John Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹ In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God. ² He was in the Beginning with God; ³ Through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him. ⁴ That which came into being in him was Life; and the Life was the Light of Man; ⁵ And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it. ⁶ There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John; ⁷ He came as a witness--to bear witness to the Light that through him all men might believe. ⁸ He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness to the Light. ⁹ That was the True Light which enlightens every man coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world; and through him the world came into being--yet the world did not know him. ¹¹ He came to his own--yet his own did not receive him. ¹² But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name. ¹³ For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God. ¹⁴ And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth. ¹⁵ (John bears witness to him; he cried aloud--for it was he who spoke--"'He who is Coming' after me is now before me, for he was ever first"); ¹⁶ Out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love; ¹⁷ For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him. ¹⁹ When the Jews sent some Priests and Levites to John from Jerusalem, to ask--"Who are you?", his statement was this: ²⁰ He confessed and did not deny it, he confessed--"I am not the Christ." ²¹ "What then?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" "No," he said, "I am not." "Are you 'the Prophet'?" He answered, "No." ²² "Who then are you?" they continued; "tell us, that we may have some answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?" ²³ "I," he answered, "am--'The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness--"straighten the way of the Lord"', as the Prophet Isaiah said." ²⁴ These men had been sent from the Pharisees; ²⁵ And their next question was: "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor yet 'the Prophet'?" ²⁶ John's answer was--"I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know; ²⁷ He is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal." ²⁸ All this took place at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was then baptizing. ²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: "Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world! ³⁰ It was of him that I spoke when I said 'After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.' ³¹ I myself did not know him, but, that he may be made known to Israel, I have come, baptizing with water." ³² John also made this statement--"I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him. ³³ I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him--he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴ This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God." ³⁵ The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples, ³⁶ He looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed: "There is the Lamb of God!" ³⁷ The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus. ³⁸ But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. "What are you looking for?" he asked. "Rabbi," they answered (or, as we should say, "Teacher"), "where are you staying?" ³⁹ "Come, and you shall see," he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon. ⁴⁰ One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. ⁴¹ He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: "We have found the Messiah!" (a word which means 'Christ,' or 'Consecrated'.) ⁴² Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas" (which means 'Peter,' or 'Rock'). ⁴³ The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him: "Follow me." ⁴⁴ Philip was from Bethsaida, and a fellow-townsman of Andrew and Peter. ⁴⁵ He found Nathanael and said to him: "We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the Prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph's son!" ⁴⁶ "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" asked Nathanael. "Come and see," replied Philip. ⁴⁷ When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said: "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!" ⁴⁸ "How do you know me?" asked Nathanael. "Even before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." ⁴⁹ "Rabbi," Nathanael exclaimed, "you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!" ⁵⁰ "Do you believe in me," asked Jesus, "because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You shall see greater things than those! ⁵¹ In truth I tell you," he added, "you shall all see Heaven open, and 'the angels of God ascending and descending' upon the Son of Man."

¹⁶ Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called 'Christ'.

²⁰ He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. ²¹ She shall give birth to a son; and you shall give him the name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

²¹ She shall give birth to a son; and you shall give him the name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins." ²² All this happened in fulfillment of these words of the Lord in the Prophet, where he says-- ²³ 'Behold! the virgin shall be with child and shall give birth to a son, And they will give him the name Immanuel'--a word which means 'God is with us.'

²³ 'Behold! the virgin shall be with child and shall give birth to a son, And they will give him the name Immanuel'--a word which means 'God is with us.'

² "Where is the new-born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to do homage to him."

²³ And there he settled in the town of Nazareth, in fulfillment of these words in the Prophets--'He will be called a Nazarene.'

¹ About that time John the Baptist first appeared, proclaiming in the Wilderness of Judea: ² "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." ³ This is he who was spoken of in the Prophet Isaiah, where he says--'The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight."'

³ This is he who was spoken of in the Prophet Isaiah, where he says--'The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight."' ⁴ John wore clothing made of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ At that time Jerusalem, and all Judea, as well as the whole district of the Jordan, went out to him ⁶ And were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ And were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ When, however, John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment? ⁸ Let your life, then, prove your repentance; ⁹ And do not think that you can say among yourselves 'Abraham is our ancestor,' for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!

⁹ And do not think that you can say among yourselves 'Abraham is our ancestor,' for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham! ¹⁰ Already the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. ¹¹ I, indeed, baptize you with water to teach repentance; but He who is Coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹¹ I, indeed, baptize you with water to teach repentance; but He who is Coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹¹ I, indeed, baptize you with water to teach repentance; but He who is Coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ¹² His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor, and store his grain in the barn, but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire." ¹³ Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

¹³ Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him. ¹⁴ But John tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you; why then do you come to me?"

¹⁴ But John tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you; why then do you come to me?"

¹⁴ But John tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you; why then do you come to me?" ¹⁵ "Let it be so for the present," Jesus answered, "since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion." Upon this, John consented.

¹⁵ "Let it be so for the present," Jesus answered, "since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion." Upon this, John consented. ¹⁶ After the baptism of Jesus, and just as he came up from the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, like a dove, and alighting upon him,

¹⁶ After the baptism of Jesus, and just as he came up from the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, like a dove, and alighting upon him, ¹⁷ And from the heavens there came a voice which said: "This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I delight."

¹⁷ And from the heavens there came a voice which said: "This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I delight."

³ And the Tempter came to him, and said: "If you are God's Son, tell these stones to become loaves of bread."

⁶ "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for Scripture says- -'He will give his angels commands about thee, And on their hands they will upbear thee, Lest ever thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"

¹¹ Then the Devil left him alone, and angels came and ministered to him.

¹⁶ The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great Light, And, for those who were dwelling in the shadow-land of Death, A Light has risen!'

¹⁸ As Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers--Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew--casting a net into the Sea; for they were fishermen.

¹⁸ As Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers--Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew--casting a net into the Sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ "Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men."

¹⁹ "Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men." ²⁰ The two men left their nets at once and followed him.

²⁰ The two men left their nets at once and followed him. ²¹ Going further on, he saw two other men who were also brothers, James, Zebediah's son, and his brother John, in their boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

²¹ Going further on, he saw two other men who were also brothers, James, Zebediah's son, and his brother John, in their boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus called them, ²² And they at once left their boat and their father, and followed him.

⁶ But, when one of you prays, let him go into his own room, shut the door, and pray to his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.

²³ But, if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be darkened. And, if the inner light is darkness, how intense must that darkness be!

²⁰ "Foxes have holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

²⁹ Suddenly they shrieked out: "What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before our time?"

⁶ But, that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--then he said to the paralyzed man-- "Get up, take up your bed, and return to your home."

⁹ As Jesus went along, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: "Follow me." Matthew got up and followed him.

² The names of the twelve Apostles are these: First Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebediah, and his brother John; ³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

⁴⁰ He who welcomes you is welcoming me; and he who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger.

⁹ What, then, did you go for? To see a Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet. ¹⁰ This is the man of whom Scripture says--'Behold, I am myself sending my Messenger before thy face, And he shall prepare thy way before thee.'

¹⁰ This is the man of whom Scripture says--'Behold, I am myself sending my Messenger before thy face, And he shall prepare thy way before thee.' ¹¹ I tell you, no one born of a woman has yet appeared who is greater than John the Baptist; and yet the lowliest in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

¹⁴ And--if you are ready to accept it--John is himself the Elijah who was destined to come.

²¹ "Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

²⁷ Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one fully know the Son, except the Father, or fully know the Father, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him. ²⁸ Come to me, all you who toil and are burdened, and I will give you rest! ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls'; ³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

²¹ And on his name shall the Gentiles rest their hopes."

¹² For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

⁵⁵ Is not he the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

³³ But the men in the boat threw themselves on their faces before him, and said: "You are indeed God's Son."

²⁴ "I was not sent," replied Jesus, "to any one except the lost sheep of Israel."

¹³ On coming into the neighborhood of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples this question-- "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" ¹⁴ "Some say John the Baptist," they answered, "Others, however, say that he is Elijah, while others again say Jeremiah, or one of the Prophets."

¹⁴ "Some say John the Baptist," they answered, "Others, however, say that he is Elijah, while others again say Jeremiah, or one of the Prophets." ¹⁵ "But you," he said, "who do you say that I am?" ¹⁶ And to this Simon Peter answered: "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God."

¹⁶ And to this Simon Peter answered: "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." ¹⁷ "Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," Jesus replied. "For no human being has revealed this to you, but my Father who is in Heaven. ¹⁸ Yes, and I say to you, Your name is 'Peter--a Rock, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the Powers of the Place of Death shall not prevail over it.

²⁷ For the Son of Man is to come in his Father's Glory, with his angels, and then he 'will give to every man what his actions deserve.' ²⁸ I tell you, some of those who are standing here will not know death till they have seen the Son of Man coming into his Kingdom."

¹ Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, and the brothers James and John, and led them up a high mountain alone. ² There his appearance was transformed before their eyes; his face shown like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. ³ And all at once Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus. ⁴ "Master," exclaimed Peter, interposing, "it is good to be here; if you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." ⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."

⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."

¹⁰ "How is it," his disciples asked, "that our Teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?" ¹¹ "Elijah indeed does come," Jesus replied, "and will restore everything; ¹² And I tell you that Elijah has already come, and people have not recognized him, but have treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, too, the Son of Man is destined to undergo suffering at men's hands."

⁵ And any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even one little child like this, is welcoming me.

²⁸ Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

⁵ 'Say to the daughter of Zion--"Behold, thy King is coming to thee, Gentle, and riding on an ass, And on the foal of a beast of burden."'

¹¹ "Who is this?", to which the crowd replied--"This is the Prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."

²³ After Jesus had come into the Temple Courts, the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation came up to him as he was teaching, and said: " What authority have you to do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

²³ After Jesus had come into the Temple Courts, the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation came up to him as he was teaching, and said: " What authority have you to do these things? Who gave you this authority?" ²⁴ "I, too," said Jesus in reply, "will ask you one question; if you will give me an answer to it, then I, also, will tell you what authority I have to act as I do. ²⁵ It is about John's baptism. What was its origin? divine or human?" But they began arguing among themselves: "If we say 'divine,' he will say to us 'Why then did not you believe him?'

²⁵ It is about John's baptism. What was its origin? divine or human?" But they began arguing among themselves: "If we say 'divine,' he will say to us 'Why then did not you believe him?' ²⁶ But if we say 'human,' we are afraid of the people, for every one regards John as a Prophet." ²⁷ So the answer they gave Jesus was--"We do not know." "Then I," he said, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things. ²⁸ What do you think of this? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the elder and said 'Go and work in the vineyard to-day my son.' ²⁹ 'Yes, sir,' he answered; but he did not go. ³⁰ Then the father went to the second son, and said the same. 'I will not,' he answered; but afterwards he was sorry and went. ³¹ Which of the two sons did as his father wished?" " The second," they said. "I tell you," added Jesus, "that tax-gatherers and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God before you. ³² For when John came to you, walking in the path of righteousness, you did not believe him, but tax-gatherers and prostitutes did; and yet you, though you saw this, even then were not sorry, nor did you believe him.

⁷ and to be greeted in the markets with respect, and to be called 'Rabbi' for everybody. ⁸ But do not allow yourselves to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Father, the heavenly Father.

¹³ But alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You turn the key of the Kingdom of Heaven in men's faces. For you do not go in yourselves, nor yet allow those who try to go in to do so. ¹⁴ Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You destroy widow's houses, even while pretending to make long prayers; therefore you shall receive greater condemnation. ¹⁵ Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You scour land and sea to make a single convert, and, when he is gained, you make him twice as deserving of the Pit as you are yourselves.

²⁶ You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

²⁹ For, to him who has, more will be given, and he shall have abundance; but, as for him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

³¹ When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory';

²⁴ True, the Son of Man must go, as Scripture says of him, yet alas for that man by whom the Son of Man is being betrayed! For that man 'it would be better never to have been born!'"

⁶³ But Jesus remained silent. On this the High Priest said to him: "I adjure you, by the Living God, to tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

¹¹ Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Roman Governor. "Are you the King of the Jews?" asked the Governor. "It is true," answered Jesus.

⁴⁰ "You who 'destroy the Temple and build one in three days,' save yourself! If you are God's Son, come down from the cross!"

⁴² "He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the 'King of Israel'! Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. ⁴³ He has trusted in God; if God wants him, let him deliver him now; for he said 'I am God's Son.'"

⁵⁴ The Roman Captain, and the men with him who were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and all that was happening, became greatly frightened and exclaimed: "This must indeed have been God's Son!"

¹ The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ.

¹ The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ. ² It is said in the Prophet Isaiah--'Behold! I send my Messenger before thy face; He shall prepare thy way.' ³ 'The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight."'

³ 'The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight."'

³ 'The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight."' ⁴ And in fulfillment of this, John the Baptizer appeared in the Wilderness, proclaiming a baptism upon repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.

⁴ And in fulfillment of this, John the Baptizer appeared in the Wilderness, proclaiming a baptism upon repentance, for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵ The whole of Judea, as well as all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to him; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁵ The whole of Judea, as well as all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to him; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶ John was clad in clothing of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and lived on locusts and wild honey; ⁷ And he proclaimed--"There is coming after me one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to stoop down and unfasten his sandals.

⁷ And he proclaimed--"There is coming after me one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to stoop down and unfasten his sandals. ⁸ I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

⁸ I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

¹⁰ And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent apart, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him, ¹¹ And from the heavens came a voice--"Thou art my Son, the Beloved; in thee I delight."

¹⁶ As Jesus was going along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the Sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ "Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men." ¹⁸ They left their nets at once, and followed him. ¹⁹ Going on a little further, he saw James, Zebediah's son, and his brother John, who also were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰ Jesus at once called them, and they left their father Zebediah in the boat with the crew, and went after him.

¹⁶ So he appointed the Twelve--Peter (which was the name that Jesus gave to Simon),

¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

³ Is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters, too, living here among us?" This proved a hindrance to their believing in him;

⁴⁵ Immediately afterwards Jesus made his disciples get into the boat, and cross over in advance, in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the crowd.

²² They came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.

⁶² "I am," replied Jesus, "and you shall all see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the Almighty; and 'coming in the clouds of heaven'."

⁶⁷ And, seeing Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him, and exclaimed: "Why, you were with Jesus, the Nazarene!"

¹³ But the angel said to him: " Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, whom you shall call by the name John.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; he shall not drink any wine or strong drink, and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth, ¹⁶ And shall reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ He shall go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, 'to reconcile fathers to their children' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

¹⁷ He shall go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, 'to reconcile fathers to their children' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

³¹ And now, you shall be with child and give birth to a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus. ³² The child shall be great and shall be called 'Son of the Most High,' and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David, ³³ And he shall reign over the descendants of Jacob for ever; And to his kingdom there shall be no end." ³⁴ "How can this be?" Mary asked the angel. "For I have no husband." ³⁵ "The Holy Spirit shall descend upon you," answered the angel, "and the Power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called 'holy,' and 'Son of God.'

³⁵ "The Holy Spirit shall descend upon you," answered the angel, "and the Power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called 'holy,' and 'Son of God.'

⁴⁵ Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled."

⁵⁴ He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, Ever mindful of his mercy ⁵⁵ (As he promised to our forefathers) For Abraham and his race for ever."

⁶¹ "You have no relation of that name!" they exclaimed; ⁶² And they made signs to the child's father, to find out what he wished the child to be called. ⁶³ Asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote the words--'His name is John.' Every one was surprised;

⁶⁸ "Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance, ⁶⁹ And has raised up for us the Strength of our Salvation In the House of his servant David-- ⁷⁰ As he promised by the lips of his Holy Prophets of old-- ⁷¹ Salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all that hate us, ⁷² Showing mercy to our forefathers, And mindful of his sacred Covenant. ⁷³ This was the oath which he swore to our forefather Abraham-- ⁷⁴ That we should be rescued from the hands of our enemies, ⁷⁵ And should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, In his presence all our days. ⁷⁶ And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way,

⁷⁶ And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way,

⁷⁶ And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way, ⁷⁷ To give his people the knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins,

⁷⁷ To give his people the knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins, ⁷⁸ Through the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the Dawn will break on us from Heaven,

⁷⁸ Through the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the Dawn will break on us from Heaven, ⁷⁹ To give light to those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace."

⁷⁹ To give light to those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace." ⁸⁰ The child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the Wilds till the time came for his appearance before Israel.

⁴ Among others Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the town of David, in Judea--because he belonged to the family and house of David--

⁷ And she gave birth to her first child, a son. And because there was no room for them in the inn, she swathed him round and laid him in a manger.

⁹ When an angel of the Lord suddenly stood by them, and the Glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were seized with fear.

¹¹ This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Savior, who is Christ and Lord.

¹³ Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly Host, praising God, and singing--

¹⁷ And, when they saw it, they told of all that had been said to them about this child.

³² A Light to bring light to the Gentiles, And to be the Glory of thy people Israel."

³⁸ At that moment she came up, and began publicly to thank God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the deliverance of Jerusalem. ³⁹ When the child's parents had done everything enjoined by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. ⁴⁰ The child grew and became strong and wise, and the blessing of God was upon him. ⁴¹ Every year the child's parents used to go to Jerusalem at the Passover Festival. ⁴² When Jesus was twelve years old, they went according to custom to Jerusalem,

² And when Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests, a Command from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, while he was in the wilderness. ³ And John went through the whole district of the Jordan, proclaiming baptism upon repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.

³ And John went through the whole district of the Jordan, proclaiming baptism upon repentance, for the forgiveness of sins. ⁴ This was in fulfillment of what is said in the writings of the Prophet Isaiah--'The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

⁴ This was in fulfillment of what is said in the writings of the Prophet Isaiah--'The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

⁴ This was in fulfillment of what is said in the writings of the Prophet Isaiah--'The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. ⁵ Every chasm shall be filled, Every mountain and hill shall be leveled, The winding ways shall be straightened, The rough roads made smooth,

⁵ Every chasm shall be filled, Every mountain and hill shall be leveled, The winding ways shall be straightened, The rough roads made smooth, ⁶ And all mankind shall see the Salvation of God."'

⁶ And all mankind shall see the Salvation of God."' ⁷ And John said to the crowds that went to be baptized by him: "You brood of vipers! who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment? ⁸ Let your lives, then, prove your repentance; and do not begin to say among yourselves 'Abraham is our ancestor,' for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham! ⁹ Already, indeed, the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." ¹⁰ "What are we to do then?" the people asked. ¹¹ "Let the man who has two coats," answered John, "share with him who has none; and the man who has food do the same." ¹² Even tax-gatherers came to be baptized, and said to John: "Teacher, what are we to do?" ¹³ "Do not collect more than you have authority to demand," John answered. ¹⁴ And when some soldiers on active service asked "And we--what are we to do?" he said: "Never use violence, or exact anything by false accusation; and be content with your pay." ¹⁵ Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ,

¹⁵ Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ,

¹⁵ Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ, ¹⁶ John, addressing them all, said: "I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹⁶ John, addressing them all, said: "I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹⁶ John, addressing them all, said: "I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

¹⁶ John, addressing them all, said: "I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ¹⁷ His winnowing-fan is in his hand, that he may clear his threshing-floor, and store the grain in his barn, but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire."

¹⁷ His winnowing-fan is in his hand, that he may clear his threshing-floor, and store the grain in his barn, but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire."

¹⁷ His winnowing-fan is in his hand, that he may clear his threshing-floor, and store the grain in his barn, but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire." ¹⁸ And so with many different exhortations John told his Good News to the people.

¹⁸ And so with many different exhortations John told his Good News to the people. ¹⁹ But Prince Herod, being rebuked by John respecting Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother, and for all the evil things that he had done, ²⁰ Crowned them all by shutting John up in prison. ²¹ Now after the baptism of all the people, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, the heavens opened, ²² And the Holy Spirit descended, in a visible form, like a dove, upon him, and from the heavens came a voice--"Thou art my Son, the Beloved; in thee I delight." ²³ When beginning his work, Jesus was about thirty years old. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, whose ancestors were--Eli,

¹⁸ 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to bring Good News to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to captives and restoration of sight to the blind, To set the oppressed at liberty, ¹⁹ To proclaim the accepted year of the Lord.' ²⁰ Then, closing the book and returning it to the attendant, he sat down. The eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed upon him, ²¹ And Jesus began: "This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing." ²² All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. "Is not he Joseph's son?" they asked.

²⁸ All the people in the Synagogue, as they listened to this, became enraged. ²⁹ Starting up, they drove Jesus out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town stood, intending to hurl him down.

² The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets. ³ So, getting into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, Jesus asked him to push off a little way from the shore, and then sat down and taught the people from the boat. ⁴ When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon: "Push off into deep water, and throw out your nets for a haul." ⁵ "We have been hard at work all night, Sir," answered Simon, "and have not caught anything, but, at your bidding, I will throw out the nets." ⁶ They did so, and enclosed such a great shoal of fish that their nets began to break. ⁷ So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats so full of fish that they were almost sinking. ⁸ When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus' knees, exclaiming: "Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!"

⁸ When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus' knees, exclaiming: "Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!" ⁹ For he and all who were with him were lost in amazement at the haul of fish which they had made; ¹⁰ And so, too, were James and John, Zebediah's sons, who were Simon's partners. "Do not be afraid," Jesus said to Simon; "from to-day you shall catch men." ¹¹ And, when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything, and followed him.

¹⁴ They were Simon (whom Jesus also named Peter), and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

⁹ Jesus was surprised to hear these words from him; and, turning to the crowd which was following him, he said: "I tell you, nowhere in Israel have I met with such faith as this!"

²⁴ When John's messengers had left, Jesus, speaking to the crowds, began to say with reference to John: ²⁵ "What did you go out into the Wilderness to look at? A reed waving in the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in rich clothing? Why, those who are accustomed to fine clothes and luxury live in royal palaces. ²⁶ What then did you go to see? A Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet. ²⁷ This is the very man of whom Scripture says--'Behold, I am sending my Messenger before thy face, And he shall prepare thy way before thee.'

³⁰ But the Pharisees and the Students of the Law, having rejected John's baptism, frustrated God's purpose in regard to them.)

³⁸ The man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus to let him be with him; but Jesus sent him away.

¹⁰ When the Apostles returned, they related to Jesus all that they had done. Then Jesus retired privately to a town called Bethsaida, taking the Apostles with him.

³² Peter and his companions had been overpowered by sleep but, suddenly becoming wide awake, they saw Jesus glorified and the two men who were standing beside him.

¹³ Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the Miracles which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have sat in sackcloth and ashes and repented long ago.

²² Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him."

³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master's feet, and listened to his teaching;

³⁹ But the Master said to him: "You Pharisees do, it is true, clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside you yourselves are filled with greed and wickedness. ⁴⁰ Fools! did not the maker of the outside make the inside too? ⁴¹ Only give away what is in them in charity, and at once you have the whole clean. ⁴² But alas for you Pharisees! You pay tithes on mint, rue, and herbs of all kinds, and pass over justice and love to God. These last you ought to have put into practice without neglecting the first. ⁴³ Alas for you Pharisees! You delight to have the front seat in the Synagogues, and to be greeted in the markets with respect. ⁴⁴ Alas for you! You are like unsuspected graves, over which men walk unawares."

⁵³ When Jesus left the house, the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to press him hard and question him closely upon many subjects,

⁵⁷ Why do not you yourselves decide what is right?

²⁵ One day, when great crowds of people were walking with Jesus, he turned and said to them:

²⁰ And he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was deeply moved; he ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him.

¹⁴ All this was said within hearing of the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, and they began to sneer at Jesus.

²² After a time the beggar died, and was taken by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. ²³ In the Place of Death he looked up in his torment, and saw Abraham at a distance and Lazarus at his side.

⁴⁰ Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him: ⁴¹ "What do you want me to do for you?" "Master," he said, "I want to recover my sight."

⁵ When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him: "Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I must stop at your house to-day."

¹⁰ The Son of Man has come to 'search for those who are lost' and to save them."

¹⁴ But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say 'We will not have this man as our King.'

³⁸ "Blessed is He who comes--Our King--in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven, And glory on high."

¹³ 'What shall I do?' said the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my son, who is very dear to me. Perhaps they will respect him.' ¹⁴ But, on seeing him, the tenants consulted with one another. 'Here is the heir!' they said. 'Let us kill him, and then the inheritance will become ours.' ¹⁵ So they threw him outside the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

¹⁵ For I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.

⁴³ [Presently there appeared to him an angel from Heaven, who strengthened him.

⁶¹ And the Master turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the words that the Master had said to him-- "Before a cock has crowed to-day, you will disown me three times";

⁶⁹ But from this hour 'the Son of Man will be seated on the right hand of God Almighty.'"

⁴ While they were at a loss to account for this, all at once two men stood beside them, in dazzling clothing.

²⁷ Then, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them all through the Scriptures the passages that referred to himself.

²⁹ But they pressed him not to do so. "Stay with us," they said, "for it is getting towards evening, and the sun in already low." So Jesus went in to stay with them.

⁴⁴ "This is what I told you," he said, "when I was still with you--that everything that had been written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms, must be fulfilled."

¹ In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.

¹ In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God. ² He was in the Beginning with God;

² He was in the Beginning with God;

⁴ That which came into being in him was Life; and the Life was the Light of Man; ⁵ And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.

⁷ He came as a witness--to bear witness to the Light that through him all men might believe.

⁷ He came as a witness--to bear witness to the Light that through him all men might believe. ⁸ He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness to the Light.

⁸ He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness to the Light. ⁹ That was the True Light which enlightens every man coming into the world.

⁹ That was the True Light which enlightens every man coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world; and through him the world came into being--yet the world did not know him.

¹⁰ He was in the world; and through him the world came into being--yet the world did not know him. ¹¹ He came to his own--yet his own did not receive him. ¹² But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name.

¹⁴ And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth. ¹⁵ (John bears witness to him; he cried aloud--for it was he who spoke--"'He who is Coming' after me is now before me, for he was ever first"); ¹⁶ Out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love; ¹⁷ For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him.

¹⁸ No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him. ¹⁹ When the Jews sent some Priests and Levites to John from Jerusalem, to ask--"Who are you?", his statement was this: ²⁰ He confessed and did not deny it, he confessed--"I am not the Christ."

²⁰ He confessed and did not deny it, he confessed--"I am not the Christ." ²¹ "What then?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" "No," he said, "I am not." "Are you 'the Prophet'?" He answered, "No." ²² "Who then are you?" they continued; "tell us, that we may have some answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

²⁵ And their next question was: "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor yet 'the Prophet'?" ²⁶ John's answer was--"I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know; ²⁷ He is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal."

²⁷ He is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal." ²⁸ All this took place at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was then baptizing. ²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: "Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: "Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world! ³⁰ It was of him that I spoke when I said 'After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.'

³⁰ It was of him that I spoke when I said 'After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.' ³¹ I myself did not know him, but, that he may be made known to Israel, I have come, baptizing with water."

³¹ I myself did not know him, but, that he may be made known to Israel, I have come, baptizing with water." ³² John also made this statement--"I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him. ³³ I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him--he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

³³ I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him--he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴ This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God."

³⁴ This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God." ³⁵ The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples, ³⁶ He looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed: "There is the Lamb of God!"

³⁶ He looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed: "There is the Lamb of God!" ³⁷ The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus. ³⁸ But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. "What are you looking for?" he asked. "Rabbi," they answered (or, as we should say, "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

⁴⁰ One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. ⁴¹ He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: "We have found the Messiah!" (a word which means 'Christ,' or 'Consecrated'.) ⁴² Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas" (which means 'Peter,' or 'Rock'). ⁴³ The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him: "Follow me."

⁴⁵ He found Nathanael and said to him: "We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the Prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph's son!" ⁴⁶ "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" asked Nathanael. "Come and see," replied Philip.

⁴⁶ "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" asked Nathanael. "Come and see," replied Philip. ⁴⁷ When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said: "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!" ⁴⁸ "How do you know me?" asked Nathanael. "Even before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." ⁴⁹ "Rabbi," Nathanael exclaimed, "you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!"

¹¹ This, the first sign of his mission, Jesus gave at Cana in Galilee, and by it revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

¹⁸ Upon this the Jews asked Jesus: "What sign are you going to show us, since you act in this way?"

²³ While Jesus was in Jerusalem, during the Passover Festival, many came to trust in him, when they saw the signs of his mission that he was giving. ²⁴ But Jesus did not trust himself to them, since he could read every heart, ²⁵ And because he did not need that others should tell him what men were; for he could of himself read what was in men.

²⁵ And because he did not need that others should tell him what men were; for he could of himself read what was in men.

¹ Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a leading man among the Jews. ² This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: "Rabbi, we know that you are a Teacher come from God; for no one could give such signs as you are giving, unless God were with him."

² This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: "Rabbi, we know that you are a Teacher come from God; for no one could give such signs as you are giving, unless God were with him." ³ "In truth I tell you," exclaimed Jesus, "unless a man is reborn, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

⁵ "In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless a man owes his birth to Water and Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.

⁵ "In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless a man owes his birth to Water and Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. ⁶ All that owes its birth to human nature is human, and all that owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual. ⁷ Do not wonder at my telling you that you all need to be reborn. ⁸ The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes, or where it goes; it is the same with every one that owes his birth to the Spirit."

¹³ No one has ascended to Heaven, except him who descended from Heaven--the Son of Man himself. ¹⁴ And, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. ¹⁸ He who believes in him escapes condemnation, while he who does not believe in him is already condemned, because he has not believed in the only Son of God.

¹⁸ He who believes in him escapes condemnation, while he who does not believe in him is already condemned, because he has not believed in the only Son of God. ¹⁹ The ground of his condemnation is this, that though the Light has come into the world, men preferred the darkness to the Light, because their actions were wicked. ²⁰ For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed;

²³ John, also, was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there were many streams there; and people were constantly coming and being baptized.

²⁵ Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew on the subject of 'purification;' ²⁶ And the disciples came to John and said: "Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, and to whom you have yourself borne testimony--he, also, is baptizing, and everybody is going to him."

²⁶ And the disciples came to John and said: "Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, and to whom you have yourself borne testimony--he, also, is baptizing, and everybody is going to him."

²⁶ And the disciples came to John and said: "Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, and to whom you have yourself borne testimony--he, also, is baptizing, and everybody is going to him." ²⁷ John's answer was--"A man can gain nothing but what is given him from Heaven. ²⁸ You are yourselves witnesses that I said 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I have been sent before him as a Messenger.'

²⁸ You are yourselves witnesses that I said 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I have been sent before him as a Messenger.' ²⁹ It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens to him, is filled with joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This joy I have felt to the full. ³⁰ He must become greater, and I less." ³¹ He who comes from above is above all others; but a child of earth is earthly, and his teaching is earthly, too. He who comes from Heaven is above all others. ³² He states what he has seen and what he heard, and yet no one accepts his statement.

³² He states what he has seen and what he heard, and yet no one accepts his statement. ³³ They who did accept his statement attested the fact that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God sent as his Messenger gives us God's own teaching, for God does not limit the gift of the Spirit.

³⁴ For he whom God sent as his Messenger gives us God's own teaching, for God does not limit the gift of the Spirit. ³⁵ The Father loves his Son, and has put everything in his hands. ³⁶ He who believes in the Son has Immortal Life, while he who rejects the Son will not even see that Life, but remains under 'God's displeasure.'

²⁵ "I know," answered the woman, "that the Messiah, who is called the Christ, is coming; when once he has come, he will tell us everything."

²⁸ So the woman, leaving her pitcher, went back to the town, and said to the people: ²⁹ "Come and see someone who has told me everything that I have done. Can he be the Christ?"

²⁹ "Come and see someone who has told me everything that I have done. Can he be the Christ?"

³⁹ Many from that town came to believe in Jesus--Samaritans though they were--on account of the woman's statement--'He has told me everything that I have done.' ⁴⁰ And, when these Samaritans had come to Jesus, they begged him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.

⁴⁰ And, when these Samaritans had come to Jesus, they begged him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. ⁴¹ But far more came to believe in him on account of what he said himself, ⁴² And they said to the woman: "It is no longer because of what you say that we believe in him, for we have heard him ourselves and know that he really is the Savior of the world."

¹⁰ Now it was the Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured: "This is the Sabbath; you must not carry your mat."

¹⁷ But Jesus replied: "My Father works to this very hour, and I work also."

¹⁷ But Jesus replied: "My Father works to this very hour, and I work also." ¹⁸ This made the Jews all the more eager to kill him, because not only was he doing away with the Sabbath, but he actually called God his own Father--putting himself on an equality with God. ¹⁹ So Jesus made this further reply: "In truth I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he does only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does, the Son does also.

¹⁹ So Jesus made this further reply: "In truth I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he does only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does, the Son does also.

²¹ For, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them Life, so also the Son gives Life to whom he pleases.

²³ So that all men may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son fails to honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴ In truth I tell you that he who listens to my Message and believes him who sent me, has Immortal Life, and does not come under condemnation, but has already passed out of Death into Life.

²⁴ In truth I tell you that he who listens to my Message and believes him who sent me, has Immortal Life, and does not come under condemnation, but has already passed out of Death into Life. ²⁵ In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the Dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live.

²⁵ In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the Dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live. ²⁶ For, just as the Father has inherent Life within him, so also he has granted to the Son to have inherent Life within him;

²⁶ For, just as the Father has inherent Life within him, so also he has granted to the Son to have inherent Life within him; ²⁷ And, because he is Son of Man, he has also given him authority to act as judge.

²⁷ And, because he is Son of Man, he has also given him authority to act as judge.

³² It is another who bears testimony to me, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me is trustworthy. ³³ You have yourselves sent to John, and he as testified to the Truth.

³³ You have yourselves sent to John, and he as testified to the Truth. ³⁴ But the testimony which I receive is not from man; I am saying this for your Salvation.

³⁴ But the testimony which I receive is not from man; I am saying this for your Salvation. ³⁵ He was the 'Lamp that was burning' and shining, and you were ready to rejoice, for a time, in his light.

³⁵ He was the 'Lamp that was burning' and shining, and you were ready to rejoice, for a time, in his light. ³⁶ But the testimony which I have is of greater weight than John's; for the work that the Father has given me to carry out-- the work that I am doing--is in itself proof that the Father has sent me as his Messenger.

⁴⁵ Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have been resting your hopes.

⁴⁵ Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have been resting your hopes. ⁴⁶ For, had you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for it was of me that Moses wrote;

⁵ Looking up, and noticing that a great crowd was coming towards him, Jesus said to Philip: "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?"

⁷ "Twenty pounds' worth of bread," answered Philip, "would not be enough for each of them to have a little." ⁸ "There is a boy here," said Andrew, another of his disciples, Simon Peter's brother,

²⁵ And, when they found him on the other side of the Sea, they said: "When did you get here, Rabbi?" ²⁶ "In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "it is not on account of the signs which you saw that you are looking for me, but because you had the bread to eat and were satisfied.

³² "In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "Moses did not give you the Bread from Heaven, but my Father does give you the true Bread from Heaven;

³⁷ All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; and no one who comes to me will I ever turn away.

⁴¹ Upon this the Jews began murmuring against Jesus for saying-- 'I am the Bread which came down from Heaven.' ⁴² "Is not this Jesus, Joseph's son," they asked, "whose father and mother we know? How is it that he now says that he has come down from Heaven?"

⁴⁶ Not that any one has seen the Father, except him who is from God--he has seen the Father. ⁴⁷ In truth I tell you, he who believes in me has Immortal Life.

⁵¹ I am the Living Bread that has come down from Heaven. If any one eats of this Bread, he will live for ever; and the Bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world." ⁵² Upon this the Jews began disputing with one another: "How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh to eat?" ⁵³ "In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you have not Life within you.

⁶⁹ And we have learned to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God." ⁷⁰ "Did not I myself choose you to be the Twelve?" replied Jesus; "and yet, even of you, one is playing the 'Devil's' part." ⁷¹ He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who was about to betray him, though he was one of the Twelve.

¹² And there were many whispers about him among the people, some saying 'He is a good man;' others: 'No! he is leading the people astray.'

¹⁹ Was not it Moses who gave you the Law? Yet not one of you obeys it! Why are you seeking to put me to death?"

⁴⁰ Some of the people, when they heard these words, said: ⁴¹ "This is certainly 'the Prophet'!"; others said: "This is the Christ!"; but some asked: "What! does the Christ come from Galilee? ⁴² Is not it said in Scripture that it is of the race of David, and from Bethlehem, the village to which David belonged, that the Christ is to come?"

⁴⁷ "What! Have you been led astray too?" the Pharisees replied. ⁴⁸ "Have any of our leading men believed in him, or any of the Pharisees? ⁴⁹ As for these people who do not know the Law--they are cursed!"

⁵² "Are you also from Galilee?" they retorted. "Search, and you will find that no Prophet is to arise in Galilee!"

¹² Jesus again addressed the people. "I am the Light of the World," he said. "He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life."

¹⁹ "Where is your father, then?" they asked. "You know neither me nor my Father," replied Jesus. "If you had known me, you would have also known my Father."

³¹ So Jesus went on to say to those Jews who had believed him: "If you remain constant to my Message, you are truly my disciples; ³² And you find out the Truth, and the Truth will set you free." ³³ "We are descendants of Abraham," was their answer, "and have never yet been in slavery to any one. What do you mean by saying 'you will be set free'?" ³⁴ "In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "every one who sins is a slave to sin.

³⁴ "In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "every one who sins is a slave to sin. ³⁵ And a slave does not remain in the home always; but a son remains always. ³⁶ If, then, the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed! ³⁷ I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you are seeking to put me to death, because my Message finds no place in your hearts. ³⁸ I tell you what I have myself seen in the presence of my Father; and you, in the same way, do what you have learned from your father." ³⁹ "Our father is Abraham," was their answer. "If you are Abraham's children," replied Jesus, "do what Abraham did.

³⁹ "Our father is Abraham," was their answer. "If you are Abraham's children," replied Jesus, "do what Abraham did. ⁴⁰ But, as it is, you are seeking to put me to death--a man who has told you the Truth as he heard it from God. Abraham did not act in that way. ⁴¹ You are doing what your own father does." "We are not bastards," they said, "we have one Father--God himself."

⁵¹ In truth I tell you, if any one lays my Message to heart, he will never really die."

⁵⁸ "In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "before Abraham existed I was."

⁵ As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."

²⁹ We know that God spoke to Moses; but, as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."

¹ In truth I tell you, whoever does not go into the sheepfold through the door, but climbs up at some other place, that man is a thief and a robber;

⁷ So he continued: "In truth I tell you, I am the Door for the sheep.

²⁴ When the Jews gathered round him, and said: "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us so frankly."

³⁰ The Father and I are one."

³⁰ The Father and I are one." ³¹ The Jews again brought stones to throw at him; ³² And seeing this, Jesus said: "I have done before your eyes many good actions, inspired by the Father; for which of them would you stone me?" ³³ "It is not for any good action that we would stone you," answered the Jews, "but for blasphemy; and because you, who are only a man, make yourself out to be God."

³⁶ Do you say of one whom the Father has consecrated and sent as his Messenger to the world 'You are blaspheming,' because I said 'I am God's Son'?

⁴⁰ Then Jesus again crossed the Jordan to the place where John used to baptize at first, and stayed there some time, during which many people came to see him.

²⁵ "I am the Resurrection and the Life," said Jesus. "He that believes in me shall live, though he die;

²⁷ "Yes Master," she answered; "I have learned to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, 'who was to come' into the world."

⁴⁰ "Did not I tell you," replied Jesus, "that, if you would believe in me, you should see the glory of God?"

⁵² And not for the nation only, but also that he might unite in one body the Children of God now scattered far and wide.

⁵ "Why was not this perfume sold for thirty pounds, and the money given to poor people?"

¹³ And went out to meet him, shouting as they went: "'God save Him! Blessed is He who Comes in the name of the Lord'--The King of Israel!" ¹⁴ Having found a young ass, Jesus seated himself on it, in accordance with the passage of Scripture-- ¹⁵ 'Fear not, Daughter of Zion; Behold, thy King is coming to thee, Sitting on the foal of an ass.'

²¹ Who went to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee, and said: "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

²³ This was his reply-- "The time has come for the Son of Man to be exalted. ²⁴ In truth I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains solitary; but, if it dies, it becomes fruitful.

³⁵ "Only a little while longer," answered Jesus, "will you have the Light among you. Travel on while you have the Light, so that darkness may not overtake you; he who travels in the darkness does not know where he is going. ³⁶ While you still have the Light, believe in the Light, that you may be 'Sons of Light.'" After he had said this, Jesus went away, and hid himself from them. ³⁷ But, though Jesus had given so many signs of his mission before their eyes, they still did not believe in him, ³⁸ In fulfillment of the words of the Prophet Isaiah, where he says--'Lord, who has believed our teaching? And to whom has the might of the Lord been revealed?' ³⁹ The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words-- ⁴⁰ 'He has blinded their eyes, and blunted their mind, so that they should not see with their eyes, and perceive with their mind, and turn--And I should heal them.'

⁴⁰ 'He has blinded their eyes, and blunted their mind, so that they should not see with their eyes, and perceive with their mind, and turn--And I should heal them.' ⁴¹ Isaiah said this, because he saw Christ's glory; and it was of him that he spoke.

⁴¹ Isaiah said this, because he saw Christ's glory; and it was of him that he spoke.

⁴⁶ I have come as a Light into the world, that no one who believes in me should remain in the darkness.

¹⁶ In truth I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor yet a messenger than the man who sends him.

¹⁸ I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but this is in fulfillment of the words of Scripture--'He that is eating my bread has lifted his heel against me.'

²⁰ In truth I tell you, he who receives any one that I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me." ²¹ After saying this, Jesus was much troubled, and said solemnly: "In truth I tell you that it is one of you who will betray me."

²³ Next to Jesus, in the place on his right hand, was one of his disciples, whom he loved.

³⁸ "Will you lay down your life for me?" replied Jesus. "In truth I tell you, the cock will not crow till you have disowned me three times.

⁶ Jesus answered: "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one ever comes to the Father except through me.

⁸ "Master, show us the Father," said Philip, "and we shall be satisfied."

⁸ "Master, show us the Father," said Philip, "and we shall be satisfied." ⁹ "Have I been all this time among you," said Jesus, "and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father, how can you say, then, 'Show us the Father'?

⁹ "Have I been all this time among you," said Jesus, "and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father, how can you say, then, 'Show us the Father'?

¹² In truth I tell you, he who believes in me will himself do the work that I am doing; and he will do greater work still, because I am going to the Father.

²² "What has happened, Master," said Judas (not Judas Iscariot), "that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?" ²³ "Whoever loves me," Jesus answered, " will lay my Message to heart; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.

¹ I am the True Vine, and my Father is the Vine-grower.

¹ I am the True Vine, and my Father is the Vine-grower. ² Any unfruitful branch in me he takes away, and he cleanses every fruitful branch, that it may bear more fruit. ³ You are already clean because of the Message that I have given you. ⁴ Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. As a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains united to the vine; no more can you, unless you remain united to me. ⁵ I am the Vine, you are the branches. He that remains united to me, while I remain united to him--he bears fruit plentifully; for you can do nothing apart from me.

³ They will do this, because they have not learned to know the Father, or even me.

²⁰ In truth I tell you that you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will suffer pain, but your pain shall turn to joy.

²³ And at that time you will not ask me anything; in truth I tell you, if you ask the Father for anything, he will grant it to you in my Name.

²⁸ I came out from the Father, and have come into the world; and now I am to leave the world, and go to the Father."

³ And the Immortal Life is this--to know thee the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent as thy Messenger.

⁵ And now do thou honor me, Father, at thy own side, with the honor which I had at thy side before the world began. ⁶ I have revealed thee to those whom thou gavest me from the world; they were thy own, and thou gavest them to me; and they have laid thy Message to heart.

²² I have given them the honor which thou has given me, that they may be one as we are one--

²⁵ O righteous Father, though the world did not know thee, I knew thee; and these men knew that thou has sent me as thy Messenger. ²⁶ I have made thee known to them, and will do so still; that the love that thou has had for me may be in their hearts, and that I may be in them also."

⁴ Jesus, aware of all that was coming upon him, went to meet them, and said to them: "For whom are you looking?" ⁵ "Jesus of Nazareth," was their answer. "I am he," said Jesus. (Judas, the betrayer, was also standing with them.)

⁷ So he again asked for whom they were looking, and they answered: "Jesus of Nazareth."

³⁷ "So you are a King after all!" exclaimed Pilate. "Yes, it is true I am a King," answered Jesus. "I was born for this, I have come into the world for this--to bear testimony to the Truth. Every one who is on the side of Truth listens to my voice."

⁷ "But we," replied the Jews, "have a Law, under which he deserves death for making himself out to be the Son of God."

¹⁹ Pilate also had these words written and put up over the cross--'JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.'

¹⁹ Pilate also had these words written and put up over the cross--'JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.' ²⁰ These words were read by many of the Jews, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and they were written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. ²¹ The Jewish Chief Priests said to Pilate: "Do not write 'The King of the Jews', but write what the man said--'I am the King of the Jews.'" ²² But Pilate answered: "What I have written, I have written."

¹⁵ "Why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" he asked. Supposing him to be the gardener, Mary answered: "If it was you, Sir, who carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away myself." ¹⁶ "Mary!" said Jesus. She turned round, and exclaimed in Hebrew: "Rabboni!" (or, as we should say, 'Teacher').

²⁸ And Thomas exclaimed: "My Master, and my God!"

²⁸ And Thomas exclaimed: "My Master, and my God!" ²⁹ "Is it because you have seen me that you have believed?" said Jesus. "Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed!"

²⁹ "Is it because you have seen me that you have believed?" said Jesus. "Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed!"

³¹ But these have been recorded that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God--and that, through your belief in his Name, you may have Life.

² It was in this way:--Simon Peter, Thomas, who was called 'The Twin,' Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, Zebediah's sons, and two other disciples of Jesus, were together, when Simon Peter said:

¹⁵ When breakfast was over, Jesus said to Simon Peter: "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others?" "Yes, Master," he answered, "you know that I am your friend." "Feed my lambs," said Jesus. ¹⁶ Then, a second time, Jesus asked: "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Master," he answered, "you know that I am your friend." "Tend my sheep," said Jesus. ¹⁷ The third time, Jesus said to him: "Simon, son of John, are you my friend?" Peter was hurt at his third question being 'Are you my friend?'; and exclaimed: "Master, you know everything! You can tell that I am your friend." "Feed my sheep," said Jesus. ¹⁸ "In truth I tell you," he continued, "when you were young, you used to put on your own girdle, and walk wherever you wished; but, when you have grown old, you will have to stretch out your hands, while some one else puts on your girdle, and takes you where you do not wish."

⁵ For, while John baptized with water, you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit before many days have passed."

¹⁰ While they were still gazing up into the heavens, as he went, suddenly two men, clothed in white, stood beside them, ¹¹ And said: "Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking up into the heavens? This very Jesus, who has been taken from you into the heavens, will come in the very way in which you have seen him go into the heavens."

¹³ When they reached Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room, where they were staying. There were there Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with strange 'tongues' as the Spirit prompted their utterances.

²² Men of Israel, listen to what I am saying. Jesus of Nazareth, a man whose mission from God to you was proved by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God showed among you through him, as you know full well--

⁶ But Peter added: "I have no gold or silver, but I give you what I have. In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I bid you walk."

¹² On seeing this, Peter said to the people: "Men of Israel, why are you surprised at this? and why do you stare at us, as though we, by any power or piety of our own, had enabled this man to walk? ¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has done honor to his Servant Jesus--him whom you gave up and disowned before Pilate, when he had decided to set him free. ¹⁴ You, I say, disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for the release of a murderer! ¹⁵ The very Guide to Life you put to death! But God raised him from the dead--and of that we are ourselves witnesses. ¹⁶ And it is by faith in the Name of Jesus, that this man, whom you all see and know, has--by his Name--been made strong. Yes, it is the faith inspired by Jesus that has made this complete cure of the man, before the eyes of you all.

¹⁶ And it is by faith in the Name of Jesus, that this man, whom you all see and know, has--by his Name--been made strong. Yes, it is the faith inspired by Jesus that has made this complete cure of the man, before the eyes of you all.

²⁵ You yourselves are the heirs of the Prophets, and heirs, too, of the Covenant which God made with your ancestors, when he said to Abraham--'In your descendants will all the nations of the earth be blessed.' ²⁶ For you, first, God raised up his Servant, and sent him to bless you, by turning each one of you from his wicked ways."

⁵ The next day, a meeting of the leading men, the Councillors, and the Teachers of the Law was held in Jerusalem. ⁶ There were present Annas the High Priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all who were of High-Priestly rank. ⁷ They had Peter and John brought before them, and questioned them. "By what power," they asked, "Or in whose name have men like you done this thing?"

²⁷ There have indeed gathered together in this city against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you has consecrated the Christ, not Herod and Pontius Pilate only, but the nations and the people of Israel besides--

²⁸ "We gave you strict orders," he said, "not to teach in this Name. Yet you have actually flooded Jerusalem with your teaching, and you want to make us responsible for the death of this man."

³⁸ He, too, it was who was present at the assembly in the Desert, with the angel who talked to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and who received living truths to impart to you.

⁵¹ O! stubborn race, heathen in heart and ears, you are for ever resisting the Holy Spirit; your ancestors did it, and you are doing it still. ⁵² Which of the Prophets escaped persecution at their hands? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One; of whom you, in your turn, have now become the betrayers and murderers--

⁵⁶ "Look," he exclaimed, "I see Heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand!"

³² The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this--'Like a sheep, he was led away to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in the hands of its shearer, so he refrains from opening his lips.

¹¹ And saw that the heavens were open, and that something like a great sail was descending, let down by its four corners towards the earth.

²¹ Peter went down to the men and said: "I am the man for whom you are looking. What is your reason for coming?"

²⁹ That was why I came, when I was sent for, without raising any objection. And now I ask your reason for sending for me."

³⁸ The story, I mean, of Jesus of Nazareth, and how God consecrated him his Christ by enduing him with the Holy Spirit and with power; and how he went about doing good and curing all who were under the power of the Devil, because God was with him.

⁴⁴ Before Peter had finished saying these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the Message. ⁴⁵ Those converts from Judaism, who had come with Peter, were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed even upon the Gentiles; ⁴⁶ For they heard them speaking with 'tongues' and extolling God. At this Peter asked: ⁴⁷ "Can any one refuse the water for the baptism of these people, now that they have received the Holy Spirit as we did ourselves?"

¹⁵ I had but just begun to speak," continued Peter, "when the Holy Spirit fell on them, exactly as on us at the first; ¹⁶ And I recalled the saying of the Master-- 'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

¹⁶ And I recalled the saying of the Master-- 'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

²⁴ John having first proclaimed, before the appearance of Jesus, a baptism upon repentance for all the people of Israel. ²⁵ As John was drawing towards the end of his career, he said what do you suppose that I am? I am not the Christ. But there is "One Coming" after me, whose very sandal I am not worthy to untie.' ²⁶ Brothers, descendants of Abraham, and all those among you who reverence God, it was to us that the Message of this Salvation was sent.

³² We also have good news to tell you, about the promise made to our ancestors-- ³³ That our children have had this promise completely fulfilled to them by God, by his raising Jesus. That is just what is said in the second Psalm--'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father.'

³³ That our children have had this promise completely fulfilled to them by God, by his raising Jesus. That is just what is said in the second Psalm--'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father.' ³⁴ As to his raising Jesus from the dead, never again to return to corruption, this is what is said--'I will give to you the sacred promises made to David;' ³⁵ And, therefore, in another Psalm it is said--'Thou wilt not give up the Holy One to undergo corruption.' ³⁶ David, after obediently doing God's will in his own time, 'fell asleep and was laid by the side of his ancestors, and did undergo corruption; ³⁷ But Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, did not undergo corruption. ³⁸ I would, therefore, have you know, brothers, that through Jesus forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you, ³⁹ And that, in union with him, every one who believes in him is absolved from every sin from which under the Law of Moses you could not be absolved.

³⁹ And that, in union with him, every one who believes in him is absolved from every sin from which under the Law of Moses you could not be absolved.

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly, and said: "It was necessary that the Message of God should be told to you first; but, since you reject it and reckon yourselves not worthy of the Immortal Life--we turn to the Gentiles!

¹⁷ Yet he has not failed to give you, in the good he does, some revelation of himself--sending you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, and gladdening your hearts with plenty and good cheer."

²⁴ The God who made the world and all things that are in it-- he, Lord as he is of Heaven and Earth, does not dwell in temples made by hands, ²⁵ Nor yet do human hands minister to his wants, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives, to all, life, and breath, and all things. ²⁶ He made all races of the earth's surface--fixing a time for their rise and fall, and the limits of their settlements-- ²⁷ That they might search for God, if by any means they might feel their way to him and find him. And yet he is not really far from any one of us;

² "Did you, when you became believers in Christ, receive the Holy Spirit?" "No," they answered, "we did not even hear that there was a Holy Spirit." ³ "What then was your baptism?" Paul asked. ⁴ "John's baptism was a baptism upon repentance," rejoined Paul, "and John told the people (speaking of the 'One Coming; after him) that they should believe in him--that is in Jesus."

⁴ "John's baptism was a baptism upon repentance," rejoined Paul, "and John told the people (speaking of the 'One Coming; after him) that they should believe in him--that is in Jesus." ⁵ On hearing this, they were baptized into the faith of the Lord Jesus, ⁶ And, after Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit descended upon them, and they began to speak with 'tongues' and to preach.

⁸ 'Who are you, Lord?' I replied. Then the voice said 'I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.'

⁸ (For Sadducees say there is no such thing as a resurrection, and that there is neither angel nor spirit, while Pharisees believe in both.)

⁵ And they have always known--if they choose to give evidence- -that, in accordance with the very strictest form of our religion, I lived a true Pharisee.

⁹ I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the Name of Jesus of Nazareth;

²³ That the Christ must suffer, and that, by rising from the dead, he was destined to be the first to bring news of Light, not only to our nation, but also to the Gentiles."

²³ They then fixed a day with him, and came to the place where he was staying, in even larger numbers, when Paul proceeded to lay the subject before them. He bore his testimony to the Kingdom of God, and tried to convince them about Jesus, by arguments drawn from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets--speaking from morning till evening.

³⁰ For two whole years Paul stayed in a house which he rented for himself, welcoming all who came to see him, ³¹ Proclaiming the Kingdom of God, and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ, with perfect fearlessness, unmolested.

³ Concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David, ⁴ But, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead.

⁴ But, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead.

²⁸ Then, as they would not keep God before their minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they did all kinds of shameful things.

²⁸ For a man who is only a Jew outwardly is not a real Jew; nor is outward bodily circumcision real circumcision. The real Jew is the man who is a Jew in soul; ²⁹ And the real circumcision is the circumcision of the heart, a spiritual and not a literal thing. Such a man wins praise from God, though not from men.

¹⁹ Now we know that everything said in the Law is addressed to those who are under its authority, in order that every mouth may be closed, and the whole world become liable to the judgment of God. ²⁰ For 'no human being will be pronounced righteous before God' as the result of obedience to Law; for it is Law that shows what sin is. ²¹ But now, quite apart from Law, the Divine Righteousness stands revealed, and to it the Law and the Prophets bear witness-- ²² The Divine Righteousness which is bestowed, through faith in Jesus Christ, upon all, without distinction, who believe in him. ²³ For all have sinned, and all fall short of God's glorious ideal, ²⁴ But, in his loving-kindness, are being freely pronounced righteous through the deliverance found in Christ Jesus. ²⁵ For God set him before the world, to be, by the shedding of his blood, a means of reconciliation through faith. And this God did to prove his righteousness, and because, in his forbearance, he had passed over the sins that men had previously committed; ²⁶ As a proof, I repeat, at the present time, of his own righteousness, that he might be righteous in our eyes, and might pronounce righteous the man who takes his stand on faith in Jesus.

² It is through him that, by reason of our faith, we have obtained admission to that place in God's favor in which we not stand. So let us exult in our hope of attaining God's glorious ideal.

¹⁷ For if, by reason of the offence of the one man, Death reigned through that one man, far more will those, upon whom God's loving- kindness and his gift of righteousness are lavished, find Life, and reign through the one man, Jesus Christ.

²⁰ Law was introduced in order that offences might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving-kindness of God was lavished the more,

²⁰ Law was introduced in order that offences might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving-kindness of God was lavished the more, ²¹ In order than, just as Sin had reigned in the realm of Death, so, too, might Loving-kindness reign through righteousness, and result in Immortal Life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

¹⁴ For Sin shall not lord it over you. You are living under the reign, not of Law, but of Love.

³ What Law could not do, in so far as our earthly nature weakened its action, God did, by sending his own Son, with a nature resembling our sinful nature, to atone for sin. He condemned sin in that earthly nature,

⁹ You, however, are not earthly but spiritual, since the Spirit of God lives within you. Unless a man has the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ;

¹⁴ All who are guided by the Spirit of God are Sons of God.

¹ I am speaking the truth as one in union with Christ; it is no lie; and my conscience, enlightened by the Holy Spirit,

¹ I am speaking the truth as one in union with Christ; it is no lie; and my conscience, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, ² Bears me out when I say that there is a great weight of sorrow upon me and that my heart is never free from pain. ³ I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my Brothers-my own countrymen. ⁴ For they are Israelites, and theirs are the adoption as Sons, the visible Presence, the Covenants, the revealed Law, the Temple worship, and the Promises.

⁴ For they are Israelites, and theirs are the adoption as Sons, the visible Presence, the Covenants, the revealed Law, the Temple worship, and the Promises. ⁵ They are descended from the Patriarchs; and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ-he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. Amen.

⁵ They are descended from the Patriarchs; and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ-he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. Amen. ⁶ Not that God's Word has failed. For it is not all who are descended from Israel who are true Israelites; ⁷ Nor, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all his Children; but-'It is Isaac's children who will be called thy descendants.' ⁸ This means that it is not the children born in the course of nature who are God's Children, but it is the children born in fulfillment of the Promise who are to be regarded as Abraham's descendants. ⁹ For these words are the words of a promise-'About this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.' ¹⁰ Nor is that all. There is also the case of Rebecca, when she was about to bear children to our ancestor Isaac. ¹¹ For in order that the purpose of God, working through selection, might not fail-a selection depending, not on obedience, but on his Call-Rebecca was told, before her children were born and before they had done anything either right or wrong, ¹² that 'the elder would be a servant to the younger.' ¹³ The words of Scripture are-'I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.' ¹⁴ What are we to say, then? Is God guilty of injustice? Heaven forbid! ¹⁵ For his words to Moses are-'I will take pity on whom I take pity, and be merciful to whom I am merciful.' ¹⁶ So, then, all depends, not on human wishes or human efforts, but on God's mercy.

¹ Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for my People is for their Salvation. ² I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight, ³ For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.

¹⁷ And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the Message of Christ.

⁸ For I tell you that Christ, in vindication of God's truthfulness, has become a minister of the Covenant of Circumcision, so that he may fulfil the promises made to our ancestors,

⁸ For I tell you that Christ, in vindication of God's truthfulness, has become a minister of the Covenant of Circumcision, so that he may fulfil the promises made to our ancestors, ⁹ And that the Gentiles also may praise God for his mercy. As Scripture says--'Therefore will I make acknowledgment to thee among the Gentiles and sing in honor of thy Name.' ¹⁰ And again it says--'Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with God's People.' ¹¹ And yet again--'Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and let all Peoples sing his praises.' ¹² Again, Isaiah says--'There shall be a Scion of the house of Jesse, One who is to arise to rule the Gentiles; on him shall the Gentiles rest their hopes.'

⁴ I always thank God about you for the blessing bestowed upon you in Christ Jesus. ⁵ For through union with him you were enriched in every way-in your power to preach, and in your knowledge of the Truth;

¹² I mean this, that every one of you says either 'I follow Paul,' or 'I Apollos,' or 'I Kephas,' or 'I Christ.'

²¹ For since the world, in God's wisdom, did not by its philosophy learn to know God, God saw fit, by the 'folly' of our proclamation, to save those who believe in Christ!

⁸ This philosophy is not known to any of the leaders of to-day; for, had they known it, they would not have crucified our glorified Lord.

¹⁴ The merely intellectual man rejects the teaching of the Spirit of God; for to him it is mere folly; he cannot grasp it, because it is to be understood only by spiritual insight.

⁶ I planted, and Apollos watered, but it was God who caused the growth.

²² Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Kephas, or the world, or life, or death, or the present, or the future-all things are yours!

⁵ Therefore do not pass judgment before the time, but wait till the Lord comes. He will throw light upon what is now dark and obscure, and will reveal the motives in men's minds; and then every one will receive due praise from God.

⁶ Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things come (and for him we live), and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things come (and through him we live).

⁵ Have not we a right to take a wife with us, if she is a Christian, as the other Apostles and the Master's brothers and Kephas all do?

¹³ For it was by one Spirit that we were all baptized to form one Body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free men, and were all imbued with one Spirit.

²⁵ The secrets of his heart are revealed, and then, throwing himself on his face, he will worship God, and declare 'God is indeed among you!'

³ For at the very beginning of my teaching I gave you the account which I had myself received-that Christ died for our sins (as the Scriptures had foretold),

⁵ And that he appeared to Kephas, and then to the Twelve.

⁴⁵ That is what is meant by the words-'Adam, the first man, became a human being'; the last Adam became a Life-giving spirit.

⁴⁷ The first man was from the dust of the earth; the second man from Heaven.

¹⁹ The Son of God, Christ Jesus, whom we--Silas, Timothy, and I- -proclaimed among you, never wavered between 'Yes' and 'No.' With him it has always been 'Yes.' ²⁰ For, many as were the promises of God, in Christ is the 'Yes' that fulfils them. Therefore, through Christ again, let the 'Amen' rise, through us, to the glory of God.

⁷ If the system of religion which involved Death, embodied in a written Law and engraved on stones, began amid such glory, that the Israelites were unable to gaze at the face of Moses on account of its glory, though it was but a passing glory, ⁸ Will not the religion that confers the Spirit have still greater glory? ⁹ For, if there was a glory in the religion that involved condemnation, far greater is the glory of the religion that confers righteousness! ¹⁰ Indeed, that which then had glory has lost its glory, because of the glory which surpasses it.

⁴ Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them. ⁵ (For it is not ourselves that we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.) ⁶ Indeed, the same God who said 'Out of darkness light shall shine,' has shone in upon our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.

²¹ Him who never knew sin God made to be Sin, on our behalf; so that we, through union with him, might become the Righteousness of God.

¹⁷ Therefore "Come out from among the nations, and separate yourselves from them," says the Lord, "and touch nothing impure; And I will welcome you; ¹⁸ And I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters," says the Lord, the Ruler of all.'

⁹ But his reply has been-- 'My help is enough for you; for my strength attains its perfection in the midst of weakness.' Most gladly, then, will I boast all the more of my weaknesses, so that the strength of the Christ may overshadow me.

⁴ Gave himself for our sins, in accordance with the will of God and Father,

⁹ Recognizing the charge entrusted to me, James, Peter, and John, who were regarded as pillars of the Church, openly acknowledged Barnabas and me as fellow-workers, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.

¹⁰ All who rely upon obedience to Law are under a curse, for Scripture says--'Cursed is every one who does not abide by all that is written in the Book of the Law, and do it.' ¹¹ Again, it is evident that no one is pronounced righteous before God through Law, for we read--'Through faith the righteous man shall find Life.' ¹² But the Law is not based on faith; no, its words are--'Those who practice these precepts will find Life through them.' ¹³ Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the Law, by taking the curse on himself for us, for Scripture says--'Cursed is any one who is hanged on a tree.'

¹³ Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the Law, by taking the curse on himself for us, for Scripture says--'Cursed is any one who is hanged on a tree.'

¹⁷ My point is this--An agreement already confirmed by God cannot be canceled by the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, so as to cause the promise to be set aside.

²⁶ For you are all Sons of God, through your faith in Christ Jesus.

⁴ But, when the full time came, God sent his Son--born a woman's child, born subject to Law--

⁶ And it is because you are sons that God sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son, with the cry--'Abba, our Father.'

⁶ And so to enhance that glorious manifestation of his loving- kindness which he gave us in The Beloved; ⁷ For in him, and through the shedding of his blood, we have found redemption in the pardon of our offenses. ⁸ All this accords with the loving-kindness which God lavished upon us, accompanied by countless gifts of wisdom and discernment,

²³ For the Church is Christ's Body, and is filled by him who fills all things everywhere with his presence.

⁵ Even though we were 'dead' because of our offenses, gave Life to us in giving Life to the Christ. (By God's loving-kindness you have been saved.) ⁶ And, through our union with Christ Jesus, God raised us with him, and caused us to sit with him on high, ⁷ In order that, by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus, he might display in the ages to come the boundless wealth of his loving- kindness. ⁸ For it is by God's loving-kindness that you have been saved, through your faith. It is not due to yourselves; the gift is God's. ⁹ It is not due to obedience to Law, lest any one should boast. ¹⁰ For we are God's handiwork, created, by our union with Christ Jesus, for the good actions in doing which God had pre-arranged that we should spend our lives.

⁸ Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ's People, was this charge entrusted!--to tell the Gentiles the Good News of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ, ⁹ And to make clear what is God's way of working out that hidden purpose which from the first has been concealed in the mind of the Creator of all things;

¹⁸ Have the power to comprehend in all its width and length and height and depth, ¹⁹ And to understand--though it surpasses all understanding--the love of the Christ; and so be filled to the full with God himself.

¹⁹ And to understand--though it surpasses all understanding--the love of the Christ; and so be filled to the full with God himself.

⁷ Every one of us, however, has been entrusted with some charge, each in accordance with the extent of the gift of the Christ. ⁸ That is why it is said--'When he went up on high, he led his captives into captivity. And gave gifts to mankind.' ⁹ Now surely this 'going up' must imply that he had already gone down into the world beneath. ¹⁰ He who went down is the same as he who went up--up beyond the highest Heaven, that he might fill all things with his presence. ¹¹ And he it is who gave to the Church Apostles, Prophets, Missionaries, Pastors, and Teachers, ¹² To fit his People for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the Body of the Christ. ¹³ And this shall continue, until we all attain to that unity which is given by faith and by a fuller knowledge of the Son of God; until we reach the ideal man--the full standard of the perfection of the Christ.

²⁹ Never let any foul word pass your lips, but only such good words as the occasion demands, that they may be a help to those who hear them.

¹⁴ For everything that has its true character made manifest is clear as light. And that is why it is said--'Sleeper, awake! Arise from the dead, and the Christ shall give thee light!'

⁶ Though the divine nature was his from the beginning, yet he did not look upon equality with God as above all things to be clung to,

⁶ Though the divine nature was his from the beginning, yet he did not look upon equality with God as above all things to be clung to,

⁶ Though the divine nature was his from the beginning, yet he did not look upon equality with God as above all things to be clung to, ⁷ But impoverished himself by taking the nature of a servant and becoming like men;

⁷ But impoverished himself by taking the nature of a servant and becoming like men; ⁸ He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross!

¹³ Remember it is God who, in his kindness, is at work within you, enabling you both to will and to work.

³ For it is we who are the circumcised--we whose worship is prompted by the Spirit of God, who exult in Christ Jesus, and who do not rely upon external privileges;

⁵ I was circumcised when eight days old; I am an Israelite by race, and of the tribe of Benjamin; I am a Hebrew, and the child of Hebrews. As to the Law, I was a Pharisee; ⁶ As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

¹² Not that I have already laid hold of it, or that I am already made perfect. But I press on, in the hope of actually laying hold of that for which indeed I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

¹⁵ For Christ is the very incarnation of the invisible God-- First-born and Head of all creation; ¹⁶ For in him was created all that is in Heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible--Angels and Archangels and all the Powers of Heaven. ¹⁷ All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him;

¹⁷ All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him;

¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in him the divine nature in all its fulness should dwell,

³ Even Christ himself, in whom all treasures of wisdom and knowledge lie hidden.

⁶ Since, therefore, you have received Jesus, the Christ, as your Lord, live your lives in union with him--

⁹ For in Christ the Godhead in all its fulness dwells incarnate;

⁹ For in Christ the Godhead in all its fulness dwells incarnate; ¹⁰ And, by your union with him, you also are filled with it. He is the Head of all Archangels and Powers of Heaven.

⁴ When the Christ, who is our Life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

⁴ You, however, Brothers, are not in darkness, that the daylight should take you by surprise as if you were thieves. ⁵ For you all are 'Sons of Light' and 'Sons of the Day.' We have nothing to do with night, or darkness. ⁶ Therefore let us not sleep as others do. No, let us be watchful and self-controlled. ⁷ It is at night that men sleep, and at night that drunkards get drunk.

²¹ Bring everything to the test; cling to what is good;

⁷ And to give relief to you who are suffering, as well as to us, at the Appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven with his mighty angels, 'in flaming fire.'

⁹ These men will pay the penalty of unutterable Ruin--banished 'from the presence of the Lord and from the glorious manifestation of his might,

¹⁴ and the loving-kindness of our Lord was boundless, and filled me with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ How true the saying is, and worthy of the fullest acceptance, that 'Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners'! And there is no greater sinner than I! ¹⁶ Yet mercy was shown me for the express purpose that Christ Jesus might exhibit in my case, beyond all others, his exhaustless patience, as an example for those who were afterwards to believe on him and attain Immortal Life. ¹⁷ To the Immortal King, ever-living, invisible, the one God, be ascribed honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

⁴ whose will is that every one should be saved, and attain to a full knowledge of the Truth.

⁶ who gave himself as a ransom on behalf of all men. This must be our testimony, as opportunities present themselves;

¹⁶ Yes, and confessedly wonderful are the deep truths of our religion; for-- 'He was revealed in our nature, pronounced righteous in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.'

¹⁶ who alone is possessed of immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or ever can see--to whom be ascribed honour and power for ever. Amen.

¹¹ For the loving-kindness of God has been revealed, bringing Salvation for all;

¹³ while we are awaiting our Blessed Hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.

⁵ not as the result of any righteous actions that we had done, but in fulfillment of his merciful purposes. He saved us by that Washing which was a New Birth to us, and by the renewing power of the Holy Spirit,

⁵ not as the result of any righteous actions that we had done, but in fulfillment of his merciful purposes. He saved us by that Washing which was a New Birth to us, and by the renewing power of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ which he poured out upon us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;

¹ God, who, of old, at many times and in many ways, spoke to our ancestors, by the Prophets, ² has in these latter days spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.

² has in these latter days spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. ³ For he is the radiance of the Glory of God and the very expression of his Being, upholding all creation by the power of his word; and, when he had made an expiation for the sins of men, he 'took his seat at the right hand' of God's Majesty on high,

³ For he is the radiance of the Glory of God and the very expression of his Being, upholding all creation by the power of his word; and, when he had made an expiation for the sins of men, he 'took his seat at the right hand' of God's Majesty on high,

⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father'? or again-- 'I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son'?

⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father'? or again-- 'I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son'? ⁶ And again, when God brought the First-born into the world, he said-- 'Let all the angels of God bow down before him.'

⁸ while of the Son he said-- 'God is thy throne for ever and ever; The scepter of his Kingdom is the scepter of Justice;

⁸ while of the Son he said-- 'God is thy throne for ever and ever; The scepter of his Kingdom is the scepter of Justice; ⁹ Thou lovest righteousness and hatest iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the festal oil more abundantly than thy peers.'

⁹ Thou lovest righteousness and hatest iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the festal oil more abundantly than thy peers.' ¹⁰ Again-- 'Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

¹⁰ Again-- 'Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands. ¹¹ They shall perish, but thou remainest; As a garment they shall all grow old;

¹¹ They shall perish, but thou remainest; As a garment they shall all grow old; ¹² As a mantle thou wilt fold them up, And as a garment they shall be changed, But thou art the same, and thy years shall know no end.'

¹² As a mantle thou wilt fold them up, And as a garment they shall be changed, But thou art the same, and thy years shall know no end.' ¹³ To which of the angels has God ever said-- 'Sit thou at my right hand until I put thy enemies as a stool for thy feet'? ¹⁴ Are not all the angels spirits in the service of God, sent out to minister for the sake of those who are destined to obtain Salvation?

¹¹ For he who purifies, and those whom he purifies, all spring from One; and therefore he is not ashamed to call them 'Brothers.'

¹⁴ Therefore, since human nature is the common heritage of 'the Children,' Jesus also shared it, in order that by death he might render powerless him whose power lies in death--that is, the Devil-- ¹⁵ and so might deliver all those who, from fear of death, had all their lives been living in slavery. ¹⁶ It was not, surely, to the help of the angels that Jesus came, but 'to the help of the descendants of Abraham.' ¹⁷ And consequently it was necessary that he should in all points be made like 'his Brothers,' in order that he might prove a merciful as well as a faithful High Priest in man's relations with God, for the purpose of expiating the sins of his People.

¹⁷ And consequently it was necessary that he should in all points be made like 'his Brothers,' in order that he might prove a merciful as well as a faithful High Priest in man's relations with God, for the purpose of expiating the sins of his People.

³ He has been deemed worthy of far higher honour than Moses, just as the founder of the House is held in greater regard than the House itself. ⁴ For every House has its founder, and the founder of the universe is God. ⁵ While the faithful service of Moses in the whole House of God was that of a servant, whose duty was to bear testimony to a Message still to come, ⁶ the faithfulness of Christ was that of a Son set over the House of God. And we are his House--if only we retain, unshaken to the end, the courage and confidence inspired by our hope.

⁵ In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father';

³ There is no record of his father, or mother, or lineage, nor again of any beginning of his days, or end of his life. In this he resembles the Son of God, and stands before us as a priest whose priesthood is continuous.

⁸ But, finding fault with the people, God says-- '"Behold, a time is coming," says the Lord, "when I will ratify a new Covenant with the People of Israel and with the People of Judah-- ⁹ Not such a Covenant as I made with their ancestors on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not abide by their Covenant with me, And therefore I disregarded them," says the Lord. ¹⁰ "This is the Covenant that I will make with the People of Israel After those days," says the Lord. "I will impress my laws on their minds, and will inscribe them on their hearts; And I will be their God, and they shall be my People. ¹¹ There shall be no need for every man to instruct his fellow-citizen, or for a man to say to his Brother 'Learn to know the Lord'; For every one will know me, From the lowest to the highest. ¹² For I will be merciful to their wrong-doings, And I will no longer remember their sins."'

²² Indeed, under the Law, almost everything is purified with blood; and, unless blood is shed, no forgiveness is to be obtained.

²⁸ so it is with the Christ. He was offered up once and for all, to 'bear away the sins of many'; and the second time he will appear--but without any burden of sin--to those who are waiting for him, to bring Salvation.

⁴ For the blood of bulls and goats is powerless to remove sins. ⁵ That is why, when he was coming into the world, the Christ declared-- 'Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire, but thou dost provide for me a body;

⁵ That is why, when he was coming into the world, the Christ declared-- 'Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire, but thou dost provide for me a body; ⁶ Thou dost take no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin. ⁷ So I said, "See, I have come' (as is written of me in the pages of the Book), "To do thy will, O God."' ⁸ First come the words-- 'Thou dost not desire, nor dost thou take pleasure in, sacrifices, offerings, burnt offerings, and sacrifices for sin' (offerings regularly made under the Law), ⁹ and then there is added-- 'See, I have come to do thy will.' The former sacrifices are set aside to be replaced by the latter. ¹⁰ And it is in the fulfillment of the will of God that we have been purified by the sacrifice, once and for all, of the body of Jesus Christ.

³ Faith enables us to perceive that the universe was created at the bidding of God--so that we know that what we see was not made out of visible things.

³⁹ Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God's promise; ⁴⁰ since God had in view some better thing for us, that they, apart from us, should not attain perfection.

² our eyes fixed upon Jesus, the Leader and perfect Example of our faith, who, for the joy that lay before him, endured the cross, heedless of its shame, and now 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God.

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day--yes, and for ever!

¹⁸ Because he so willed, he gave us Life, through the Message of the Truth, so that we should be, as it were, an earnest of still further creations.

² and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure. ³ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

¹¹ as they strove to discern what that time could be, to which the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing, when foretelling the sufferings that would befall Christ, and the glories that would follow.

¹⁹ but by precious blood, as it were of a lamb, unblemished and spotless, the Blood of Christ.

¹⁹ but by precious blood, as it were of a lamb, unblemished and spotless, the Blood of Christ. ²⁰ Destined for this before the beginning of the world, he has been revealed in these last days for your sakes,

²³ since your new Life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the Message of the Everliving God.

¹ Now that you have done with all malice, all deceitfulness, insincerity, jealous feelings, and all back-biting, ² like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--

⁴ Come to Him, then, as to a living stone, rejected, indeed, by men, but in God's eyes choice and precious; ⁵ and, as living stones, form yourselves into a spiritual House, to be a consecrated Priesthood, for the offering of spiritual sacrifices that will be acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ For there is a passage of Scripture that runs-- 'See, I am placing in Zion a choice and precious corner-stone; And he who believes in him shall have no cause for shame.' ⁷ It is to you, then, who believe in him that he is precious, but to those who do not believe he is 'a stone which, though rejected by the builders, has now itself become the corner-stone,'

²² He 'never sinned, nor was anything deceitful ever heard from his lips.'

²⁴ And he 'himself carried our sins' in his own body to the cross, so that we might die to our sins, and live for righteousness. 'His bruising was your healing.'

¹⁸ For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all--the good on behalf of the bad--that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.

¹ To those to whom, through the justice of our God and Savior Jesus Christ, there has been granted faith equally privileged with our own, from Simon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ.

⁴ For it was through this that he gave us what we prize as the greatest of his promises, that through them you might participate in the divine nature, now that you have fled from the corruption in the world, resulting from human passions.

¹⁶ For we were not following cleverly devised stories when we told you of the Coming in power of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eye-witnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷ For he received honour and glory from God the Father, when from the Glory of the Divine Majesty there were borne to his ears words such as these-- 'This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I delight.'

⁹ The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise, as some count slowness; but he is forbearing with you, as it is not his will that any of you should perish, but that all should be brought to repentance.

¹ It is of what has been in existence from the Beginning, of what we have heard, of what we have seen with our eyes, of what we watched reverently and touched with our hands--it is about the Word who is the Life that we are now writing. ² That Life was made visible, and we have seen it, and now bear our testimony to it, and tell you of that Immortal Life, which was with the Father and was made visible to us.

² That Life was made visible, and we have seen it, and now bear our testimony to it, and tell you of that Immortal Life, which was with the Father and was made visible to us. ³ It is of what we have seen and heard that we now tell you, so that you may have communion with us. And our communion is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

⁵ These, then, are the Tidings that we have heard from him and now tell you-- 'God is Light, and Darkness has no place at all in him.' ⁶ If we say that we have communion with him, and yet continue to live in the Darkness, we lie, and are not living the Truth. ⁷ But, if our lives are lived in the Light, as God himself is in the Light, we have communion with one another, and the Blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. ⁸ If we say that there is no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves, and the Truth has no place in us.

² and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but for those of the whole world besides.

⁸ Yet, again, it is a new Command that I am writing to you-- manifest in Christ's life and in your own--for the Darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining.

²³ No one who rejects the Son has found the Father; he who acknowledges the Son has found the Father also.

²⁸ Yes, my Children, maintain your union with Christ, so that, whenever he appears, our confidence may not fail us, and we may not be ashamed to meet him at his coming. ²⁹ Knowing him to be righteous, you realize that every one who lives righteously has received the new Life from him.

¹ Think what love the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called 'Children of God'; as indeed we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it has not learned to know him.

⁵ And you know that Christ appeared to take away our sins; and in him Sin has no place.

⁸ He who lives sinfully belongs to the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the first. It was for this that the Son of God appeared, that he might undo the Devil's work. ⁹ No one who has received the new Life from God lives sinfully, because the very nature of God dwells within him; and he cannot live in sin, because he has received the new Life from God.

²³ His Command is this--that we should put our trust in the Name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, in accordance with the Command that he gave us.

² This is the way by which to know the inspiration of God--All inspiration that acknowledges Jesus Christ as come in our human nature is from God; ³ while all inspiration that does not acknowledge Jesus is not inspiration from God. It is the inspiration of the Anti-Christ; you have heard that it was to come, and it is now already in the world.

⁷ Dear friends, let us love one another, because Love comes from God; and every one who loves has received the new Life from God and knows God.

⁹ The love of God was revealed to us by his sending his only Son into the world, that we might find Life through him. ¹⁰ His love is seen in this--not in our having loved God, but in his loving us and sending his Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

¹² No human eyes have ever seen God, yet, if we love one another, God remains in union with us, and his love attains its perfection in us.

¹⁴ Moreover, our eyes have seen--and we are testifying to the fact--that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

¹⁴ Moreover, our eyes have seen--and we are testifying to the fact--that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. ¹⁵ Whoever acknowledges that Jesus Christ is the Son of God--God remains in union with that man, and he with God.

¹⁹ We love, because God first loved us. ²⁰ If a man says 'I love God,' and yet hates his Brother, he is a liar; for the man who does not love his Brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

¹ Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has received the new Life from God; and every one who loves him who gave that Life loves him who has received it.

⁴ because all that has received the new Life from God conquers the world. And this is the power that has conquered the world--our faith!

⁷ It is a three-fold testimony--

⁹ We accept the testimony of men, but God's testimony is still stronger; and there is the testimony of God--the fact that he has already borne testimony about his Son. ¹⁰ He who believes in the Son of God has that testimony within him. He who does not believe God has made God a liar, by refusing to believe in that testimony which he has borne about his Son. ¹¹ And that testimony is that God gave us Immortal Life, and that this Life is in his Son.

¹¹ And that testimony is that God gave us Immortal Life, and that this Life is in his Son. ¹² He who finds the Son finds Life; he who does not find the Son of God does not find Life. ¹³ I write this to you, that you may realize that you have found Immortal Life--you who believe in the Name of the Son of God.

¹⁸ We know that no one who has received the new Life from God lives in sin. No, he who has received the new Life from God keeps the thought of God in his heart, and then the Evil One does not touch him.

²⁰ We realize, too, that the Son of God has come among us, and has given us the discernment to know the True God; and we are in union with the True God by our union with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the True God and he is Immortal Life.

⁷ I say this because many impostors have left us to go into the world--men who do not acknowledge Jesus as Christ come in our human nature. It is that which marks a man as an impostor and an anti-Christ.

⁹ Every one who goes beyond the limits of the Teaching of the Christ has failed to find God; the man who keeps to that Teaching--he has found both the Father and the Son.

¹⁴ To these men, as to others, Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, declared-- 'See! the Lord has come with his hosts of holy ones around him,

² who testified to the Message of God and to the testimony to Jesus Christ, omitting nothing of what he had seen.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, ' the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Ruler of all the Kings of the earth.' To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood--

⁸ 'I am the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord, the God who is, and who was, and who shall be, the Almighty.

¹¹ It said-- 'Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven Churches, to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamus, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicaea.'

¹⁷ And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his hand on me and said-- 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

¹⁷ And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his hand on me and said-- 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, ¹⁸ the Everliving. I died, and I am alive for ever and ever. And I hold the keys of the Grave and of the Place of the Dead.

⁸ To the Angel of the Church in Smyrna write:-- "These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died, but is restored to life:--

¹⁸ To the Angel of the Church in Thyatira write:-- "These are the words of the Son of God, 'whose eyes are like flaming fire, and whose feet are like brass':--

¹⁸ To the Angel of the Church in Thyatira write:-- "These are the words of the Son of God, 'whose eyes are like flaming fire, and whose feet are like brass':-- ¹⁹ I know your life, your love, faith, service, and endurance; and I know that your life of late has been better than it was at first.

¹⁴ To the Angel of the Church in Laodicaea write:-- "These are the words of the Unchanging One, 'the Witness faithful and true, the Beginning of the Creation of God':--

²⁰ I am standing at the door and knocking! If any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in, and will feast with him, and he shall feast with me.

¹ After this, in my vision, I saw an open door in the heavens, and the first voice that I heard was like the blast of a trumpet speaking to me. It said-- 'Come up here and I will show you what must take place.'

¹¹ 'Worthy art thou, our Lord and God, to receive all praise, and honour, and power, for thou didst create all things, and at thy bidding they came into being and were created.'

⁶ Then, within the space between the throne and the four Creatures, and in the midst of the Councillors, I saw, standing, a Lamb, which seemed to have been sacrificed. It had seven horns and seven eyes. (These eyes are the seven Spirits of God, and they are sent into all the world.)

⁸ And, when he had taken the book, the four Creatures and the twenty-four Councillors prostrated themselves before the Lamb, each of them holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense. (These are the prayers of Christ's People.)

⁸ And, when he had taken the book, the four Creatures and the twenty-four Councillors prostrated themselves before the Lamb, each of them holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense. (These are the prayers of Christ's People.) ⁹ And they are singing a new song--'Thou art worthy to take the book and break its seals, for thou wast sacrificed, and with thy blood thou didst buy for God men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation, ¹⁰ and didst make them a Kingdom of Priests in the service of our God, and they are reigning upon the earth.'

¹² and they cried in a loud voice--'Worthy is the Lamb that was sacrificed to receive all power, and wealth, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and praise, and blessing.' ¹³ And I heard every created thing in the air, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all that is in them crying--'To him who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb be ascribed all blessing, and honour, and praise, and dominion for ever and ever.'

¹ Then I saw the Lamb break one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four Creatures crying with a voice like thunder--'Come.'

¹⁶ and they are crying to the mountains and the rocks-- 'Fall upon us, and hide us from the eyes of him who is seated on the throne, and from the Wrath of the Lamb,

⁹ After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no man could number, of men from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands.

⁹ After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no man could number, of men from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands. ¹⁰ And they are crying in a loud voice-- ' Salvation be ascribed to our God who is seated on his throne and to the Lamb.'

¹⁰ And they are crying in a loud voice-- ' Salvation be ascribed to our God who is seated on his throne and to the Lamb.' ¹¹ And all the angels were standing round the throne and the Councillors and the four Creatures, and they prostrated themselves on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God, ¹² saying-- 'Amen. Blessing and praise, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might be ascribed to our God for ever and ever. Amen.' ¹³ Then one of the Councillors turned to me and said 'Who are these who are robed in white? and whence did they come?' ¹⁴ 'My Lord,' I answered, 'it is you who know.' 'These,' he said, 'are they who come through the Great Persecution; they washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.

¹⁴ 'My Lord,' I answered, 'it is you who know.' 'These,' he said, 'are they who come through the Great Persecution; they washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵ And therefore it is that they are before the throne of God, and are serving him day and night in his Temple; and he who is seated on the throne will shelter them. ¹⁶ Never again shall they be hungry, never again shall they be thirsty, nor shall the sun smite upon them, nor any scorching heat; ¹⁷ for the Lamb that stands in the space before the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to life-giving springs of water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.'

¹⁷ for the Lamb that stands in the space before the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to life-giving springs of water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.'

¹¹ Their victory was due to the Blood of the Lamb, and to the Message to which they bore their testimony. In their love of life they shrank not from death.

⁸ All who are living on earth will worship it--all whose names have not been written in the Lamb's Book of Life, the Lamb that has been sacrificed from the foundation of the world.

¹ Then, in my vision, I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion. With him were a hundred and forty-four thousand men, with his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.

⁴ These are the men who never defiled themselves in their intercourse with women; they are as pure as virgins. These are the men who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed as the first-fruits of mankind for God and for the Lamb. ⁵ 'No lie was ever heard upon their lips.' They are beyond reach of blame.

¹⁰ that man shall drink the maddening wine of God that has been poured unmixed into the cup of his Wrath, and he shall be tortured with fire and sulphur before the eyes of the holy angels and before the eyes of the Lamb.

³ They are singing the song of Moses, the Servant of God, and the song of the Lamb-- 'Great and marvelous are thy deeds, O Lord, our God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are thy ways, Eternal King.

¹⁴ They will fight with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; so, too, will those with him who have received the Call and are chosen and faithful.

⁷ Let us rejoice and exalt; and we will pay him honour, for the hour for the Marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready.

⁹ Then a voice said to me 'Write-- "Blessed are those who have been summoned to the marriage feast of the Lamb."' And the voice said-- 'These words of God are true.'

¹¹ Then I saw that Heaven lay open. There appears a white horse; its rider is called 'Faithful' and 'True'; righteously does he judge and make war.

¹³ He has been clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood; and the name by which he is called is 'The Word of God.'

³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne, which said-- 'See! the Tabernacle of God is set up among men. God will dwell among them, and they will be his Peoples, and God himself will be among them,

⁶ And he said to me-- 'They are fulfilled. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who thirsts I will give of the spring of the Water of Life, freely.

⁹ Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, and were laden with the seven last Curses, came and spoke to me. 'Come here,' he said, 'and I will show you the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb.'

¹⁴ The wall of the City had twelve foundation stones, on which were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

²² And I saw no Temple there, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty, and the Lamb are its Temple. ²³ The City has no need of 'the sun or the moon to shine upon it, for the Glory of God illuminated it,' and its Lamp was the Lamb.

²⁷ 'Never shall any unhallowed thing enter it,' nor he whose life is shameful and false, but only 'those whose names have been written in the Lamb's Book of Life.'

¹ And the angel showed me 'a river of the Water of Life,' as clear as crystal, issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

¹³ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.')

¹⁶ 'I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear testimony to you about these things before the Churches. I am the Scion and the Offspring of David, the bright Star of the Morning.' ¹⁷ 'Come,' say the Spirit and the Bride; and let him who hears say 'Come.' Let him who thirsts come; let him who will take the Water of Life freely.