John 21 Cross References - Lamsa

¹ AFTER these things, Jesus showed himself again to his disciples by the sea of Tiberias; and he appeared in this way: ² They were all together, Simon Peter, and Thomas who is called the Twin, and Nathanael of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of the disciples. ³ Simon Peter said to them, I am going to catch fish. They said to him, We also will come with you. So they went out and went up into the boat; and that night they caught nothing. ⁴ When morning came, Jesus stood by the sea side; and the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. ⁵ So Jesus said to them, Boys, have you got anything to eat? They said to him, No. ⁶ He said to them, Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find. So they threw it, and they were not able to draw the net, because of the many fishes which it had caught. ⁷ Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, That is our Lord. When Simon heard that it was our Lord, he took his cloak and girded it around his waist, because he was naked; and he jumped into the sea to come to Jesus. ⁸ But the other disciples came by boat; for they were not very far from land, but about a hundred yards, and they were dragging the net of fishes. ⁹ When they landed, they saw burning coals set, and a fish laid on them, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish which you have now caught. ¹¹ So Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of large fishes, one hundred and fifty-three; and in spite of this weight, the net did not break. ¹² Jesus said to them, Come, break your fast. But not one of the disciples dared to ask him who he was, for they knew he was our Lord. ¹³ Then Jesus drew near, and took bread and fish, and gave to them. ¹⁴ This is the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples, since he rose up from the dead. ¹⁵ When they had broken their fast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these things? He said to him, Yes, my Lord; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my male lambs. ¹⁶ He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, my Lord; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep. ¹⁷ He said to him again the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? It grieved Peter because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? So he said to him, My Lord, you understand well everything, you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my female lambs. ¹⁸ Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to tie up your girdle yourself, and walk wherever you pleased; but when you become old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will tie up for you your girdle, and take you where you do not wish. ¹⁹ He said this, to show by what death he would glorify God. And when he had said these things, he said to him, Follow me. ²⁰ Simon Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following him, the one who leaned on the breast of Jesus at the supper, and said, My Lord, who will betray you? ²¹ When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, My Lord, what about him? ²² Jesus said to him, If I wish him to remain until I come, what difference does that make to you? You follow me. ²³ This word then went out among the brethren, that that disciple would not die. But what Jesus said was not that he would not die; but, If I wish that he should remain until I come back, what difference does that make to you? ²⁴ This is the disciple who testified concerning all of these things, and who also wrote them; and we know that his testimony is true. 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.

⁶ Even you, Bethlehem of Judah, you are not insignificant in the eyes of the kings of Judah, for from you shall come out a king, who will shepherd my people Israel.

¹¹ Then the adversary left him alone; and behold the angels drew near and ministered unto him.

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.

²⁷ And the rain came down, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house; and it fell down, and its fall was very great.

³⁷ Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. ³⁸ And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

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.

²⁸ And Peter answered and said to him, My Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water. ²⁹ Jesus said to him, Come. So Peter went down from the boat, and walked on the water, to come to Jesus.

¹⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but my Father in heaven.

²¹ From that time Jesus began to make known to his disciples, that he will shortly have to go to Jerusalem, and suffer a great deal from the elders, and the high priests and scribes, and be killed, and rise up on the third day. ²² So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, and he said, Far be it from you, my Lord, that this should happen to you. ²³ But he turned, and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan, you are a stumbling-block to me; for you are not thinking of the things of God, but of men. ²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, He who wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it.

²⁷ For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his holy angels; and then he will reward each man according to his works. ²⁸ Truly I say to you, There are men who stand here, who will not taste death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

¹⁰ See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, their angels always see the face of my Father in heaven.

²⁴ Again I say to you, It is easier for a rope to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁸ Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that in the new world when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you who have come after me shall also sit on twelve chairs, and you shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

³ While Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came up talking among themselves, and they said to him, Tell us when these things will happen, and what is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world?

³ While Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came up talking among themselves, and they said to him, Tell us when these things will happen, and what is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world? ⁴ Jesus answered and said to them, Be careful that no man deceives you.

²⁷ For just as the lightning comes out from the east, and is seen even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

⁴⁴ For this reason, you also be ready, for the Son of man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

³¹ When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then he will sit upon the throne of his glory. ³² And all nations will gather before him; and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

³⁴ Then the King will say to those at his right, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; ³⁶ I was naked, and you covered me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. ³⁷ Then the righteous will say to him, Our Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? or thirsty and gave you drink? ³⁸ And when did we see you a stranger, and took you in? Or that you were naked, and covered you? ³⁹ And when did we see you sick, or in the prison, and come to you? ⁴⁰ The king then will answer and say to them, Truly I tell you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of these least brethren, you did it to me.

⁴⁰ The king then will answer and say to them, Truly I tell you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of these least brethren, you did it to me. ⁴¹ Then he will also say to those at his left, Go away from me, you cursed, to the everlasting fire, which is prepared for the adversary and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry, and you did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and you did not give me to drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not cover me; I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me. ⁴⁴ Then they also will answer and say, Our lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick or in the prison, and did not minister to you? ⁴⁵ Then he will answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of these least ones, you also did not do it to me.

³² But after I am risen, I will be in Galilee before you. ³³ Peter answered and said to him, Even if every man should deny you, I will never deny you.

³⁵ Peter said to him, Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you. All the disciples said likewise.

⁷² Again he denied it with oaths, I do not know the man. 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. ⁷⁴ Then he began to curse and to swear, I do not know the man. At that very hour the cock crowed. ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which he had said to him, Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. And he went outside and wept bitterly.

⁷ And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead; and behold, he will be before you to Galilee; there you will see him; behold, I have told you.

¹⁶ The eleven disciples then went to Galilee to a mountain, where Jesus had promised to meet them.

³ And if I dismiss them to their homes, while they are fasting, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come from a distance.

³³ But he turned around and looked on his disciples, and he rebuked Simon, and said, Get behind me, Satan; for you are not thinking the things of God, but of men. ³⁴ And Jesus called the people together with his disciples, and said to them, He who wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ³⁵ For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the sake of my Gospel, he will save it. ³⁶ For how could a man be benefited, if he should gain the whole world and lose his life? ³⁷ Or what could a man give in exchange for his life? 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.

¹ AND he said to them, Truly I say to you, that there are men standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.

³² But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

³ And if any man should say to you, Why are you doing this? say to him that our Lord needs it; and immediately he will send it here.

²⁹ Peter said to him, Even if all of them should deny you, but not I.

⁷² At that very hour the cock crowed the second time. And Simon remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock crows twice you will deny me thrice. And then he began to weep. Jesus before Caiaphas.

⁷ But go away and tell his disciples, and Peter, that he will be before you in Galilee; there you will see him, just as he has told you.

¹² After these things he appeared to two of them in another manner, as they were walking and going to a village.

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

⁴ When he was through speaking, he said to Simon, Row out to the deep, and cast your net for a catch. 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.

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.

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.

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. ⁸ When Simon Peter saw it, he fell at the feet of Jesus, and said to him, I beg you, my Lord, leave me alone, for I am a sinful man.

¹⁰ So also was it with James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. But Jesus said to Simon, Do not be afraid; from henceforth you will be catching men for life.

¹⁰ So also was it with James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. But Jesus said to Simon, Do not be afraid; from henceforth you will be catching men for life. ¹¹ And they brought the boats to land, and left everything and followed him.

⁴⁷ For this reason, I say to you, Her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

²² And he said to them, The Son of man must suffer a great many things, and he will be rejected by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise. ²³ Then he said in the presence of everyone, He who wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross every day and follow me. ²⁴ For he who wishes to save his life, shall lose it; but he who loses his life for my sake, he shall save it. ²⁵ For how can a man be benefited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul, or even weakens it? ²⁶ For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when he comes with the glory of his Father, accompanied by his holy angels.

⁴⁵ But they did not understand this word, because it was hidden from them so that they might not know it; and they were afraid to ask him concerning this word.

²⁹ So do not be anxious what you will eat, and what you will drink, and let not your mind be disturbed by these things. ³⁰ For worldly people seek after all these things; and your Father knows that these things are also necessary for you. ³¹ But you, seek the kingdom of God; and all of these things shall be added to you. ³² Do not be afraid, O little flock; for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

²³ A man asked him, Are there only a few who are to be saved? Jesus said to them, ²⁴ Strive to enter in through the narrow door; for I say to you, that many will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

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.

¹⁰ For the Son of man came to seek and save that which was lost.

³² But I have made supplication for you that your faith may not weaken; and even you in time will repent, and strengthen your brethren.

⁶¹ And Jesus turned and looked at Peter. And Simon remembered the word of our Lord, that he said to him, Before the cock crows you will deny me three times. ⁶² And Simon went outside and wept bitterly.

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.

³¹ And immediately their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he was taken away from them.

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.

⁴² And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you are called Kepa (a Stone).

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.

⁵ His mother said to the helpers, Whatever he tells you, do it.

¹¹ This is the first miracle which Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee, and he showed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

²⁴ But Jesus did not entrust himself to them, because he understood every man. ²⁵ And he needed no man to testify to him concerning any man; for he knew well what was in man.

²⁷ While he was talking, his disciples came, and they were surprised that he was talking with a married woman; but no one said to him, What do you want? or, What are you talking with her?

⁴⁶ Then Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was at Capernaum a servant of a king, whose son was sick.

¹ AFTER these things, Jesus went to the port of the sea of Galilee, at Tiberias.

²³ But other boats had come from Tiberias, near the place where they had eaten bread, when Jesus blessed it.

⁴² Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came from God; I did not come of my own accord, but he sent me.

¹¹ I am the good shepherd; a good shepherd risks his life for the sake of his sheep. ¹² But the hired person, who is not the shepherd, and who is not the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep and runs away; and the wolf comes and seizes and scatters the sheep. ¹³ The hired person runs away, because he is hired, and he does not care for the sheep. ¹⁴ I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me. ¹⁵ Just as my Father knows me, I also know my Father; and I lay down my life for the sake of the sheep. ¹⁶ I have other sheep also, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear my voice; and all the sheep will become one flock and one shepherd.

²⁶ But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep, just as I told you. ²⁷ My own sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;

¹⁶ Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, and die with him.

⁸ For you have the poor always with you, but me you have not always.

²⁶ If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also will my servant be; he who serves me, him my Father will honor. ²⁷ Now my soul is disturbed, and what shall I say? O my Father, deliver me from this hour; but for this cause I came to this very hour. ²⁸ O Father, glorify your name. Then a voice was heard from heaven, I am glorified, and I shall again be glorified.

³³ He said this, to show by what kind of death he was to die.

²³ Now there was one of his disciples who was leaning on his bosom, the one whom Jesus loved.

²³ Now there was one of his disciples who was leaning on his bosom, the one whom Jesus loved. ²⁴ Simon Peter winked at to him, to ask him of whom he spoke. ²⁵ So that disciple leaned himself on the breast of Jesus, and said to him, My Lord, who is he? ²⁶ Jesus answered and said, The one for whom I dip bread and give to him. So Jesus dipped the bread, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon of Iscariot.

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, Our Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered and said to him, Where I go, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, Our Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered and said to him, Where I go, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later. ³⁷ Simon Peter said to him, My Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will even lay down my life for you.

³⁷ Simon Peter said to him, My Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will even lay down my life for you. ³⁸ Jesus said to him, Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, The cock shall not crow, until you have denied me three times.

¹⁵ If you love me, then obey my commandments.

¹⁵ If you love me, then obey my commandments. ¹⁶ And I will ask of my Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you for ever; ¹⁷ Even the Spirit of the truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it has not seen him, and does not know him; but you know him because he abides with you, and is in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you orphans, for I will come to you after a little while. ¹⁹ And the world will not see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also shall live. ²⁰ In that day you will know that I am with my Father, and you are with me, and I am with you. ²¹ He who has my commandments with him and obeys them, he is the one who loves me; he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and reveal myself to him. ²² Judas (not of Iscariot) said to him, My Lord, why is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world? ²³ Jesus answered and said to him, He who loves me, keeps my word; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make a place of abode with him. ²⁴ But he who does not love me, does not keep my word; and this word which you hear, is not mine own, but the FatherÆs who sent me.

¹⁰ If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my FatherÆs commandments, and I remain in his love.

²⁷ And you also will testify because you have been with me from the beginning.

¹⁹ Jesus knew that they desired to ask him, and he said to them, Are you inquiring among yourselves concerning this, that I told you, A little while, and you will not see me; and again a little while, and you will see me?

²⁷ For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

³⁰ Now we understand that you know everything; and you need no man to ask you; by this we believe that you have come forth from God.

⁴ Jesus, knowing everything that was to happen, went out and said to them. Whom do you want?

¹⁷ The young portress then said to Simon, Why, are you also one of the disciples of this man? He said to her, No. ¹⁸ And the servants and guards were standing and making a fire, to warm themselves because it was cold; Simon also stood with them and warmed himself.

²⁵ Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, Why, are you also one of his disciples? He denied and said, I am not.

²⁷ Simon again denied; and at that very hour the cock crew.

³² So that the word which Jesus had said might be fulfilled, when he signified by what kind of death he was to die.

²⁶ When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing, he said to his mother, Woman, behold your son!

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.

² Then she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and she said to them, They have taken our Lord out of that tomb, and I do not know where they have laid him.

¹⁴ She said this and turned around, and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

¹⁹ When it was evening on that first day of the week, and the doors were shut where the disciples were staying for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, Peace be with you.

¹⁹ When it was evening on that first day of the week, and the doors were shut where the disciples were staying for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, Peace be with you. ²⁰ He said this, and then he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw our Lord.

²⁰ He said this, and then he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw our Lord. ²¹ Then Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you; just as my Father has sent me, so I send you. ²² And when he had said these things, he gave them courage and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive a man his sins, they shall be forgiven to him; and if you hold a manÆs sins, they are held. ²⁴ But Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called the Twin, was not there with them when Jesus came. ²⁵ And the disciples said to him, We have seen our Lord. He said to them, Unless I see in his hands the places of the nails, and put my fingers in them, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. 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.

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!

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.

⁷ Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, That is our Lord. When Simon heard that it was our Lord, he took his cloak and girded it around his waist, because he was naked; and he jumped into the sea to come to Jesus.

⁹ When they landed, they saw burning coals set, and a fish laid on them, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish which you have now caught.

¹² Jesus said to them, Come, break your fast. But not one of the disciples dared to ask him who he was, for they knew he was our Lord. ¹³ Then Jesus drew near, and took bread and fish, and gave to them. ¹⁴ This is the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples, since he rose up from the dead. ¹⁵ When they had broken their fast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these things? He said to him, Yes, my Lord; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my male lambs.

¹⁵ When they had broken their fast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these things? He said to him, Yes, my Lord; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my male lambs. ¹⁶ He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, my Lord; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.

¹⁶ He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, my Lord; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep. ¹⁷ He said to him again the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? It grieved Peter because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? So he said to him, My Lord, you understand well everything, you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my female lambs.

¹⁹ He said this, to show by what death he would glorify God. And when he had said these things, he said to him, Follow me. ²⁰ Simon Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following him, the one who leaned on the breast of Jesus at the supper, and said, My Lord, who will betray you?

²² Jesus said to him, If I wish him to remain until I come, what difference does that make to you? You follow me.

²⁴ This is the disciple who testified concerning all of these things, and who also wrote them; and we know that his testimony is true.

⁶ While they were assembled, they asked him, saying, Our LORD, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? ⁷ He said to them, It is not for you to know the time or times, which the Father has put under his own authority.

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,

²⁴ And as they prayed, they said, O LORD, you know what is in the hearts of all men; show which of these two you choose,

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.

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.

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

³⁶ For God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace and tranquility by Jesus Christ: he is the LORD of all.

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.

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.

³ And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Simon Peter also. This happened during the days of unleavened bread. ⁴ So he seized him and put him in prison and delivered him to the care of sixteen soldiers to keep him, so that he might deliver him to the Jewish people after the passover.

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.

³ And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them: for they were saddle makers by trade.

²⁸ Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, to feed the church of Christ which he has purchased with his blood.

³⁴ Indeed you yourselves know, that my own hands have provided for my needs and for those who have been with me. ³⁵ I have showed you all things, how that one must work hard, and be mindful of the weak, and remember the words of our LORD Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

¹¹ And when he was come unto us, he took PaulÆs girdle, and bound his own feet and hands, and said, Thus says the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

¹ He who is weak in the faith, assist him. And be consistent in your reasoning.

¹ WE then who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not seek to please ourselves.

¹ SO I, my brethren, could not converse with you as with spiritual men, but as with worldly men and even as with little children in Christ. ² I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto you were unable to eat it, and even now you are not ready for it; ³ Because you are still worldly: for as long as there is among you envying and strife and divisions, are you not worldly and still following after the material things?

⁷ So then neither he who plants, nor he who waters deserves the credit; but God who gives the increase.

⁵ Therefore do not judge before the time, until the LORD comes, and brings to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveals the thoughts of the hearts; then shall every man have praise from God.

¹¹ So the one who is weak and for whom Christ died will be lost through your indifference.

⁶ Or only I and Barnabas, have not we the right to live without working?

²⁶ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you commemorate our LORDÆs death until he come.

⁴⁷ The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the LORD from heaven.

²¹ This salutation is from me, Paul, in my own handwriting. ²² Whoever does not love our LORD Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Maranatha, that is to say, our LORD has come.

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.

⁴ For out of great affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote you with many tears; not to make you feel distressed, but that you may know the abundant love I have for you. ⁵ But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me only, but to a certain degree all of you, therefore the news will not be a shock to you. ⁶ The rebuke of many persons is sufficient for such a man. ⁷ So that from henceforth you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one will be overcome with overmuch grief.

⁴ While we are in this earthly house, we groan because of its weight: yet we are unwilling to leave it, but rather wish to add to it, so that death will be overcome by life.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ compels us to reason thus, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

¹⁴ For the love of Christ compels us to reason thus, that if one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵ And that he died for all, that those who live may not henceforth live for themselves, but for him who died and rose for them.

⁸ For even though I made you feel sorry with the epistle, I do not regret, even though it has caused sorrow: for I can see that though that very epistle has made you feel sorry, the sorrow was only for an hour. ⁹ But it has made me exceedingly happy, not that you were sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance: for you were sorry over the things of God, so that you lack nothing from us. ¹⁰ For sorrow over the things of God causes enduring repentance of the soul, and brings one to life: but sorrow over the things of the world causes death. ¹¹ For behold that very thing which distressed you on account of God, has resulted much more in painstaking effort, in apology, anger, fear, love, zeal, and vengeance. In all things you have proven yourselves clear in this matter.

⁸ I am not making a demand on you, but I am prompted by the devotion of your fellow believers to test the sincerity of your love. 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.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus, neither is circumcision anything nor uncircumcision; but faith which is accomplished by love.

¹⁴ That we henceforth be not as children easily stirred and carried away by every wind of false doctrines of men who through their craftiness are artful in deceiving the people;

³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of salvation.

²⁴ Grace be with all them that love our LORD Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

²⁰ Just as it is my earnest hope and expectation that in nothing shall I be ashamed, but that openly as always, so also now will Christ be magnified through my body, whether in life or death.

¹¹ Nor am I saying this simply because I am in want; for I have learned to make what I have meet my needs. ¹² I know what it is to be poor, and I know what it is to be rich: I have gone through many things and experienced many things, both to be full and to be hungry, both to have plenty and to be in want. ¹³ I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

¹⁹ But my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in the glory of Jesus Christ.

⁹ For you remember, brethren, that we labored hard, working night and day, with our hands, so that we would not burden you.

⁷ For you know well how you ought to imitate us; for our behaviour was not disorderly among you; ⁸ Neither did we eat bread for nothing from any of you, but worked with hard labor and toiled night and day so that we might not be a burden to any of you: ⁹ Not because we did not have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you to follow us.

¹⁵ Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them; so that it may be known to all that you are progressing. 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.

⁶ But as the scripture testifies, saying, What is man that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? ⁷ For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels: and have crowned him with glory and honor, and have set him ruler over the works of thy hands: ⁸ Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. By putting all things under his control, he left nothing that he did not put under subjection to him. But now we do not see yet that all things are in subjection to him. ⁹ We see that he is Jesus who humbled himself to be a little lower than the angels, through his suffering and his death, but now he is crowned with glory and honor; for he tasted death for the sake of every one but God.

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.

³² And what more shall I say? for time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of JephÆtha-e, and of David also, and Samuel, and of the rest of the prophets:

¹² Therefore, be courageous and strong; ¹³ And make straight the paths for your feet, so that the weak do not go astray but are healed.

⁵ Do not be carried away by the love of money; but be content with what you have: for the LORD himself has said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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,

¹ MY brethren, do not, with hypocrisy, uphold the glorious faith of our LORD Jesus Christ.

⁷ But you, my brethren, be patient, until the coming of the LORD, just as the husbandman waits for the precious crops of his field, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and the latter rain.

⁶ Wherein you will rejoice for ever, though at present you are sorrowful for a while, through diverse trials which have come upon you:

⁸ Whom you have not seen, but whom you yet love, and in whose faith you rejoice with exceeding joy that cannot be described;

² And become like newborn babes, and long for the word, as for pure and spiritual milk, that you may grow to salvation by it:

²⁵ For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and the Guardian of your souls.

¹¹ If any man preach, let him preach the word of God; and if any man minister, let him do it according to the ability which God has given him: so that in everything you do, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs glory and honour for ever and ever. Amen. ¹² My beloved, do not think it strange at the trials that come upon you, as though some strange thing happened to you: because these things are to prove you. ¹³ But rejoice, for you are partakers of ChristÆs sufferings; and when his glory shall be revealed you may be glad also with exceeding joy. ¹⁴ If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you: for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you.

¹ I EXHORT the ministers who are among you, for I also am a minister and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed. ² Feed the flock of God which is entrusted to your care and shepherd them spiritually, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but with all your heart.

² Feed the flock of God which is entrusted to your care and shepherd them spiritually, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but with all your heart. ³ Live not as overlords over the flock, but as good examples to them. ⁴ And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a crown of glory that will not fade away.

¹² Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them well; and you rely on this very truth. ¹³ Therefore I think it is right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; ¹⁴ Knowing that shortly I must depart this life, even as our LORD Jesus Christ has shown me.

¹⁴ Knowing that shortly I must depart this life, even as our LORD Jesus Christ has shown me. ¹⁵ Be diligent always, that you may be able to keep these things in remembrance; even after my departure.

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:

¹ HE who was from the beginning, the one whom we have heard and seen with our eyes, looked upon and handled with our hands, we declare to you that he is the word of life. ² For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness to it, and preach to you eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us;

¹³ I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.

¹⁸ My children, it is the last time: and as you have heard that a false Christ shall come, even now there are many false Christs, and from this we know that it is the last time.

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? ¹⁸ My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth. ¹⁹ And by this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before he comes. ²⁰ For if our hearts condemns us, how much more, then, will God who is greater than our hearts and knows all things. ²¹ My beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, then we have confidence before God. ²² And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing to him. ²³ And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he has commanded us. ²⁴ Whosoever keeps his commandments will be guarded by him, and he will dwell in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.

¹⁹ We love God because he first loved us.

¹ WHOSOEVER believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone who loves him who begat him, loves him also who is begotten of him.

⁶ This is he who came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit testifies that that very Spirit is the truth.

⁷ Because they have gone forth for his nameÆs sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ We, therefore, ought to welcome such, so that we may be fellow helpers to the truth.

¹² De-meÆtri-us has good report of all men, and of the church, and of the truth itself: yea, we also testify for him; and we know that our testimony is true.

⁷ Behold he comes with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, even the men who pierced him: and all the kindreds of the earth shall wail over him. Even so, Amen.

²³ And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he who searches the reins and hearts: and I will give unto everyone of you according to your works.

²⁵ But hold fast to that which you already have till I come.

¹¹ Behold I come quickly. Hold that fast which you have, so that no man take your crown.

¹⁹ I rebuke and chastise all those whom I love: be zealous, therefore, and repent.

¹⁷ For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of living water. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

⁷ Behold, I am coming soon: blessed is he who keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

²⁰ He who testifies these things says, Surely I am coming soon. Amen. Come, LORD Jesus.