Two crucified with Christ. 37 And saying, if thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, c 39 And one of the malebut weep for yourselves, and for your children. factors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If 29 For, behold, the days are thou be Christ, save thyself coming, in the which they and us. shall say, Blessed are the bar-c 40 But the other answering ren, and the wombs that rebuked him, saying, Dost never bare, and the paps not thou fear God, seeing which never gave suck. thou art in the same condemnation? 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Co ver us. 31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? f32 And there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put to death. g33 And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors,one on the right hand, and the other on the left. s34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 41 And we indeed justly; for b 43 And Jesus said unto him, m44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, say-I ing, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him yinegar, 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. 47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. Christ's burial. CHAP. XXIV. His resurrection. c 48 And all the people that prepared, and certain others came together to that sight, with them. beholding the things which m2 And they found the stone were done, smote their rolled away from the se breasts, and returned. pulchre. f49 And all his acquaint- 3 And they entered in, and ance, and the women that found not the body of the followed him from Galilee, Lord Jesus. stood afar off, beholding 4 And it came to pass, as these things. they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 50 ¶ And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: g 51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. f53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. d 54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. g 55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. f56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. d CHAP. XXIV. NOW upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? t 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, a 7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 8 And they remembered his words, 9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. f10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. 12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed,wonder Christ appeareth to S. LUKE. ing in himself at that which 15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. 17 And he said unto them,t What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering,said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jeru-) salem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? 19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. the two disciples. 22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; t 23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. 24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? 27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. 29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. 30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. t 31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. 21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and d 32 And they said one to beside all this, to day is the another, Did not our heart third day since these things burn within us, while he were done. I talked with us by the way, Apostles reproved. CHAP. XXIV. Christ's ascension. and while he opened to us These are the words which I the scriptures? spake unto you, while I was f33 And they rose up the yet with you, that all things same hour, and returned to must be fulfilled, which were Jerusalem, and found the written in the law of Moses, eleven gathered together,and and in the prophets, and in them that were with them, the psalms, concerning me, t 34 Saying, The Lord ist 45 Then opened he their risen indeed, and hath ap-understanding, that they peared to Simon. might understand the scrip tures, 46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. f36¶ And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith un-d 47 And that repentance to them, Peace be unto you. and remission of sins should 37 But they were terrified be preached in his name and affrighted, and supposed among all nations, beginning that they had seen a spirit. at Jerusalem. 38 And he said unto them, why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 48 And ye are witnesses of these things. 49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father 39 Behold my hands and upon you: but tarry ye in my feet, that it is I myself: the city of Jerusalem, until handle me, and see; for a ye be endued with power spirit hath not flesh and from on high. bones, as ye see me have. g 50 And he led them out 40 And when he had thus as far as to Bethany, and he spoken, he shewed them his lifted up his hands, and hands and his feet. blessed them. 41 And while they yet be-f51 And it came to pass, lieved not for joy, and won-while he blessed them, he dered, he said unto them, was parted from them, and Have ye here any meat? carried up into heaven. 42 Aud they gave him at 52 And they worshipped piece of a broiled fish, and him, and returned to Jerusa of an honeycomb. lem with great joy: 43 And he took it, and did cat before them. 44 And he said unto them, 149 d 53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. The GOSPEL according to St. JOHN. t* CHAP. I. N the beginning was the with God, and the Word was 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. t 4 In him was life; and the 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. t 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. was t*14 And the Word made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his the glory as of the only be gotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. f15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. c 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. c 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. t 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And t 12 But as many as receiv-he answered, No. ed him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God, 22 Then said they unto thou of thyself? |