Christ is crucified. LUKE, XXIV. them d derided him, saying, Hel A. D. 33. saved others; let hiri save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. d Ps.22.7. 37 And saying, If thou be the king 38 And a superscription also was written over him, in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. f Ps.36.1. h 1Pe. 1. 19. 39 T And one e of the malefactors1 2Co. 12.4. which were hanged railed on him, Re.2.7. saying, If thou be Christ, save thy-3 or, land. self and us. 1 Pe.2.23. 40 But the other answering, re-m Ps.31.5. buked him, saying, Dost not thou fearf God, seeing thou art in then Mat.27.50, same g condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds but this man hath done nothing hamiss. 42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. &c. Mar. 15.37, o Ps.38.11. p ch.2.25,38. 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily k 1 say unto thee, To-day shalt 9 Is.53.9. thou be with me in paradise.l 7 Mat.27.62. 44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the 3 earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And when Jesus had cried | (CHAP. 24.) with a loud voice, he said, Father, a Mat.28.1, intom thy hands I commend my spirit and n 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 right eous man. 48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding &c. Mar. 16.2, &c. His resurrection. 64 And that day was the r preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 55 And the womens also, which came with him from Gallilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 56 Ánd they returned, and t prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath-day, according u to the commandment. CHAPTER XXIV. 1 Christ's resurrection declared to the women. 13 He appeareth, 51 and ascendeth. Nov JOW a upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, b two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye 1the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake c unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 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 unJno.20.1,&c. to the eleven, and to all the rest. Jno.20.12. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, and d Ac.1.10. Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. or, him that liveth, Re. 1.18. the things which were done smote c ch.9.22. their breasts, and returned. 49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Mat.16.21. Mar.8.31. Jno.2.22. Galilee, stood afar o off, beholding these things. 50 T And, behold, there was a man d ch.8.3. named Joseph, a counsellor; and e Ge. 19.14. he was a good man, and a just: 51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: whop also himself waited for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in ag sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. 2Ki.7.2. Ps. 126. 1. 11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales e and they believed them not. 12 Then ƒ arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes. laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. 13 And, behold, twog of them went that same day to a village called Ac. 12.9,15. Emmaus, which was from JerusafJno.20.3,6.lem about three-score furlongs. g Mar. 16.12. 14 And they talked together of all h ver.36. these things which had happened. Mal.3.16. 15 And it came to pass, that, while Mat.18.20. they communed h together and reaJno.20.14, soned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. The divinity of LUKE, XXIV. 17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, k Jno.19.25. as ye walk, and are sad? 7 ch.7.16. 18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, k answering said unto him, Art thou only à stranger in Jerusalem, 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, p ver.9,10. which was al prophet mighty m in deed and word before God and all the people: 20 And n now the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 4 ver. 12. Jesus Christ. found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them. 34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath ≈ appeared to Simon. 35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. 36 T Anda as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed b that they had seen a spirit. 33 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, 21 But we trusted that it had t 1Pe.1.3,11. that it is I myself: handle me, and u ver.44. v Ac. 10.43. 26.22. Mar.6.48. beeno he which should have re- 24 And certain g 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, r O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Ought s not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter t into his glory? x Mat. 14.19. them. z 1Co.15.5. a Mar. 16. 14, &c. Jno.20.19, Mar.6.49. c Ge.45 26. 27 And beginning at Moses, u and d Jno.21.5,&c. all the prophets, v he expounded e Ac. 10.41. unto them in all the scriptures the ƒ Mat.16.21. things concerning himself. 28 And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went: and hew 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, her took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. g ch.21.22. a ver.27. i Ps.XXII. 13.38. n Ac.1.8. 31 And their eyes were opened, o Is.44.3. and they knew him; and he 1 vanished out of their sight. 32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn y within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? 33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and Joel2.28,&c. P Ac.1.9. He.4.14. qMat.28.9, 17. 5.42. see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they yet believed c not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Haved ye here any meat? 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 43 And he took it, and did eat e before them. 44 And he said unto them, These f are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the h prophets, and in the psalms, i concerning me. 45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 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: 47 And that repentance and m_remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses n of these things. 49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power o from on high. 50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51 And it came pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried p up into heaven. 52 And q they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: r Ac.2.46,47.53 And were continually in the temple praising r and blessing God. Amen. The GOSPEL according to ST. JOHN. A. M., 4030....Julian Period, 4739....Cycle of the Sun, 7....Moon, 8....Dominical Letter, F. CHAPTER I. 1 The office of Jesus. 15 The testimony of John. 39 The calling of Andrew, Peter, etc. Na the beginning was the Word.b and the Word was d God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 Alle things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him f was life; and the life was the light g of men. a A. D. 26. time; the z only begotton Son, which is in the bosom of the FaPr.8.22-31.ther, he hath declared him. Col.1.16,17. 1Jno.1.1. b Re. 19. 13. c ch.17.5. d Phi.2.6. He 1.8-13. 1Jno.5.7. e Ps.33.6. Ep.3.9. f ch.5.26. 1Jno.5.11. g ch.8.12. i ICo.2.14. 5 And the light shineth in h dark-h ch.3.19. ness: and the darkness compre-k Lu.3.2,3. hended i it not. 6 T There was a man k sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe. 8 Hel was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light,m which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and n the world knew him not. 11 Heo came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many p as received him, to them gave he 1 power to become the sons of God, even to them q that believe on his name: 13 Which were born,r not of blood. nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Words was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (andt we beheld his glory, the glory, as of the only begotten of the Father,) full u of grace and truth. 15 T John v 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. 16 And of his fulness w have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace x and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God y at any I Ac. 19.4. m Is.49.6. n ver.5. o Ac.3.26. 13.46. p Is.56.4,5. Ro.8. 14,15. 1Jno.3.1. 1 the t 2 Pe. 1.17. w ch.3.34. Ps.85. 10. Ro.5.21. y Ex.33.20. 1Ti.6.16. z 1Jno.4.9. a Lu.3.15,&c. 2 or, a prophet. b ch.3.28. Mat.3.3. Mar. 1.3. Lu.3.4. c Is.40.3. d Mal.3.1. e Ju.7.24. ƒ Ex.12.3. 3 or, beareth, He.9.28. g Ac. 13.39. 19 T And this a 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, l ́am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou 2 that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 Heb said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet c Esaias. 24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth oned among you, whom ye know not: 27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara e beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lambƒ of God, which 3taketh g away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was be fore me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, 1 saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, 6 2 hours be Water turned into wine. [him, Because I said unto thee, 1 saw thee under the fig tree, belevest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven'r open, and the angelss of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. CHAPTER II. fore night. 1 Christ turneth water into wine: 12 he departeth into Capernaum, etc. or, the third a anvinted.AND the third day there was a and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.b 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and sawk Mat. 16. 18. them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say being interpreted, Master,) where 4dwellest thou? 39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day for it was about the 5 tenth hour. 40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was or, Peter. Lu.24.27,44. m ch.7.41. n Ps.32.2. Ro.2,28,29. o Ps. 139. 1,2. p ch.20.28,29. Mat. 14.33. 9 Mat.21.5. 27.11. 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, 6 the Christ. 42 And he brought him to Jesus.r Eze. 1.1. And when Jesus beheld him, he s Ge.28.12. said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona; thou k shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, 7A stone. 43 T The day following, Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Da.7.9, 10. Ac.1.10,11. (CHAP. 2.) a ch.4.46. Jos. 19.28. b He. 13.4. c Ec. 10. 19. Is.24.11. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him. We have found d Lu.5.5,6. him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus e Ec.9.7. of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him,m Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold n an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile ! 48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw o thee. ƒ Ro. 13.7. g ch.7.17. Ps. 119.100. h Ps. 104. 15. i eh. 1.14. ch.5.1. 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thoup art the Sonn Mat 21.12. of God; thou art the King of Israel. 50 Jesus answered and said unto Mar.11.15. Lu. 19.45. 3 And when c they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoeverd he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or thee firkins apiece. 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them, Draw e out now, and bear unto the governorf of the feast. And they bare it. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants g which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine h until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Caña of Galilee, and manifested i forth his glory; and his disciples believed k on him. 12 T After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. 13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus m went up to Jerusalem. 14 And found n in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured Christ purgeth the temple. out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. JOHN, III. A. D. 30. o Ps.69.9. p ch.6.30. Mat. 12.28, &c. 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, o The zeal of 9 Mat.26.61. thine house hath eaten me up. 18 T Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What signp showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy q this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and Six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple r of his body. 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he s had said this unto them and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. 27.40. r Ep.2.21,22. Col.2.9. He.8.2. s Lu.24.8. t ch.16.30. ISa. 16.7. 1Ch.28.9. 29.17. Je. 17.9, 10. Mat 9.4. Ac. 1.24. Re.2.23. (СНАР. 3.) a ch.7.50,51. 19.39. b ch.9.16,33. Ac.2.22. c Ac. 10.38. Ga.6. 15. Ep.2.1. 23 T Now when he was in Jeru-d ch.1.13. salem at the passover, in the feastday, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because het knew all men. 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. CHAPTER III. Tit.3.5. 1 Pe. 1.23. or, from e Mar. 16.16. Ac.2.38. ƒ Ro.8.2. 1Co.2.12. 1 Christ teacheth Nicodemus the necessity of regeneration. 18 Con- g 1Co. 15.47demnation for unbelief, etc. HERE was a man of the Phari Tees maded Nicodemus, & a ruler of the Jews: 49. 2Co.5.17. h1Co.2,11. ? The same came to Jesus by i 1Jno.1.1-3. night, and said unto him, Rabbi, k Ep.4.9,10. we know that thou art a teacher Nu.21.9. come from God: forb no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God c be with him. m ver.36. He.7.25. n lJno.4.9. o Lu.9.56. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except d a man be born 1 again, he p ch.6.40,47. cannot see the kingdom of God. q ch. 1.4,9-11. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, Howr Job24. 13, 17. can a man be born when he is old? Pr.4.18,19. can he enter the second time into 2 or, dishis mother's womb, and be born? covered. 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, Is 1Jno.1.6. say unto thee, Except a man bet 3Jno. 11. born of watere and of the Spirit, f he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. u ch.4.2. v 1Sa.9.4. 6 That g which is born of the flesh w Mat.3.5,6. is flesh; and that which is born of x Mat. 14.3. the Spirit is spirit. Necessity of regeneration. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born 1 again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: soh is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel and knowest not these things? 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We i speak that we do know and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 And k no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14 ¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever m believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 T For God n so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life, 17 For God o sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 THep that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light q is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neitherr cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be 2 reproved. 21 But he that doeth s truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. t 22 ¶ After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.u 23 ¶ And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salim, v because there was much water there: and they w came, and were baptized. 24 For John z was not yet cast into prison. |