Luke Cross References - Murdock

¹ SINCE many have been disposed to write narratives of those events, of which we have full assurance, ² as they delivered them to us, who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word; ³ it seemed proper for me also, as I had examined them all accurately, to write out the whole, methodically, for thee, excellent Theophilus: ⁴ that thou mayest know the truth of the statements, which thou hast been taught. ⁵ In the days of Herod the king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, whose name was Zachariah, of the ministration of the house of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. ⁶ And they were both upright before God, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without reproach. ⁷ But they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren: and they were both advanced in life. ⁸ And it occurred, that as he performed the priestly functions in the order of his ministration before the Lord, ⁹ according to the usage of the priesthood, it fell to him to offer the incense. And he went into the temple of the Lord, ¹⁰ and the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense. ¹¹ And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. ¹² And when Zachariah saw him, he was agitated, and fear fell upon him. ¹³ And the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. ¹⁴ And thou wilt have joy and gladness: and many will rejoice at his birth. ¹⁵ For he will be great before the Lord; and he will not drink wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel will he convert to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he will go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto the children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people for the Lord. ¹⁸ And Zachariah said to the angel: How shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in life. ¹⁹ The angel answered, and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I am sent to converse with thee, and to tell thee these things. ²⁰ Henceforth thou wilt be dumb, and unable to speak, until the day when these things take place: because thou believedst not my words, which will be fulfilled in their time. ²¹ And the people were standing and waiting for Zachariah; and they wondered at his tarrying so long in the temple. ²² And when Zachariah came forth, he could not speak with them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he made many signs to them, and remained speechless. ²³ And when the days of his ministration were accomplished, he came to his house. ²⁴ And it was after those days, that Elisabeth his wife conceived. And she secluded herself five months; and she said: ²⁵ These things hath the Lord done for me, in the days when he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men. ²⁶ And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God into Galilee, to a city named Nazareth, ²⁷ to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸ And the angel entered the house, and said to her: Peace to thee, thou full of grace! The Lord is with thee: and blessed art thou among women. ²⁹ And when she saw him, she was agitated by his speech; and she pondered, what this salutation could mean. ³⁰ And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God. ³¹ For lo, thou wilt conceive in thy womb, and wilt bear a son, and wilt call his name Jesus. ³² He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. ³³ And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his reign there will be no end. ³⁴ And Mary said to the angel: How can this be, as I have not known a man? ³⁵ The angel replied, and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; therefore he that is born of thee is holy, and will be called the Son of God. ³⁶ And lo, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, even she too hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren. ³⁷ Because nothing is difficult for God. ³⁸ Mary said: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me, according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. ³⁹ And Mary arose in those days, and went hastily to the mountain district, to a city of Judaea; ⁴⁰ and entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elisabeth. ⁴¹ And it was so, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴² And she cried out with a loud voice, and said to Mary: Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. ⁴³ And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ For lo, as the voice of thy salutation fell upon my ears, with great joy the child leaped in my womb. ⁴⁵ And happy is she that believed; for there will be a fulfillment of those things that were told her by the Lord. ⁴⁶ And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord: ⁴⁷ and my spirit rejoiceth in God the author of my life. ⁴⁸ For he hath looked upon the humble condition of his hand maid; and lo, henceforth all generations will ascribe blessedness to me. ⁴⁹ And He that is mighty hath done for me great things; and holy is his name. ⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that fear him, for generations and posterities. ⁵¹ He hath wrought victory with his arm; and hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. ⁵² He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and hath exalted the lowly. ⁵³ The hungry hath he satisfied with good things, and the rich hath he sent away empty. ⁵⁴ He hath aided Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy, ⁵⁵ (as he spoke with the fathers,) with Abraham and his seed, for ever. ⁵⁶ And Mary remained with Elisabeth about three months, and returned to her home. ⁵⁷ And Elisabeth's time of bringing forth arrived; and she bore a son. ⁵⁸ And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. ⁵⁹ And it occurred, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah. ⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said: Not so; but John, shall he be called. ⁶¹ And they said to her: There is no one among thy kindred called by that name. ⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named. ⁶³ And he asked for a tablet, and wrote, and said: John is his name. And every one was surprised. ⁶⁴ And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue; and he spoke, and praised God. ⁶⁵ And fear came upon all their neighbors; and these things were talked of in all the mountain district of Judaea. ⁶⁶ And all who heard, pondered them in their heart, and said: What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. ⁶⁷ And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said: ⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath visited his people, and wrought redemption for them: ⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of redemption for us, in the house of David his servant: ⁷⁰ as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who were of old, ⁷¹ that he would redeem us from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us. ⁷² And he hath exercised his mercy to our fathers, and hath remembered his holy covenants, ⁷³ and the oath that he sware to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us, ⁷⁴ to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should worship before him, without fear, ⁷⁵ all our days, in rectitude and uprightness. ⁷⁶ And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way, ⁷⁷ that he may give the knowledge of life to his people, and forgiveness of their sins, ⁷⁸ through the compassion of the mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high will visit us, ⁷⁹ to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death; and to guide our feet into the way of peace. ⁸⁰ And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

¹ THE book of the nativity of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, son of Abraham.

¹⁶ Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called the Messiah.

¹⁸ And the birth of Jesus the Messiah was thus. While his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they had cohabited, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

²⁰ And while he contemplated these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said to him: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her, is from the Holy Spirit:

²⁰ And while he contemplated these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said to him: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her, is from the Holy Spirit: ²¹ and she will bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he will resuscitate his people from their sins.

²¹ and she will bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he will resuscitate his people from their sins.

²³ Behold, a virgin will conceive, and will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Emmanuel, which is interpreted, Our God with us.

²⁵ And he knew her not, until she had borne her firstborn son, and called is name Jesus.

¹ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came Magi from the east unto Jerusalem,

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

¹ And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea,

¹ And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea, ² and said: Repent; the kingdom of heaven hath approached. ³ For this is he of whom it was said, by Isaiah the prophet: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make smooth his paths.

³ For this is he of whom it was said, by Isaiah the prophet: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make smooth his paths. ⁴ And as to this John, his raiment was of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin was upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

⁴ And as to this John, his raiment was of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin was upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan. ⁶ And they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, while they confessed their sins. ⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, who came to be baptized, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the wrath that cometh? ⁸ Bring forth the fruits therefore, that accord with repentance. ⁹ And do not think, and say within yourselves, that Abraham is our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these tones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰ And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree, therefore, which beareth not good fruit, is felled, and falleth into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is more powerful than I; whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is more powerful than I; whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ¹² His winnowing shovel is in his hand; and he will make clean his threshing-floor. The wheat he will gather into his storehouse; and the chaff he will burn with fire not extinguished.

¹⁴ But John refused him; and said, I need to be baptized by thee, and hast thou come to me?

³ And the Tempter came, and said to him: If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.

¹⁶ the people that sat in darkness, have seen great light; and to them who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is arisen.

⁶ Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be satiated!

³³ And when the demon had gone out, the dumb man conversed. And the multitudes admired, and said: Never was it so seen in Israel!

⁷ And when they were gone, Jesus began to say to the multitudes, concerning John: What went ye into the wilderness to see? A reed that waved in the wind?

⁹ And if not; what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, say I to you, and more than a prophet.

⁹ And if not; what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, say I to you, and more than a prophet. ¹⁰ For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, that he may prepare the way before thee.

¹⁰ For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, that he may prepare the way before thee. ¹¹ Verily I say to you, Among those born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer: yet the small one in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he. ¹² And from the days of John the Baptizer, until now, the kingdom of heaven is assailed by force, and the violent seize it. ¹³ For all the prophets and the law prophesied, until the time of John. ¹⁴ And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was to come.

¹⁴ And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was to come. ¹⁵ He that hath ears to hear, let him hear! ¹⁶ But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like to children, that sit in the marketplace and call to their associates, ¹⁷ and say: We have sung to you, and ye did not dance: we have wailed to you, and ye did not lament. ¹⁸ For John came, not eating and not drinking; and they said, He hath a demon. ¹⁹ The Son of man came, eating and drinking; and they say: Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine drinker, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her works.

²⁸ Come unto me, all ye wearied and heavily burdened, and I will ease you. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you; and learn from me, that I am gentle and subdued in my heart: and ye will find rest for your souls:

⁴² The queen of the south will stand up in the judgment against this generation, and will condemn it: for she came from the extremities of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, a superior to Solomon is here.

⁴⁸ But he replied, and said to him that informed him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

⁴ For John had said to him: It is no lawful for her to be thy wife. ⁵ And he had wished to kill him; but he was afraid of the people, seeing that they regarded him as a prophet.

²⁷ But Jesus immediately spoke to them, and said: Have courage: it is I; be not afraid.

³³ And they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, and said: Truly thou art the Son of God!

¹¹ Jesus answered, and said to them: Elijah doth first come, to fulfill every thing. ¹² And I say to you. That, behold, Elijah hath come, and they did not know him; and they have done to him whatever they pleased: and, in like manner, also the Son of man is to suffer from them.

¹⁰ See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their angels in heaven, at all times, are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven.

²⁶ Jesus looked on them, and said to them: With men this is not practicable, but with God every thing is practicable.

²⁶ And if we should say, From men; we are afraid of the multitude, for they all hold John as a prophet.

²⁹ And he answered and said, I am not willing. But afterwards he repented and went. ³⁰ And he came to the other, and said the same to him. And he answered and said: I go, my lord, but did not go. ³¹ Which of these two performed the pleasure of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you That publicans and harlots go before you into the kingdom of God. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him: and ye, after ye had seen it, did not even then repent and believe in him.

³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him: and ye, after ye had seen it, did not even then repent and believe in him.

⁶³ And Jesus was silent. And the high priest answered, and said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Messiah, the Son of God. ⁶⁴ Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said. And I say to you, That hereafter ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

⁵⁴ And the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that occurred, feared greatly, and said: Verily, this was the Son of God.

⁵ And the angel answered, and said to the women: Be not ye afraid, for I know that ye seek Jesus who was crucified.

¹⁸ And Jesus came near, and discoursed with them, and said to them: All authority is given to me, in heaven and on earth. And as my Father sent me, so also I send you.

¹ THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. ² As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way. ³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth his paths.

³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth his paths. ⁴ John baptized in the wilderness, and proclaimed the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

²⁴ and said: What have we to do with thee? Jesus thou Nazarean. Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who thou art, the Holy One of God.

¹⁴ The sower that sowed, sowed the word.

⁷ and cried with a loud voice, and said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the High God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

¹³ And he permitted them. And those unclean spirits went out, and entered the swine: and the herd, of about two thousand, ran to a precipice, and fell into the sea, and were strangled in the waters.

³ Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and of Joses and of Judas and of Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were stumbled in him.

⁴⁹ And they saw him walking on the waters, and they supposed that the appearance was a spectre: and they cried out. ⁵⁰ For they all saw him, and were afraid. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Take courage; it is I; fear not.

³² And they brought to him a deaf and stammering man, and besought him to lay his hand on him. ³³ And he led him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and spit, and touched his tongue, ³⁴ and looked towards heaven, and sighed, and said to him: Be opened. ³⁵ And immediately his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plainly. ³⁶ And he charged them to tell no man of it: and the more he charged them, the more they proclaimed it. ³⁷ And they admired exceedingly, and said: He doeth every thing excellently: he maketh the deaf to hear, and the speechless to talk.

¹¹ And they asked him, and said: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come? ¹² He said to them: Elijah truly first cometh, to prepare all things: and, as it is written of the Son of man, he will suffer much, and be rejected. ¹³ But I say to you: That Elijah hath come; and they have done to him all that they desired, as it was written of him.

¹⁹ Jesus answered, and said to them: O incredulous generation! How long shall I be with you? how long bear with you? Bring him to me.

²⁷ And Jesus looked on them again, and said to them: With men, this is not possible, but with God it is; for with God all things are possible.

¹⁰ And blessed is the advancing kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest heavens.

³² But if we should say, From men; there is fear from the people; for they have all held John to be truly a prophet.

³⁶ For David himself saith, by the Holy Spirit: The Lord said to my Lord; Seat thyself on my right hand, until I place thy enemies as a footstool beneath thy feet.

⁶¹ And Jesus was silent, and made no reply. And again the chief priest interrogated him, and said: Art thou the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed?

⁵ And entering the sepulchre, they saw a youth sitting on the right hand, and clothed in a white robe: and they were in perturbation.

⁵ And entering the sepulchre, they saw a youth sitting on the right hand, and clothed in a white robe: and they were in perturbation. ⁶ But he said to them: Be not affrighted. Ye are seeking Jesus the Nazarean, who was crucified. He is risen; he is not here. Behold the place where he was laid.

⁶ But he said to them: Be not affrighted. Ye are seeking Jesus the Nazarean, who was crucified. He is risen; he is not here. Behold the place where he was laid.

¹⁴ And at last, he appeared to the eleven: as they reclined at table; and he reproved the slenderness of their faith, and the hardness of their heart; because they believed not those who had seen him actually risen.

¹ SINCE many have been disposed to write narratives of those events, of which we have full assurance,

⁵ In the days of Herod the king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, whose name was Zachariah, of the ministration of the house of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

⁷ But they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren: and they were both advanced in life.

¹² And when Zachariah saw him, he was agitated, and fear fell upon him. ¹³ And the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. ¹⁴ And thou wilt have joy and gladness: and many will rejoice at his birth. ¹⁵ For he will be great before the Lord; and he will not drink wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel will he convert to the Lord their God.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel will he convert to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he will go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto the children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people for the Lord.

¹⁹ The angel answered, and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I am sent to converse with thee, and to tell thee these things. ²⁰ Henceforth thou wilt be dumb, and unable to speak, until the day when these things take place: because thou believedst not my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.

²² And when Zachariah came forth, he could not speak with them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he made many signs to them, and remained speechless.

²⁵ These things hath the Lord done for me, in the days when he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men. ²⁶ And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God into Galilee, to a city named Nazareth, ²⁷ to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸ And the angel entered the house, and said to her: Peace to thee, thou full of grace! The Lord is with thee: and blessed art thou among women. ²⁹ And when she saw him, she was agitated by his speech; and she pondered, what this salutation could mean. ³⁰ And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God. ³¹ For lo, thou wilt conceive in thy womb, and wilt bear a son, and wilt call his name Jesus. ³² He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

³² He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

³⁴ And Mary said to the angel: How can this be, as I have not known a man? ³⁵ The angel replied, and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; therefore he that is born of thee is holy, and will be called the Son of God.

³⁹ And Mary arose in those days, and went hastily to the mountain district, to a city of Judaea;

⁴¹ And it was so, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴² And she cried out with a loud voice, and said to Mary: Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

⁴⁴ For lo, as the voice of thy salutation fell upon my ears, with great joy the child leaped in my womb. ⁴⁵ And happy is she that believed; for there will be a fulfillment of those things that were told her by the Lord.

⁴⁸ For he hath looked upon the humble condition of his hand maid; and lo, henceforth all generations will ascribe blessedness to me.

⁵⁴ He hath aided Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy, ⁵⁵ (as he spoke with the fathers,) with Abraham and his seed, for ever.

⁵⁸ And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said: Not so; but John, shall he be called.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said: Not so; but John, shall he be called. ⁶¹ And they said to her: There is no one among thy kindred called by that name. ⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named. ⁶³ And he asked for a tablet, and wrote, and said: John is his name. And every one was surprised.

⁶³ And he asked for a tablet, and wrote, and said: John is his name. And every one was surprised.

⁶⁵ And fear came upon all their neighbors; and these things were talked of in all the mountain district of Judaea. ⁶⁶ And all who heard, pondered them in their heart, and said: What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. ⁶⁷ And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said:

⁷⁰ as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who were of old, ⁷¹ that he would redeem us from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us.

⁷¹ that he would redeem us from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us. ⁷² And he hath exercised his mercy to our fathers, and hath remembered his holy covenants, ⁷³ and the oath that he sware to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us, ⁷⁴ to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should worship before him, without fear,

⁷⁴ to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should worship before him, without fear, ⁷⁵ all our days, in rectitude and uprightness. ⁷⁶ And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way,

⁸⁰ And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Nazareth of Galilee to Judaea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Nazareth of Galilee to Judaea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, ⁵ with Mary his espoused, then pregnant, to be enrolled. ⁶ And it was while they were there, that the days for her to bring forth were completed. ⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in the stall; for they had no place where they could lodge.

⁹ And lo, the angel of God came to them, and the glory of the Lord shone upon them: and they feared with great fear. ¹⁰ And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold I announce to you great joy, which will be to all the world.

¹⁰ And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold I announce to you great joy, which will be to all the world. ¹¹ For there is born to you this day a deliverer, who is the Lord Messiah, in the city of David

¹⁹ And Mary laid up all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

²¹ And when the eight days for the circumcision of the child were completed, his name was called JESUS; as he was named by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb

³² a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and a glory for thy people Israel.

³⁸ and she too stood up, in that hour, and gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to every one that waited for the redemption of Jerusalem.

⁴⁰ And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and was filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

⁵¹ And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. And his mother laid up all these things in her heart. ⁵² And Jesus increased in stature, and in wisdom, and in grace, before God and men.

³ And he came into all the region about the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the discourses of Isaiah the prophet, who said: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; and make straight paths in the plain for our God. ⁵ All valleys shall be filled up, and all mountains and hills be lowered; and the hillock shall be levelled down, and the rough place become smooth. ⁶ And all flesh shall see the life which is of God.

⁶ And all flesh shall see the life which is of God. ⁷ And he said to the multitudes, who came to him to be baptized: Ye progeny of vipers, who hath instructed you to flee from the future wrath? ⁸ Bring forth, therefore, fruits comporting, with repentance. And begin not to say in yourselves: We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God can, from these stones, raise up sons to Abraham. ⁹ And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree therefore that beareth not good fruits, is hewed down, and falleth into the fire. ¹⁰ And the multitudes asked him, and said: What, then, shall we do? ¹¹ He answered and said to them: Whoever hath two tunics, let him give one to him that hath none; and whoever hath food, let him do the same. ¹² And publicans also came to be baptized. And they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ And he said to them: Exact no more than ye are required to exact. ¹⁴ And those serving in war inquired of him, and said: And what shall we do? He said to them: Be insolent to no one, and oppress no one, and let your pay satisfy you.

¹⁶ John answered and said to them: Behold, I baptize you with water; but after me cometh one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹ And Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. And the Spirit led him into the wilderness,

²¹ Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye will be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye will laugh.

²⁴ But, woe to you that are rich; for ye have received your consolation.

³⁵ But love ye your enemies, and do them good; and lend ye, and disappoint the hopes of no one: and great will be your reward, and ye will be children of the Highest; for he is kind to the evil, and to the unthankful.

⁷ therefore I deemed myself not worthy to approach thee myself; but speak the word only, and my young man will be healed.

¹⁶ And awe seized all the people; and they glorified God, and said: A great prophet hath arisen among us, and God hath visited his people.

²⁷ For this is he, of whom it is written: Behold I send my messenger before thy face, to prepare thy way before thee. ²⁸ I say to you, that no prophet, among those born of women, was greater than John the Baptizer: and yet the little one in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

²⁸ I say to you, that no prophet, among those born of women, was greater than John the Baptizer: and yet the little one in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

³³ For John the Baptizer came, not eating bread, and not drinking wine; and ye say: He hath a demon.

⁴⁷ I therefore say to thee: Her many sins are forgiven her, for she loveth much. But he, to whom little is forgiven, loveth little. ⁴⁸ And he said to the woman: Thy sins are forgiven thee. ⁴⁹ And they that were reclining, began to say in themselves: Who is this, that even forgiveth sins? ⁵⁰ And Jesus said to the woman: Thy faith hath given thee life. Go, in peace.

⁴⁴ Lay up these words in your minds: for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.

²⁷ And while he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that carried thee, and the breasts that nursed thee.

²⁷ And while he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that carried thee, and the breasts that nursed thee. ²⁸ He said to her: Blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.

¹⁶ And he spoke to them a similitude: The land of a certain rich man brought forth produce in abundance. ¹⁷ And he considered with himself, and said: What shall I do; for I have not where I can store up my produce? ¹⁸ And he said This will I do; I will pull down my storehouses, and build them larger; and there will I store up all my corn and my good things: ¹⁹ and I will say to my soul: My soul, thou hast good things in abundance, which are stored up for many years; take thy ease; eat, drink, and live in pleasure. ²⁰ But God said to him: Thou void of reason! This night, thy soul will be required of thee; and to whom will belong these things provided by thee? ²¹ Such is he that layeth up treasures for himself, and is not rich in God.

³² Fear not, little flock; for your Father is disposed to give you the kingdom

¹⁵ And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.

¹⁹ And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury. ²⁰ And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, smitten with ulcers. ²¹ And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers. ²² And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. ²³ And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, and Lazarus in his bosom. ²⁴ And he called with a loud voice, and said: Abraham, my father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; for, lo, I am tormented in this flame. ²⁵ And Abraham said to him: My son, remember, that thou receivedst thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus his evil things: and now, behold he is here at rest, and thou art tormented.

¹¹ And the Pharisee stood by himself, and prayed thus: God, I thank thee that I have not been like the rest of men, rapacious, oppressive, and adulterous; nor like this publican. ¹² But I fast twice in a week, and tithe all I possess. ¹³ And the publican stood afar off, and would not even lift his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, and said: God, be merciful to me, a sinner. ¹⁴ I say to you, that this man went down to his house justified, rather than the Pharisee. For every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled; and every one that humbleth himself, will be exalted.

¹⁴ I say to you, that this man went down to his house justified, rather than the Pharisee. For every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled; and every one that humbleth himself, will be exalted.

²⁴ And when Jesus saw that he was dejected, he said: How difficult it is, for those that have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle, than a rich man the kingdom of God.

²⁷ And Jesus said: Those things which, with men, cannot be, with God, can be.

³⁸ And they said: Blessed be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory on high.

⁴⁴ And they will destroy thee, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

⁴² And David himself said, in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, seat thyself at my right hand, ⁴³ until I shall place thy foes under thy feet. ⁴⁴ If David, therefore, called him, My Lord; how is he his son?

²⁶ Were not these things to be; that the Messiah should suffer and that he should enter into his glory? ²⁷ Then he began from Moses, and from all the prophets, and expounded to them concerning himself from all the scriptures.

³⁶ And while they were talking of these things, Jesus stood in the midst of them, and said to them: Peace be with you! It is I; be not afraid. ³⁷ And they were in trepidation and fear, for they supposed they saw a spirit. ³⁸ Jesus said to them: Why are ye agitated? And why do imaginations arise in your hearts? ³⁹ Look at my hands and my feet, that it is myself. Handle me, and know; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. ⁴⁰ And as he said thus, he showed them his hands and his feet.

⁴⁴ And he said to them: These are the things which I said to you while I was with you, That all things written of me, in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms, must be fulfilled.

⁴⁸ And ye are the witnesses of these things.

⁷ He came for testimony, to bear witness concerning the light. ⁸ He was not himself the light, but came to bear witness concerning the light. ⁹ The true light was that, which enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world.

⁹ The true light was that, which enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world.

¹³ who are born, not of blood, nor of the pleasure of the flesh, nor of the pleasure of man, but of God.

¹⁵ John testified of him, and cried, and said: This is he, of whom I said, That he cometh after me, and is before me; for he was prior to me. ¹⁶ And of his plenitude have we all received, and grace for grace. ¹⁷ For the law was given by the hand of Moses; but the reality and grace was by the hand of Jesus Messiah.

²¹ And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No. ²² And they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? ²³ He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make smooth the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah.

²³ He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make smooth the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah. ²⁴ And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees. ²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet? ²⁶ John answered, and said to them; I baptize with water; but among you standeth one, whom ye do not know. ²⁷ He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie.

²⁷ He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie. ²⁸ These things occurred in Bethany, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth the sin of the world.

²⁹ The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me. ³¹ And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

³⁴ And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God.

⁴⁵ And Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth. ⁴⁶ Nathaniel said to him: Can there be any good thing from Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come, and see.

⁴⁹ Nathaniel answered, and said to him: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, should not perish, but should have life eternal.

²⁷ John answered, and said to them: A man cannot take any thing by his own choice, unless it be given him from heaven. ²⁸ Ye are witnesses for me, that I said: I am not the Messiah, but am sent to go before him.

²⁸ Ye are witnesses for me, that I said: I am not the Messiah, but am sent to go before him. ²⁹ He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: and the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and listeneth to him, rejoiceth with great joy on account of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy, therefore, lo, it is full. ³⁰ To him must be increase, and to me decrease. ³¹ For he that cometh from above, is above all; and he that is from the earth, is of the earth, and talketh of the earth. He that cometh from heaven, is above all; ³² and what he hath seen and heard, he testifieth; and his testimony, no one receiveth. ³³ But he that receiveth his testimony, hath set his seal, that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God hath not given the Spirit by measure to him. ³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given every thing into his hands. ³⁶ He that believeth on the Son, hath life eternal; but he who obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life. but the wrath of God will abide upon him.

²¹ For as the Father raiseth the dead, and vivifieth them; so also the Son vivifieth whom he pleaseth. ²² For neither doth the Father judge any one, but hath given all judgment to the Son: ²³ that every man may honor the Son, as he honoreth the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father that sent him. ²⁴ Verily, verily, I say to you, That he who heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath life eternal, and will not come into condemnation, but hath passed from death to life. ²⁵ Verily, verily, I say to you, That the hour cometh, and even now come, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear, will live. ²⁶ For, as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son also, to have life in himself: ²⁷ and hath moreover given him authority to execute judgment. But that he is the Son of man, ²⁸ wonder not at this; for the hour cometh when all that are in their graves will hear his voice; ²⁹ and will come forth; they that have done good, to the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

³⁵ He was a burning and shining lamp; and ye were willing for a time, to glory in his light.

¹¹ And Jesus took the bread, and blessed, and distributed to them that reclined. And so also, with the fish; as much as they desired. ¹² And when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples: Gather up the fragments which remain, that nothing be lost. ¹³ And they collected and filled twelve baskets, with fragments of what remained to them that had eaten of the five barley cakes.

³⁵ Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall not hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall not thirst, for ever.

⁶⁹ And we believe, and know, that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

⁴¹ Others said: He is the Messiah. Others said: Doth Messiah come from Galilee?

¹² And Jesus again conversed with them, and said: I am the light of the world: he that cometh to me, will not walk in darkness; but will find for himself the light of life.

⁵ So long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her: Did I not tell thee, that if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God?

³⁴ The multitude said to him: We have heard from the law, that the Messiah abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, that the Son of man is to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

⁴⁶ I have come into the world, a light, that whoever believeth in me, might not abide in darkness.

⁵ and poured water into a wash-basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples: and he wiped them with the linen cloth with which he had girded his loins. ⁶ And when he came to Simon Cephas, Simon said to him: Dost thou, my Lord, wash my feet for me? ⁷ Jesus answered, and said to him: What I do, thou understandest not now: but hereafter thou wilt understand. ⁸ Simon Cephas said to him: Never shalt thou wash my feet. Jesus said to him: Unless I wash thee, thou hast no part with me.

¹³ Ye call me, Our Rabbi, and Our Lord; and ye speak well; for I am so.

²⁴ to him Simon Cephas beckoned, that he should ask him, who it was of whom he spoke.

²⁷ And do ye also testify; for ye have been with me from the beginning.

²⁸ And Thomas answered, and said to him: My Lord, and my God! ²⁹ Jesus said to him: Now, when thou hast seen me, thou believest: blessed are they, who have not seen me, yet believe.

³¹ But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God; and that when ye believe, ye may have life eternal by his name.

¹ THE former book have I written, O Theophilus concerning all the things which our Lord Jesus Messiah began to do and teach,

¹ THE former book have I written, O Theophilus concerning all the things which our Lord Jesus Messiah began to do and teach, ² until the day when he was taken up, after he had instructed those legates whom he had chosen by the Holy Spirit. ³ To whom also he showed himself alive after he had suffered, by numerous signs, during forty days, while he was seen by them, and spoke of the kingdom of God.

³ To whom also he showed himself alive after he had suffered, by numerous signs, during forty days, while he was seen by them, and spoke of the kingdom of God.

⁸ But when the Holy Spirit shall come upon you, ye will receive energy, and will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and also among the Samaritans, and unto the ends of the earth.

²¹ It should therefore be, that one of these persons, who have been with us all the time that our Lord Jesus went in and out with us, ²² commencing from the baptism of John, unto the day he was taken up from us, should be, with us, a witness of his resurrection.

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

¹⁴ And afterwards Simon Cephas rose up, with the eleven legates, and elevated his voice, and said to them: Men, Jews, and all ye that reside at Jerusalem; be this known to you, and hearken ye to my words. ¹⁵ For these are not intoxicated, as ye suppose: for lo, it is yet but the third hour. ¹⁶ But this is what was spoken by Joel the prophet: ¹⁷ It shall be in the last days, saith God, that I will pour my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons shall prophesy, and your daughters and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. ¹⁸ And upon: my servants and my handmaids will I pour my Spirit, in those days, and they shall prophesy.

²⁶ Therefore my heart doth rejoice, and my glory exult, and also my body shall abide in hope. ²⁷ For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, nor wilt thou give thy pious one to see corruption. ²⁸ Thou hast revealed to me the path of life; thou wilt fill me with joy with thy presence.

³⁰ For he was a prophet, and he knew, that God had sworn to him by an oath: Of the fruit of thy bowels, I will seat one on thy throne.

³⁶ Therefore, let all the house of Israel know, assuredly, that God hath made that Jesus whom ye crucified, to be Lord and Messiah.

³⁸ Simon said to them: Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, for the remission of sins; so that ye may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

⁴³ And fear was on every mind: and many signs and prodigies were wrought by the hand of the legates in Jerusalem.

¹⁹ Repent, therefore, and be converted; that so your sins may be blotted out,

²¹ whom the heavens must retain, until the completion of the times of those things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets of old. ²² For Moses said: A prophet, like me, will the Lord raise up to you, from among your brethren; to him hearken ye, in all that he shall say to you. ²³ And it will be, that every soul who will not hearken to that prophet, that soul shall perish from his people. ²⁴ And all the prophets that have been, from Samuel and those after him, have spoken and proclaimed of these days. ²⁵ Ye are the children of the prophets: and that covenant which God made with our fathers, when he said to Abraham, that in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed, ²⁶ he hath first established to you: and God hath sent his Son to bless you, if ye will be converted, and repent of your wickedness.

⁸ Then Simon Cephas was filled with the Holy Spirit, and said to them: Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of the house of Israel, hear ye.

²⁰ For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard.

⁵ And when Ananias heard these words, he fell down, and died. And great fear was upon all them that heard of it.

¹¹ And great fear was on all the assembly, and on all them that heard it.

¹⁹ Then the angel of the Lord, by night, opened the door of the prison, and let them out; and said to them:

³¹ Him hath God established as a head and vivifier; and hath exalted him to his own right hand, so that he might give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.

³ Therefore brethren, search out, and elect from among you, seven men of whom there is good testimony, men full of the Spirit of the Lord, and of wisdom; that we may place them over this business:

⁸ And he gave them the covenant of circumcision. And then he begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. And Isaac begat Jacob: and Jacob begat our twelve fathers.

⁴⁸ Yet the most High lodgeth not in a work of human hands; as saith the prophet:

⁵⁵ And he, as he was full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, looked towards heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

³⁶ And as they proceeded on the way, they came to a certain place in which there was water. And the eunuch said: Lo, here is water; what doth forbid, that I should be baptized?

⁶ But arise and go into the city, and there it will be told thee what thou oughtest to do.

³ This man distinctly saw, in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God, who came in to him and said to him: Cornelius! ⁴ And he looked upon him, and was afraid; and he said: What, my Lord? And the angel said to him: Thy prayers and thy alms have come up in remembrance before God.

⁴ And he looked upon him, and was afraid; and he said: What, my Lord? And the angel said to him: Thy prayers and thy alms have come up in remembrance before God.

¹⁷ And while Simon was wondering with himself, what the vision he had seen could denote, the men who were sent by Cornelius arrived; and they inquired for the house in which Simon lodged, and came and stood at the gate of the court.

³¹ and said to me: Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and there remembrance of thy alms before God.

³³ And immediately I sent to thee; and thou hast done well to come: and lo, we are all of us before thee, and desirous to hear whatever is commanded thee from God.

³⁹ And we are his witnesses, as to whatever he did in all the region of Judaea and in Jerusalem. This same person the Jews hanged on a tree, and slew him. ⁴⁰ And him did God raise up, on the third day; and caused him to be seen with naked eyes; ⁴¹ not indeed by all the people, but by us, who were chosen of God to be his witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead.

⁴³ And of him all the prophets testify, that whoever believeth in his name, will receive remission of sins.

⁴ And Simon began to address them methodically:

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them; and many believed, and turned to the Lord.

¹⁷ And he beckoned to them with the hand to be still; and he went in, and related to them how the Lord had released him from the prison. And he said to them: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.

²⁴ And, before his advent, he sent John to proclaim the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. ²⁵ And while John was fulfilling his ministry, he said: Who, suppose ye, that I am? I am not he. But lo, he cometh after me; of whom I am not worthy to untie his shoe-strings.

³⁸ Know therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is proclaimed to you. ³⁹ And every one that believeth in this man, is made just from all things, from which ye could not be made just by the law of Moses.

¹⁹ Therefore I say to you, let them not crush those who from among the Gentiles have turned unto God.

²⁵ Therefore we all have thought fit, when assembled, to choose and send men to you, with our beloved Paul and Barnabas,

²⁸ For it was pleasing to the Holy Spirit, and to us, that there should not be laid upon you any additional burden, besides these necessary things:

¹⁷ And she followed after Paul and us, and cried, saying: These men are the servants of the Most High God, and they announce to you the way of life.

⁹ And the Lord said to Paul in a vision: Fear not, but speak and be not silent: ¹⁰ for I am with thee, and no one is able to harm thee; and I have much people in this city.

¹⁰ for I am with thee, and no one is able to harm thee; and I have much people in this city.

²⁵ He had been instructed in the ways of the Lord, and was fervent in spirit; and he discoursed and taught fully respecting Jesus, while yet he knew nothing except the baptism of John.

⁴ Paul said to them: John baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, while he told them to believe in him who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus the Messiah.

¹⁷ And this became known to all the Jews and Gentiles, who resided at Ephesus. And fear fell on them all, and the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah was exalted.

³³ And the Jewish people who were there, brought forward one of their men, a Jew, named Alexander. And he, rising up, waved his hand, and wished to make a defence before the people.

⁴⁰ And when he permitted him, Paul stood upon the stairs, and waved to them his hand; and when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew, and said to them:

¹ And when Paul had looked on the assembly of them, he said: Men, my brethren; I have lived in all good conscience before God up to this day.

²⁶ Claudius Lysias to the excellent governor Felix; greeting.

³ Through thee, we dwell in much tranquillity; and many reforms have come to this nation, under thy administration; and we all, in every place, receive thy grace, excellent Felix.

¹⁶ And for this reason, I also labor to have always a pure conscience before God, and before men.

¹⁶ And he said to me: Stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee, for this purpose, to constitute thee a minister and a witness of this thy seeing me, and of thy seeing me hereafter.

¹⁸ to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me.

²⁵ Paul replied to him: I am not deranged, excellent Festus; but speak words of truth and rectitude.

²⁴ and he said to me: Fear not, Paul; for thou art yet to stand before Caesar; and, lo, God hath made a gift to thee of all them that sail with thee.

²⁵ And they went out from him, disagreeing among themselves. And Paul addressed to them this speech: Well did the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of Isaiah the prophet, speak concerning your fathers,

² (which he had before promised, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,

² (which he had before promised, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures, ³ concerning his Son, (who was born in the flesh, of seed of the house of David, ⁴ and was made known as the Son of God, by power, and by the Holy Spirit,) who arose from the dead, Jesus Messiah, our Lord,

²¹ because they knew God, and did not glorify him and give thanks to him as God, but became vain in their imaginings, and their unwise heart was darkened.

¹⁸ that thou knowest his good pleasure, and discernest obligations, because thou art instructed in the law;

³ For if some of them have not believed, have they, by their not believing, made the faith of God inefficient?

⁹ What then, have WE the superiority, when we have before decided as to both Jews and Gentiles, that all of them are under sin? ¹⁰ As it is written: There is none righteous; no, no one: ¹¹ and none that understandeth; nor that seeketh after God. ¹² They have all turned aside, together; and become reprobates. There is none that doeth good; no, not one. ¹³ Their throats are open sepulchres, and their tongues treacherous; and the venom of the asp is under their lips. ¹⁴ Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; ¹⁵ and their feet are swift to shed blood. ¹⁶ Destruction and anguish are in their paths: ¹⁷ and the path of peacefulness they have not known:

¹⁷ and the path of peacefulness they have not known: ¹⁸ and the fear of God is not before their eyes. ¹⁹ Now we know, that whatever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be guilty before God. ²⁰ Wherefore, by the deeds of the law, no flesh is justified before him: for, by the law, sin is known. ²¹ But now, the righteousness of God without the law, is manifested; and the law and the prophets testify of it: ²² even the righteousness of God, which is by faith in Jesus Messiah, for every one, and on every one, that believeth in him: for there is no distinction; ²³ for they have all sinned, and failed of the glory of God. ²⁴ And they are justified gratuitously, by grace, and by the redemption which is in Jesus Messiah; ²⁵ whom God hath preconstituted a propitiation, by faith in his blood, because of our sins, which we before committed,

²⁵ whom God hath preconstituted a propitiation, by faith in his blood, because of our sins, which we before committed,

⁶ As David also speaketh of the blessedness of the man, to whom God reckoneth righteousness without works, ⁷ saying: Blessed are they, whose iniquity is forgiven, and whose sins are covered up: ⁸ and, Blessed is the man, to whom God will not reckon his sin.

¹⁹ And he was not sickly in his faith, while contemplating his inert body, (for he was a hundred years old,) and the inert womb of Sarah. ²⁰ And he did not hesitate at the promise of God, as one lacking faith; but he was strong in faith, and gave glory to God; ²¹ and felt assured, that what God had promised to him, he was able to fulfill.

¹¹ And not only so, but we also rejoice in God, by means of our Lord Jesus Messiah, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

²² And now, as ye have been emancipated from sin, and have become servants to God, your fruits are holy; and the result thereof is life everlasting.

¹⁵ For ye have not received the spirit of bondage, again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Father, our Father.

³¹ What then shall we say of these things? If God is for us; who is against us?

⁵ and from among whom, Messiah appeared in the flesh, who is God over all; to whom be praises and benediction, for ever and ever; Amen. ⁶ Not, however, that the word of God hath actually failed. For all are not Israel, who are of Israel.

²³ and made his mercy flow forth upon the vessels of mercy, which were prepared by God for glory;

²⁸ Now, in the gospel, they are enemies for your sake; but in the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.

²⁸ Now, in the gospel, they are enemies for your sake; but in the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake. ²⁹ For God is not changeable in his free gift and in his calling.

¹⁵ Rejoice with them who rejoice: and weep with them who weep.

¹⁶ that I should be a minister of Jesus Messiah among the Gentiles, and should subserve the gospel of God, that the oblation of the Gentiles might be acceptable, and be sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

²⁶ For look also at your calling, my Brethren; that not many among you are wise, according to the flesh; and not many among you are mighty, and not many among you are of high birth.

²⁶ For look also at your calling, my Brethren; that not many among you are wise, according to the flesh; and not many among you are mighty, and not many among you are of high birth. ²⁷ But God hath chosen the foolish ones of the world, to shame the wise; and he hath chosen the feeble ones of the world, to shame the mighty; ²⁸ and he hath chosen those of humble birth in the world, and the despised, and them who are nothing, to bring to naught them who are something:

³¹ according to that which is written: He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

¹ Let us be so accounted of by you, as the servants of Messiah, and the stewards of the mysteries of God.

⁸ Now ye are yourselves full, and enriched; and, without us, are on thrones! And I wish ye were enthroned; that we also might reign with you.

⁹ Or do ye not know, that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not mistake; neither whoremongers, nor idol-worshippers, nor adulterers, nor debauchers, nor liers with males, ¹⁰ nor the avaricious, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And these things have been in some of you: but ye are washed, and are sanctified, and made righteous, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and by the Spirit of our God.

⁴⁰ But she is happier, in my opinion, if she remain so: and I think also, that I have the Spirit of God.

² Moreover I commend you, my Brethren, that in all things ye are mindful of me, and that ye hold fast the precepts as I delivered them to you.

²⁶ so that, when one member is in pain, they will all sympathize; and if one member is exalted, all the members will be exalted.

¹⁹ But in the church, I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others, than a myriad of words in a tongue.

²⁴ And then will be the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God the Father; when every prince, and every sovereign, and all powers shall have come to naught. ²⁵ For he is to reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet.

¹² As for Apollos, my brethren, I entreated him much to go with the brethren to you; but his inclination was not to go to you now; but when he shall have opportunity, he will go to you.

¹² For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and purity, and by the grace of God, and not in the wisdom of the flesh, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you.

¹⁴ But thanks be to God, who always procureth us a triumph in the Messiah, and manifesteth by us the odor of the knowledge of him in every place.

⁵ And we demolish imaginations, and every lofty thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and subjugate all reasonings to obedience to the Messiah.

¹⁵ But when it pleased him, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

²⁰ And henceforth it is no more I who live, but the Messiah liveth in me: and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

¹⁵ My brethren, I speak as among men; a man's covenant which is confirmed, no one setteth aside, or changeth any thing in it. ¹⁶ Now to Abraham was the promise made, and to his seed. And it said to him, not, to thy seeds, as being many; but to thy seed, as being one, which is the Messiah. ¹⁷ And this I say: That the covenant which was previously confirmed by God in the Messiah, the law which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot set it aside, and nullify the promise.

²⁹ And if ye are the Messiah's, then are ye the seed of Abraham, and heirs by the promise.

⁴ But when the consummation of the time arrived, God sent forth his Son; and he was from a woman, and was under the law;

⁶ And let him that heareth the word, communicate to him who instructeth him, in all good things.

¹⁶ And they who press forward in this path, peace be on them, and mercy; and on the Israel of God.

³ Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who hath blessed us with all blessings of the Spirit in heaven, by the Messiah: ⁴ according as he had previously chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and without blame before him; and, in love, predestinated us for himself;

⁶ that the glory of his grace might be glorified, which he poured upon us by his Beloved One; ⁷ by whom we have redemption, and the forgiveness of sins by his blood, according to the riches of his grace,

²⁰ which he put forth in the Messiah, and raised him from the dead, and seated him at his right hand in heaven, ²¹ high above all principalities, and authorities, and powers, and lordships, and above every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that to come: ²² and he hath subjected all things under his feet; and hath given him who is high over all, to be the head of the church; ²³ which is his body, and the fullness of him who filleth all in all:

³ in which deeds we also, formerly, were conversant, in the cravings of our flesh; and we did the pleasure of our flesh, and of our mind, and were altogether the children of wrath, like the rest. ⁴ But God who is rich in his mercies, because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵ when we were dead in our sins, quickened us with the Messiah, and rescued us by his grace;

¹⁰ For we are his creation; who are created in Jesus the Messiah, for good works, which God hath before prepared for us to walk in.

⁷ of which I have been a minister, according to the gift of the goodness of God, which was imparted to me by the operation of his power: ⁸ to me, who am the least of all the saints, hath this grace been given, that I should announce among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Messiah,

²⁰ Now to him who is able, by his almighty power, to do for us even more than we ask or think, according to his power that worketh in us;

¹¹ And he gave some, legates; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers: ¹² for perfecting the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of the Messiah;

²⁴ and should put on the new man, that is created by God in righteousness and in the holiness of truth.

⁸ For ye were heretofore darkness, but now are ye light in our Lord: therefore, as the children of light, so walk ye.

¹⁴ Wherefore it is said: Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and the Messiah will illuminate thee.

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness; but be ye filled with the spirit.

⁸ For God is my witness, how I love you in the bowels of Jesus the Messiah.

¹ If, therefore, ye have consolation in the Messiah, or if a commingling of hearts in love, or if a fellowship of the Spirit, or if compassions and sympathies;

³ And do nothing in strife, or in vain glory; but, with lowliness of mind, let each esteem his neighbor as better than himself.

⁹ Wherefore, also, God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is more excellent than all names; ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of beings in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth; ¹¹ and that every tongue should confess that Jesus the Messiah is the Lord, to the glory of God his Father.

¹⁵ that ye may be perfect and without blemish, as the sincere children of God, who are resident in a perverse and crooked generation; and that ye may appear among them as luminaries in the world;

³ For we are the real circumcision, who worship God in spirit, and glory in Jesus the Messiah, and place no reliance on the flesh.

⁵ Circumcised when eight days old; of the stock of Israel; of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew, descendant of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; ⁶ as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; and as to the righteousness of the law, I was without fault. ⁷ But these things, which had been my excellence, I have accounted a detriment, because of the Messiah. ⁸ And now also I account them all a detriment, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus the Messiah my Lord; for the sake of whom, I have parted with all things, and have accounted them as dung, that I might gain the Messiah,

⁸ And now also I account them all a detriment, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus the Messiah my Lord; for the sake of whom, I have parted with all things, and have accounted them as dung, that I might gain the Messiah, ⁹ and be found in him; since my righteousness is not now that from the law, but that which is from faith in the Messiah, that is, the righteousness which is from God;

²¹ who will change the body of our abasement, that it may have the likeness of the body of his glory, according to his great power, whereby all things are made subject to him.

⁴ Rejoice ye in our Lord, at all times; and again I say, Rejoice.

¹² and may, with joy, give thanks to God the Father, who hath fitted us for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light;

²² to you, he hath now given peace, by the body of his flesh, and by his death; that he might establish you in his presence, holy, without blemish, and without offence; ²³ provided ye continue in your faith, your foundation being firm, and ye be not removed from the hope of the gospel; of which ye have heard, that it is proclaimed in all the creation beneath heaven; of which gospel I Paul am a minister. ²⁴ And I rejoice in the sufferings which are for your sakes; and, in my flesh, I fill up the deficiency in the afflictions of the Messiah, in behalf of his body, which is the church; ²⁵ of which I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me among you, that I should fulfill the word of God,

¹² Therefore, holy and beloved, as the elect of God, put ye on compassions, and tenderness, and suavity, and humbleness of mind, and gentleness, and long suffering. ¹³ and establish your hearts unblamable in holiness, before God our Father; at the advent of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, with all his saints.

¹ Wherefore, my brethren, I entreat you, and beseech you by our Lord Jesus, that, as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk, and to please God, so ye would make progress more and more.

⁷ For God did not call you unto impurity, but to sanctification.

⁴ But ye, my brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. ⁵ For ye are all children of the light, and children of the day; and are not children of the night, and children of darkness.

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always, on your account, my brethren beloved of our Lord, that God hath from the beginning chosen you unto life, through sanctification of the Spirit, and through faith in the truth.

¹ PAUL, a legate of Jesus the Messiah, by the command of God our life-giver, and of the Messiah, Jesus our hope;

³ For this is good and acceptable before God our life-giver;

¹⁶ and truly great, is this mystery of righteousness, which was revealed in the flesh, and justified in the spirit, and seen by angels, and proclaimed among the Gentiles, and believed on in the world, and received up into glory.

⁷ For God hath not given us a spirit of fear, but of energy, and of love, and of instruction.

⁹ who hath vivified us, and called us with a holy calling; not according to our works, but according to his good pleasure, and his grace that was given us in Jesus the Messiah from time before the ages,

¹³ And if we shall have not believed in him, he abideth in his fidelity; for he cannot reject himself.

²¹ If therefore any one purge himself from these things, he will be a pure vessel for honor, fit for the use of his Lord, and prepared for every good work.

¹⁷ But my Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fulfilled; and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was rescued from the mouth of the lion.

² concerning the hope of eternal life, which the veracious God promised before the times of the world; ³ and in due time he hath manifested his word, by means of our announcement, which was confided to me by the command of God our Life-giver;

¹⁰ but let them manifest that their fidelity, in all respects, is good: so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Life-giver, in all things. ¹¹ For the all-vivifying grace of God, is revealed to all men; ¹² and it teacheth us, to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live in this world in sobriety, and in uprightness, and in the fear of God, ¹³ looking for the blessed hope, and the manifestation of the glory of the great God, and our Life-giver, Jesus the Messiah;

¹³ looking for the blessed hope, and the manifestation of the glory of the great God, and our Life-giver, Jesus the Messiah; ¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might recover us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a new people, who are zealous in good works.

³ For we also were formerly reckless, and disobedient, and erring, and serving divers lusts, and living in malice and envy, and were hateful and also hating one another. ⁴ But when the kindness and compassion of God our Life-giver was revealed,

⁴ But when the kindness and compassion of God our Life-giver was revealed, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his mercy, he vivified us, by the washing of the new birth, and by the renovation of the Holy Spirit,

⁵ not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his mercy, he vivified us, by the washing of the new birth, and by the renovation of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ which he shed on us abundantly, by Jesus the Messiah our Life-giver:

⁶ which he shed on us abundantly, by Jesus the Messiah our Life-giver: ⁷ that we might be justified by his grace, and become heirs in the hope of eternal life.

² But in these latter days, he hath conversed with us, by his Son; whom he hath constituted heir of all things, and by whom he made the worlds; ³ who is the splendor of his glory, and the image of himself, and upholdeth all by the energy of his word; and by himself he made a purgation of sins, and sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. ⁴ And he is altogether superior to the angels, as he hath also inherited a name which excelleth theirs. ⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say, Thou art my SON, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? ⁶ And again, when bringing the first begotten into the world, he said: Let all the angels of God worship him. ⁷ But of the angels he thus said: Who made his angels a wind, and his ministers a flaming fire. ⁸ But of the Son he said: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a righteous sceptre is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

⁸ But of the Son he said: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a righteous sceptre is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

¹⁴ Are they not all spirits of ministration, who are sent to minister on account of them that are to inherit life?

³ how shall we escape, if we despise the things which are our life, things which began to be spoken by our Lord, and were confirmed to us by them who heard from him,

¹⁵ and might release them, who, through fear of death, are all their lives subject to bondage.

⁷ Because the Holy Spirit hath said: To-day, if ye will hear his voice,

¹⁴ Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, Jesus the Messiah, the son of God, who hath ascended to heaven; let us persevere in professing him. ¹⁵ For we have not a high priest, who cannot sympathize with our infirmity; but one who was tempted in all respects like us, aside from sin.

¹³ For when God made the promise to Abraham, because there was none greater than himself by whom he could swear, he swore by himself;

¹³ For when God made the promise to Abraham, because there was none greater than himself by whom he could swear, he swore by himself; ¹⁴ and said: Blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. ¹⁵ And so he was patient, and obtained the promise. ¹⁶ For men swear by one greater than themselves: and in every controversy that occurs among them, the sure termination of it is by an oath.

¹⁶ For men swear by one greater than themselves: and in every controversy that occurs among them, the sure termination of it is by an oath. ¹⁷ Therefore, God, being abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise, that his promising was irreversible, bound it up in an oath;

¹⁷ Therefore, God, being abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise, that his promising was irreversible, bound it up in an oath; ¹⁸ so that, by two things which change not, and in which God cannot lie, we, who have sought refuge in him, might have great consolation, and might hold fast the hope promised to us;

¹⁸ so that, by two things which change not, and in which God cannot lie, we, who have sought refuge in him, might have great consolation, and might hold fast the hope promised to us;

²⁶ For, a priest like to him, was also suitable for us; one pure, and without evil and without stain; one separated from sins, and exalted higher than heaven; ²⁷ and who is not obliged, every day, like the Aaronic high priest, to first offer sacrifices for his own sins, and then for the people; for this he did once, by offering up himself. ²⁸ For the law constituted feeble men priests; but the word of the oath, which was subsequent to the law constituted the Son perfect for ever.

⁶ And into the outer tabernacle the priests, at all times, entered, and performed their ministration.

¹⁴ then how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purge our conscience from dead works, so that we may serve the living God?

²⁴ For the Messiah entered not into the sanctuary made with hands, which is the emblem of the true sanctuary: but he entered into heaven itself to appear in the presence of God for us.

¹¹ By faith, Sarah also, who was barren, acquired energy to receive seed; and, out of the time of her years, she brought forth; because she firmly believed, that he was faithful who had promised her.

² And let us look on Jesus, who hath become the commencement and the completion of our faith; who, on account of the joy there was for him, endured the cross, and surrendered himself to opprobrium; and is seated on the right hand of the throne of God.

⁶ And it belongeth to us, to say confidently, My Lord is my aider, I will not fear. What can man do to me?

⁹ And let the depressed brother rejoice, in his elevation; ¹⁰ and the rich, in his depression; because, like the flower of an herb, so he passeth away.

⁵ Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of the world, but the rich in faith, to be heirs in the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him? ⁶ But ye have despised the poor man. Do not rich men exalt themselves over you, and drag you before the tribunals?

¹⁰ Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

¹ O ye rich ones, wail and weep, on account of the miseries that are coming upon you. ² For your wealth is spoiled and putrid; and your garments are moth-eaten: ³ and your gold and your silver have contracted rust; and the rust of them will be testimony against you; and it will eat your flesh. Ye have heaped up a fire to you against the latter days. ⁴ Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped your ground, which ye have wrongfully retained, crieth out; and the clamor of the reapers hath entered the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. ⁵ For ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and revelled, and feasted your bodies as in a day of slaughter. ⁶ Ye have condemned and slain the just, and none resisted you.

³ Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who in his great mercy hath begotten us anew, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the hope of life,

⁸ whom having not seen, ye love; and in the faith of whom ye rejoice, with joy that is glorious and ineffable,

¹² And it was revealed to them, in regard to all they were searching, that, not for themselves were they inquiring, but for us they were prophesying of those things, which are now manifested to you by means of the things we have announced to you, by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also desire to look into.

¹⁴ as obedient children: and be ye not conversant again with those former lusts, with which ye lusted when without knowledge. ¹⁵ But be ye holy in all your conduct, as he is holy who hath called you. ¹⁶ Because it is written: Be ye holy, even as I am holy.

⁹ But ye are an elect race, officiating as priests of the kingdom; a holy people, a redeemed congregation; that ye should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness to his precious light:

¹ And I, an Elder, your associate, and a witness of the sufferings of the Messiah, and a participator in his glory which is to be revealed, entreat the Elders who are among you:

⁵ And ye juniors submit yourselves to your seniors; and clothe yourselves, stringently, with lowliness of mind one towards another; because God resisteth them who exalt themselves, and giveth grace to the humble.

⁴ wherein he hath given you very great and precious promises; that by them ye might become partakers of the nature of God, while ye flee from the corruptions of the lusts that are in the world. ⁵ And, while ye apply all diligence in the matter, add to your faith moral excellence; and to moral excellence, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge, perseverance; and to perseverance, patience; and to patience, the fear of God; ⁷ and to the fear of God, sympathy with the brotherhood; and to sympathy with the brotherhood, love. ⁸ For, while these are found in you, and abounding, they render you not slothful, and not unfruitful, in the recognition of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

¹⁵ And I am anxious, that, after my departure, ye too may have it always with you to make mention of these things. ¹⁶ For we have not gone after fables artfully framed, in making known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus the Messiah; but it was after we had been spectators of his majesty.

¹⁶ For we have not gone after fables artfully framed, in making known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus the Messiah; but it was after we had been spectators of his majesty.

¹⁶ For we have not gone after fables artfully framed, in making known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus the Messiah; but it was after we had been spectators of his majesty. ¹⁷ For, when he received from God the Father honor and glory, and, after the splendid glory of his majesty, a voice came to him thus: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; ¹⁸ we also heard this identical voice from heaven, which came to him while we were with him in the holy mount. ¹⁹ And we have moreover a sure word of prophecy; and ye will do well, if ye look to it as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day shall dawn, and the sun shall arise in your hearts;

¹⁹ And we have moreover a sure word of prophecy; and ye will do well, if ye look to it as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day shall dawn, and the sun shall arise in your hearts;

²¹ For at no time was it by the pleasure of man, that the prophecy came; but holy men of God spoke, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

¹¹ As therefore all these things are to be dissolved, what persons ought ye to be, in holy conduct, and in the fear of God, ¹² expecting and desiring the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being tried by fire will be dissolved, and the elements being ignited will melt? ¹³ But we, according to his promise, expect new heavens, and a new earth, in which righteousness dwelleth. ¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, as ye expect these things, strive that ye may be found by him in peace, without spot and without blemish.

¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, as ye expect these things, strive that ye may be found by him in peace, without spot and without blemish.

¹ WE announce to you that, which was from the beginning, which we have heard, and have seen with our eyes, looked upon, and handled with our hands, that which is the word of life. ² And the life was manifested, and we have seen and do testify and announce to you, the life which is eternal; which was with the Father, and was revealed to us. ³ And what we have seen and heard, we make known to you also, that ye may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus the Messiah.

⁵ And this is the announcement, which we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and no darkness at all is in him. ⁶ And if we say that we have fellowship with him, and we walk in the darkness, we are liars, and walk not in the truth. ⁷ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all our sins.

³ And by this we shall be sensible that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

²⁸ And now, my children, remain ye in him; that so, when he shall be manifested, we may not be ashamed before him, but may have an open countenance at his coming. ²⁹ If ye know that he is righteous, ye also know, that whoever doeth righteousness, is from him.

⁷ My children, let no one deceive you: he that doeth righteousness, is righteous, as the Messiah also is righteous. ⁸ And he that committeth sin, is of Satan; because Satan was a sinner from the beginning: and for this cause, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of Satan.

¹⁷ But whoever hath worldly possessions, and seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how is the love of God in him?

⁹ By this was the love of God towards us made known, because God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we by him might live. ¹⁰ In this is love; it was not that we loved God, but that God loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.

²⁵ before his majesty, with joy, namely, the only God, our Deliverer, by means of Jesus the Messiah our Lord, be praise, and dominion, and honor, and majesty, both now and in all ages. Amen.

¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, which said:

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, and said, Fear not: I am the First and the Last;

¹⁰ Be not terrified at any of the things thou art to suffer. For lo, the Accuser will throw some of you into custody, that ye may be tried; and there will be trouble to you ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

⁷ And to the angel of the church which is at Philadelphia, write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, who openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth;

¹⁷ Because thou sayest, I am rich and affluent, and have no want of any thing; and thou knowest not, that thou art impotent, and miserable, and needy, and blind, and naked; ¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white raiment, to be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be seen; and put eye-salve on thine eyes, that thou mayest see. ¹⁹ As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be emulous therefore, and repent.

⁸ And these four Animals had, each of them, six wings around it: and within they were full of eyes: and they have no cessation, day or night, from saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, the Lord God, the Omnipotent, who was, and is, and is to come.

¹⁶ they will not hunger, nor thirst any more; nor will the sun fall on them, nor any heat. ¹⁷ Because the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, will feed them; and will lead them to fountains of living water; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.

³ And another angel came and stood by the altar; and he held a golden censer: and much incense was given him, so that he might offer, with the prayers of all the saints, upon the golden altar before the throne.

³ And another angel came and stood by the altar; and he held a golden censer: and much incense was given him, so that he might offer, with the prayers of all the saints, upon the golden altar before the throne. ⁴ And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints went up before God from the hand of the angel.

¹³ And the sixth angel sounded; and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which was before God,

¹¹ And after these three days and a half, the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet: and great fear fell on those who saw them.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded; and there were voices and thunders, which said: The kingdom of the world hath become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah; and he will reign for ever and ever.

⁴ Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? Because thou only art holy and just: Because all nations shall come and worship before thee, since thy righteousnesses have been revealed.

⁸ therefore, in one day, shall these her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

⁵ And a voice came forth from the throne, saying: Praise our God, all ye his servants; and such as fear him, small and great.

¹⁰ And I fell at his feet, to worship him. And he said to me, See, thou do it not; I am thy fellow-servant, and of those thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship ye God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

⁴ And I saw thrones, and persons sat on them, and judgment was given to them, and to the souls that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God: and these are they who had not worshipped the beast of prey, nor its image, neither had they received the mark upon their forehead or on their hand; and they lived and reigned with their Messiah those thousand years.

⁴ And I saw thrones, and persons sat on them, and judgment was given to them, and to the souls that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God: and these are they who had not worshipped the beast of prey, nor its image, neither had they received the mark upon their forehead or on their hand; and they lived and reigned with their Messiah those thousand years. ⁵ This is the first resurrection. ⁶ Blessed and holy is he that hath part in this first resurrection: over them the second death hath no dominion; but they shall be, nay are, priests of God and of his Messiah; and they will reign with him the thousand years.

³ And there will be no blight any more: and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in it; and his servants will minister to him. ⁴ And they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ And there will be no more night; and they have no need of the light of a candle, or of the light of the sun; because the Lord God giveth them light: and they will reign for ever and ever.

¹⁶ I Jesus have sent my angel, to testify to you these things before the churches. I am the root and offspring of David: like the splendid star of the morning.