Acts 2 Cross References - Lamsa

¹ AND when the day of PenÆte-cost was fulfilled, while they were assembled together, ² Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting. ³ And there appeared to them tongues which were divided like flames of fire; and they rested upon each of them. ⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in various languages, according to whatever the Spirit gave them to speak. ⁵ Now there were resident at Jerusalem, devout men and Jews from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And as the sound took place, all the people gathered together, and they were confused because every man heard them speak in his own language. ⁷ And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Gal-i-lµÆans? ⁸ How is it that we hear every man in our own native language? ⁹ ParÆthi-ans and Medes and EÆlam-ites and those who dwell in Mes-o-po-taÆmi-a, Jews and Cap-pa-doÆci-ans and those from Pontus and Asia Minor, ¹⁰ And those from the region of PhrygÆi-a and of Pam-phylÆi-a and of Egypt, and of the regions of LibÆy-a near Cy-reÆne, and those who have come from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, ¹¹ And those from Crete, and Arabians, behold we hear them speak in our own tongues of the wonderful works of God. ¹² And they were all amazed and stunned, saying one to another, what does this mean? ¹³ Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. ¹⁴ And afterwards Simon Peter stood up together with the eleven disciples, and lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Jewish race, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my words: ¹⁵ For these men are not drunken as you suppose for behold it is but the third hour of the day. * ¹⁶ But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: ¹⁷ It shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams: ¹⁸ And upon my servants and upon my maidservants will I pour out my spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy: ¹⁹ And I will show wonders in heaven, and signs on the earth; blood and fire and vapor of smoke: ²⁰ The sun shall be changed into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and fearful day of the Lord shall come. ²¹ And it shall come to pass that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ²² Men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man of God, who appeared among you by miracles and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves know: ²³ The very one who was chosen for this purpose from the very beginning of knowledge and will of God, you have delivered into the hands of wicked men, and you have crucified and murdered him: ²⁴ Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible for the grave to hold him. ²⁵ For David said concerning him, I foresaw my Lord always, for he is on my right hand, so that I should not be shaken: ²⁶ Therefore my heart is comforted and my glory is exalted; even my body shall rest in hope: ²⁷ Because you will not leave my soul in the grave neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption. ²⁸ You have revealed to me the way of life; you will fill me with joy with your presence. ²⁹ Now men and brethren, permit me to speak to you openly concerning Patriarch David, who is dead and buried and whose sepulchre is with us to this day. ³⁰ For he was a prophet, and he knew that God had sworn by an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up one to sit on his throne. ³¹ So he foresaw and spoke concerning the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in the grave, neither did his body see corruption. ³² This very Jesus, God has raised up, and we are all his witnesses. ³³ It is he who is exalted by the right hand of God, and has received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, and has poured out gifts which you now see and hear. ³⁴ For David did not ascend into heaven, because he himself said, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, ³⁵ Until I make thy foes thy footstool. ³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this very Jesus whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ. ³⁷ When they heard these things, their hearts were touched and they said to Simon and the rest of the apostles, Our brethren, what shall we do? ³⁸ Then Simon said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of the LORD Jesus for the remission of sins, so that you may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise was made to you and to your children, and for all of those who are far off, even as many as the very God shall call. ⁴⁰ And he testified to them with many other words and besought them, saying, Save yourselves from this sinful generation. ⁴¹ And those men among them who readily accepted his word and believed were baptized and about three thousand souls were added in that day. ⁴² And they continued steadfastly in the teaching, of the apostles and they took part in prayer and in the breaking of bread. ⁴³ And fear came upon every soul: and many miracles and wonders were done by the apostles in Jerusalem. ⁴⁴ And all believers were together, and had all things in common; ⁴⁵ And those who had possessions sold them and divided to each man according to his need. ⁴⁶ And they went to the temple every day with one accord; and at home they broke bread, and they received food with joy and with a pure heart, ⁴⁷ Praising God, and finding favor with all the people. And our LORD daily increased the congregation of the church.

³ But when Herod the king heard it, he trembled, and all Jerusalem with him.

¹⁵ And he remained there until the death of Herod, so that what was said from the Lord by the prophet, might be fulfilled, I have called my son from Egypt.

²³ And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, so that what was said by the prophet, might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazarene.

² Saying, Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

⁷ But when he saw a great many of the Pharisees and Sadducees who were coming to be baptized, he said to them, O offspring of scorpions, who has warned you to escape from the anger which is to come? ⁸ Bring forth therefore fruits which are worthy of repentance;

⁸ Bring forth therefore fruits which are worthy of repentance; ⁹ And do not think and say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I say to you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

⁹ And do not think and say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I say to you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones. ¹⁰ Behold, the axe is already placed at the root of the trees; therefore, every tree which bears not good fruits shall be cut down and dropped in the fire. ¹¹ I am just baptizing you with water for repentance; but he who is coming after me is greater than I, the one even whose shoes I am not worthy to remove; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹⁵ But Jesus answered and said to him, Permit now, for this is necessary for us so that all righteousness may be fulfilled; and then he permitted him.

¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is coming near. ¹⁸ And while he was walking by the shore of the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter and his brother Andrew, who were casting nets into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. ²⁰ So they immediately left their nets and went after him. ²¹ And when he left that place he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a ship with Zebedee their father, repairing their nets; and Jesus called them. ²² So they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

²² The eye is the lamp of the body; if therefore your eye be clear, your whole body is also lighted.

⁸ But when the crowds saw it, they were frightened, and they glorified God, because he had given such power as this to men.

¹⁹ But when they deliver you up, do not worry as to how or what you will speak; for it will be given to you in that very hour what you are to speak.

² But when John heard in prison of the works of Christ, he sent by his disciples, ³ And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect another? ⁴ Jesus answered and said, Go and describe to John the things which you see and hear. ⁵ The blind see, and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the poor are given hope. ⁶ And blessed is he who does not stumble on account of me.

²³ And you, Capernaum, which have exalted yourself up to heaven, shall be brought down to Sheol; for if in Sodom had been done the works which were done in you, it would be standing to this day.

²⁸ And if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come near to you.

³⁴ O generation of scorpions, how can you speak good things when you are bad? For the mouth speaks from the fullness of the heart.

⁴⁴ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure which is hidden in the field, which a man discovered and hid, and because of his joy, he went and sold everything he had, and bought that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant, who was seeking good pearls. ⁴⁶ And when he had found one costly pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it.

⁴ A wicked and adulterous generation wants a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and went away.

¹⁷ Jesus answered and said, O faithless and crooked generation, how long shall I be with you? and how long shall I preach to you? bring him here to me.

²¹ Jesus said to him. If you wish to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give them to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven; then follow me.

³ And he went out at the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market place.

¹¹ And the people were saying. This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.

²⁸ What do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first one and said to him, My son, go and work today in the vineyard. ²⁹ He answered and said, I do not want to, but later he regretted and went. ³⁰ And he came to the other one and said to him likewise. And he answered and said, Here am I, my Lord, and yet he did not go. ³¹ Which of these two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first one. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that even the publicans and the harlots will precede you into the kingdom of God. ³² For John came to you in a righteousness way, and you did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; but you, even though you saw, did not repent, so that later you may believe him.

⁴² And he said, What do you say concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They said to him, son of David. ⁴³ He said to them, How is it then that David through the Spirit calls him Lord? For he said,

⁴³ He said to them, How is it then that David through the Spirit calls him Lord? For he said, ⁴⁴ The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet. ⁴⁵ If David then calls him Lord, how can he be his son?

³³ O you serpents, and seed of scorpions! how can you flee from the judgment of hell?

¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached throughout the world as a testimony to all the nations; then the end will come.

²⁹ Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the universe will be shaken.

²⁴ The Son of man is going through, just as it is written concerning him; but woe to the man by whose hand the Son of man is betrayed! it would have been far better for that man never to have been born.

⁷³ After a while, those who were standing came up, and said to Peter, Truly you also are one of them, for even your speech proves it.

²⁰ But the high priests and the elders urged the people to ask for Bar-Abbas, and to destroy Jesus. ²¹ And the governor answered and said to them, Which of these two do you want me to release to you? They said, Bar-Abbas. ²² Pilate said to them, What shall I then do with Jesus who is called the Christ? They all said, Let him be crucified. ²³ Pilate said to them, What evil has he done? But they cried out the more and said, Let him be crucified. ²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but that instead confusion was increasing, he took water and washed his hands before the people, and said, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; do as you please. ²⁵ All the people then answered and said, Let his blood be on us and on our children.

³² And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, whose name was Simon, whom they compelled to carry his cross.

³⁵ And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by casting lots.

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.

⁶³ And they said to him, Our lord, we have just remembered that that deceiver used to say when he was alive, After three days I will rise again.

¹⁸ And Jesus came up and spoke with them, and said to them, All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Just as my Father has sent me I am also sending you.

¹⁸ And Jesus came up and spoke with them, and said to them, All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Just as my Father has sent me I am also sending you. ¹⁹ Go, therefore, and convert all nations; and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit;

¹⁹ Go, therefore, and convert all nations; and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit; ²⁰ And teach them to obey everything that I have commanded you; and, behold, I am with you all the days, to the end of the world. Amen.

¹⁵ And saying, The time has come to an end, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.

²⁴ And said, Jesus of Nazareth, what have we in common? Have you come to destroy us? I know you, who you are, ôHoly One of God.ö

²⁷ And they were all astonished, and kept asking one another saying, What does this mean? and what is this new teaching, that with such a power he commands even unclean spirits and they obey him?

¹² And immediately he rose, and took up his quilt-bed and went out before the eyes of them all; and they were all amazed, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like it.

¹⁶ And those which were sown upon the rock, are those who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy; ¹⁷ And they have no root in themselves, but last for a while; and when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they soon stumble.

³⁸ Whoever, therefore, is ashamed of me and of my words in this sinful and adulterous generation, the Son of man will also be ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with his holy angels.

³⁶ For David himself said through the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I put your enemies a stool under your feet.

²⁴ But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light,

²¹ And they compelled one who was passing by, Simon the Cyrenian, who was coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

¹⁶ He who believes and is baptized shall be saved; and he who does not believe shall be condemned. ¹⁷ And wonders will follow those who believe these things. In my name they will cast out demons; and they will speak with new tongues;

¹⁹ Then our Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, ascended to heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

¹⁵ For he will be great before the Lord, and he will not drink wine and strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, while he is still in the womb of his mother.

³¹ For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus. ³² He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. ³³ And he will rule over the house of Jacob for ever; and there will be no limit to his kingdom.

³⁵ The angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Highest will rest upon you; therefore the one who is to be born of you is holy, and he will be called the Son of God.

⁴¹ And when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁶⁷ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said,

⁶⁹ And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; ⁷⁰ Just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been for ages,

¹⁰ And the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy, which will be to all the world. ¹¹ For today is born to you in the city of David, a Saviour, who is the Lord Christ.

¹¹ For today is born to you in the city of David, a Saviour, who is the Lord Christ.

¹³ And suddenly there appeared with the angel, many hosts of heaven, praising God, and saying,

²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simon; and this man was pious and righteous, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

⁵² And Jesus grew in his stature and in his wisdom, and in favor with God and men.

⁶ And let every flesh see the salvation of God.

¹⁰ And the people asked him saying, What then shall we do?

¹² And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

¹⁴ And the soldiers also asked him saying, What shall we do? And he said to them, Do not molest any man, and do not despise any man; your own wages should be enough for you.

¹ NOW Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and the Spirit carried him away into the wilderness,

³⁴ And said, Leave me alone, what have we in common, O Jesus the Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, ôHoly One of Godö!

⁵ Simon answered and said to him, Teacher, we have toiled all night, and have caught nothing; but just because of your word, I will cast the net. ⁶ And when they had done this, they inclosed a great many fish; and their net was breaking. ⁷ So they signalled to their partners in the other boat, to come and help them. And when they came, they filled both the boats, till they were almost sinking.

¹⁶ And all men were seized with fear; and they praised God, saying, A great prophet is risen among us; and, God has visited his people.

²⁰ And they came to Jesus and said to him, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you the one who is to come? or are we to expect another one? ²¹ In that very hour, he healed a great many of their diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits; and he gave sight to many blind men. ²² So Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John everything that you have seen and heard; that the blind see, and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the poor are given hope. ²³ And blessed is he, who does not stumble on account of me.

³⁷ Then all the people of the Gadarenes besought him to leave them, because they were seized with a great fear; and Jesus went up into the boat and returned from thence.

²⁰ But if I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God is come near you.

⁴¹ But give alms of what you have; and, behold, everything will be clean to you.

¹² For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what you ought to say.

³³ Sell your possessions and give them as alms; make for yourselves purses which do not wear out, and a treasure in heaven that does not run short, where the thief does not come near, and moth does not destroy. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there also will be your heart.

¹ THEN the publicans and sinners drew near to him to hear him. ² And the scribes and Pharisees murmured, saying, He receives even the sinners and eats with them. ³ So Jesus told them this parable, ⁴ What man among you has one hundred sheep, and if one of them should get lost, would he not leave the ninety and nine in the open, and go in search of the one which is lost, until he finds it? ⁵ And when he finds it he rejoices, and he takes it on his shoulders. ⁶ And he comes to his house, and invites his friends and neighbors, and says to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. ⁷ I say to you, that such will be the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety and nine righteous, who need no repentance. ⁸ Or what woman who has ten coins, and should lose one of them, would not light a lamp and sweep the house, and search for it carefully, until she finds it? ⁹ And when she finds it, she calls her women friends and neighbors, and says to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my coin which was lost. ¹⁰ I say to you, that such will be the joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. ¹¹ And Jesus said to them again, A man had two sons; ¹² And his younger son said to him, My father, give me the portion, which is coming to me from your house. And he divided to them his possessions. ¹³ And after a few days, his younger son gathered everything that was his share, and went to a far-away country, and there he scattered his wealth in extravagant living. ¹⁴ And when all he had was gone, there was a severe famine in that country; and he began to be in need. ¹⁵ So he went and got acquainted with one of the men of the city of that country; and he sent him to the field to feed the swine. ¹⁶ And he craved to fill his stomach with the husks that the swine were eating; and yet no man would give him. ¹⁷ And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired workers are now in my fatherÆs house, who have plenty of bread, and I am here perishing with hunger! ¹⁸ I will rise and go to my father, and say to him, My father, I have sinned before heaven, and before you; ¹⁹ And I am no longer worthy to be called your son; just make me like one of your hired workers. ²⁰ And he rose up and came to his father. And while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him, and had compassion on him, and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. ²¹ And his son said to him, My father, I have sinned before heaven and before you, and I am not worthy to be called your son. ²² But his father said to his servants, Bring the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; ²³ And bring and kill the fat ox, and let us eat and be merry; ²⁴ For this my son was dead, and has come to life; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry. ²⁵ But his elder son was in the field; and as he came near the house, he heard the voice of the singing of many. ²⁶ And he called one of the boys, and asked him what it was all about.

²⁶ And he called one of the boys, and asked him what it was all about. ²⁷ He said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has killed the fat ox, because he received him safe and well. ²⁸ And he became angry and would not go in; so his father came out and besought him. ²⁹ But he said to his father, Behold, how many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your commandment; and yet you never gave me even a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. ³⁰ But for this son of yours, after he had wasted your wealth with harlots and come back, you have killed the fat ox. ³¹ His father said to him, My son, you are always with me, and everything which is mine is yours. ³² It was right for us to make merry and rejoice; for this your brother was dead and has come to life; and was lost and is found.

⁹ And I also say, use this earthly wealth, however acquired, to make friends so that when it is gone, they will receive you and you will have everlasting habitation.

²³ And while he was tormented in Sheol, he lifted up his eyes from a distance, and saw Abraham, with Lazarus in his bosom.

²⁴ For just as the lightning flashes from the sky, and all under the sky is lightened, such will be the day of the Son of man.

²² When Jesus heard it, he said to him, You lack one thing; go, sell everything you have, and give it to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.

³⁶ And he heard the voice of the people passing, and asked, Who is this?

⁸ But Zacchaeus rose up and said to Jesus, Behold, my Lord, half of my wealth I will give to the poor; and I will pay fourfold to every man from whom I have extorted.

²⁷ But those my enemies, who were not willing that I should rule over them, bring them here, and kill them before me.

⁴⁸ But they were not able to find what to do to him; for all the people hung around him to hear him.

¹⁶ He will come and destroy those laborers, and give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, This will never happen. ¹⁷ But he looked at them and said, What is it that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same became the cornerstone? ¹⁸ Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; and on whomever it falls it will scatter him.

⁴² And yet David said in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, ⁴³ Until I put down your enemies under your feet.

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

²⁵ And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars; and on earth distress of the nations, and confusion because of the roaring of the sea;

³⁶ Therefore keep watch all the time and pray, so that you may be worthy to escape all these things which are to happen, and that you may stand before the Son of man.

²² And the Son of man will go, just as he has been destined; but woe to the man by whose hand he will be betrayed!

³⁷ For I say to you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, He will be numbered among the wicked; for all the things concerning me will be fulfilled.

¹ AND on the first day of the week, early in the morning, while it was yet dark, they came to the tomb, and brought the spices which they had prepared; and there were with them other women. ² And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. ³ And they entered in, but they did not find the body of Jesus. ⁴ And it came to pass as they were confused about this, behold, two men stood above them, and their garments were shining; ⁵ And they were afraid, and bowed their faces to the ground; and they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, he has risen; remember that he spoke to you while he was in Galilee, ⁷ Saying, that the Son of man had to be delivered into the hands of sinful men,, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day. ⁸ And they remembered his words. ⁹ And they returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven and to the rest. ¹⁰ They were Mary of Magdala, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the rest who were with them, who told these things to the apostles. ¹¹ And these words appeared in their eyes as delusions; and they did not believe them. ¹² But Simon rose up and ran to the tomb; and he looked in and saw the linen laid by itself, and he went away wondering in himself concerning what had happened. ¹³ And behold two of them were going on that day to a village called Emmaus, about six miles from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ They were talking with each other concerning all these things that had happened. ¹⁵ And while they were speaking and asking each other, Jesus came and overtook them, and walked with them. ¹⁶ But the sight of their eyes was holden, so that they could not recognize him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, What are these words that you are discussing with each other, as you walk, and are sad? ¹⁸ One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to him, Are you a stranger alone from Jerusalem, that you do not know what has happened in it in these days?

¹⁸ One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to him, Are you a stranger alone from Jerusalem, that you do not know what has happened in it in these days? ¹⁹ He said to them, What things? They said to him, About Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, mighty in word and deed before God and before all the people. ²⁰ And the high priests and the elders delivered him up to the judgment of death, and they crucified him.

²⁰ And the high priests and the elders delivered him up to the judgment of death, and they crucified him. ²¹ But we were hoping that he was the one to save Israel; and behold, it is three days since all these things happened. ²² And some of our women also amazed us, for they went early to the tomb; ²³ And when his body was not found, they came, and said to us, We saw angels there, and they said that he is alive. ²⁴ And some of our men also went to the tomb, and they found it so, as the women had said; but they did not see him. ²⁵ Then Jesus said to them, O dull-minded heavy-hearted, slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken. ²⁶ Did not Christ have to suffer all these things, and to enter into his glory? ²⁷ And he began from Moses and from all the prophets, and interpreted to them from all the scriptures concerning himself. ²⁸ And they drew near to the village, to which they were going; and he made them think that he was going to a far place. ²⁹ But they urged him and said, Remain with us; because the day is spent and it is near dark. So he entered to stay with them. ³⁰ And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to them.

³⁰ And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to them. ³¹ And immediately their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he was taken away from them. ³² And they said one to another, Were not our hearts heavy within us, when he spoke with us on the road, and interpreted the scriptures to us?

³² And they said one to another, Were not our hearts heavy within us, when he spoke with us on the road, and interpreted the scriptures to us? ³³ And they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them, ³⁴ Saying, Truly our Lord has risen, and he has appeared to Simon. ³⁵ And they also reported those things that happened on the road, and how they knew him as he broke the bread.

³⁵ And they also reported those things that happened on the road, and how they knew him as he broke the bread. ³⁶ And while they were discussing these things, Jesus stood among them, and said to them, Peace be with you; it is I; do not be afraid. ³⁷ And they were confused and frightened, for they thought they saw a spirit. The walk to Emmaus. ³⁸ Jesus said to them, Why do you tremble? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I; feel me and understand; for a spirit has no flesh and bones, as you see I have. ⁴⁰ When he said these things, he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ And as they still did not believe because of their joy, and they were bewildered, he said to them, Have you anything here to eat? ⁴² They gave him a portion of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb. ⁴³ And he took it, and ate before their eyes. ⁴⁴ And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you when I was with you, that everything must be fulfilled which is written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

⁴⁴ And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you when I was with you, that everything must be fulfilled which is written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

⁴⁴ And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you when I was with you, that everything must be fulfilled which is written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. ⁴⁵ Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures.

⁴⁵ Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures. ⁴⁶ And he said to them, Thus it is written, and it was right that Christ should suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day;

⁴⁶ And he said to them, Thus it is written, and it was right that Christ should suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day;

⁴⁶ And he said to them, Thus it is written, and it was right that Christ should suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day; ⁴⁷ And that repentance should be preached in his name for the forgiveness of sins among all nations; and the beginning will be from Jerusalem.

⁴⁷ And that repentance should be preached in his name for the forgiveness of sins among all nations; and the beginning will be from Jerusalem.

⁴⁷ And that repentance should be preached in his name for the forgiveness of sins among all nations; and the beginning will be from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ And you are witnesses of these things.

⁴⁸ And you are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And I will send upon you the promise of my Father; but you remain in the city of Jerusalem, until you are clothed with power from on high.

⁴⁹ And I will send upon you the promise of my Father; but you remain in the city of Jerusalem, until you are clothed with power from on high. ⁵⁰ And he took them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. ⁵¹ And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and went up to heaven. ⁵² And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; ⁵³ And they were always in the temple,

⁵³ And they were always in the temple,

³² And John testified and said, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it rested upon him. ³³ And yet I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water, said to me, The one upon whom you see the Spirit descending and resting, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.

⁴⁵ Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, We have found that Jesus, the son of Joseph, of Nazareth, is the one concerning whom Moses wrote in the law and the prophets.

¹⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, Tear down this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. ²⁰ The Jews said to him, It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days? ²¹ But he spoke concerning the temple of his body.

² He came at night to Jesus and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent from God; for no man can do these miracles that you are doing, except God is with him.

⁸ The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound; but you do not know whence it comes and whither it goes; such is every man who is born of the Spirit.

³⁵ The Father loves the Son, and has placed everything under his hand. ³⁶ He who believes in the Son has eternal life; and he who does not obey the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God shall remain on him.

⁴⁸ Jesus said to him, Unless you see miracles and wonders, you will not believe.

¹⁷ But Jesus said to them, My Father works even until now, so I also work. ¹⁸ And for this the Jews wanted the more to kill him, not only because he was weakening the sabbath, but also because he said concerning God that he is his Father, and was making himself equal with God. ¹⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, that the Son can do nothing of his own accord, except what he sees the Father doing; for the things which the Father does, the same the Son does like him also. ²⁰ For the Father loves his Son, and he shows him everything that he does; and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may marvel.

²² For the Father does not judge any man, but he has entrusted all judgment to the Son; ²³ So that every man should honor the Son, just as he honors the Father. He who does not honor the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears my word, and believes him who has sent me, has everlasting life; and he does not come before the judgment, but he passes from death to life. ²⁵ Truly, truly, I say to you, The time is coming, and it is now already here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear it will live. ²⁶ For as the Father has life in himself, even so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself. ²⁷ And he has given him authority to execute judgment also, for he is the Son of man. ²⁸ Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming, when all those who are in the graves will hear his voice, ²⁹ And they will come out; those who have done good works to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil works to the resurrection of judgment.

³⁶ But I have a greater testimony than that of John; for the works which my Father has given me to finish, the same works which I do, testify concerning me, that the Father has sent me.

¹⁴ Then the men who saw the miracle which Jesus performed said, Truly this is the prophet who is to come into the world.

²⁷ Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you; for this one God the Father has sealed.

³¹ But a great many of the people believed in him and said, When the Christ comes, why, will he do greater wonders than this man does?

³⁸ Whoever believes in me, just as the scriptures have said, the rivers of living water shall flow from within him. ³⁹ He said this concerning the Spirit, which they who believe in him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

³⁹ He said this concerning the Spirit, which they who believe in him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

⁵² They answered and said to him, Why, are you also from Galilee? * Search and see that no prophet will rise up from Galilee.

⁹ And when they heard it, they left one by one, beginning with the elders; and the man woman was left alone in the midst.

³¹ Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, If you abide by my word, you are truly my disciples. ³² And you will know the truth, and that very truth will make you free.

³³ If this man were not from God, he could not have done this.

¹⁸ No man takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own will. Therefore I have the power to lay it down, and I have the power to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.

³⁵ If he called them gods, because the word of God was with them, and the scripture cannot be broken;

³⁷ If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me.

²⁵ Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, even though he die, he shall live. ²⁶ And whoever is alive and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?

³⁹ Jesus said, Take away this stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, My Lord, he is already disfigured, for he is dead four days. ⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, Did not I say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? ⁴¹ So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes upwards, and said, O Father, I thank you for you have heard me, ⁴² And I know that you always hear me; but I say these things just because of this people who stand around, so that they may believe that you have sent me.

⁴⁷ So the high priests and the Pharisees gathered together and said, What shall we do? for this man does many miracles?

¹⁷ The people who were with him testified that he had called Lazarus from the tomb, and raised him from the dead.

²⁰ Now there were some Gentiles * among them who had come up to worship at the feast.

³⁹ For this reason, they could not believe, because Isaiah said again,

⁶ Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man comes to my Father except by me.

¹⁰ Do you not believe that I am with my Father and my Father is with me? * the words that I speak, I do not speak of myself; but my Father who abides with me, he does these works. ¹¹ Believe that I am with my Father, and my Father is with me; and if not, believe because of the works. ¹² Truly, truly, I say to you, He who believes in me, the works which I do he shall do also; even greater than these things he shall do, because I am going to my Father.

¹⁶ And I will ask of my Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you for ever;

²⁶ But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom my Father will send in my name, he will teach you everything, and remind you of everything which I tell you.

²⁴ If I had not done works before their eyes, such as no other man has ever done, they would be without sin; but now they have seen and hated me and also my Father,

²⁶ But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from my Father, the Spirit of truth which proceeds from my Father, he will testify concerning me. ²⁷ And you also will testify because you have been with me from the beginning.

⁷ But I tell you the truth, It is better for you that I should go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I should go, I will send him to you. ⁸ And when he is come, he will rebuke the world concerning sin, concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.

⁸ And when he is come, he will rebuke the world concerning sin, concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment. ⁹ Concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

⁹ Concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; ¹⁰ Concerning righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you will not see me again;

¹⁰ Concerning righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you will not see me again; ¹¹ Concerning judgment, because the leader of this world has been judged.

¹¹ Concerning judgment, because the leader of this world has been judged. ¹² Again, I have many other things to tell you, but you cannot grasp them now. ¹³ But when the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak from himself, but what he hears that he will speak; and he will make known to you things which are to come in the future. ¹⁴ He will glorify me; because he will take of my own and show to you. ¹⁵ Everything that my Father has is mine; this is the reason why I told you that he will take of my own and show to you.

³² For behold, the hour is coming, and it has now come, when you will be dispersed, every man to his own country, and you will leave me alone; and yet I am never alone, because the Father is with me.

² Since you have given him power over all flesh, so that to all whom you have given him, he may give life eternal.

⁵ So now, O my Father, glorify me with you, with the same glory which I had with you before the world was made.

³⁶ Jesus said to him, My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from here. ³⁷ Pilate said to him, Then are you a king? Jesus said to him, You say that I am a king.* For this I was born, and for this very thing I came to the world, that I may bear witness concerning the truth. Whoever is of the truth will hear my voice.

¹⁹ Pilate also wrote on a stone tablet, and placed it on his cross. And the writing was, THIS IS JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁴ So they said one to another, Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose lot it shall be. And the scripture was fulfilled, which said, They divided my clothes among them, and for my robe they cast lots. These things the soldiers did.

³¹ Now because it was Friday the Jews said, Let not these bodies remain on their crosses because the sabbath is dawning; for that sabbath was a great day. So they besought Pilate to have the legs of those who were crucified broken, and to have them lowered down. ³² So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first one, and of the other one who was crucified with him. ³³ But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead already, so they did not break his legs. ³⁴ But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. ³⁵ And he who saw it testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows well that what he said is true, that you also may believe. ³⁶ For these things happened that the scripture might be fulfilled, which said, Not even a bone shall be broken in him; ³⁷ And again another scripture which said, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

⁹ For they did yet not understand from the scripture, that he had to rise from the dead.

²² And when he had said these things, he gave them courage and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.

²⁶ Eight days later, the disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, when the doors were locked, and stood in the midst, and said to them, Peace be with you. ²⁷ Then he said to Thomas, Bring your finger here, and see my hands; and bring your hand and put it into my side; and do not be an unbeliever, but a believer. ²⁸ Thomas answered and said to him, O my Lord and my God! ²⁹ Jesus said to him, Now you believe, because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen me, and have believed. ³⁰ Many other miracles Jesus did in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; ³¹ Even these are written, so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and when you believe you shall have life everlasting in his name.

²⁵ There are also a great many other things which Jesus did, which, if they were written one by one, not even this world, I believe, could contain the books that would be written.

⁴ And as he ate bread with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father, the one of whom you have heard from me. ⁵ For John baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

⁸ But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you shall receive power and you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea also in the province of Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

¹¹ And they said to them, Men of GalÆi-lee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus who has ascended from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him ascend into heaven.

¹³ And after they had entered into the city, they went up into an upper room, where stayed Peter and John and James and Andrew, and also Philip and Thomas, and Matthew and Bar-tholÆo-mew and James the son of Al-phµÆus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the son of James.

¹³ And after they had entered into the city, they went up into an upper room, where stayed Peter and John and James and Andrew, and also Philip and Thomas, and Matthew and Bar-tholÆo-mew and James the son of Al-phµÆus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the son of James. ¹⁴ These all continued together in prayer with one accord, with the women, and Mary the Mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

¹⁴ These all continued together in prayer with one accord, with the women, and Mary the Mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

¹⁴ These all continued together in prayer with one accord, with the women, and Mary the Mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. ¹⁵ And in those days Simon Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (there were there a number of men, about a hundred and twenty), and said,

¹⁵ And in those days Simon Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (there were there a number of men, about a hundred and twenty), and said, ¹⁶ Men and brethren, it was proper that the scripture should be fulfilled, that which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that seized Jesus.

²² Beginning from the baptism of John until the day he ascended from among us, become a partner with us as a witness of his resurrection.

²⁶ Then they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Mat-thiÆas; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

¹ AND when the day of PenÆte-cost was fulfilled, while they were assembled together, ² Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in various languages, according to whatever the Spirit gave them to speak.

⁷ And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Gal-i-lµÆans?

¹¹ And those from Crete, and Arabians, behold we hear them speak in our own tongues of the wonderful works of God. ¹² And they were all amazed and stunned, saying one to another, what does this mean?

¹⁵ For these men are not drunken as you suppose for behold it is but the third hour of the day. * ¹⁶ But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: ¹⁷ It shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams:

¹⁷ It shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams: ¹⁸ And upon my servants and upon my maidservants will I pour out my spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy:

²² Men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man of God, who appeared among you by miracles and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves know:

²² Men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man of God, who appeared among you by miracles and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves know: ²³ The very one who was chosen for this purpose from the very beginning of knowledge and will of God, you have delivered into the hands of wicked men, and you have crucified and murdered him: ²⁴ Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible for the grave to hold him.

²⁷ Because you will not leave my soul in the grave neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption.

²⁹ Now men and brethren, permit me to speak to you openly concerning Patriarch David, who is dead and buried and whose sepulchre is with us to this day. ³⁰ For he was a prophet, and he knew that God had sworn by an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up one to sit on his throne. ³¹ So he foresaw and spoke concerning the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in the grave, neither did his body see corruption. ³² This very Jesus, God has raised up, and we are all his witnesses.

³⁷ When they heard these things, their hearts were touched and they said to Simon and the rest of the apostles, Our brethren, what shall we do? ³⁸ Then Simon said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of the LORD Jesus for the remission of sins, so that you may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise was made to you and to your children, and for all of those who are far off, even as many as the very God shall call.

³⁹ For the promise was made to you and to your children, and for all of those who are far off, even as many as the very God shall call.

⁴¹ And those men among them who readily accepted his word and believed were baptized and about three thousand souls were added in that day. ⁴² And they continued steadfastly in the teaching, of the apostles and they took part in prayer and in the breaking of bread.

⁴⁶ And they went to the temple every day with one accord; and at home they broke bread, and they received food with joy and with a pure heart, ⁴⁷ Praising God, and finding favor with all the people. And our LORD daily increased the congregation of the church.

¹ IT came to pass as Simon Peter and John were going up together to the temple at the time of prayer, at the ninth hour, *

⁶ Then Simon Peter said to him, Gold and silver have I none; but what I have I give to you: In the name of our LORD Jesus Christ of NazÆa-reth rise up and walk. ⁷ And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up; and in that very hour his legs and his feet received strength. ⁸ And he, leaping up, stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God. ⁹ And all the people saw him walking and praising God; ¹⁰ And they recognized that he was the beggar who had sat daily and asked alms at the gate which is called Beautiful; and they were filled with amazement and wonder at what had happened. ¹¹ And as he was assisted by Simon and John, all the people ran in astonishment towards them to the porch that is called SolomonÆs. ¹² And when Simon Peter saw it, he said to them, Men of Israel, why are you wondering at this man or why are you looking at us as though by our own power or authority we had made this man to walk? ¹³ The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our Fathers has glorified his Son Jesus whom you delivered up and denied him in the presence of Pilate when he was determined to let him go. ¹⁴ But you denied the Holy One and the Righteous and asked a murderer to be given to you;

¹⁴ But you denied the Holy One and the Righteous and asked a murderer to be given to you; ¹⁵ And killed the Prince of Life, whom God has raised from the dead; all of us are his witnesses.

¹⁵ And killed the Prince of Life, whom God has raised from the dead; all of us are his witnesses.

¹⁸ But those things, which God before had preached by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he has so fulfilled. ¹⁹ Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out when the times of tranquility shall come to you from before the presence of the LORD;

²⁵ You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, By your seed shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed. ²⁶ Now it was for you first, God appointed and sent his Son to bless you if you turn and repent from your evils.

²⁶ Now it was for you first, God appointed and sent his Son to bless you if you turn and repent from your evils.

⁴ Howbeit many of them who heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

⁸ Then Simon Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Leaders of the people and elders of the house of Israel, listen.

¹⁰ Then let it be known to you, and to all the people of Israel, By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, and whom God raised from the dead, behold this man stands before you, healed.

¹⁰ Then let it be known to you, and to all the people of Israel, By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, and whom God raised from the dead, behold this man stands before you, healed. ¹¹ This is the stone which you builders have rejected, which is become the head of the corner.

¹¹ This is the stone which you builders have rejected, which is become the head of the corner. ¹² There is no salvation by any other man; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

²¹ So when they had further threatened them, they let them go; for they found no cause to punish them because of the people: for all men praised God for that which was done.

²³ After they were released, they went to their brethren and told them all that the high priests and elders had said. ²⁴ And when they heard this, they all together lifted up their voice to God and said, O LORD, you are the God who has made heaven and earth and the seas and all that in them is:

²⁷ For truly, they assembled in this very city, together with both Herod and Pilate and with the Gentiles and with the people of Israel, against your holy Son Jesus, ²⁸ To execute whatever your hand and your will had previously decreed to take place.

³¹ And when they had petitioned and made their supplications, the place in which they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God boldly. ³² Now the congregation of the believers were of one soul and of one mind; not one of them spoke of the property he possessed as his own; but everything they had was in common. ³³ And the apostles testified with great power concerning the resurrection of Jesus Christ; and they were all greatly favored. ³⁴ There was not a man among them who was destitute; for those who possessed fields and houses sold them and brought the money for the things that were sold,

⁴ Was it not your own before you sold it? And after it was sold, had you not the sole authority over its price? What made you think to do this thing? You have not only lied to men but to God.

¹¹ And great fear came upon all the congregation and upon all who heard what had happened. ¹² Many miracles and signs were wrought among the people by the apostles, and they were all gathered together in the portico * of Solomon.

¹² Many miracles and signs were wrought among the people by the apostles, and they were all gathered together in the portico * of Solomon.

¹² Many miracles and signs were wrought among the people by the apostles, and they were all gathered together in the portico * of Solomon. ¹³ And of the unbelievers, no one dared to interfere with them, but the people held them in respect.

¹³ And of the unbelievers, no one dared to interfere with them, but the people held them in respect. ¹⁴ And the number of those who believed in the LORD was greatly increased by multitudes, both of men and women. ¹⁵ They even brought out the sick into the streets and laid them on bed quilts so that when Simon Peter should happen to pass by, his shadow might fall upon them. ¹⁶ Many came to them from other cities around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and mentally afflicted, and they were all healed.

²¹ Accordingly they went out early in morning and entered into the temple and taught the people. But the high priest and those who were with him called their associates and the elders of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring the apostles.

³⁰ The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus whom you murdered when you crucified him on the cross.

³⁰ The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus whom you murdered when you crucified him on the cross. ³¹ This very one God has appointed a Prince and a Saviour, and has lifted him up by his right hand so that he may grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

³¹ This very one God has appointed a Prince and a Saviour, and has lifted him up by his right hand so that he may grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

³¹ This very one God has appointed a Prince and a Saviour, and has lifted him up by his right hand so that he may grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. ³² And we are the witnesses of these words; so is also the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who believe in him. ³³ When they heard these words, they were enraged and thought to murder the apostles.

³⁵ Then he said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, and find out what is the best for you to do about these men.

⁴² And they did not cease to teach daily in the temple and at home and to preach concerning our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹ AND in those days, when the number of disciples had increased, the HelÆlen-ist converts murmured against the Hebrew converts because their widows were discriminated against in the daily distribution. ² So the twelve apostles called the whole multitude of the converts and said to them, It is not good that we should leave the word of God and serve food. * ³ Wherefore, brethren, examine and select from among you seven men of good repute who are full of the Spirit of the LORD and of wisdom, so that we may appoint them to this task.

³ Wherefore, brethren, examine and select from among you seven men of good repute who are full of the Spirit of the LORD and of wisdom, so that we may appoint them to this task. ⁴ And we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. ⁵ This suggestion pleased the whole people so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip and ProchÆorus and Ni-caÆnor and TiÆmon and ParÆmenas and NicÆo-las, a proselyte of AnÆti-och.

⁸ Now Stephen was full of grace and power and did great wonders and miracles among the people. ⁹ Then there arose certain men of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the LibÆer-tines, and Cy-reÆni-ans and Al-exanÆdri- ans and Ci-liÆci-ans and persons from Asia Minor, and they debated with Stephen.

¹⁴ For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this country and shall change the customs which Moses entrusted to you.

² He said, Men, brethren and our fathers, harken: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was still in Mes-opo- taÆmi-a before he came to dwell in HaÆran.

⁸ God gave AbÆraham the covenant of circumcision; and then Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat our twelve patriarchs. ⁹ And our forefathers were jealous of Joseph; so they sold him into Egypt; but God was with him.

⁵² Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted and murdered? Especially have they slain those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One whom you betrayed and murdered.

⁵⁴ When they heard these things, they were enraged, and gnashed their teeth at him. ⁵⁵ But he, full of faith and Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

² And devout men picked up Stephen and buried him, and they mourned over him in great sorrow.

⁶ And when the people of that place heard his word, they gave heed and listened attentively to everything Philip said, because they saw the miracles which he did. ⁷ Many who were mentally afflicted, cried with loud voices and were restored; and others who were paralytic and lame, were healed. ⁸ And there was great joy in that city.

¹² But when they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

¹⁵ Who, when they went down, prayed over them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. ¹⁶ For as yet it had not come upon them although they had been baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus. ¹⁷ Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

²⁰ Simon Peter said to him, Let your money perish with you because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with wealth.

²⁷ So he arose and went: and he was met by a eunuch, who had come from E-thi-oÆpi-a; an official of CanÆda-ce, queen of the E-thioÆpi- ans, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to worship at Jerusalem.

³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came to a place where there was water; and the eunuch said, Behold here is water; what prevents me from being baptized? ³⁷ * And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot be stopped: and both went down into the water, and Philip baptized the eunuch.

⁵ Saul answered and said, Who are you my LORD? and our LORD said, I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you persecute: ⁶ * And he, trembling and astonished, said, LORD, what will you have me to do? And the LORD said to him, Arise and go into the city, and there you will be told what you must do.

¹¹ And our LORD said to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight and enquire at the house of Judas for Saul of the city of Tarsus: for behold, he is praying,

¹⁵ But the LORD said to him, Arise and go: he is the agent whom I have chosen for myself to carry my name to the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:

¹⁷ Then An-a-niÆas went to him at the house, and laying his hands on him, said, Saul, my brother, our LORD Jesus, who appeared to you on the way when you were coming, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

³⁴ And Simon Peter said to him, ╞ æne-as, Jesus Christ heals you: Arise, and make your bed. And he arose immediately.

⁴⁰ But Simon Peter put all the people out and knelt down and prayed; then he turned to the body and said, TabÆi-tha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Simon Peter, she sat up.

² A righteous and God-fearing man as were all his household; which gave much alms to the people, and always sought after God.

⁷ And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household, and a soldier who believed in God and was obedient to him;

¹⁷ Now while Simon Peter was bewildered, wondering in himself what the vision he had seen should mean, the men who were sent by Cornelius arrived, and enquired for the house in which Simon Peter had been staying, and they came and stood at the door of the courtyard.

³⁶ For God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace and tranquility by Jesus Christ: he is the LORD of all. ³⁷ And you also are familiar with the news which was published throughout Judµa, which sprang from Galilee, after the baptism preached by John;

³⁷ And you also are familiar with the news which was published throughout Judµa, which sprang from Galilee, after the baptism preached by John; ³⁸ Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, and who, because God was with him, went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil.

³⁸ Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, and who, because God was with him, went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil. ³⁹ And we are witnesses of all things which he did throughout the land of Judµa and in Jerusalem. This very one the Jews crucified on a cross and killed him:

³⁹ And we are witnesses of all things which he did throughout the land of Judµa and in Jerusalem. This very one the Jews crucified on a cross and killed him: ⁴⁰ Him God raised on the third day, and showed him openly;

⁴⁰ Him God raised on the third day, and showed him openly; ⁴¹ Not to all the people, but to us who have been chosen by God to be his witnesses, for we did eat and drink with him after his resurrection from the dead.

⁴¹ Not to all the people, but to us who have been chosen by God to be his witnesses, for we did eat and drink with him after his resurrection from the dead. ⁴² And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify, that it is he who was ordained by God to be the judge of the living and of the dead.

⁴² And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify, that it is he who was ordained by God to be the judge of the living and of the dead.

⁴⁴ While Simon Peter spoke these words, the Holy Spirit descended on all who heard the word. ⁴⁵ And the Jewish converts who had come with him were seized with amazement because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles also;

⁴⁵ And the Jewish converts who had come with him were seized with amazement because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles also; ⁴⁶ For they heard them speak with divers tongues, and magnify God.

⁴⁸ And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ. And they urged him to remain with them a few days.

¹⁵ And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at the beginning.

¹⁵ And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at the beginning. ¹⁶ Then I remembered that word of our LORD, when he said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ Now, therefore, if God has equally given the gifts to the Gentiles who believe in our LORD Jesus Christ, just as he gave to us, who am I that I should dispute God? ¹⁸ When they heard these words, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, Perhaps God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.

²⁰ But there were some men among them from Cyprus and from Cyrene; these men entered into AnÆti-och and spoke to the Greeks and preached concerning our LORD Jesus.

²³ When he came there and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he pleaded with them that they should follow our LORD with all their hearts. ²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and many people were added to our LORD.

²⁸ And one of them, named AgÆa-bus, stood up and foretold by the spirit, that a great famine was to come throughout the land: the famine which occurred in the days of ClauÆdi-us CµÆsar. ²⁹ Then the disciples, each one according to his ability, determined to set aside for relief to the brethren who dwelt in Ju-dµÆa.

¹ NOW there were in the church at AnÆti-och prophets and teachers; BarÆna-bas, and Simeon who was called NiÆger, and LuÆcius from the city of Cy-rene, and ManÆa-el, * who was the son of the man who brought up Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

⁹ Then Saul, who is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked at him,

¹³ Then Paul and BarÆna-bas sailed from the city of PaÆphos, and came to PerÆga, a city in Pam-phylÆi-a: and John separated from them and went to Jerusalem.

¹⁶ So Paul stood up, and lifting his hands said, O men of Israel, and those of you who fear God, hear my words:

²⁷ For in as much as the inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders did not understand him nor the books of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day, they condemned him; but all the things which were written have been fulfilled.

²⁷ For in as much as the inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders did not understand him nor the books of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day, they condemned him; but all the things which were written have been fulfilled. ²⁸ And though they found no cause for his death, they asked Pilate that they might kill him. ²⁹ And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they lowered him from the cross and laid him in a sepulchre. ³⁰ But God raised him from the dead;

³⁰ But God raised him from the dead; ³¹ And for many days he was seen by them who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and they are now his witnesses to the people. ³² And behold we also preach to you that that very promise which was made to our fathers,

³² And behold we also preach to you that that very promise which was made to our fathers, ³³ Behold God has fulfilled it unto us their children, for he has raised up Jesus, just as it is written in the second psalm, You are my son, this day I have begotten you.

³³ Behold God has fulfilled it unto us their children, for he has raised up Jesus, just as it is written in the second psalm, You are my son, this day I have begotten you.

³³ Behold God has fulfilled it unto us their children, for he has raised up Jesus, just as it is written in the second psalm, You are my son, this day I have begotten you. ³⁴ And God raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, as he said, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

³⁴ And God raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, as he said, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

³⁴ And God raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, as he said, I will give you the sure mercies of David. ³⁵ And again he said in another place, You shall not suffer your Holy One to see corruption.

³⁵ And again he said in another place, You shall not suffer your Holy One to see corruption.

³⁵ And again he said in another place, You shall not suffer your Holy One to see corruption. ³⁶ For David, after he had served his own generation with the will of God, passed away; though he was a greater man than his fathers, yet he saw corruption.

³⁶ For David, after he had served his own generation with the will of God, passed away; though he was a greater man than his fathers, yet he saw corruption.

³⁶ For David, after he had served his own generation with the will of God, passed away; though he was a greater man than his fathers, yet he saw corruption. ³⁷ But he whom God raised did not see corruption.

³⁷ But he whom God raised did not see corruption.

⁴³ Now when the congregation was dismissed, a great many Jews, and also proselytes who feared God, followed Paul and BarÆna-bas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

⁴⁸ And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified God; and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the chief men of the city and the rich women who worshipped God with them, so that they stirred up a persecution against Paul and BarÆna-bas, and expelled them beyond their borders.

⁵² And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit.

¹¹ And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted their voices and said in the language of the country, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men. ¹² So they called BarÆna-bas, the chief of the gods; and Paul, they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

²² Strengthening the souls of the converts, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that only through much tribulation can we enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁴ And after they had traveled through the country of Pi-sidÆi-a, they came to PamphylÆi- a.

²⁷ And as the whole congregation was gathered together, they related everything that God had done to them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

³ They were given an escort and sent on their way by the church, and they traveled through all Phoe-niÆci-a and the territory of the Sa-marÆi-tans, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.

⁸ And God, who knows what is in the heart, has testified concerning them, and has given them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us.

¹⁴ Simon Peter has told you how God from the beginning chose a people from the Gentiles for his name.

¹⁸ The works of God are known from the very beginning.

³² And Judas and Silas, being prophets themselves also, confirmed the brethren with gracious words.

³⁸ But Paul was unwilling to take him with them, because he had left them when they were in Pam-phylÆi-a, and had not gone with them.

⁵ And so the churches were established in the faith, and increased in number daily. ⁶ Then they traveled through the countries of PhrygÆi-a and Ga-laÆtia, and the Holy Spirit forbade them to speak the word of God in Asia Minor.

¹⁵ And she was baptized together with her household, and she begged us, saying, If you are sincerely convinced that I believe in our LORD, come and stay in my house; and she urged us strongly.

²⁵ Now at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and glorified God; and the prisoners heard them. ²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed.

²⁹ Then he lighted a lamp, and sprang in, trembling, and threw himself at the feet of Paul and Silas. ³⁰ And he brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? ³¹ And they said to him, Believe in our LORD Jesus Christ, and both you and your household will be saved.

³¹ And they said to him, Believe in our LORD Jesus Christ, and both you and your household will be saved. ³² And they spoke to him the word of the LORD, and to all who were of his household. ³³ And he took them at that hour of the night and washed their wounds; and then was baptized in that very hour, he and all his household. ³⁴ And when he had brought them up into his house, he set food before them; and he and all the members of his household rejoiced, believing in God.

³⁴ And when he had brought them up into his house, he set food before them; and he and all the members of his household rejoiced, believing in God.

²⁰ For you proclaim strange words to our ears and we want to know what these things mean.

³⁰ For the times of ignorance God has made to pass, and at this time he has commanded all men, everywhere, to repent. ³¹ For he has appointed a day in which he will judge all the earth with righteousness by the man whom he has chosen; he who has turned every man towards his faith; for that, he has raised him from the dead.

² And there he found a Jew named AÆqui-la, from the region of Pontus, who had just arrived from Italy with his wife Pris-cilÆla, because ClauÆdi-us CµsÆar had commanded all Jews to leave Rome: and Paul went to them.

²³ And after he had spent some special days there he departed and traveled all through the country of PhrygÆi-a and Ga-laÆtia, increasing disciples in all of them.

⁴ Then said Paul, John verily baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, saying unto them that they should believe on him who should come after him, that is, Jesus Christ. ⁵ When they heard these things, they were baptized in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁶ And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke in divers tongues, and prophesied.

¹⁰ And this continued for two years until all who dwelt in Asia Minor, both Jews and Arameans (Syrians), heard the word of God.

²⁷ So that not only is this craft doomed, but also the temple of the great goddess ArÆtemis will be disregarded, and the goddess of all Asia Minor, even she whom all peoples worship, will be despised.

³¹ And likewise some of the chiefs of Asia Minor, because they were his friends, sent to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the theatre.

² And when he had traveled through those countries and had comforted them with many words, he came to Greece.

⁷ And on the first day of the week, while the disciples were assembled to break bread, Paul preached to them, and because he was ready to leave the next day, he prolonged his speech until midnight.

⁹ And a young man named EuÆty-chus was sitting at the floor opening above and listening, and as Paul prolonged his speech, the youth fell into a deep sleep, and while asleep he fell down from the third loft, and was taken up as dead.

¹¹ And when he was come up again, and had broken bread and eaten, he continued to speak till daybreak; then he departed to journey by land.

¹⁶ For Paul had determined not to stop at EphÆe-sus, fearing he might be delayed there; because he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to celebrate the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

¹⁸ And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know from the very first day that I entered Asia Minor, how I have been with you always,

²¹ Thus testifying both to the Jews and to the SyrÆi-ans, about repentance toward God and faith in our LORD Jesus Christ.

²⁴ But to me my life is nothing; I am not afraid. I desire only that I may finish my course with joy and finish the ministry, which I have received from our LORD Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

⁹ He had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied. ¹⁰ And as we were there many days, there came down from Judµa a prophet named AgÆa-bus.

²⁸ And cried out, saying, Men of Israel, help: This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people, against the law, and against this place; and further, he has brought Syr-i-ans into the temple, and has defiled this holy place.

⁸ And I answered and said, Who are you, my LORD? And he said to me, I am Jesus of NazÆa-reth, whom you persecute.

¹⁰ And I said, What shall I do, my LORD? And our LORD said to me, Arise, and go into Da-masÆcus; and there it shall be told to you all things which are appointed for you to do.

¹² And a certain man, An-a-niÆas, a righteous man according to the law, as testified by all the Jews concerning him,

¹⁶ And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized and wash away your sins calling on the name of the LORD.

¹¹ During the night, our LORD appeared to Paul and said, Be strong, for as you have testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so also you are to testify at Rome.

⁵ We have found this man to be a pestilent fellow and a worker of sedition among the Jews throughout the world, for he is the ringleader of the sect of the NazÆa-renes.

²⁵ And as he spoke with them concerning righteousness, holiness, and the judgment to come, FeÆlix was filled with fear, and said, You may go, and when I have opportunity I will send for you. ²⁶ Since he was expecting a bribe from Paul, he often sent for him to be brought and conversed with him.

⁹ For I at the very beginning was determined that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

¹⁸ To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, and receive forgiveness of sins, and a portion with the saints who are of the faith in me.

²⁰ But I preached first to them of Damascus and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the villages of Judµa, and then to the Gentiles, that they might repent and turn to God and do works worthy of repentance.

²⁶ And King A-gripÆpa is also familiar with these things, and this is why I am speaking openly before him: because I think not one of these words has been hidden from him; for they were not done in secret.

⁵ And when we had sailed over the sea of Ci-liÆcia and Pam-phylÆi-a, we arrived at Myra, a city of Lycia.

⁷ And because for a number of days she sailed slowly, we arrived with difficulty towards the Island of CniÆdus; and because the wind would not allow us to sail in a straight course, we had to sail around Crete towards the city of Sal-moÆne;

¹² And as the harbor was not commodious for wintering in, many of us were desirous to sail from thence, and if possible to reach and winter in a harbor at Crete, which is called Phe-niÆce, which lies towards the south.

¹⁵ When the brethren there heard of us, they came out to meet us as far as the street which is called ApÆpi-i-foÆrum and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and was greatly encouraged.

²³ So they appointed a day for him and many gathered together and came to him where he was staying; and he explained to them about the Kingdom of God, thus testifying and persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

³ Concerning his son who was born in the flesh of the seed of the house of David,

⁷ To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called and sanctified: Grace and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ So I am eager to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

¹⁷ As it is written, I have made you a father of many peoples, in the presence of the God in whom you have believed, who quickens the dead, and who invites those who are not yet in being, as though they were present.

²⁴ But for us also, for he will number us also, who believe in him who raised our LORD Jesus Christ from the dead;

⁵ And hope causes no one to be ashamed; because the love of God is poured in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

³ Do you not know, that those of us who have been baptized into Jesus Christ have been baptized into his death? ⁴ Therefore, we are buried with him by baptism into death: so that as Jesus Christ arose from the dead by the glory of his Father, even so we also shall walk in a new life.

⁹ Formerly I lived without the law: but when the commandment came, sin came to life and I died.

¹¹ And if the Spirit of Him who raised our LORD Jesus Christ from the dead dwells within you, so he who raised Jesus Christ from the dead will also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells within you.

³⁰ Moreover, those he did mark in advance, he has called, and those he has called, he has declared righteous, and those he has declared righteous, he has glorified.

³⁴ Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died and rose again, and he is at the right hand of God making intercession for us.

³ For I have prayed that I myself might be accursed because of Christ for the sake of my brethren and my kinsmen according to the flesh, ⁴ Who are Israelites; to whom belongs the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants and the law, and the rituals therein, and the promises;

⁴ Who are Israelites; to whom belongs the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants and the law, and the rituals therein, and the promises; ⁵ Whose are the fathers, from among whom Christ appeared in the flesh, who is God over all, to whom are due praises and thanksgiving, for ever and ever. Amen. ⁶ It is not as though the word of God had actually failed. For all those who belong to Israel are not Israelites:

²⁴ Namely, ourselves, the called ones, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.

²⁷ Isaiah also preached concerning the children of Israel: Though the number of children of Israel should be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant shall be saved.

⁹ So if you will confess with your mouth our LORD Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

¹² And in this, it does not discriminate between the Jews and the Syrians: for the same LORD over all is rich unto all who call upon him. ¹³ For whoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be saved.

⁵ Even so at the present time a remnant is preserved, elected by the grace. ⁶ And if by grace, then it is not by works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if by works, then it is not by grace: otherwise work is no more work. ⁷ What then? Israel has not obtained that which he sought; but the elected ones have obtained it, and the rest were blinded in their hearts.

¹⁶ For if the first fruit is holy, the rest of the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. ¹⁷ And if some of the branches were cut off, and you who are a branch of a wild olive tree have been grafted in their place, and you have become a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

²⁹ For God does not withdraw his gift and his call.

³³ O the depth of the riches, the wisdom, and the knowledge of God! for no man has searched his judgment, and his ways are inscrutable. ³⁴ For who has known the mind of the LORD? or who has been his counsellor? ³⁵ Or who has first given to him and then received from him? ³⁶ For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to him be glory and blessing, for ever and ever. Amen.

⁸ Some of consolation, in consoling: he that gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

¹² Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.

⁸ For whether we live, we live unto our LORD; and whether we die, we die unto our LORD: whether we live therefore, or die, we belong to our LORD. ⁹ For to this end even Christ both died and came back to life, and rose to be LORD both of the dead and living.

⁹ For to this end even Christ both died and came back to life, and rose to be LORD both of the dead and living. ¹⁰ Why, then, do you judge your brother? or why do you despise your brother? for we must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. ¹¹ For it is written, As I live, said the LORD, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess me. ¹² So then every one of us shall answer for himself to God.

¹⁸ For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and is approved by men.

⁶ That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹² And again Isaiah said, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise will be a prince to the Gentiles; and in him shall the Gentiles trust. ¹³ Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace so that by faith you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

⁵ Likewise salute the congregation that is in their house. Salute my well beloved E-pµnÆetus, who is the first-fruits of A-chaÆia unto Christ.

²⁰ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The Grace of our LORD Jesus Christ be with you.

² Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, the invited and holy ones who are sanctified by Jesus Christ, and to all of them in every place who invoke the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:

¹³ Why? Is Christ divided? or was Paul crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴ I confess to my God that I have baptized none of you, except CrisÆpus and GaÆius; ¹⁵ So no man can say that I have baptized in my own name. ¹⁶ And I baptized also the household of StephÆa-nas. I do not know whether I have baptized any one else. ¹⁷ For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel: and not to rely on the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be in vain. ¹⁸ For the preaching of the cross * to those who have gone astray is foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

⁵ So that you shall deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of his body, in order that the spirit may be saved in the day of our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ And as God has raised our LORD, so he will raise us also by his own power.

¹⁴ For the husband who is not a convert is sanctified through the wife who is a convert, and the wife who is not a convert is sanctified through the husband who is a convert; otherwise, their children would be impure, but in such cases they are pure.

²¹ If you were a slave when you were called, do not feel concerned about it; but even though you can be made free, choose rather to serve. ²² For he who is called by our LORD, being a slave, is GodÆs free man; likewise he who is called, being a freeman, is also ChristÆs servant.

¹⁶ The cup of thanksgiving which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? ¹⁷ For just as the loaf of bread is one, so we are all one body; for we are all partakers of that one bread.

²¹ You cannot drink the cup of our LORD, and the cup of devils: you cannot be partakers of the table of our LORD and of the table of devils.

³⁰ For if I by grace am made worthy why should I be reproached for that for which I give thanks? ³¹ Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God.

² Now I praise you, my brethren, that you remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances as I delivered them to you.

²⁰ When you gather together therefore, you do not eat and drink as is appropriate on the day of our LORD.

²⁰ When you gather together therefore, you do not eat and drink as is appropriate on the day of our LORD. ²¹ But some men eat their supper before others: and so it happens that one is hungry and another is drunken.

²¹ But some men eat their supper before others: and so it happens that one is hungry and another is drunken. ²² Why? Have you not houses to eat and drink in? or do you not respect the church of God, and want to shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? No, for this, I cannot praise you.#

²² Why? Have you not houses to eat and drink in? or do you not respect the church of God, and want to shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? No, for this, I cannot praise you.# ²³ For I myself received from our LORD that which I also delivered to you, That our LORD Jesus on that very night in which he was betrayed took bread: ²⁴ And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. ²⁵ Likewise after supper, he gave also the cup, and said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. ²⁶ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you commemorate our LORDÆs death until he come.

¹⁰ To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the means to distinguish the true Spirit; to another divers languages; to another the interpretation of languages.

²⁸ For God has set in his church, first apostles; after them, prophets; then teachers, then performers of miracles, then those who have the gift of healing, helpers, leaders, and speakers in diverse languages.

²⁸ For God has set in his church, first apostles; after them, prophets; then teachers, then performers of miracles, then those who have the gift of healing, helpers, leaders, and speakers in diverse languages. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? ³⁰ Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak in diverse tongues? or do all interpret?

¹ THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love in my heart, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

⁸ Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

⁵ I would that you all spoke various tongues, but I would rather that you prophesied: for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks various tongues, unless he interpret; however, if he interpret it, he edifies the church.

¹⁸ I thank God, that I speak with tongues more than you all:

²¹ In the law it is written, With a foreign speech, and in another tongue, I will speak to this people; yet for all that, they will not listen to me, says the LORD. ²² Thus, the gift of languages is instituted as a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers: but prophesying is meant, not for those who do not believe, but for those who believe. ²³ If therefore the whole church assembles together and all speak in different tongues and there enter unlearned people or unbelievers, will they not say, They are fanatical?

²³ If therefore the whole church assembles together and all speak in different tongues and there enter unlearned people or unbelievers, will they not say, They are fanatical? ²⁴ But if all prophesy, and an unlearned man or an unbeliever enter, he will be convinced by all, and he will be set right by all. ²⁵ Thus the secrets of his heart will be revealed, and then he will fall on his face, and he will worship God and say, Truly God is among you. ²⁶ Therefore I say to you, my brethren, when you gather together, whoever among you has a psalm to sing, has a doctrine, has a revelation, has the gift of tongues, or the gift of interpretation, let everything be done for edification.

²⁶ Therefore I say to you, my brethren, when you gather together, whoever among you has a psalm to sing, has a doctrine, has a revelation, has the gift of tongues, or the gift of interpretation, let everything be done for edification. ²⁷ And if any man should speak in an unknown tongue, let two or at most three speak, and speak one by one; and let one interpret.

²⁷ And if any man should speak in an unknown tongue, let two or at most three speak, and speak one by one; and let one interpret. ²⁸ But if there is no one to interpret, let him who speaks in an unknown tongue keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

²⁸ But if there is no one to interpret, let him who speaks in an unknown tongue keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God. ²⁹ Let the prophets speak two or three in turn, and let the others discern what is said.

²⁹ Let the prophets speak two or three in turn, and let the others discern what is said. ³⁰ And if anything is revealed to another who is seated, let the first speaker hold his peace.

³⁰ And if anything is revealed to another who is seated, let the first speaker hold his peace. ³¹ For you may all prophesy one by one, so that every one may learn, and every one be comforted.

³¹ For you may all prophesy one by one, so that every one may learn, and every one be comforted. ³² For the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

¹² Now if it is preached that Christ rose from the dead, how can some say among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

¹⁵ And we are also found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ when he had not raised him.

²⁵ For he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet.

⁵² In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

⁵⁵ O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?

⁸ But I will tarry at EphÆe-sus until Pentecost. ⁹ For a great door, full of opportunities, is opened to me, and adversaries are many.

¹⁹ All the churches of Asia Minor salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in our LORD, with the congregation that meets in their house.

⁸ For we would wish you to know, my brethren, about the trouble we had in Asia Minor, for we were greatly oppressed beyond our strength; insomuch that we despaired of our lives:

¹² For our joy is this, the testimony of our conscience, in sincerity and in purity with the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in this world, and not through the wisdom of the flesh; and above all, we have so dealt with you.

¹² Furthermore, when I came to Troas with the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened to me of the LORD,

¹⁴ Knowing that he who raised our LORD Jesus shall raise us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

¹⁰ For we must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may be rewarded according to that which he has done with his body, whether it be good or bad.

²⁰ Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we beseech you for Christ; be reconciled to God.

¹⁷ Wherefore come out from among them, and be separate, said the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

⁹ For you know the gracious gift of our LORD Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you, through his poverty, might be rich.

¹⁴ But that there may be an equality at this particular time, that your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want, that there may be equality. ¹⁵ As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

¹ CONCERNING the ministration to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you.

⁶ But remember this, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows generously shall reap also generously. ⁷ So let every man give according to what he has decided in his mind, not grudgingly or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸ God is able to make all goodness abound to you, and may you always have enough of everything for yourselves, and may you abound in every good work: ⁹ As it is written, He has distributed liberally; and given to the poor; and his righteousness endures for ever.

⁹ As it is written, He has distributed liberally; and given to the poor; and his righteousness endures for ever. ¹⁰ Now he who gives seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed, and cause the fruits of your righteousness to grow; ¹¹ That you may be enriched in everything, in all liberality, for such generosity enables us to perfect thanksgiving to God. ¹² For the administration of this service not only supplies the wants of the saints, but it also is made abundant by many thanksgivings to God. ¹³ By this experiment of charitable service they glorify God in that you have subjected yourselves to the faith of the gospel of Christ, and through your generosity you have become partakers with them and with all men, ¹⁴ And they offer prayer on your behalf with greater love, because of the abundance of the grace of God which has been on you. ¹⁵ Thanks be to God for his incomparable gift.

³ But I am afraid, that just as the serpent through his deceitfulness misled Eve, so your minds should be corrupted from the sincerity that is in Christ.

¹² The miracles which the apostles have wrought I have wrought among you also in all patience, in signs, in wonders, and mighty deeds.

¹ PAUL, an Apostle, not sent by men, nor appointed by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;

⁶ I am surprised how soon you have turned to another gospel, away from Christ who has called you by his grace;

¹⁷ Neither did I go up to Jerusalem to them who had been apostles before me; but instead I went to Arabia and returned again to Damascus.

¹⁴ That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Syrian, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ And yet you did not despise me, nor reject me on account of my weakness; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Jesus Christ. ¹⁵ Where is then the blessedness you had? for I can testify concerning you, that if it had been possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and have given them to me.

²⁵ For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and surrenders to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

³ For I testify again to every man who is circumcised, that he is under obligation to fulfill the whole law.

¹⁸ And so that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the glorious riches of his inheritance in the saints;

²⁰ Which he wrought through Christ, when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in heaven,

²⁰ Which he wrought through Christ, when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in heaven, ²¹ Far above all angels and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world but also in the world which is to come: ²² And has put all things under his feet, and made him, who is above all things, the head of the church,

²² And has put all things under his feet, and made him, who is above all things, the head of the church, ²³ Which is his body, and confirmation of him who fulfills all things and every thing.

¹³ But now, through Jesus Christ, you who sometimes were far off are brought near by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For he is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the fence of separation between them; ¹⁵ And he has abolished by his precious body, the enmity between them, and he has abolished by his commandments, the ordinances of the law, that he may create, in his person, from the two, a new man, thus making peace; ¹⁶ And he reconciled both in one body with God, and with his cross he destroyed the enmity: ¹⁷ And he came and preached peace to you who are far away and to those who are near. ¹⁸ Through him we both are able to draw near by one Spirit to the Father. ¹⁹ Thus from henceforth you are neither strangers, nor foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and children of the household of God; ²⁰ And you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone of the building:

²⁰ And you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone of the building: ²¹ And through him the whole building is fashioned and grows into a holy temple through the help of the LORD: ²² You also are builded by him for a habitation of God through the Spirit.

⁵ Which in ages past was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; ⁶ That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and partakers of his body and of the promise which is given through him by the gospel, ⁷ Of that very gospel, I have been a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power. ⁸ Even to me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ:

¹⁹ And to know the love of Christ which surpasses all knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God.

⁴ That you may become one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling;

⁸ Wherefore it is said, He ascended on high, and took possession of heaven and gave good gifts to men.

¹⁷ This I say therefore and testify in the LORD: that you henceforth live not as other Gentiles, who live in the vanity of their mind,

¹⁸ And do not become drunk with wine, wherein is intemperance; but be filled with the Spirit,

⁵ Servants, be obedient to your masters according to the flesh, with reverence and trembling, and with a sincere heart, as to Christ;

¹⁸ And pray always, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and in that prayer be watchful at all times, praying constantly and supplicating for all the saints,

²⁷ Only conduct yourselves as becomes the gospel of Christ: so that whether I come and see you, or whether I am far away, I may hear of your good conduct, that you are standing firm in one spirit, and in one soul, and triumphing together through the faith of the gospel;

² Complete my joy by being in one accord and one love and one soul and one mind.

⁹ Wherefore God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; ¹⁰ That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, of those on earth, and those under the earth, ¹¹ And every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is the LORD, to the glory of God his Father.

¹⁵ That you may be sincere and blameless, like the innocent children of God, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world:

²³ If you continue in your faith and your foundation is firm, and if you are not moved from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, and which has been preached to every creature which is under heaven and for which I, Paul, have become a minister;

¹² And you were buried with him in baptism, and by him you were raised with him, for you believed in the power of God who raised him from the dead.

¹¹ Where there is neither Jew nor Syrian, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Greek nor barbarian, slave nor freeman; but Christ is all and in all men.

²² Servants, obey your human masters in all things, not with eyeservice, as men pleasers; but with a sincere heart, in fear of the LORD.

² Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

⁶ And you became followers of us, and of our LORD, for you welcomed the word with much tribulation and with joy of the Holy Spirit:

¹⁰ To wait for his Son from heaven, even Jesus, whom he raised from the dead, for it is he who will deliver us from the wrath to come.

¹¹ You know how we exhorted and encouraged and charged every one of you, as a father does his children,

² For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of our LORD comes just like a thief in the night.

⁵ You are all the children of light, and the children of the day; and you are not the children of the night, nor the children of darkness. ⁶ Therefore let us not sleep, as do others, but let us watch and be sober. ⁷ For those who sleep, sleep in the night: and those who are drunken are drunken in the night. ⁸ But let us who are the children of the day, be alert, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet put on the hope of salvation.

⁷ And to you who are oppressed, he shall grant to be at peace with us, when our LORD Jesus Christ shall be revealed from heaven with the host of his angels, ⁸ At which time he will avenge, with flaming fire, those who know not God, and those who do not acknowledge the gospel of our LORD Jesus Christ; ⁹ For they, at the judgment day, shall be rewarded with everlasting destruction from the presence of our LORD, and from the glory of his power; ¹⁰ When he comes to be glorified by his saints and to perform his wonders among his faithful ones, so that our testimony, concerning you, may be believed in that day. ¹¹ Therefore we always pray for you, that God will vouchsafe you worthy of your calling, and satisfy all your desires which are for goodness, and the works of faith with power:

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, my brethren beloved of our LORD, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through holiness of the Spirit and through a true faith: ¹⁴ And it is to these things that God called you by our preaching, to be the glory of our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ Take heed to yourself and to your doctrine; and be firm in them: for in doing this, you shall both save yourself and those who hear you.

¹⁸ That they do good works, and become rich in good deeds, and be ready to give and willing to share, ¹⁹ Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.

⁹ Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own will and his grace, which was given us in Jesus Christ before the world began,

¹⁵ This you know: that all those in Asia Minor have turned away from me; of whom are Phy-gelÆlus and Her-mogÆe-nes.

¹⁷ But when he was in Rome, he searched for me diligently, and found me.

⁸ Remember Jesus Christ who rose from the dead; he who was a descendant from David according to my gospel:

¹⁴ But hold fast to the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them;

⁵ For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are wanting and ordain elders in every city where there is a need as I had commanded you.

¹² One of them, even a prophet of their own, said, The CreÆtians are always liars, vicious beasts with empty bellies.

⁴ But after the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour was manifested,

⁴ But after the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour was manifested, ⁵ Not so much by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

⁵ Not so much by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

⁵ Not so much by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; ⁶ Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

⁶ Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

² Whom he has appointed heir of all things, and by whom also he made the worlds;

² Whom he has appointed heir of all things, and by whom also he made the worlds; ³ For he is the brightness of his glory and the express image of his being, upholding all things by the power of his word; and when he had through his person, cleansed our sins, then he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; ⁴ And he is altogether greater than the angels, just as the name he has inherited is a more excellent name than theirs.

¹³ For to which of the angels has he at any time said, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool under your feet?

⁴ And to which God testified with signs and wonders and with divers miracles, and with the gift of the Holy Spirit, given according to his will.

¹⁴ Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also likewise partook of the same; and by his death he has destroyed him who had the power of death, that is, the devil.

¹ FROM henceforth, O my holy brethren, called by a call from heaven, look to this Apostle and High Priest of our faith, Jesus Christ:

⁷ Therefore, as the Holy Spirit said, Today if you will hear his voice,

¹² Take heed therefore, my brethren, lest perhaps there is a man among you who has an evil heart and is not a believer, and you will be cut off from the living God. ¹³ But search your hearts daily, until the day which is called, The day; to the end that no man among you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

⁷ And again, after a long time he appointed another day, as it is written above, for David said, Today if you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

¹² For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the point of division between soul and spirit, and between the joints and marrow and bones, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. ¹³ And there is no creature which is hidden from his sight: but all things are naked and open before the eyes of him to whom we are to answer.

¹⁶ Let us, therefore, come openly to the throne of his grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

¹⁷ Therefore, because God wanted more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise that his agreement was unchangeable, he sealed it by an oath.

¹ FOR this Mel-chisÆe-dec was king of Sa lem, the priest of the most high God, who met AÆbra-ham, returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; ² And to whom AÆbra-ham also set aside a tenth part from the choice things he had with him. His name is interpreted King of righteousness, and again, King of Salem, which means King of peace.

⁴ Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave tithes and paid head tax.

²¹ For they were made priests without oaths; but this one was made a priest with an oath, as it was said concerning him by David, The LORD has sworn, and will not lie, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Mel-chisÆedec.

¹⁵ For this cause he became the mediator of the new testament and by his death he became redemption for those who transgressed the old covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

¹² But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down on the right hand of God for ever.

²⁵ Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is customary for some; but exhorting one another: and so much the more when you see that day approaching.

³⁹ But we do not belong to those who draw back to perdition, but to the faith which restores our soul.

² And let us look to Jesus, who was the author and the perfecter of our faith; and who, instead of the joy which he could have had, endured the cross, suffered shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our LORD Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

⁵ Hear this, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of the world who are rich in faith, to be heirs of the kingdom which God has promised to those who love him?

¹⁴ Though a man say he has faith, what profit is it, my brethren, if he does not have works? Can faith save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and lacking of daily food, ¹⁶ And one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled; yet you do not give to them those things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

⁶ The tongue is a fire, and the sinful world like a forest: that very tongue, while it is among our members, can defile our whole body, and set on fire the records of our race which have rolled down from the beginning: and in the end it is consumed by fire.

⁸ Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, O you sinners! And purify your hearts, O you of doubtful mind! ⁹ Humble yourselves, and mourn; let your laughter be turned to weeping, and your joy to sorrow. ¹⁰ Humble yourselves before the LORD and he shall lift you up.

¹ O YOU rich men, weep and howl for the miseries which shall come upon you! ² Your riches are destroyed and rotted, and your garments are moth-eaten. ³ Your gold and silver are tarnished, and the rust of them will be a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh. The treasures which you have heaped together will be as fire to you for the last days.

³ Your gold and silver are tarnished, and the rust of them will be a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh. The treasures which you have heaped together will be as fire to you for the last days. ⁴ Behold, the wage of the labourers, who have reaped down your fields, that which you have fraudulently kept back, cries: and the cry of the reapers has already entered into the ears of the LORD of sabaoth. ⁵ For you have had your luxuries on earth and have been greedy; you have fed your bodies as for the day of slaughter.

¹ PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones and pilgrims, scattered throughout Pontus, Ga-laÆtia, Cap-padoÆcia, Asia Minor and Bi-thynÆi-a, ² Who have been chosen by the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to be obedient and to sprinkle the blood of our LORD Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace, be multiplied.

¹¹ They searched to find out at what time it would be revealed, and the Spirit of Christ which dwelt in them testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. ¹² And everything they were searching for was revealed to them because they did not seek for their own benefit, but they prophesied the things which concerned us, the things which now have been revealed to you by those who have preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also desire to look into.

¹² And everything they were searching for was revealed to them because they did not seek for their own benefit, but they prophesied the things which concerned us, the things which now have been revealed to you by those who have preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also desire to look into.

²⁰ Who verily was foreordained for this very purpose, before the foundation of the world, and was manifest in these last times, for your sakes, ²¹ Who by him do believe in God, who raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might rest on God.

⁸ And they stumble over it because they are disobedient to the word for which they were appointed.

²¹ You also are saved in that very manner by baptism, not merely by washing the filth from the body, but by confessing God with a clean conscience, and by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²² Who is taken up to heaven, and is at the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, whom God has given to us; will strengthen us to endure these little afflictions that we may be made steadfast and remain in him for ever.

¹² By Sil-vaÆnus, a faithful brother, I have written you these things briefly according to my opinion, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein you stand.

³ Who has given us all things that pertain to the power of God, for life and worship of God, through the knowledge of him who has called us by his glory and excellence;

¹⁰ For this very reason, my brethren, be diligent; for through your good deeds, you make your calling and your election sure: and when you do these things, you shall never fall:

²¹ For the prophecy did not come by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke when they were inspired by the Holy Spirit.

¹ IT has been a long time since I have writ ten you, my beloved, but now I write you this second epistle; in both of them I have endeavored to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: ² That you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment, given through us, the Apostles of our LORD and Saviour: ³ Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days mockers who scoff, following after their own lusts,

⁷ But the present heavens and earth are sustained by his word, and are reserved for fire on the day of judgment which is the day of destruction of ungodly men.

¹⁰ But the day of the LORD will come as a thief in the night, when the heavens shall suddenly pass away, and the universe shall separate as it burns, and the earth also and the works that are in it, shall pass away.

¹⁷ You therefore, my beloved, seeing that you know these things beforehand, beware, lest you follow the error of the lawless, and fall from your own steadfastness. ¹⁸ But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ, and of God the Father. To him be glory both now and forever, and through all eternity. Amen.

³ It is that which we have seen and heard that we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

⁷ But if we live in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

¹⁹ They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they left us, that it might be known they did not belong to us. ²⁰ But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you are enabled to distinguish between men.

¹⁶ By this we know his love for us, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for our brethren. ¹⁷ Whoever has worldly goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts his mercy from him, how can the love of God dwell in him?

¹⁷ Whoever has worldly goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts his mercy from him, how can the love of God dwell in him? ¹⁸ My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

⁴ For certain men have falsely entered among you, and these were foreordained from the very beginning to this condemnation; they are ungodly men, turning the grace of God into lasciviousness, and denying the only LORD God, and our LORD Jesus Christ.

²⁰ But you, my beloved, build up yourselves anew in the holy faith through the Holy Spirit, by means of prayer.

⁴ John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be to you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;

¹¹ What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to EphÆe-sus, and to Smyrna, and to PerÆga-mos, and to Thy-atiÆra, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to La-od-i-ceÆa.

¹⁸ I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore. Amen; and have the keys of death and of hell.

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things says he who is the holy one, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens;

¹⁷ Because you say, I am rich and my wealth has increased, and I need nothing; and you do not know that you are miserable, and a wanderer, and poor, and blind, and naked: ¹⁸ I advise you to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that you may become rich; and white raiment, that you may be clothed, so that the shame of your nakedness does not appear; and anoint your eyes with salve that you may see. ¹⁹ I rebuke and chastise all those whom I love: be zealous, therefore, and repent.

¹² And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

³ Then I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand and two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.

⁸ And their dead bodies shall be upon the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their LORD was crucified.

⁸ And all who dwell upon the earth shall worship him, even those whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

⁶ And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel, to preach to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

⁸ And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given to him to scorch men with fire.

¹⁴ They will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them: for he is LORD of lords, and King of kings; and those who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

⁴ And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, O my people, so that you may not become partakers of her sins, and are not smitten by her plagues. ⁵ For her sins have reached up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

⁹ And he said to me, Write, Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb. Then he said to me, These words of mine are the true sayings of God.

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

¹⁹ Then I saw the wild beast and the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to fight against him who sat on the horse, and against his armies.

⁸ And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, even to China and Mongolia, to gather them together for war: the number of them is as the sand of the sea. ⁹ And they went up on a broad plain, and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven and consumed them. ¹⁰ And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where also are the beast and the false prophet; and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. ¹¹ And I saw a great white throne and him who sat on it, from whose presence the earth and the heavens fled away; and there was no place found for them. ¹² Then I saw the dead, small and great, stand before the throne; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works. ¹³ And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell gave up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to his works.

¹³ And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell gave up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to his works. ¹⁴ And death and Sheol were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, which is the burning fire. ¹⁵ And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.