³⁶ And as they spoke these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and says to them, Peace to you. ³⁷ But having been startled, and having become frightened, they presumed to see a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, Why are ye troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as ye see me having. ⁴⁰ And having said this, he displayed to them his hands and feet. ⁴¹ And while they still disbelieved from joy and wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything to eat here?

²⁰ Truly, truly, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. Ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will become into joy.

²² And now therefore indeed ye have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no man takes your joy away from you.

²⁰ And having said this, he showed them his hands and side. His disciples therefore rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ²¹ Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.

³ The watchmen who go about the city found me. I said, Did ye see him whom my soul loves? ⁴ It was but a little that I passed from them when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her who conceived me.

⁵ Thou meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember thee in thy ways. Behold, thou were angry, and we sinned. Therefore we have erred.

³³ And those who came in the boat worshiped him, saying, Thou really are the Son of God.

¹⁷ And when they saw him, they worshiped him, but men doubted.

⁹ Now having risen early morning on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. ¹⁰ That woman, having gone, informed those who became with him, as they mourned and wept.

²⁸ And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.

³⁸ and having stood behind near his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head. And she kissed his feet much, and anointed them with the ointment.

⁵² And having worshiping him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

³ Mary therefore, after taking a pound of ointment of very costly genuine spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled of the aroma of the ointment.

¹⁴ And having said these things, she turned backward, and sees Jesus standing. And she had not known that it is Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus says to her, Woman, why weep thou? Whom seek thou? That woman, supposing that he is the gardener, says to him, Sir, if thou have taken him, tell me where thou have laid him, and I will take him away. ¹⁶ Jesus says to her, Mary. After turning around, that woman says to him, Rabboni, which says, Teacher. ¹⁷ Jesus says to her, Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

¹⁹ Therefore being evening that day, the first day of the week, and the doors having been shut where the disciples were who assembled because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and says to them, Peace to you.

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

¹¹ Finally brothers, farewell. Be thoroughly prepared, be encouraged, think the same way, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

⁹ Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but lie, behold, I will make them so that they will come and bow down before thy feet, and may know that I have loved thee.

¹¹ And I looked, and I heard as a voice of many agents all around the throne and the living creatures and the elders. And the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that has been killed to receive the power, and wealth, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing! ¹³ And every creature that is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and is in the sea, and things in them all, I heard saying, The blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion is to him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb, into the ages of the ages. Truly! ¹⁴ And the four living creatures were saying the Truly. And the elders fell down and worshiped.

¹⁶ And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served LORD. And his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

⁸ LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. ⁹ He will not always chide, nor will he keep it forever. ¹⁰ He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. ¹¹ For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him. ¹² As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. ¹³ Like as a father pities his sons, So LORD pities those who fear him.

⁴⁸ But having answered, he said to the man who told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? ⁴⁹ And having stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold, my mother and my brothers. ⁵⁰ For whoever does the will of my Father in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

⁴⁰ And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.

⁴⁵ Then he will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to me.

⁵ And having responded, the agent said to the women, Fear ye not, for I know that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified.

⁷ And after going quickly, tell his disciples, He was raised from the dead, and lo, he goes before you into Galilee. There ye will see him. Behold, I have told you.

³³ And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brothers? ³⁴ And having looked around at those who sat about him, he says, Behold, my mother and my brothers. ³⁵ For whoever may do the will of God, the same is my brother and sister and mother.

⁷ But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goes before you into Galilee. Ye will see him there, just as he said to you.

³⁶ And as they spoke these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and says to them, Peace to you. ³⁷ But having been startled, and having become frightened, they presumed to see a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, Why are ye troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

²⁰ But he says to them, It is I, fear not.

¹⁷ Jesus says to her, Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

²⁹ Because whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be of similar nature of the form of his Son, in order for him to be the firstborn son among many brothers.

¹¹ For both he who sanctifies and those being sanctified are all of one, because of which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers, ¹² saying, I will declare thy name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to thee. ¹³ And again, I will be a man who has trusted in him. And again, Behold, I and the children that God has given me. ¹⁴ Since therefore the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might make him who has the power of death impotent, that is, the devil. ¹⁵ And he might liberate these, as many as throughout all their lifetime were deserving of bondage, with a specter of death. ¹⁶ For he certainly did not embrace agents, but he embraced the seed of Abraham. ¹⁷ Therefore he was obligated to be made like his brothers in accordance with all things, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things toward God, in order to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. ¹⁸ For in that he himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help those being tempted.

⁴ And those watching over shook from fear of him, and became as dead men.

¹ Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain things? ² The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against LORD, and against his anointed, saying, ³ Let us break their bonds apart, and cast away their cords from us. ⁴ He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision. ⁵ Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and vex them in his great displeasure. ⁶ Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. ⁷ I will tell of the decree. LORD said to me, Thou are my Son, this day I have begotten thee.

³ Then the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, ⁴ and they deliberated so that they might take Jesus by trickery, and kill him.

¹ But having become morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held consultation against Jesus in order to condemn him to death. ² And having bound him, they led him away and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

⁶² Now on the morrow, which is after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, ⁶³ saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was still alive, After three days I am raised. ⁶⁴ Command therefore to secure the tomb until the third day, lest his disciples having come by night steal him away, and say to the people, He was raised from the dead. And the last error will be worse than the first.

⁴⁷ Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What are we doing? Because this man does many signs.

¹⁰ But the chief priests decided that they should kill Lazarus also, ¹¹ since because of him many of the Jews were going and were believing in Jesus.

⁵ And it came to pass on the morrow, to be assembled in Jerusalem, their rulers, and elders, and scholars, ⁶ and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priestly family. ⁷ And after placing them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this? ⁸ Then Peter being filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, ⁹ if we are examined today about a good deed, of a feeble man, by what this man has been healed, ¹⁰ be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by this, this man stands here before you healthy. ¹¹ This is the stone that was rejected by you who build, which became into the head of the corner. ¹² And salvation is not in any other man, for there is no other name under the heaven, that has been given among men, by which we must be saved. ¹³ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are illiterate and uneducated men, they marveled. And they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus. ¹⁴ And seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they had nothing to contradict. ¹⁵ But after commanding them to go outside of the council, they conferred among each other, ¹⁶ saying, What will we do to these men? For that indeed a notable sign has happened by them, is apparent to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But that it may not spread on further among the people, let us threaten them with threats to speak no longer in this name, to not one man. ¹⁸ And having called them, they commanded them entirely, not to utter nor to teach in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹ But Peter and John having replied to them, they said, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than God, judge ye. ²⁰ For we are not able not to speak what we saw and heard. ²¹ And they, having further threatened, released them, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people. Since all glorified God for that which happened. ²² For the man was more than forty years old on whom this sign of healing had occurred.

³³ And when they heard this, they were as being split with a saw, and wanted to annihilate them. ³⁴ But after standing up in the council, a certain Pharisee named Gamaliel, a law teacher, esteemed by all the people, commanded to make the apostles be outside a little while.

⁴⁰ And they were persuaded by him. And after summoning the apostles, having beat them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

⁶⁴ Jesus says to him, Thou have said. Nevertheless I say to you, Henceforth ye will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of the sky.

² And having bound him, they led him away and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

¹⁹ And Herod, who sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, he commanded them to be led away. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he remained there.

¹⁵ he said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed out to him thirty silver pieces.

⁸ Therefore that field was called the field of blood, to this day.

¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all the evils, of which some aspiring have wandered from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

¹⁴ Afterward he became visible to them, to the eleven, who were relaxing. And he upbraided their unbelief and hard heart, because they did not believe those who saw him after he was raised.

⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, Did I not choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil?

¹³ And when they came in, they went up into the upper floor where they were lodging, including, Peter and James and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. ¹⁴ All these men were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. ¹⁵ And in those days, Peter, having stood up in the midst of the disciples (and there was a multitude of names at the same place, about a hundred twenty), he said, ¹⁶ Men, brothers, it was necessary for this scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus, ¹⁷ because he was numbered with us, and received a share of this ministry. ¹⁸ (Indeed therefore this man obtained a field from the reward of his unrighteousness, and having become headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. ¹⁹ And it became known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so as to call that field in their own dialect, Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.) ²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let no man be dwelling in it, and, Let another take his office. ²¹ It is necessary therefore, of the men who accompanied us during all the time during which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, ²² having begun from the immersion of John to the day that he was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness with us of his resurrection. ²³ And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴ And having prayed, they said, Thou, Lord, knowing the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou have chosen ²⁵ to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place. ²⁶ And they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

¹⁵ And also we are found false witnesses of God, because we witnessed according to God that he raised up the Christ, whom he did not raise up, if therefore the dead are really not raised.

¹² Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.

¹¹ So will the king desire thy beauty, for he is thy lord, and reverence thou him.

²⁸ Truly I say to you, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

⁹ And as they were going to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail. And having come, they held his feet and worshiped him.

²³ so that all would honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. The man not honoring the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.

⁶ Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. ⁷ I will tell of the decree. LORD said to me, Thou are my Son, this day I have begotten thee. ⁸ Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, and the outermost parts of the earth for thy possession. ⁹ Thou shall break them with a rod of iron, thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

¹⁹ Then thou spoke in a vision to thy sanctified, and said, I have laid help upon a mighty man. I have exalted a chosen man out of the people.

²⁷ I also will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

¹ LORD says to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool. ² LORD will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion. Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. ³ Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning thou have the dew of thy youth.

⁶ For to us a child is born, to us a son is given. And the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. ⁷ Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of LORD of hosts will perform this.

¹³ I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven someone like a son of man. And he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. ¹⁴ And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

²⁷ All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows the Son, except the Father, nor does any man know the Father, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.

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

²² And having turned to the disciples, he said, All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.

³⁵ The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.

²² For neither does the Father judge any man, but he has given all judgment to the Son, ²³ so that all would honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. The man not honoring the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, that he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life. And he does not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. ²⁵ Truly, truly, I say to you, that an hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. ²⁶ For as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to the Son to have life in himself. ²⁷ And he also gave him authority to execute judgment because he is a son of man.

³ Jesus, having seen that the Father has given all the things to him, into his hands, and that he came from God, and goes to God,

² just as thou gave him authority over all flesh, so that all things that thou have given him, he will give them eternal life.

³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.

³⁶ The word that he sent forth to the sons of Israel, preaching good news, peace by Jesus Christ (this man is Lord of all),

⁹ For because of this Christ both died and arose, and he became alive so that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.

²⁷ For he subordinated all things under his feet. But when he says that all things have been subordinated, it is clear that he who subordinated all things under him, is excepted.

²⁰ which he wrought in the Christ, having raised him from the dead and seated at his right hand in the heavenly things, ²¹ far above every principle office, and position of authority, and power, and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is coming. ²² And he subordinated all things under his feet, and appointed him head over all things for the church,

⁹ Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of the heavenly, and the earthly, and the sub-earthly, ¹¹ and that every tongue should acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹⁶ Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created through him, and for him. ¹⁷ And he is before all, and in him all things hold together. ¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things. ¹⁹ Because in him it was considered good for all the fullness to dwell,

¹⁰ And ye are men who have been made full in him, who is the head of every principal office and position of authority.

² whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the ages.

⁸ Thou subordinated all things under his feet. For in subordinating all things to him, he left nothing not subordinate to him. But now we do not yet see all things subordinated to him.

²² who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, agents, and positions of authority, and powers having been subordinated to him.

¹⁵ And the seventh agent sounded, and great voices occurred in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will reign into the ages of the ages.

¹⁴ These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with him are the called and chosen and faithful.

¹⁶ And he has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

²⁶ And God said, Let us make mankind in our image-after our likeness-and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

²⁴ LORD bless thee, and keep thee. ²⁵ LORD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee. ²⁶ LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. ²⁷ So shall they put my name upon the sons of Israel, and I will bless them.

²⁷ All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to LORD, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee. ²⁸ For the kingdom is LORD's, and he is the ruler over the nations.

² LORD has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations. ³ He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

¹ Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. ² He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street. ³ A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench, but he will bring forth justice in truth. ⁴ He will not fail nor be discouraged till he has set justice in the earth. And in his name Gentiles will hope.

¹⁶ Come ye near to me, hear ye this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret. From the time that it was, there I am. And now the lord LORD and his Spirit has sent me.

⁶ yea, he says, It is too light a thing that thou should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou may be my salvation to the end of the earth.

¹⁰ LORD has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

¹⁸ For I know their works and their thoughts. The time comes, that I will gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come, and shall see my glory. ¹⁹ And I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, who have not heard my fame, nor have seen my glory, and they shall declare my glory among the nations.

¹⁶ And when Jesus was immersed, he went up straightaway out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him. ¹⁷ And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

⁵² And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.

¹⁵ And he said to them, Having gone into all the world, preach ye the good news to the whole creation. ¹⁶ He who believes and is immersed will be saved, but he who does not believe will be damned.

⁴⁷ and to proclaim in his name repentance and remission of sins for all the nations, having begun from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ And ye are witnesses of these things.

⁸ But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.

³⁸ And Peter said to them, Repent ye, and be immersed each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those in afar, as many as the Lord our God may call.

⁴¹ Indeed therefore those who received his word gladly, were immersed. And there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

¹² But when they believed Philip preaching good news, the things about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women. ¹³ And Simon himself also believed. And after being immersed, he was continuing with Philip. And seeing miracles and signs occurring, he was astonished. ¹⁴ Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria has received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, ¹⁵ who, when they came down, prayed for them, so that they might receive the Holy Spirit, ¹⁶ for it was not yet fallen upon any of them. They were only immersed in the name of the Christ Jesus.

³⁶ And as they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch says, Look, water! What prevents me to be immersed? ³⁷ [This verse in not in the majority of the Greek manuscripts.] ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him.

¹⁸ And straightaway there fell from his eyes, like scales, and he looked up. And immediately after rising up, he was immersed.

⁴⁷ Can any man forbid the water for these not to be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also? ⁴⁸ And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to remain some days.

⁴⁶ But having spoken boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken first to you, but since ye thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so the Lord has commanded us: I have placed thee for a light of Gentiles, for thee to be for salvation as far as the extremity of the earth.

²¹ And having preached the good news to that city, and having made considerable disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

¹⁵ And when she was immersed, and her household, she urged us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, after coming into my house, remain. And she constrained us. ¹⁶ And it came to pass, as we were going to prayer, for a certain servant girl having a spirit of divination to meet us, who brought her masters much business by soothsaying. ¹⁷ This woman having followed Paul and us was crying out, saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation. ¹⁸ And she did this on many days. But Paul, after being exasperated, and having turned, he said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour. ¹⁹ But when her masters saw that the hope of their business was gone, having seized Paul and Silas, they dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers. ²⁰ And after bringing them to the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, disturb our city, ²¹ and proclaim customs that are not permitted for us to receive nor to do, being Romans. ²² And the multitude rose up together against them. And the magistrates, having torn off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods. ²³ And having laid many blows upon them, they cast them into prison, having ordered the jailor to guard them securely, ²⁴ who, having received such an order, threw them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks. ²⁵ Now toward midnight Paul and Silas, while praying, were singing praises to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶ And suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so as for the foundations of the prison to shake. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bonds of all the men were unfastened. ²⁷ And the jailor, who became awake and who saw the prison doors opened, having drawn out a sword was going to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled. ²⁸ But Paul cried out in a great voice, saying, Do nothing harmful to thyself, for we are all here. ²⁹ And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and having become trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas. ³⁰ And after bringing them outside, he said, Sirs, what must I do so that I may be saved? ³¹ And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou will be saved, thou and thy household. ³² And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all those in his house. ³³ And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed from the stripes, and was immersed, he and all those of him, immediately.

³ And he said to them, Into what then were ye immersed? And they said, Into John's immersion. ⁴ And Paul said, John indeed immersed an immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus, the Christ. ⁵ And when they heard this, they were immersed in the name of the Lord Jesus.

²⁸ Be it known to you therefore, that the salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear.

³ Or are ye ignorant that as many as were immersed into Christ Jesus were immersed into his death? ⁴ We were buried therefore with him through the immersion into death, so that as Christ was raised up from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we may walk in newness of life.

¹⁸ But I say, did they, no, not hear? Rather, Their voice went forth into all the earth, and their sayings to the limits of the inhabited world.

¹³ Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you, or were ye immersed in the name of Paul? ¹⁴ I thank God that I immersed none of you except Crispus and Gaius, ¹⁵ lest some man should say that I immersed in my name. ¹⁶ And I also immersed the household of Stephanas. Besides, I know not whether I immersed any other.

⁴ Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵ And there are varieties of services, and the same Lord. ⁶ And there are varieties of functions, but it is the same God who works all in all.

²⁹ Otherwise what will they do who are immersed for the dead? If the dead do not rise at all, why then are they immersed for the dead?

¹⁴ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, is with all of you. Truly.

²⁷ For as many as were immersed into Christ have put on Christ.

¹⁸ because through him we both have the access in one Spirit to the Father.

²³ If ye truly continue in the faith, founded, and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good news that ye heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I Paul became a helper.

²¹ Which counterpart-immersion-now also saves us, not the putting away of filth of flesh, but an appeal of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

⁷ Because those who testify are three:

⁴ John, to the seven congregations in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is coming, and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne, ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and washed us from our sins by his blood ⁶ and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him is the glory and the dominion into the ages of the ages. Truly.

² And LORD was with Joseph. And he was a man who succeeds. And he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. ³ And his master saw that LORD was with him, and that LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

²¹ But LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

¹² And he said, I will certainly be with thee. And this shall be the sign to thee, that I have sent thee: When thou have brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

³² Ye shall observe to do therefore as LORD your God has commanded you. Ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

³² Whatever thing I command you, that shall ye observe to do. Thou shall not add to it, nor diminish from it.

⁵ There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

³⁶ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Truly. LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so too.

³⁶ Blessed be LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Truly, and praised LORD.

⁷ LORD of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

¹¹ LORD of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

¹⁹ And blessed be his glorious name forever. And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Truly, and Truly.

⁸ and it shall sweep onward into Judah. It shall overflow and pass through; it shall reach even to the neck. And the stretching out of its wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. ⁹ Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces. And give ear, all ye of far countries. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. ¹⁰ Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nothing. Speak the word, and it shall not stand, for God is with us.

²³ Behold, the virgin will have in her womb, and will bring forth a son. And they will call his name Immanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.

¹³ And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.

²⁴ Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock. ²⁵ And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock. ²⁶ And every man who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be compared to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. ²⁷ And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell. And great was the fall of it.

³⁹ And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are agents. ⁴⁰ As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned in fire, so it will be at the end of this age.

⁴⁹ So it will be at the end of the age. The agents will come forth, and separate the bad from among the righteous,

²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

³ And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? And what is the sign of thy coming, and of the termination of the age?

²⁰ And those men, having gone forth, they preached everywhere, the Lord working jointly, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Truly.

¹⁸ I will not leave you orphaned. I am coming to you. ¹⁹ Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more, but ye see me. Because I live, ye will also live. ²⁰ In that day ye will know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. ²¹ He who has my commandments, and keeps them, that man it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. ²² Judas (not Iscariot) says to him, Lord, and what has happened that thou are going to manifest thyself to us, and not to the world? ²³ Jesus answered and said to him, If any man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make a dwelling with him.

⁴² And they were continuing steadfastly in the apostles doctrine, and in fellowship, and in the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

⁹ And the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision at night, Fear not, but speak, and be not silent, ¹⁰ because I am with thee, and no man will lay upon thee to harm thee, because many people are for me in this city.

²⁰ How I kept back nothing of these things that are beneficial, not to inform you, and to teach you in public, and from house to house, ²¹ testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

²⁷ For I did not withdraw from declaring to you the whole plan of God.

² Now I praise you, brothers, that ye remember me in all things and keep the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.

²³ For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread,

³⁷ If any man presumes to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge what I write to you, that they are commandments of the Lord.

¹¹ And indeed he gave the apostles, and the prophets, and the evangelists, and the shepherds and teachers ¹² for the perfecting of the sanctified, for the work of ministry, for edification of the body of the Christ. ¹³ Until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a standard of stature of the fullness of the Christ. ¹⁴ So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error. ¹⁵ But being truthful in love, we may cause all things to grow for him who is the head-the Christ- ¹⁶ from whom the whole body, joined together and united together through every connection of the supply, according to the working of each one part within a standard, makes the growth of the body for the construction of itself by love. ¹⁷ This I say therefore, and solemnly declare in the Lord, for you to walk no longer as also the other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

²⁰ But ye did not so learn the Christ, ²¹ if indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus, ²² for you to put off the old man according to your former conduct, the man who is corrupt according to the desires of deceitfulness, ²³ and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, ²⁴ and to put on the new man according to God, the man who was created in righteousness and piety of the truth. ²⁵ Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other. ²⁶ Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath, ²⁷ neither give a place to the devil. ²⁸ Let the man who steals steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the good, so that he may have to give to him who has need. ²⁹ Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear. ³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye are sealed for a day of redemption. ³¹ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and reviling be taken away from you, with all evil. ³² And become good toward each other, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as also God in Christ forgave us.

²⁸ Whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

¹ Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you, and summon in the Lord Jesus, that just as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, that ye may abound more. ² For ye know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

⁶ Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition, which they received from us. ⁷ For ye yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us. Because we did not act disorderly among you, ⁸ nor did we eat bread gratis from any man, but in labor and toil, working night and day in order not to burden any of you. ⁹ Not because we have no right, but that we might give ourselves an example to you, in order to imitate us. ¹⁰ For even when we were with you we commanded you this, that if any man will not work, neither let him eat. ¹¹ For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies. ¹² Now to such men we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that, working with quietness, they should eat their own bread.

¹ Let bondmen, as many as are under a yoke, regard their own masters worthy of all respect, so that the name of God and the doctrine may not be blasphemed. ² And those who have believing masters, let them not disparage them because they are brothers, instead let them serve more because they are believers and beloved-those who are recipients of the benefit. Teach and exhort these things. ³ If any man teaches something different, and does not associate with wholesome words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to piety, ⁴ he is puffed up, understanding nothing, but doting about disputes and word controversies, from which develop envy, strife, revilings, evil surmisings,

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the sacred message might be brought to fullness, and all the Gentiles might hear. And I was rescued out of the mouth of the lion.

¹ But speak thou the things that are fitting for the sound doctrine. ² Aged men are to be sober, noble, serious minded, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance. ³ Aged women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good, ⁴ so that they may admonish the young women to be sensible, to love their husbands, to love their children, ⁵ to be serious-minded, pure, homemakers, good, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed. ⁶ Likewise exhort the younger men to be sober-minded. ⁷ Concerning all things presenting thyself a pattern of good works in the doctrine: incorruption, dignity, incorruptibility, ⁸ sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us. ⁹ Bondmen are to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things, not speaking contrary, ¹⁰ not pilfering, but demonstrating all good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

¹⁰ Men formerly not a people, but now are a people of God. Men who had not obtained mercy, but who now have obtained mercy. ¹¹ Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and sojourners, to abstain from the fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. ¹² Having your behavior good among the Gentiles, so that, upon which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in the day of visitation, from having observed your good works. ¹³ Therefore because of the Lord, ye should submit to every human establishment, whether to a king as being supreme, ¹⁴ or to governors as being sent by him for vengeance of evildoers and praise of well-doers. ¹⁵ Because this way is the will of God, doing good to muzzle the ignorance of the foolish men. ¹⁶ As free, and not having your freedom as a cover-up of evil, but as bondmen of God. ¹⁷ Respect all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Respect the king. ¹⁸ Household servants, submitting to the masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wayward. ¹⁹ For this is graciousness, if, because of consciousness of God, any man endures sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

⁵ Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge, ⁶ and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety, ⁷ and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love. ⁸ For these things existing in you and abounding, it leads to not being idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For he in whom these things are not present is blind, being near-sighted, having deliberately forgotten the purification of his former sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble. ¹¹ For so the entrance will be furnished to you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

² to remember the sayings that were earlier spoken by the holy prophets, and of the command of your apostles of the Lord and Savior.

³ And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. ⁴ He who says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this man.

¹⁹ And by this we know that we are of the truth, and will assure our hearts before him. ²⁰ Because if our heart should condemn us, that God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. ²¹ Beloved, if our heart should not condemn us, we have confidence toward God, ²² and whatever we may ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do things pleasing in his sight. ²³ And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love each other, just as he gave command. ²⁴ And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit that he gave us.

¹⁸ and he who lives. And I became dead, and behold, I am living into the ages of the ages. Truly. And I have the keys of death and of Hades.

¹⁴ Blessed are those doing his commandments, so that their right will be to the tree of life, and they may enter in the gates into the city.

²⁰ He who testifies these things says, Yea, I come quickly. Truly. Yea, come, Lord Jesus! ²¹ The grace of the Lord Jesus is with all the sanctified. Truly.