Luke 23 Cross References - Moffatt

¹ Then the whole body of them rose and led him to Pilate. ² They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah." ³ Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "Certainly." ⁴ And Pilate said to the high priests and the crowds, "I cannot find anything criminal about him." ⁵ But they insisted, "He stirs up the people by teaching all over Judaea. He started from Galilee and now he is here." ⁶ When Pilate heard that, he asked if the man was a Galilean, ⁷ and ascertaining that he came under the jurisdiction of Herod, he remitted him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem during those days. ⁸ Herod was greatly delighted to see Jesus; he had long wanted to see him, because he had heard about him and also because he hoped to see him perform some miracle. ⁹ But though he put many questions to him, Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ Meanwhile the high priests and scribes stood and accused him with might and main. ¹¹ Then Herod and his troops scoffed at him and made fun of him, and after arraying him in a bright robe he remitted him to Pilate. ¹² Herod and Pilate became friends that day — previously they had been at enmity. ¹³ Then summoning the high priests and rulers and the people, ¹⁴ Pilate said to them, "You brought me this man as being an inciter to rebellion among the people. I have examined him before you and found nothing criminal about him, for all your accusations against him. ¹⁵ No, nor has Herod, for he has remitted him to us. He has done nothing, you see, that calls for death; ¹⁶ so I shall release him with a whipping." ¹⁷ -- ¹⁸ But they shouted one and all, "Away with him! Release Bar-Abbas for us!" ¹⁹ (This was a man who had been put into prison on account of a riot which had taken place in the city and also on a charge of murder.) ²⁰ Again Pilate addressed them, for he wanted to release Jesus, ²¹ but they roared, "To the cross, to the cross with him!" ²² He asked them a third time, "But what crime has he committed? I have found nothing about him that deserves death; so I shall release him with a whipping." ²³ But they loudly urged their demand that he should be crucified, and their shouts carried the day. ²⁴ Pilate gave sentence that their demand was to be carried out; ²⁵ he released the man they wanted, the man who had been imprisoned for riot and murder, and Jesus he handed over to their will. ²⁶ As they led him off they caught hold of Simon a Cyrenian on his way from the country and laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus. ²⁷ He was followed by a large multitude of the people and also of women who beat their breasts and lamented him; ²⁸ but Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me but weep for yourselves and for your children! ²⁹ For there are days coming when the cry will be, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never have borne and the breasts that never have suckled!' ³⁰ Then will people say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us.' ³¹ For if this is what they do when the wood is green, what will they do when the wood is dry?" ³² Two criminals were also led out with him to be executed, ³³ and when they came to the place called The Skull they crucified him there along with the criminals, one at his right and one at his left. ³⁴ Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing." Then they distributed his clothes among themselves by drawing lots. ³⁵ The people stood and looked on, and even the rulers sneered at him, saying, "He saved others, let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!" ³⁶ The soldiers made fun of him too by coming up and handing him vinegar, ³⁷ saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself." ³⁸ (For there was an inscription over him in Greek and Latin and Hebrew characters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.) ³⁹ One of the criminals who had been hung also abused him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us as well." ⁴⁰ But the other checked him, saying, "Have you no fear even of God? You are suffering the same punishment as he. ⁴¹ And we suffer justly; we are getting what we deserve for our deeds. But he has done no harm." ⁴² And he added, "Jesus, do not forget me when you come to reign." ⁴³ "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "you will be in paradise with me this very day." ⁴⁴ By this time it was about twelve o'clock, and darkness covered the whole land till three o'clock, ⁴⁵ owing to an eclipse of the sun; the curtain in the middle of the temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Then with a loud cry Jesus said, "Father, I trust my spirit to thy hands," and with these words he expired. ⁴⁷ When the army-captain saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "This man was really innocent." ⁴⁸ And when all the crowds who had collected for the sight saw what had happened, they turned away beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ As for his acquaintances, they were all standing at a distance to look on, with the women who had accompanied him from Galilee. ⁵⁰ Now there was a man called Joseph, a member of council but a good and just man ⁵¹ who had not voted for their plan of action; he belonged to Arimathaea, a Jewish town, and he was on the outlook for the Reign of God. ⁵² This Joseph went to Pilate and asked him for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ He then took it down, wrapped it in linen, and put it in a tomb cut out of the rock, where no one had yet been buried. ⁵⁴ It was the day of the Preparation and the sabbath was just dawning. ⁵⁵ So the women who had accompanied him from Galilee and who had followed Joseph, noted the tomb and the position of the body; ⁵⁶ then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes.

¹² His winnowing-fan is in his hand, he will clean out his threshing-floor, his wheat he will gather into the granary, but the straw he will burn with fire unquenchable."

¹⁷ And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, in him is my delight."

¹² Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee; — ¹³ he left Nazaret and settled at Capharnahum beside the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali ¹⁴ for the fulfilment of what had been said by the prophet Isaiah: ¹⁵ Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali lying to the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles! ¹⁶ The people who sat in darkness saw a great light, yea light dawned on those who sat in the land and the shadow of death.

²³ Then he made a tour through the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing all the sickness and disease of the people.

⁴⁴ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

⁶ Do not give dogs what is sacred and do not throw pearls before swine, in case they trample them under foot and turn to gore you.

⁸ The crowds who saw it were awed and glorified God for giving such power to men.

²⁵ At that time Jesus spoke and said, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simpleminded;

¹⁸ Here is my servant whom I have selected, my Beloved in whom my soul delights; I will invest him with my Spirit, and he will proclaim religion to the Gentiles.

¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus.

⁸ And she, at the instigation of her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head this moment on a dish." ⁹ The king was sorry, but for the sake of his oath and his guests he ordered it to be given her;

¹ Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up and, in order to tempt him, asked him to show them a Sign from heaven.

²⁷ However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."

¹⁵ Can I not do as I please with what belongs to me? Have you a grudge because I am generous?' ¹⁶ So shall the last be first and the first last."

¹⁹ and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; then on the third day he will be raised."

²¹ "Caesar's," they said. Then he told them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."

¹⁹ Woe to women with child and to women who give suck in those days!

² "You know the passover is to be held two days after this; and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."

⁵⁹ Now the high priests and the whole of the Sanhedrin tried to secure false evidence against Jesus, in order to have him put to death; ⁶⁰ but they could find none, although a number of false witnesses came forward. However, two men came forward at last

¹ When morning came, all the high priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to have him put to death. ² After binding him, they led him off and handed him over to Pontius Pilate the governor.

⁴ saying, "I did wrong in betraying innocent blood." "What does that matter to us?" they said, "it is your affair, not ours!"

¹¹ Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "Certainly."

¹¹ Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "Certainly." ¹² But while he was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply. ¹³ Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear all their evidence against you?" ¹⁴ But, to Pilate's great astonishment, he would not answer him a single word.

¹⁴ But, to Pilate's great astonishment, he would not answer him a single word. ¹⁵ At festival time the governor was in the habit of releasing any one prisoner whom the crowd chose.

¹⁵ At festival time the governor was in the habit of releasing any one prisoner whom the crowd chose. ¹⁶ At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Jesus Bar-Abbas; ¹⁷ so, when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Who do you want released? Jesus Bar-Abbas or Jesus the so-called 'Christ'?" ¹⁸ (He knew quite well that Jesus had been delivered up out of envy. ¹⁹ Besides, when he was seated on the tribunal, his wife had sent to tell him, "Do nothing with that innocent man, for I have suffered greatly to-day in a dream about him.")

¹⁹ Besides, when he was seated on the tribunal, his wife had sent to tell him, "Do nothing with that innocent man, for I have suffered greatly to-day in a dream about him.") ²⁰ But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask Bar-Abbas and to have Jesus killed. ²¹ The governor said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" "Bar-Abbas," they said.

²¹ The governor said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" "Bar-Abbas," they said. ²² Pilate said, "Then what am I to do with Jesus the so-called 'Christ'?" They all said, "Have him crucified!"

²² Pilate said, "Then what am I to do with Jesus the so-called 'Christ'?" They all said, "Have him crucified!"

²² Pilate said, "Then what am I to do with Jesus the so-called 'Christ'?" They all said, "Have him crucified!" ²³ "Why," said the governor, "what has he done wrong?" But they shouted on more fiercely than ever, "Have him crucified!"

²³ "Why," said the governor, "what has he done wrong?" But they shouted on more fiercely than ever, "Have him crucified!"

²³ "Why," said the governor, "what has he done wrong?" But they shouted on more fiercely than ever, "Have him crucified!"

²³ "Why," said the governor, "what has he done wrong?" But they shouted on more fiercely than ever, "Have him crucified!" ²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!"

²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!"

²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!"

²⁴ Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!" ²⁵ To this all the people replied, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

²⁵ To this all the people replied, "His blood be on us and on our children!" ²⁶ Then he released Bar-Abbas for them; Jesus he scourged and handed over to be crucified.

²⁶ Then he released Bar-Abbas for them; Jesus he scourged and handed over to be crucified. ²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the praetorium and got all the regiment round him; ²⁸ they stripped him and threw a scarlet mantle round him, ²⁹ plaited a crown of thorns and set it on his head, put a stick in his hand, and knelt before him in mockery, crying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" ³⁰ They spat on him, they took the stick and struck him on the head,

³² As they went out they met a Cyrenian called Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross. ³³ When they came to a place called Golgotha (meaning the place of a skull),

³³ When they came to a place called Golgotha (meaning the place of a skull), ³⁴ they gave him a drink of wine mixed with bitters; but when he tasted it he would not drink it.

³⁴ they gave him a drink of wine mixed with bitters; but when he tasted it he would not drink it.

³⁴ they gave him a drink of wine mixed with bitters; but when he tasted it he would not drink it. ³⁵ Then they crucified him, distributed his clothes among them by drawing lots,

³⁵ Then they crucified him, distributed his clothes among them by drawing lots, ³⁶ and sat down there to keep watch over him.

³⁶ and sat down there to keep watch over him. ³⁷ They also put over his head his charge in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

³⁷ They also put over his head his charge in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ³⁸ Two robbers were also crucified with him at that time, one on the right hand and one on the left.

³⁸ Two robbers were also crucified with him at that time, one on the right hand and one on the left.

³⁸ Two robbers were also crucified with him at that time, one on the right hand and one on the left. ³⁹ Those who passed by scoffed at him, nodding at him in derision

³⁹ Those who passed by scoffed at him, nodding at him in derision ⁴⁰ and calling, "You were to destroy the temple and build it in three days! Save yourself, if you are God's Son! Come down from the cross!"

⁴⁰ and calling, "You were to destroy the temple and build it in three days! Save yourself, if you are God's Son! Come down from the cross!" ⁴¹ So, too, the high priests made fun of him with the scribes and the elders of the people.

⁴¹ So, too, the high priests made fun of him with the scribes and the elders of the people. ⁴² "He saved others," they said, "but he cannot save himself! He the 'king of Israel'! Let him come down now from the cross; then we will believe in him!

⁴² "He saved others," they said, "but he cannot save himself! He the 'king of Israel'! Let him come down now from the cross; then we will believe in him! ⁴³ His trust is in God? Let God deliver him now if he cares for him! He said he was the Son of God!"

⁴³ His trust is in God? Let God deliver him now if he cares for him! He said he was the Son of God!" ⁴⁴ The robbers who were crucified with him also denounced him in the same way.

⁴⁴ The robbers who were crucified with him also denounced him in the same way. ⁴⁵ Now from twelve o'clock to three o'clock darkness covered all the land, ⁴⁶ and about three o'clock Jesus gave a loud cry, "Eli, eli, lema sabachthani" (that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?) ⁴⁷ On hearing this some of the bystanders said, "He is calling for Elijah." ⁴⁸ One of them ran off at once and took a sponge, which he soaked in vinegar and put on the end of a stick to give him a drink.

⁴⁸ One of them ran off at once and took a sponge, which he soaked in vinegar and put on the end of a stick to give him a drink. ⁴⁹ But the others said, "Stop, let us see if Elijah does come to save him!" [Seizing a lance, another pricked his side, and out came water and blood.] ⁵⁰ Jesus again uttered a loud scream and gave up his spirit. ⁵¹ And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were split,

⁵¹ And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were split, ⁵² the tombs were opened, and a number of bodies of the saints who slept the sleep of death rose up —

⁵² the tombs were opened, and a number of bodies of the saints who slept the sleep of death rose up — ⁵³ they left the tombs after his resurrection and entered the holy city and appeared to a number of people. ⁵⁴ Now when the army-captain and his men who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were dreadfully afraid; they said, "This man was certainly a son of God!"

⁵⁴ Now when the army-captain and his men who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were dreadfully afraid; they said, "This man was certainly a son of God!" ⁵⁵ There were also a number of women there looking on from a distance, women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and waited on him,

⁵⁵ There were also a number of women there looking on from a distance, women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and waited on him, ⁵⁶ including Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedaeus. ⁵⁷ Now when evening came, a rich man from Arimathaea, called Joseph, who had become a disciple of Jesus, ⁵⁸ went to Pilate and asked him for the body of Jesus. Pilate then ordered the body to be handed over to him. ⁵⁹ So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean linen,

⁵⁹ So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean linen, ⁶⁰ and put it in his new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; then, after rolling a large boulder to the opening of the tomb, he went away.

⁶⁰ and put it in his new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; then, after rolling a large boulder to the opening of the tomb, he went away. ⁶¹ Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

⁶¹ Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. ⁶² Next day (that is, on the day after the Preparation) the high priests and Pharisees gathered round Pilate

¹⁴ After John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the gospel of God;

¹⁴ Now this came to the hearing of king Herod, for the name of Jesus had become well known; people said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, that is why miraculous powers are working through him;"

¹² He said to them, "Elijah does come first, to restore all things; but what is written about the Son of man as well? This, that he is to endure great suffering and be rejected.

³³ "We are going up to Jerusalem," he said, "and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and scribes; they will sentence him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles, ³⁴ who will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him; then after three days he will rise again."

¹⁷ Jesus said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God." He astonished them.

¹⁷ Woe to women with child and to women who give suck in those days! ¹⁸ Pray it may not be winter when it comes, ¹⁹ for those days will be days of misery, the like of which has never been from the beginning of God's creation until now — no and never shall be.

⁵⁵ Now the high priests and the whole of the Sanhedrin tried to secure evidence against Jesus, in order to have him put to death; but they could find none, ⁵⁶ for while many bore false witness against him their evidence did not agree.

⁶¹ He said nothing and made no answer. Again the high priest put a question to him. "Are you the Christ?" he said, "the Son of the Blessed?" ⁶² Jesus said, "I am. And, what is more, you will all see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

¹ Immediately morning came, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and all the Sanhedrin, and after binding Jesus they led him off and handed him over to Pilate. ² Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "Certainly."

² Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "Certainly." ³ Then the high priest brought many accusations against him, ⁴ and once more Pilate asked him, "Have you no reply to make? Look at all their charges against you." ⁵ But, to the astonishment of Pilate, Jesus answered no more. ⁶ Now at festival time he used to release for them some prisoner whom they begged from him.

⁶ Now at festival time he used to release for them some prisoner whom they begged from him.

⁶ Now at festival time he used to release for them some prisoner whom they begged from him. ⁷ (There was a man called Bar-Abbas in prison, among the rioters who had committed murder during the insurrection.)

⁷ (There was a man called Bar-Abbas in prison, among the rioters who had committed murder during the insurrection.) ⁸ So the crowd pressed up and started to ask him for his usual boon. ⁹ Pilate replied, "Would you like me to release the king of the Jews for you?" ¹⁰ (For he knew the high priests had handed him over out of envy.) ¹¹ But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Bar-Abbas for them instead. ¹² Pilate asked them again, "And what am I to do with your so-called king of the Jews?" ¹³ Whereupon they shouted again, "Crucify him."

¹³ Whereupon they shouted again, "Crucify him." ¹⁴ "Why," said Pilate, "what has he done wrong?" But they shouted more fiercely than ever, "Crucify him!"

¹⁴ "Why," said Pilate, "what has he done wrong?" But they shouted more fiercely than ever, "Crucify him!" ¹⁵ So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he released Bar-Abbas for them; Jesus he handed over to be crucified, after he had scourged him.

¹⁵ So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he released Bar-Abbas for them; Jesus he handed over to be crucified, after he had scourged him. ¹⁶ The soldiers took him inside the courtyard (that is, the praetorium) and got all the regiment together; ¹⁷ then they dressed him in purple, put on his head a crown of thorns which they had plaited, ¹⁸ and began to salute him with, "Hail, O king of the Jews!"

¹⁸ and began to salute him with, "Hail, O king of the Jews!" ¹⁹ They struck him on the head with a stick and spat upon him and bent their knees to him in homage. ²⁰ Then, after making fun of him, they stripped off the purple, put on his own clothes, and took him away to crucify him. ²¹ They forced Simon a Cyrenian who was passing on his way from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus) to carry his cross, ²² and they led him to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull).

²² and they led him to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). ²³ They offered him wine flavoured with myrrh, but he would not take it.

²³ They offered him wine flavoured with myrrh, but he would not take it. ²⁴ Then they crucified him and distributed his clothes among themselves, drawing lots for them to decide each man's share.

²⁴ Then they crucified him and distributed his clothes among themselves, drawing lots for them to decide each man's share. ²⁵ It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶ The inscription bearing his charge was: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁶ The inscription bearing his charge was: THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁷ They also crucified two robbers along with him, one at his right and one at his left.

²⁷ They also crucified two robbers along with him, one at his right and one at his left. ²⁸ -- ²⁹ Those who passed by scoffed at him, nodding at him in derision and calling, "Ha! You were to destroy the temple and build it in three days! ³⁰ Come down from the cross and save yourself!" ³¹ So, too, the high priests made fun of him to themselves with the scribes; "he saved others," they said, "but he cannot save himself! ³² Let 'the Christ,' 'the king of Israel' come down now from the cross! Let us see that and we will believe!" Those who were crucified with him also denounced him.

³² Let 'the Christ,' 'the king of Israel' come down now from the cross! Let us see that and we will believe!" Those who were crucified with him also denounced him. ³³ When twelve o'clock came, darkness covered the whole land till three o'clock, ³⁴ and at three o'clock Jesus gave a loud cry, "Elôi, Elôi, lema sabachthanei" (which means, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?)

³⁴ and at three o'clock Jesus gave a loud cry, "Elôi, Elôi, lema sabachthanei" (which means, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?) ³⁵ On hearing this some of the bystanders said, "Look, he is calling for Elijah." ³⁶ One man ran off, soaked a sponge in vinegar, and put it on the end of a stick to give him a drink, saying, "Come on, let us see if Elijah does come to take him down!"

³⁶ One man ran off, soaked a sponge in vinegar, and put it on the end of a stick to give him a drink, saying, "Come on, let us see if Elijah does come to take him down!" ³⁷ But Jesus gave a loud cry and expired. ³⁸ And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.

³⁸ And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. ³⁹ Now when the army-captain who stood facing him saw that he expired in this way, he said, "This man was certainly a son of God."

³⁹ Now when the army-captain who stood facing him saw that he expired in this way, he said, "This man was certainly a son of God." ⁴⁰ There were some women also watching at a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

⁴⁰ There were some women also watching at a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome, ⁴¹ women who had followed him when he was in Galilee and waited on him, besides a number of other women who had accompanied him to Jerusalem. ⁴² By this time it was evening, and as it was the day of Preparation (that is, the day before the sabbath)

⁴² By this time it was evening, and as it was the day of Preparation (that is, the day before the sabbath) ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of good position who himself was on the outlook for the Reign of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus.

⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of good position who himself was on the outlook for the Reign of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate was surprised that he was dead already; he summoned the captain and asked if he had been dead some time, ⁴⁵ and on ascertaining this from the captain he bestowed the corpse on Joseph. ⁴⁶ He, after buying a linen sheet, took him down and swathed him in the linen, laying him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock and rolling a boulder up against the opening of the tomb.

⁴⁶ He, after buying a linen sheet, took him down and swathed him in the linen, laying him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock and rolling a boulder up against the opening of the tomb. ⁴⁷ Now Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses noted where he was laid.

⁴⁷ Now Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses noted where he was laid.

¹ And when the sabbath had passed Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some spices in order to go and anoint him;

³² He will be great, he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father; ³³ he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and to his reign there will be no end."

²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Symeon, an upright and devout man, who was on the outlook for the Consolation of Israel. The holy Spirit was upon him;

³⁸ Now at that very hour she came up, and she offered praise to God and spoke of him to all who were on the outlook for the redemption of Jerusalem.

¹ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, Philip his brother tetrarch of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysias tetrarch of Abilene,

¹⁴ Then Jesus came back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and the news of him spread over all the surrounding country. ¹⁵ He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by all.

²³ So he said to them, "No doubt you will repeat to me this proverb, 'Doctor, cure yourself!' 'Do here in your own country all we have heard you did in Capharnahum.'"

²⁷ I tell you, my hearers, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you: ²⁸ bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

² and by some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses, Mary called Magdalene (out of whom seven daemons had been driven),

⁵² Everyone was weeping and bewailing her, but he said, "Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep."

⁷ When Herod the tetrarch heard all that was going on, he was quite at a loss; for some said that John had risen from the dead, ⁸ some that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen. ⁹ Herod said, "John I beheaded. But who is this, of whom I hear such tales?" And he made efforts to see him.

²³ He said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross day after day, and so follow me;

⁵³ After he had gone away, the scribes and Pharisees commenced to follow him up closely and cross-question him on many points,

⁵ I will show you whom to fear — fear Him who after he has killed has power to cast you into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear Him.

⁸ I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of man will acknowledge him before the angels of God;

⁴⁷ The servant who knew his lord and master's orders and did not prepare for them, will receive many lashes; ⁴⁸ whereas he who was ignorant and did what deserves a beating, will receive few lashes. He who has much given him will have much required from him, and he who has much entrusted to him will have all the more demanded of him.

¹ It was at this time that some people came to tell him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

³¹ Just then some Pharisees came up to tell him, "Get away from here, for Herod intends to kill you." ³² "Go and tell that fox," he replied, "I cast out daemons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and on the third day I complete my task!

²⁷ whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

⁴ "Which of you with a hundred sheep, if he loses one, does not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one till he finds it? ⁵ When he finds it he puts it on his shoulders with joy,

¹⁸ I will be up and off to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; ¹⁹ I don't deserve to be called your son any more; only make me like one of your hired men."' ²⁰ So he got up and went off to his father. But when he was still far away his father saw him and felt pity for him and ran to fall upon his neck and kiss him. ²¹ The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I don't deserve to be called your son any more.' ²² But the father said to his servants, 'Quick, bring the best robe and put it on him, give him a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet, ²³ and bring the fatted calf, kill it, and let us eat and be merry; ²⁴ for my son here was dead and he has come to life, he was lost and he is found.' So they began to make merry.

¹⁴ Now the Pharisees who were fond of money heard all this, and they sneered at him.

³⁴ On that night, I tell you, there will be two men in the one bed, the one will be taken and the other left; ³⁵ two women will be grinding together, the one will be taken and the other left."

¹³ But the taxgatherer stood far away and would not lift even his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'O God, have mercy on me for my sins!'

¹⁰ For the Son of man has come to seek and save the lost."

³⁸ saying, "Blessed be the king who comes in the Lord's name! Peace in heaven and glory in the High places!" ³⁹ Some Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Check your disciples, teacher." ⁴⁰ But he replied, "I tell you, if they were to keep quiet, the very stones would shout."

²⁰ So watching their chance they sent spies who pretended to be honest persons, in order to seize on what he said and get him handed over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. ²¹ They put this question to him, "Teacher, we know you are straight in what you say and teach, you do not look to human favour but teach the Way of God honestly. ²² Is it right for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?" ²³ But he noted their knavery and said to them, ²⁴ "Show me a shilling. Whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they replied. ²⁵ "Well then," he said to them, "give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."

²³ Woe to women with child and to women who give suck in those days, for sore anguish will come upon the land and Wrath on this people; ²⁴ they will fall by the edge of the sword, they will be carried prisoners to all nations, and Jerusalem will be under the heel of the Gentiles till the period of the Gentiles expires.

³⁷ For I tell you, this word of scripture must be fulfilled in me: he was classed among criminals. Yes, there is an end to all that refers to me."

⁶⁴ blindfolding him they would ask him, "Prophesy, tell us who struck you?" ⁶⁵ And many another insult they uttered against him. ⁶⁶ When day broke, the elders of the people all met along with the high priests and scribes, and had him brought before their Sanhedrin. They said to him, ⁶⁷ "Tell us if you are the Christ." He said to them, "You will not believe me if I tell you, ⁶⁸ and you will not answer me when I put a question to you. ⁶⁹ But after this the Son of man will be seated at God's right hand of power." ⁷⁰ "Are you the Son of God then?" they all said. "Certainly," he replied, "I am."

⁷⁰ "Are you the Son of God then?" they all said. "Certainly," he replied, "I am."

¹ Then the whole body of them rose and led him to Pilate. ² They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah."

² They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah." ³ Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "Certainly." ⁴ And Pilate said to the high priests and the crowds, "I cannot find anything criminal about him." ⁵ But they insisted, "He stirs up the people by teaching all over Judaea. He started from Galilee and now he is here."

⁵ But they insisted, "He stirs up the people by teaching all over Judaea. He started from Galilee and now he is here."

¹¹ Then Herod and his troops scoffed at him and made fun of him, and after arraying him in a bright robe he remitted him to Pilate.

¹⁴ Pilate said to them, "You brought me this man as being an inciter to rebellion among the people. I have examined him before you and found nothing criminal about him, for all your accusations against him.

¹⁴ Pilate said to them, "You brought me this man as being an inciter to rebellion among the people. I have examined him before you and found nothing criminal about him, for all your accusations against him. ¹⁵ No, nor has Herod, for he has remitted him to us. He has done nothing, you see, that calls for death; ¹⁶ so I shall release him with a whipping."

²⁰ Again Pilate addressed them, for he wanted to release Jesus,

²² He asked them a third time, "But what crime has he committed? I have found nothing about him that deserves death; so I shall release him with a whipping." ²³ But they loudly urged their demand that he should be crucified, and their shouts carried the day.

²⁷ He was followed by a large multitude of the people and also of women who beat their breasts and lamented him;

³⁵ The people stood and looked on, and even the rulers sneered at him, saying, "He saved others, let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!"

³⁷ saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself." ³⁸ (For there was an inscription over him in Greek and Latin and Hebrew characters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.)

⁴¹ And we suffer justly; we are getting what we deserve for our deeds. But he has done no harm." ⁴² And he added, "Jesus, do not forget me when you come to reign."

⁴⁷ When the army-captain saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "This man was really innocent." ⁴⁸ And when all the crowds who had collected for the sight saw what had happened, they turned away beating their breasts. ⁴⁹ As for his acquaintances, they were all standing at a distance to look on, with the women who had accompanied him from Galilee.

⁵⁵ So the women who had accompanied him from Galilee and who had followed Joseph, noted the tomb and the position of the body;

¹ On the sabbath they rested in obedience to God's command, but on the first day of the week at early dawn they took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.

⁷ that the Son of man had to be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and rise on the third day."

²⁶ Had not the Christ to suffer thus and so enter his glory?"

⁴³ Next day Jesus determined to leave for Galilee; there he met Philip and told him, "Follow me."

⁴⁹ "Rabbi," said Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are the king of Israel!"

¹¹ Jesus performed this, the first of his Signs, at Cana in Galilee, thereby displaying his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

¹⁴ Indeed the Son of man must be lifted on high, just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,

⁴¹ others said, "He is the Christ"; but others said, "No, surely the Christ does not come from Galilee?

⁵² They answered him, "And are you from Galilee, too? Search and you will see that no prophet ever springs from Galilee."

³³ (By this he indicated the kind of death he was to die.) ³⁴ So the people answered, "We have learned from the Law that the Christ is to remain for ever; what do you mean by saying that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?"

³ And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.

⁶ If anyone does not remain in me he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers up; then the branches are gathered and thrown into the fire to be burned.

²² They would not be guilty, if I had not come and spoken to them; but, as it is, they have no excuse for their sin — ²³ he who hates me hates my Father also. ²⁴ They would not be guilty, if I had not done deeds among them such as no one has ever done; but, as it is, they have seen — and they have hated — both me and my Father.

²⁴ Father, it is my will that these, thy gift to me, may be beside me where I am, to behold my glory which thou hast given me, because thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

²⁸ Then from the house of Caiaphas they took Jesus to the praetorium. (It was early morning.) They would not enter the praetorium themselves, in case of being ceremonially defiled, for they wanted to eat the passover; ²⁹ so Pilate came outside to them and asked, "What charge do you bring against this man?" ³⁰ They retorted, "If he had not been a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."

³⁰ They retorted, "If he had not been a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you." ³¹ Then said Pilate, "Take him yourselves, and sentence him according to your own Law." The Jews said, "We have no right to put anyone to death" ³² (that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, by which he had indicated the kind of death he was to die).

³² (that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, by which he had indicated the kind of death he was to die). ³³ So Pilate went back inside the praetorium and called Jesus, saying, "Then you are king of the Jews?"

³³ So Pilate went back inside the praetorium and called Jesus, saying, "Then you are king of the Jews?" ³⁴ Jesus replied, "Are you saying this of your own accord, or did other people tell you about me?"

³⁴ Jesus replied, "Are you saying this of your own accord, or did other people tell you about me?" ³⁵ "Am I a Jew?" said Pilate. "Your own nation and the high priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?"

³⁵ "Am I a Jew?" said Pilate. "Your own nation and the high priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" ³⁶ Jesus replied, "My realm does not belong to this world; if my realm did belong to this world, my men would have fought to prevent me being handed over to the Jews. No, my realm lies elsewhere."

³⁶ Jesus replied, "My realm does not belong to this world; if my realm did belong to this world, my men would have fought to prevent me being handed over to the Jews. No, my realm lies elsewhere." ³⁷ "So you are a king?" said Pilate, "you!" "Certainly," said Jesus, "I am a king. This is why I was born, this is why I came into the world, to bear testimony to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

³⁷ "So you are a king?" said Pilate, "you!" "Certainly," said Jesus, "I am a king. This is why I was born, this is why I came into the world, to bear testimony to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." ³⁸ "Truth!" said Pilate, "what is truth!" With these words he went outside to the Jews again and told them, "I cannot find anything wrong about him.

³⁸ "Truth!" said Pilate, "what is truth!" With these words he went outside to the Jews again and told them, "I cannot find anything wrong about him. ³⁹ But it is your custom that I should release a prisoner for you at the passover. Is it your will that I release you the king of the Jews?"

³⁹ But it is your custom that I should release a prisoner for you at the passover. Is it your will that I release you the king of the Jews?" ⁴⁰ Again they yelled, "No, not him! Bar-Abbas!" Now Bar-Abbas was a robber.

⁴⁰ Again they yelled, "No, not him! Bar-Abbas!" Now Bar-Abbas was a robber.

¹ Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged.

¹ Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged. ² And the soldiers twisted some thorns into a crown and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple robe, ³ marching up to him and shouting, "Hail, king of the Jews!" — and striking him.

³ marching up to him and shouting, "Hail, king of the Jews!" — and striking him. ⁴ Again Pilate went out and said to them, "Look, I am bringing him out to you. Understand, I cannot find anything wrong about him."

⁴ Again Pilate went out and said to them, "Look, I am bringing him out to you. Understand, I cannot find anything wrong about him."

⁴ Again Pilate went out and said to them, "Look, I am bringing him out to you. Understand, I cannot find anything wrong about him." ⁵ So out came Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe; and Pilate said, "Here the man is!"

⁵ So out came Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe; and Pilate said, "Here the man is!" ⁶ Now when the high priests and their attendants saw him, they yelled, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said, "Take him and crucify him yourselves! I find nothing wrong about him." ⁷ The Jews retorted, "But we have a Law, and by [our] Law he is bound to die, because he has made himself out to be God's Son."

¹¹ Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me, unless it had been granted you from above. So you are less guilty than he who betrayed me to you." ¹² This made Pilate anxious to release him, but the Jews yelled, "If you release him, you are no friend of Caesar's! Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar!"

¹⁴ (it was the day of Preparation for the passover, about noon). "There is your king!" he said to the Jews. ¹⁵ Then they yelled, "Off with him! Off with him! Crucify him!" "Crucify your king?" said Pilate. The high priests retorted, "We have no king but Caesar!"

¹⁵ Then they yelled, "Off with him! Off with him! Crucify him!" "Crucify your king?" said Pilate. The high priests retorted, "We have no king but Caesar!" ¹⁶ Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus,

¹⁶ Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, ¹⁷ and he went away, carrying the cross by himself, to the spot called the 'place of the skull' — the Hebrew name is Golgotha;

¹⁷ and he went away, carrying the cross by himself, to the spot called the 'place of the skull' — the Hebrew name is Golgotha; ¹⁸ there they crucified him, along with two others, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

¹⁸ there they crucified him, along with two others, one on each side and Jesus in the middle. ¹⁹ Pilate had written an inscription to be put on the cross; what he wrote was, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

¹⁹ Pilate had written an inscription to be put on the cross; what he wrote was, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. ²⁰ Now many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus had been crucified was close to the city; besides, the inscription was in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

²⁰ Now many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus had been crucified was close to the city; besides, the inscription was in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. ²¹ So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write, THE KING OF THE JEWS; write, HE SAID I AM THE KING OF THE JEWS."

²¹ So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write, THE KING OF THE JEWS; write, HE SAID I AM THE KING OF THE JEWS."

²¹ So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write, THE KING OF THE JEWS; write, HE SAID I AM THE KING OF THE JEWS." ²² Pilate replied, "What I have written, I have written."

²² Pilate replied, "What I have written, I have written." ²³ Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. But as the tunic was seamless, woven right down in a single piece,

²³ Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. But as the tunic was seamless, woven right down in a single piece, ²⁴ they said to themselves, "Don't let us tear it. Let us draw lots to see who gets it" (that the scripture might be fulfilled, they distributed my clothes among them, and drew lots for my raiment). This was what the soldiers did.

²⁴ they said to themselves, "Don't let us tear it. Let us draw lots to see who gets it" (that the scripture might be fulfilled, they distributed my clothes among them, and drew lots for my raiment). This was what the soldiers did. ²⁵ Now beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. ²⁶ So when Jesus saw his mother and his favourite disciple standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, there is your son!" ²⁷ Then he said to the disciple, "And, there is your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his home. ²⁸ After that, as Jesus knew that everything was now finished and fulfilled, he said (to fulfil the scripture), "I am thirsty." ²⁹ A jug full of vinegar was lying there; so they put a sponge full of vinegar on a spear and held it to his lips. ³⁰ And when Jesus took the vinegar, he said, "It is finished," bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

³⁰ And when Jesus took the vinegar, he said, "It is finished," bowed his head, and gave up his spirit. ³¹ Now, as it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies remaining on the cross during the sabbath (for that sabbath-day was a great day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

³⁸ After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, a disciple of Jesus but a secret disciple — for fear of the Jews — asked Pilate for permission to remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed him. So he went and removed the body, ³⁹ accompanied by Nicodemus (he who had first come to Jesus by night) who brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds of it; ⁴⁰ they took and wrapped up the body of Jesus in the spices and in bandages, according to the Jewish custom of burial. ⁴¹ Now at the spot where he had been crucified there was an orchard, and in the orchard a new tomb where no one had yet been laid; ⁴² so they put Jesus there, since it was the Jewish day of Preparation, seeing that the tomb was close by.

⁴² so they put Jesus there, since it was the Jewish day of Preparation, seeing that the tomb was close by.

²⁸ Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"

¹⁰ in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the districts of Libya round Cyrene, visitors from Rome, Jews and proselytes,

²⁰ the sun shall be changed into darkness and the moon into blood, ere the great, open Day of the Lord arrives.

²³ this Jesus, betrayed in the predestined course of God's deliberate purpose, you got wicked men to nail to the cross and murder;

³⁷ When they heard this, it went straight to their hearts; they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what are we to do?"

¹⁴ but you repudiated the Holy and Just One; the boon you asked was a murderer,

¹⁷ Now I know, brothers, that you acted in ignorance, like your rulers —

²⁷ In this very city they actually mustered against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst consecrate — Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

²⁷ In this very city they actually mustered against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst consecrate — Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, ²⁸ mustering to carry out what thy hand had traced, thy purpose had decreed.

³⁰ The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you murdered by hanging him on a gibbet.

³³ When they heard this, they were so furious that they determined to make away with the apostles.

³⁷ After him Judas the Galilean started up at the time of the census, and got people to desert to him; but he perished too, and all his followers were scattered.

⁴⁰ They gave in to him, and after summoning the apostles and giving them a flogging, they released them with instructions that they were not to speak about the name of Jesus. ⁴¹ The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy of suffering dishonour for the sake of the Name;

⁶ these men they presented to the apostles, who, after prayer, laid their hands upon them.

⁹ Some of those who belonged to the so-called synagogue of the Libyans, the Cyrenians, and the Alexandrians, as well as to that of the Cilicians and Asiatics, started a dispute with Stephen,

⁵⁴ When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

⁵⁷ With a loud shriek they shut their ears and rushed at him like one man.

⁵⁹ So they stoned Stephen, who called on the Lord, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" ⁶⁰ Then he knelt down and cried aloud, "Lord, let not this sin stand against them!" With these words he slept the sleep of death.

¹⁹ saying, "Let me share this power too, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the holy Spirit."

³² Now the passage of scripture which he was reading was as follows: — he was led like a sheep to be slaughtered, and as a lamb is dumb before the shearer, so he opens not his lips.

² a religious man, who reverenced God with all his household, who was liberal in his alms to the People, and who constantly prayed to God.

²² They said, "Cornelius, a captain, a good man who reverences God and enjoys a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and to listen to what you had to say."

³⁷ you know how it spread over the whole of Judaea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John —

²⁴ (for he was a good man, full of the holy Spirit and faith). Considerable numbers of people were brought in for the Lord.

¹ Now in the local church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Symeon (called Niger) and Lucius the Cyrenian, besides Manaen (a foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.

²⁸ though they could find him guilty of no crime that deserved death, they begged Pilate to have him put to death, ²⁹ and, after carrying out all that had been predicted of him in scripture, they lowered him from the gibbet and laid him in a tomb.

²⁰ Bringing them before the praetors they declared, "These fellows are Jews who are making an agitation in our town; ²¹ they are proclaiming customs which as Romans we are not allowed to accept or observe!"

³¹ "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ," they said, "and then you will be saved, you and your household as well."

³⁷ But Paul replied, "They flogged us in public and without a trial, flogged Roman citizens! They put us in prison, and now they are going to get rid of us secretly! No indeed! Let them come here themselves and take us out!"

⁶ but as they failed to find Paul and Silas they haled Jason and some of the brothers before the politarchs, yelling, "These upsetters of the whole world have come here too! ⁷ Jason has welcomed them! They all violate the decrees of Caesar by declaring someone else called Jesus is king."

²¹ bearing my testimony, both to Jews and Greeks, of repentance before God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

³⁶ for the whole mass of the people followed shouting, "Away with him!"

²² Till he said that, they had listened to him. But at that they shouted, "Away with such a creature from the earth! He is not fit to live!"

¹⁰ The quarrel then became so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul in pieces; he therefore ordered the troops to march down and take him from them by force, bringing him inside the barracks.

⁵ The fact is, we have found this man is a perfect pest; he stirs up sedition among the Jews all over the world and he is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.

¹³ they cannot furnish you with any proof of their present charges against me.

²⁰ Law slipped in to aggravate the trespass; sin increased, but grace surpassed it far, ²¹ so that, while sin had reigned the reign of death, grace might also reign with a righteousness that ends in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁹ Confess with your mouth that 'Jesus is Lord,' believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, and you will be saved; ¹⁰ for with his heart man believes and is justified, with his mouth he confesses and is saved. ¹¹ No one who believes in him, the scripture says, will ever be disappointed. No one — ¹² for there is no distinction of Jew and Greek, the same Lord is Lord of them all, with ample for all who invoke him. ¹³ Everyone who invokes the name of the Lord shall be saved. ¹⁴ But how are they to invoke One in whom they do not believe? And how are they to believe in One of whom they have never heard? And how are they ever to hear, without a preacher?

¹⁴ Bless those who make a practice of persecuting you; bless them instead of cursing them.

⁸ None of the Powers of this world understands it (if they had, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory).

¹² we work hard for our living; when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we put up with it;

¹⁰ nor thieves nor the lustful nor the drunken nor the abusive nor robbers will inherit the Realm of God. ¹¹ Some of you were once like that; but you washed yourselves clean, you were consecrated, you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

⁸ and in this confidence I would fain get away from the body and reside with the Lord.

³ I simply know that in the body or out of the body (God knows which) ⁴ this man was caught up to paradise and heard sacred secrets which no human lips can repeat.

¹³ Christ ransomed us from the curse of the Law by becoming accursed for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a gibbet),

¹⁴ For he is our peace, he who has made both of us a unity and destroyed the barrier which kept us apart; ¹⁵ in his own flesh he put an end to the feud of the Law with its code of commands, so as to make peace by the creation of a new Man in himself out of both parties, ¹⁶ so as himself to give the death-blow to that feud by reconciling them both to God in one Body through the cross; ¹⁷ he came with a gospel of peace for those far away (that is, for you) and for those who were near, ¹⁸ for it is through him that we both enjoy our access to the Father in one Spirit.

¹¹ Have nothing to do with the fruitless enterprises of the darkness; rather expose them.

²³ I am in a dilemma between the two. My strong desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far the best.

¹³ though I had formerly been a blasphemer and a persecutor and a wanton aggressor. I obtained mercy because in my unbelief I had acted out of ignorance;

¹⁵ It is a sure word, it deserves all praise, that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"; and though I am the foremost of sinners, ¹⁶ I obtained mercy, for the purpose of furnishing Christ Jesus with the chief illustration of his utter patience; I was to be the typical instance of all who were to believe in him and gain eternal life.

¹³ In the presence of God who is the Life of all, and of Christ Jesus who testified to the good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you

⁸ whereas, if it produces thorns and thistles, it is reprobate and on the verge of being cursed — its fate is to be burned.

¹⁹ anchoring the soul to it safe and sure, as it enters the inner Presence behind the veil.

²⁵ Hence for all time he is able to save those who approach God through him, as he is always living to intercede on their behalf. ²⁶ Such was the high priest for us, saintly, innocent, unstained, lifted high above the heavens, far from all contact with the sinful,

³ But behind the second veil was the tent called the Holy of Holies, ⁴ containing the golden altar of incense, and also the ark of the covenant covered all over with gold, which held the golden pot of manna, the rod of Aaron that once blossomed, and the tablets of the covenant; ⁵ above this were the cherubims of the Glory, overshadowing the mercy seat — matters which it is impossible for me to discuss at present in detail. ⁶ Such were the arrangements for worship. The priests constantly enter the first tent, in the discharge of their ritual duties, ⁷ but the second tent is entered only once a year by the high priest alone — and it must not be without blood, which he presents on behalf of himself and the errors of the People. ⁸ By this the holy Spirit means that the way into the Holiest Presence was not disclosed so long as the first tent

¹⁹ Brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy Presence in virtue of the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by the fresh, living way which he has inaugurated for us through the veil (that is, through his flesh), ²¹ and since we have a great Priest over the house of God, ²² let us draw near with a true heart, in absolute assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from a bad conscience, and our bodies washed in pure water;

² our eyes fixed upon Jesus as the pioneer and the perfection of faith — upon Jesus who, in order to reach his own appointed joy, steadily endured the cross, thinking nothing of its shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

¹² and so Jesus also suffered outside the gate, in order to sanctify the people by his own blood. ¹³ Let us go to him outside the camp, then, bearing his obloquy

⁷ Well then, submit yourselves to God; resist the devil, and he will fly from you:

¹¹ the Spirit of messiah within them foretold all the suffering of messiah and his after-glory, and they pondered when or how this was to come;

¹⁹ but by the precious blood of Christ, a lamb unblemished and unstained.

⁴ come to him then — come to that living Stone which men have rejected and God holds choice and precious,

⁶ For thus it stands in the scripture: Here I lay a Stone in Sion, a choice, a precious cornerstone: he who believes in him will never be disappointed. ⁷ Now you believe, you hold him 'precious,' but as for the unbelieving — the very stone the builders rejected is now the cornerstone,

²⁰ Where is the credit in standing punishment for having done wrong? No, if you stand suffering for having done right, that is what God counts a merit. ²¹ It is your vocation; for when Christ suffered for you, he left you an example, and you must follow his footsteps. ²² He committed no sin, no guile was ever found upon his lips;

²² He committed no sin, no guile was ever found upon his lips; ²³ he was reviled and made no retort, he suffered and never threatened, but left everything to Him who judges justly;

²³ he was reviled and made no retort, he suffered and never threatened, but left everything to Him who judges justly; ²⁴ he bore our sins in his own body on the gibbet, that we might break with sin and live for righteousness; and by his wounds you have been healed.

⁹ never paying back evil for evil, never reviling when you are reviled, but on the contrary blessing. For this is your vocation, to bless and to inherit blessing;

¹⁶ see that you have a clean conscience, so that, for all their slander of you, these libellers of your good Christian behaviour may be ashamed. ¹⁷ For it is better to suffer for doing right (if that should be the will of God) than for doing wrong. ¹⁸ Christ himself died for sins, once for all, a just man for unjust men, that he might bring us near to God; in the flesh he was put to death but he came to life in the Spirit.

¹⁸ Christ himself died for sins, once for all, a just man for unjust men, that he might bring us near to God; in the flesh he was put to death but he came to life in the Spirit.

¹⁷ It is time for the Judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the fate of those who refuse obedience to God's gospel? ¹⁸ If the just man is scarcely saved, what will become of the impious and sinful?

⁸ If we say, 'We are not guilty,' we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us; ⁹ if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, he forgives our sins and cleanses us from all iniquity;

¹ Everyone who believes Jesus is the Christ, is born of God; and everyone who loves the Father, loves the sons born of him.

¹¹ And the testimony is, that God gave us life eternal and this life is in his Son. ¹² He who possesses the Son possesses life: he who does not possess the Son does not possess life. ¹³ I have written in this way to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may be sure you have life eternal.

¹² These people are stains on your love-feasts; they have no qualms about carousing in your midst, they look after none but themselves — rainless clouds, swept along by the wind, trees in autumn without fruit, doubly dead and so uprooted,

⁷ Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to eat from the tree of Life which is within the paradise of God.'

¹⁶ calling to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall upon us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb;

⁶ In those days men will seek death, but they will not find it: they will long to die, but death flies from them.

⁴ Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou alone art holy. Yea, all nations shall come and worship before thee, for thy judgments are disclosed."

¹¹ blaspheming the God of heaven for their pains and their ulcers, but refusing to repent of their doings.

¹³ they are of one mind, and they confer their power and authority upon the Beast. ¹⁴ They will wage war on the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings — the Lamb and the elect, the chosen, the faithful who are with him."