29 sors.*" And they who passed by kept reviling him, shaking 30 their heads, and saying, Ah! thou destroyer of the temple;

and rebuilder of it in three days, save thyself, and come down 31 from the cross. And in like manner the chief priests, and the Scribes, jesting with one another, said, He saved others, Cannot he save himself? Let this Christ, this king of Israel, now 32 come down from the cross that we may see and believe. Even they who were crucified with him, reviled him.

33 But when the sixth hourt was come, there was darkness 34 over the whole land, until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, Lama sabachthani," which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, 35 Why hast thou forsaken me? Which, when some of the by36 standers heard, they said, Hark! he is calling Elias. Then one

ran, and having filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it on a 37 reed, offered him drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether 38 Elias cometh to take him down. Then Jesus, having uttered a

loud cry, expired. Upon which the veil of the temple was rent in two, from top to bottom. And when the centurion 39 who stood opposite to him, saw that he cried thus, and expired, he said, This man was certainly a son of a God. 40 Now there were women looking on at a distance, among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James 41 the younger, and of Joses, and Salome; (these had attended him when he was in Galilee, and ministered to him) and many 42 others who had come up with him to Jerusalem. And in the

course of the evening, during preparation time (that is, the 43 cessation from labour which is usual before the sabbath,) came Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable senator, who himself also was expecting the reign of God (he had taken courage, 44 and gone in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus: upon which Pilate expressed wonder if he could be dead, and call45 ing for the centurion, asked him, If he had been dead any time.

And being informed by the centurion, he had granted the body 46 to Joseph) and he, having bought a sindon, and taken Jesus down, wrapped him in the sindon and laid him in a sepulchre

*Esaias 53. 12.

The sixth hour, twelve o'clock, the ninth, three o'clock, P. M.

47 which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone on the door of the sepulchre. Now Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.

XVI.

So when the sabbath was over,* Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that 2 they might go and embalm him. And very early in the morning of the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre. 3 When the sun was rising; and just as they were saying to one 4 another, Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of

the sepulchre, (for it was very large) upon looking up, they 5 see that the stone hath been rolled away. And going into the sepulchre, they saw a youth sitting on the right side, clothed 6 with a white robe, and they were terrified. Whereupon he said to them, Be not terrified.. You are seeking Jesus, the Na7 zarene, who was crucified. He is risen. He is not here. Behold the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples, Peter in particular, that he goeth before you to Galilee. There 8 you shall see him, as he said to you. Thereupon, having come out in haste, they ran from the sepulchre; but they were seized with such terror and consternation that they said nothing to any one, they were so frightened.

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Now Jesus, having risen very early in the morning of the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out 10 of whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told his at11 tendants who were mourning and weeping; but when they 12 heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, they did not believe. After that, he appeared in another form, to two of them 13 as they were walking into the country. Whereupon these 14 came and told the rest; but they did not believe them. At

length he appeared to the eleven, when they were at table, and upbraided them for their incredulity and obstinacy, because 15 they did not believe them who had seen him after his resur 16 rection. Then he said to them, Go to all the world, and pro

claim the glad tidings to all mankind. He who believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he who disbelieveth shall be

*That is, after the setting of the sun, at which time the Jewish sabbath ended.

17 condemned. Now these signs shall accompany them who be lieve-by my name they will expel demons; they will speak 18 with new tongues: they will take up serpents: though they drink deadly poison, it shall not hurt them: upon sick persons they will lay their hands, and they shall recover,

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So after the Lord had spoken to them, he was taken up to heaven, and sat at the right hand of God; and they went forth and proclaimed the tidings every where, the Lord co-operating with them, and confirming the word with those concomitant signs.

THE GOSPEL

ACCORDING TO

LUKE.

I.

WHEREAS many have undertaken to compose a history 2 of those things which have been accomplished among us, as they who were from the beginning eye witnesses, and are mi3 nisters of the word, have delivered them to us; it seemed good to me also, when I had accurately traced every thing from the very first, immediately afterwards to write to thee, 4 most excellent Theophilus, that thou mayst know the certainty of those doctrines in which thou hast been instructed.

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In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia;* and his wife, whose name was Elizabeth, was of the race of Aaron. 6 They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all

the commandments and precepts of the Lord, without blame. 7. Now they had no child, as Elizabeth was barren. And they were 8 both advanced in years. And it came to pass that when he was per

forming the priest's office before God, in the order of his course, 9 it fell to his lot, according to the order of the priesthood, to go into 10 the temple of the Lord, to burn incense, while the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of the

*See 1. Chron. 23. 6. 24. 10.

11 incense offering. And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, 12 standing on the right side of the altar of incense, at the sight

of whom Zacharias was greatly discomposed and terrified. 13 Whereupon the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias; for

thy prayer is heard: and thy wife, Elizabeth, will bear thee a 14 son, and thou shalt call his name John. He will indeed be to

thee matter of joy and exultation; and many will rejoice at his 15 birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must 16 not drink wine, nor any fermented liquor. With a holy spirit

he will be filled, even from his mother's womb. And he will 17 turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. He will go before in his presence, with the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and prepare disobedient persons, by a deep sense of righteous things, to be for the Lord a well disposed people.

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Thereupon Zacharias said to the angel, How can I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in 19 years. In reply to which, the angel said to him, I am Gabriel, who attend in the presence of God: and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee these glad tidings. Now, behold, thou 20 shalt be dumb and unable to speak, until the day when these tidings shall be accomplished; because thou hast not believed my words, which shall be confirmed in their season.

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Now the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondered 22 at his tarrying so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak to them. So they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he made signs to them and 23 continued deaf and dumb. And when the days of his minis24 tration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

And after these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived; and kept 25 herself retired five months, saying, The Lord hath dealt thus with me in the days in which he looked on me to take away my reproach among men.

26 And in the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a 27 city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin contracted to a

man, whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the 28 virgin's name was Mary. And when the angel entered, he said 29 to her, Hail, favourite of heaven! The Lord is with thee! Blessed thou among women! Upon seeing him she was greatly